Best Ruth Lilly Podcasts (2025)

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Conversations with Dead People: Willow: Enneagram 35:49

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Website - Tumblr - Twitter We use the tried and tested method of online personality quizzes to get to the bottom of some of our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. This one's all about Willow Rosenberg. Quiz from LonerWolf

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406: The Murder of Jujube Heiress Ruth Quinn w/ Taylor Kiland 56:40

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The small Southern California island of Coronado rarely makes news for violent crime. But in the spring of 1975, World War II widow and retired librarian Ruth Quinn was murdered, execution-style, in her cottage. Her death sent a shock wave through the community. The granddaughter of Jujubes and Jujyfruits creator Henry Heide, Ruth was found fully c…

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Dr. W.D. Broadhurst w/ Patrick Gallagher 1:15:26

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(Orig pub date: 2/15/22) In October of 1946, a chiropractor and rancher named Willis "W.D." Broadhurst was beaten with a wrench and finished off with a shotgun on a lonely eastern Oregon road. Investigators would soon accuse his wife Gladys of plotting the doctor's murder with the help of his young cowhand and her lover, Alvin Williams. Stunning de…

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405: A History of Eugenics in America w/ Mark A. Torres 1:06:50

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In the early twentieth century, eugenics captivated scientists and the public alike, giving researchers license to exploit the infirm, the mentally ill, prisoners, Native communities and many others considered "defective" or "feebleminded" under the guise of genetics. At its center stood the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor, directed by…

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We Are Lady Parts 1:05:20

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We are having Thinky Thoughts about We Are Lady Parts. Spoilers for both seasons of We Are Lady Parts. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

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404: Gunfighter Clay Allison w/ Donna Blake Birchell 1:04:17

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Clay Allison was both liked and loathed in his lifetime, embodying the contradictions of the American frontier. He could show moments of kindness for the downtrodden, but also carried deep hatred for Northerners and Black people. Dangerously unpredictable, he was capable of generosity one moment and chilling violence the next, a quality that made h…

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403: The Madman of Crystal Beach w/ M.F. Gross 1:23:19

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In the sultry summer of 1949, a sleepy Florida beach town was rocked to its core. A brutal home invasion, a shocking murder, and a desperate, month-long manhunt captivated and terrified an entire region. At the center of the storm was John Calvin “Rastus” Russell, a cunning ex-con and former asylum patient who unleashed a wave of fear unlike anythi…

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Conversations with Dead People: Anya: Enneagram 30:01

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Website - Tumblr - Twitter We use the tried and tested method of online personality quizzes to get to the bottom of some of our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. This one's all about Mrs Anya Lame Ass Made Up Maiden Name Harris. Quiz from LonerWolf

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402: The Reno Redfield Heist w/ Gavin Schmitt 1:03:10

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The 1952 burglary of eccentric multi-millionaire LaVere Redfield’s mansion in Reno, Nevada was the largest of its time, but also a comedy of errors. "Masterminded" by a French-Canadian woman with a questionable relationship to Redfield, it also included a failed safecracker and a crew of Italian-American hoodlums from the Milwaukee underworld. My g…

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401: The First Forensic Hanging w/ Summer Strevens 55:12

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The First Forensic Hanging: The Toxic Truth That Killed Mary Blandy by Summer Strevens tells the story of Mary Blandy, executed in 1752 for poisoning her father Frances Blandy with arsenic. Her trial was the first in Britain to use toxicology as evidence in an arsenic poisoning case, marking a turning point in forensic history. Drawing on period ne…

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Conversations with Dead People - Season 6 & 7 Round Up: The Latter Years 1:48:28

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We have a brief round up discussion of the latter years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Check out the episodes we’ve got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

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MoNo Encore: The Bermondsey Horror w/ Gavin Whitehead 1:17:12

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(Orig pub date: 2/3/24) On August 17th, 1849, London police officers made a grisly discovery at the home of George and Maria (born Marie de Roux) Manning. Her former beau, Patrick O'Connor, had been buried under the floor. A nationwide hunt for the couple would follow, and after that a trial and executions. The murder case would grip London so ferv…

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400: The Legend of Belle Starr w/ Michael Wallis 1:08:09

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Myra Maibelle Shirley, better known as Belle Starr, was one of the most notorious female outlaws of the Old West (if you believe period newspapers, anyway). My guest, bestselling and award-winning author Michael Wallis, made it his mission to tell the true story of Belle Starr, and in the process dispels many of the myths that surround her. He shar…

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Mindhunter 1:09:54

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We are having Thinky Thoughts about Mindhunter. Spoilers for both seasons of Mindhunter. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.By Fascination and Frustration

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399: The Life & Crimes of Robert Spears w/ Jerry Jamison 1:45:48

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"Doctor" Robert Spears was arguably one of the greatest con artists of the twentieth century, and very likely a mass murderer. In thirty nine years of grift, he had 25 aliases, 28 arrests in 20 cities, and was imprisoned close to a dozen times. He performed, without any medical degree, abortions on countless women, and in 1959 tricked his best frie…

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398: John Wilkes Booth & the Last Year of the Civil War w/ Scott Ellsworth 58:54

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My guest this week is Scott Ellsworth, author of Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. He talks about President Lincoln's turbulent last year in office, the Confederate secret service's attempts to create chaos in the north, and John Wilkes Booth's ties to the Confederacy's s…

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The Bear - Season 4 - Part 2/2 1:22:11

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Website - Tumblr - Instagram Join us for the second part of our discussion of season 4 of The Bear.By Fascination and Frustration

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397: The Hazel Drew Murder Revisited w/ Jerry C. Drake 1:25:57

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In July of 1908 the body of twenty-year-old Hazel Drew was found floating in a mill pond in Upstate New York. Her death captured headlines across the nation and around the world, but after a whirlwind investigation lasting less than thirty days (despite a myriad of suspects), the District Attorney abruptly closed the case. Joining me is Jerry Drake…

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The Bear - Season 4 - Part 1/2 53:40

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Website - Tumblr - Instagram Join us for the first part of our discussion of season 4 of The Bear.By Fascination and Frustration

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MoNo Encore: The 1912 Murder of Ella Barham w/ Nita Gould 1:22:39

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(Original pub date: 6/16/21) In November of 1912, a young woman named Ella Barham journeyed home, on her horse, to her family farm in Boone County, Arkansas, but never arrived. After her body was discovered, murdered and dismembered, suspicions quickly centered on a neighbor, Odus Davidson, who was rumored to have been in love with Ella, a love nev…

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396: The 1951 Murder of Clarence Pellett w/ Clem Pellett 1:18:22

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Clem Pellett grew up knowing very little about his grandfather, Clarence Pellett, who was murdered along Montana's iconic Hi-Line in April of 1951. Pellett's father had cut ties with the family, and Pellett didn't even know his grandfather's first name until he started investigating the case as an adult. Through extensive research over many years, …

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395: The 1917 Murder of Beatrice Epler w/ Allie Seibert 1:29:13

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On the morning of September 5th, 1917, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Epler was found dead just steps from her home in Alma, Michigan. The investigation into her murder would soon entangle a brothel madam, a traveling theater owner, a local farmer, and a French-Canadian amateur detective. My guest is Allie Seibert, author of Bloodstained: Exploring Mich…

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Pilots: Castle 1:06:09

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Website - Tumblr - Twitter We're discussing the pilot episode of ABC's Castle. Get ready for a chat about pulp fiction, the charm of daft procedurals, and a bizarre amount of conversation about Lucifer...By Fascination and Frustration

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394: The Castleton Massacre with Margaret Carson & Sharon Anne Cook 1:22:22

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On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen’s University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then mu…

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393: The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan w/ Mary Noé 1:13:02

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On the morning of July 3, 1915, John Pierpont Morgan Jr., one of the most famous names in finance, was entertaining guests at his sprawling Long Island estate when the doorbell unexpectedly rang. An armed man forced his way inside. At the same time, authorities in Washington, DC, were investigating a shocking bombing at the US Capitol. While no one…

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392: Golden Age Pirate George Lowther w/ Craig Chapman 1:07:00

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George Lowther was a mutineer and a pirate, one of the most prolific during the golden age of piracy. His first mate, Edward "Ned" Low, went on to establish himself as perhaps the most sadistic and depraved of all pirate captains. Virtually all popular sources specify Lowther's death being by suicide in 1723, while marooned on the small island of B…

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Conversations with Dead People 7.16: Chosen (s07e22) 2:09:48

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Join us as we discuss the very last episode of Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 22, Chosen. The world is doomed... Check out the episodes we’ve got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.By Fascination and Frustration

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero 1:06:35

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(Original pub. date: 9/27/2018) Catherine Pelonero, author of "Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences", is my guest. She walks us through the murder of Kitty Genovese in Kew Gardens, New York in 1964 and its aftermath. The horrific crime is especially infamous because no one called police or stepped in to hel…

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391: Civil War Era & Gilded Age Con Artist Charles Cowlam w/ Frank W. Garmon Jr. 58:11

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Charles Cowlam stands out as one of the most remarkable con artists of nineteenth-century America. He talked his way into receiving pardons from both President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Through deception, he secured a role investigating Lincoln’s assassination. He preyed on lonely widows, attempted to manipulate a Florida election, and c…

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390: Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder w/ Greg Lilly 1:07:01

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In November 1945, James Newton, a young World War II veteran, was shot four times—twice in the back—in his room at an Abingdon, Virginia boardinghouse owned by Helen Clark. She would soon stand trial for his murder, as speculation swirled about the true nature of their relationship. Was she a protective, motherly figure trying to prevent Jimmy from…

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Conversations with Dead People 7.15: End of Days (s07e21) 1:08:52

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Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 21, End of Days. Check out the episodes we’ve got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.By Fascination and Frustration

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Conversations with Dead People: Willow: Enneagram 35:49

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406: The Murder of Jujube Heiress Ruth Quinn w/ Taylor Kiland 56:40

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Dr. W.D. Broadhurst w/ Patrick Gallagher 1:15:26

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405: A History of Eugenics in America w/ Mark A. Torres 1:06:50

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We Are Lady Parts 1:05:20

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404: Gunfighter Clay Allison w/ Donna Blake Birchell 1:04:17

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403: The Madman of Crystal Beach w/ M.F. Gross 1:23:19

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Conversations with Dead People: Anya: Enneagram 30:01

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402: The Reno Redfield Heist w/ Gavin Schmitt 1:03:10

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401: The First Forensic Hanging w/ Summer Strevens 55:12

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Conversations with Dead People - Season 6 & 7 Round Up: The Latter Years 1:48:28

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MoNo Encore: The Bermondsey Horror w/ Gavin Whitehead 1:17:12

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400: The Legend of Belle Starr w/ Michael Wallis 1:08:09

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Mindhunter 1:09:54

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399: The Life & Crimes of Robert Spears w/ Jerry Jamison 1:45:48

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398: John Wilkes Booth & the Last Year of the Civil War w/ Scott Ellsworth 58:54

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The Bear - Season 4 - Part 2/2 1:22:11

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397: The Hazel Drew Murder Revisited w/ Jerry C. Drake 1:25:57

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The Bear - Season 4 - Part 1/2 53:40

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MoNo Encore: The 1912 Murder of Ella Barham w/ Nita Gould 1:22:39

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396: The 1951 Murder of Clarence Pellett w/ Clem Pellett 1:18:22

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395: The 1917 Murder of Beatrice Epler w/ Allie Seibert 1:29:13

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Pilots: Castle 1:06:09

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394: The Castleton Massacre with Margaret Carson & Sharon Anne Cook 1:22:22

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393: The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan w/ Mary Noé 1:13:02

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392: Golden Age Pirate George Lowther w/ Craig Chapman 1:07:00

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Conversations with Dead People 7.16: Chosen (s07e22) 2:09:48

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero 1:06:35

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391: Civil War Era & Gilded Age Con Artist Charles Cowlam w/ Frank W. Garmon Jr. 58:11

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390: Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder w/ Greg Lilly 1:07:01

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Conversations with Dead People 7.15: End of Days (s07e21) 1:08:52