The Fox Sisters: The Girls Who "Saw" Dead People

Mediums, Clairvoyants, Psychics. You can't turn on TV these days without seeing a reality show where some self-proclaimed "Communicator" is conversing with dead people. Where did this all come from? Well..it all began with two young sisters from the 1840s named Kate and Maggie Fox. The craziest part?  It all started with a prank. 

Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:

Honey

Get Honey for FREE at Joinhoney.com/scoundrel

Wondrium

Wondrium is offering our listeners a FREE MONTH of unlimited access. To get this offer you need to visit our special URL: Wondrium.com/scoundrel

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations, OR search for The Jordan Harbinger Show.

Talk Space

To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com. Make sure to use the code SCOUNDREL​ to ​get $100 off of your first month​ and show your support for the show.

 Listen to Scoundrel ad-free, with bonus content, at KastMedia.com/KastPlus

Listen to Scoundrel ad-free, with bonus content at Amazon Music

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History consists of heroes and villains (and, I suppose everything in between)... but it's usually the villains who are the most interesting: Their flaws, their quirks, the voids in their hearts that force them to do the unthinkable. These are the characters that fascinate us, that pull us in, that compel us to watch and don’t let us look away. And these are the characters that Scoundrel: History’s Forgotten Villains is all about.

Scoundrel, is a new bi-weekly anthology podcast from Kast Media and the award winning creators of Myths & Legends, that tells the stories of the rapscallions through time who were just a little more adept at hiding their evil from historians than others. By joining them on their treacherous journeys, we not only learn about what makes them tick, but more importantly, the times that created them.

Sidney Gottlieb, George Remus, Thomas Blood, James McClintock. They’ve all done horrible things...on varying scales. If there’s anything we can salvage from their misdeeds and incalculable human suffering, it’s the opportunity to use them to elucidate the times they’ve lived… so that we can better understand ourselves.