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The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaTalking Comey, No Kings, Moby Dick, Ulysses, Nazis, and Puppies with Miles TaylorThis was a delightful conversation that went in many unexpected directions—everything from the wisdom to be gained from reading Moby Dick in 2025 to the pleasures of raising a puppy to wellness advice to the lessons learned from Ian Kershaw’s biography of Hitler.Miles and I are going to discuss the possibility of a regular Substack-based book club so please let us know if that might appeal to you. At the very least, Miles and I will be doing more of these conversations, which have turned out to be pretty popular with readers of both Telos and...
2025-10-161h 07
How Long To BeatS4 E1 - Ruining the LegacyA new beginning is upon us as Josh and Paula are ambushed by a set of new voices who are eager to carry the torch into season 4 of the How Long To Beat Podcast!
In this extra big episode, members of the community Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy begin the new season with a discussion of some games that shaped them as gamers over the years before going into the classic talking points of the games they have beaten, retired, and played.
Be ready for dark Pikmin roleplay, Yu-Gi-Oh nerd rage, and...
2024-12-013h 43
To Die ForEpisode 40: The LaLaurie MansionIt’s episode 40 and Ian “Noodles” Green is back with us to go on a two-fer trip to New Orleans for one gruesome tale of torture, murder and spirits out of the wazoo. This is by far one of the most “what the actual fuck” stories we have told so definitely buckle up and prepare for ALL of the trigger warnings on this one. The LaLaurie mansion is considered the most haunted place in all of NOLA (which is saying A LOT) and that is in large part due to the horrendous actions of it’s former mistress Madame Marie Delphi...
2021-01-221h 31
To Die ForBonus Episode! Crimes in History: H.H. Holmes Murder Castle Game InterviewWelcome to our very first bonus episode, and whoo-weee did we go all out for this one! Not only do you get Lizza, Lolo and Ian “Noodles” Green together for the very first time but we also have our very first guests! Seth Cooper and Brandt Hoffman the co-founders of Blueprint Gaming Concepts join us to talk all about H.H. Holmes and the incredible game they created based on his infamous Murder Castle. Find out all about the dynamic duo, the creative process, the game play and so much more for Crimes in History: H.H. Holmes’ Murder Castle...
2021-01-151h 05To Die ForEpisode 32: Clowns - The Crooked Man and John Wayne Gacy Part 2 It’s episode 32 and we are still going straight for the juggler in this totally in-tents, part 2 episode. Join us for part 2 of our super spoopy episode all about Clowns! Ian “Noodles” Green is of course back to help us finish up this cooky topic. We finish up our very first serial killer heavy hitter John Wayne Gacy Jr, also known as the Killer Clown. We go over the tragic murder that eventually leads to his downfall, his arrest, the body search of nightmares and his trial. If that wasn’t enough clowny goodness for you we also have Oscar Men...
2020-11-051h 26To Die ForEpisode 30: Clowns - The Haunted Clown Motel and John Wayne Gacy Part 1It’s episode 30 and we go straight for the juggler in this totally in-tents episode. Join us for part 1 of our super spoopy episode all about Clowns! Ian “Noodles” Green is back and the inspiration for our topic. We bust out our very first serial killer heavy hitter John Wayne Gacy Jr, also known as the Killer Clown. We start off with the first part of his life and the very beginning of his murder spree. During this time he also adopts his two alter egos Pogo and Patches the clown. If that wasn’t enough clowny goodness for you we a...
2020-10-241h 21To Die ForEpisode 29: Chicago, IL - H.H. Holmes and Resurrection MaryIt’s episode 29 and we are one week closer to the ultimate spoopy day. Ian “Noodles” Green is back to keep us creepy crawly and spooky ooky. We are heading over to Chicago, IL this week for our location topic and boy are these stories spoopy! We start out with one of the first documented American serial killers: H.H. Holmes. Between bigamy, insurance fraud, massive swindling, the Chicago World’s Fair and of course a Murder Castle full of torture rooms and decomposing bodies, his story is completely wackadoodle. Then we move onto one of Chicago’s most famous gho...
2020-10-161h 44To Die ForEpisode 28: SlendermanIt’s episode 28 and spoopy season is in full swing. Ian “Noodles” Green is back to help us get creepy crawly and spooky ooky with our two-fer topic: Slenderman. We start off with the creation and legendary status that Slenderman has taken on. From there we look into what happens when a belief goes too far with the attempted murder of Payton “Bella” Leutner by Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier. This is a crazy ride full of twists, turns, betrayal, parrots and wacky waving inflatable flailing arm tube men so buckle up!Support the show
2020-10-081h 26To Die ForEpisode 26: Villisca Axe MurdersIt’s episode 26 and it’s our two-fer episode, and if that wasn’t cool enough, Ian “Noodles” Green is back to help cohost due to a bit of a scheduling snafu in Lolo’s land. For this week’s topic we go back in time to 1912 Villisca, Iowa where a gruesome murder scene terrified the small community. An entire family plus their two young guests were all brutally murdered in their sleep, by an axe wielding psycho who was never found or brought to justice. With all of that it’s no wonder that the house is now the home to mult...
2020-09-191h 21To Die ForEpisode 21: Saint Valentine’s Day MassacreIt’s episode 21 and we are officially legal to drink! Or at least the podcast is :) We take a look at some of the most infamous bootleggers around in 1920s Chicago where violence and lawlessness ran the town. Stolen whiskey, crime bosses, gang wars, and a bloody climax are just a tiny taste of what this week’s episode has to offer. There are big names like Al “Scarface” Capone, George “Bugs” Moran, and even some Bagelbites (aka Zak Bagans, shout out to ATWWD.) Ian steps in to join us again as Lolo got trapped in emergency land, don’t worry, she i...
2020-08-071h 14To Die ForEpisode 17: Pools - The Queen Mary and Stupid Pool CrimesIt’s episode 17 and Ian is back while Lolo slowly recovers from moving houses! On day 12,542,985 of quarantine and with a holiday weekend right around the corner we celebrate the summer we wish we were having by “diving” into today’s topic: swimming pools! We head on over to Longbeach, CA for the swimmingly haunted RMS Queen Mary. She is said to have hundreds of ghosts, including multiple ones that hang out in her 2 pools and we take a look at just a few of them. Then we dive head first into Stupid Pool Crimes! Who knew there were quite so...
2020-07-021h 31