Strange Country Ep. 237: Lonely Hearts Killers
Strange Country
Raymond Fernandez took advantage of widows and spinsters who sent their bios into the Lonely Hearts Club in the 1940s. Martha Beck was one such lonely heart who fell for Raymond and took part in his schemes where the two murdered three people for their money. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly discuss this murderous duo, and the ridiculous amount of coverage devoted to Beck’s body. Beck even asked herself: “Am I on trial for murder or for being fat?” Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite your sources: “2 ‘Lonely Hearts’ Pay Death Penalty.” The New York Times, 9 March 1951,...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 236: Osh-Tisch
Strange Country
Welcome Readers to an episode surely to enlighten you or at least make you think: why didn’t I know who this person was? You may find the the story of Osh-Tisch, a Crow Bode, who was born as male and lived as female in the turn of the century, to be important for a number of reasons including; 1. Osh-Tisch lived as they wanted without discrimination until “you know who” showed up. 2. “You know who” refers to the white oppressive man who enters a lot of Strange Country episodes. 3. It is admittedly a brief bio from Beth and Kelly but we refer you to better research and better podcasts...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 235: Holiday Magic Cosmetics
Strange Country
William Penn Patrick founded Holiday Magic Cosmetics in 1964. The defunct company is mainly known by law students learning about pyramid schemes. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about this company and its bizarre management style which could involve eating turds. Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite your sources: “ABC’s: the Ern Westmore Show 1953-1955.” Westmores of Hollywood, https://www.westmoresofhollywood.com/ern. Accessed 2 August 2022. “A not so magical holiday with Holiday Magic Cosmetics.” The Makeup Museum, 25 February 2021,...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 234: Twelve Tribes and Travel Tips
Strange Country
It’s summertime, Readers, and that means time to cautiously hit the road, head to the skies, climb aboard (that’s what she said). No really. Kelly said that—be sure to laugh during the intro to today’s episode. We do hope you are all catching some time to travel this summer, and we have a few tips to keep you worldly but stable. Mostly don’t join a cult. You may not even know it is happening. We doubt that though since listening to us keeps you sharp enough to spot a cult miles away–or does it? In today’s episode learn how Kelly innocently brings her family to yet another cult...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep, 233: Jeffrey MacDonald, Part 2
Strange Country
In the concluding episode on Jeffrey MacDonald, Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly delve into the theory that maybe MacDonald didn’t murder his wife and kids. Maybe he did, but Errol Morris outlines a case where it appears MacDonald was not given a fair shake at his criminal trial. Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite your sources: Anson, Robert Sam. “The Devil and Jeffrey MacDonald.” Vanity Fair, https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1998/07/macdonald199807. Accessed 13 July 2022. Beyerstein, Lindsay, and James Harkin. “Wilderness of Errol.” Columbia Journalism Review, 8...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 232: Jeffrey MacDonald, Part 1
Strange Country
Jeffrey MacDonald was convicted in 1979 of killing his pregnant wife Colette and two young daughters Kimberly and Kristen. These murders have been the subject of documentaries, books, tv series, and most importantly, Strange Country Podcast. In today’s topic, cohosts Beth and Kelly’s discuss the book that set the narrative, Joe McGinness’s Fatal Vision. Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite Your Sources: Anson, Robert Sam. “The Devil and Jeffrey MacDonald.” Vanity Fair, https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1998/07/macdonald199807. Accessed 13 July 2022. Beyerstein, Lindsay, and...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 231: Natalie Wood
Strange Country
The mystery surrounding Natalie Wood’s death continues to captivate 40 years after the fact. The answer to the question, why was Natalie Wood in the Pacific Ocean on a late, cold drizzly night, has never been sufficiently answered. Theories abound though, and Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss these theories while performing possibly the best Christopher Walken impression in history. Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite your sources: Jorge Xavier Camacho, opinion contributor. (2022, June 18). Expected reversal of Miranda requires states to step up on policing. The Hill....
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 230: Biosphere 2
Strange Country
Could we actually replicate the biomes of Earth on other planets? In September 1991, eight intrepid explorers entered Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert to spend two years seeing if humans could sustain life in the same way biosphere 1, the Earth, does. And it wasn’t so great, unless you’re heavily into mites, cockroaches, Steve Bannon and pot-bellied pigs. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly discuss this failed experiment and why it might more sense to fix this planet than try to ruin other ones. Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite your sources: Bruck, C. (2017, May 1). How...
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 229: Margaret Sanger
Strange Country
Where do you fall on the abortion debate? Some people like to believe that if you are pro choice, you must idolize Margaret Sanger. But wait. . . do you even know who that is? Listen today, dear Dash Hounds, as we hear who this outspoken woman was. A thumbs up or a thumbs down? Is Margaret worthy of her name being on the building or her name being taken down? Your call. We do our best to give you some info. As we seem to keep learning on Strange Country, people are complicated, the world is complex, and hang on, we are about to experience everything all over again. $10 please for your fortune....
info_outline
Strange Country Ep. 228: Gordon Kahl
Strange Country
Nothing is certain but death and Strange Country’s guarantee of exquisitely-designed mousepads. Oh, and taxes. But some people really don’t like paying taxes and take their ire too far. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss Gordon Kahl, an avid anti-government pro-Posse Comitatus fan who took his anger to the extreme when he killed two US Marshalls in 1983. Luckily, we’ve seemed to address domestic terrorism now…oh wait. And sorry about the little audio glitch midstream. Theme music: Big White Lie by Cite your sources: Cameron, L. (2019, May 28). During the 1980s farm...
info_outlineWhere do you fall on the abortion debate? Some people like to believe that if you are pro choice, you must idolize Margaret Sanger. But wait. . . do you even know who that is? Listen today, dear Dash Hounds, as we hear who this outspoken woman was. A thumbs up or a thumbs down? Is Margaret worthy of her name being on the building or her name being taken down? Your call. We do our best to give you some info. As we seem to keep learning on Strange Country, people are complicated, the world is complex, and hang on, we are about to experience everything all over again. $10 please for your fortune. Much love and thanks always for listening, it is an act of love.
Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands
Works Cited:
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/what-every-girl-should-know-1916-margaret-sanger
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/11/13/502461042.html?pageNumber=101
https://proquest.libguides.com/historyvault/sanger
https://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=46289460
https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/projects/catalog/margaret-sanger
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/1514/3518/7100/Pill_History_FactSheet.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/nyregion/planned-parenthood-margaret-sanger-eugenics.html
https://www.biography.com/activist/margaret-sanger
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/margaret-sanger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Sanger
https://sangerpapers.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/the-joy-in-the-fullness-of-life-peggy-sanger/