Criminal Records Podcast

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Lenny Bruce Dec 23, 2019

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This week (and somewhat late), Isaac and Demetria talk about the trials (literally) and tribulations of the great American comedian Lenny Bruce, whose boundary-pushing comedy landed him in hot water on charges of obscenity around the United States.

Show notes are linked here (Content note: While there's no visual material at the link that is sexual or shocking, some of the embedded content includes comedy sets by Bruce that listeners may find disturbing in their discussion of race and sexuality)

Delayed Episode Release Dec 19, 2019

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Hey all, sad news. Demetria and Isaac are both down sick and can't record, so we're going to miss our deadline to get an episode to you tomorrow. Sorry for the late notice but we wanted to be absolutely sure that we couldn't record before making the call.

Instead, the new plan is to record an episode this weekend and post it on the 23rd, and then resume our regular schedule with an episode on January 2.

The Nippur Homicide Trial Dec 05, 2019

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This week, journey back to the first murder case in recorded history (at least that we were able to find). Who killed a temple functionary in the city of Nippur? Why was it definitely these three guys? Why are we putting the dead guy's wife on trial too? Partial answers to some of these questions, plus lots of complaining about the lack of user-friendly scholarship on ancient Sumer, all coming your way this week!

Show notes are at this link

The Amistad Case Nov 21, 2019

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It's time for our first case on the history of American slavery, featuring the bizarre legal and moral mess that allowed black Africans fighting for their freedom to be accused of kidnapping themselves.

Our show notes are linked here

The Diamond Necklace Affair Nov 07, 2019

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Come celebrate the big 3-0 with a con for the ages as Jeanne de Valois will try to get her hands on a 2 million livre necklace, and end up implicating -- and slandering -- one of the world's most famous and powerful monarchies.

Elizabeth Bathory Oct 24, 2019

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This week, Demetria takes us through the story of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a prolific serial killer who used her noble status to murder peasant girls at her whim.

The Boston Massacre Trials Oct 10, 2019

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Join us as we demystify even more American history! No sacred cow of the American past is safe!

Socrates Sep 26, 2019

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This time, Isaac and Demetria go back in time to answer the age old question: if Socrates was such a great philosopher, why couldn't he figure out not to drink all that poison? That plus long digressions about the nature of democracy and medieval theology (of course)!

Al Capone Sep 12, 2019

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This week, grab your tommy guns and fedoras as we make our way to Chicago to cover the meteoric rise (and equally meteoric fall) of one of America's most famous gangsters, Al Capone!

Gaius Verres Aug 29, 2019

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This week, it's time for a fun case of ancient Roman slander as we talk about the corrupt politician Gaius Verres. What was he accused of? Are the charges real, or were they embellished to help the career of an upjumped lawyer named Cicero? And what's up with everyone always making analogies between Rome and America?

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