Lindsay is joined by author Judith Starkston to discuss her book, Priestess of Ishana. A curse, a conspiracy and the clash of kingdoms. A defiant priestess confronts her foes, armed only with ingenuity and forbidden magic.A malignant curse from the Underworld threatens Tesha’s city with fiery devastation. The young priestess of Ishana, goddess of love and war, must overcome this demonic darkness. Charred remains of an enemy of the Hitolian Empire reveal both treason and evil magic. Into this crisis, King Hattu, the younger brother of the Great King, arrives to make offerings to the goddess Ishana, but he conceals his true mission in the city. As a connection sparks between King Hattu and Tesha, the Grand Votary accuses Hattu of murderous sorcery and jails him under penalty of death. Isolated in prison, Hattu’s only hope lies in Tesha to uncover the conspiracy against him. Unfortunately, the Grand Votary is Tesha’s father, a rash, unyielding man, and now her worst enemy. To help Hattu, she must risk destroying her own father.Step into this exotic world of historical fantasy, with its richly imagined details of the Bronze Age, evocative of the Near East. In a whirlpool of magic, politics, family crisis and love, Tesha pursues justice over the dark forces arrayed against her. Judith Starkston has spent too much time reading about and exploring the remains of the ancient worlds of the Greeks and Hittites. Early on she went so far as to get two degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She loves myths and telling stories. This has gradually gotten more and more out of hand. Her solution: to write fantasy set in the exotic worlds of the past. Fantasy and Magic in a Bronze Age World. Hand of Fire was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. Priestess of Ishana won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. Judith has two grown children and lives in Arizona with her husband. Because writing is best done with community, Judith belongs to her local chapter of Sisters in Crime and the California chapter of the Historical Novel Society. Ms. Starkston is represented by Richard Curtis. You can learn about the other books in her series and sign up for freebies on her website, purchase her books on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Kirsten Rudberg from the Byte-Sized Blessings podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Byte-Sized Blessings wherever you catch your podcasts, and you can order signed copies of her books from Beastly Books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, as well as the importance of language, that women are resilient, and how to be an inspiration to young children everywhere. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Islapedia compilation 2021 California Missions article 2019 National Park Service article 2018 VC Star article by Cheri Carlson 2017 CommonLit article by Jessica McBirney 1981 Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology article by Travis Hudson Atlas Obscura Kiddle Wikipedia (1) (2) Go check out our friend Jasmine over at Hands Off My Podcast from the Darkcast Network. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Lady Juliana, as well as why pit stops are important during any long trip, that women are more resilient than we’re given credit for, and how to go down in history in a good way. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Owlcation article by Ravi Rajan 2021 Academia.edu article by Joseph L Davis 2021 Ranker article by Setareh Janda 2019 News.com article by LJ Charleston 2018 News.com article by LJ Charleston 2016 Dictionary of Sydney article by Penny Edwell 2007 Lady Julian poem Free Settler or Felon Convict and Colonial History Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Hobart Branch Wikipedia (1) (2) Go check out our friends Alecia and Sierra over at Twisted and Uncorked podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Jessie Browning from the Prickly & Blooming podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Prickly & Blooming wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Emily from Pineapple Pizza Podcast discuss The Colfax Massacre, as well as why the Reconstruction Era , that there’s a big difference between a “riot” and a “massacre,” and how to not to whitewash history. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Free Speech Center article by John R. Vile 2023 NBC News article by Claretta Bellamy 2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Danny Lewis 2020 Daily Kos article by Denise Oliver Velez Bill of Rights Institute article by Julie Silverbrook Britannica Colfax Memorial History Channel United States Senate article Wikipedia Go check out our friends Alecia and Sierra over at Twisted and Uncorked podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Stillwell Murder, as well as why you should be cautious about marrying people a lot younger than you, that divorce is much simpler than murder, and how to spill some tea in the pettiest way possible in a court of law. Information pulled from the following sources: 2018 Murder By Gaslight article by Robert Wilhelm 2016 Mary Lou Montgomery blog post 1908 The Stillwell Murder or Society Crime book by Minnie T. Dawson 1895 The Chicago Chronicle article 1890 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article Find a Grave (1) (2) Marion County Genealogy Village article Wikipedia Go check out our friends Alecia and Sierra over at Twisted and Uncorked podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Nicki Woodard from the As The Money Burns podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to As The Money Burns wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss Jane Toppan, as well as why people are scared of going to the hospital, that just because someone seems Jolly doesn’t mean you should drink their mineral water, and how to be a terrifying female serial killer in the early 20th Century. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Irish Central article by Kate Hickey 2023 New England Historical Society article 2022 Lowell Historical Society article 2009 Mental Floss article by Miss Celania 1938 The Boston Globe article 1902 JAMA Network article 1902 The Saint Paul Globe article Crime Museum Find a Grave Murderpedia Wikipedia Go check out our friends Alecia and Sierra over at Twisted and Uncorked podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lilias Adie, as well as why you should never trust a Jean, that sea burials won’t keep you safe, and how awesome technology is at reminding us to be human. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 My Veggie Travels blog post by Sarah 2021 Welcome to Fife article by Scotland’s Stories 2019 All That’s Interesting article by Marco Margaritoff 2019 Smithsonian Magazine article by Bridgit Katz 2019 The Washington Post article by Meagan Flynn 2017 Atlas Obscura article by Natasha Frost 2017 BBC article Atlas Obscura Engole IZI Travel The Occult Encyclopedia Wikipedia YouTube video by Mackie Outdoors Go check out our friends Amanda and Trevin over at Live, Laugh, Larceny: A Petty True Crime Podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Lindsey and Jordan from the Spooky Spouses podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Be sure to check out Spooky Spouses wherever you listen to Ye Olde Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the North Berwick Witch Trials, as well as how to blame bad weather on witchcraft, that horrific torture isn’t a good flex, and that killing people based on testimony that you got just so the torture would stop makes you a royal a-hole. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Rambling History blog post 2021 Spooky Scotland article 2017 Goblinshead article by Martin Coventry Anton Praetorius BBC Bitesize Case Study Engole article Historic UK article by Terry Stewart Luke Mastin’s Witchcraft website National Library of Scotland National Museums Scotland (1) Wikipedia Go check out our friends Amanda and Trevin over at Live, Laugh, Larceny: A Petty True Crime Podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the St. Omer Witch, as well as the pervasive power of gossip, that if you want to leave a lasting legacy, have a cool ass headstone, and that you should always proofread before you make things permanent. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Random Times article by Leo S 2021 Michael Kleen article 2019 Chicagoland Haunts Medium article by Heidi E. Carpenter 2018 Only in Your State article by Elizabeth Crozier 2006 Legends and Lore of Coles County, Illinois by Michael Kleen Atlas Obscura  Find a Grave (1) (2) (3) US Ghost Adventures Wikipedia Go check out our friends Amanda and Trevin over at Live, Laugh, Larceny: A Petty True Crime Podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Fayge and Mazal from the D Listers of History podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Be sure to check out D Listers of History wherever you listen to Ye Olde Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Mora Witch Trial, as well as how Satan throws bitchin’ parties, that you need to get things in writing, and that you should never use art as a guidebook for killing people. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Folklore Smithsonian Institution Magazine article by Jennie Tiderman-Österberg 2011 Chronicles of an Anthropology Nerd blog post by Samantha Curtin Anton Praetorius Occult World Wikipedia (1) (2) (3) Go check out our friends Amanda and Trevin over at Live, Laugh, Larceny: A Petty True Crime Podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by author Guy Morris to discuss his book, The Curse of Cortés. In 1672, Henry Morgan took 36 ships and 2,000 men to sack Panama City for a $1 billion plunder and 600 slaves. Afterward, Morgan cheated his men, disappearing with nearly the entire treasure, and 200 slaves on three ships never to be seen again. Morgan alone survived as a haunted man who hid away in drunken debauchery, and burned his log books to keep the world from learning the terrifying truth. True story.Three hundred years later, Sophia Martinez discovers odd relics hidden within a 200-year Roatan Island family home that reopens a legacy of disappearance, dementia and death. At the center of the mystery is a bloody log book written by an insane Inquisition executioner named Cortés.With a Mayan prophecy psychopath in pursuit, Sophia will need the help of lost relatives to uncover a sacred pilgrimage to the origins of the Mayan creation myth. Time is running out to decode the macabre enigma and escape the deadly necropolis or they too will vanish without a trace – and an apocalypse will unleash on live television.Retired from a 38-year executive career with Fortune 100 software, high-tech and global energy, Guy Morris has also been a published song writer for Disney Records, a patented inventor, a Coast Guard charter captain, an adventurer, and now, a self-published author of thrillers. From cartel death threats in Latin America to the shark diving in Moorea – from a Board Room to a recording studio - from child homelessness to corporate jets, Guy pulls from a rich life of diverse experience to write books that thrill, educate, and inspire thoughtful dialogue on genuine issues facing humanity. Since his 2021 debut, Guy has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, global politics and history. His Kirkus recommended books have earned BookTrib’s Best 25 Books of 2021, Reader’s Favorite Gold and Silver Awards, finalist for IAN Book of the Year, and semi-finalist for Cinematic Book. His articles have been published in SD Voyager and Mystery & Suspense magazines. In early 2022, he formed the non-profit Author Event Network association, where local accomplished authors collaborate to sign books at community events and festivals to engage readers, build platforms and sell more books at higher margins. Purchase your copy of his books on his website, Amazon, or wherever books are sold. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for the 2nd Annual Cramp-off! Lindsay is joined by Dustin from the Sandman Stories Presents and Alex from Weird Distractions to see who can decipher the most Victorian slang terms to be crowned “The Cramp-Off Champion.” Be sure to check out Sandman Stories Presents and Weird Distractions wherever you listen to Ye Olde Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss horrifying history of the Thames Torso Murders, as well as how many people went missing in London, that being an officer of the Thames Division was rough work, and how difficult it was to identify bodies that have been dissected. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 My London article by Hannah Kane 2016 University of Leicester blog post by Shane McCorristine 2016 The Vintage News article by Tijana Radeska 2008 Casebook: Jack the Ripper dissertation by Debra Arif 1889 The Daily Telegraph article 1889 The Pall Mall Gazette article 1889 Sunday Dispatch article 1888 Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper article 1887 The Sunday People article 1884 Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper article 1873 The Illustrated Police News article 1873 The Observer article Casebook: Jack the Ripper dissertation by Gerard Spicer Crime Investigation article Wikipedia Whitechapel Jack article Go check out our friend Ashley over at TSFU Podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the case of Bridget Deignan, as well as the importance of proper documentation, that being xenophobic and practicing religio-centrism is a bad look, and how to take advantage of someone who can’t fight for themselves. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 All That’s Interesting article by Bernadette Giacomazzo 2017 Murder by Gaslight blog post by Robert Wilhelm 2016 Irish Central article by Sheila Duane 1867 The Daily Evening Express article 1867 Life, Crimes, and Confession of Bridget Durgan by Rev. Mr. Brendan 1867 New York Daily Herald article 1867 The North Devon Journal-Herald article 1867 The Philadelphia Inquirer article 1867 The Stirling Observer article Encyclopedia Find a Grave Murderpedia Go check out our friend Ashley over at TSFU Podcast. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by author Shannon Lawrence from the Mysteries, Monsters & Mayhem podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Be sure to pre-order a copy of her debut novel, “Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights,” available March 26, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices