logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2021
4m 32s

Bad Women: The Ripper Retold Trailer

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

In late 1888, five women were brutally murdered in a slum neighborhood of London. The violent killer earned himself a nickname - Jack the Ripper. But everything you think you know murders and those murdered women is wrong.

In a new 15-part series, historian Hallie Rubenhold tells you the real story of those victims and how they came to be in the path of a serial killer - completely overturning the Ripper story we've been told up until now.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Yesterday
SYMHC Classics: Eunice Newton Foote
This 2021 episode covers Eunice Newton Foote, who became the first person to make a connection between the Earth’s temperature and the concentration of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere in 1856. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
39m 8s
Aug 22
Behind the Scenes Minis: Estevan and Fury
Tracy discusses the concept of race as it has and hasn't existed in European history. Both Tracy and Holly share their frustration and fury about the Buck v. Bell story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
22m 50s
Aug 20
Buck v. Bell
Buck v. Bell is the 1927 SCOTUS decision that upheld the constitutionality of laws allowing involuntary sterilization of people deemed to be “unfit.” Most of these laws have been repealed, but Buck v. Bell has never been directly overturned. Research: "Buck v. Bell." Gale Encyclo ... Show More
43m 55s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2021
S1 E1: The Ripper Myth
Jack the Ripper's victims were prostitutes murdered while selling sex on the streets of Whitechapel - that's what historian Hallie Rubenhold thought when she started researching the crimes. She was wrong.  As she looked into the case, she discovered much of the familiar Ripper st ... Show More
30m 17s
Sep 2019
Jack the Ripper & Irish Connections
Jack the Ripper brutally murdered five women in the Whitechapel area of London in the Autumn of 1888. While his identity remains a mystery, these murders have haunted our imaginations ever since. The case has spawned an entire industry with countless books, films and podcasts alo ... Show More
31m 42s
Oct 2022
Serial Killers & Misogyny
What is it with our culture’s fascination with serial killers? Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Peter Sutclifffe, Jack the Ripper….these violent people are as well known as our national treasures, but we only know them for their horrific crimes. What role does misogyny play in how thes ... Show More
39m 35s
Jun 2021
UNITED KINGDOM: Jack the Ripper
A 19th-century London district is terrorized by a serial killer who murders and mutilates women. Each gruesome case is investigated relentlessly — but even after 133 years, the notorious Ripper’s true identity remains unsolved.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho ... Show More
34m 57s
Feb 2021
Jack the Ripper
In 1888, the city of London was terrorized by its most infamous serial killer. Anywhere between 5 and 11 murders were committed over a three-year period in the Whitechapel area of London, and the crimes have never been solved. In the decades since then, a cottage industry has dev ... Show More
11m 11s
Aug 2023
Jack the Ripper: Irish Connections [From the Archives]
This episode was originally released in 2019. Over the past week I was recording the audio version of 'A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders' so I didnt have time to prepare a new episode but this is worth a relisten! Normal service resumes next week.“In the later ... Show More
29m 50s
Oct 2022
Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper
Here’s a preview of Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper. Over a single week in February 1942, a sadistic serial killer stalked London’s bomb-ravaged streets – hunting for victims in the bars and clubs of the city’s West End theater district. In his cruelty and depravity, he was immedi ... Show More
15m 16s