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Post-Civil War New Orleans was in the throes of change and fear. So when a little white baby goes missing, the city begins to spin all sorts of tales to explain the kidnapping. Was it voodoo? Was it political? Who took “Baby Digby?”

Rootin’ Tootin’ Belle was the Bandit Queen of the Wild West. Husbands, lovers, guns, and horses, she mastered them all. She was raised proper, but the wild rebel blood ran through her bones. This is the story of Belle Starr and her daughter, Pearl.

The daughter of a commoner who rose to royalty and preserved her island’s traditions, culture, and sovereignty. But was it really necessary to take 50,000 people on a buffalo hunt? If you’re Ranavalona I: The Female Caligula, then of course! Meet the Mad Queen of Madagascar!

Her husband’s family empire was her destiny, so her world collapsed when he decided to sell. But Patrizia believed his family name and fortune was her birthright. Lady Gucci was about to become a Black Widow - though she will always be “the most Gucci of them all.”

This pair of Swashbuckling Dames took to the high seas like Pirate Pros. These fiery cross-dressing women knew their way around a hull and let their Jolly Roger fly. Join us for an episode of Seadogs, Plunders, and Yo Ho Hos!

Should we be entertained by the lascivious actions of a woman who preyed on a child? Their forbidden love was on display, even while she served time for child rape. Prison was not a deterrent. They resumed their affair when she was released, both times. This is the uncomfortable story of Mary Kay Letourneau.