In 1918, the US Government created a plan to track, detain, and imprison women for the STIs brought home from soldiers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Heroes

Dec 2nd, 2021 28m 53s

Sometimes, everyday heroes come from the most unusual places. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dead Ends

Jan 14th, 2021 34m 7s

George Parrott claimed to have ridden with Butch Cassidy and Jesse James, but his legendary status has nothing to do with being an outlaw. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for

In the Flesh

Dec 3rd, 2020 30m 51s

The story about how stolen corpses played a crucial role in the development of Western medicine -- and how one man made a living at the center of the trade. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio

Durable

Nov 19th, 2020 29m 3s

A life insurance scheme involving murder, fraud, and a whole lot of alcohol. But some things just don't go the way they're planned. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Prophets Over People

Nov 5th, 2020 33m 34s

How one woman found God, murder, and the Anti Christ -- multiple times! -- in 1850s Connecticut. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Body of Truth

1 Oct 8th, 2020 33m 30s

It was a long time before President Abraham Lincoln would finally rest in peace -- his corpse would first have to survive counterfitters and grave-robbers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.

Misguided

Sep 24th, 2020 30m 36s

Political intrigue and murder in the aftermath of an American invasion of Canada in 1866. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warning Signs

Dec 16th, 2021 27m 23s

The people of Peshtigo, WI knew the dangers and ignored the signs until it was too late. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Change

Nov 18th, 2021 32m 17s

America's dark history of a time when society turned to eugenics in an attempt to stamp out mental illness. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notorious

Sep 9th, 2021 30m 41s

From investment schemes to fake car warranties, there’s never a shortage of scammers eager to fleece people out of their life savings and hard-earned cash. The story of Gaston Bullock Means, one of the most notorious con artists of all time. L

Deception

Aug 12th, 2021 28m 31s

When it comes to murder, some things aren't as they seem. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bittersweet

Jul 29th, 2021 28m 45s

The story and history behind Boston's most bizarre disaster. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freedom

Jul 15th, 2021 34m 13s

How Madison Washington led eighteen men to the most successful slave uprising in American history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

War of the Currents

Jun 17th, 2021 36m 34s

Thomas Edison believed direct current was the future of electricity. Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse championed alternating current. In the late 1800s, things were about to get ugly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheart

Divided

Jun 3rd, 2021 35m 28s

Sometimes, the most inhumane acts are the ones we do to each other. The story of Red Summer and how fear became a dangerous, blinding hatred that caused unspeakable violence across the nation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih

Firestorm

May 20th, 2021 35m 46s

A man dedicated to keeping Boston safe from burning finds himself at the center of a firestorm when his prediction comes true. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info

Savvy

May 6th, 2021 34m 15s

When we think of pirates, Blackbeard comes to mind. But there's a whole other group who sailed the seas — women. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Under the Weather

Mar 11th, 2021 34m 13s

In 1900, one man controlled the weather bureau. When he ignored the experts about the path of a monster hurricane, the people of Galveston Texas paid with their lives. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSe

Courage

Feb 25th, 2021 33m 14s

How Robert Smalls went from stealing a Confederate ship to gain his freedom, to owning the very mansion he'd been enslaved in. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in

Insurrection

Feb 11th, 2021 35m 16s

Though there have been several attempted coup d'états on American soil, this is the story of the only successful one to date. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor

On the Trail

Jan 28th, 2021 34m 46s

Believing they'd found peace on land no one else wanted, the Osage soon became more hunted than ever. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Containment

Dec 31st, 2020 34m 19s

An inoculation for smallpox should have been something to celebrate. Instead, it caused outrage and violence. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unsung

Dec 17th, 2020 30m 14s

Life on British Prison Ships during the Revolutionary War, and the horrifying tale of a man who spent time aboard the most notorious of them all: the HMS Jersey. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omny

Seeds of Change

Oct 22nd, 2020 33m 52s

One man's quest to control the weather in Southern California -- with disastrous results that would change a city forever. Weather control has always been a vestige of the gods -- or so we've always thought. But there way one man at the turn of