1947project Podcasts

1947project podcast #13, January 2008

January 28, 2008 02:01 - 28.8 MB

The LA true crime geeks riff on cases from January 1927, including the tale of Bad Bert Best, Mr. Wrigley's oceanic marathon, the case of the twisted wrist and a near-deadly love triangle. Crimebo shares his economic stimulus package with guest experts Philip Marx and Big Dicky Swazy, plus there are odd ads from the school district, city zoo and the Progressive Party. It's fun fun fun and gore gore gore for you and yours.

1947project podcast #12

January 21, 2008 03:48 - 27.7 MB

On the newest edition of the podcast, our time travel bloggers share notable events of December and January 1927, including tales of poisonous liquor, hypercritical papas, NIMBYism in historic South Central and a millionairess tied up and left to die in a sack. Then there's Crimebo the Clown's sad recollection of all the ill-advised nastiness he failed to accomplish in 2007, and two new sponsors, one promising untold riches for customers who raise Huguenots in their back gardens.

1947project podcast #11

December 08, 2007 01:04 - 60.9 MB

It's another edition of the retrospective podcast, featuring child brides, freak shows, dirty books, long beards... and a cry for love from Crimebo the Clown.

1947project podcast #10, Thanksgiving episode

November 15, 2007 01:54

Why, it's quite Podtastical! Pygmies run amok on Main Street, salvation is dispensed from a machine and Crimebo shares some very special Thanksgiving traditions on this latest edition of the podcastination, also featuring Kim Cooper, Nathan Marsak and Joan Renner.

1947project Podcast #9: Halloween Episode, October 26, 2007

October 30, 2007 16:47 - 90.5 MB

Listen, Listen, then Listen some more! Kids are running amok in 1927 Los Angeles, setting fires, eating razors, crawling under fumigation tents and stealing babies from their mothers. And the adults aren't behaving much better, what with the married guys conning nice working girls into bigamistic unions and the guy what found the fountain of youth and knows where the Czar's fortune is banked, and all he needs from you is $25,000 and a nice spot to rub his mystic peapod paste. Then there's o...

1947project podcast #8

September 09, 2007 05:56 - 28.5 MB

The podcast returns with a vengeance, as nasty ladies spank stolen children, acid is flung into coppers' eyes, a love bird feathers his nest and Crimebo answers your questions. Yes, friends, it's time again to suffer through the 1947project podcastitifatorial, and you wouldn't leave us to suffer alone... would you?

1947project podcast #6, August 24, 2007

August 28, 2007 21:31

It's time again to travel back to 1927 to see what hijinks our great-great-greats were up to. How's about long distance swimming feats to celebrate turning 67, petting parties that turn into crime scenes, exploding kegs o' wine in civic buildings and a very special kind of baked ham? Plus, Crimebo shares his favorite spots for meeting girls and advises a shy young man on how he too can be a Crime Clown, and the meat in a all-gal sandwich!

1947project podcast #5, August 3, 2007

August 07, 2007 17:25

In this podcast, Crimebo Returns and with him, the debut of Mary McCoy's new feature, DEMPSEYWATCH 27. What's new in the wild world of prize fighter Jack Dempsey, The Manassa Mauler? Why, nervous breakdowns and explosive diarrhea, that's what! Thrill to the poisoning peril of the dopey employers who fired their Japanese houseboy, then asked him to serve one last cup of joe, then marvel at the 1927 tale that so neatly apes last week's wacky criminal claim of cranky nudist "royal" Frederic Von ...

1947project Podcast #4, July 22 2007

July 23, 2007 09:52 - 25.5 MB

This edition of the true crime time travel podcast has a bare bones cast, following Crimebo's horrific clown car spill on the 405 and Mary's escape to the shore. But Kim, Nathan and Joan are on hand to share several daffy bits of 1927 Southern Californiana, including the tale of a business partnership severed by a hammer, the couple with two legs between 'em caught driving drunk down Riverside way, and a rumination on the timely fad of flagpole sitting. The 1927 and 2007 events calendars are ...