The Away Team
Separately, Bonnie Nettles and Marshall Applewhite were two ordinary — albeit eccentric — personalities. Together, they would be the catalyst for one of the strangest cults mankind ever thought up.
Games People Play: The Quiz Show Scandals
Television’s early history is filled with fascinating stories, but nothing beats the saga of the 1950s quiz show scandal.
Satanic Panic IV: Screaming For Vengeance
James Vance and Ray Belknap loved Judas Priest — that much has never been disputed.
Method Acting in a Bathrobe
Vincent Gigante made a pretty perfect mafia tough guy, at least at first.
Not in Great Neck: The Friedman Story
Arnold Friedman — devoted teacher, father, husband, and brother — lived the American dream in a way that would make a lot of people green with envy.
The Devil You Know: Castro and the Mariel Boatlift
Compared to the very sinister, very tenacious, and seemingly invisible threats we face as a nation in 2016, Fidel Castro in the late 70s and early 80s seems downright quaint in retrospect.
Girls on Film: The Traci Lords Story
This week, join Brian and Bren as they tell the tale of one of the world’s most notorious adult actresses — Traci Lords.
A Viking Funeral With Gram Parsons
Depending on who you ask, Phil Kaufman is either a monster or a very good friend.
A Rockefeller By Any Other Name
It’s often said that people are full of surprises. That has never been truer than in the case of Christian Gerhartsreiter, better known as Clark Rockefeller.
Pitch Black Outback
This week, we tackle one of the saddest, strangest stories in Australian history.