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Unhinged HistoryEpisode 103 | Proof Fashion Will Get You AnywhereThis week, Theresa takes us on a jaunt through history to share about the Wide Awakes, the Republican political movement that elected Lincoln president during the fateful 1860 election.
Started by Eddie Yergason, who made a cloak to wear to prevent his clothes from getting messed up by the torch he'd carry during a rally that Cassius Clay was speaking at, he galvanizes the party.
We might have just uncovered Theresa's new Roman Empire, as she touches on so many previous episodes.
This episode pairs well with:
General Harriet Tubman
Cassius Marcellus Clay...
2025-01-1055 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 102 | Mentally Into Tim CurryCuddle up with a warm beverage and get ready. Theresa kicks things off by sharing the Hatpin Panic, where women at the beginning of the 1900s were using hatpins in self-defense against assault on public transit. It sparks global outrage – against the hatpins, not the assault.
Once you have ordered your new hairpins made of forged steel, Angie tells the story of Lucy Hay, the countess of Carlisle. You likely remember her as Milady de Winter in The Three Musketeers.
This episode pairs well with:
"Madame Mustache" Eleanor Dumont
Nell Gwyn
Julie d'Aub...
2025-01-0355 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 101 | I’m Not Going to Admit AnythingThis week, Angie and Theresa did deep cuts of history and brought you little-known stories of some mighty women. Angie kicks things off with Yaa Asantewaa. She was the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti empire. If you're looking for a strong African queen, we got you.
Not wanting to be outdone, Theresa shares the story of Hajjah Ghazala bint Ammar, an Amazigh Chaoui woman who stood up to the French in the Algerian War, as told through the photographs of Marc Garanger.
This episode pairs well with:
Candaces – Sundanese Warrior Queens
Sund...
2024-12-2753 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 100 | Because I Was Bored, SirWelcome to the 100th episode. We promise to be just as unhinged as ever.
Today Theresa starts us off with the story of Harriet Tubman. Come for the part about the Underground Railroad. Stay for the part where she's awarded the rank of general post-humorously.
Angie brings us back to WWII by sharing the crazy life of Jack Churchill – the legend of the man who: carried a sword into battle, played bagpipes, and had the last confirmed kill in battle with a bow and arrow.
This episode pairs well with:
Abolitionist – Cassius Marcell...
2024-12-201h 09Unhinged HistoryEpisode 99 | This Sounds Credible AlreadyGet ready to discover your new favorite Chinese Queen Consort and General, Fu Hoa. This absolute legend enjoyed battle axes and oracle bones. Listen to Angie share her life around 1200 BC.
Theresa carries the girl boss vibes by sharing the story of Alice "Diamond Annie" and the Forty Elephants. This girl gang was known for two things:
Shoplifting
Throwing great parties
Listen to their methods, crimes, and lives. You won't be disappointed.
This episode pairs well with:
The Real Story of Mulan
The Start of the Han Dynasty
Jewe...
2024-12-1358 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 98 | Come on, Brain! BRAIN!Whatever you thought we'd cover this week, you're wrong. Theresa starts us off with the disappearance of Agatha Christi. Christi vanishes for 11 days. Was it amnesia? A fugue state?
Angie deals with this troubling story by lobbing her own into the mix. She tells us about George “Skeeter” Vaughan and the Moccasin Rangers. Skeeter is credited with the longest knife throw in wartime, taking out a Nazi soldier at 87 feet. He goes on to live quite the life.
This episode pairs well with:
WWII Creator of the SOE – Colin Gubbins
WWI Indigenous Fighter – Francis Pegahmagabow
2024-12-0647 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 97 | Scrooge McDuckian VaultCome with us this week for some fairly unhinged tales. Angie shares the story of the 1901 San Francisco Mint Heist. It's giving Ocean's 11, true crime, and a treasure tax?
Theresa picks up the baton and shares the story of Sacagawea. Learn about her tragic background and stay for the mystery around her death.
This episode pairs well with:
Irish Crown Jewel Heist
The Maple Syrup Heist
Matoaka – the Real Pocahontas
2024-11-291h 12Unhinged HistoryEpisode 97 | Scrooge McDuckian VaultCome with us this week for some fairly unhinged tales. Angie shares the story of the 1901 San Francisco Mint Heist. It's giving Ocean's 11, true crime, and a treasure tax?
Theresa picks up the baton and shares the story of Sacagawea. Learn about her tragic background and stay for the mystery around her death.
2024-11-2927 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 96 | Witchcraft Was on the Table and We Chose ViolenceWe know you listen with the expectation of hearing wild stories and this week, we delivered. Theresa starts by sharing the death of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and the Massacre(s) at Wounded Knee.
Angie thankfully saves the emotional tone by sharing the meat shortage from the turn of the 1900s in the US and the proposal to import hippos to fill the void with the American Hippo Bill.
This episode pairs well with:
The Osage Indian's Reign of Terror
Lawnchair Larry
Crazy Facts About the Country: Liechtenstein
2024-11-221h 06Unhinged HistoryEpisode 95 | The Defense Shuts UpAnother classic roundup of stories. Theresa kicks things off with the Indian Occupation of Alcatraz and how it influenced reforms positively impacting Indigenous people.
Angie shares the story of Saint Lawrence's martyrdom and whatever you think she's about to say, she isn't. Trust us.
This episode pairs well with:
WWII Hero – George “Skeeter” Vaughan and the Moccasin Rangers
St. Vitus and the Dancing Plague
2024-11-151h 15Unhinged HistoryEpisode 94 | You Are Now Among HeroesAngie takes the entire episode to share the history of the Berlin Wall. Whatever you thought this episode would contain, we highly doubt you have two rival zoos caught on opposing sides of the wall locked in an "animal arms race," the myriad of SNAFUs around spycraft, and David Bowie performing at the Reichstag in June 1987.
Bowie's performance shifted public sentiment around the Soviet government's control over Eastern Berlin and is credited with bringing down the wall.
This episode pairs well with:
Josef Linowski Stealing a Sidewinder Missle
2024-11-0852 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 93 | Allow Me to Destroy Everything You SaidWhew. This week Theresa takes the entire episode to share the story of Ishi, commonly referred to as "the last Indian."
She sets the stage with the start of the Gold Rush and how settlers wiped 2/3 of native peoples off the census of California within two years. Then shares how one feared tribe, the Yahi fought to survive. On Aug. 29, 1911, a starving middle-aged man, walks onto the pages of written history as the last member of his tribe.
After he dies, his wishes for his body are ignored and spark a lengthy court battle as s...
2024-11-011h 00Unhinged HistoryEpisode 92 | The Good Ghost GossipCelebrate Halloween with this week's roundup of tales. Angie starts us off with her favorite ghosts said to hang out at the Tower of London. She shares the stories of just her favorites (Guy Fawkes, Anne Boleyn, the princes in the Tower, Lady Jane Grey and her husband Guilford Dudley, and Sir Walter Raleigh).
Then if you're looking for reasons to give up sleeping ever again Theresa regales us with SUNDS (Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome) and the Origins of the Freddy Kruger franchise. This frightening story, based on several true stories explores the unexplained deaths of 117...
2024-10-2555 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 91 | Ghosts You Want as RoommatesSpooky Season is in full swing this week. Theresa shares the story of the first legally haunted house in the US that spawned the Ghostbuster Ruling.
Refusing to be outdone, Angie regales us with the investigation into the vampire Arnold Paole. This according to sources, is the most famous vampire. Have you ever heard of him?
This episode pairs well with:
Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House
The New England Vampire Panic
The Casquette Girls of New Orleans
2024-10-181h 01Unhinged HistoryEpisode 90 | Try Bigger CrimesFirmly leaning into the spooky season, Angie shares Samhain and the Origins of Halloween. Come for the costumes and fire festivals, stay for the carved turnips that look like shrunken heads.
Theresa steals a story from Angie's backyard when she tells the story of Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House. In typical Theresa fashion, she debunks the myths and breaks hearts regarding the ghost stories.
This episode pairs well with:
Angie's Favorite Curses
The Haunting of Lady Mary Howard
The Ghostbuster Ruling
2024-10-111h 18Unhinged HistoryEpisode 89 | I'll Take My Chances With the SharksSpooky Season stories hit differently. This week Theresa shares the story of the Haunted Queen Mary, one of the most paranormal places to visit in the US. Come for the WWII milestones, stay for the tragic death of a crew member.
Angie dips way back into history and tells the tales of the werewolf trials we've had through our past.
This episode pairs well with:
The Haunted Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Oregon
Vampire Arnold Paole
The Last Witch of Ireland – Bridget Cleary
2024-10-041h 01Unhinged HistoryEpisode 88 | I Can't Believe It's Not Butter QueenNot every story starts out with Angie using Snoop Dogg as a source, but this week's does. Join us as Angie shares the story of Jesse Owens and Carl Luz Long. This unlikely friendship starts at the Berlin Olympics between Black athlete Jesse Owens, and German Carl Luz Long and displays the best parts of humanity and good sportsmanship.
Theresa's story on the other hand is a sharp left turn. She regales us with information on Lorenc Peter Elfred Freuchen. This forgotten arctic explorer was 6' 7", and once got caught in a snowstorm and had to chisel h...
2024-09-2755 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 87 | A Different Flavor of WWIIThis week's roundup of stories is a happy accident. Today Angie and Theresa bring you two very different stories from WWII. Theresa kicks it off with the Night Witches, the only female combat pilots from WWII. These badasses are from Russia and you're going to love them.
Angie starts by sharing the history of the US paying its soldiers with booze, then explains how the attitude toward alcohol shifted. Somehow she ends up telling the story of the United States retrofiting a cement barge into an ice cream flotilla.
This episode pairs well with:
Avi...
2024-09-201h 09Unhinged HistoryEpisode 86 | I Agreed Too EarlyToday's roundup of history stories you didn't know starts when Angie tells the story of General Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, or as you know him, General Marquis de Lafayette. This man was part of so many plot points of history your head will spin.
To keep up with the craziness, Theresa shares the many Defenestrations of Prague, kicking off the Hussite Wars, the Thirty Years War, and beyond. For some reason, the people of Prague keep yeeting people out of windows and it's bananas.
This episode pairs well wi...
2024-09-131h 11Unhinged HistoryEpisode 85 | I Am Not Here to Make SenseWe hope you have handfuls of sweet snacks this week as Theresa and Angie share their stories. Theresa starts with The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 – an incident that would forever coat Boston in a sweet smell.
Angie must have intuited Theresa's story because she tells the story of Tootsie Rolls at the Chosin Reservoir. Her story occurred during the Korean War when a group of Marines known as the "Chosin Few" needed to figure out how to survive subzero temperatures. It was so cold that the radiators cracked. Thankfully the Marines had $13,547.80 in Tootsie Rolls (or $176,613.28 in tod...
2024-09-0653 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 84 | It's Only Treason If You LoseWhew. What a week! Angie starts us out by sharing Gabriel's Conspiracy. This is the story of a slave living in the late 1700s and his attempt to gain his freedom. To elevate the mood, Angie also touches on Guion Buford Jr, the first Black astronaut.
Theresa takes a sharp left turn and shares the story of the Harlem Hellfighters, the 369th regimen made of primarily Black soldiers who saw more combat than any other unit of American soldiers during WWI.
This story pairs well with:
Seneca Village – the Black Village in Central Park
T...
2024-08-3058 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 83 | Misery is My PaintbrushLook we've all said some things in the past. Sometimes it's Theresa saying stuff like there was a Children's Crusade in 1212. And other times it's Angie regaling us with Count Victor Lustig's cons like a money box or selling the Eiffel Tower.
Either way, this week's tales are unhinged.
This episode pairs well with:
The siege of Caffa
That time a man stole a sidewinder missile...
How "Lord" Timothy Dexter kept falling up
2024-08-231h 03Unhinged HistoryEpisode 82 | Classic Art With a Feminist Tarantino FlairSometimes we learn about someone so delightfully unhinged it makes Angie think that Theresa is the modern incarnation of that human. Today, Angie shares the story of Theodore Roosevelt's daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth. And listeners, you'll have to tell us if she and Theresa are the person.
Theresa turns around and shares the story of Elisabetta Sirani, an Italian Baroque painter during the 1600s who created some fantastically violent paintings.
This episode pairs well with:
Julie d'Aubigny – the sword-fighting badass
The craziness that is the Voynich Manuscript
2024-08-161h 15Unhinged HistoryEpisode 81 | A Costco Worshipping a GodThe Parthenon has lived her life, honey. Little did you know what a varied life she's led. But don't worry, Theresa jumps on and shares how the iconic temple of Athena only recently fell into ruin.
Angie moves in and shares the story of Tycho Brahe. This old-timey astronomer seemed to live a rock star-esque life even dueling over "who's the better mathematician."
This episode pairs well with:
Artemisia I of Halicarnassus
The death of Alexander the Great
The history of the guillotine
Count Robert and the castle of pranks
2024-08-0958 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 80 | You Got a Worse Word I Can Use?Join us in an unhinged selection of stories. Angie kicks things off with the antics of Specialist Skippy Schwarz and shares the myriad of things he's banned from doing. Some of these exploits include wearing a kilt made of fruit roll-ups, allowing sock puppets to take over his watch, and having the right to a strip search when detained by MPs.
Theresa brings up the intellectual tenor when she shares the historical background of Pocahontas. Because apparently Disney lied to us, Theresa uses her real name, Matoaka.
This episode pairs well with:
Sacagawea
Law...
2024-08-021h 16Unhinged HistoryEpisode 79 | This ChecksThis week's stories are about as opposite as you can get. Theresa starts by sharing that time during WWII when the Japanese bombed Brookings, Oregon. It doesn't stop there. The pilot who flew the mission returns 20 years later and you won't guess what happens then.
Angie shares one of the darkest stories she ever has on the podcast. She dives into the theories on who Jack the Ripper really was.
This episode pairs well with:
The bat bombs of WWII
The horror that is Tarrare (you've been warned)
2024-07-261h 21Unhinged HistoryEpisode 78 | All I Can Do is YodelYou want to know the history of war elephants? What are we kidding, of course you do and Angie is here to give you what you want. She brings us back to 1100 BCE to their first recorded use. She shares how they fought against Alexander the Great. They helped in both World Wars. They were used even in 2017 by Burmese rebels in Myanmar.
Theresa closes us out by sharing the Godmother of Rock 'N' Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. This woman combined so many musical influences to give us the genre we all
...and Angie keeps b...
2024-07-191h 04Unhinged HistoryEpisode 77 | This One Talks. This One Talks. This One Listens.This week's stories are verifiably unhinged. Theresa starts off sharing about how some Hmong, a small ethnic minority from Laos are *still* fighting the Vietnam War all these decades later.
Angie attempts to lift the emotional tone by sharing the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Duchess of Aquitaine who became queen of France, then after a divorce, queen of England, and then some.
This episode pairs well with:
Hmongs suffering from Sudden Nocturnal Death Syndrome
Battle of Hastings and Bayeux Tapestry
2024-07-121h 15Unhinged HistoryEpisode 76 | Karl Urban, Looking at YouGet ready for your favorite three letters, W, T, and F. Theresa starts us off with the story of Captain Eric Moody, the British Airways pilot who flew through a volcano in 1982 and delivered the greatest understatement to his passengers when he informed them all four engines had failed.
Angie picks up the mantle and continues this bizarre episode by sharing the tale of Button Gwinnett, the signer of the Constitution of the United States, with the most valuable signature. Come for his spectacular failures in business, and stay for the constant promotions.
This episode pa...
2024-07-051h 11Unhinged HistoryEpisode 75 | 1900s Netflix and ChillCaptain Stephen Barton and his daughter Clara Barton Natalie Clifford Barney. Did you ever wonder who started the American Red Cross? No? Well, Angie did. She starts us off this week with the story of Captain Stephen Barton and his daughter, Clara Barton.
Theresa picks up the baton and shares the story of Natalie Clifford Barney, writer & queen of the Paris lesbians.
This episode pairs well with:
Penelope Barker
Catalina de Erauso, the lieutenant nun
Julie d'Aubigny
2024-06-281h 15Unhinged HistoryEpisode 74 | Every Riot Needs a KicklineLook, the first Pride was a riot and Theresa came with the receipts. Join Angie and Theresa as they explore what led up to the Stonewall Uprising. Starting with the mafia moving in and opening gay bars, to kicklines, broken glass, and a mention of Afeni Shakur (Tupac Shakur's mom) and her connection to the riots and the Black Panthers.
This episode pairs well with:
Black Nite Brawl and Josie Carter
2024-06-2155 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 73 | A Nun Teaching Sex EdSometimes life is a weird mashup of stories. This podcast episode fairly encapsulates that. First Angie shares the History of Coffee and the times it's been banned – most notably by King Gustav III.
Theresa resorts to comforting violence as she shares the story of when four sailors pick a fight at a bar for the LGBTQ+ community. The Black Nite Uprising was the first time in Wisconsin's history that members of the LGBTQ+ community stood up to oppression and this was eight years before events at Stonewall would spawn the Pride movement.
This episode pairs well...
2024-06-151h 08Unhinged HistoryEpisode 72 | Have You Seen My Hat?!This week Angie and Theresa brought some completely unhinged stories. Theresa starts off with the tale of Christine Jorgeson, the WWII GI who underwent a sex change in the 1950s and went into entertainment.
Angie didn't want to be outdone and shared Sally Stanford, the brothel-owning woman who would go on to be mayor of Sausalito.
This episode pairs well with:
Shelly Bauman
WWII Danish Nazi Resistance fighter, Willem Arondeous
2024-06-0759 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 71 | Dammit DisneyFirst off, let us start by saying that Disney lied to us. Theresa attempts to address this issue by sharing the story of Mulan in the various ways it's gone through history, including the opera.
Angie closes us out by sharing the story of Abigail Kawānanakoa, Hawaii's last princess. She covers HRH's philanthropic efforts and her marriage to her wife, Veronica Gail Worth.
This episode pairs well with:
The last Hawaiian Queen Lili'uokalani
The real story of Pocohantas
2024-05-311h 10Unhinged HistoryEpisode 70 | Who Do We Sell Bones To?Do you know the story of the Chinese Amelia Earhart, Kathrine Sui Fun Cheung? Let's fix that. Angie starts this episode off by sharing how this aviatrix entered the history books and became one of the fabled Ninety-Nines.
Theresa continues this heart-warming trend by sharing the story of Seneca Village, the thriving Black community in what is now Central Park. She shares how one Black man, Andrew Williams, bought land in this community and homeownership provided generational wealth and changed the trajectory of six generations of the Williams family.
This episode pairs well with:
Aviatrix...
2024-05-2455 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 69 | And Then the Kamchatka...We all have bad days at work, but never, and I mean never have we struggled as hard as Rear Admiral Zinovy “Mad Dog” Rozhestvensky as he led the Russian Second Pacific Squadron from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean to do his part in the Russo-Japanese War.
Theresa has way too much fun sharing what could only be the real-life basis for Mchale's Navy.
This episode pairs well with:
Why Czar Nicky 2 hated Japan so much (he was attacked by a samurai) 106
2024-05-1755 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 68 | Nothing is More Annoying Than a Dead WifeYou ever learn about a guy so bold and self-assured *and* keeps winning?! Angie tells us the story of the Norwegian Hans Solo, Peter Wessel Tordenskjold. At one point he goes in for a court martial and comes out with a raise instead.
Theresa then shares the Dancing Plague of 1518. You know, that time everyone just compulsively danced until they dropped dead? That one.
This episode pairs well with:
The crazy death of Saint Lawrence
The badass adventures of Lorenc Peter Elfred Freuchen
2024-05-101h 24Unhinged HistoryEpisode 67 | Blood Soaked Battle AngelGrab a juice box and settle in. Theresa is telling the story of Nakano Takeko, her joshigun (women's army), and the battle at Aizu-Wakamatsu. Takeko leads this group of 20-30 trained female warriors, think samurai, into battle and shows everyone just what an alpha female looks like.
This episode pairs well with:
Yasuke, the Black Samurai
The saber saint Miyamoto Musashi
2024-05-031h 02Unhinged HistoryEpisode 66 | Algorithms Favor SyphilisOkay, some sets of stories are so delightfully unhinged they will be shared in public, without warning. These are two of those tales. Angie sets things off with the retelling of the Ghost Army, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops from WWII. These men used inflatable tanks, set design, and everything theater instructors had ever taught to fool the Axis Powers.
Then Theresa tells the bizarre tale of Pope Pius II. She shares his spy mission, the dirty book he wrote (The Tale of Two Lovers), and how he funded Vlad the Impaler's campaign against Mehmed II.
2024-04-261h 25Unhinged HistoryEpisode 65 | Wing-to-Wing CombatThis episode has it all. The plague. Trebuchets. WWII. Ducks. Theresa starts us off with a rollicking tale of how the Golden Horde allegedly flung their plague-ridden corpses into the city of Caffa around 1345–1347 because Khan Jani Beg had some big feelings about losing. Thank goodness Angie takes it upon herself to lighten the load, so to speak. She shares the story of Marine Sergeant Jack “Siwash” Cornelius, the duck that fought in several amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater during WWII.
This episode pairs well with:
The Children Crusade of 1212
Sargent Stubby, the stray dog who...
2024-04-191h 17Unhinged HistoryEpisode 64 | M’am This is a LibraryJourney through the pages of medieval writing with Angie and Theresa as we learn about the Voynich Manuscript. Angie unpacks what we know about this unreadable text. She shares theories and touches on aliens. Yup. Aliens.
This episode pairs well with:
Battle of Hastings and Bayeux Tapestry
2024-04-1252 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 63 | Spicy CatholicismCome for the myth of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Stay for Theresa sharing the facts around what we really know about the Voudou Queen of New Orleans. If you're like us, the truth is far more compelling.
This episode pairs well with:
Julia Brown – the Voodoo Queen
The Tignon Law of 1876
2024-04-051h 03Unhinged HistoryEpisode 62 | On the Old GoogleThis last week of Women's History Month hits hard. Theresa shares the story of Grunya Efimovna Sukhareva, the Russian researcher who discovered Autism decades before Hans Asperger. Angie makes Theresa cry when she shares the story of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman to make it to space.
This episode pairs well with:
NASA Astronaut – Sally Ride
The Immortal Henrietta Lacks
2024-03-291h 05Unhinged HistoryEpisode 61 | Putting Two and Ten TogetherYou know these two love a good WWII spy story. Theresa serves up the tale of Aline Griffith, the Princess Spy. She served the Allies during the war while based in Spain before marrying into a noble family.
Angie brings us all the way back to the California Gold Rush with the story of Eleanor Dumont, the French card player who earned the nickname "Madame Mustache" later in life.
This episode pairs well:
WWII Spy Nancy Wake
WWII Creator of the SOE Collin Gubbins
Stagecoach Mary
2024-03-221h 16Unhinged HistoryEpisode 60 | HypocryphalAngie starts off strong telling the story of Margaret Skinnider. This strong woman had zero chill. She starts out as a school teacher and turns into a revolutionary in Ireland. She participates in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin as a sniper.
Before we introduce Theresa's story, let's point out that she misspeaks and says, "Mexican-owned Canada" multiple times. She meant California. She's as sorry as she should be. Despite this glaring error, Theresa tells the story of Esther Short, the woman who found Vancouver, Washington.
This episode pairs well with:
"Mrs. Sherlock Holmes" Grace Qua...
2024-03-151h 08Unhinged HistoryEpisode 59 | Stage a Coup Like We DoGet a fresh cup of coffee, drink it black, and strap in. Theresa starts us off by sharing the tale of Queen Lili'uokalani, the first and last queen of Hawaii.
Angie comes in hot with the tale of a lesser-known aviatrix, Beryl Markham. This woman does it all, including two princes.
This episode pairs well with:
Abigail Kawānanakoa – the last Hawaiian princess
Aviatrix – Bessie Coleman
Aviatrix – Kathrine Sui Fun Cheung
2024-03-081h 10Unhinged HistoryEpisode 58 | If Muumuus Could MonarchJoin us as Angie kicks off Women's History Month with an absolute doozy. Kick your feet up and listen to the story of Georgia's Queen Tamar. This absolute badass lived from c. 1160 – 18 January 1213 and was their first queen to rule in her own right.
This episode pairs well with:
That pope who wrote a dirty book and funded Vlad the Impaler
2024-03-011h 16Unhinged HistoryEpisode 57 | Fearfully & Wonderfully ReplacedSome stories just stick with you. In Episode 55, Theresa mentioned Nubian warrior queens in passing. This caused Angie to rabbit hole and dig that story out. So sit back and enjoy the history of the Kandake, or Candaces, Sudan's warrior queens. These women face down Rome, at its height.
Theresa brings us back to the US as she shares the story of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the nation's first Black woman physician. She got her medical degree as the Civil War raged and became the only published Black woman in the 19th century.
This story pa...
2024-02-231h 05Unhinged HistoryEpisode 56 | Mother SupremeThis romp through history starts with Theresa returning to the 1980's in Brooklyn. She tells the tale of the Lo Life Crew. This group of men united through passion and started boosting Ralph Lauren's Polo merch.
From there they unknowingly changed the course of fashion. Angie balances out the episode by taking us back to the Wild West and telling us the story of Stagecoach Mary. Mary Fields (c. 1832 – December 5, 1914), was the first Black woman star route postwoman in the United States.
This episode pairs well with:
Our favorite jewel thief – Doris Payne
"Madame Mu...
2024-02-161h 16Unhinged HistoryEpisode 55 | Caucasian Curiosity at its FinestThis was an incredible round-up of stories, as we celebrate Black History Month. Angie starts us off with a bang telling the story of Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) the Black marshall who started his life as a slave.
Theresa ponders the severity of travel warnings from the US State Department, as she shares the pyramids of Sudan.
This episode pairs well with:
Stagecoach Mary Fields
The Candaces – the warrior queens of Sudan
2024-02-091h 11Unhinged HistoryEpisode 54 | You Will Eat Your FeelingsLook, you're going to have some big feelings about this episode. This week, Theresa covers Henrietta Lacks and the medical racism that exists. While we have greatly benefited from Lacks' medical contributions, there are a lot of issues with the medical ethics around the HeLa cell line.
This episode pairs well with:
Black Doctor – Rebecca Lee Crumpler
2024-02-0252 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 53 | The Dark Purple MenaceSome mashups are so bizarrely incredible that you don't know you need until you get them. We hope you're sitting down. This week Angie shares the story of the dark purple menace, Libby Holman. This singer, activist, and actor is on a whole other level.
Theresa follows her up sharing the story of Phyllis Latour Doyle. Latour Doyle was a female spy in Nazi-occupied France and used knitting in her spy efforts.
...You're welcome.
This episode pairs well with:
Actress – Sarah Bernhardt
Founder of the SOE – Colin Gubbins
2024-01-2649 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 52 | Wasn’t Worth the BurritoWhat a year of podcasts it's been. Angie shares the history of the guillotine because, of course, she does.
Then Theresa shares the most unhinged Christmas party that ever happened. She tells the tale of the Egg Nog Riots, that time when the Westpoint Academy went off the rails when they overindulged in the holiday drink.
This episode pairs well with:
General Lafayette
The Boston Tea Party
2024-01-191h 01Unhinged HistoryEpisode 51 | The Season of the TurncoatWhew. What a couple of stories we've gathered for you. Angie shares the delightfully unhinged tale of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. This dude (1742-1819) has zero chill and is why Wellington won the Battle of Waterloo.
Theresa must have known what Angie was bringing and matched the unhingedness with her telling of Erasmus of Lueg. This 15th-century knight survived a year-long siege in Predjama Castle and died when he was shot with a cannon while on the toilet.
This episode pairs well with:
The Lafitte Pirates
The Battle of New Orleans
2024-01-121h 04Unhinged HistoryEpisode 50 | Insist on the Backhand of JusticeCome hang out with us. Theresa starts off by telling us the folklore of Julia Brown, the Voodoo Queen ...sorta. She does a deeper dive giving you her origin story.
Angie torments Theresa by telling the tale of Alexander the Great's death and how he was buried alive.
This episode pairs well with:
Voodoo Queen – Marie Laveaux
Pirate Queen – Artemisia I of Halicarnassus
2024-01-051h 25Unhinged HistoryEpisode 49 | Dwarven Barrel TrickCome with us to 1066 as Angie starts off by sharing the Battle of Hastings. Don't get too comfortable learning about this battle, because Angie uses it just to share about the Bayeux Tapestry. It is 230 feet long and is believed to have been embroidered by Queen Matilda and six of her women in waiting. The Bayeux Tapestry visually tells the story of the battle.
This episode pairs well with:
Voynich Manuscript
2023-12-2955 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 48 | All Paper is Technically EdibleVenture back with us to WWII and learn more about the enigmatic Colin Gubbins, the Director of the SOE. Under the guise of Professor Sandwich, Gubbins got the Enigma Machine into British hands. He also headed up Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. This is the WWII story you need to hear.
This episode pairs well with:
Phyllis Latour Doyle – WWII Spy
Aline Griffith – WWII Spy
Nancy Wake – WWII Spy
2023-12-2257 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 47 | LARPing Down the StreetThis time-sensitive episode reflects fondly on two notable smuggling events. Theresa covers the Boston Tea Party that took place on December 16, 1773. Angie shares the Great Maple Syrup Heist, which while it took place over months, the investigation occurred from December 18-20, 2012.
This episode pairs well with:
The Great Molasses Flood
The Culper Spy Wing
Penelope Barker's Tea Party
2023-12-151h 03Unhinged HistoryEpisode 46 | You Brought Up My Potato King!Join us for a delightful smattering of stories. Angie starts us off by telling us about the Great Balloon Escape. During this story, two families, Strelzyk and Wetzel, smuggle themselves from East Germany over the Berlin Wall on September 16, 1978.
Theresa shares the lighthearted tale of Clara, the 18th-century rhinoceros who became a European sensation.
This episode pairs well with:
That time David Bowie caused the Berlin Wall to fall
Sargent Stubby, the stray dog who served in WWI
2023-12-081h 00Unhinged HistoryEpisode 45 | Why is it Always the Cattle Baron?!Brace yourselves. Theresa is coming with spoilers for the movie Killers of the Flower Moon as she covers the horrific murders of the Osage Indians during the Reign of Terror, which took place from 1921-1926.
Angie fills her role as the palette cleanser and brightens the mood by regaling us with both the history of mustaches and the waiter's strike of 1907 –– where waiters wanted the right to a day off and to a mustache.
This episode pairs well with:
Ishi the last Yahi Indian
"Madame Mustache" Eleanor Dumont
2023-12-011h 12Unhinged HistoryEpisode 44 | Pull Off That Hat TrickWhatever you're expecting from this episode, you aren't ready. Theresa shares the story of Francis Pegahmagabow, an indigenous Canadian veteran from WWI. He was the deadliest sniper, the most decorated First Nations veteran, and a staunch defender of his people's rights.
This episode pairs well with:
The Harlem Hellfighters
2023-11-241h 04Unhinged HistoryEpisode 43 | To Quote the Beastie Boys…We know you're like us. You woke up looking for a story about barmaids, banjo players, the 1814 Beer Flood, and zebras. So Angie shares the story of Lady Meux, the Victoria socialite who really lives a crazy life.
This episode pairs well with:
Nell Gwyn – actress and court mistress
2023-11-1753 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 42 | Roll for InitiativeIf you're looking for a story that has everything, click that play button. A pointless battle, pirates, dysentery, and an absinthe bar. Theresa covers the Battle of New Orleans from 1814. You know, it was part of the War of 1812... yeah... it's a doozy.
This episode pairs well with:
The Casquette Girls of New Orleans
2023-11-1049 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 41 | $500 for the Rest of HimTheresa just can't contain her excitement as she regales us with the pirates from Baratarian Bay. Jean and Pierre Lafitte led colorful lives in the early 1800's in the New Orleans area.
Angie shares the story of the only emperor of the United States, Joshua Abraham Norton, ( c. 1818 – January 8, 1880) who lived ruled from San Francisco. This man created his own currency, wrote edicts, and was beloved by The City.
This episode pairs well with:
The Battle of New Orleans
"Lord" Timothy Dexter
Santa Anna lost his legs during the Pastry War
2023-11-031h 25Unhinged HistoryEpisode 40 | Team Feral House WifeWhew. We hope you're fully hydrated for this episode. Theresa starts off with the tale of Arthur the Ghost who haunts the B-29 at Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA.
Angie follows her up with a true crime / supernatural mashup when she recounts the story of Bridget Cleary who is known as "the last witch burned in Ireland" in 1895.
This episode pairs well with:
The Haunted Queen Mary
Helen Duncan – the last woman convicted of the 1732 Witchcraft Act
2023-10-271h 15Unhinged HistoryEpisode 39 | A Little Bit Business, a Bit PleasureJoin us this week as Theresa shares a bit of history and myth around Portland, Oregon's Shanghai Tunnels. She covers everything from Nina the ghost to the Chinese building and uses them to escape drug raids.
This episode pairs well with:
The NW Butter Crimes
2023-10-2053 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 38 | Daddy DickieIt's time for some comfy leggings and spooky stories. Join us this week as Angie shares the history behind Lady Mary Howard (1596-1671) and her carriage of bones.
This episode pairs well with:
Bridget Cleary who is known as "the last witch burned in Ireland"
2023-10-131h 00Unhinged HistoryEpisode 37 | Explains the Seven ToesCome for the history story of Theresa sharing what she learned about Japanese saber saint Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645). He's yet another fighter of history with a remarkable number of duels under his belt -- over 60 duels that he's undefeated in.
This episode pairs well with:
Yasuke – the first Black samurai
2023-10-0658 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 36 | Not Honoring the Terms of Red RoverWhew. Grab yourself a tasty beverage of choice and nestle in for Angie sharing how Pepsi once had the sixth-largest navy in the world.
Then get your refill before Theresa recounts the War of the Stray Dog. In 1925, Greece and Bulgaria had a conflict with a surprising start.
This episode pairs well with:
The Crazy Little Country Called Liechtenstein
The Pig War
The Honey War
2023-09-291h 05Unhinged HistoryEpisode 35 | Tying Alligators to Fire HydrantsNo, you aren't suffering a mental breakdown listening to this. Theresa shares how Helen Duncan was the last woman sentenced under the British Witchcraft Act of 1735 ...in 1944.
Angie "brightens" the mood by sharing her top 3 favorite mistakes in space.
This episode pairs well with:
The last witch in Ireland
Angie's Favorite Curses
NASA Astronaut Sally Ride
2023-09-221h 07Unhinged HistoryEpisode 34 | When Are Pants the Problem?!Strap your helmets on as Angie starts us off with a tale from the Van Buren sisters. In 1916, these women crossed the country on motorcycles within 60 days making themselves the first women to accomplish such a feat.
Theresa refuses to be outdone and talks about the Great New England Vampire Panic. She touches on Mercy Brown, the Jewett City Vampires, and more.
This episode pairs well with:
Alice Roosevelt
The Casquette Girls of New Orleans
2023-09-151h 11Unhinged HistoryEpisode 33 | Another Bong Hit of BourbonWhew. I hope you poured yourself a drink... Theresa starts off by sharing the creator of wifi, and the reason we have nice things like GPS and Bluetooth technology, Hollywood starlet, and Hedy Lamarr.
Angie then shares the history of bourbon.
This episode pairs well with:
Tycho Brahe
Cassius Clay
2023-09-081h 26Unhinged HistoryEpisode 32 | This Was a Disney FlickWhy does the 1800s get all the greats?! Pop in your earbuds and check out Angie's retelling of The Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. It starts with stealing a train and ends with the United States giving the first Medal of Honor to the participants.
This episode pairs well with:
Bass Reeves
2023-09-0148 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 31 | Visual PollutionFew individuals live a life as unhinged as "Lord" Timothy Dexter. Living during the founding of the United States of America, Dexter goes from a poor uneducated son of farm laborers to a rich obnoxious uneducated neighbor. Join us as Theresa recounts the life of this man who keeps making money despite himself.
This episode pairs well with:
Count Robert and his castle of pranks
2023-08-2559 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 30 | Ho-Axes and HistoryPrepare to be delighted with this week's stories. Angie starts us off by sharing the tale of Jerome of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia. This mysterious man appeared on September 8, 1863.
Theresa turns around and tells the story of Sergei Ponomarenko, the time traveler from Kyiv who shows up in 2006 with evidence he's been to 2050.
This episode pairs well with:
The man who ate everything, Tarrare
Dunkelgrafen
2023-08-1854 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 29 | Arsenic — Committing to BeautyJoin us this week for more incredible tales. First, Theresa shares the story of the 2002 mayoral election in Hartlepool, where residents voted for H'Angus the monkey mascot of the local football team to be their mayor: Stuart Drummond, the man behind the mask made for a surprising leader.
Angie recounts her favorite mistress for the English king, Charles II, Nell Gwyn, and her exploits.
This episode pairs well with:
Clara – the Rhino
Lacy Hay, the Countess of Carlisle
2023-08-111h 05Unhinged HistoryEpisode 28 | Pants for PietyJoin us as Angie shares the story of the Revolutionary War's Culper spy ring and Agent 355.
Before you leave, stick around as Theresa recounts the problematic retelling of possibly trans man Catalina de Erauso, the lieutenant nun, who lived from 1592–1650.
This episode pairs well with:
The smugglers of the Boston Tea Party
Penelope Barker's Tea Party
Natalie Clifford Barney - American writer
2023-08-041h 24Unhinged HistoryEpisode 27 | Cross Stitch and Screaming CatsGet your popcorn ready; we'll wait. Theresa shares the story of 6th-century Frankish queens, Fredegund and Brunhild. These two women married into the Merovingian dynasty and reigned against each other during the 40-year civil war. There are assassins. There are battlefield tactics. This story has it all.
This episode pairs well with:
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen Tamar of Georgia
2023-07-281h 04Unhinged HistoryEpisode 26 | When in Doubt, CapitalismAngie starts us out by telling the story of Cassius Marcellus Clay,
Former United States Ambassador to Russia, abolitionist, and a man who was just born to fight.
Theresa introduces Anandi Joshi, the very first female doctor in India.
This episode pairs well with:
The Wide Awakes who got Lincoln elected
General Harriet Tubman
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler
2023-07-211h 11Unhinged HistoryEpisode 25 | Help Me Stop SharingWhat a roundup. This week Angie starts us off by sharing the history of tignons and the Tignon Law of 1876, requiring Black women to cover their hair.
Theresa continues the thoughts of strong women with her retelling of Artemisia I of Halicarnassus, the female general, who fought against the Greeks under Xerxes in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE.
This episode pairs well with:
The Battle of New Orleans
The Lafitte Pirates
2023-07-141h 06Unhinged HistoryEpisode 24 | I Want War ElephantsCome for the story featuring war elephants and stay for the tale about America's first female activist. Theresa starts by sharing the story of Prince Dejatch Alemayehu, the son of Tewodros II of Abyssinia who was stolen to England.
Angie raises the mood by sharing Revolutionary activist, Penelope Barker and her Edenton Tea Party.
This episode pairs well with:
The history of war elephants
The smugglers of the Boston Tea Party
The Culper Spy Ring of the Revolution
2023-07-071h 12Unhinged HistoryEpisode 23 | Pockets and Fencing LessonsWhat a raucous roundup of stories this week! Start your podcast with a rousing tale of the WWII Danish Nazi Resistance fighter, Willem Arondeous.
Then jet back 400 years earlier with Angie sharing the story of Julie d'Aubigny, the French opera singer and duel-winning extraordinaire.
This unhinged set of stories pairs well with:
Colin Gubbins, the creator of the SOE
Cassius Clay
2023-06-301h 32Unhinged HistoryEpisode 22 | Glitter is ForeverWhat a week. Theresa starts by sharing the story of Sally Ride, you know, the first American woman in space, and her tie-in to Pride Month.
Angie refuses to be outdone and shares the story of William Dorsey Swann, the first drag queen of history.
Stay proud with these stories:
NASA Astronaut – Kalpana Chawla
Christine Jorgeson – American GI Trans Woman
2023-06-231h 25Unhinged HistoryEpisode 21 | I’ve Eaten the LipstickRefresh your Victory red lipstick and settle in as Angie shares the story of fem fatale and WWII spy Nancy Wake. This delightful Australian bombshell joins the SOE and becomes "The White Mouse."
This pairs well with:
WWII Spy – Phyllis Latour Doyle
2023-06-161h 07Unhinged HistoryEpisode 20 | Nobody Eats a PuppySit back and relax as Theresa shares the story of Shelly Bauman and how losing her leg in Seattle's Bastille parade triggered the series of events culminating in the opening of the first disco. This club, named Shelly's Leg, was a gay dance club and resulted in Seattle embracing its LQBTQIA+ community.
This episode pairs well with:
Sally Stanford
2023-06-0952 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 19 | The Madonna of Hideous Human BeingsWhatever you do, don't eat during this episode. Theresa shares the 18th-century story of the Frenchman known only as Tarrare and his insatiable appetite. Don't eat during this story. We warned you.
Angie offers a palette-cleanser by telling the story of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Hollow Earth theory.
This episode pairs well with:
The Werewolf Trials
2023-06-021h 18Unhinged HistoryEpisode 18 | Queen of ClapbacksBrace yourself for two seriously unhinged moments of history. This week Theresa starts with one of the first cults of personality Sarah Bernhardt, actress, artist, and shit-disturber.
Angie refuses to be outdone and shares that time the US experimented with using bats to carry bombs to use during WWII.
This episode pairs well with:
Libby Holman - Actress
Japan bombing Brookings, Oregon during WWII
2023-05-261h 30Unhinged HistoryEpisode 17 | Next Week in TherapyWhat do you know about the least visited country in Europe, Liechtenstein? If you're like us, not much. This week Angie shares a brief history of this insanely small country, and none of it sounds real (like they have a yearly party where residents are invited to have a beer with the crown prince).
If you thought this was unhinged – check out:
The Great Spaghetti Hoax of 1957
2023-05-1956 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 16 | I’m Really Just a PlantEver hear of Grace Quackenbos Humiston, the attorney turned private investigator from the early 1900s? Dubbed Mrs. Sherlock Holmes she solves a host of cases using common sense. After listening to this episode, you'll see why Theresa is obsessed with her.
If you liked this check out:
Helen Duncan – the last person convicted under the 1734 Witchcraft Act
2023-05-1253 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 15 | Death is the Only Way OutWhat a week. Theresa starts by sharing the story of the invisible billionaire, Daniel Ludwig (the man who paid PR firms money to ensure he stayed out of the press).
Angie tops her tale by retelling the time that Josef Linowski (the Polish driver and engineer), Wolf-Diethard Knoppe (the Luffwaffa Starfighter pilot), and Manfred Ramminger (described as a German architect, playboy, race car enthusiast turned KGB agent) steal an AIM 9 sidewinder missile from the Neuburg Air Base in Bavaria.
This episode pairs well with:
"Lord" Timothy Dexter
Arthur Vicars
2023-05-051h 10Unhinged HistoryEpisode 14 | Needlepoint for the Dog Next DoorEver wonder about the origins of vampire tales in New Orleans? This week Angie shares the tale of the Casquette Girls of New Orleans from 1728. Their sickly appearance spawned rumors of vampires.
Theresa steers the conversation in a completely different direction as she recounts the exploits of Sargent Stubby, the stray dog who served in WWI and goes further back in history to share the tale of Jack Brutus, the mastiff serving in the Spanish-American War.
This episode pairs well with:
The New England Vampire Panic
The literal duck who became a Marine
2023-04-281h 08Unhinged HistoryEpisode 13 | $20 is $20What a crazy mashup. Come for Theresa telling the story of the 1875 Dublin Whiskey Fire.
Stay for Angie sharing the tale of Lawn Chair Larry and his epic flight using weather balloons and his trusty lawn chair.
This episode pairs well with:
The History of Bourbon
The Great Molasses Flood
The Balloon Escape
2023-04-211h 12Unhinged HistoryEpisode 12 | Snookered on SchnappsJoin us this week as Angie shares another military blunder. During Sept 21-22 1788, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor fought Serdar-ı Ekrem Koca Yusuf Pasha the Vizier and Sultan Selim 3 ...sorta.
This episode pairs well with:
The pope who wrote a dirty book and funded Vlad the Impaler
2023-04-1445 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 11 | Step Up My Bullying GameWhat's better than a pointless bloodless war? Theresa leads this week in retelling the story of the Honey War of 1839. During this conflict, Iowa and Missouri nearly started a war over three trees and a tax man.
More Pointless Wars:
The Pig War
The Pastry War
The War of the Stray Dog
2023-04-0736 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 10 | Surprise BidetAngie and Theresa celebrate April Fool's Day by recounting historical pranks. Angie starts us off with The Great Spaghetti Hoax of 1957 (that time Richard Dimbley and Charles De Jaeger presented a fictitious spaghetti harvest on the BBC).
Theresa follows up with Count Robert II of France and the Hesdin Castle that pranked its guests.
This episode pairs well with:
That time a guy died on a toilet at Predjama Castle
That time Theresa told Angie about the time traveler from Kiev
2023-03-3159 minUnhinged HistoryEpisode 9 | For Butter or For WorseTheresa goes back to 1989 when the oldest active cold case investigation was solved. Join her and Angie as they tackle the NW Butter Crimes of the Great Depression.
What? You heard us—butter Crimes.
This episode pairs well with:
The Maple Syrup Heist
2023-03-241h 10Unhinged HistoryEpisode 8 | Dick GorgeousThis week Angie and Theresa explore Arthur Vicers and the not good, really bad day AKA the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels. Come for the historical tale.
Stay for Theresa getting hung up on the names of the people in this story.
This episode pairs well with:
Franz Reichelt
2023-03-171h 09Unhinged HistoryEpisode 7 | Keep Your LegsTake a raucous ride through history as Theresa retells the tale of the redoubtable General Antonio López de Santa Anna and how he lost his legs during the Pastry War of 1838. After that doozy, Angie regales us with how Fredrick the Great tricked his people into loving potatoes.
This episode pairs well with:
Shelly Bauman
Queen Tamar of Georgia
2023-03-101h 28Unhinged HistoryEpisode 6 | You’re Killing Me SmallsJoin us as Angie walks us through a series of Civil War snafus that enable the enslaved Robert Smalls to pilot a gun-laden ship to freedom.
This episode pairs well with:
Bass Reeves
2023-03-031h 13Unhinged HistoryEpisode 5 | Definitely Not My MotherWhat do you know about the unhinged story of a notorious real-life jewel thief, Doris Payne? Spend this podcast listening to the highlight reel of the craziest movie never made.
This episode pairs well with:
The Lo Life Crew
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