In the sixth episode of Rude History, Erika and Clare explore the murder of Kitty Genovese and its impact on crowd psychology! Trigger warnings for rape, murder, and shoving a tin can where the sun don't shine.

Don't worry, that last one is at least a little bit funny.

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Kevin Cook, "Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America."

In this episode of Rude History, Clare and Erika (Clerika?) discuss the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Rorschach. It turns out that one of these personality tests is total BS--and it's probably not the one you think.

After recording, the gals looked through the Rorschach together (check out the link at the bottom). Erika's results indicate that she's an artist with a unique way of looking at the world. Clare's indicate that she's probably a serial killer.

...yeah, that tracks.

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Rorschach Me, Baby!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test#Inkblots

Sources:

The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing (Merve Emre)

The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing (Damion Searles)

Omg, it's finally over! It's the third (and final, thank Christ) episode of the Patty Hearst show. Clare and Erika discuss how F. Lee Bailey biffed Patty's defense, and what she's been up to since her release from prison. Spoiler: She gave up robbing banks.

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Clare and Erika JUST KEEP TALKING about Patty Hearst! In this episode, Patty goes on the run and the SLA are brought low by an unpaid parking ticket. Tune in next week for the conclusion, featuring F. Lee Bailey long past his prime!

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Erika and Clare discuss America's most infamous kidnapping case: The 1974 abduction of one Patty Hearst. (Take that, Lindberg baby!) This episode begins with Patty's kidnapping from her Berkeley apartment and ends with the debut of the mysterious "Tania."

Source: Jeffrey Toobin's American Heiress.

Lifelong bffs Erika and Clare talk about Joseph Lister and the invention of modern surgery. Clare is a former history teacher, so you can trust her slightly more than some rando off the street. Erika is a normal person, so she spends 80% of the episode horrified by what she's hearing. Clare's serial killer cat makes a cameo.

(Source: The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris. Photo Credit: Brandy!!!)