Bittersweet Infamy

#149 - Two Desperate Women Named Aasia Bibi

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about two Pakistani women with the same name—one who was sentenced to death for drinking a cup of water on a scorching hot day, and one who was accused of poisoning her entire family in order to escape a troubled marriage.

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#148 - Get Ur Phreak On

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:07:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about phone phreaking, a.k.a. hacking the phone lines, and how it became part of the history of telecommunications in North America.

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#147 - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:59:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie and special guest host Mitchell Collins about the career controversies of musical icon Ms. Lauryn Hill.

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#146 - Mirror, Mirror, in the Sky

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the plans to use mirrors in outer space to provide solar-powered solutions for critical problems, like artificially increasing the length of the work day or hosting a Columbus Day race to Mars.

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#145 - Only Flags Are Planted in Bir Tawil

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the outlandish attempts to establish a new nation in Bir Tawil, a 2,060-square-kilometre piece of unclaimed desert between Egypt and Sudan, and how the legacy of colonialism has shaped the geography of Northeast Africa.

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#144 - Bald Girl Summer

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:47:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the history of women shaving their heads, from the bald baddies of ancient Egypt to modern pop icons like Grace Jones, Sinéad O'Connor, and Britney Spears.

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#143 - Blood on Rainbow Mountain

Thu, 14 May 2026 06:59:00 GMT

Taylor unpacks his recent trip to Peru, and tells Josie the story of Vinicunca, a.k.a. Rainbow Mountain, the breathtaking tourism destination that brought prosperity and tragedy to the remote community of Chillihuani.

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#142 - Fact or Fiction: Disappearing Acts

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

April Fool's Fact or Fiction special! Josie tells Taylor three stories about people deciding to vanish: the masked wrestler who convinced his mother he died in the 1978 Jonestown massacre; the Japanese trend of jōhatsu (蒸発), or disappearing into thin air; and the literary legend who swapped limelight for... lightning? Two of these stories are true, and one is a lie. Guess along with Taylor and see if you can spot the sham!

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#141 - Fact or Fiction: Kidding Around

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

April Fool's Fact or Fiction special! Taylor tells Josie three stories about children's television gone awry: a brand-new Wiggle blows over the limit; a malfunctioning spaceship burns a Brazilian kids' show to the ground; and Bananas in Pyjamas get held hostage by the Russian mob. Two of these stories are true, and one is a lie. Guess along with Josie and see if you can separate fib from fact!

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#140 - F for Flamin' Hot

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:59:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the spicy history of one of America's favourite snack foods, Flamin' Hot Cheetos—and how the brand's well-known rags-to-riches origin story may actually be a flamin' hot fraud.

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#139 - Invasion of the Iceworm

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Camp Century, the U.S. military's once-innovative, now-abandoned science base in northwestern Greenland—and how it was merely a cover for Project Iceworm, a top-secret Cold War plan to hide hundreds of nuclear weapons within the Greenland Ice Sheet.

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#138 - Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the hidden history of the classic board game Monopoly, and how Parker Brothers covered up its unlikely roots as the anti-monopolist polemic, The Landlord's Game.

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#137 - Divorced, Beheaded, Died...

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:15:00 GMT

Season six premiere! Taylor tells Josie about the temperamental Tudor King of England, Henry VIII, and his six ill-fated wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr.

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#136 - Merry Mitchmas!

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:03:00 GMT

Josie Margaret Mitchell, Taylor Mitchell Basso, and guest host Mitchell Charles Collins ring in Mitchmas, a made-up holiday celebrating people named Mitchell, by exchanging infamous stories—including a compendium of psychic pets, the surprising history of Christmas tree tinsel, and how a song that came to its writer in a nightmare became Natalie Imbruglia's 1997 smash hit "Torn."

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#135 - Mother of a Monster

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Trick-or-Treat Infamy + season finale! Josie tells Taylor about the dramatic life and times of English novelist Mary Shelley, and the infamous origins of her Gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Plus: is your Labubu a conduit for an ancient Mesopotamian demon? Find out in the final minfamous of season five!

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#134 - The Mad Trapper of Rat River

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Trick-or-Treat Infamy! Taylor tells Josie about Albert Johnson (not his real name), the mysterious outlaw who led Mounties on an explosive and deadly winter manhunt through Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories. Plus: unpacking Taylor's trip to the Yukon, including the community of Carcross, population: 300, where the ghosts of Bessie Gideon and her parrot Polly haunt the century-old Caribou Hotel.

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#133 - Naked and Aflame

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Big Skookum B.C. Road Trip! In this special episode, Josie tells Taylor about the Sons of Freedom (a.k.a. the Freedomites), the religious sect with an affinity for public nudity and arson, and the history of the Doukhobors in British Columbia. Plus: join Josie, Taylor, and special guests Lucia Misch and Ruy Gonzalez as they wrap up the Big Skookum B.C. Road Trip, including stops at the South Enderby Flea Market, a Keremeos curio shop, and the party capital of Canada: Kelowna-fornia!

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#132 - Operation: Save Linda's Sweater

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Big Skookum B.C. Road Trip! Josie, Taylor, and special guests Lucia Misch and Ruy Gonzalez travel around Canada's beautiful westernmost province, British Columbia, with stops including the legendary Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo, a gusty ferry ride across Upper Arrow Lake, and a dip in the river-fed Lussier Hot Springs! Plus: Taylor loses a family heirloom, Josie gets some good news from home, Lucia spearheads a heroic rescue effort, and Ruy drinks too much prune juice.

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#131 - The Big Skookum Bittersweet Ambush

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Big Skookum B.C. Road Trip! In this special episode recorded at the Arthur O. Wheeler hut in Glacier National Park, Taylor and special guests Lucia Misch and Ruy Gonzalez ambush Josie with a game show all about the beautiful province of British Columbia. Watch the plan come together, and play along from home to prove your B.C. bona fides!

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#130 - Bury Me On Rattlesnake Island

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Big Skookum B.C. Road Trip! In this special episode, Taylor tells Josie about Lebanese-Canadian entrepreneur Eddy Haymour, and how his dream of building an Arabian theme park on Lake Okanagan led him to take 33 people hostage at the Canadian embassy in Beirut. Plus: join Josie, Taylor, and special guests Lucia Misch and Ruy Gonzalez as they kick off the first leg of a British Columbia road trip, with stops in Kamloops, Salmon Arm, and Glacier National Park!

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#129 - A Shipwreck Away from Abalonia

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:32:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the 1966 near-founding of the micronation of Abalonia on a sunken island 100 miles off the California coast, and how the would-be country's future was washed away with the tides. Plus: enter the mystical and dangerous world of catch fétiche, a.k.a. Congolese voodoo wrestling.

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#128 - Too Cute for Comfort

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Cuties (a.k.a. Mignonnes), the 2020 Netflix film by Senegalese-French writer/director Maïmouna Doucouré, and how it sparked a child exploitation panic that made its way to the U.S. Senate. Plus: illusionist Murray SawChuck breaks the magician's code, and gets disappeared from the Academy of Magical Arts.

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#127 - A Palace of Seeds and Nothing to Eat

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor how the botanists at the U.S.S.R.'s Institute of Plant Industry kept the world's largest seed bank intact during the infamously brutal Siege of Leningrad (1941-44). Plus: we examine the ancient roots of the al-Badawi tree, the millennia-old olive tree that keeps vigil over the embattled village of al-Walaja, Palestine.

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#126 - Spin-Out in the Fast Lane

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the cheating conspiracy behind Brazilian auto racer Nelson Piquet Jr.'s deliberate crash at the 2008 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. Plus: a few notes on the reclusive Q Lazzarus, the mysterious voice behind the cult favourite song "Goodbye Horses."

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#125 - The White Witch of Rose Hall

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about Annie Palmer, the legendary murderous vodou matron whose ghost is said to haunt her Montego Bay plantation—and how her story wrestles with the true spectre of slavery in Jamaica. Plus: learn about Lapu-Lapu, the hero of Philippine resistance who crushed Ferdinand Magellan's dreams of circumnavigating the globe.

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#124 - My X Father

Sun, 18 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Kai Cheng Thom tells Josie and Taylor about the turbulent relationship between terminally online rich guy Elon Musk and his transgender daughter Vivian Wilson. Plus: look to the heavens as we memorialize the ill-fated Laika, the first dog in space.

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#123 - The Wreck of the Titan

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In the finale of our Titanic April series, Taylor tells Josie about the discovery and exploration of the Titanic's wreck, and the deadly 2023 implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible. Plus: learn about Charles Joughin, the infamous "drunken baker" who seemingly survived the sinking of the Titanic with a bit of liquid courage.

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#122 - Women and Children First

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

As part of our Titanic April series, Josie tells Taylor about the history of the disaster evacuation rule "women and children first," and how the gender roles of 1912 impacted the victims and survivors of the Titanic's sinking. Plus: history repeats itself as we check out the ambitious (or unrealistic?) plans for three modern Titanic replicas.

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#121 - Nazi Titanic (and Other Films in Which Ships Sink)

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

As part of our Titanic April series, Taylor tells Josie and guest host Mitchell Collins about the film adaptations of the Titanic story, including Saved from the Titanic, the lost 1912 film that starred an actual survivor, and 1943's Titanic, the Nazi propaganda flick whose turbulent production was connected to an even more deadly maritime tragedy. Plus: was world-famous boxer Jack Johnson really turned away from the Titanic because of the colour of his skin?

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#120 - The Sinking of the RMS Titanic

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

To launch our Titanic April series, Josie tells Taylor about the most infamous maritime disaster in history: the sinking of the largest ocean liner in the world, the RMS Titanic, after hitting an iceberg on her 1912 maiden voyage.

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#119 - In the Garden of the Emperor

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about France's disastrous attempt to overthrow the Mexican government in the 1860s, and the unwise rise and catastrophic fall of the last emperor of Mexico, Maximilian I. Plus: Taylor unpacks his trip to Cuernavaca, Mexico, including a tour of Jardín Borda, Emperor Maximilian's lavish personal garden.

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#118 - How the West Was Sold

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor how our modern cultural image of the Wild West was constructed by one man: soldier and showman "Buffalo" Bill Cody. Plus: unravelling the mystery of the Persian Princess, the mummy whose royal trappings disguised a heartbreaking hoax.

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#117 - My Perfect Socialist Daughter Must Die

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the toxic, possessive, and deadly mother-daughter relationship between 1930s Spanish political activists Aurora and Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira. Plus: unearthing the legend of the green children of Woolpit, the green-skinned changelings who've mystified the world since the 12th century CE.

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#116 - A Most Unusual Proposal

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the unconventional art project that saw American artist Jill Magid propose to Italian archivist Federica Zanco with a diamond made from the physical remains of prominent Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Plus: head up to Dawson City, Yukon, and join the Sourtoe Cocktail Club—by drinking a cocktail made with a severed human toe!

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#115 - This Bud's Not for You

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie the stories of transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, whose TikTok ad for Bud Light kicked off a right-wing beer boycott, and January Marie Lapuz, the beloved social butterfly whose 2012 killing shocked Vancouver's LGBTQ+ community.

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#114 - The Terrorist Heiress

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Season five premiere! Josie tells Taylor about heiress turned abductee turned revolutionary Patricia Hearst, and her explosive odyssey with the militia that kidnapped her, the Symbionese Liberation Army. Plus: the tragic saga of the animal outlaws who became MAGA martyrs, Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon.

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#113 - The Twelve Days of Infamy

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Taylor tells Josie one infamous story for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas—from the drummer the Beatles drummed out of the band, to a Partridge naked on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

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#112 - A Spirited Tour of Spiritualism

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special + season finale! Josie tells Taylor about the haunting history of the modern Spiritualist movement—from the crafty teen sisters who brought it to life, to the high-profile feud between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that nearly caused its demise. Plus: get dressed up for Jimi (地味) Halloween, Japan's costumed celebration of the mundane and everyday; and walk with us amongst the dead at Old City Cemetery in Galveston, Texas.

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#111 - The War of the Worlds

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special! Taylor tells Josie about the 1938 Orson Welles radio play about a Martian invasion that allegedly caused a mass hysteria, and the 1949 Ecuadorean remake that went even further. Plus: flesh out your fall reading list with the world's largest collection of books bound in human skin!

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#110 - The Killers of Eden

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Peter Chiykowski tells Josie and Taylor about the pod of orcas who hunted in harmony with humans until a brutal betrayal ended it all. Plus: catch up with Darwin the Ikea Monkey, the stylish snow macaque whose fetching winter coat kept him warm through a chilly legal battle.

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#109 - Night at the Dick Museum

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which contains the world's largest display of phalluses, and curator Sigurður Hjartarson's quest for the collection's crown jewel: a human penis. Plus: listen to "Amelia's Song," the mysterious melody that reunited a family across cultures, continents, and centuries.

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#108 - Satan's Last Stronghold

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Erika Jo Brown tells Josie and Taylor about the evangelical Christian fervour that led American missionary John Chau to contact the voluntarily isolated people of North Sentinel Island—with deadly results. Plus: get to know Erika Jo with a harvest-fresh game of Bitter or Sweet?

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#107 - The Tower

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Alicia Esteve "Tania" Head, the prominent 9/11 survivor who was exposed as a fraud. Plus: a deep dive into the centuries-old history of the ama, Japan's legendary pearl divers.

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#106 - The Party Bus Omnibus

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Josie celebrates Taylor's birthday with a series of infamous party stories, featuring guests of honour from Kim Kardashian to Kim Jong-il. Plus: step into the ring with the Fighting Cholitas, the professional wrestlers crushing stereotypes of Indigenous women in Bolivia.

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#105 - I Hate Brenda

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:30:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie and guest host Mitchell Collins about '90s nighttime soap queen and tabloid bad girl Shannen Doherty. Plus: a closer listen to hit em, the new musical genre that came to its creator in a dream.

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#104 - Artifact or Fiction?

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the muddy line between forgery and art, and how Mexican ceramicist Brígido Lara made it even muddier. Plus: 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern, his VP pick Thomas Eagleton, and the electroshock controversy that killed their campaign in only 18 days.

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#103 - Mine, All Mine

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the legend of Slumach's gold, and the curses, killings, and calamity surrounding the mythical lost mine of Pitt Lake, British Columbia. Plus: Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander and the controversial sculpture that lost its head in the culture wars.

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#102 - Waste 'n' Time

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about humankind's attempts to communicate the dangers of nuclear waste to our descendants in the very distant future. Plus: the declassified truth about Acoustic Kitty, the CIA's ill-fated attempt to engineer a feline spy.

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#101 - Hachikō, Stay

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Hachikō, the Japanese dog who became a national icon by loyally waiting for his long-dead master, and other very good boys of note. Plus: the long, curly tale of the feral hogs of Ossabaw Island, and the unusual attempts to preserve and study them.

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#100 - One Hundred Gumballs

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 03:30:00 GMT

Josie and Taylor present the Melties, celebrating your choices for the best moments of 100 episodes of Bittersweet Infamy. Josie chews so much gum that she becomes unstuck in the multiverse. Taylor's vendetta with an old foe has deadly consequences.

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#99 - Country Lessons

Sun, 12 May 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the controversial 2016 CMA Awards performance by Beyoncé and The Chicks, and how it inspired Beyoncé's 2024 album, Cowboy Carter. Plus: it's full speed ahead on the Road to the Melties as Taylor and Josie prepare their ballots for episode 100 of Bittersweet Infamy!

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#98 - I Beg That I Have Not Intruded

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about activist Sacheen Littlefeather, her protest on behalf of actor Marlon Brando at the 1973 Academy Awards, the disputes around her claims to Indigeneity, and the history of Indigenous identity fraud. Plus: does Denver's infamous haunted horse statue, Blucifer, have a cousin? Did the Wicked Witch of the West really ruin an episode of Sesame Street? Josie puts her undefeated streak on the line in the April Fools' Fact or Fiction Minfamous!

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#97 - URGENT! Exclusive Opportunity

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the history of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the rise and fall of influencer/fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a. Hushpuppi the Billionaire Gucci Master. Plus: a chess-playing robot attacks a child? A viral chess trend makes it to outer space? The truth isn't black and white in the April Fools' Fact or Fiction Minfamous!

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#96 - All 33 of Us Are Safe in the Shelter

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the 2010 San José mine cave-in in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, and the 33 miners whose rescue captivated viewers around the world. Plus: the fatal 2009 accident at Utah's Nutty Putty Cave.

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#95 - Florida Man

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about Florida Man, the memetic everyman whose chaotic antics dominate the headlines of the Sunshine State. Plus: a shambolic AI-generated Willy Wonka live experience leaves parents and kids in a world of pure infuriation.

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#94 - Dulce Amor (Sweet Love)

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Bittersweet Romance - Candy Hearts edition! Inspired by the randomly chosen candy heart "CUTIE," Taylor tells Josie about "Mi Bebito Fiu Fiu," the viral TikTok anthem based on Peruvian ex-president Martín Vizcarra's alleged salacious WhatsApp messages. Plus: Josie and Taylor indulge in a racy game of F, Marry, Kill!

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#93 - The Tree Huggers

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Bittersweet Romance - Candy Hearts edition! Inspired by the randomly chosen candy heart "HUG ME," Josie tells Taylor about the Chipko movement of 1970s Northern India, where villagers hugged trees to save the endangered Himalayan forests. Plus: learn about the infamous reality TV show, "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Are you sure "I do" is your final answer?

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#92 - No Other Love

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Bittersweet Romance! Taylor tells Josie about the turbulent marriage between R&B icon Faith Evans and rap legend The Notorious B.I.G., and the East Coast vs. West Coast hip-hop feud that ended in two of music's most infamous assassinations. Plus: meet the Egyptologist influencer couple whose controversial cosplay is making waves up and down the Nile River.

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#91 - Driven

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Bittersweet Romance! Josie tells Taylor about astronaut Lisa Nowak and her most dangerous mission: an overnight drive from Houston to Orlando to eliminate a romantic rival. Plus: Jack and Meg White of award-winning rock band The White Stripes—brother and sister? Married? Neither? Both?

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#90 - I'd Like to Phone a Friend

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT

In this special episode, Taylor surprises Josie with Bittersweet Ambush, a guerrilla game show with a devious twist, before telling her about the history of game show cheating scandals, including: the quiz show fixing trials of the 1950s; the ultra-gamers that broke Press Your Luck and The Price is Right; and the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? scammers who coughed their way to the million.

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#89 - To the Island

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:53:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the life and letters of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, who was scheduled for a lobotomy when her debut book won a national prize. Plus: keeping it Kiwi with a report back from Josie and Mitchell's van life honeymoon on New Zealand's South Island.

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#88 - The Final Countdown

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT

New Year's Eve special! Taylor tells Josie about the computer glitch turned doomsday spectacle: the millennium bug, Y2K. Plus: as Steamboat Willie lapses into the public domain, we look back at the colourful history of Disney's Mickey Mouse copyright.

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#87 - SantaCon is Coming to Town

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Josie tells Taylor about the anarchic origins of the rowdy annual Santa celebration, SantaCon. Plus: on Christmas Day 1914, a heartwarming moment of peace emerges from the icy trenches of war.

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#86 - Self-Insert

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Guest host Amanda Ortiz tells Josie and Taylor about the web of fate connecting the September 11 terrorist attacks, My Chemical Romance, Twilight, and Fifty Shades of Grey. Plus: the local legend of Jim McIngvale a.k.a. Mattress Mack, Houston's best known gambler, philanthropist, and furniture baron.

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#85 - Rand Larceny

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about South Africa's crooked cop turned brazen bank robber, the infamous André Stander. Plus: the stone cold truth about the most iconic novelty gift of the 1970s—the Pet Rock.

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#84 - Gotta Get Down On Friday

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Season premiere! Taylor tells Josie about the viral anthem of 2011, "Friday," and the sudden infamy of singer Rebecca Black. Plus: all the gossip from Josie and Mitchell's wedding, including the haunting in hotel room #309!

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#83 - A House That Eats Girls

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special + season finale! Taylor tells Josie and guest host Mitchell Collins about the scary movie co-written by a child: Nobuhiko Obayashi's infamously eccentric experimental horror comedy, House (1977). Plus: Josie and Mitchell trap Taylor in a fiendish and frightening choose-your-own-adventure story!

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#82 - Get the Hell Out

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special! Josie tells Taylor about three infamous exorcisms, including a convent of hell-raising nuns in 17th century France, a passel of seemingly possessed Pueblo women in the Spanish colony of New Mexico, and the mid-century possession that inspired the classic horror flick The Exorcist. Plus: unearthing the shadowy secret behind Powers of Darkness, the Icelandic translation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

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#81 - The Flying Tailor

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about garment-maker/inventor Franz Reichelt and his fateful 1912 flight from the Eiffel Tower. Plus: unmasking Saúl Armendáriz, a.k.a. Cassandro, an iconic and exotic figure in the world of lucha libre (Mexican professional wrestling).

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#80 - The Mysterious Affair at Harrogate

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the infamous 1926 disappearance of mystery icon Agatha Christie. Plus: the shocking lost Sesame Street episode that traumatized child audiences, "Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce."

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#79 - The Empress of Canada

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT

In the final episode of our special British Columbia-centric Bittersweet 604 series, guest host The Established, Shanda Leer tells Josie and Taylor about legendary Vancouver drag queen and activist ted northe, the Imperial Court System, and the Dogwood Monarchist Society. Plus: the real story of professional wrestling's Fake Razor Ramon, BC's own Rick Bognar.

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#78 - Brother XII of the Great White Lodge

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT

In this road trip special recorded inside a 1970 Volkswagen bus in Jordan River, BC, Taylor tells Josie about spiritualist Edward Arthur Wilson, a.k.a. Brother XII, and the Aquarian Foundation, Vancouver Island's mystical doomsday cult. Plus: the sweetest protest in Canadian history—the Ladysmith chocolate bar strike of 1947.

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#77 - The Right Side of the Tracks

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT

In this road trip special recorded in the forests of Jordan River, BC, Josie tells Taylor about the Militant Mothers of Raymur, who stood in front of speeding trains to make a better world for their children. Plus: a blurry glimpse of two of British Columbia's most elusive residents—the serpentine marine monsters, Cadborosaurus and Ogopogo.

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#76 - One Book, Two Books, Banned Books, Blue Books

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT

In this 604 Podcast Network studio special, Taylor tells Josie about children's educator and LGBTQ+ activist James Chamberlain, and his fight against Surrey School District 36 to teach kids that parents come in every colour of the rainbow—featuring an original interview with James himself. Plus: W̱SÁNEĆ elder Dave Elliott Sr., and the thrift store typewriter he used to save the SENĆOŦEN language from extinction.

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#75 - From the Andes to Israel With Love

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about "En Tus Tierras Bailaré," a musical love ode to Israel performed by three of Latin America's most infamous YouTube stars—Delfín "Hasta el Fin" Quishpe, La Tigresa del Oriente, and "La Pequeña" Wendy Sulca. Plus: Tonka the celebrity chimp, his allegedly fake death, and Scottish actor Alan Cumming's quest to bring the sordid truth to light.

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#74 - Coldproof

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the superhuman survival story of capsized Icelandic fisherman Guðlaugur Friðþórsson. Plus: Ying Zheng (嬴政), Jing Ke (荊軻), and the wackiest assassination attempt in ancient Chinese history.

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#73 - This Side Up With Care

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about American abolitionist and magician Henry Box Brown, and his most ingenious disappearing act: his escape from slavery. Plus: the stop-and-go story of East Berlin's iconic Ampelmännchen traffic lights.

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#72 - The Night the Hills Lost Time

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about honeymooners Barney and Betty Hill, and their infamous extraterrestrial encounter. Plus: a nautical joyride gone wrong pits three Tokelauan teens against the merciless Pacific Ocean.

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#71 - Elizabeth Shrugged

Sun, 28 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about American con artist and automotive entrepreneur Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael, and her three-wheeled masterpiece: the Dale. Plus: the time 300 to 400 pounds of pasta appeared overnight in the New Jersey woods.

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#70 - Finding the Groove

Sun, 14 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the embattled production of a Disney cult classic: The Emperor's New Groove. Plus: one mother's quest to secure Hannah Montana tickets for her daughter—no matter the cost.

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#69 - Made in America

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the rise and fall of the hippest brand of the '00s: American Apparel. Plus: a menagerie of dolphin midwives and feral zombie hogs—but which ones are actually real?

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#68 - The Cult of the Clitoris

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Lucia Misch tells Josie and Taylor about dancer Maud Allan, the fantastical allegations against her, and the spectacular trial that ensued. Plus: a governor steps out with The Nanny, and a beloved band unloads a septic surprise on some unsuspecting tourists—but which one is the truth?

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#67 - The Immaculate Concussion

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the mysterious illness infamously known as Havana syndrome. Plus: a household tips column gives some messy advice, and video game vixen Carmen Sandiego takes an unlikely detour through North Dakota—but which one actually happened?

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#66 - The Human Computer

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the extraordinary life of Indian mathematical prodigy Shakuntala Devi. Plus: SeaPods, the aquatic homes of the future, and the prototype unveiling that went a little left.

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#65 - Wikid Games

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the many fabricated histories of Chinese Wikipedia editor Zhemao (折毛). Plus: the extravagantly wealthy ruler of Mali, Musa I, and his opulent pilgrimage to Mecca.

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#64 - The Universal Language

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the world's best-known constructed language, Esperanto. Plus: Tijuana's "La Mona", the gigantic naked woman you can live inside.

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#63 - Raisin Hell

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 08:00:47 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the juicy history of the California raisin industry. Plus: the origins of a deadly game—Russian roulette.

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#62 - Fight the Real Enemy

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:57:26 GMT

604 Podcast Network premiere! Taylor tells Josie about Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor and her infamous Pope-ripping Saturday Night Live performance. Plus: the Minnesota State Fair's bevy of buttery beauties, the Butter Heads.

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#61 - Lost in Translation

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the legendary 1954 Japanese film Gojira, and its infamous American adaptation: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Plus: more translation drama starring the notorious kissing cousins of the Sailor Moon dub.

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#60 - Abandoned On Isle Royale

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Taylor tells Josie and guest host Mitchell Collins about Angelique and Charlie Mott's Lake Superior struggle for survival through the winter of 1845–1846. Plus: separating the real from the fake in the outlandish world of Hallmark Christmas movies.

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#59 - A Very Caca Christmas

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Josie tells Taylor about el Caganer (the crapping man) and the other scatological fixtures of a traditional Catalonian Christmas. Plus: the colourful world of Ghanaian bootleg movie posters.

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#58 - The White House Party Crashers

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about uninvited guests Tareq and Michaele Salahi, and the Real Housewives storyline that ended in a congressional hearing. Plus: all the latest on the former Princess of Norway and her spirit hacking reptilian shaman fiancé.

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#57 - Follow the River

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Season premiere! Josie tells Taylor about plane crash survivor Juliane Koepcke and her incredible rainforest odyssey. Plus: the unlikely rise of Wing, New Zealand's most unusual pop star.

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#56 - It Is Finished

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special + season finale! Guest host Gerard Coletta tells Josie and Taylor about one of Australia's most infamous and enduring mysteries: the Somerton man, a.k.a. the tamám shud case. Plus: an unconventional public health intervention starring the pocong, the Javanese shrouded ghost.

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#55 - Hell House

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special! Josie tells Taylor about the evangelical Christian haunted houses that try to scare the devil out of you. Plus: beware the winged Texan terror of the Houston Batman!

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#54 - Sexcula

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special! Taylor tells Josie about Canada's infamous lost-and-found '70s vampire porno. Plus: the ballad of Art Nouveau, Joni Mitchell's controversial alter ego.

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#53 - Make It Rain

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about American "rainmaker" Charles Hatfield and the San Diego flood of 1916. Plus: vuvuzelas, SunChips bags, and other things that are simply too loud.

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#52 - The Divine Fire

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the deadly fire at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Divine in Valparaíso, Chile, and a community's tireless hunt for truth and justice amongst the ashes. Plus: Uruguay's Noche de la Nostalgia, the night for looking back and partying down.

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#51 - Pregnant? Don't Want to Be? Call Jane.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the underground abortion organization that served Chicago during America's sexual revolution. Plus: the legacy of Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Lt. Uhura, and one of the most infamous kisses in TV history.

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#50 - The Pharaoh's Curse

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT

50th episode spectacular! Taylor tells Josie about the life, death, and afterlife of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, and the truth behind an infamous curse. Plus: the Meltie Awards, where fans pick the highlights of 50 episodes of infamy!

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#49 - The Cottingley Fairies

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the photographic hoax that ensnared the author of Sherlock Holmes. Plus: Blucifer, the killer blue mustang, and other oddities of Denver International Airport.

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#48 - A World Behind A Wall

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Bolivia's infamous San Pedro prison, where anything goes but nothing goes for free. Plus: the deadly tragedy of Cameroon's Lake Nyos.

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#47 - Ōkunoshima (Rabbit Island)

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the dark history behind one of Japan's most adorable tourist attractions. Plus: the mystery of the disappearing Sri Lankan handball team.

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#46 - The DeLorean

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about controversial automaker John DeLorean and the most famous time machine in cinematic history. Plus: the true story of Ellen Wilmott, the misunderstood "bad girl of gardening."

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#45 - The Nicest Killer Around

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about ultra-affable mortician Bernie Tiede and the murder of Marge Nugent. Plus: the rise and fall of Blok P, Greenland's most infamous building.

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#44 - Bloodbath on Broadway

Sun, 15 May 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Ramón Esquivel tells Josie and Taylor about Broadway's bloodiest flop: the 1988 musical adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie. Plus: the high-energy story behind the World Wide Web's supposed first photo.

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#43 - The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults

Sun, 01 May 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about an infamous 1980s TV special about an infamous 1920s gangster. Plus: meteorites, the collectors that love them, and the dogs that don't.

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#42 - Moonstruck

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor and guest host Mitchell Collins about controversial religious leader Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church, more infamously known as "the Moonies." Plus: the inspiration behind a beloved movie musical, and the Survivor contestant who didn't survive — but which one really happened?

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#41 - The Runaway Bride

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie and guest host Mitchell Collins about bride-to-be Jennifer Wilbanks and her highly publicized disappearing act. Plus: an unusual interspecies love story and an influencer couple selling their surname to the highest bidder — but which one is actually true?

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#40 - The Voynich Manuscript

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the ancient unreadable text that has eluded cryptographers for centuries. Plus: take a look at "Scary Lucy", a small New York village's controversial tribute to Lucille Ball.

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#39 - Caster Semenya

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about South African runner Caster Semenya and the history of sex testing in women's track and field. Plus: the wild story of America's biggest party, Spring Break.

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#38 - Zheng Yi Sao

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the pirate queen of the South China Sea. Plus: the McBarge, Vancouver's abandoned floating McDonald's restaurant.

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#37 - Go Set a Watchman

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the controversial "sequel" to Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Plus: a trip to the Gates of Hell, Turkmenistan's ever-burning fire pit.

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#36 - The Jerusalem Syndrome

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the mysterious affliction that makes travellers to the Holy Land think they're the Messiah. Plus: chilling true crime from ice-cold Antarctica.

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#35 - Bindy Johal

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Vancouver's most infamous celebrity gangster. Plus: Chindōgu, the Japanese philosophy of inventing exquisitely useless things.

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#34 - Quetzalcoatl is Coming to Town

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Josie tells Taylor about Mexican president Pascual Ortiz Rubio and his attempt to replace Santa Claus with a Mesoamerican deity. Plus: Xanta Klaus, the evil pro wrestling Santa, and an update on the "deepfake mom" who probably didn't deepfake anything.

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#33 - Krampus and His Kin

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Taylor tells Josie about Krampus, St. Nicholas, Frau Perchta, and the other big names in dark Alpine holiday folklore. Plus: the story behind Holiday Halftime, the NFL's failed series of Christmas albums.

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#32 - The Darién Gap

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the many failed attempts to tame a remote part of Panama. Plus: the morbid story behind the CPR doll, Resusci Annie.

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#31 - Miss Cleo

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Season premiere! Taylor tells Josie about the billion dollar scam behind the top TV psychic of the '90s. Plus: cross-pollination drama from the world of corn.

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#30 - The Momo Challenge

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special + season finale! Taylor tells Josie about the terrifying online suicide hoax that had parents and kids petrified. Plus: class is in session with Madam Koi Koi, Africa's legendary high-heeled ghost.

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#29 - Come With Me and Be Immortal

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special! Guest host Nadine Bachan tells Josie and Taylor about the murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy; Chicago's Cabrini–Green public housing projects; and the true story behind the movie Candyman. Plus: we take a trip down Trinidad's haunted Solomon Hochoy Highway, with a detour to Mexico's Isla de las Muñecas—an island full of decomposing dolls.

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#28 - Slenderman

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Halloween special! Josie tells Taylor about the creepypasta that inspired an attempted murder. Plus: the killer clown outbreak of 2016.

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#27 - Dethroned

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the first Black Miss America, Vanessa Williams, and the turbulent history of the Miss America pageant. Plus: the infamous policies of Texas governor Greg Abbott.

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#26 - FAKE!

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about American writer and con artist Clifford Irving, and the web of lies behind a fake autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. Plus: welcome to Bar 9Eleven, the bar where you never forget.

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#25 - Mount Vesuvius

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the volcanic eruption that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79. Plus: letters home from a COVID-era summer camp.

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#24 - Girl, Interrupted

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the mysterious death of actor Brittany Murphy. Plus: gender reveals gone awry.

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#23 - Man in a Bubble

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Nigerian shipwreck survivor Harrison Okene, who spent three days underwater in the sunken tugboat Jascon 4. Plus: a deep dive into Deep Dive Dubai, the world's deepest pool.

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#22 - Elena Mukhina

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina and her career-ending injury. Plus: the 2021 West Coast heat wave, and a look back at infamous fast food promotions.

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#21 - The Galápagos Affair

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the saga of sex, murder and mayhem that unfolded on remote Floreana. Plus: we get to the bottom of the infamous Puebla sinkhole.

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#20 - OneTaste

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the sex cult that took Silicon Valley by storm. Plus: hear how jazz musician John Coltrane kicked his heroin habit.

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#19 - Night Trap

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the video game that had the U.S. Senate in an uproar. Plus: a plague of zombie cicadas grips America's Eastern Seaboard.

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#18 - Fatal Insomnia

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Francine Cunningham tells Josie and Taylor about the people who only sleep when they're dead. Plus: COVID shots in Dracula's castle, and a tiger on the loose in Houston.

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#17 - Dolphin House

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the world's dumbest dolphin research facility. Plus: the true story Barbra Streisand doesn't want you to hear—the Streisand effect.

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#16 - And When the Sky Was Opened

Sun, 30 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Guest host Mitchell Collins tells Josie and Taylor about the helicopter crash that killed three actors on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Plus: the mystery of the Titanic chowder poisoning!

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#15 - Run, Bambi, Run

Sun, 16 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the controversial murder conviction and daring prison escape of police whistleblower Laurie Bembenek. Plus: the dark origins of Mother's Day!

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#14 - Georgia Tann

Sun, 02 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the woman who built an adoption empire by stealing children. Plus: the crazy coloured ketchup trend of the early 2000s.

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#13 - Flowers in Hell

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about June and Jennifer Gibbons, the infamous "silent twins." Plus: why the number 13 is so unlucky.

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#12 - The Well to Hell

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the world's deepest manmade hole and the hellish hoax surrounding it. Plus: Pennsylvania's (alleged) deepfake cheerleader mom!

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#11 - Jeanne Weber

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the French serial killer known as "The Ogress." Plus: an update on Ashley Judd's bonobo-watching injury.

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#10 - The Tickle King

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the reclusive millionaire who used a fetish empire to ruin lives. Plus: the 2021 Texas ice storm.

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#9 - Living On Light

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about Breatharians: people who claim they can live without food or water. Plus: white lady mahjong.

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#8 - Bayou of Pigs

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the time white supremacists tried to overthrow the government of Dominica. Plus: the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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#7 - JT LeRoy

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the literary 'it' boy who never really existed. Plus: a journalist falls in love with her infamous subject.

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#6 - Betty and Dan Broderick

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about San Diego's gnarliest divorce. Plus: Hilaria Baldwin's disappearing, reappearing accent.

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#5 - The Fabulous Moolah

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the most controversial figure in the history of women's professional wrestling.

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#4 - Lapland New Forest

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Holiday special! Taylor tells Josie about the world's worst Christmas village.

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#3 - The Witches Who Hexed the Moon

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the celestial shenanigans that vexed Witch Twitter in the summer of 2020.

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#2 - Electric Soldier Porygon

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:01:22 GMT

Taylor tells Josie about the banned Pokémon episode that caused mass seizures and hospitalizations.

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#1 - Barbra Streisand's Cloned Dogs

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:34:37 GMT

Josie tells Taylor about the late great Samantha Streisand-Brolin (2003-2017), her clones, and the commercial pet cloning industry.

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