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

Sunday Jun 04, 2023

Sue is covering the interesting life and work of Emily Warren Roebling. She took over for her husband and helped build the Brooklyn Bridge! She was a trailblazer in so many ways. 

Sunday May 28, 2023

Shannon was inspired to talk about Queen Anne after watching "The Favourite"! Queen Anne is a somewhat forgotten royal figure who ruled from 1704 to 1714. Her life was full of sadness and health issues but yet she still did an excellent job as Queen. 

Episode 33 - Evil Children

Monday May 22, 2023

Monday May 22, 2023

This week we are going deep and dark. Sue wanted to discuss the very macabre subject of Kids Who Kill. We ponder what makes someone evil, is it genetic? Do things in the child's environment bring it on? Could you think about this as well? 

Episode 32 - Betty White

Saturday May 13, 2023

Saturday May 13, 2023

Who Doesn't love Betty White? Last week we talked about a creepy White, this week, Sue tells us all about the wonderful human being that was Betty White! Nothing but good vibes here. 

Saturday May 06, 2023

In this episode, Shannon covers the story of the famous Gilded Age architect, Stanford White. Even though he made some beautiful works, his sex life got him into trouble and lead to his brutal murder. 

Episode 30 - Norman Rockwell

Saturday Apr 29, 2023

Saturday Apr 29, 2023

This week Sue talks about one of her favorite artists, Norman Rockwell! Everyone can relate to an illustration that he created. And even if you don't speak English, you can understand his work if you understand facial expressions and body language. His work is universal. We love Norman fucking Rockwell! 

Friday Apr 21, 2023

Travel back with us to 19th-century Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River. This week we learn the story of Rachel "Lochy" Ostrom who became known as the Maiden Miser of Poughkeepsie. Listen as we talk about everything from her romance to her sad story to her wedding cake. 
https://archive.org/details/cu31924022051514/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater
 

Saturday Apr 15, 2023

This week we have Jazz Hands! Sue is talking about Bob Fosse who was one of the greatest choreographers of all time. His hits include "Damn Yankees," "Sweet Charity," and "Chicago" just to name a few. Get your Jazz hands out!!! 

Thursday Apr 06, 2023

Shannon has found a fun story about a young housewife that needed to get the heck out of the tenement house. Annie Londonderry, also known as Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, decided to get on a bicycle and travel around the world in 1894. She left her husband and three young children behind to ride around the world in 15 months. 

Saturday Apr 01, 2023

Sue will tell the tale of one of her favorite gothic ladies, Vampira, whose real name was Maila Nurmi. Everyone has heard of Elvira but did you know a groundbreaking woman from the 1950s heavily inspired her? You'll learn all about the interesting life of Vampira in this week's episode! 

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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! 

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