Levi Boone Helm
Lindsay and Madison discuss Levi Boone Helm, as well as why the Wild West was such a hotbed of murder, that eating people doesn’t make you mysterious and cool, and how killing a bunch of people eventually catches up to you.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? The Secret Sits
Lindsay is joined by John from the The Secret Sits podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Kaspar Hauser
Lindsay and Madison discuss Kaspar Hauser, as well blipping into existence via Thanos, that lying isn’t the best way to get what you want, and how not to get attention with deadly weapons.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? That’s So Fucked Up
Lindsay is joined by Ashley and Michelle from the That’s So Fucked Up podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Halloween Special 2022: Poltergeists in Print
Happy Halloween! In this special holiday episode, Lindsay and Madison share a variety of paranormal stories from newspapers past.
Greenbrier Ghost
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Greenbrier Ghost, as well as how to not be suspicious, that it’s not smart to boast about how awful of a human you are, and that you should always trust your gut (and your daughter).
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Complicit
Lindsay is joined by Hilary from the Complicit podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Great Amherst Mystery
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Great Amherst Mystery, as well as why you should avoid men with black eyes, that it’s not okay to treat people’s homes like an oddities museum, and that if a poltergeist throws a knife at you, that’s your cue to leave.
New England Vampire Panic
Lindsay and Madison discuss the New England Vampire Panic, as well as why you shouldn’t bury baby shoes, that organs are pretty flammable, and that you should never drink or breathe in ashes of your dead loved ones, like, ever.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Manic Pixie Weirdo
Lindsay is joined by Abigail from the Manic Pixie Weirdo podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
West Virginia Penitentiary
Lindsay and Madison discuss West Virginia Penitentiary, as well as why you should watch where you’re building things, that inmate-on-inmate violence is no joke, and that exploring haunted places at night is a TERRIBLE idea.
Alexander Turney Stewart
Lindsay and Madison discuss Alexander Turney Stewart, as well as how to start an empire from the ground up, that Amazon wasn’t the first to offer free shipping, and that you shouldn’t touch dead things.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Ye Olde Crime
Lindsay is joined by Madison from the Ye Olde Crime podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Margaret Dickson
Lindsay and Madison discuss Margaret Dickson, as well as how Scotland used to punish women just cause they could, that not every hanging ends how you think it will, and how to get a sweet nickname just for not dying.
Edward Jones—Queen Victoria’s stalker
Lindsay and Madison discuss Edward Jones—Queen Victoria’s stalker, as well as how to be the hide and seek champion, that doubling up on trousers is a great way to smuggle out goods, and how to improve security by pointing out how lax it was in the first place.
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Autumn’s Oddities
Lindsay is joined by Autumn from the Autumn’s Oddities podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
“The Infamous Harry Hayward” with Shawn Peters
Lindsay is joined by Shawn Peters, author of the book “The Infamous Harry Hayward.” A fascinating tale of seduction, murder, fraud, coercion, and the “Minneapolis Monster” Harry Hayward—a serial seducer and schemer deemed a “Svengali,” a “lunatic,” and a “man without a soul.”
Viking Werewolves
Lindsay and Madison discuss Viking werewolves, as well as why you shouldn’t steal magic wolf pelts, that wolves are pretty awesome, and how “alpha males” were supes into Odin.