This week, the World-Weary women discuss strange science and tech! Cassiopeia looks at the gruesome experiments conducted in the search for a cure for Yellow Fever. A 1980's school teacher living in a haunted cottage communicates with a 16th ce

Episode 171 - Name Dropping

Dec 4th, 2022 1h 4m

This week, the World-Weary women question "What's in a name?" with a coincidental rivalry theme. Violet explains the conquests of the mighty samurai warlord, Uesugi Kenshin: how they came to be known as the "Dragon of Echigo" and their famous r

Episode 170 - Boo Arrr

Nov 19th, 2022 1h 1m

This week, the World-Weary women are back with a Spooky Somerset Special! Cassiopeia drops the local scandal on the circus magnate that demanded the return of a "Witch" skeleton to his spooky attraction, the Wookey Hole Caves. Violet investigat

Episode 169 - Crystal Clear

Oct 19th, 2022 33m 27s

This week, the World-Weary women polish some little gems. Violet explains the out-of-this-world origins of the mind-expanding Tektites, melted glass rocks believed to be formed by asteroid impacts. Cassiopeia discovers the history of the Opal a

Episode 168 - Here Ego Again

Aug 24th, 2022 1h 8m

This week, the World-Weary women investigate history's big egos. Cassiopeia looks at the wild lifestyle of baseball legend, Babe Ruth. Violet presents the violent reign of Fu Sheng, a Former Qin Dynasty emperor who was almost erased from the hi

Episode 167 - Bulb Fiction

Aug 8th, 2022 38m 9s

This week, the World-Weary women invoke the atmospheric ghost lights of East Anglian legend. Violet presents the Lantern Man: a lamp wielding spirit that lures late night travellers to their deaths in the marshy Fenlands. Cassiopeia reads a 19t

Episode 166 - That's Rich

Jul 27th, 2022 1h 11m

This week the World-Weary women tell terrible colonial tales of the rich and valuable! Cassiopeia looks at the disturbing claim that a super rich Jameson Whiskey heir paid for a young slave to be cannibalised whilst he watched and painted a wat

Episode 165 - Don’t Be A Stranger

Jul 15th, 2022 54m 59s

This week, the World-Weary women take a crash course in Stranger Danger! In 1973, two children playing in a field stumble upon a robot-alien-clown: Violet introduces “Sam the Sandown Clown” and it’s possible connection to UFO activity on the Is

Episode 164 - Keep It Taught

Jul 7th, 2022 45m 15s

This week, the World-Weary women learn a thing or two. Cassiopeia looks at Diogenes the Cynic; a crazy and controversial Greek philosopher who famously lived in a large ceramic jar. Violet presents Sankoré Madrasa, an ancient university in Timb

Episode 163 - Myth Demeanor

Jul 2nd, 2022 1h 10m

This week, the World-Weary women encounter the mightiest monsters of mythology. Violet ventures into the pitch black darkness of the Labyrinth seeking the true origins of the Minotaur myth. Cassiopeia tells the terrible legend of Lamia, a Libya

Special Episode - Return To The "Birth Of The Fae" Series

Jun 15th, 2022 1h 12m

In this special episode, the World-Weary women catch up with wonderful fantasy author and creator of the "Birth Of The Fae" book series, Danielle Orsino. We discuss the second and third installments of the series: "Thine Eyes of Mercy" and "Fro

Episode 162 - Tripping Boss

Jun 9th, 2022 36m 21s

This week, the World-Weary women trip out on hallucinogenic happenings. Cassiopeia reads the story of a man who lost his mind, went to jail and almost died after ingesting the incredibly poisonous drug, Datura (aka Jimson's Weed). Violet looks

Episode 161 - God Awful

May 26th, 2022 56m 48s

This week the World-Weary women bring deity drama. In 1963, a young woman claiming to be the reincarnation of an Aztec goddess creates a blood-drinking Mexican death cult: Violet presents the horrific true crime case of female serial killer, Ma

Episode 160 - Youland And Island

May 19th, 2022 37m 35s

This week, the World-Weary women sail to strange and spooky islands. From prisons to psychiatric institutions, Cassiopeia discusses the history of Hart Island which now serves as a mass graveyard for New Yorkers. Violet looks at the series of m

Episode 159 - Rescue Party

May 12th, 2022 46m 46s

This week, the World-Weary women answer distress calls for rescue stories! In 1947, rescuers discover an entire ship's crew dead and "frozen in fear": Violet questions whether the Ourang Medan is simply a sailor's ghost story or if it could be

Episode 158 - Curse I Said So

May 4th, 2022 54m 25s

This week, the World-Weary women return to stories from the cursed isles. Cassiopeia explains the age-old tradition of Irish curses and discovers that everyone from magical blacksmiths to beggars, widows and even priests were casting curses! In

Episode 157 - Code Rage

Apr 28th, 2022 48m 17s

This week, the World-Weary women unlock stories of secret codes! Violet explores the archaeological mystery of the Phaistos Disc: can anyone decipher its spirals of ancient Minoan symbols? Cassiopeia looks at the Native American Code Talkers wh

Episode 156 - Justice I Thought

Apr 20th, 2022 54m 18s

This week, the World-Weary women demand order in the court! Cassiopeia examines the Five Punishments of Ancient China and the tale of the brave daughter, Chunyu Tiying, who saved her father's life by persuading the Emperor to abolish the penalt

Episode 155 - Royality Check

Apr 14th, 2022 58m 13s

This week, the World-Weary ladies tuck you into bed with charming tales of pretty princesses... or not. When the mummy of an ancient Persian princess surfaces in Pakistan's black market, its discovery looks set to re-write the history books...

Episode 154 - Easier Wed Than Done

Apr 6th, 2022 1h 3m

This week, the World-Weary women mull over matrimonial madness. Cassiopeia discusses the problematic tradition of bride kidnappings and the tragic murder of a woman who was kidnapped three times. Violet looks at one of the grandest and most lav

Episode 153 - Climb And Punishment

Mar 30th, 2022 43m 50s

This week, the World-Weary women climb to great heights in their search for stories. Violet explores China's "Hanging Coffins"; an extinct funerary practice dating back at least 3000 years where heavy wooden coffins were wedged onto the highest

Episode 152 - Heart To Art

Mar 16th, 2022 46m 56s

This week, the World-Weary women peruse their gallery of weird art. Cassiopeia searches for meaning in the literal "garbage" mosaics of Ancient Rome. From a hidden headless ghost to a cursed painting of creepy children, Violet rounds up the mos

Episode 151 - Resuscitate My Date

Mar 10th, 2022 44m 56s

This week, the World-Weary women explore stories of resurrection. Violet discusses the amazing rebirth of an extinct tree: the Judaean Date Palm bore fruit so delicious and desirable that it was once the symbol of the ancient Judaean Kingdom. C

Episode 150 - Hoax Couture

Mar 2nd, 2022 32m 17s

This week, the World-Weary women tell tales of the falsehood. Cassiopeia explains the extremely weird Berners Street Hoax of 1809 that brought a large area of London to a standstill: did a practical joke go too far? In 1989, a parapsychologist

Episode 149 - Eternal Fame

Feb 23rd, 2022 1h 33m

This week, the World-Weary women regale each other with tales of immortality. Violet presents the case of the extremely powerful First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, whose fear of death led to an epic quest for an invisible wizard and the fab