Episodes

  • Episode 10 — Happy Birthday Mr. President: Marilyn Monroe
    Mar 7 2024

    Marilyn Monroe needs no introduction. Lauded as the most beautiful woman in history, she had her fair share of lovers. But no conspiracies about her love life have ever captured the public’s imagination quite like the rumor that she had a passionate affair with the President of the United States…and with his brother.

    Credits:

    Narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Written by Alex Robinson. Researched by Alex Robinson and Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

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    33 mins
  • Episode 9 – The Diamond Queen of the Demi-Monde: Lulu White
    Feb 22 2024

    Jazz clubs, saloons, and brothels — welcome to the seductive world of New Orleans at the turn of the century. It was in this smoky den of iniquity that Lulu White became one of the most well-known madams in history. But Lulu wasn’t just a successful businesswoman — she was a successful Black woman. And in a country divided by color, that was a dangerous thing to be.

     

    Credits:

    Narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Written by Alex Robinson. Researched and created by Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 8 - Sisters in Arms: Truus and Freddie Oversteegen
    Feb 8 2024

    You may have heard of the Dutch, WWII-era teens infamous for one very special party trick: seducing Nazis to their deaths. But turns out, that only scratches the surface of the Oversteegen sisters’ amazing story. Get ready for one of the most inspiring, powerful, heartbreaking accounts of anti-fascist bravery in the Second World War—and maybe, ever.

     

    Credits:

    Written and narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Researched by Alex Robinson. Created by Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 7 – The Emperor’s Assassin: Marcia Demetrias
    Jan 25 2024

    In the bloody era of Gladiators, one young Roman woman hopes that sleeping with a senator might keep her safe in a violent world. Little does she know that before long, the most dangerous thing in Rome—will be her.

     

    Credits

    Written and narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Researched and created by Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

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    27 mins
  • Episode 6 — Boys Just Wanna Have Fun: Piers Gaveston
    Jan 11 2024

    Did you hear the hottest piece of seven-hundred year old gossip? King Edward II was caught smooching someone other than his wife—who just so happened to be his lifelong bff, and… a man. 

     

    Credits:

    Narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Written by Alex Robinson. Researched and created by Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

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    28 mins
  • Episode 5 – Deal with the Devil: La Malinche
    Dec 28 2023

    La Malinche has the dubious honor of being named Mexico’s most controversial villain. Enslaved to Hernán Cortés, she has been blamed for enabling the fall of the Aztec Empire. But was she truly a traitor to her people — or a slave without agency?

     

    Credits:

    Narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Written by Alex Robinson. Researched Alexandra Steed and Alex Robinson. Created by Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

     

    Episode Resources:

    • Harlots webpage here
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    24 mins
  • Episode 4 – Queen of the Mob: Virginia Hill
    Dec 14 2023

    In the seedy underground world of the 1930s Chicago mafia, it’s hard to get ahead. However, Virginia Hill had what her male counterparts did not — sex appeal. And one of the most notorious mobsters in American history took notice.

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    Credits:

    Narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Written by Alex Robinson. Researched and created by Alexandra Steed. Co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson, and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

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    30 mins
  • Episode 3 – The League of Incest: Mary Shelley
    Nov 30 2023

    What do you get when you mix Gossip Girl with the literati of the 19th century? Only one of the most scandalous, chaotic true stories in history--all leading to the birth of a little novel called “Frankenstein”.

     

    Credits:

    Written and narrated by GennaRose Nethercott. Researched by Alex Robinson. Created by Alexandra Steed, and co-produced by Alexandra Steed, Alex Robinson and GennaRose Nethercott. Engineered by Otis Gray. Recorded with generous support from Latchis Arts. Executive produced by Aaron Mahnke.

     

    Episode Resources:

    • Harlots webpage here
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    26 mins