Horrible History

First, Rachel heads to Exeter, England to talk about John Lee: The Man They Could Not Hang. Then, Emily shares the story of Warren Clough, the first person convicted of murder in Seward, Nebraska. Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

• Exploding Bakery
• Ram Museum
• Exeter Cathedral 
• Solo Sophie 
• Cult of Weird
• Smithsonian Magazine
• Murder Research  
• British Newspaper Archive 
• County of Seward NE
• IAGEN Web
• History Nebraska
• Google Books 
   
   

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This week, Rachel heads to Pittsburg and Emily goes to Egypt. 

Reasons to Listen: 

• An ungrateful smoking chimpanzee
• Criminal napping 
• An uneventful sarcophagus opening
• Stupid criminals committing arson 
• Sexy cupcakes are always funny
• Fisticuffs over a burger

Sources: 

• Economist
• Philly Voice
• Ahram Online 

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This week Emily takes us to the exotic Cairo, Egypt to share the story of King Tutankhamun - his life, death, and the curse that allegedly haunts his tomb. Then, Rachel heads to Pittsburg to talk about Ebenezer McBurney Byers, whose untimely death was the result of multiple cancers inflicted thanks to consuming 1,400 bottles of Radiothor (aka diluted radium!).

Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

• The Culture Trip
• Go Ahead Tours
• Notable Biographies
• Owlcation
• Library of Social Science
• National Geographic Kids
• Britannica 
• History.com
• History.com
• Live Science
• National Geographic
• NPR
• NBC News
• Notable Biographies
• History Museum
• Ducksters
• History.com
• Smithsonian Journeys
• SI EDU

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This week on Terrible Today, stories from Paris, France & San Francisco, CA.

Reasons to Listen: 

• Poop patrol 
• Mispronounced French names
• So many snakes
• Overly-public urinals 
• Partying criminals 
• Naked dining 

Sources: 

• Newser
• Huffpost
• Huffpost
• All That's Interesting
• NBC
• WFXR TV

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This week Emily and Rachel go "Horrible Lite" and tell two tragic stories. First, Emily heads to Paris to tell the story of Sophie Blanchard, the first female to fly a hot air balloon solo and the first to die in an aviation accident.

Then, Rachel tells us about murderess Emma LeDoux and the body in a trunk at a train station. Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

• SF Beer Week
• Untappd
• Thrillist
• Curry Up Now
• SF Gate
• Haggin Museum
• Wikipedia - Emma LeDoux
• Soundings Mag
• Sci Hi
• Smithsonian Mag
• Ancient Origins
• Vice 
• Geri Walton
  
  

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This week on Terrible Today, stories from Oakland, CA and Bar Harbor, ME.

Reasons to Listen: 

• A self-conscious squirrel
• Children are scarier than bears
• Don't get between a man and his burger
• King's Hawaiian sits on a throne of lies
• Stupid criminals in cars
• A man in a wall 

Sources: 

• East Bay Times
• Click 2 Houston
• Silicon Valley
• AP News
• Press Herald
• News Center Maine

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Trigger Warnings: suicide 

This week Rachel tells us the incredible story of the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart! Then she shares a few theories as to what happened, as well! Next Emily tells the harrowing story of Deborah Kiley, a sailor that was lost at sea for 6 days with five friends. Three of them met a horrifying fate. Hopefully, you're horrified!

Follow author Allie Ray on Instagram: @AllieRayWrites

Sources: 

• Explorers Web
• The Sun 
• Visit Oakland
• Oakland Aviation Museum
• Royal Coffee
• Home of Chicken and Waffles
• History.com
• Britannica
• History.com

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This week on Terrible Today, stories from Delaware and Ukraine.

Reasons to Listen: 

• Delaware can't spell its own name
• Badass Ukrainian grandma
• There are consequences to robbing stores
• Badass Ukrainian sailors 
• An unidentified funky smell
• Russian men just thinking with their dicks  

Sources: 

• Mirror UK
• The Hill
• Daily Mail
• W Top
• Corrections
• USA Today

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This week Rachel takes us to New Castle, Delaware to share the story of Steven Brian Pennell – The Route 40 Killer. Then, Emily shares the incredible story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most incredible female sniper in WWII. Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

• The Crazy Tourist
•  Jessops Tavern
• Visit Delaware
• Only In Your State
• The True Crime Database
• Wikipedia
• Delaware Today
• National WW2 Museum
• Smithsonian Magazine
• The World

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This week on Terrible Today, stories from Ohio and nuns in the news. 

Reasons to Listen: 

• A Gambling Nun
• A pooper on the loose
• SHIT EVERYWHERE
• A nun Ed Gein
• Stupid criminals
• Sledding nuns
• The worst roommate 

Sources: 

• Toledo Blade
• The Smoking Gun
• The Lantern 
• Metro Co UK
• News ABS CBN
• NY Post

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