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Episode #77: 1907 Timeline Twist & The Irish Crown Jewel Heist
11/16/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie presents some major strides in women’s rights and transportation during the Edwardian Era, some sweet new releases (whoop, whoop!), possibly the creepiest fine arts clip we’ve EVER had, and some important dates in aviation history, in the 1907 Timeline Twist. Next, Amy Jo tells the wild tale of the Jewels of the Order of St. Patrick, which mysteriously disappeared from Dublin Castle in July of 1907. The bungling was prominent, but the s


Episode #76: The Cigar Girl Murder & the 1841 Zodiac Back
9/4/2025: On the Season 2 finale episode, Valerie tells the woeful tale of the murder of the beautiful Tobacco Emporium clerk, Mary...


Episode #75: 1841 Timeline Twist & A Charcuterie of Rebellion
8/13/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie presents the birth of the stapler, the monkey wrench, and hypnotism (Yay!), we discuss William...


Episode #74: The Last Murderess to be Burned at the Stake & the 1776 Zodiac Back
Witches being burned at the stake, color drawing, 16th century 7/30/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie tells the twisted tale of Elizabeth...


Episode #73: 1776 Timeline Twist & The Cannibal of Congleton
The Balladeer 7/20/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie outlines some revolutionary events (‘twas a big year!), including a shit-ton of...


Episode #72: The Hope Street Resurrectionist Scandal & the 1826 Zodiac Back
George’s Dock | Liverpool, 1897 | Wikicommons 7/12/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie recounts the story of a macabre scandal that shocked...


Episode #71: 1826 Timeline Twist & The Great Christmas Eggnog Riot
West Point Military Academy, J. Hill, George Catlin, 1828, Aquatint and etching with applied watercolor 6/27/2025: On today’s episode, we...


Episode #70: The Deadly Duel of Future American President Andrew Jackson & the 1806 Zodiac Back
An 1834 woodcut depicting Jackson's duel with Charles Dickinson from the satirical Major Jack Downing's Life of Andrew Jackson . Downing...


Episode #69: 1806 Timeline Twist & The Salem Divorce Scandal of 1806
West and West 6/4/2025: On today’s episode, we visit our old friends Napoleon and Lewis & Clark. We discuss the beautiful Arc de Triomphe...


Episode #68: The Surprising Rebellion of Chicot County & the 1871 Zodiac Back
Portrait of James W. Mason, the first African American to serve in the Arkansas Senate. Courtesy of the Arkansas Senate. 5/21/2025: On...


Episode #67: 1871 Timeline Twist & The Whaling Disaster of 1871
The Whaling Disaster of 1871. Plate 2 5/14/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie touches on the Ku Klux Klan Act and the Franco-Prussian War,...


Episode #66: The Attempted Kidnapping of Kaiser Wilhelm II & the 1919 Zodiac Back
Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1902 5/7/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie tells the story of a group of 114th Field Artillery Regiment men, who...


Episode #65: 1919 Timeline Twist & The Anarchist Letter Bombings of 1919
Anarchist bombing in New York City 4/30/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie’s Timeline Twist outlines a wild year, including wars, riots,...


Episode #64: The Bisbee Massacre & the 1883 Zodiac Back
Tombstone in Boothill Cemetery, Tombstone, Arizona 4/16/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie shares the calamitous story of the Bisbee...


Episode #63: 1883 Timeline Twist & The Murder of Phoebe Veitch
Ridgeway Street Wanganui looking towards the courthouse circa 1880 4/2/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie covers late 19th century...
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