Strange Country Ep. 3: Lizzie Borden

Maybe you never heard of Lizzie Borden, the woman accused of allegedly hatcheting her parents to death on August 4, 1892. Or maybe you dressed up like her, like some co-host of Strange Country, for a biography project in middle school guaranteeing you would never date until college. Either way now is your chance to learn more as Beth and Kelly in episode 3 explore the first trial of the century that captivated the world, and launched one of the creepiest children’s nursery rhyme of all that will make your shoulder hair stand on end.

Sources used in the making of this podcast:

Eschner, Kat. “Lizzie Borden Didn't Kill Her Parents (Maybe).” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 20 June 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lizzie-borden-didnt-kill-her-parents-maybe-180963721/. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.

Kent, David, and Robert A. Flynn. The Lizzie Borden sourcebook. Boston, Mass, Branden Pub. Co., 2010.

Miller, Sarah Elizabeth. The Borden murders: Lizzie Borden & the trial of the century. New York, Schwartz & Wade Books, 2016.

“Official Psychic of the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast.” Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum, lizzie-borden.com/. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.

Yuko, Elizabeth. “Lizzie Borden: Why a 19th-Century Axe Murder Still Fascinates Us.” Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2016, www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/lizzie-borden-why-a-19th-century-murder-still-fascinates-us-w432670. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.

Strange Country Ep. 2: The Collyer Brothers

If you don't know what it means to enter into a Collyer Mansion, you will now. Listen as we explore the sad, twisted story of two brothers in New York City who literally couldn't find their way out of a paper bag-they just kept stuffing it with newspapers, baby carriages, bones, and more. Co-hosts Beth and Kelly explore this tale from the 1940's, as well as the real parental fear of when your own child starts to show hoarder tendencies, and when their teachers support the habit.

Sources used in the making of the podcast:

Doctorow, E. L. “Homer and Langley.” Barnes & Noble, www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homer-and-langley-e-l-doctorow/1100396862.

Franklin D Vagnone (Author) › Visit Amazon's Franklin D Vagnone Page Find all the books. “Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums 1st Edition.” Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums: Franklin D Vagnone, Deborah E Ryan: 9781629581712: Amazon.com: Books, www.amazon.com/Anarchists-Guide-Historic-House-Museums/dp/1629581712.

Lidz, Franz. “The Paper Chase.” The New York Times, 26 Oct. 2003.

Lidz, Franz. “The Paper Chase.” The New York Times, 26 Oct. 2003.

“Inside the Collyer Brownstone: The Story of Harlem's Hermits and Their Hoarding.” NY Daily News, 19 Oct. 2012, www.nydailynews.com/new-york/collyer-brothers-brownstone-gallery-1.1187698.

Strange Country Ep. 1: The Fox Sisters

In their inaugural episode, Beth and Kelly talk about Maggie and Kate Fox, two young sisters who claimed they could communicate with the dead. The girls were eventually credited with founding the Modern Spiritualism movement.

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Sources used in the making of the podcast:

Weisberg, Barbara. Talking to the dead: Kate and Maggie Fox and the rise of spiritualism. San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.

Abbott, Karen. “The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 30 Oct. 2012, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/. Accessed 30 July 2017.

“One of the Fox Sisters Arrested.” New York Times, timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1888/05/05/106321124.html?pageNumber=5. Accessed 30 July 2017. Article originally published in print on May 5, 1888.

“One of the Fox Sisters Dead.” New York Times, timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/07/03/104139081.html?pageNumber=5. Accessed 30 July 2017. Article originally published on July 3, 1892.

“Death of Margaret Kane Fox.” New York Times, timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/03/10/106862739.html?pageNumber=8. Accessed 30 July 2017. Article originally published on March 10, 1893.