All My Favorite People Are Dead
Join Hosts Shannon Butler and Suzanne Turrisi for conversations on some of our favorite Dead People! We will be telling stories of the famous, infamous, and just plain weird.
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Episodes
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
We have made it to 75 episodes! So in this our diamond episode where we recap some of our favorite dead people and memories.
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
This week Sue shares some odd stories (as only Sue can) of some crazy twins. Daisy and Violet Hilton and June and Jennifer Gibbons. Some weird shit for your listening pleasure.
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
How many Opera singers do you know? Shannon only really knows one, Florence Foster Jenkins. This week we discuss the world's worst opera singer!
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
In this week's show and in honor of International Women's Day, Sue covers Nellie Bly and her many adventures!
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
How do you want to be remembered when you die? What words of wisdom do you want on your headstone? This week, Shannon shares some fabulous and weird epitaphs that are sure to make you smile.
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
This week, Sue tells us the story of an early businessman and showman! He is the brains behind New York City's Steeplechase Park and selling sand in a box!
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
This week Shannon tells the story of one of the most beautiful women in the world who also happened to have a brilliant mind. Hedy Lamarr had it all, but that doesn't always mean life is great. She gave us films and wifi and what did she get in return?
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
This week Sue tells the story of the man who gave us fake monsters while he saved us from the real ones. Carl Laemmle was the brains behind Universal Studios and some of the greatest movies during the golden age of Hollywood. He also saved over 300 Jews from the Nazis.
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
This week we have a special request from Jen! She wanted to learn all about Isabella Stewart Gardner. Shannon tells the story of the wild and brilliant art collector who took Boston by storm!
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
This week Sue has some gruesome stories about people who killed their entire families! Family Annihilators is a real thing...look it up!
The Hosts and The Show
The show was created by Historian and writer Shannon Butler who wanted to share her passion for interesting dead people with the world. She has been joined by educator Suzanne Turrisi who shares the same passion for those who have passed on and together they tell they research and talk about historic figures.
There are so many characters from history who need to have their stories told. Press play to hear more!