The Bygone Society Show
This podcast examines the seedy underbelly of history's forgotten places and people. Each episode is rife with murder, intrigue and a reality beyond our everyday. Requirements to join the society include an appreciation for in-depth research and lurid tales of yore. Our gracious and ghoulish host, Kate, will take you back to a time that refuses to die. This is The Bygone Society Show.
Episodes
14 episodes
A Predator for Every Era: The Eternal Appeal of the Vampire (Part 1)
Vampires–they can take many forms: a wolf, a bat, even a tendril of mist curling through a crack in the window. But those are just the shapes we see. The truth is, vampires have always been more than what meets the eye.Today, we picture ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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17:12
Episode 14: The Dancing Plague of 1518
Let’s set the scene: Strasbourg, Alsace — now modern-day France — July 1518. At this time, Strasbourg was part of the Holy Roman Empire and a bustling, thriving city located on the Rhine River. The city was a significant center for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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16:36
Episode 12: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
When you take a look at our longstanding history, mankind can point to endless examples of our march towards progress and daring endeavors. We’ve risen from the ashes like a Phoenix, emerged from the depths of oppression, and brough...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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21:03
Episode 11: The Legend of the Mothman
In the misty, rolling hills and deep hollows of Appalachia, is a land steeped in rich tradition and enduring tales. But make no mistake; these are not mere stories; they are the lifeblood of this place, a deep-rooted connection that...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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17:40
Ep 10: The Bearer of Burdens
Picture this… You’re in a dimly lit room. There’s a hushed gathering of mourners.The air is heavy with the scent of tears and smoldering incense, its tendrils of gray smoke curling like a restless spirit. At the c...
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14:11
Bizarre Tales from The Bowery
There are certain places that emerge as profound markers in history, anchoring the narratives of generations past and of those yet to come. These places are more than just geographical coordinates on a map; they’re repositories of m...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:30
Episode 8: The Sea Giveth and the Sea Taketh Away
The sea is a captivating and unpredictable force. It offers abundant resources, sustenance, and trade routes to countless civilizations throughout history, fostering prosperity, cultural exchange and reprieve. But it also demands re...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:58
Episode 7: Lady in the Water
Women and water. What is it about “women and water” that holds such power over the whole of society? There’s a mystique that has fascinated us…petrified us…drawn us in. Water as a traditional symbol of f...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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17:13
Episode 6: Radium Girls Part 2
In part one of Radium Girls, we found out that U.S. Radium Corporation in New Jersey commissioned an independent study to test the effects of chronic radium exposure, only after hundreds of young women working as dial painters fell ill and died...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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14:58
Episode 5: Radium Girls Part 1
There was a time, exactly 100 years ago, when the naturally occurring radioactive metal — radium — was thought to be a medical marvel that promised restored health, the eradication of cancer and a youthful glow to boot. Its safety w...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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12:35
Episode 4: The Man Who Survived Doomsday
On May 8, 1902, Mont Pelée, an active volcano that formed the north end of the island of Martinique, erupted, engulfing the city of Saint-Pierre in superheated gas, ash and rock in just three minutes. The swift and sudden explosion w...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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14:25
Episode 3: Hotel Monte Vista
A warning for listeners: This episode talks about explicit and disturbing material, including murder-suicide and sexual abuse. Please, take care while listening. One Tuesday night in 2006, 28-year-old Zack Bowen, an Iraq W...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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15:10
Episode 2: The Trunk Murderess Part 2
At the end of part 1, Winnie Ruth Judd gave her first and only public confession about the murder of her two friends, Anne and Sammy, while awaiting her execution at the Arizona State Prison.The confession led to her lover, Jack Halloran...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:16
Episode 1: The Trunk Murderess Part 1
Today’s story takes place in Phoenix, Arizona / 1931 - two years deep into the Great Depression. Once considered a one-horse-town, the city had doubled in size as it neared 20 years of statehood and withstood economic hardships better than m...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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31:45