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  • Run Away to Join the Circus
    2025/01/02

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    In the early 1900s, young men sometimes wanted to get out of their boring hometowns and out from under their parents' thumbs. The flashy lights, roar of the animals and the big top tents often seemed to call to them offering a more exciting life. Countless teens ran off and joined the circus, some made a career out of it, some came crawling back home to their parents never wanting to leave again. Others, like the two boys discussed in this episode had their lives changed forever.

    Learn about Sheridan Justus and Ross Habernick and their brief times with the Ringling Bros. Circus caravan.

    An unbelievable true story pulled from newspaper headlines in 1910 and 1911.

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    27 分
  • Dr. Cotton and the Mouths of Madness
    2024/12/27

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    In this chilling dive into the history of psychiatry, we uncover the controversial legacy of Dr. Henry Cotton, the medical director of the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane in the early 20th century. Driven by a misguided obsession with infection as the root cause of mental illness, Cotton’s radical treatments, including tooth and organ removal, left a trail of suffering and death in their wake. From his meteoric rise to his shocking methods and eventual downfall, we explore the man, his madness, and the dark chapters he wrote in the history of mental health care.

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    33 分
  • Vigilante Justice: The Bald Knobbers
    2024/12/01

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    In the rugged hills of post-Civil War Missouri, a group of masked men set out to restore order in a lawless land. Led by the towering and enigmatic Nat Kinney, the Bald Knobbers began as vigilantes seeking justice in the absence of reliable law enforcement. But as their power grew, so did their reputation for brutality, leading to deadly feuds, splintered loyalties, and a fall from public favor.

    In this episode, we dive deep into the rise and fall of the Bald Knobbers, exploring the turbulent world of Taney County in the 1880s, the dark turn from protectors to villains, and the sensational trials that marked their end. Along the way, we’ll also look at why vigilante groups emerge, other famous examples in American history, and how the spirit of vigilante justice persists even today.

    Join us as we untangle the thin line between justice and vengeance in this gripping tale of power, morality, and the consequences of taking the law into your own hands.

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    29 分
  • Doppelgangers in History
    2024/11/01

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    They say that each of us has a doppelganger somewhere in the world. Someone who looks just like us... maybe acts just like us... or maybe, is us.

    Do you believe in doppelgangers? Do you believe in the idea of bilocation?

    These people from history certainly do. Learn about how various dignitaries, politicians, and artists from history and their run-ins with their very own doppelgangers.

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    39 分
  • It's the Great Depression, Charlie Brown
    2024/10/13

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    Find out what Halloween was like during the Great Depression. 1929 to 1939 was a tough decade for folks throughout the United States. Halloween offered a chance to come together and help children have an enjoyable evening with their friends. It also served as a time for older kids to rebel and cut loose, causing the night before Halloween to be named 'Mischief Night', and eventually 'Devil's Night'.

    So how did people celebrate and what legends spawned from that era that are still discussed today?

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    31 分
  • Down the Wiki Rabbit Hole 001 - The Lipstick Killer
    2024/09/28

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    I have created a new podcast section for YouTube and Curator135.com called "Down the Wiki Rabbit Hole" where I look up a search term on Wikimedia Commons. From there I find a photo related to the search term and then research the photo to find as much information as possible.

    The search term for this episode was "Crime Scene".

    In the 1940s someone was killing women and children in Chicago. The police were feeling the heat as lead after lead fell through. When they encountered a young burglar, arrested for the third time, they decided he was their man. Did he do it? Maybe... but there was no doubt in the police or the public's eyes that 17-year-old William Heirens was guilty. He spent 65 years in prison and died there for crimes he says he didn't commit.

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    20 分
  • A Curse Upon Thee
    2024/09/15

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    The Hope Diamond, The Busby Chair, The Hands Resist Him, the Crying Boy paintings and the Dybbuk Box are five of the most cursed items in our history.

    Learn how these curses grew over time and the factors behind believing something is cursed.

    Is it all in our head or is there some truth to the fears?

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    32 分
  • The Pentwater Michigan Murders
    2024/08/12

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    In the early 1890's Samuel Minshall left Chicago in search of a better opportunity in Pentwater, Michigan. Pentwater was a small, up and coming village in Western Michigan along the shores of Lake Michigan.

    There he met William Sands who promised him enough work to support his family. That promise was broken and it drove Minshall mad. He couldn't stand to see the rich get richer while his family struggled to make ends meet.

    So he took action. Horrible, murderous action.

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    39 分