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The Compendium Podcast

Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
  • 4.9 (14)
  • TRUE CRIME
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

The Compendium Podcast is a weekly true crime and history podcast about strange true stories, dark history, unsolved mysteries, and remarkable people. Each week join us, Kyle Risi and Adam Cox for gripping stand-alone episodes that uncovers everything you ever wanted to know about bizarre crimes, forgotten history, shocking scandals, and the lives of people who changed the world, ruined it, or somehow did both. Smart, funny, and thoroughly researched, each episode gives you the full story in one satisfying listen.

  1. Marilyn Monroe: How Hollywood Built and Broke an Icon

    JUN 1 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    Marilyn Monroe: How Hollywood Built and Broke an Icon

    Marilyn Monroe is one of the most recognisable women who has ever lived, but the version the world fell in love with was, in many ways, built in a studio. Today, we trace how Marilyn Monroe emerged from Norma Jean’s unstable and abusive childhood to become the Hollywood icon everyone thinks they know. We follow her early modelling career, her studio-made voice, and the blonde bombshell image she spent years trying to outrun. But there is a darker side to this story too: the marriages, the power struggles, and the myths that shaped her final years. Marilyn Monroe’s story is what happens when public fantasy grows far bigger than the woman forced to carry it. Topics Include norma jean’s childhood, foster homes, and abuse how marilyn monroe was made by hollywood the breathy voice, the bombshell image, and studio control joe dimaggio, arthur miller, and public fascination jfk, conspiracy theories, and the final unraveling

    1h 51m
  2. Zodiac Killer: Murders, Ciphers and the Unsolved Hunt

    MAY 25 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    Zodiac Killer: Murders, Ciphers and the Unsolved Hunt

    The Zodiac Killer did not just murder people — he turned the whole case into a public game of fear, letters and ciphers. From the first lovers’ lane killings to the murder of Paul Stine, this episode follows the Zodiac Killer’s attacks, the taunting letters, the four ciphers, the surviving witnesses, the suspect trail, and the mystery of why he seemed to vanish. Topics Include zodiac killer murders zodiac killer letters and ciphers z340 cipher and the unsolved codes arthur leigh allen and other suspects why the zodiac killer was never caught

    1h 24m
  3. John Wayne Gacy: The Real Story Behind the Killer Clown

    MAY 18 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    John Wayne Gacy: The Real Story Behind the Killer Clown

    John Wayne Gacy was never just a killer clown - he was a respected man hiding mass murder in plain sight. This episode unpacks the real story of John Wayne Gacy, beginning with Robert Piest’s disappearance and the police follow-up that finally cracked the case. We trace Gacy’s earlier assaults, the failures that let him keep offending, the bodies buried under his house, and why the “killer clown” label misses the far more frightening truth. Topics Include robert piest and the disappearance that broke the case the truth behind the killer clown myth john wayne gacy’s double life and public image police failures, parole failures, and missed warnings the crawl space discoveries, confessions, and trial

    1h 34m
  4. Murder in Room 1046: The Strange Death of Roland T Owen

    MAY 11 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    Murder in Room 1046: The Strange Death of Roland T Owen

    In 1935, a young man using the name Roland T. Owen checked into room 1046 at the President Hotel in Kansas City. By the next day, he had been fatally attacked, and before he died, he insisted that nobody had harmed him. Later identified as Artemis Ogletree, he left behind false names, strange phone calls, missing clothes, and a trail of clues that still does not fully add up. In this episode, we examine the Room 1046 mystery, the President Hotel murder, and why one of America’s strangest cold cases remains unsolved. Topics Include The President Hotel in Kansas City in January 1935 Roland T. Owen and the false identity trail The note to Don and the name Louise The attack inside room 1046 Artemis Ogletree and the letters sent after death Why the Room 1046 case remains unsolved

    1h 18m
  5. Nepal Royal Massacre: The Prophecy Behind a Dynasty’s Downfall

    MAY 4 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    Nepal Royal Massacre: The Prophecy Behind a Dynasty’s Downfall

    A prophecy. A royal family already under pressure. A forbidden relationship that nobody wanted to approve. Then, in June 2001, a routine family gathering inside Nepal’s royal complex ended in one of the most shocking palace massacres in modern history. In this episode of The Compendium, we trace the Nepal royal massacre through the older forces already tightening around it: the Shah dynasty’s founding legend, the strange grip of court astrology, the long shadow of the Rana family, and the growing conflict over Crown Prince Dipendra’s relationship with Devyani Rana. From there, we follow the royal dinner that turned into slaughter, the surreal decision to proclaim Dipendra king while he lay in a coma, and the public fury that erupted after the palace tried to frame the killings as an accident. This is the story of Prince Dipendra, the Nepalese royal massacre, and the night a monarchy stopped looking eternal and started looking breakable. Topics Include The Shah dynasty prophecy and the “tenth generation” curse Crown Prince Dipendra and Devyani Rana Royal astrology, status, and marriage politics The June 2001 family gathering inside the palace The massacre, the “accident” cover story, and Dipendra’s coma Succession, outrage, and the conspiracy theories that followed

    1h 12m
  6. Michael Jackson Part 2: Testimonies, Trials, and Controversy

    APR 27 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    Michael Jackson Part 2: Testimonies, Trials, and Controversy

    Michael Jackson allegations sit at the centre of his legacy. We all know what we are talking about. In this episode, we examine the Chandler case that first ignited the scrutiny which would come to define the final phase of the King of Pop’s life. We explore the testimonies, settlements, media storms, and contradictions behind one of pop culture’s most disputed legacies, all circling the question that still divides fans to this day: did Michael Jackson do it? Topics Include jordan chandler and the first allegations the civil settlement and why it settled nothing martin bashir, neverland, and gavin arvizo the 2005 trial and full acquittal leaving neverland and the legacy war

    1h 36m
  7. Michael Jackson Part 1: The Making of the King of Pop

    APR 20 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

    Michael Jackson Part 1: The Making of the King of Pop

    Michael Jackson didn’t just become the King of Pop — he was built into him. Today we follow Michael Jackson from Gary, Indiana and the Jackson 5 to Motown, Off the Wall, Thriller and the iconic moonwalk. But we will also revisit the thing that broke him, Neverland, and the first allegation that changed his life forever. This is a story of child stardom, family pressure, pop reinvention, and the cracks already forming beneath the most famous man in music. Topics Include Joe Jackson, childhood pressure, and the Jackson family home The Jackson 5, Motown, and Michael’s breakout voice Off the Wall, Thriller, MTV, and the moonwalk The Pepsi burn, image changes, and Neverland Jordan Chandler and the moment everything turns

    1h 18m
  8. Peter the Dolphin: A Love Story That Science Wasn’t Ready For

    6D AGO

    Peter the Dolphin: A Love Story That Science Wasn’t Ready For

    Peter the Dolphin became the centre of a radical experiment that blurred science, intimacy, and ethics in ways no one was prepared for, thats right, this is a groomer story! In the 1960s, neuroscientist John C Lilly and researcher Margaret Lovatt set out to teach a dolphin to speak English inside a flooded house in the Caribbean. What followed was an intense, isolated experiment in dolphin communication that drew the attention of NASA and raised unsettling questions about boundaries, consent, and scientific obsession. As Dolphin House collapsed under funding cuts and ethical scrutiny, Peter’s fate would haunt everyone involved.Topics include The Dolphin House experiment and its unconventional design John C Lilly’s theories on dolphin communication and sensory deprivation Margaret Lovatt’s role and the emotional reality of long-term isolation Why NASA funded dolphin research during the space race What happened to Peter the dolphin after the experiment ended Resources and Further Reading Margaret Howe Lovatt - Wikipedia The dolphin who loved me - the Guardian John C. Lilly - Wikipedia The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins - BBC Documentry Host & Show Info Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam CoxIntro Music: Alice in dark WonderlandCommunity & Calls to Action Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple PodcastsInstagram: @theCompendiumPodcastWebsite: thecompendiumpodcast.comSupport us: Sign up to PatreonCircus Job Board: Apply to join the CircusShare this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Compendium Podcast is a weekly true crime and history podcast about strange true stories, dark history, unsolved mysteries, and remarkable people. Each week join us, Kyle Risi and Adam Cox for gripping stand-alone episodes that uncovers everything you ever wanted to know about bizarre crimes, forgotten history, shocking scandals, and the lives of people who changed the world, ruined it, or somehow did both. Smart, funny, and thoroughly researched, each episode gives you the full story in one satisfying listen.

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  • Creator
    Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    167
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Compendium Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Compendium Podcast
  • Provider
    Kyle Risi

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