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This episode includes Rebecca making Jordyn promise to never let her be hung! That's right, Jordyn's terrifying us all with walking and waking corpses and people being put to death twice. Rebecca then shares the very sad and mysterious tale of Gloria Ramirez's unexplained death.

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Dancing Plagues and ovariotomies! Rebecca tells us all about St Vitus' Dance otherwise known as Sydenham Chorea and Jordyn shares the story of the courageous and compassionate physician Ephraim McDowell; the founding father of abdominal surgery and the ovariotomy.

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We're highlighting some revolutionary Australians who have contributed to medical amazingness by creating devices that have saved countless lives and Rebecca explains and analyses foreign accent syndrome (FAS).

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Medical marvels and phenomenon's? This month we're trying to understand them or at least share how mind boggling they are! Rebecca discusses the American Crowbar Case aka Phineas Gage's tamping accident and Jordyn shares the breakthrough of Ignaz Semmelweis, "the saviour of mothers" and the pioneer of antiseptic practices.

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A fake heiress and a fake banker? Yep, Jordyn discusses the boggling story of Anna Sorkin the fake heiress but real life grand larceny committing criminal and Rebecca shares the rollercoaster ride of Adele Spitzeder, who defrauded roughly 32,000 people.

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Jordyn and Rebecca are thinking on the same page this week, it's only taken them 20 years. Rebecca tells the story of faux-doctor and conman C.L. Blood and Jordyn shares the story of kingpin, gambling-house owner and saloonkeeper Lou Blonger.

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People buying landmarks and fictional cars? Yep, that happened. Today Jordyn shares some stories about George C Parker, T Remington Grenfall and Wilson A Blodgett and Arthurt Fergurson and Rebecca shares the story of Elizabeth Carmicheal.

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New Month, New Theme! This week Rebecca and Jordyn are talking about a secret love of theirs - Scams! Rebecca discusses the exploits of Frank Abgnable Jr, impersonator extraordinaire and Jordyn regales us with the handiwork of Victor Lustig, the only man to have sold the Effiel Tower (twice).

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We're talking about the Thedbro Landslide of 1997 and Tornado Country in our last themed natural disasters episode. Jordyn discusses the tragedy where only one survived and Rebecca busts some myths about Tornado Alley.

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Sinkholes and Earthquakes and Fires! Rebecca shares the tragedy of the 2010 (and 2007) Guatemala sinkhole disaster. Jordyn tells us of the 1906 San Fransico Earthquake that;s aftermath is too much to wrap their heads around.

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