This week we meet the Count of St. Germain, who has no beginning and no end. He is rich, but the source is unknown. He is a genius and multi-talented, but his teachers and place of education is unknown. People believe he could be a vampire because he never ages... we think that this could be an extreme case of a 1700's Anna Delvey.

What would you do if you found out your surgeon had no medical training?

This week, we’re diving into the absolutely unhinged timeline of Ferdinand Waldo Demara, better known as The Great Imposter, a man who lived dozens of lives without the credentials to back any of them up.

From monasteries to the Army, the Navy, performing real surgeries with zero training, becoming a professor, landing in prison, and somehow ending up a warden, Fred proved that confidence alone could open almost any door.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

05:52 The Great Imposter : Fred Demara

12:04 Fred is a Monk... The First Time

14:16 Fred Joins the US Army

14:43 Back to the Monastery

18:27 Fred Joins the US Navy This Time

21:31 Fred is now Dr. French

26:50 Fred... Now a Professor in Pennsylvania

29:10 Dr. French, aka Fred, in LA

30:38 Fred... Now a Professor in Washington

31:15 Fred ARRESTED!!

33:00 Fred in Law School

33:19 Fred as Dr. Cecil Hamann

35:11 Next Stop, Canada

36:47 Fred as Dr. Joseph Cyr

37:24 Fred Joins the Royal Canadian Navy as Dr. Cyr

43:33 Back to America

44:50 Fred is Back in Prison... as a Warden

45:45 He is Teaching again

46:35 Fred's a Film Star

48:02 Fred's Final Attempt at an Honest Life

53:41 Outro

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What do you do when a job that promises an incredible opportunity ends up slowly killing you?

The Radium Girls were the victims of the very opportunity but they weren’t just victims... they were fighters.

In this episode, Jamie commemorates the legacy of the Radium Girls of Orange, New Jersey. We discuss their suffering, how the United States Radium Corporation knowingly attempted to cover it up, and the incredibly resilient women who fought back to protect future workers.

Content Warning: This episode discusses medical trauma and body horror related to radiation poisoning.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:02 A Little Context on Working Women

06:20 The Radium Girls of NJ

17:16 TW: Body Horror

19:03 End TW : Aftermath of Mollie's Death

22:42 Attempt at a Cover-up

29:35 Radium Girl's Trial

37:14 Radium Girls of Illinois

40:25 Outro

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