There is perhaps no greater and fiercer love on Earth than that of a mother for her children, so perhaps that’s why it’s always so shocking (and morbidly fascinating) when a mother murders her own kids. On today’s grim episode, Tom and Jenny will be discussing two of the most infamous “killer moms” in the … Continue reading Episode 362: Killer Moms – Susan Smith and Andrea Yates

Episode 362: Killer Moms – Susan Smith and Andrea Yates

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Leopold and Loeb, two wealthy and highly intelligent University of Chicago students, shocked the nation in 1924 with their murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in what they claimed was an attempt to commit the “perfect crime.” Nathan Leopold, 19, and Richard Loeb, 18, both from affluent families, meticulously planned and executed the abduction and killing, … Continue reading Episode 407: Leopold & Loeb – Committing the “Perfect” Crime

Episode 407: Leopold & Loeb – Committing the “Perfect” Crime

Tom and Jenny discuss Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist Western masterpiece from 2012. Thanks Xánada for sending us the movie! Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check … Continue reading Movie Time: Django Unchained (2012)

Movie Time: Django Unchained (2012)

Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true crime channel, Crime Immemorial. Check out Fright On Cue, a cool horror writing journal with image and text prompts. Please try out TubeBuddy! And … Continue reading Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, May 31st, 2024 Edition

Sidetracks LIVE: Friday, May 31st, 2024 Edition

Phrenology is a pseudoscience that emerged in the early 19th century, proposing that the shape and size of various areas of the brain (and thus the overlying skull) determine a person’s character, personality traits, and intellectual abilities. It was founded by German physician Franz Joseph Gall around 1796. Gall theorized that different brain regions were … Continue reading Episode 406: Phrenology – The Skull Bump Pseudoscience

Episode 406: Phrenology – The Skull Bump Pseudoscience

Tom and Jenny discuss the latest installment in the Mad Max franchise, the excellent Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, … Continue reading Movie Time: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Episode 362: Killer Moms – Susan Smith and Andrea Yates

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