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Evil Duos in History: Hindley & Brady vs. The Makins Oct 07, 2013

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It's a duo of evil duos! We compare Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - who (among other things) murdered children in 1960's Manchester - to John and Sarah Makin, who murdered up to 13 babies in late 1800's Sydney. Includes a Lesser of Two Evils! Trigger warning: There's quite a bit about rape and several dead babies, sorry. Music: "Tea for Two" by Comedian Harmonists Charity: Missing People Images Links Healapalooza

Floods Sep 30, 2013

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Kevin, Toren and Joe take a look at what happens when you get too much of a good thing like water - Floods! They'll paddle down the two Grote Mandrenkes to Johnstown, Pennsylvania to China's many great floods. We'll look at explanations for the story of Noah's flood, and finally dip into floods in popular culture. Plus an all-wet Lesser of Two Evils! Music: "When The Levee Breaks" by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezyyBZ1bfbE

Nukes! Sep 23, 2013

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This week Joe, Kevin, and Toren are joined by Dr. Rob Tarzwell for a look at nuclear weapons. From "The Gadget" to Fat Man & Little Boy to the incredible destructive power of the fusion-powered "H-Bomb", plus the world's smallest nuclear weapon - the Davy Crockett recoilless nuclear gun! We'll look at the timeline and effects of nuclear explosions, "Peaceful Nuclear Explosions", and a special (and completely arbitrary) selection of nuke-related movies and video games. Music: "Tic, Tic, Tic" by Doris Day Images Links Subjecting "Fridge Nuking" to Scientific Peer Review Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAiYwADzr2Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlE1BdOAfVc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOUtZOqgSG8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=q6Q3YrMFe9k#t=634 (the mention of this game was cut since all we did was describe what happens in the video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc6iUCX2u3Q

Mummies Sep 16, 2013

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Various kinds of mummies are discussed, including ancient Egyptian methods, bog mummies, saponification, and electroplating. Plus the mummies of Guanajuato, Chiesa dei Morti, Luang Pho Dang, and plenty of pop culture. Music: "Ra Ra Ra" by Here Come the Mummies Images Links Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy Here Come the Mummies Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERXD-SHbwyU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL_LaDtWBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x48Hq9F4Q70 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vhpk7DhZM

Stalin, Part 2 of 2 Sep 09, 2013

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Kevin, Toren, and Joe continue their look at Joseph Stalin with WWII-era horribleness, news about the return of a Georgian monument to Stalin and pop culture with Children of the Revolution, Animal Farm, and more! Music: "Stalin Kicked the Bucket" by Ray Anderson Images Links Trotsky: A Graphic Biography Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClaNnaMgbF0

Stalin, Part 1 of 2 Sep 02, 2013

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This week in Evil Dudes in History it's Joseph Stalin: the "Man of Steel" responsible for even more deaths than in Zack Snyder's movie! We'll talk about his rise to power, daring thefts, murders, the "Road of Bones" and so much more horribleness that we had to save some for next week! Music: "Mr. Stalin You're Eating Too High On The Hog" by Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith and his Crackerjacks Images

Bad Advertising Aug 27, 2013

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Babies in cellophane, lead for kids, bad advertiser turned propagandist Edward Bernays, Tom Vu, the Marlboro Man, Joe Camel, Pizza Hut's moon advertising plan, and more! Sorry for the slight lateness of this one -- we had a pretty severe tech problem to recover from and so editing took quite a bit longer. Music: "Try Wheaties" (the world's first jingle!) by The Wheaties Quartet Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsSpDyBc_4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEep5BrexT0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQc-zD7WrzA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0jjG9CbqA

Cruise Ships Aug 19, 2013

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Steven Schwartz returns to discuss all of the horrible things that happen on cruise ships, including fires, collisions, murders, sexual assaults (trigger warning!), suicides, medical malpractice, disease, and Mal de Debarquement Syndrome. All this plus pop culture too! Music: "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" by Helen Ward Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3279Ry6bN4k

Megafauna Aug 12, 2013

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Can you clone a mammoth and have it build a pyramid? Baz Edmeades of megafauna.com joins us to talk about prehistoric elephants, hell pigs, terror birds, giant ground sloths, marsupial lions, hippopotamus wombats, moas, sabretooth cats, stellar sea cows and more! Music: "Downtown (in the Cenozoic)" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links Megafauna.com Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XfFtKGECjI

Infanticide Aug 05, 2013

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Rolling into flaming pits, roasting in bronze statues, or just leaving them exposed to the elements, there's a plethora of ways to kill infants. Joe, Toren, and Kevin look at infanticide across history and in the animal kingdom, as well as featuring in horrible recent news and mercifully less-horrible pop culture. Music: "Baby Face" by Buddy Clark & the Andrews Sisters Charity o' the Week: AMT Children of Hope Foundation Images

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