Rotten to the Core

By Joshua Waters

Welcome, my darlings, to the enchantingly sinister history podcast that weaves dark tales of humanity's most infamous characters and events. This award-winning podcast shall bewitch you with wicked

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December 31, 202352: Leopold II
Racial injustice is an ever-looming shadow that clings to our world. It has been happening since the first of mankind gained sentience and even with all of the time and history to learn better. Ignorance and racism still exist.
We are all of one Earth, and it sickens me that imaginary lines that have been created to divide us from one another.
There have been countless people throughout history and today who feel the opposite, and we’ve covered some of them here.
Today’s lesson is about the deadliest king in all of history, and that’s saying something.
His crimes against humanity are on par with that of Hitler, but I had never heard about him.
His name was King Leopold II, and he was the King of Belgium from 1865 to 1909. During that time, he was responsible for the murder of over ten million people in the Congo Free State, and it made him the richest man in the world during his lifetime.
Grab those lanterns, and let’s learn about how money is the root of all evil.
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December 24, 2023 51: Gandhi
Violence is defined as “behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Even when someone takes a personal stance against violence, there are still many other ways to cause harm.While he certainly isn’t the worst person we’ve covered, Mohandas Gandhi wasn’t a saint either, even though there are many who say otherwise.
It is true he did a great many things to help others during his lifetime, but we know history is never so black and white.
Our lesson today is about the life of Gandhi and the rotten things he did and said that still cause strife to this day.
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December 17, 202350: Al Capone: Yeah, See
I like to think of myself as a wise guy; by wise, I mean I can spot a rotten person from a mile away on a foggy day with my eyes closed.
Yeah, see! There is one right there!
I didn’t have to look hard to find the man in today's lesson. There have been books, shows, movies, and everything else you can imagine about his life of crime and the hard time he served.
Al Capone was a notorious mob boss who ran Chicago and had the police in his back pocket.
He was eventually caught due to tax evasion, but not for all of the rotten things he did!
Let’s learn about the life and crimes of one of history's most famous mobsters and find out if he was rotten to the core or if it was just untreated syphilis!
Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most rotten one of all?
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December 10, 2023 49: L. Ron Hubbard: Don’t Take Me To Your Leader
I have my fair share of knowledge on cults, The cult of Henry Cavil, Gaga, and Dollyisms. I also live in Indiana, after all, the birthplace of the Jim Jones cult, the People’s Temple.
Alas, we aren’t here to learn about him today. I have another cult leader who I believe was just as rotten, only a lot better at hiding the crimes….eventually.
He is the man responsible for the cult, I mean the Church of Scientology, and all thanks to a book, L. Ron Hubbard.
Boy, it doesn’t take much to start a cult…and that’s terrifying.
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December 03, 2023 48: Peter Scully: Thief of Innocence
This is rough, but I want to use it to educate everyone on just how big of a problem child trafficking truly is. There are so many in power who are helping to fuel this horrific crime, and as long as they have the shadows to dwell in, they will never come to justice.
He is, by far, the most rotten person we have covered. I did not want to do it at first, but I kept thinking about all of those poor babies who are victims of human trafficking, and this is the only way I know to try to help them.Join me as we shine the light brightly on them and learn about the most Rotten Human that I believe has ever existed, Peter Scully.
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November 26, 202347: Dr. Seuss: Rotten Eggs & Ham
The more that you listen, the more you will know. A man who was Rotten, Oh, say it ain’t so!
We grow up thinking we know all there is to know about a person, but little do we know that they were nothing but a rotten apple right under our noses.
He has gone down in history as a popular author of children’s books, but there was a darker side to the man who put a cat in a hat.
Aside from not actually liking kids, to being a racist. There is so much to unfold in the book about the Not-So-Dr. Seuss!
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November 19, 2023 46: Hans Schmidt: Prey for Salvation
We all know that it takes a lot for a priest to get into trouble. They do all sorts of rotten things and end up with only a smack on the wrist and a relocation to another church. The sins of the priest in our lesson today were numerous and eventually led to him being the first priest executed in the United States. Let’s take a peek through the mirror and see how a man can claim to be called on by God, only to turn out to be a rotten, cold-blooded killer named Hans Schmidt.
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November 12, 2023 45: Mother Teresa: Saint it isn’t So
I ain’t no saint, but the lady we will learn about today sure is.
She helped the poor, fed the dying, and is now prayed to by millions, but her life wasn’t all Godly!
She also believed that suffering was necessary and her true mission was more of conversion than compassion.
Grab tight to your rosary beads because today we will be peering through the holes of the holy Mother Teresa.
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November 05, 2023 44: Emperor Elagabalus
We’ve been getting kinda heavy with our last few Rotten lessons. This one is more lighthearted. Rotten comes in many shapes and sizes and doesn’t always have to mean death and destruction. Oftentimes in can be things that are done in excess that make one forgo their responsibilities. Our topic is all about Emperor Elagabalus and how their lifestyle caused an attempt to erase them from history. I mean, would any of us be prepared to rule an empire in our teens? I would have done similar rotten things too! Support the show on Patreon!
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October 29, 2023 43: Bonnie & Clyde: The Original Ride or Die
A lot of us have heard people call someone their “ride or die,” but what would they really do if it came to actually being unalived? The couple in our lesson for today is the original ride-or-die, and they really meant it. A young, outlaw couple who spent their short time together breaking and running from the law. They ultimately met an untimely demise and ended up more holy than a Swiss cheese factory. The short life and relationship of Bonnie and Clyde was dangerous, sad, and, yes, a little rotten. Let’s learn about them and see what lesson we can pull from their red-flag-filled love story. Find us on all podcasting platforms Rotten to the Core Support the show at http://Patreon.com/itsrottentothecore
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