The 1920s were a time of deep institutional white supremacy. Today we explore the story of a Methodist minister who murdered a Catholic priest in Alabama. 

In the 700s Irene of Athens became the first woman to be sole ruler of the Roman Empire. To become emperor in her own right, she had to commit a terrible crime. Today we explore that story. 

The story of how Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker became the most successful televangelists of all time, and how their empire came crashing down. 

 In this episode we explore the history of the Samaritans people and their religion. Famous for the parable in the New Testament, where are the Samaritans today? We go from the time of Moses to the time of David to the time of Jesus to time of Christian Roman Emperors to find out, what happened to the Samaritans?

How the self-appointed "America's #1 Christian Comedian" convinced millions of Americans that witches and Satanists were commonly ritually abusing children, and how the moral panic that set off left innocent people in prison for decades

In this week's episode we explore the life of Joan of Arc and go through her trial transcript at the hand of the Inquisition. Turns out there a lot of great Joan of Arc quotes in the transcript, listen and hear them!

The story of how Warren Jeffs rose to power as the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and what he did to the women and girls of his community with that power.

The story of how self-proclaimed prophet Lee Kaplan took control over the ex-communicated former Amish Stolzfus family by giving them money and a place to live, and the horror of what Kaplan asked for in return. 

On Oct 30th 2012 the body of 27 year old Bethany Deaton was found by a lake. On Nov 9th 2012 her friend and fellow International House of Prayer small group member Micah Moore confessed to her murder. Was it murder or suicide? What was going on in that small group? In this episode we explore the International House Of Prayer's "bridegroom theology" theology where believers are taught to imagine Jesus as a lover as we try to piece together what happened to Bethany Deaton. 

How the Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana became the second highest ranking Confederate general and how he attempted to form the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Confederate States of America.