Lindsay and Madison discuss Tombland Alley—one of Norwich’s most haunted streets—as well as the importance of double-checking before you board up a plague house, why you should diversify your perfume choices before you die, and that acting like Severus Snape isn’t gonna garner you any new followers. 

Lindsay and Madison are joined by Emily from the Drink, Drunk, Dead podcast. Together they discuss two Doomsday cults—Heaven’s Gate and The Hermits of the Wissahickon—as well as the importance of last meal selection, that the Book of Revelations is a great how-to manual, and that living with a bunch of dudes in the woods isn’t as cool as people make it out to be.

Lindsay and Madison discuss the most fearsome female pirate of all time - Ching Shih - as well as how she invented the prenup, that seducing your adopted son can have far-reaching benefits (even if it toes the line of being squicky), and that we love listener stories.

Lindsay and Madison discuss the demonic history of ventriloquism, as well as why you should never assume something is “implied,” that dummies have always been creepy, and that you should check Steam to see if your childhood lives on the internet.

Lindsay and Madison discuss Mary Ann Cotton — who murdered up to 21 people — as well as why you should always question stomach problems, never introduce your widowed friends to your brother, and that having numerous children with the same name is confusing and weird. 

Lindsay and Madison discuss Alferd G. Packer — the Colorado Cannibal — as well as the merits of knowing where you’re going when selling yourself as a mountain man, why it’s important to keep your story straight (especially when you, ya know, ATE PEOPLE), and the insanity that was the justice system in regards to this case.

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lavinia Fisher — the “first female serial killer” — as well as the merits of double-checking your knotwork, creative naming conventions, and why you should never trust a ghost bed.

Lindsay and Madison discuss the erotic art of ancient Rome, as well as the prolific sex trade in Pompeii, the prudish kings of the 16th and 17th Centuries, and the magical protective properties of an old-fashioned penis amulet.

Lindsay and Madison discuss Sarah Howe’s Ladies’ Deposit Company, as well as why you should never accept tea and compliments from an older woman, that if it sounds too good to be true you should always throw money at it, and that fortunetelling guarantees you won’t be quarterless.

Lindsay and Madison explore the fascinating history of the Nain Rouge — the “Red Dwarf” of Detroit (yes, THAT Detroit), as well as why it’s important to listen to fortunetellers who look like Jack Sparrow, the Mothman bromance that never was, and how white people ruin everything.

Lindsay and Madison discuss the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, as well as how to move large slabs of stone, why dumbwaiters always lead to murder, and a possible post-mortem love story.

Join Lindsay and Madison every Wednesday on Ye Olde Crime - where we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear.