Satanic Panic II: Judy Johnson and the McMartin Preschool Trial
Manhattan Beach, California, 1983. A gorgeous, affluent seaside town – nobody suspected that half a dozen evil, satanic child molesters were hiding in plain sight.
Howard Hughes Meets Clifford Irving
A lot of people know a little something about Howard Hughes. Whether he’s a famous aviator, a famous movie producer, or a famous batshit crazy person, he occupies a certain space in the American consciousness.
Running on Empty With Rosie Ruiz
The Boston Marathon is the oldest continuously running marathon in the United States. It’s the second longest-running footrace in the country, but only because it debuted 5 months after the Buffalo Turkey Trot.
Robert TIlton and God’s Wallet
As late-night Saturday turns into Sunday morning, the television landscape is a pretty barren place. It’s nothing but infomercials and religious programming. It turns out that those two things aren’t so different from each other.
Dr. Oz Does The Hadacol Boogie
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Come hear the tale of the world’s foremost miracle worker, The Incredible Dr. Oz.
‘Michelle Remembers’ and The Satanic Panic
Life in 1980’s America was dangerous. There were millions of Satanists just waiting to snatch up the world’s children and do horrific things to them. That’s what we were told, anyway.
Big Fat Lies in The Skies
In the early afternoon hours of October 15th, 2009, millions of people around the world stopped what they were doing and watched a silver balloon a thousand feet in the air.
A Liar’s Christmas
The Santa Claus myth has four intertwining origin stories: Yule, St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Sinter Klaas.
Girl, You Know It’s (Not At All) True
This week’s episode is all about the (remarkable) rise and (inevitable) fall of Milli Vanilli. Daddy Cool Frank Farian was a singer-songwriter in mid to late 70s Germany.
Hack Heaven (And Hell)
Stephen Glass almost had it all. A promising young journalist, he wrote dozens of well-received articles for Rolling Stone, George, and The New Republic, where he rose through the ranks to become an associate editor.