Strangeful Things

You probably know that Lolita is a book by Vladimir Nabokov about a pervert perving on a child.

But you might not have known that there was a real case that may have inspired the author. The story of Sally Horner is complicated and tragic and should make you think twice before opening your yap about the "good old days".

Nothing was good for Sally and it all went on for far too long.

Sometimes criminals are sociopathic monsters, and Christopher Porco defintely is one. But he is also a complete frigging idiot which makes this the perfect end for Season Six. My goal is to lure you into a false sense of security so hopefully it works!  Enjoy!

Next time you are complaining about how terrible everything is, think about this show and consider what it was like to live in the year 536 and immediately after.  Not good.

But...that has nothing to do with your sitch so complain all you want. Don't let someone tell you that someone else's circumstances minimize your own!

So if when you were a kid you had to move all the time and worry about assassins and your mom pulled you out of school in the middle of the day to hide from kidnappers would you find it exciting?

I ask because that is exactly what happened to Pauline Dakin growing up.  The story of what she went thorough is crazy and you have to hear it to believe it!

Take a young couple who might be in love, the bustling city of Manhattan, and a mystery and you have a good story.

Make the year 1799, add Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and add a liberal serving of the first recorded murder trial transcript in the history of the United States and you have a GREAT story!

Join as as we tell the tale of Gulielma "Elma" Sands and Levi Weeks.

We take the letter carrier who gives us our bills and Bed Bath and Beyond coupons for granted, but back in 1929, Larry Griffin, the postman for Stradbally, Ireland, got taken in a very different way.

Join us for the tale of how some townies ruined the Christmas of a genteel (and drunk) civil servant!

The glory that is elephants is really something to behold. They are smart, empathetic, and sometimes deadly!  Join us as we look into why elephants kill, who they kill, and get all judgey about whether or not the killings are justified.

The whales of the land are ready to be explored!

We wrap up Native American Heritage Month with the second half of the story of the people in the Southwest who built an amazing society and then just sort of melted away.

Where did they go?  Well that's what we are going to try to find out in the conclusion to our coverage of The Anasazi.

There are wonders within the boundaries of what is now the United States that way too many people don't know about. Continuing our dedication to Native American History Month we present the first part of the people that are known by some as the Anasazi.

Also, we learn what happens when a cowpoke decides poking cows is not as fun as being an amateur archeologist.  Join us!

The indigenous people of what is now called Ohio decided to make themselves a monument and we're gonna talk about it.  The location is the largest effigy mound in the world and we will be sure to explain what an effigy mound is right near the beginning (sort of) so you aren't lost!