Latest Truestory Podcast Episodes
Big, Bold Burglaries (ep 199)
Your Brain on Facts - June 21, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsHow hard was it to steal the Mona Lisa? What does the word "ponzi" actually mean? Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or...
Being The Ricardos
Real Movies Fake History with Gaz and Mel - June 18, 2022 14:06 - 1 hourSo just what is the real history behind Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos? Gaz and Mel take you behind the scenes of I Love Lucy to discover the true story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's famous sitcom. We talk about their troubled relationship, the real story behind her on screen pregnancy, an...
Episode 52: At the Bus Stop
Crime Ghoul - June 15, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsOn November 20th, 2021, 18 year old Bobbi-Anne McLeod would vanish from a nearby bus stop. 24 year old Cody Ackland would be convicted of her murder. #truecrime #bobbiannemcleod #codyackland #unitedkingdomcrimes #solved --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeghoul/support
Episode 54: At the Bus Stop
Crime Ghoul - June 15, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsOn November 20th, 2021, 18 year old Bobbi-Anne McLeod would vanish from a nearby bus stop. 24 year old Cody Ackland would be convicted of her murder. #truecrime #bobbiannemcleod #codyackland #unitedkingdomcrimes #solved --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/c...
Hidden Histories - Rosewood, Tulsa, Chicago (encore)
Your Brain on Facts - June 14, 2022 10:29 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratings(Chronic health problems sometime require an encore performance of a past episode.) Hundreds dead, thousands homeless, entire communities wiped out, yet most of us have never heard of what happened in Rosewood 1923, Tulsa 1921, or Chicago 1919. Music by Kevin MacLeod Read the full script. Rea...
Strange Currency (ep. 198)
Your Brain on Facts - June 07, 2022 07:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsWhat do limestone, leather, plastic and mulberry tree bark have in common? They've all been used to make money, plus lots of other materials besides! Join me for a quick jaunt around the world and through history and we look at a fraction of the history of currency. Shirt raising money for Ukrain...
Suspect Sustenance Stories (ep. 197)
Your Brain on Facts - May 31, 2022 07:18 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsWho was General Tsao of chicken fame? Where do Danish pastries come from? Is pad Thai actually Thai food? All that and more in this patron-voted episode! 1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your f...
Awfully Fond of You (ep. 196)
Your Brain on Facts - May 24, 2022 07:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsHow did rubber ducks go from lumps of rubber that didn't even float to a cheerful childhood staple? Let's look at where they came from, where they're going, and why they keep showing up at violent political protests. 1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross 00:38 Bit of...
Dread Pirate Misinformation (ep 195)
Your Brain on Facts - May 17, 2022 07:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsFinally, I get to the subtopic that launched not one but two episodes, the Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet, as well as the most interesting boring thing I could find and why science didn't get a handle on scurvy until nearly WWII. (Apologies in advance because I was red-lining my mic throughout and...
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Real Movies Fake History with Gaz and Mel - May 15, 2022 13:05 - 1 hourThis time Gaz and Mel dive into the true story behind the heartbreaking and brilliant film Quo Vadis, Aida? Mel takes us back to Bosnia, 1995 where learn about the context behind this this vital and important history, which is now more relevant than ever. Who were the Bosniaks, and how did they ...
Yaarrrr Brain On Facts (ep. 194)
Your Brain on Facts - May 10, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsWhat started as a need to tell the real story of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet has turned into a myth vs history two-parter! I love when that happens. Hear about pirate pensions, the makeup of the mariners, and civil unions on the seven seas. Special thanks to Charlie and Jesse over the in Brai...
D'oh! (no episode this week)
Your Brain on Facts - May 03, 2022 10:52 - 59 seconds ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We Can't Have Nice Things - Radio Contests (ep. 193)
Your Brain on Facts - April 26, 2022 12:12 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsIt's the return of our occasional series, We Can't Have Nice Things. This week, we look at radio contest and promotions that went badly wrong, often at the draft stage. Free nude wedding anyone? 1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross at yourbrainonfacts.com/merch 02:4...
Episode 53: Secret Garden
Crime Ghoul - April 25, 2022 14:23 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsWilliam Devin Howell sexually assaulted and murdered women in Connecticut. He buried them in what became know as his garden. #williamdevinhowell #garden #truecrime #sickripper --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crimeghoul/support
Episode 43: Secret Garden
Crime Ghoul - April 25, 2022 14:23 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsWilliam Devin Howell sexually assaulted and murdered women in Connecticut. He buried them in what became know as his garden. #williamdevinhowell #garden #truecrime #sickripper --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeghoul/support
220: The New Skool
Stories of Our City - April 20, 2022 10:32 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHip-hop is more than a genre of popular music; it’s a global culture and lifestyle. Having left its mark across the globe in the last several decades, no place has been untouched—not even the farthest islands. Ireland is no exception. Irish native Stevie G, both a music and radio DJ and one of t...
Courthouse Rock (ep 192)
Your Brain on Facts - April 19, 2022 11:13 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsNot all heroes wear capes. Some wear leather jackets with chains, long hair, and lots of eyeliner! Today we look at three times heavy metal musicians said "We're not gonna take it" and defended the freedom of speech, but were they "Breaking the Law" and just "Howl(ing) at the Moon"? 0:42 Twi...
Courthouse Rock (ep.192)
Your Brain on Facts - April 19, 2022 11:04 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsNot all heroes wear capes. Some wear leather jackets with chains, long hair, and lots of eyeliner! Today we look at three times heavy metal musicians said "We're not gonna take it" and defended the freedom of speech, but were they "Breaking the Law" and just "Howl(ing) at the Moon"? 0:42 Twisted ...
Episode 42: A Dangerous Young Man
Crime Ghoul - April 18, 2022 13:51 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsThis is the story of Derrick Robie #derrickrobie #truecrime #ericsmith #newyork #savonanewyork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeghoul/support
Episode 52: A Dangerous Young Man
Crime Ghoul - April 18, 2022 13:51 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsThis is the story of Derrick Robie #derrickrobie #truecrime #ericsmith #newyork #savonanewyork --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crimeghoul/support
Apple of Our Eye (ep. 191)
Your Brain on Facts - April 12, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratings1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross. It's another one of those episodes all about a topic that sounds totally mundane and boring! Where did apples come from? Was Johnny Appleseed real? Why does planting apple seeds lead to disappointment? And why are some app...
Gregor MacGregor (ep. 190)
Your Brain on Facts - April 05, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsPeople used to say "If you believe that, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you," but they really should have said, "I have some lovely acres in the Republic of Poyais you can buy, but you have to act now!" Presenting one of my favorite con artists ever, the man who declared himself prince ...
219: Music to My Eyes
Stories of Our City - March 30, 2022 10:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFor fine artist Muhammad Abu Aziz, music and art—particularly that of Arabic calligraphy—share an intimate relationship. The Arabic calligrapher’s pen itself is made from the same material as that of the flute. And, so, the role of calligraphy in Muhammad’s eyes ultimately becomes “making rhythm...
Fell on Black Days: Sunday (ep. 189)
Your Brain on Facts - March 29, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratings(Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MOXIE - Enter promo code MOXIE for 83% off and 3 extra months free!) T-shirt for Ukraine, all proceeds and matching donation to Ukraine Red Cross at yourbrainonfacts.com/merch There are four Sundays a month, but more than a dozen days we call "Black ...
Eddie The Eagle
Real Movies Fake History with Gaz and Mel - March 28, 2022 10:13 - 1 hourDiscover the true history behind the heart-warming comedy Eddie the Eagle. This month Gaz and Mel go back in time to the 1988 Olympics in Calgary to discover the real story of British Ski-Jumper Michael David Edwards. What was the real story of his journey to compete for Olympic gold? Which char...
Tax and Taxonomy (ep. 188)
Your Brain on Facts - March 22, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsWho you gonna believe -- me or your lying eyes? Today we look at court cases where people try to avoid taxes by arguing that things aren't the things that they clearly are. 00:50 Tomato 08:18 Jaffa Cakes 17:48 Hydrox vs Oreo 37:40 X-Men Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang...
It Stinks! (your sense of smell, ep. 187)
Your Brain on Facts - March 15, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsOur Patrons have a nose for good topics, so today we 07:04 Smells and space 14:40 Ham-sniffer 21:17 It's the pits 30:48 Aromatherapy Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Becom...
218: Lone Star Love
Stories of Our City - March 09, 2022 13:21 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAlthough her collegiate studies initially brought Begum, a native of Turkey, to the United States, love is what ultimately brought her back. As one of only a handful of Turks in a small Texas city, this holistic nutritionist and expectant mother found that breaking out of her comfort zone was ev...
Witty, Wild Women (ep 186)
Your Brain on Facts - March 08, 2022 15:02 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsWhy did no one tell me about Moms Mabley?!! Hear about her and other 'living loud and proud' ladies (Dorothy Parker, Mae West, Tallulah Bankhead) on this International Women's Day. 01:00 Tallulah Bankhead 13:00 Mae West 23:00 Moms Mabley Links to all the research resources are on the website. Han...
Dying for Your Art (ep. 185)
Your Brain on Facts - March 01, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsVoted on by our Patreon, we dive into the deadly side of sculpture, painting, ballet and more! 01:36 Blucifer 04:00 Get the lead out 10:00 Ballet blazes 20:45 Death by a thousand face 26:43 The Conqueror and the conquered Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your ...
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