There are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. But there are also unknown knowns.
The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope is a secret society devoted to unearthing and sharing this forgotten knowledge. In podcast form.
The weed of crime bears bitter fruit, or so we’ve heard. It certainly didn’t pay for any of the people featured in these episodes.
In which two Irish art students commit a daring daylight museum heist with virtually no planning, and somehow get away consequence-free. Read More...
Categories: Arts & Culture, Series 7
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For years the Monongahela Valley was terrorized by the Torso Burchianti Gang. Except maybe that gang wasn't quite as fearsome as the cops thought... Read More...
Categories: People & Places, Series 6
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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, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Series 5
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In 1929 it was a sensation, "the most notorious witchcraft trial since Salem." Today it's all but forgotten. Let's talk about the York County Hex Murder. Read More...
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, People & Places, Series 5
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The idea that color has healing power is a relatively modern (and utterly fallacious) one. We discuss its development through the 19th and 20th centuries. Read More...
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 5, Wild Card
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On July 14th, 1952 a mysterious man walked into the office of the American Physical Society and murdered secretary Eileen Fahey for no apparent reason. Read More...
Categories: Science & Nature, Series 5
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The amazing story of Laura Biggar, the Anna Nicole Smith of 1901, and her crazy plot to steal an inheritance that may or may not have been rightfully hers. Read More...
Categories: Biography, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 4
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When a man fights a cactus, you probably don't expect the cactus to win. Read More...
Categories: Series 3, Wild Card, Wonders of the Natural World
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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, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3
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