In which we pitch the next three seasons of True Detective.Stories include, a murder in a pencil factory, The investigation into a mysterious madman. And the case of Bobby Dunbar.The photo's we refer to at the beginning of the episode can be seen hereyesteryearsnewstoday.tumblr.com/post/1183…anastasia

The week of one of the biggest news stories of the 20th century, we chose to ignore most of it and instead talk about Kim Il-sung & North Korea, the first woman to fly across the English channel, Bram Stokers Death, Dracula & Vlad The Impaler.

One for the lawmen, as members of The Black Hand are hauled off to the big house. Tragedy strike in Alabama, when an explosion kills 128 at the Pratt Company coal mine. And We look at the works of Animator & Cartoonist Winsor McCay, the man who inspired Walt Disney.

April Fools Day 2015 has passed, and we've survived it without falling for any outlandish claims. But in the spirit of that ridiculous day, we take a look at some bogus news stories that made the papers in the 19th and early 20th century, including Poes' Balloon hoax, The Great Moons hoax (not to be confused with the conspiracy theory surround the 1st moon landing), The Daredevil that wasn't, and many more.

In which we discuss the bizarre crimes of the week; the first motion picture adaption of Mary Shelly's iconic novel, Frankenstein. How people held long distant arguments before the age of the internet, and more.

President Lincoln travels 100 years into the future and conquers Mars, Roosevelt exits and Taft steps in, the race for the poles heats up, and somewhere a family is mourning the death of George Millet; who died trying to escape his colleagues kisses.

A man finds a displaced arm in a wood pile, another man starts his very own flea circus, rebellion is stirring once again in Russia, and many Italian-American Citizens are living in fear after receiving threats from the dreaded Black Black Hand Society. Just some of the News as it was, this week in 1908.For show-notes see: yesteryearsnewstoday.tumblr.com/post/1123…-feb-27th

We cast Shia Labeouf in the action packed adaption of the true 1907 man hunt for four California bank robbers, tell the bizarre (and mostly just sad) story of Evelyn Nesbit & the murder of her former lover, and share our views on Victorian dog breeding.For more info on Evelyn Nesbit and the Trial of the Century, check out the book American Eve, and The Movie The Red Velvet Swing.And to view the work's of Shia Labeouf, Check out these films itunes.apple.com/us/artist/shia-l…?uo=4&at=1l3vvUA

It's Friday the 13th, and we take a look at one of the harshest incidences of bad luck in the old west, The Tragic Expedition of The Donner Party.If you want to know more about their story, read the books Desperate Passage, by Ethan Rarick, As either an audio book: itunes.apple.com/ie/audiobook/des…?uo=4&at=1l3vvUAOr in text form: itunes.apple.com/ie/book/desperat…&uo=4&at=1l3vvUAAnd Eliza Donner's memoir (as mentioned in this episode) found here

This week we have the Idaho coal miners strike, the Dynamite Express, and the events that led to the murder of senator Steunenberg as a result. Then, Shane recounts the story of the (phony)Lord Barrington, and we discuss the introduction of the Federal Prison System in America. And born this week, Clyde Tombaugh, the man who discovered Pluto and called for a serious scientific investigation into U.F.Os.We also catch up with Albert Hunter and take a look at some odd stories that made the papers this week.Show notes can be found here: yesteryearsnewstoday.tumblr.com/post/1102…pisode-06