Madame Rachel Pt. 2: “The Beauty of Lies”

In the late 1840s in Western New York, two preteen girls tricked their parents into thinking their house was haunted. Their trick grew to include their hometown, and eventually the world, as their little prank became a religious movement known as Modern Spiritualism. Learn more a ...  Show more

In the late 1840s in Western New York, two preteen girls tricked their parents into thinking their house was haunted. Their trick grew to include their hometown, and eventually the world, as their little prank became a religious movement known as Modern Spiritualism. Learn more a ...  Show more

In this new series Lucy Worsley switches her attention from Lady Killers to Lady Swindlers - con women, thieves and hustlers. This is where true crime meets history - with a twist. Lucy and her team of all female detectives travels back more than a hundred years to revisit the au ...  Show more

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. I’ve mentioned her many times before. I’ve tempted you over and over with her juicy story. I promised to you again and again that we’d get into the shady backstory. And the time has finally come. It’s time for us to talk about Miss Lisa Frank. ...  Show more

Anna Delvey wasn’t who she claimed to be. But despite mounting setbacks, she refused to temper her schemes. The fantasy life she built for herself was a house of cards doomed to fall, and her tower was starting to teeter… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho ...  Show more

Sara dives into the OC’s dark underbelly of dirty deals, high stakes scams, and hustlers. A mysterious new friend starts passing Sara off as his sister, and teaches her how to loan money to desperate people to make big returns, quickly. There’s no turning back now. Learn more abo ...  Show more