Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.
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Ukraine - History in the Making is a series of conversations with me and various guests aiming to improve our understanding of the war in Ukraine and with the ambition of improving our ability to understand and fight the global struggle for freedom. My name is Emil Juhler-Nøttrup, I am 27 years old and I come from Copenhagen, Denmark. I have always been politically active and currently I’m doing a Master’s degree in Political Science. Besides that I went to Ukraine in February 2024. My perso ...
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Welcome to The Prayer Path. The mission of The Prayer Path is to support you to create an auditory pathway upon which you can spend some time in a personal, intimate and loving encounter with The Divine as you understand her, him or it in your life. We use a blend of scriptures, other spiritual and secular texts, music and silence to inspire your prayer. Enjoy your journey on The Prayer Path.
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The $2.35 Murder Ad Free Safe House Edition Episode 331 is dedicated to listener Kalie Jansen who recommended this strange story of a Syracuse, New York woman who came up missing during a brutal snowstorm, and the surprising way in which the mystery unfolded. Culled from the historic pages of the Syracuse Herald and other newspapers of the era. Mor…
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The Jailer's Wife's Betrayal Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 330 is the exciting story of the Biddle Brothers of Pittsburgh, whose ransack of a humble home turns to homicide and leads to the line-of-duty death of one of the city's beloved officers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311…
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The Tragic Typhoid Conspiracy Commercial Free Safe House Edition Episode 329 tells of an unusual modus operandi, the use of typhoid germs as a method of poisoning when an Illinois attorney goes on trial for the murder of a young man he raised after the death of his mother, who happened to leave her son a million dollar estate. A big welcome back to…
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Rampage in Valdosta Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 126 concerned this podcast’s first non-human perpetrator, a great big crazy brilliant elephant first known as Empress when imported into the United States in 1871. She killed so many handlers that she was sentenced to death many times, but doing so was so difficult that she was just passed from…
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The Botched Execution of Tom Ketchum Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 127 takes us back to the days of the Old West with the tale of “the Black Jack Gang,” terrors of the Southwest, from about 1896 to 1891 when its leader, Tom Ketchum, was finally captured trying to pull off a train robbery solo. He didn’t know the conductor had been robbed once …
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What The Dog Saw At Beekman Place Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 128 is one of the creepiest and sleaziest yet, when the mad Bohemian debauchery that made Greenwich Village famous spills over into the posh East Midtown. The colorful cast of real-life characters includes a woman who ran a prohibition speakeasy, her beautiful model daughter and h…
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The LaBoeuf Triangle Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 328 revisits one of our favorite tropes: The Love Triangle Gone Awry. The people involved here weren't rich and famous, but just ordinary people, tragically caught up in their passion. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.…
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The Exploits Of The Outlaw James Gang Ad Free Safe House Edition Episode 326 finishes off Wild West Month with the epic tale of one of the most notorious bands of outlaws to plague the American frontier. It’s a wild ride, so hang on. More WILD WESTERNS Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--290931…
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The Thorny Rose Of The Wild Bunch Ad Free Safe House Edition Episode 324 tells the tale of a young woman who would do anything for the man she loves, even go to prison for him. The couple were associated with the gang known as the Wild Bunch, featuring such notorious characters as Black Jack Ketchum, Butch Cassidy, and Harry Longbaugh, also known a…
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The Grand Mogul Of The Texas Desperados Commercial Free Safe House Edition Episode 322 relates the downfall of one of the most desperate desperados of the Old West, John Wesley Hardin, the man so mean that it is alleged he shot a fellow just for snoring. Culled from the historic pages of the Galveston Daily News, The El Paso Times, and other newspa…
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The Capture Of Hong Di Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 321 continues our exploration of stories from the Old West, this one from a ranch near Colusa when a Chinese cook, a mere boy of 17, opens fire with a rifle during the family meal. After a flight from justice, an unlikely hero captures the fugitive, who is put on trial while a vengeful crowd…
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The Earp Brothers Take A Stand Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 319 takes us on a journey to one of the most famous gunfights in Old West history, the shoot-out at the OK corral. The first two thirds relates the story from the newspaper accounts of the day, while the third act gives a first-person account from Wyatt Earp himself. Culled from the …
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Why and how I did everything I did for Ukraine
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20:35In this episode I explain why and how I did everything I did for Ukraine. I allude to a video and a page sometimes and also talk as if I´m making a video. That´s because just like the last episodes, I initially planned for this to be a shorter video, but ended up doing something that works as an episode for itself as well. You can find the video on…
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UPDATE AND DEEP THOUGHTS ABOUT EVERYTHING I'VE DONE
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12:59This was initially ment "just" to be a video for Instagram, but things got out of hand and I started doing some serious thinking and reflection. So it works as its own episode as well. Things get pretty abstract and complicated so dont mind asking me directly on the Ukraine - History in the Making Instagram page, if you have questions: https://www.…
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The Brutal Murder Of Mayme Sherman A True Crime Short Story by Richard O Jones Ad-Free Safe House Edition One of the factors behind my interest in historical true crime is that my hometown of Hamilton, Ohio, seems to have a particularly rich history of crime--murder in particular, but not just murder. I’ve done several local programs about the safe…
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The Saga of the Scoundrel Thomas McGehan A true crime short story by Richard O Jones Ad-Free Safe House Edition - Episode 28 takes place on Christmas Eve 1870, when three men attack a local politician with boulders and slungshots, and at least a dozen men scramble for the door while five shots pepper the faro room at the American Saloon in Hamilton…
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History Series #8: 1860's to immediate aftermath of WW1 - Early signs of Ukrainian statehood
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1:17:57In this episode Yevheniia Fedotova takes us through the period from the 1860's to the immediate aftermath of World War I. In the years between the Crimean War and WW1 we start to see the political signs of a Ukrainian state rising in the horizon, which is a natural development of the ideas and visions that were shaped prior to this period. We have …
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"If you have a Russian friend always keep an axe in your backpocket": Special episode with Crimean Tatar Zakhida Adylova
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1:08:05If you have a Russian friend always keep an axe in your backpocket! On September 20 I spoke with the amazing Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar, Zakhida Adylova. Zakhida is a teacher, interpreter, an NGO project coordinator, a civil activist and just in general a dedicated volunteer for Ukraine. In the conversation we dwelwe into the historical, political…
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History Series #7: 1815-1860's, the rise of Ukrainian identity
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1:35:14In this episode Olena Dudko presents the story of Ukraine in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars and up until the Valuev Circular of 1863. With the Valuev Circular the use of Ukrainian language was practically banned within the Russian Empire, which at that time also included Ukraine. The law was passed because Russia felt threatened by the rise o…
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History Series #6: Empires struggling for Ukrainian lands
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1:13:44In the 6th episode of the History Series we talk about what happened between the Pereislav Treaty of 1654 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The story about Ukraine in the end of the 17th century, during the 18th century and all the way up until the Napoleonic Wars, which is where we end, really is the story about how different empires fought for …
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History Series #5: The formation and evolution of the Cossack State
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1:30:33In this week’s episode we arrive at a very important point in the history of Ukraine: The formation and evolution of the Cossack State - a story that Yevheniia Fedotova takes us through. We talk about the role of different Cossack leaders such as Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Ivan Mazepa. The episode covers a period in which Ukraine underwent many …
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On Friday February 16 this year, while I was in Ukraine, I spoke with the soldier, Sergey Vishnevsky. Sergey has been a part of the Ukrainian army since 2014 when he first fought in the east. The conversation is very short, but sometimes clarity and not time is what is needed to get across the most important messages. Enjoy the episode and Slava Uk…
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