Edgar Allan Poe was the original goth boy, emo well before that G note made everyine with 45degree fringes and spray on trousers stop in their tracks. Poe was he master of the macabre, from his tragic beginnings to his mysterious end... A much requested tell-tale this spooky season Hosted by Katie Charlwood and Special Guest, Paul, the host of Kraken's Cabin Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on ...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 84
Erzébet Báthori, history's most prolific female serial-killer, who exsanguinated her victims and the bathed in the blood of virgins, out of villainy? Sadism? Or a desperate attempt to regain her youth and beauty,,,? No, not at all, Erzébet Báthori was framed! Now join Katie as she delves into this requested tale of dark history... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on va...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 83
In the 16th Century Sawney Bean and his bloodthirsty brood ambushed, killed and consumed weary travellers as they traversed the log, narrow roads of the Ayrshire coast for 25 years. Did this cave-dwelling cannibal clan get away with such depravity for a quarter of a century, or is there more to this gory tale than meets the eye...? Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on v...
Oct 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 82
Roald Dahl has created worlds within pages that live in the minds and hearts of children (and some grown-ups) worlds that are chaotic, complicated, dark, jaunty and oft macabre, not so different from the man himself. This week, join Katie as she dives into the life of the disturbing Mr Dahl... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//eu...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 81
Over 350 years ago, the City of London was razed when a tiny spark on Pudding Lane ignited a fire hotter than lava, that would ravage the city for four days. This week join Katie, history harlot and reader of books as she tells the story of The Great Fire of 1666 and the city that rose again from its ashes. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatri...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 80
Princess Alice of Battenberg had a far more interesting life than most royals in recent history, she was a princess, a wife, a mother, a nurse, a refugee, a nun, a prolific chain-smoker and of course, mother-in-law to the Queen of England. She lived a life and not one that was happily every after. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 79
James Matthew Barrie, a Scottish novelist and playwright, best known for being the creator of Peter Pan, brought joy, childhood fantasies and the name Wendy to the world. However, it's not all St Bernards and pixie dust, in fact the truth about this literary fellow is far more sinister the more you dig... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip....
Sep 05, 2023•59 min•Ep. 78
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of King Charles III and to many is the uncrowned queen whose life and tragic death have been steeped in controversy and conspiracy for decades. Listen now as we peel back the layers and find out who Diana really was. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Now https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/voting Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/unit...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 77
Ellen Poe was the wife of a prosperous doctor in Tipperary during the Irish Famine, but their marriage was not a happy one. Ellen suffered at the hands of her husband, slandered, abused and condemned to death. She would receive some justice after death when the commonfolk seeked answers for the untimely demise of the doctor's wife. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-king...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 76
In April 1935, Australia is sitting between two world wars and while celebrating ANZAC day a shark in a Sydney aquarium vomits up an entire human limb, and so begins the mysterious and suspicious case of the Shark Arm Murder Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024 Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagr...
Aug 16, 2023•53 min•Ep. 75
In this week's bittisode we discuss the mysterious death of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, the King Consort to Mary, Queen of Scots. This unsolved murder is Scotland's Oldest Cold Case... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024 Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: k...
Aug 10, 2023•34 min
Caterina Sforza was certainly a force to be reckoned with, the Countess of Forli and Lady of Imola, she fought off armies, husbands and even cardinals, so impressive was she that she was one of the only women for Machiavelli to write about. Listen now as we find out about this warrior woman of Renaissance Italy! Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charl...
Aug 08, 2023•47 min•Ep. 74
Frank Abagnale Jr is known as a reformed conman, a criminal gone good, using his skills and expertise to protect big companies from fraudsters like he was. Frank is best known for his exploits detailed in his autobiography, and Spielberg film of the same name - Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the baby-faced trickster. Frank claims to have impersonated a pilot, a lawyer, a secret service agent and a doctor as a teenager in the 1960s. BUT as it turns out Frank's biggest con may ...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 73
It's Who Did What Now's one-year anniversary with the Airwave Media Network, so why not celebrate it by talking about the most scandalous queen in Scottish history... So Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at only 6 days old, born to rule at a time of upheaval and causing a commotion wherever she went. Join Katie as she delves into the life of the Scottish Monarch. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 72
In 1959, when Barbie was first introduced to the world, no-one could have expected that this little doll (of what some might call naughty origins) would become the most recognisable toy in the world or spearheading a toy company in her pink plastic heels. Going beyond the dreamhouse, we delve into the real world history of the icon of the pink aisle. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 71
For a historical example of just how incredibly devious, vile and downright evil a corporation can be, look no further than the East India Company's undisputed reign of terror. You may recognise these foes as the non-magical, mercantile, malevolent force two of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels and unsurprisingly they are so much worse than is portrayed in a Disney movie (or two.) So get ready for some capital colonialism and listen to the tale of the EIC. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of th...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 70
Seeing as this is Episode 69 (nice) why not take find out the history of the only King to be both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and for having a stake in the adult film industry. The Playboy King and El Africano were among monikers the monarch earned during his time on the Spanish throne... before he gave it away to a dictatorship. So jump into this week's episode and find out why King Alfonso XIII of Spain really was the randiest royal. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media ...
Jul 04, 2023•42 min•Ep. 69
Dr James Barry was the very first European doctor to perform a caesarean section in which both mother and baby survived, he was a pioneer in preventative medicine, befriended a revolutionary and had a spat with the lady with the lamp herself, Florence Nightingale. Despite such accolades and an exciting life, a secret was discovered upon Barry's death that created a scandal and caused the British military to seal Dr Barry's records for a hundred years. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwav...
Jun 26, 2023•54 min•Ep. 68
Mary Jane Kelly has been an enigma of sorts for over a century, as well as being an exception to the rule. So much of Kelly's life is seeped in mystery, in fact we have known more about her death than we do about her life, until now... Join Katie and her special guest Melissa from the God's Favourites podcast as they discuss why they believe there's more to the Kelly case than meets the eye. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! ...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 67
France was in crippling debt and a Scotsman of all people had the ultimate plan to save the country, all he needed was a bank, some drunk soldiers and a prostitute or two... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Looking to Advertise, Contact : advertising@airwavemedia.com Fan Mail: Who Did What Now Podcast Willow...
May 11, 2023•24 min
Catherine Eddowes is the penultimate victim of the so-called "canonical five" during the infamous Whitechapel Murders. Being moved from pillar to post for much of her life, she faced hardship from a young age, then through into womanhood, hardships that would lead her to Whitechapel and ultimately, her demise. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Into The Night - Heartland Pagan Festival - Promo Code: KATIE23 Join the Vacation List https://my.trovatr...
May 09, 2023•54 min•Ep. 66
King Charles I of England was not the most efficient of monarchs and as a result plunged England into a Civil War that would lead to an odd situation involving a disguise, a haircut and deliberately heading for the enemy... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Looking to Advertise, Contact : advertising@airwavem...
May 04, 2023•24 min
Elizabeth Stride was a lot of things, from Nymphs Row to the Poplar Workhouse and the lodging house on Flower & Dean Street. Elizabeth Stride lived many lives, some her own, some others and some... an invention. Follow Katie as she digs into the life of the Swedish immigrant who - as it turns out - may not have been a Ripper victim after all... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Into The Night - Heartland Pagan Festival - Promo Code: KATIE23 - ...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 65
A little bit of brevity never hurt anyone (well it did, but we won't talk about that...yet) in this week's bittisode Katie discusses the myths surrounding the medieval torture device in a well-needed Slap & Tickle episode! Discover the truth about the origins of the Chastity Belt and of course, the medieval meme! Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Travel Survey: https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/whodidwhatnowpod Wishlist Wishlist Donate ...
Apr 27, 2023•22 min
Annie Chapman, also known as "Dark Annie" had everything going for her, she had a husband with a good job, a family and she was in a social sense, upwardly mobile. Everything that a Victorian lady desired... So what happened to Annie that led her to the impoverished streets of Whitechapel and into the view of Jack the Ripper? Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Listener Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon Tip...
Apr 25, 2023•50 min•Ep. 64
Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly to friends, family and the law, was the first canonical victim of the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. One of many women who would lose their lives in Whitechapel, London, whose existence is known only because she was viciously murdered, it's about time we asked who was Polly and how did she end up slain on the streets of Whitechapel? What circumstances led her here and why oh why was Polly labelled a prostitute? Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwa...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 63
An amazing woman from Irish history who once divorced her husband by shouting at him through a window, shocked the entirety of Queen Elizabeth I's court besieged more than one castle to avenge a loved one! Gráinne O Malley, went by many names, Gráinne Uí Maille, Gráinne Mhaol and Gráinuaile... Not once in her lifetime did she ever go by the name "Grace" - in fact those names have nothing in common. If you call her Grace, you are wrong. That is not and has never been her name. The Irish pirate qu...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 62
Getting married is all fine and well, but what happens when you (historically) want to dissolve your relationship, well my friends question no more as Katie takes you through Celtic Ireland, Medieval Germany Victorian England to find you the interesting ways to legally get rid of your spouse. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Go on, do the survey, please.... I'll be your friend www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon T...
Feb 21, 2023•49 min•Ep. 61
In Medieval Europe, especially France and England, it was basically illegal not to have sex with your spouse! In order to ensure that a marriage could be dissolved the couple had to go through the Trials of Impotence or worse still, a Trial by Congress! Listen now and find out how to get ye olde divorced! Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Wishlist Wishlist Donate at : Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiri...
Feb 07, 2023•48 min•Ep. 60
While the Great War rages on across the Channel, tragedy strikes on a chilly afternoon in London where a newlywed is found dead in the bathtub, a mere day into her honeymoon. But not all is as it seems, an article in a tabloid newspaper raises suspicions and brings to light two more unusual, unlikely and eerily similar demises of two more blushing brides. Enter a real-life Sherlock Holmes and the hunt for the serial killer (and bigamist) George Joseph Smith... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of t...
Jan 31, 2023•57 min•Ep. 59
