7/28/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie tells the tragic tale of three “blushing brides” found dead in their bathtub shortly after marriage. The investigator, spurred on by family members, witnesses, neighboring police, and the newspapers, uncovered puzzling details that led him to call on an OG forensic pathology legend who inspired an experiment that nearly resulted in a fourth death. Next, in the 1915 Zodiac Back, Amy Jo talks about Pluto in Cancer, Neptune in Leo, and how

7/12/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie presents World War I in a nutshell (no big deal), the birth of the classic jumping snake prank, the most racist American movie ever made, a new kind of “gleaming glass” baking dish, and the popular dog treat that you never knew was invented by an MIT trained organic chemist in the 1915 Timeline Twist. Next, Amy Jo shares the captivating story of Swedish activist Joe Hill, gifted song writer, and member of the Industrial Workers of the Wo

6/21/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie covers the horrific story of serial killer Madame Delphine LaLaurie, and the appalling discoveries found within her New Orleans mansion following a kitchen fire. We also discuss the unspeakable treatment of enslaved people in general, and whether this famous story was actually out of the ordinary. Next, Amy Jo shares what the outer planets were up to in 1834 - Pluto in Aries, Neptune (not discovered yet) in Capricorn, and Uranus in Aquar

6/7/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie’s Timeline Twist features a number of awful major events from 1834, a smattering of inventions, the burning of the Palace of Westminster in art, a discriminatory popular ballad (Boo!), a surprising medicinal condiment, and a strongly worded letter by none other than Davy Crockett. Next, Amy Jo shares the story of the mysterious unsolved death of a famous Scottish-born botanist whose passion for horticulture put him in danger in a number o

4/28/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie presents the story of a cousin-marrying, plantation owning, tobacco producing, aristocratic family in Colonial Virginia. What started off as a love triangle ended in shocking allegations, salacious rumors, hotshot attorneys, and a great scandal that became the 1700s “Trial of the Century”. Next, in the 1793 Zodiac Back, Amy Jo presents the astrological influence on the city of Washington DC, astrology’s historic impact on America’s early