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New episode coming the week of March 22! Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—... more
FAQs about Bittersweet Infamy:How many episodes does Bittersweet Infamy have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.
March 06, 2022#39 - Caster SemenyaTaylor tells Josie about South African runner Caster Semenya and the history of sex testing in women's track and field. Plus: the wild story of America's biggest party, Spring Break....more1h 27minPlay
February 20, 2022#38 - Zheng Yi SaoJosie tells Taylor about the pirate queen of the South China Sea. Plus: the McBarge, Vancouver's abandoned floating McDonald's restaurant....more1h 26minPlay
February 06, 2022#37 - Go Set a WatchmanTaylor tells Josie about the controversial "sequel" to Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Plus: a trip to the Gates of Hell, Turkmenistan's ever-burning fire pit....more1h 27minPlay
January 23, 2022#36 - The Jerusalem SyndromeJosie tells Taylor about the mysterious affliction that makes travellers to the Holy Land think they're the Messiah. Plus: chilling true crime from ice-cold Antarctica....more1h 17minPlay
January 09, 2022#35 - Bindy JohalTaylor tells Josie about Vancouver's most infamous celebrity gangster. Plus: Chindōgu, the Japanese philosophy of inventing exquisitely useless things....more1h 25minPlay
December 25, 2021#34 - Quetzalcoatl is Coming to TownHoliday special! Josie tells Taylor about Mexican president Pascual Ortiz Rubio and his attempt to replace Santa Claus with a Mesoamerican deity. Plus: Xanta Klaus, the evil pro wrestling Santa, and an update on the "deepfake mom" who probably didn't deepfake anything....more1h 22minPlay
December 12, 2021#33 - Krampus and His KinHoliday special! Taylor tells Josie about Krampus, St. Nicholas, Frau Perchta, and the other big names in dark Alpine holiday folklore. Plus: the story behind Holiday Halftime, the NFL's failed series of Christmas albums....more1h 34minPlay
November 28, 2021#32 - The Darién GapJosie tells Taylor about the many failed attempts to tame a remote part of Panama. Plus: the morbid story behind the CPR doll, Resusci Annie....more1h 14minPlay
November 14, 2021#31 - Miss CleoSeason premiere! Taylor tells Josie about the billion dollar scam behind the top TV psychic of the '90s. Plus: cross-pollination drama from the world of corn....more1h 12minPlay
October 31, 2021#30 - The Momo ChallengeHalloween special + season finale! Taylor tells Josie about the terrifying online suicide hoax that had parents and kids petrified. Plus: class is in session with Madam Koi Koi, Africa's legendary high-heeled ghost....more1h 19minPlay
FAQs about Bittersweet Infamy:How many episodes does Bittersweet Infamy have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.