The Oneida Community was a perfectionist religious communal society founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida, New York . The community believed that Jesus had already returned in AD 70, making it possible for them to bring about Jesus's millennial kingdom themselves, and be free of sin and perfect in this world, not just in Heaven (a belief called perfectionism ). The Oneida Community practiced communalism (in the sense of communal property and possessions), complex marriage , male sexua...
Jul 31, 2019•40 min
The trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics . The general form of the problem is this: You see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up (or otherwise incapacitated) people lying on the tracks. You are standing next to a lever that controls a switch . If you pull the lever, the trolley will be redirected onto a side track, and the five people on the main track will be saved. However, there is a single person lying on the side track. You have two options: Do nothing and allow the tro...
Jul 24, 2019•51 min
Aleister Crowley ( /ˈæleɪstər ˈkroʊli/ ; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist , ceremonial magician , poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema , identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to suppor...
Jul 17, 2019•47 min
Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 was an effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished. S. A. Andrée , the first Swedish balloonist , proposed a voyage by hydrogen balloon from Svalbard to either Russia or Canada, which was to pass, with luck, straight over the North Pole on the way. The scheme was received with patriotic enthusiasm in Sweden, a northern nation that had fallen behind in the race for the North Pole....
Jul 10, 2019•44 min
Mary Toft (née Denyer; c. 1701–1763), also spelled Tofts, was an English woman from Godalming , Surrey, who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits . Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Jul 03, 2019•40 min
The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah . The attacks began on September 7 and culminated on September 11, 1857, resulting in the mass slaughter of most in the emigrant party by members of the Utah Territorial Militia from the Iron County district, together with some Southern Paiute Native Americans . Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per epi...
Jun 26, 2019•44 min
Project MKUltra, also called the CIA mind control program, is the code name given to a program of experiments on human subjects that were designed and undertaken by the United States Central Intelligence Agency —and which were, at times, illegal. [1] [2] [3] Experiments on humans were intended to identify and develop drugs and procedures to be used in interrogations in order to weaken the individual and force confessions through mind control . The project was organized through the Office of Scie...
Jun 19, 2019•49 min
The Finland conspiracy states that Finland is not a real country. Not only is it not a real country but there is actually no landmass there at all, and the space between Sweden and Russia is actually empty ocean. (Source: Reddit. So you know it's legit.) Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Jun 12, 2019•31 min
The demon core was a 6.2-kilogram (14 lb) subcritical mass of plutonium measuring 89 millimetres (3.5 in) in diameter, which was involved in two criticality accidents , on August 21, 1945 and May 21, 1946. The core was intended for use in a third World War II nuclear bomb, but remained in use for testing after Japan's surrender. It was designed with a small safety margin to ensure a successful explosion of the bomb. The device briefly went supercritical when it was accidentally placed in supercr...
Jun 05, 2019•40 min
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard ( /ˈhʌbərd/ HUB-ərd ; [1] March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories, and the founder of the Church of Scientology . In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics . In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings, and he subsequently founded Scientology. Thereafter Hubbard oversaw the growth of the Church ...
May 29, 2019•59 min
The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, John T. Scopes , was accused of violating Tennessee 's Butler Act , which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school. [1] The trial was deliberately staged in order to attract publicity to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee , where it was held. Scopes ...
May 22, 2019•39 min
Topsy (circa 1875 – January 4, 1903) was a female Asian elephant put to death at a Coney Island , New York , amusement park by electrocution in January 1903. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
May 15, 2019•45 min
Ching Shih [1] :65 ( Chinese : 鄭 氏 ; literally: 'widow of Zheng') (born Shih Yang ( Chinese : 石 陽 ; 1775–1844), a.k.a. Cheng I Sao ( Chinese : 鄭 一 嫂 ), was a Chinese pirate leader who terrorized the China Seas during the Jiaqing Emperor period of the Qing dynasty in the early 19th-century. She commanded over 300 junks (traditional Chinese sailing ships ) manned by 20,000 to 40,000 pirates [1] :71—men, women, and even children. She entered into conflict with the major nations, such as the British...
May 08, 2019•28 min
Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable [B1] :19 survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe , and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life—effects sufficiently profound (for a time at least) that friends saw him as "no longer Gage." [H] :14 --- Our theme song was written ...
May 01, 2019•38 min
When a 14-year-old British boy was savagely stabbed, no one could have imagined the bizarre chat-room fantasy world that lay behind the attack. A story of a near-fatal Internet attraction. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502 --- Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Apr 24, 2019•49 min
The Ludlow Massacre emanated from a labor conflict: the Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards attacked a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado , on April 20, 1914, with the National Guard using machine guns to fire into the colony. Approximately twenty-one people, including miners' wives and children, were killed. The chief owner of the mine, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , was widely excoriated for having orchestrated the massacr...
Apr 17, 2019•35 min
William Chaloner (1650 – 22 March 1699) [1] [2] was a serial counterfeit coiner and confidence trickster , who was imprisoned in Newgate Prison several times and eventually proven guilty of high treason by Sir Isaac Newton , Master of the Royal Mint . He was hanged on the gallows at Tyburn on 22 March 1699. [1] [3] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website f...
Apr 10, 2019•45 min
Dr. Chuck Tingle is a pseudonymous author of gay niche erotica. [1] [2] [3] He self-publishes his works through Amazon.com , primarily as ebooks , but also as paperbacks and audiobooks (narrated by Sam Rand). [4] [5] [6] [7] Tingle began his career by writing dinosaur erotica and expanded to stories based on unicorns , Bigfoot , and various anthropomorphized objects and even concepts. [8] [9] The bizarre nature of Tingle's writing has led to his developing a cult reputation . [10] [11] [12] [13]...
Apr 03, 2019•50 min
Since August 20, 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found on the coasts of the Salish Sea in British Columbia , Canada, and Washington , US. The first discovery, on August 20, 2007, was on Jedediah Island in British Columbia. Feet have been discovered on the coasts of islands in British Columbia, and in the US cities of Tacoma and Seattle ....
Mar 27, 2019•43 min
David Koresh ( /kəˈrɛʃ/ ; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was the American [2] [3] leader of the Branch Davidians sect, [4] believing himself to be its final prophet . Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Mar 20, 2019•46 min
A beer bottle is a bottle designed as a container for beer . Such designs vary greatly in size and shape, but the glass commonly is brown or green to reduce spoilage from light, especially ultraviolet . Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Mar 13, 2019•44 min
A toilet [n 1] is a piece of hardware used for the collection or disposal of human urine and feces . In other words: "Toilets are sanitation facilities at the user interface that allow the safe and convenient urination and defecation ". [1] Toilets can be with or without flushing water ( flush toilet or dry toilet ). They can be set up for a sitting posture or for a squatting posture ( squat toilet ). Flush toilets are usually connected to a sewer system in urban areas and to septic tanks in les...
Mar 06, 2019•42 min
My Immortal is a Harry Potter fan fiction serially published on FanFiction.Net between 2006 and 2007. Known for its incomprehensible narrative and constant digressions, the story centers on a 17-year-old female vampire called Ebony, a non-canonical character, and her relationships with the characters of the Harry Potter series, most notably her romantic relationship with Draco Malfoy . Ultimately, she is prompted by visions to travel back in time to try to defeat the main antagonist of the serie...
Feb 27, 2019•46 min
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931), more commonly known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement . She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [1] She arguably became the most famous black woman in America, during a life that was centered on combating prejudice and violence. [2] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnic...
Feb 20, 2019•33 min
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo dʒiˈrɔːlamo kazaˈnɔːva; - kasa-] ; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice . [1] [2] His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie ( Story of My Life ), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. [3] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis...
Feb 13, 2019•49 min
Le Pétomane ( /ləˈpɛtəmeɪn/ , French pronunciation: [ləpetɔˈman] ) was the stage name of the French flatulist (professional farter) and entertainer Joseph Pujol (June 1, 1857 – 1945). He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles , which enabled him to seemingly fart at will. His stage name combines the French verb péter , "to fart" with the - mane , "- maniac " suffix, which translates to "fartomaniac". The profession is also referred to as " flatulist ", "farteur", or "fa...
Feb 06, 2019•32 min
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is an American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games . The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association), in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content ....
Jan 30, 2019•46 min
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was a construction worker turned writer and activist after surviving an act of police brutality by the Los Angeles Police Department . On March 3, 1991, King was violently beaten by LAPD officers during his arrest for fleeing and evading on California State Route 210 . A civilian, George Holliday, filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage to local news station KTLA . The footage clearly showed King being beaten repeatedly, a...
Jan 23, 2019•52 min
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. During the nineteenth century, alcoholism , family violence, and saloon-based political corruption prompted prohibitionists , led by pietistic Protestants, to end the alcoholic beverage trade to cure the ill society and weaken the political opposition. One result was that many communities in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth...
Jan 16, 2019•41 min
Carrie Amelia Nation (forename sometimes spelled Carry; [1] November 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911) was an American woman who was a radical member of the temperance movement , which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition . She is remembered for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet . Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check ou...
Jan 09, 2019•42 min
