First, Marissa unravels a tale of William Howard Taft! From a secret society Fight Club at Yale, to the myth of being stuck in a bathtub, his legend looms larger than life and ends with some surprising twists. Then, Carter reports on the BBC hoax that bamboozled a nation! The Spaghetti Farmers of Switzerland harvest noodles right from the trees in a farm-to-table process that starts out as a joke and ends up teaching Brits a valuable lesson: you can’t believe everything you hear! 

This week, check into a haunted hotel for Spring Break! First, Carter remembers the Alamo and pays a visit to San Antonio’s Menger Hotel. A successful brewery leads to a booming hotel business, and entertains a host of notables who never check out. Bump into Teddy Roosevelt in the bar, a mysterious maid in the hall, or a former guest in your bedroom! Then, Marissa introduces us to Norman G. Baker, a radio host who dabbles in medicine. His questionable treatments lead to suffering, death, and a charming neo-gothic resort hotel. Guests take in the mountaintop views while a charlatan fills them full of watermelon seeds and carbolic acid.

This week, it’s all about workplace tragedies! First, birthday boy George Spencer Millet gets kissed to death by his coworkers. A freak accident at the offices of the Metropolitan Insurance Company leads to a murder investigation. Then, Carter takes us to Minneapolis for an explosive night shift at the Washburn A Flour Mill when the largest mill in America found out the hard way just how flammable flour can be.