"Canada"

We love Canada. It’s close to home, but weird enough that you feel like you’re in another country or something.

Exceeding Great

that's Ezekiel 9:9 for those of you reading along at home

How many times will folks fall for the same old tricks? You might be surprised. The story of Prince Mike, King Ben, and the Houses of Israel and David. Read More...

Categories: Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 5

Tags: "Prince" Michael Keyfor Mills Ann O'Delia Diss Debar baseball Canada communism crime cult David Livingston Mackay Detroit, MI Messiah Michigan New and Latter House of Israel Presented by #13 Protestantism religion United Kingdom Windsor, ON

Published: November 23, 2020
Edited: June 23, 2021

He Whooped to See Them Burn

Simon Girty (1741-1818) -- renegade and traitor, or man of principle?

Was "white savage" Simon Girty (1741-1818) a renegade and traitor, or a man of principle? We reexamine his history and try to figure out what made him tick. Read More...

Categories: Biography, History, Series 4

Tags: British Empire Canada Detroit, MI Michigan Native Americans Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13 Seneca Nation United Kingdom United States of America War of 1812

Published: July 13, 2020
Edited: January 3, 2021

Spirit Princess

one woman, thirty aliases, forty years and too many crimes to count

The greatest and most notorious Spiritualist swindler of all time was a woman from Kentucky who looked a bit like Lola Montez (if you squinted). Read More...

Categories: Biography, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3

Tags: "General" Joseph Hubert Diss Debar "Prince" Michael Keyfor Mills Ann O'Delia Diss Debar Baltimore, MD Canada Chicago, IL crime David Livingston Mackay Detroit, MI dime museum Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed "Koresh" Florida Fort Myers, FL Freeman Bernstein Harmony Society Illinois Koreshan Unity London, England Michigan New and Latter House of Israel New York, NY Presented by #13 religion Spiritualism Theosophical Society Theosophy United Kingdom Windsor, ON

Published: March 23, 2020
Edited: June 25, 2021

Newsy Lalonde, Frank Patrick, and Cyclone Taylor

Rising to the Top

the Renfrew Creamery Kings catch Stanley Cup fever

In 1910, professional hockey was in chaos and a millionaire tried to buy his way to the Stanley Cup with a team of ringers. This is their story Read More...

Categories: Series 3, Sports & Leisure

Tags: Canada Presented by #13

Published: February 24, 2020
Edited: June 23, 2021

Goodnight, Irene

an icon finally gets her due

The story of the "weeping icon" has it all - a 102-year-old flying nun, the Gulf War, armed robbery, John Gotti, religious schism, and insurance fraud. Hear the amazing truth in this week's episode, "Goodnight, Irene"! Read More...

Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 2, Wild Card

Tags: Canada Chicago, IL civil law crime Mafia New York, NY Presented by #13

Published: December 16, 2019
Edited: January 3, 2021