We Live Inside
greetings from the inside of the Hollow Earth
Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed may have been a madman, or the Messiah, but only he was bold enough to tell the truth: that we live on the inside of a hollow Earth.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies , Most Popular , People & Places , Series 4
Tags: 1893 Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition
American Civil War
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar
Chicago, IL
communism
cult
Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed "Koresh"
eclectic medicine
faith healing
Florida
Fort Myers, FL
geodetics
Harmony Society
Koreshan Unity
Messiah
New York, NY
Presented by #13
pseudo-science
religion
San Francisco, CA
The Constant
Published: August 10, 2020
Pleadings from Asbury Park
a fake marriage, a dead baby, and 21 absinthe frappes
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.
Categories: Biography , History , Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries , Least Popular , Series 4
Tags: civil law
crime
Freeman Bernstein
Henry M. Bennett
Laura Biggar
New Jersey
New York, NY
Pittsburgh, PA
Presented by #13
vaudeville
Published: June 1, 2020
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).
Categories: Biography , Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries , Series 3
Tags: "General" Joseph Hubert Diss Debar
"Prince" Michael Keyfor Mills
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Canada
Catholicism
Chicago, IL
crime
cult
David Livingston Mackay
Detroit, MI
dime museum
Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed "Koresh"
Florida
Fort Myers, FL
Freeman Bernstein
Harmony Society
Illinois
Joseph D. Townsend
Koreshan Unity
London, England
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York, NY
Presented by #13
religion
Spiritualism
Theosophical Society
Theosophy
United Kingdom
Windsor, ON
Published: March 23, 2020
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"!
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries , People & Places , Series 2
Tags: Canada
Chicago, IL
civil law
crime
Mafia
New York, NY
paranormal
Presented by #13
skepticism
Published: December 16, 2019
The Ugliest Man in Baseball
big, rugged, and in his way, beautiful
He may have had the best worst nickname in baseball, but "Ugly" Johnny Dickshot was more than just a pretty face. He was also a character.
Categories: Biography , Series 1 , Sports & Leisure
Tags: baseball
Chicago, IL
New York Giants
New York, NY
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh, PA
Presented by #13
Published: September 9, 2019