The Morbid Anatomy Transmission

19:05 | Feb 18th, 2016

The Morbid Academy Series begins this month on February 25th with a conversation between authors and weird historians Mitch Horowitz and Robert Damon Schneck (that is, they study weird history; I can'...Show More

22:32 | Feb 11th, 2016

There was a point in time not so long ago when, for a nickel or so, one could enter a booth in the back of a seedy bookstore to watch a grainy film of a woman undressing. It wasn't quite porn but cert...Show More

20:31 | Jan 11th, 2016

The "criminally insane" defense and all its trappings (longer sentences, institutionalization and treatment, etc.) are not as old as you think they are. Judy Jackson tells us about the history of this...Show More

24:00 | Dec 12th, 2015

4 German automatons changed music forever in the 70s. Stephen tells us how. You can listen to Stephen's music here: https://soundcloud.com/stephen-vesecky The Kraftwerk songs featured at the end...Show More

13:14 | Nov 1st, 2015

Dia de Los Muertos was last week, and to celebrate, here's a short, sweet interview with Rosie Sharp (sarahrosesharp.com) on the ofrenda installation she did for the Detroit Institute of the Arts. She...Show More

17:45 | Sep 29th, 2015

Ilise Carter, a.k.a. the Lady Aye, tells me all about the history of sword swallowing - generally and personally. From mystical beginnings to low class entertainment to a revival in burlesque and side...Show More

15:12 | Jul 26th, 2015

Registered patent attorney Eric Indin (not his real name) talks me through the weird world of patent research, namely the medical and "game and entertainment" divisions.

18:58 | Jun 21st, 2015

Ever wondered why Jesus is often depicted with his heart outside his torso, shining and on fire? No, it's not a congenital deformity, but rather a metaphorical depiction of... nobody's really sure. Sa...Show More