Halloween special! Guest host Nadine Bachan tells Josie and Taylor about the murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy; Chicago's Cabrini–Green public housing projects; and the true story behind the movie Candyman. Plus: we take a trip down Trinidad's haunted Solomon Hochoy Highway, with a detour to Mexico's Isla de las Muñecas—an island full of decomposing dolls.

Halloween special! Josie tells Taylor about the creepypasta that inspired an attempted murder. Plus: the killer clown outbreak of 2016.

Taylor tells Josie about the first Black Miss America, Vanessa Williams, and the turbulent history of the Miss America pageant. Plus: the infamous policies of Texas governor Greg Abbott.

Josie tells Taylor about American writer and con artist Clifford Irving, and the web of lies behind a fake autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. Plus: welcome to Bar 9Eleven, the bar where you never forget.

Taylor tells Josie about the volcanic eruption that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79. Plus: letters home from a COVID-era summer camp.

Josie tells Taylor about the mysterious death of actor Brittany Murphy. Plus: gender reveals gone awry.

Taylor tells Josie about Nigerian shipwreck survivor Harrison Okene, who spent three days underwater in the sunken tugboat Jascon 4. Plus: a deep dive into Deep Dive Dubai, the world's deepest pool.

Josie tells Taylor about Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina and her career-ending injury. Plus: the 2021 West Coast heat wave, and a look back at infamous fast food promotions.

Taylor tells Josie about the saga of sex, murder and mayhem that unfolded on remote Floreana. Plus: we get to the bottom of the infamous Puebla sinkhole.

Josie tells Taylor about the sex cult that took Silicon Valley by storm. Plus: hear how jazz musician John Coltrane kicked his heroin habit.