Strange Country Ep. 78: Madeline Pollard

In 1893, Madeline Pollard did the unthinkable. She went public with her ruin by filing a lawsuit against her older, married lover Congressman Willie Breckinridge, the silver-tongued orator known for his long-winded speeches about monogamy. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the double standard that destroyed women's lives and how things are so hunky-dory now. Wait--are they?

Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

Cite your sources:

“3 Red Flags Of The Damaged Woman.” DARK TRIAD MAN®, 14 Dec. 2017, darktriadman.com/2015/11/23/3-red-flags-of-the-damaged-woman/.

Dreier, Peter. “Trump And Gingrich: Two Men. Six Wives. Family Values.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Dec. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/trump-and-gingrich-two-men_b_10689992.html.

Ioffe, Julia, et al. “The Millennial's Guide to Newt Gingrich.” POLITICO, POLITICO, 14 July 2016, www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-newt-gingrich-scandals-accomplishments-veepstakes-running-mate-trump-gop-republican-214050.

Miller, Patricia. Bringing down the Colonel: a Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington. Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.

Vermes, Geza. “Mary Was Probably Not a Virgin in the Modern Sense of the Word, Says Geza Vermes.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 16 Dec. 2006, www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/16/religion.commentisfree.

Strange Country Ep. 76: Leopold and Loeb

Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb set out to commit the perfect crime in 1924. Spoiler alert: they got caught. Join Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly as they explore this sordid tale of affluenza, privilege and--get the ladies out of room, now!!! Now, I say!---penises. Beth would also like to mention that she says a few things she regrets, but since she does not know how to edit, there it is.

Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

Cite your sources:

Baatz, Simon. “Leopold and Loeb's Criminal Minds.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Aug. 2008, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/.

Barrett, Nina. The Leopold and Loeb Files: an Intimate Look at One of Americas Most Infamous Crimes. Midway, 2018.

Park, Madison. “Ethan Couch of 'Affluenza' Case Released from Jail.” CNN, Cable News Network, 2 Apr. 2018, www.cnn.com/2018/04/02/us/ethan-couch-affluenza-jail-release/index.html.

PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/video/american-experience-perfect-crime/.

“Richard Loeb.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 2 Apr. 2016, www.biography.com/people/richard-loeb-227821.