(Sort of) Off Topics

The History of Abortion in America : Why isn't abortion mentioned in the US Constitution?

Women in Ancient Greece: The bleak history of women's rights (or lack thereof) in Ancient Greece, and how women's hardships influenced some of our favorite Greek myths.

The Great Molasses Flood: At approximately 12:30pm in 1919, a black, 40-foot wave of molasses crashed into the streets of Boston, changing lives and impacting workers rights forever.

Operation Mongoose: The U.S. had it bad for Fidel Castro, and wanted him to notice us (at any cost.) Here are some of their ill-conceived and, frankly, thirsty plans. 

Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?: In 1943, a group of young boys discovered the body of a woman shoved into the trunk of a tree. What follows were investigations, dead ends, WWII, and a slew of graffiti that begged police to solve the mystery of "Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?" 

The War on Cats: Did you know that cats decided the outcome of the Battle of Pelusium in Ancient Egypt? Or that Pope Gregory IX declared an official holy war on the aloof felines? Or that a prison tabby saved the live of Henry Wyatt when he was starving to death in the Tower of London? 

The Immortal Count of St. Germain: The story of espionage, jealousy, possible vampirism, and the man who lied his way into history.

The Georgia Guidestones: Is the "American Stonehenge" a spot of intense Satanic evil? Or does would-be governor Kandiss Taylor just need to eat a Snickers bar? You decide!

The Battle of Blair Mountain: Union breaking, machine gun massacres, courthouse dramas and intense military standoffs rock a tiny West Virginian town in the 1920s.

Bridget Cleary, the Fairy Wife: The horrifying story that mixes folklore and true crime. A young woman falls ill, and her husband believes she has been swapped with a changeling. What follows is an act of cruelty, the arrest of several family members, and a trial that questions the good-will of the perpetrators. 

I Wanna Marry Harry: The reality show that gaslit American reality TV contestants into thinking they were competing for real-life Prince Harry's hand in marriage. Was it all in good fun, or did they take it too far? 

The History of Fleetwood Mac: You know the sayin: Sex, drugs, cults, onstage fights, rock and roll...? We talk about the history of one of the most famous bands on earth, from the humble beginning to the bitter end. 

The Beeswax Wreck:  A ship filled with treasure sinks off the west coast of the United States, enticing treasure hunters for 200 years to find it. To their surprise and disappointment, it's discovered by a female poet and professor, who unlocks a history that has inspired scientists, historians, writers and move producers alike. 

No Man's Land: For 40 years, a small area below Kansas and above Texas sat, unclaimed by any state. Cowboys and outlaws alike moved in, hoping to carve out a place for themselves. Eventually that area would become what we now know as the Oklahoma Panhandle, and its history is wilder than you'd think. 

Hatshepshut: The Erased Pharoah Queen: A wise, successful, and mythical pharoah queen was almost lost to history. 

Dear David: A haunting that, regardless of whether or not it's real, shook us to our very cores. 

The Green Children of Woolpit: In the 12th century, two mysterious children appear in a wolf pit on the edge of an English village. They are hungry, frightened, speaking a language no one understands, and (most importantly), they are green. 

The Magic Schoolbus Conspiracy Theories:  Are all the school children clones? Are the adults in on it? How old is Ms. Frizzle, and where does she come from? 

The Bavarian Illuminati: Dismantling all the conspiracy theories with the ugly truth about secret societies.

Things We've Sent to Space: Cats, dogs, fruit flies, turtles, spiders, cars, action figures, light sabers (Oh my!) Let's discuss all the things we've sent to space (and why NASA is adament they are "not) sending nudes....) 

Elizabeth Báthory: History's most prolific serial killer, or just some lady? You decide!

The 1904 Olympic Marathon: The disastrous race that nearly killed its participants and proved that racism (and actual poison) doesn't make faster runners.

The Pirate Blackbeard: The history of the infamous Blackbeard, and why we think "Our Flag Means Death" did an amazing job and everyone should watch it.

The True Story of Pocahontas:  The true story, as recorded by the Powhatan oral historians.