logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2025
22m 33s

Behind the Scenes Minis: Spiteful Robert

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

Holly talks about how impossible it is to build a spite house now, thanks to municipal building codes. She also shares some uncertain stories of the childhood of Robert Morris.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Today
Charles Sumner, Revisited (part 1)
<p>The first installment of the deeper examination of Charles Sumner's life begins with his early years, including his close relationships with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Samuel Gridley Howe.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)." Encycl ... Show More
35m 52s
Nov 22
SYMHC Classics: Thomas Cook
<p>This 2019 episode covers Thomas Cook, a pioneer of the idea of a travel agency to manage tourist holidays. But Cook was initially motivated by his support of the temperance movement and his deeply held religious beliefs.&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More
28m 33s
Nov 21
Behind the Scenes Minis: Balloons and Cat Trees
<p>Tracy and Holly talk about the proclivity for destruction that was part of the balloon craze. They also discuss cat trees and how hard it is to find one that's cute.&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.< ... Show More
24m 47s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 13
Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist
Robert talks about legitimately some of the worst stuff we'll ever discuss on this show. Oh my god, you guysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
59m 8s
Mar 2021
10: Shanghaied
Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder is big news in Ireland—so big that the suspect takes the newspapers to court for defamation, intending to clear his name with the public. But it backfires spectacularly when the newspapers round up angry locals to testify, air secret diaries, an ... Show More
42m 52s
Nov 2024
The Lizzie Borden House
A desperate reporter enters the Lizzie Borden House to exploit its dark history for a true crime podcast – only to find that the house’s ghosts may have other plans for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
34m 2s
Jan 2025
Episode 384 - Lizzie Borden: High-Society Hatchet Homicide
<p>The brutal hatchet murders of Andrew and Abby Borden are still among the most infamous and hotly debated cases in true-crime history.</p><p>Truly springing from the pages of your favourite murder mystery – with seemingly innocent housekeepers, “evil stepmothers”, and precociou ... Show More
56m 12s
Sep 2021
Episode 6: Holmes and the Media
For two years, Elizabeth Holmes enjoyed the type of glowing media coverage most entrepreneurs can only dream of. But then she gave one interview too many—an interview with The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta that planted the seeds of her downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More
49m 2s
Jan 2025
Part One: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
Oprah Winfrey has been responsible for introducing several of the most toxic monsters of our era to society. But is she a bastard? Robert sits down with Bridgett Todd and Andrew Ti to investigate. (Six Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
1h 10m
Oct 7
409: Blueprints for Madness - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Some homes are built to shelter us. Others are built to hide what we can’t bear to face. In this week’s chilling installment, host Steve Taylor invites you to step across the threshold of a house where every wall has a secret — and every secret has a body. Behind the façade of or ... Show More
1h 17m
Aug 7
Chloë Sevigny - 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'
The Oscar- and Emmy-nominated indie darling reflects on her unusual path to prominence, the backstories of some of her more provocative projects (including 'Kids,' 'Boys Don't Cry' and 'The Brown Bunny') and why she has increasingly been drawn to TV projects (from 'Big Love' to n ... Show More
1h 17m
Dec 2024
CZM Rewind: Part Two: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
48m 27s
Oct 23
Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE
Robert concludes the story of Daryl Gates with his founding of SWAT and insane reaction to the LA Riots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
1h 14m