From the moment they married in 2012, Colorado couple Chris and Shanann Watts seemed to have the picture-perfect life. In reality, an extramarital affair, financial struggles, and conflicts with extended family were tearing the couple apart, all leading to a shocking, brutal crime that would end their marriage for good.

This episode premiered on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Crimes of Passion on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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A nomad exiled from his tribe as a child, Genghis Khan used populism and meritocracy to unite the tribes of the Mongolian Steppe and become the ruler of all of Mongolia from 1206-1227 CE.

This episode premiered on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Dictators on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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They’re one of history's most pervasive mythological creatures, appearing in the folklore of cultures from around the world. From the temples of Ancient Assyria to the epic poems of Ancient Greece, mermaids have endured the test of time to make a big splash in pop culture.

This episode premiered on Monday, March 16, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Mythical Monsters on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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On this day in 1957, labor leader Jimmy Hoffa was arrested by the FBI on charges of bribery.

This episode premiered on Friday, March 13, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Today in True Crime on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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It’s a mysterious medical condition where a patient acquires extraordinary talents after deadly trauma. Usually, the new skills are in a field the person had never previously studied.

This episode premiered on Thursday, March 12, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Unexplained Mysteries on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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All her life, Lisa Nowak dreamt of becoming an astronaut. She worked tirelessly in pursuit of this goal. And then in 2003, when space flight was just within her grasp, Lisa met fellow astronaut, Bill Oefelein. She had no idea that her relationship with Bill would soon make her risk everything.

This episode premiered on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Female Criminals on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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President Grover Cleveland is often remembered for his mustache, or perhaps his anti-corruption agenda. Fewer people know about the son he fathered through sexual assault—and the ensuing scandal that threatened his election to the White House.

This episode premiered on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Political Scandals on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In the mid-1980s, serial killer Henry Lee Lucas confessed to nearly 600 murders. While most of those confessions were subsequently disproven, his case led to larger questions about United States interrogation methods.

This episode premiered on Monday, March 9, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Serial Killers on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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If you were a longshoreman from the 1920s to the 1950s, you lived in fear of this man. Though his reign and reputation were barely a footnote in history, the power Albert Anastasia wielded over the New York harbor was absolute. Anastasia proved that if no one is willing to testify against you… you can get away with just about anything.

This episode premiered on Friday, March 6, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Villains on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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It was the largest natural blaze in U.S. history—the result of human agricultural inexperience, a freak climate, and unbridled westward expansion by American corporations and homesteaders. The catastrophic wildfire of 1910 incinerated over 4,000 miles of the western United States and came to be known as the “Big Burn.”

This episode premiered on Thursday, March 5, 2020. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Natural Disasters on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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