In today’s episode we will be discussing Elizabeth Báthory, who came to be known as The Blood Countess who tortured and murdered anywhere from 80 to 650 young women and spread their blood over her body or possibly even bathe in their blood. Her atrocious acts can be explained by a few different factors, such as the practice of torture was more common in her time, her genetic heritage, personal madness, and the fear of fading beauty......The bloody tale awaits you.

This week, in honor of the mighty drinking holiday around the corner, we will be discussing none other than the great Saint Patrick himself and his legendary mythical stories!

In today’s episode we will be discussing the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union which formed from the infamous Sputnik crises and led to mankind’s first steps onto the Moon.

In today’s episode we will be discussing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum while simultaneously preserving bodies of humans and animals alike, allowing historians to take the most detailed look ever into the ancient Roman Empire.

People's brains explode....you should listen.

In today’s episode we will be discussing Josephine Baker, the world renowned American-born French entertainer, World War 2 spy against the Nazi’s and civil rights activist that used her platform to change the world. 

Josephine Baker radically redefined notions of race and gender through style and performance in a way that continues to echo throughout fashion and music today, from Prada to Beyoncé.

In today’s episode we will be discussing Robert Smalls, the slave who seized a Confederate ship during the Civil War and sailed it to freedom.

Just before dawn on May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls and a crew composed of fellow slaves, slipped a cotton steamer off the dock, picked up family members at a rendezvous point, then slowly navigated their way through the harbor. Smalls, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and Confederate coat to help hide his identity, acting as the captain, responded with the proper coded signals at Confederate checkpoints, including Fort Sumter, and other defense positions. After clearing the Confederate checkpoints, Smalls sailed into the open seas. Once outside of Confederate waters, he had his crew raise a white flag and surrendered his ship to the blockading Union fleet.

This week Cooper & Glynn discuss The Cuban Missile Crisis where the world almost came to an end in October 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis was among the scariest events of the Cold War with the possibility of ending human existence. 

This week we break down the most mysterious hijacking in American history. The man who brought a bomb on a plane, negotiated for four parachutes and $200,000 and then jumped out mid flight, never to be seen again! 

Ladies and gentlemen, we bring to you, Mr. D.B. Cooper!

Join us this week as we discuss the finality of the mysterious Cleopatra!

This week we begin our 2 part series of Cleopatra!

Cleopatra VII Philopater was an Egyptian queen, who’s story is portrayed in dramatic stories from novels, to stage performances and to the big screen itself, as the lover of Julius Caesar and later as the wife of Mark Antony. She became queen following the death of her father, Ptolemy XII,  in 51 BC and ruled successfully with her two brothers, who met their fate by the dealings of Cleopatra. After the Roman armies of Octavian, defeated their combined forces, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide, and Egypt fell under Roman domination. Queen Cleopatra is remembered as history’s temptress, a queen adept in the art of seduction, the ultimate femme fatale. But her story isn’t so simple. Cleopatra’s destiny as the ruler of Egypt expected much of her, and she faithfully obliged.