Episode 607: The Tragedy of the Batavia Part ...

Henry & Eddie bring you this week’s weirdest news and wildest stories - a Milwaukee woman accused of posing as a substitute teacher just to talk shit to kids, a theme park slip-up leaves one man dead, a fatal encounter at a UK tiger enclosure, monkey gangs terrorizing Nepal, Sata ...  Show more

The boys continue the story of Clifford Olson as his killing spree escalates and Canadian authorities somehow keep finding reasons to ignore the obvious. While one investigator finally starts putting the pieces together, Olson finds time to get married, give his hammer a bath, an ...  Show more

The Batavia has now been shipwrecked off the coast of Australia, and as the survivors tried to find food and water, also devious plans are devised to start lessening the number of mouths to feed, leading to an all out war between the mutineers and soldiers. Until a ship is seen o ...  Show more

The ship Batavia was sailing to Indonesia, filled with the worst kind of sailors, horrid conditions, but loaded with treasure. However, one member on board had dreams of stealing the treasure and creating his own pirate kingdom. He began a mutiny, which led to a shipwreck. What f ...  Show more

The story of the Batavia is a perfect storm of nautical carnage: There's a shipwreck, a mutiny and a massacre. This first of two parts deals with the the first part of the voyage, the shipwreck and the rescue mission. Read the show notes here.

This week’s three-story episode is packed with tales about abandonment, too much alcohol, secret jail cells, shower-toilets, social media and termination. And it all happens in one of our most familiar places: A cruise ship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad ...  Show more