Unhinged History

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Episode 97 | Scrooge McDuckian Vault Nov 29, 2024

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Come with us this week for some fairly unhinged tales. Angie shares the story of the 1901 San Francisco Mint Heist. It's giving Ocean's 11, true crime, and a treasure tax?

Theresa picks up the baton and shares the story of Sacagawea. Learn about her tragic background and stay for the mystery around her death.
This episode pairs well with:
Irish Crown Jewel Heist
The Maple Syrup Heist
Matoaka – the Real Pocahontas

Episode 96 | Witchcraft Was on the Table and We Chose Violence Nov 21, 2024

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We know you listen with the expectation of hearing wild stories and this week, we delivered. Theresa starts by sharing the death of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and the Massacre(s) at Wounded Knee.

Angie thankfully saves the emotional tone by sharing the meat shortage from the turn of the 1900s in the US and the proposal to import hippos to fill the void with the American Hippo Bill.
This episode pairs well with:
The Osage Indian's Reign of Terror
Lawnchair Larry
Crazy Facts About the Country: Liechtenstein

Episode 95 | The Defense Shuts Up Nov 14, 2024

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Another classic roundup of stories. Theresa kicks things off with the Indian Occupation of Alcatraz and how it influenced reforms positively impacting Indigenous people.
Angie shares the story of Saint Lawrence's martyrdom and whatever you think she's about to say, she isn't. Trust us.
This episode pairs well with:
WWII Hero – George “Skeeter” Vaughan and the Moccasin Rangers
St. Vitus and the Dancing Plague

Episode 94 | You Are Now Among Heroes Nov 07, 2024

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Angie takes the entire episode to share the history of the Berlin Wall. Whatever you thought this episode would contain, we highly doubt you have two rival zoos caught on opposing sides of the wall locked in an "animal arms race," the myriad of SNAFUs around spycraft, and David Bowie performing at the Reichstag in June 1987.

Bowie's performance shifted public sentiment around the Soviet government's control over Eastern Berlin and is credited with bringing down the wall.
This episode pairs well with:
Josef Linowski Stealing a Sidewinder Missle

Episode 93 | Allow Me to Destroy Everything You Said Oct 31, 2024

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Whew. This week Theresa takes the entire episode to share the story of Ishi, commonly referred to as "the last Indian."
She sets the stage with the start of the Gold Rush and how settlers wiped 2/3 of native peoples off the census of California within two years. Then shares how one feared tribe, the Yahi fought to survive. On Aug. 29, 1911, a starving middle-aged man, walks onto the pages of written history as the last member of his tribe.
After he dies, his wishes for his body are ignored and spark a lengthy court battle as several indigenous tribes fight to unite his brain and body and give him the last rites he deserves.
This episode pairs well with:
Sacagawea and her mysterious death(s)

Episode 92 | The Good Ghost Gossip Oct 24, 2024

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Celebrate Halloween with this week's roundup of tales. Angie starts us off with her favorite ghosts said to hang out at the Tower of London. She shares the stories of just her favorites (Guy Fawkes, Anne Boleyn, the princes in the Tower, Lady Jane Grey and her husband Guilford Dudley, and Sir Walter Raleigh).

Then if you're looking for reasons to give up sleeping ever again Theresa regales us with SUNDS (Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome) and the Origins of the Freddy Kruger franchise. This frightening story, based on several true stories explores the unexplained deaths of 117 Hmong refugees in the early 80s and how they inspired the invention of the serial killer haunting the dreams of teenagers in suburbia.
This episode pairs well with:
Angie's Favorite Curses
The Hmong Still Fighting the Vietnam War

Episode 91 | Ghosts You Want as Roommates Oct 17, 2024

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Spooky Season is in full swing this week. Theresa shares the story of the first legally haunted house in the US that spawned the Ghostbuster Ruling.

Refusing to be outdone, Angie regales us with the investigation into the vampire Arnold Paole. This according to sources, is the most famous vampire. Have you ever heard of him?
This episode pairs well with:
Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House
The New England Vampire Panic
The Casquette Girls of New Orleans

Episode 90 | Try Bigger Crimes Oct 10, 2024

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Firmly leaning into the spooky season, Angie shares Samhain and the Origins of Halloween. Come for the costumes and fire festivals, stay for the carved turnips that look like shrunken heads.

Theresa steals a story from Angie's backyard when she tells the story of Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House. In typical Theresa fashion, she debunks the myths and breaks hearts regarding the ghost stories.
This episode pairs well with:
Angie's Favorite Curses
The Haunting of Lady Mary Howard
The Ghostbuster Ruling

Episode 89 | I'll Take My Chances With the Sharks Oct 03, 2024

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Spooky Season stories hit differently. This week Theresa shares the story of the Haunted Queen Mary, one of the most paranormal places to visit in the US. Come for the WWII milestones, stay for the tragic death of a crew member.

Angie dips way back into history and tells the tales of the werewolf trials we've had through our past.
This episode pairs well with:
The Haunted Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Oregon
Vampire Arnold Paole
The Last Witch of Ireland – Bridget Cleary

Episode 88 | I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Queen Sep 26, 2024

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Not every story starts out with Angie using Snoop Dogg as a source, but this week's does. Join us as Angie shares the story of Jesse Owens and Carl Luz Long. This unlikely friendship starts at the Berlin Olympics between Black athlete Jesse Owens, and German Carl Luz Long and displays the best parts of humanity and good sportsmanship.

Theresa's story on the other hand is a sharp left turn. She regales us with information on Lorenc Peter Elfred Freuchen. This forgotten arctic explorer was 6' 7", and once got caught in a snowstorm and had to chisel his way out using a pick made out of his own fecal matter.
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The Lafitte Pirates
Rear Admiral Richard E. Bryd and His Hollow Earth Theory

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