After a failed start to his medical career, Dr. J. Marion Sims settled in Alabama to continue his training. There he found success and started his own practice — specializing in the treatment of enslaved women and their children. But as Sims’ business grew, so did his ego. His desire to experiment on patients meant many of them didn’t make it out of his oper ... Show More
Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic
Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ... Show More
42m 41s
Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic
Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ... Show More
42m 41s
Jul 2024
SMNTY Classics: The Mothers of Gynecology
J. Marion Sims is hailed as the father of gynecology, but his legacy is tainted by his experimental surgeries on enslaved women. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline contextualize Sims' controversy, diagnose medicine's racist past and honor the unsung mothers of gynecolo ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2025
MURDEROUS MINDS: The Model Student Murderer Pt. 1
Jennifer Pan seemed like the perfect daughter—straight A’s, trophies, and a future in medicine. But behind closed doors, the pressure was suffocating. In 2010, she decided there was only one way out: murder. This is the twisted story of how a model student turned into a killer. K ... Show More
55m 5s
Nov 11
Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer
<p>Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Ed Kemper, known as “The Co-Ed Killer.” In the early 1970s, young women began vanishing from the streets of Northern California. When the truth finally came to light, it revealed a killer un ... Show More
48m 25s
Feb 2025
MURDERED: Marcus Rutledge
<p>A young father moves to Nashville chasing his college dreams, but in June 1998, 23-year-old Marcus Rutledge vanishes after taking his daughter to daycare. His disappearance reveals a life filled with secrets...and even after the discovery of his skull, his family is left wonde ... Show More
46m 23s
Feb 2025
256. Lulu's Hitman - The Shocking Case of Ramon Sosa
In this episode, Garrett and Payton dive into the case of Ramon Sosa, a man who thought he had a happy marriage—until he discovered his wife "Lulu” was plotting to have him killed. What followed was a shocking twist involving betrayal, survival, and an unexpected police operation ... Show More
35m 26s