Episodios

  • Issei Sagawa: The Cannibal Celebrity
    Mar 18 2026

    Part 1 "even though it's technically uploded second"of our new series, 'Crime and No Punishment,' where we discuss people who got basically no punishment for horrific crimes. Issei Sagawa was a loser who had some very weird obsessions.    Content Warning: Cannibalism, Sexual Assault, Necrophilia, Bestiality, and pretty much everything else. Listener discretion is advised.

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    18 m
  • Vincent Li: The Canadian Bus Cannibal
    Mar 12 2026

    Vincent Weiguang Li sat down on a bus next to a sleeping man named Tim McLean. Vincent stabbed him to death, beheaded him, and started eating him as people fled the bus in fear. We discuss this case and the mental collapse that led into it. Part one (two) of our new series, Crime, No Punishment.Content Warnings: All non-sexual ones. This one is rough.

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    36 m
  • Amish Anthology Part 2: Killers and Cult Leaders
    Feb 26 2026

    CW: Contains descriptions of violence, sexual assault, child abuse, torture, and more. Listener discretion is advised.In the second part of our Amish Anthology, we discuss the Amish Stud killer, someone who may have been the first Amish serial killer, and an Amish cult leader who was investigated by the FBI.

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    57 m
  • Amish Anthology Part 1: The First Amish Murderer
    Feb 19 2026

    This week on Misfit History we go through the history of the Amish, starting from their Anabaptist origin and their founder, Jakob Ammann. We discussion their journey to America and the first Amish person to be convicted of manslaughter, Edward Gingerich.

    Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violent death, domestic violence, murder, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

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    1 h y 11 m
  • Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood Star who became the Mother of Wi-Fi
    Feb 11 2026

    Born Hedwig Kiesler in Vienna in 1914, Hedy Lamarr became the star of the most controversial film in the world while only a teenager. She escaped her abusive arms dealer husband and came to America, where she became one of the most famous actresses in the world. However, her acting career was only a very small part of her legacy, as her inventive mind, working with composer George Antheil, developed the groundwork for modern communication systems.

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    56 m
  • Lionel ‘Sos’ Cohen: The Man Who Outlived War
    Feb 4 2026

    Wing Commander Lionel Cohen, better known by his nickname Sos, was a man addicted to adventure. He joined the military and traveled to Africa while just a teenager. He worked as a miner, spy, stockbroker, pilot, cavalry officer, security guard, and more. He fought in four wars for several different armies.

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    1 h y 18 m
  • The Von Stauffenbergs: The Family that Resisted Hitler Part 2
    Jan 28 2026

    The von Stauffenberg family, a Swabian aristocratic lineage, produced two of the most remarkable figures of the German resistance: Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his sister-in-law, Melitta von Stauffenberg, nee Schiller. While Claus became the primary architect of the military resistance, utilizing his high-ranking position within the Wehrmacht to coordinate Operation Valkyrie, Melitta occupied a unique and precarious position as one of Germany’s most elite aeronautical engineers and test pilots, despite her Jewish heritage. Both were driven by a profound sense of duty that eventually placed them at the center of the Nazi party's most dangerous internal struggles.

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    50 m
  • The Von Stauffenbergs: The Family that Resisted Hitler Part 1 The Backstory
    Jan 21 2026

    The von Stauffenberg family, a Swabian aristocratic lineage, produced two of the most remarkable figures of the German resistance: Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his sister-in-law, Melitta von Stauffenberg, nee Schiller. While Claus became the primary architect of the military resistance, utilizing his high-ranking position within the Wehrmacht to coordinate Operation Valkyrie, Melitta occupied a unique and precarious position as one of Germany’s most elite aeronautical engineers and test pilots, despite her Jewish heritage. Both were driven by a profound sense of duty that eventually placed them at the center of the Nazi party's most dangerous internal struggles.

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    1 h y 8 m