Today we walk through the wild history of 15th century Japan during the Sengoku era and learn the story of a powerful warlord who appointed the first & only Black samurai in Japanese recorded history.

The fall of Cleopatra opened the door for Rome, but when they tried to push into the Nubian Kingdom of Kush, they ran into Queen Amanirenas—the baddie who brought the empire to their knees and showed them what black excellence was all about.

What happens when a man born in chains takes one impossible idea, one golden opportunity, and quite literally runs with it? History happens. Today, we’re telling the story of someone who entered this world as property and left it as a decorated war hero and accomplished politician. This is the life of a hero, an icon, a legend — Robert Smalls.

On today’s episode we celebrate Valentine’s Day by telling the cautionary tale of a bad romance gone nuclear. Join me as we discuss the night that changed everything for the musical icon known as Al Green.

On today’s episode I FINALLY drop the second part of a story I started in episode 60. We discuss the conclusion of the trial in which Monica Sementilli was tried for the 2017 murder of her husband Fabio.

On today’s episode, we go back to the early 1900's as we tell the story of an "exotic" beauty — a nasty dancer, dancer for money, a woman who walked so Rachel Dolezal could run. Labeled a notorious femme fatale spy and blamed for the deaths of 50,000 soldiers. Her name became legend. Her story became myth. And the truth? It’s buried beneath war, paranoia, and a nation desperate for a villain.

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On today’s episode, we dive into an insane, landmark court case that held the American public in a chokehold from gavel to gavel in the roaring 1920’s. This case was one of the most salacious legal scandals of its time — teaching hopeless romantics a brutal lesson about the thickness of blood and the conditions of unconditional love.

Today’s subscriber exclusive episode has an…acquired taste. Buckle up and settle your stomach for this one.

Listen to our very first three-part special as we unravel the chaotic carnage left in the wake of Phil Spector—the musician, the mastermind, and the murderer. We begin with his meteoric rise as a promising young producer in the 1960s, trace his rapid unraveling, and end with his 2007 murder trial. Along the way, we focus on two of his victims in particular: one who got away—and another who wasn’t as lucky.

Listen to our very first three-part special as we unravel the chaotic carnage left in the wake of Phil Spector—the musician, the mastermind, and the murderer. We begin with his meteoric rise as a promising young producer in the 1960s, trace his rapid unraveling, and end with his 2007 murder trial. Along the way, we focus on two of his victims in particular: one who got away—and another who wasn’t as lucky.