All My Favorite People Are Dead

Episode 45 -Ruth Handler

In this week's episode, Sue tells us the story behind the creature of Barbie! (Good timing, huh?) She will also explore other exciting details about women's equality in history. 

Episode 44 - Julia Child

Who loves to cook? We do! And part of the reason for that was Julia Child! She inspired Americans to try something new and be more creative in the kitchen. This week we pay tribute to Julia Child. 

Episode 43 - The 27 Club

This week, Sue covers the "27 Club" legacy and discusses some of the famous musicians who died at this mysterious and tragic age. 

Episode 42 - The Fox Sisters and Spiritualism

In this week's episode, Shannon covers the story of the Fox Sisters and the creation of the modern Spiritualism movement. Maggie, Kate, and Leah Fox traveled the nation in the 1850s and 60s making it seem like they could talk to the dead. But were they? Or were they just cracking their toes? 

Episode 41 - Gertrude Ederle

This week Sue is covering someone who was really great at swimming (which is something that Sue sucks at). Gertrude Ederle broke boundaries with her swimming abilities when she swam the English Channel in 1926. Listen and learn all about it then get out there and go for a dip!

Episode 40 - The Battle of Gettysburg

This week Shannon shares with us a little history of the Battle of Gettysburg and some of the interesting deaths that occurred. We will also talk about just how spooky the place can be!   

Episode 39 - Howard Carter and the King Tut Curse

In this episode, Sue covers the life of Howard Carter and his expedition to find the tomb of King Tut. We also discuss the legend of King Tut's curse, was it a curse or just a load of crap?  

Episode38 - The Unsinkable Margaret Brown and Titanic stuff

So this week the Titanic is back in the news for unfortunate reasons. Five more people have lost their lives in that area of the ocean. So we decided to look at someone who survived the Titanic tragedy and went on to do some amazing work, Margaret Brown, or the Unsinkable Molly Brown as history would call her. 

Episode 37 - People who died having Sex!

Sue has done some very interesting research for this week's episode. We are getting down and dirty in the bedroom with various characters who died while having sex. Shannon has added a new segment featuring modern obituaries. 

Louis Daguerre

This week, Shannon tells us the story of one of the fathers of Photography, Louis Daguerre!