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Family Plot

Family Plot Podcast

An odd dad and his 11 year old daughter exploring the strange and unusual in a peculiar world. Discussions will be kept PG-13. Hosted by Dean Boese and Krysta Williams.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support.

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Episode 189 The Game is Afoot The Folklore of...

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2024/03/21

In this episode, we talk Sherlock Holmes, his brilliant mind, his mastery of the arts of observation and deduction and so much more. We talk the Sherlock Holmes museum, his companion John Watson, we take a brief divergence to discuss Professor Challenger in his Lost World in this man Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a great character episode of the Family Plot Podcast.

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Episode 188 Killer Candy: The Case of Cordelia...

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2024/03/07

In this episode, Krysta, Laura and Dean are joined by cosplayer, Mistress of All Things Hope It Holds Cosplay & Props, SoFettUp. Fett is also a member of the Stockton historical society and together we tell the tale of Cordelia Botkin, a Missouri girl who moved to San Francisco, had a son and began cheating on her husband with the guy in charge of the Associated Press' San Francisco Office. We discuss their lives prior to their meeting and how the pair was soon inseperable, We discuss how their

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52:46

Episode 187 Camping in Cabin 187 in the Hoia Baciu...

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2024/02/29

This week, we are joined by author Dan B. Fierce as we discuss the Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania. We also talk Dan and my's days at a Westport (in Kansas City) eatery called Lucille's. We also talk Krysta, a recent injury and her metatarsil ductis and so much more as we look into the Bermuda Triangle of Romania (but what should more appropriately be called the Skinwalker Ranch of Romania) in this nostalgic, feel good, man the world is just plain weird sometimes episode of the Family Plot Podcast.

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52:40

Episode 186 Hanging at Captain Tony's Key West Saloon

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2024/02/22

In this episode, Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss Key West, it's history and specifically, the business currently located at 428 Greene Street, Captain Tony's Key West Saloon. We discuss it's history as a morgue, an icehouse, a telegraph office a cigar factory and so much more. We talk about it's time as the Duval Club, Sloppy Joes and so much more. We discuss the hanging tree that grows within the bar itself, the bar's ghosts and so much more in this Key West centric episode of the Family Plot

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49:33

Episode 185 The Unsolved Murder of Sir Harry Oakes or...

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2024/02/15

So in this episode Laura, Krys and Dean discuss Valentines Day, mostly in Krysta's corner before we dig into the life of Harry Oakes. We discuss his life, how he discovered his fortune, how he met his young wife and became a British Citizen and earned the title of Baronet as he settled in the Bahamas. The Bahamas was governed by the Duke of Windsor, the former King of England Edward the VIII and his American wife the Duchess of Windsor. We learn about his murder, how someone attempted to set the

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Episode 184 The Legend of Pecos Bill

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2024/02/08

This week we discuss folklore, American style as we discuss Pecos Bill. We discuss his author, Edward "Tex" Sinnett O'Reilly, his author's life as an American serviceman and a mercenary and how growing up in the late days of the Wild West affected him. We talk about Pecos himself, his love of Slue Foot Sue and why no one puts Slue Foot Sue in a corner. We talk those that have played the character and we suggest some who could. We go full cowboy folklore in this special episode of the Family Plot

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Episode 183 Four Dead in Ohio:The Massacre at Kent State

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2024/02/01

In this episode, Krysta talks Supernatural and butterflies in her corner and then we discuss the happenings at Kent State University in Kent Ohio on May 4th 1970. We discuss the history that surrounded and led up to the Vietnam Conflict and America's involvement, we discuss how the students at Kent State began engaging in public protests as early as 1966. Then we discuss the events of May 4th itself, the crowd, the National Guard and all the things that led to the National Guard firing on unarmed

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Episode 182 The Axeman of New Orleans

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2024/01/25

This week Family Plot Podcast goes full true crime AND folklore with a little visit to New Orleans in 1919 to meet an unknown serial killer who is forever tied to the history of New Orleans and New Orleans Jazz! We mmet his supposed victims and we meet a few suspects who might have done the dastardly deeds. We talk about contributions made in his name to music as well as his appearance in the 'Coven' season of American Horror Story/ We even discuss the famous letter sent to the Times-Picayune

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Episode 181 Professor Houdini in Saint Joseph

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2024/01/18

In this episode we discuss Echo as well as the Legend of Vox Machina before we discuss a few things in Krysta's Corner and then we settle down to discuss a documented conflict between a young Houdini in 1897, long before he became famous for it, 'Professor' Houdini went up against a spiritualist in Saint Joseph, Missouri. We discuss the spiritualism movement, Harry's dislike of it, some of his more famous encounters with others over spiritualism, but mostly we focus on this one night where he did a

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Episode 180 Marilyn Monroe, Queen of Hollywood's...

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2024/01/11

In this episode Krysta, Laura and Dean examine the life of Norma Jean Mortenson and how she changed into film star Marilyn Monroe. We learn about her life, her failures, her successes, her constant low self-esteem and so much more. We kick the year off right talking the histroy and folklore of Marilyn Monroe!

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Episode 179 New Year's Weird

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2024/01/04

In this episode, Laura, Krysta and Dean cover the stories the've done in 2023 as well as a few last minute stories and wish plenty of well upon their listeners and guests in this very special New Year Episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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Episode 178 Hanging Out At the Alaskan Bar & Hotel

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2023/12/28

This week, Krysta, Laura and Dean examine the Alaskan Bar and Hotel in Juneau Alaska. We discuss a brief history of the state, how Juneau became the capital city, and the building of the Alaskan Hotel itself. We talk it's founders, it's history, the sad tragic tales that occured under it's roof and of course we discuss it's hauntings, those we can explain and those we can't in this special Seward's Icebox episode of the Family Plot Podcast

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Episode 177 Christmas Tales 2023 with Jane Nightshade

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2023/12/21

In this episode, Krys, Laura and Dean are joined by author Jane Nightshade as they discuss four tales of Christmas covering folktales, history, true crime AND the Paranormal all while they discuss Jane's book Scream Full of Ghosts and her upcoming book Shudder Full of Ghosts and so much more in this Christmas, man is Jane a great writer extra long and a little distorted but still tons of fun episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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Episode 176 Cu Chulainn Hero of Celtic Myth

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2023/12/14

This week, we dig into the myth of Cu Chulainn, Irish hero and prime example of great story-telling with some troubling narratives aside. We discuss his unusual birth, the way he earned his name, the tales of his youth with the troop at Emain Macha, his training at the hands of the warrior-woman Scathach in Scotland and how he earned his dreaded barbed spear the Gae Bulg. We talk of his legendary exploits, how he came to wed his wife Emer, his death and so much more in this mythical. man the Irish

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Episode 175 LA's Lizard Underground

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2023/12/07

On this episode of the Family Plot Podcast, we go to LA in 1934 to discuss the LA Times article about the discovery of a 'lizard city' beneath Los Angeles. The article claims that 'geophysical engineer' G. Warren Shufelt (Shufeld in some sources) used his 'radio x-ray to peer a thousand feet below the city where he discovered a city in the shape of a lizard filled with massive treasures, gold tablets and strange technologies. We discuss the story, what we know to be true and untrue and where we land

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Episode 174 Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery

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2023/11/30

In this episode we discuss Sacagawea! How she came to join Lewis and Clark's Corps of discovery what her role was, what she did unofficially and about her life in general. Krysta discusses Supernatural and Laura talks how hard it is to get Dean to change topics in this special, Wow, I didn't know that episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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Episode 173 24 Hours Later the Death of Two Teens in...

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2023/11/23

A burglar breaks into your home, what do you do? David Byron Smith, 64, responded by installing video surveillance and when he saw the person he believed to be responsible for the burglaries, he laid a trap killing him AND his cousin and then waited 24 hours to call the police. All this on Thanksgiving day. We discuss this case, the victims Haile Kifer and Nicholas Brady, their actions as well as their killers and the controversy that arose after their deaths. We also discuss how we all have that

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Episode 172 Mary Pickford Queen of Silent Movies

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2023/11/16

In this episode, Krysta takes us into her corner to tell us about school and how holiday stress is beginning to creep in. She also talks about how hard it is to have a caregiver personality and not take time for one's self. Then we dive in and learn about Mary Pickford, aka Gladys Marie Smith. We learn about her birth, her early life, her time on the Toronto stage before coming to America to get on Broadway ere she became a queen of the silver screen! We talk her loves, her triumphs, her failures

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Episode 171 Of Brendas and Boomtown Rats: The...

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2023/11/09

In this episode, we investigate the first highly publicized school shooting in the United States. We head back to 1979 and meet 16 year old Brenda Ann Spencer, find out who she was, we look into the state of the world, of California and of San Diego before we settle into the details of the shooting itself. We also discuss goings on in Krysta's Corner and talk changes that resulted from this school shooting includint the song "I Don't Like Mondays" in this very special Family Plot episode on the 1979

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Episode 170 The Crimes of Jack the Ripper

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2023/11/02

In this episode of the Family Plot Podcast we talk Jack the Ripper! His most likely victims, the area of Whitechapel in 1888, suspects and so much more. Krysta talks her love interest Bunny and about life on a high school debate team in her Catching Up with Krysta segment in our final spooky season episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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