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Unwrapping Romance with Adriana Herrera

Unwrap Romance - November 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Today's Guest: Buy: Just for the Holidays Adriana Herrera Adriana was born and raised in the Caribbean, but for the last fifteen years has let her job (and her spouse) take her all over the world. She loves writing stories about people who look and sound like her people, getting unapologetic h...

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Unwrapping the Emotions

Unwrap Romance - November 04, 2021 15:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode, hosts Lacey Baker and Naima Simone unwrap the latest Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas holiday releases. Come share a laugh with your favorite movie besties then grab the tissues. Get ready - it's time to unwrap the emotions in holiday movies!

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To Hold a Beating Heart: Immortal Victorian Surgeries

Mania - October 31, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Lives held by single threads. Beating hearts clutched in hands. For this Halloween finale to the second season, we pursue three remarkable procedures catalogued from the 19th century. Surgeries so groundbreaking that they were published, discussed, (and sometimes scorned), amidst scores of Victo...

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Unwrapping Romance with Kathy Douglass

Unwrap Romance - October 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Unwrap Romance hosts Lacey Baker and Naima Simone unwrap the first movies of the holiday viewing season with special guest, author Kathy Douglass.

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Crow's Vomit & Magic Pigeons: Curious Victorian Remedies

Mania - October 22, 2021 21:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
We've all heard of bloodletting and leeches, but what of tobacco smoke enemas, crow vomit ointments, and magic pigeons? In this surprisingly educational excursion, we explore three curious remedies from the annals of 19th and 18th century medicine. This topic was voted for by patrons of the show...

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Holiday Movies 2021 Preview

Unwrap Romance - October 21, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Unwrap Romance hosts Lacey Baker and Naima Simone celebrate the upcoming holiday movie season and share their must watch list and more!

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Unwrap Romance Trailer

Unwrap Romance - October 16, 2021 19:30 - 42 seconds ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Unwrap Romance with hosts USA Today bestselling authors Lacey Baker & Naima Simone coming Thursday, October 21.

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Jane Toppan the Angel of Death, 1887

Mania - August 19, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Appearing after the wake of Lavinia Fisher is one of America's deadliest serial killers from the mid 19th century. Arising from the tragic demise of her mother and subsequent abandonment by her father, Honora Kelley, (more infamously regarded as Jane Toppan), entered the world of medicine only t...

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The Legend of Lavinia Fisher, 1818

Mania - August 04, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Lavinia and her Six Mile Wayfarer House were a match made in Hell. Hers is a vital, bloody piece of American history that showcases the dangers of oral tradition, and how truth becomes twisted with fiction. Follow this femme fatale down a path of wanton destruction where no regret or shame follo...

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The Truths We Bury, 1743

Mania - June 23, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
A mother in rural Ireland carries the burden of a curse that she may not survive. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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The Mortification of John Downing, 1762

Mania - May 05, 2021 22:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
A family of eight in Wattisham, England is plagued with a deadly disease with no solution, but the real illness is paranoia. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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The Will of Elephants, 1965

Mania - April 14, 2021 22:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Uncovering the sudden murder rampage of Charles Whitman.  Beneath this dumbfounding act of terror are poignant questions concerning free will, the justice system, and the complex moral discussions sparked by murderers like Whitman. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre pr...

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The Canary in the Belfry, 1895

Mania - February 04, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Some demons do their most gruesome work in churches. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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The Art of Madness, 1843

Mania - December 06, 2020 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Painter Richard Dadd is the embodiment of a tragic tale, containing a bright future dashed too soon and an irreconcilable event which darkens his fate forevermore. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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The Cannibal of St. Bonnot, 1572

Mania - November 14, 2020 23:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Rumours of a werewolf are spreading in a rural town in France. Gilles Garnier, a hermit on the outskirts, becomes closer to the drama than he'd like. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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Creating Cadavers: The West Port Murders, 1828

Mania - October 29, 2020 01:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The city of Edinburgh undergoes a rash of killings in 1828, though the killers aren't men of passion, but enterprise. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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Culling Innocence, 1866

Mania - June 01, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The soulless killings of Elizabeth Dyer, the "Ogress of Reading". Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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The Red Inn, 1831

Mania - May 18, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The tragedy of a servant working for a very bloody establishment. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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Dying for Answers, 1921

Mania - April 27, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
A professor and spiritualist conducts a harrowing experiment. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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Mortal Sacrifice: A Plague Story, 1665

Mania - April 02, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
A small, forgettable village in 1665 England makes an unforgettable sacrifice. Support the Show. Thank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.

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THE WHITE CITY RIPPER IV: Becoming Evil, 1896

Mania - February 27, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The full killing career of H.H. Holmes, summarised and dissected. The infamous Chicago serial murderer who confessed to twenty-seven homicides is nothing sort of mysterious, diabolical, and depraved to a comical degree. On the outside, a well-to-do 1800's entrepreneur with an eye for investment ...

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Becoming Evil, 1896: The White City Ripper IV

Mania - February 27, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The full killing career of H.H. Holmes, summarised and dissected. The infamous Chicago serial murderer who confessed to twenty-seven homicides is nothing sort of mysterious, diabolical, and depraved to a comical degree. On the outside, a well-to-do 1800's entrepreneur with an eye for investment ...

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Becoming Evil, 1896 | THE WHITE CITY RIPPER IV

Mania - February 27, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The full killing career of H.H. Holmes, summarised and dissected. The infamous Chicago serial murderer who confessed to twenty-seven homicides is nothing sort of mysterious, diabolical, and depraved to a comical degree. On the outside, a well-to-do 1800's entrepreneur with an eye for investment ...

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At All Costs, 1888: The White City Ripper III

Mania - February 01, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
After his precious trunk is discovered by local authorities, H.H. Holmes' story only gets more strange. This episode features the unbelievably true recount of a serial killer's chase with a detective, all the while carting around a ticking time bomb of a decomposing corpse worth a fortune. Supp...

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At All Costs, 1888 | THE WHITE CITY RIPPER III

Mania - February 01, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
After his precious trunk is discovered by local authorities, H.H. Holmes' story only gets more strange. This episode features the unbelievably true recount of a serial killer's chase with a detective, all the while carting around a ticking time bomb of a decomposing corpse worth a fortune. Supp...

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THE WHITE CITY RIPPER III: At All Costs, 1888

Mania - February 01, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
After his precious trunk is discovered by local authorities, H.H. Holmes' story only gets more strange. This episode features the unbelievably true recount of a serial killer's chase with a detective, all the while carting around a ticking time bomb of a decomposing corpse worth a fortune. Supp...

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Dead Weight, 1888 | THE WHITE CITY RIPPER II

Mania - January 25, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The second episode in pursuit of the serial killer H. H. Holmes. Holmes undertakes the elaborate job of faking his own demise. As it so happens, the task of smuggling a corpse onto a public train is not the least bit unsuspicious. In this segment we explore the motives, mindset, and details behi...

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THE WHITE CITY RIPPER II - Dead Weight, 1888

Mania - January 25, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The second episode in pursuit of the serial killer H. H. Holmes. Holmes undertakes the elaborate job of faking his own demise. As it so happens, the task of smuggling a corpse onto a public train is not the least bit unsuspicious. In this segment we explore the motives, mindset, and details behi...

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THE WHITE CITY RIPPER II: Dead Weight, 1888

Mania - January 25, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The second episode in pursuit of the serial killer H. H. Holmes. Holmes undertakes the elaborate job of faking his own demise. As it so happens, the task of smuggling a corpse onto a public train is not the least bit unsuspicious. In this segment we explore the motives, mindset, and details behi...

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Dead Weight, 1888: The White City Ripper II

Mania - January 25, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The second episode in pursuit of the serial killer H. H. Holmes. Holmes undertakes the elaborate job of faking his own demise. As it so happens, the task of smuggling a corpse onto a public train is not the least bit unsuspicious. In this segment we explore the motives, mindset, and details behi...

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