This week, the World-Weary women dedicate an entire episode to court jesters of old. Cassiopeia looks at the ancient beginnings of the jester profession and shines a light on the most celebrated female jesters in history. Violet presents the last jester of Muncaster Castle: rumours persist that Tom Skelton was a serial killer and that his ghost plays tricks on the castle's inhabitants.

Music Credits: "The Lab" by JohnnyDog.

This week, the World-Weary women put on their hedgewitch hats for some horticultural hijinks! Violet follows the historic journey of the Gnomes, from subterranean soil spirits to the cheeky ceramic dwarves that protect our gardens. Cassiopeia looks at the many faces of the Green Man; exploring his roots in the green faced and wine-drinking deities of the ancient world.

This week, the World-Weary women uncover spooky tales of battles past and soldiers long dead. Cassiopeia introduces Maryland’s Bloody Lane: a gruesome civil war battlefield haunted by soldiers’ spirits. Violet unbottles the mysterious liquid discovered in a 2000 year old warrior’s tomb and learns about the dangerous art of ancient Chinese alchemy.

This week, the World-Weary women anchor their vessel in the depths of strange shipwreck stories. Violet explores the haunted nautical graveyard beneath Lake Superior, where freezing water traps sinking victims on the lake bed. From a monkey consultant to a cruise-ship media circus, Cassiopeia presents the weird circumstances that surround the discovery of the sunken Titanic.

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This week, the World-Weary women take a peek at some of history's rich and wacky characters. Cassiopeia calls out the kooky traits and red flags in the life of the ancient Greek philosopher and creepy cult leader, Pythagoras. Violet tells her favourite crazy-rich-person-on-tour story: the jaw-dropping pilgrimage of the world's wealthiest ruler, Mansa Musa.

This week, the World-Weary women unleash cases of the creepy-crawlies! Violet looks back at the expeditions to catch an Olgoi-Khorkhoi or "Mongolian Death Worm" specimen in the Gobi desert. Cassiopeia presents The Year of the Locust: what causes plagues of mutant grasshoppers to decimate crops and could locusts be coming to a farm near you?

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To celebrate their 100th episode, the World-Weary women finally battle their sworn enemy: Ancient Aliens. An impassioned Cassiopeia debunks the extraterrestrial myths behind the building of the Egyptian pyramids. Violet tackles pseudoscientific claims one by one, as she rips into the theory that Teotihuacan was a giant alien circuit board.

This week, the World-Weary women invoke legends of the headless dead. Violet tells the story of hidden pirate treasure haunted by a headless skeleton on Mississippi's Deer Island. Cassiopeia explores the myth of Maryland's decapitated horseman and cursed railroad ghosts.

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This week, the World-Weary women peruse tales on the pursuit of perfection. Cassiopeia tells the Bengali fable of the Perfect Prince and his encounters with a cannibalistic demon and an extremely suspicious old man. From rampaging pottery children to rebellious golems, Violet investigates the ancient origins of the Gingerbread Man and cautions against creating people of dough.

This week, the World-Weary women devour frightening accounts of fabled and ferocious beasts. Despite the best efforts of France's top wolf hunters to kill it, by 1767, hundreds of Gévaudanian peasants had been savagely mauled and eaten by a mysterious creature: Violet wonders if the true identity of the Beast of Gévaudan will ever be solved. Cassiopeia seeks the truth behind historic expeditions to catch Congo cryptids; could they be more than merely monstrous myths?