Strange Country Ep. 78: Madeline Pollard
Jan 31, 2019
In 1893, Madeline Pollard did the unthinkable. She went public with her ruin by filing a lawsuit against her older, married lover Congressman Willie Breckinridge, the silver-tongued orator known for his long-winded speeches about monogamy. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the double standard that...
Strange Country Ep. 77: Lord Timothy Dexter
Jan 24, 2019
Lord Timothy Dexter was a lucky kind of eccentric from the 1700s. His life in one quick summary: married for money, made ridiculous money through luck, tried to hobnob with the wealthy but wasn’t up to snuff, terrible speller but had the money to published a book anyway, and faked his death. He was also a shitty...
Strange Country Ep. 76: Leopold and Loeb
Jan 17, 2019
Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb set out to commit the perfect crime in 1924. Spoiler alert: they got caught. Join Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly as they explore this sordid tale of affluenza, privilege and--get the ladies out of room, now!!! Now, I say!---penises. Beth would also like to mention that she...
Strange Country Ep. 75: The Feather Thief
Jan 10, 2019
Why can't we just kill everything? It's a good question that Beth asks the world, along with who bought TrumpyBear for the holidays (https://www.gettrumpybear.com/), and is there such thing as feather porn? C'mon-we know you already knew that.
Today's episode, our 75th-yes 75th! Readers will discover the strange...
Strange Country Ep. 74: Amy Archer Gilligan
Jan 3, 2019
Amy Archer Gilligan was a good Christian woman who ran a good Christian nursing home--if you substituted "good Christian" for "serial killer" that is. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly share this macabre story and show off their acting chops in a scene from Arsenic and Old Lace, a play and movie loosely based on...