Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with You Should have Ghosted
Lindsay is joined by Shayna from the You Should Have Ghosted podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Henry Every—the King of Pirates
Lindsay and Madison discuss Henry Every—the King of Pirates, as well as why you should never transport large sums of money by boat, that you can never go wrong as long as your ship has a sweetass name, and how even pirates can have a code of honor.
Historical True Crime Showcase
This week, Lindsay and Madison are joined by 5 other amazing historic true crime podcasters for the first annual Historical True Crime Showcase. Enjoy a minisode on the origin of the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice," as well as mini-stories from the rest of the group.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with In Bed with Nikky
Lindsay is joined by Nikky from the In Bed With Nikky podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
The 13 Club
Lindsay and Madison discuss The 13 Club, as well as why silly social clubs can actually be pretty cool, that you can make positive changes if you know the right people, and how superstitions aren’t always what they first appear.
Loftus Hall
Lindsay and Madison discuss the haunting history of Loftus Hall—the most haunted house in Ireland, as well as why you should be wary of strangers who love a good game of cards, that locking up your daughter isn’t okay in any context, and how you shouldn’t blow wads of cash to get the Queen to visit you (stop trying to make it happen).
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with This Planet Needs a Name
Lindsay is joined by Evan from the This Planet Needs a Name podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Belle Starr—Queen of the Oklahoma Outlaws
Lindsay and Madison discuss Belle Starr—Queen of the Oklahoma Outlaws, as well as why teaching rich girls to shoot may not be the best idea, that the average life expectancy in the Wild West was pretty low, and how fashion forward you can be as a lady outlaw.
Grace Sherwood—the Witch of Pungo
Lindsay and Madison discuss Grace Sherwood—the Witch of Pungo, as well as why pants are a gateway drug to sorcery, that ducking isn’t as fun as it sounds, and how you should never grow anything for medicinal purposes, ever.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with For Nerds By Nerds
Lindsay is joined by Josh from the For Nerds By Nerds podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Major Thomas Weir—the Wizard of West Bow
Lindsay and Madison discuss Major Thomas Weir—the Wizard of West Bow, as well as why you should always question anyone who can be seen as a “pillar of the community,” that being a sexual deviant can have serious consequences, and how you should always double-check before you go number two.
Goody Garlick
Lindsay and Madison discuss Goody Garlick, as well as why being a healer was basically the Russian Roulette of occupations, that people who live in small towns are gossipy assholes, and how you should always treat others how you want to be treated (unless you want to be treated like a witch).
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with Riddle Me That!
Lindsay is joined by Jules from the Riddle Me That! podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Vardø Witch Trials
Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Vardø Witch Trials, as well as why you should never attend a rager on a mountain, that spending time with cats and dogs is a bad idea, and how you should always avoid morning doves—especially if they start following you around.
Essex Witch Trials
Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Essex Witch Trials, as well as why working in healthcare was dangerous business in the Middle Ages, that owning pets often labeled you as a witch, and how family and neighborhood feuds were a great way to get rid of people who pissed you off - just call them a witch!
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with Thanks for Coming!
Lindsay is joined by Seth from the Thanks for Coming! podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Wife-Selling
Lindsay and Madison discuss the unusual practice of wife-selling, as well as why you should never treat women like livestock, that beer is an odd form of currency, and how having the tables turned on you can be even more hilarious than you might think.
Marianna—The Nun of Monza
Lindsay and Madison discuss Marianna—The Nun of Monza, as well as why it’s not okay to force women to join the cloth, that it’s never a good idea to eat weird things to get over a dude, and how murdering someone to cover up another murder is a slippery slope to more murder.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with Bea Nostalgic
Lindsay is joined by Andrew from the Bea Nostalgic podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
The Bloody Benders
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Bloody Benders, as well as the dangers of prairie death grass, that you should never sit by stained anything, and how commemorative macabre souvenirs should always be whittled into something special (for memories sake).