The House of Syx

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History has a dark side, and we're shining a lantern on it. The House of Syx unearths true crime, strange history, and unsolved mysteries from before the 1970s. Hosted by a wife, an obsessive researcher with a love for the macabre, and her husband, who shows up skeptical but can't look away, this podcast blends sharp storytelling with off-the-cuff commentary. From the foggy streets of Victorian London to a locked cabin adrift in the Atlantic, each weekly episode dives deep into the bizarre, the brutal, and the baffling. Whether you're into cold cases, forgotten scandals, or history that reads like fiction, you'll feel right at home... if you don't mind the creaking floors. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Bonus content and behind-the-scenes extras available on Patreon. 🔎 Research-heavy. 🎙️ Lightly irreverent. 🕯️ Always strange. Welcome to The House of Syx. We’ve been expecting you.

  1. 4d ago

    E30: The Boston Tea Massacre - Titans, Tea, and Treason

    Boston argued. Britain pushed. Tea went into the harbor. This week on The House of Syx, Jenn and Jared follow the road from the Boston Massacre to the Boston Tea Party, and why neither event is as simple as the version most of us learned in school. In 1770 Boston, British troops had been stationed in the city for nearly two years. Workers and soldiers were clashing in the streets. Tension was building between local authority and imperial power. Then one confrontation outside the Customs House turned deadly. Five men were killed: Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr. From there, the story moves into a courtroom, where John Adams agreed to defend the British soldiers accused after the Massacre. That raises some very American questions before America even exists. How could Boston arrest the King’s soldiers? What did a colonial jury trial actually look like? And what does justice mean when everybody already wants a guilty verdict? Then Paul Revere enters the story. His famous engraving of the Boston Massacre helped shape public memory, but the image appears to have been based on Henry Pelham’s design. Pelham was not amused. Jenn has notes. Finally, we get to the tea. The Tea Act was not simply about expensive tea. The tea was cheaper, which was part of the problem. Buying it meant accepting Parliament’s right to tax the colonies without meaningful colonial representation. When Boston ran out of legal exits, men boarded the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver, destroyed 342 chests of East India Company tea, and made a political message Britain could not ignore. Britain answered with punishment: the Boston Port Act and the Coercive Acts. Instead of isolating Boston, that punishment helped turn Boston’s cause into a colonial cause. And that brings us to one of the sharpest truths of the Revolution: the people we now call patriots and Founders were, from the Crown’s perspective, rebels moving toward treason. Winning changed the names history gave them. Welcome to America. Episode Chapters00:00 Cold Open: Boston Runs Out of Time 00:47 Welcome to Titans, Tea, and Treason 04:49 The Colonies Before America 07:35 The Boston Massacre Begins 16:45 John Adams and the Trial 31:18 Paul Revere and the Image War 39:24 The Tea Act and the Harbor What You’ll HearWhy Boston was already furious before the MassacreWhat ropewalks were and why they matteredHow British soldiers could be arrested in colonial BostonWhy John Adams defended the accused soldiersWhat “Facts are stubborn things” meant in contextHow Paul Revere’s engraving shaped public memoryWhy Henry Pelham was furious with RevereWhy cheaper tea felt like a political trapHow the Boston Tea Party actually unfoldedWhy the Tea Party was organized, targeted, and politicalHow the Boston Port Act punished more than the men involvedWhy the Revolution changes how we remember rebels, traitors, and founders Production NotesThis episode focuses on the escalation from street violence to courtroom law, propaganda, direct action, and collective punishment. The Boston Massacre section treats the five dead as people, not just patriotic symbols. It also looks at the soldiers as individual defendants inside a legal system, rather than reducing the trial to a simple morality play. The Paul Revere section looks at political imagery, public memory, and the uncomfortable Henry Pelham problem. The Boston Tea Party section treats the event as an organized political operation. It was targeted and nonlethal, but it was not harmless. The destruction of East India Company property led directly into Britain’s punitive response and helped push the colonies closer together. Research LinksMassachusetts Historical Society: Boston Massacre overview https://www.masshist.org/revolution/massacre.php Massachusetts Historical Society: John Adams and the Boston Massacre trial materials https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1744&pid=34 Massachusetts Historical Society: The Legal Papers of John Adams https://www.masshist.org/publications/adams-papers/index.php/view/LJA01pR55 Massachusetts Historical Society: Boston Tea Party overview https://www.masshist.org/revolution/teaparty.php Massachusetts Historical Society: Boston Tea Party source collection https://www.masshist.org/features/boston-tea-party Library of Congress: Colonies Move Toward Rebellion, 1773–1774 https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/american-revolution-1763-1783/colonies-rebellion-1773-1774/ National Archives UK: East India Company compensation request after the Boston Tea Party https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/request-for-compensation-for-the-boston-tea-party/ George III’s 1775 Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc1775.html Colonial Williamsburg: Why colonists dressed as Mohawks at the Boston Tea Party https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/discover/moments-in-history/the-tea-crisis/said-it-was-done-by-a-crew-of-mohawk-indians-why-did-colonists-dress-as-mohawks-at-the-boston-tea-party/ Recommended ReadingDefiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America by Benjamin L. Carp A detailed, readable look at the Boston Tea Party, the East India Company, colonial resistance, and the wider political world around the tea crisis. https://benjamincarp.com/books John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father’s Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial by Dan Abrams and David Fisher A focused look at Adams’s role in defending the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre and why the trial still matters. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250237751/johnadamsunderfire/ Documentary RecommendationThe American Revolution by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt A PBS documentary series on the American Revolution, including the political, military, social, and human dimensions of the break with Britain. https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution/ CreditsHosted by: Jenn and Jared Researched, written, produced, and edited by: Jenn Follow The House of SyxNew episodes drop every other Tuesday. Find us on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram: @houseofsyx Follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review if you like history with receipts, side-eyes, and the occasional ship named Beaver. And for the love of all things steeped, stay out of the harbor with your tea.

    E30: The Boston Tea Massacre - Titans, Tea, and Treason

  2. Jul 7

    E29: Flight 19 - Bombers, Bearings, and The Beyond

    On December 5, 1945, five Navy Avenger torpedo bombers left Fort Lauderdale for a routine overwater navigation exercise. They had maps. Radios. Military training. An experienced instructor. And every reason to expect they would be home before dinner. Instead, Flight 19 became lost over the Atlantic. The radio record captures a disaster coming apart in real time: failed compasses, broken islands below, a pilot convinced he was in the Florida Keys, other men in the formation who may have believed they were north of the Bahamas, worsening weather, falling fuel, and one voice pleading: “Head west, damn it.” Then a PBM Mariner sent to search for the missing five planes vanished too, taking thirteen more men with it. In this episode of The House of Syx, Jenn and Jared dig into the real story behind Flight 19: the navigation failure, the authority gradient inside a military training flight, the original pilot-error finding, the later unknown-cause ruling, the rescue-plane disaster, and the way a real human tragedy became the Bermuda Triangle’s favorite legend. No portals. No Atlantis. No alien beam with suspiciously specific taste in Navy aircraft. Just men in machines, water below, darkness coming, and no clear way home. What do you think happened to Flight 19? Was it a bad mental map, possible compass trouble, a failure of hierarchy, worsening weather, or an ugly stack of all of it? Chapters00:00 Cold Open: Men in Machines 04:18 Navigation Problem Number One 10:27 The Postwar Navy and 1945 Navigation 13:32 “Both My Compasses Are Out” 18:27 “Head West, Damn It” 24:07 Last Transmission, Rescue Plane, and Search 32:35 What Happened? Theories, Myth, and the Bermuda Triangle Production NotesHosted by Jenn and Jared Research, writing, and narrative structure by Jenn Jared reacts to the story in real time Produced by The House of Syx Content note: This episode includes discussion of aviation disaster, missing servicemen, deaths at sea, and military training accidents. Correction: An early spoken reference gives Flight 19’s instructor the wrong first name. The flight leader was Lt. Charles Carroll Taylor. Research and Further ReadingNational Archives: The Official Record and the Loss of Flight 19 https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2017/10/16/uncertain-as-to-in-what-position-lay-the-peninsula-of-florida-the-official-record-and-the-loss-of-flight-19/ Naval History and Heritage Command: Loss of Flight 19 Official Accident Reports https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/l/loss-of-flight-19-official-accident-reports.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Lost Patrol https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/l/lost-patrol.html Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum: Flight 19, The Lost Avengers https://www.nasflmuseum.com/flight-19.html U.S. Naval Institute: The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19 https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/october/mysterious-disappearance-flight-19 NOAA Ocean Service: What Is the Bermuda Triangle? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html In Memory of the 27 Men Lost on December 5, 1945Flight 19Lt. Charles Carroll Taylor Capt. Edward Joseph Powers Jr. Capt. George William Stivers Jr. 2nd Lt. Forrest James Gerber Ens. Joseph Tipton Bossi George Francis Devlin Jr. Walter Reed Parpart Jr. Howell Orrin Thompson George Richard Paonessa Robert Peter Gruebel Robert Francis Gallivan William Earl Lightfoot Herman Arthur Thelander Burt Edward Baluk Jr. PBM-5 BuNo. 59225 Rescue CrewLt. j.g. Walter G. Jeffrey Lt. j.g. Harrie G. Cone Ens. Roger M. Allen Ens. Lloyd A. Eliason Ens. Charles D. Arceneaux Robert C. Cameron Wiley D. Cargill Sr. James F. Jordan John T. Menendez Philip B. Neeman James F. Osterheld Donald E. Peterson Alfred J. Zywicki Follow The House of Syx for strange history, real mysteries, historical disasters, and occasional marital disagreement about whether raccoons have jazz hands.

    E29: Flight 19 - Bombers, Bearings, and The Beyond

  3. Jun 25

    E28: Mata Hari - Silk, Spies, and The State

    Mata Hari is remembered as the ultimate femme fatale spy: a glamorous dancer, courtesan, and alleged double agent executed by France during World War I. But behind the legend is Margaretha Zelle, a Dutch woman who survived a disastrous marriage, devastating loss, financial instability, and the narrow choices available to women before reinventing herself in Paris as Mata Hari. In this episode, Jenn and Jared follow her from the stage to the spy game: German money, French intelligence, British suspicion, Madrid, the H21 telegrams, a closed military trial, and a firing squad outside Paris. Mata Hari made reckless choices. She accepted money from Germany, lied, traveled through a continent at war, and seemed to believe she could charm her way through a world of trained intelligence officers. But was she truly a useful spy? Was she a double agent? Or did France turn a complicated, scandalous woman into a symbol of betrayal because the truth of war was much harder to explain? This is a story about performance, survival, wartime paranoia, gender, weak evidence, and what happens when a woman’s myth becomes more useful than her actual life. Content note: This episode includes discussion of child death, war, sexism, imprisonment, execution, and medical dissection. Research and Further ReadingFries Museum: The Real Story of Mata HariA detailed biography from the museum in Mata Hari’s birthplace of Leeuwarden, including photographs, personal scrapbooks, costume materials, career history, and trial context.UK Government History Blog: Mata Hari and the Execution of an Alleged International Spy-MistressA useful overview of British intelligence records, her questioning in Britain, and French intelligence’s response.The National Archives: MI5 File on Mata HariDigitized British intelligence material relating to Mata Hari.DePaul University: Saint-Lazare’s Most Famous Prisoner, Mata HariBackground on Saint-Lazare prison, Mata Hari’s confinement, trial, and final months.City, University of London: Mata Hari and the Creation of the Spy-CourtesanScholarly analysis of Mata Hari’s public persona, wartime intelligence work, gendered stereotypes, and the mythology built around female spies.French Ministry of the Armed Forces Historical Service: Des vies, des destinsFrench military-history resource with material on Mata Hari and her wartime case. Available in French. What do you think? Was Mata Hari a spy, a scapegoat, an amateur playing with fire, or some messy combination of all three? Research, writing, and production by Jenn. Hosted by Jenn and Jared.

    E28: Mata Hari - Silk, Spies, and The State

  4. Jun 11

    E27: Typhoid Mary - Mary, Miasma, and Misery

    There are some dangers you can see coming. A dark alley. A loaded gun. A locked room. And then there are the dangers that arrive warm from the kitchen. This week on The House of Syx, Jenn and Jared dig into the story of Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, an Irish immigrant cook whose name became shorthand for contagion, denial, public health panic, and one very uncomfortable question: What do you do when one person’s freedom becomes everyone else’s risk? Mary Mallon was a skilled cook in early 1900s New York. She worked in wealthy homes, fed wealthy families, and appeared perfectly healthy. But household after household seemed to get sick after she arrived. Eventually, investigators began to trace the outbreaks back to one common denominator: Mary. This episode gets into the kitchen, literally and historically. We talk domestic service, class, immigrant labor, germ theory, miasma, typhoid fever, poop, handwashing, George Soper, North Brother Island, public health ethics, and the very bold decision to use an alias and go work in a maternity hospital kitchen after being told, very clearly, not to cook. Was Mary a villain? A victim? A public health threat? A woman failed by the system and also making terrible choices? Yes. Probably. It’s messy. Also, wash your hands. Seriously. In This Episode Jenn and Jared discuss: Mary Mallon before she became “Typhoid Mary”Domestic service and immigrant women in early 1900s New YorkWhy typhoid showing up in a wealthy summer home caused panicHow typhoid spreads, yes, we have to talk about poopMiasma theory, germ theory, and the rise of modern public healthGeorge Soper’s investigation, also known here as Georgie Poo’s poop trailMary’s forced quarantine on North Brother IslandThe legal and ethical question of detaining someone without a criminal convictionWhy Mary returned to cooking under an assumed nameThe Sloane Maternity Hospital outbreakWhether Mary was a villain, a victim, or a deeply complicated historical headache Chapters 00:00 - Mary, Miasma, and Misery A creepy cold open introduces the idea that danger does not always look dangerous. Sometimes it looks like dinner. 01:21 - Behind the Kitchen Door Jenn and Jared set the stage in turn-of-the-century New York, where wealthy families depended on immigrant domestic workers while rarely seeing them as full people. 10:52 - Mary Mallon Enters the Kitchen Mary’s early life, her work as a domestic servant, her rise to skilled cook, and the first signs of the pattern that would make her infamous. 16:55 - Typhoid, Poop, and Panic What typhoid fever actually is, how it spreads, why healthy-looking people can still be dangerous, and why everyone should wash their hands before Jenn loses her mind. 24:21 - Bad Air to Germ Theory A side quest through miasma theory, germ theory, sanitation, and the moment public health starts asking better, grosser, more useful questions. 31:41 - Georgie Poo Follows the Trail George Soper investigates the outbreaks, connects Mary to multiple sick households, asks for samples in the least charming way possible, and meets Mary’s carving fork energy. 42:24 - Quarantine, Consequences, and Mary’s Legacy Mary is forcibly isolated, fights her confinement, gets released under conditions, returns to cooking under an alias, and spends the rest of her life on North Brother Island after a deadly hospital outbreak. Research and Further Reading CDC, About Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/about/index.html CDC Yellow Book, Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever https://www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/hcp/travel-associated-infections-diseases/typhoid-and-paratyphoid-fever.html CDC, Symptoms of Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/signs-symptoms/index.html WHO, Typhoid Fact Sheet https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoid NCBI Bookshelf, Typhoid Fever https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557513/ National Library of Medicine / PMC, Mary Mallon and the History of Typhoid Fever https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/ PubMed, Mary Mallon and the History of Typhoid Fever https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24714738/ National Museum of Health and Medicine, Typhoid Mary / Mary Mallon https://medicalmuseum.health.mil/micrograph/index.cfm/posts/2020/typhoid_mary_mary_mallon_salmonella The New Yorker, North Brother https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1938/10/29/north-brother Vanity Fair, See the Abandoned and Inaccessible Island Where Typhoid Mary Died https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/06/north-brother-island-photos-typhoid-mary Credits Hosted by: Jenn and Jared Written and researched by: Jenn Produced by: Jenn Podcast: The House of Syx Follow The House of Syx Follow The House of Syx for strange history, weird cases, dark humor, public health nightmares, and the occasional domestic dispute about handwashing. New episodes drop every other Tuesday, assuming life, technology, and basic human stamina allow. Sharing is caring. Unless it’s typhoid.

    E27: Typhoid Mary - Mary, Miasma, and Misery

  5. May 26

    E26: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Flames, Fabric, and the Factory

    On March 25, 1911, a small fire broke out inside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan. Less than 30 minutes later, 146 workers were dead. Most were young immigrant women and teenage girls. Some burned. Some suffocated. Some jumped from the windows while crowds watched from the streets below. And the worst part? Almost every part of this disaster was preventable. This week, Jenn drags Jared through one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history: the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Together they unravel: brutal factory conditions in 1911locked exit doorsovercrowded work floorsfailed fire escapesthe factory owners who walked freeand how this tragedy changed labor laws forever Also discussed: shirtwaists (the fashion, not the waistline)why sewing machines are apparently witchcraftcorporate greedearly labor movementsand how “fireproof” absolutely did not mean what people thought it meant Because sometimes the scariest stories aren’t mysteries. Sometimes everybody already knows exactly what caused the deaths. 🎙️ Episode CreditsHosted By: Jenn & Jared Written & Researched By: Jenn Produced By: The House of Syx (but we know it's Jenn) Editing & Post Production: Also Jenn Artwork & Visual Design: Obviously Jenn 📚 Episode Chapters00:00:55 — Welcome Back to the House of Syx 00:03:01 — Factory Life in 1911 00:09:48 — Locked Doors and Fire Hazards 00:13:21 — The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory 00:22:40 — The Fire Begins 00:27:02 — Trapped on the Ninth Floor 00:33:02 — 146 Dead in Less Than 30 Minutes 00:35:15 — The Trial and Public Outrage 00:40:16 — Negligence, Laws, and Corporate Greed 🔎 Research & SourcesHistorical & Primary SourcesCornell University Triangle Fire ArchiveCornell ILR School – Story of the FireOSHA – Triangle Factory Fire AccountAFL-CIO Labor History: Triangle FireJewish Women’s Archive – Triangle FireWilliam Shepherd Eyewitness AccountHistory.com – Triangle Shirtwaist FirePBS NewsHour – Labor Laws and the Triangle Fire 📖 Recommended BookDavid Von Drehle, Triangle: The Fire That Changed America 🎥 Recommended DocumentaryTriangle Fire Documentary (PBS / American Experience) If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, leave a review, and tell your friends that apparently “fireproof” used to mean “the building survives, good luck to everyone inside.”

    E26: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Flames, Fabric, and the Factory

  6. Apr 28

    E25: John List - Suburbia, Secrets, and Sin

    What looks like a perfect suburban life… isn’t always what it seems. In 1971, a quiet New Jersey neighborhood went undisturbed while something unthinkable sat inside a beautiful home. No movement. No noise. No answers. Inside were five people… and for nearly a month, no one checked. This episode tells the story of John List — a man who appeared completely ordinary: a husbanda fathera churchgoing accountant Until everything fell apart. But this isn’t just about what happened. It’s about control. Image. Belief. And the choices people make when they can’t face failure. Because people lose everything every day. And almost none of them do this. 🎬 Episode Chapters00:00 — The House That Waited 00:55 — Chaos, Cats, and a Killer Intro 02:19 — The “Perfect” Life 07:11 — The Secret He Never Told 10:39 — The Day It Happened 11:58 — He Took a Break 13:40 — A Month of Silence 19:16 — The Letter 22:43 — Gone for 18 Years 27:48 — Found… and the Truth Doesn’t Land 41:34 — The House, The Window, The End 🧠 In This EpisodeThe timeline of the John List caseHow someone maintained a double lifeThe role of control and routineReligion as justification vs. beliefHow he disappeared for 18 yearsWhy this case still feels unsettling today 🎙️ About The ShowThe House of Syx explores true crime through a different lens—focusing not just on what happened, but why. ⚠️ Content WarningThis episode contains discussion of violence and may not be suitable for all listeners. 📩 ContactHave a case suggestion or something you want us to cover? houseofsyx@gmail.com 🔚 Final ThoughtPeople lose their jobs. Their money. Their homes. They don’t lose their humanity.

    E25: John List - Suburbia, Secrets, and Sin

  7. Apr 15

    E24: Kitty Genovese - Headlines, Horror, and Half-Truths

    38 people heard her screams… and did nothing. That’s the story most of us have heard. For decades, the murder of Kitty Genovese has been used as the defining example of the bystander effect—a case that supposedly proved people will stand by and do nothing in the face of violence. But the truth is more complicated than that. In this episode, we take a closer look at what really happened on that night in 1964. We walk through the timeline, the witness accounts, and the investigation that led to the arrest of Winston Mosley. Along the way, we challenge the narrative that has defined this case for generations. Because the story most people know… isn’t the whole story. And at the center of it all is Kitty Genovese—a real person with a life, relationships, and a future that was taken from her. This isn’t just about what happened. It’s about how we remember it—and why that matters. 🕯️ Episode ChaptersThe Story We Were ToldAmerica in 1964Who Kitty WasThat Night BeginsThe Attack & AftermathWhat People Actually SawTruth, Justice, and Legacy 📌 Connect With UsFollow and subscribe to The House of Syx wherever you listen to podcasts. 📺 YouTube 📱 TikTok, Facebook, Instagram 📩 thehouseofsyx@gmail.com New episodes drop every other Tuesday. 🔎 KeywordsKitty Genovese, bystander effect, true crime podcast, true crime story, crime history, 1960s New York, Winston Mosley, real crime case, psychology, true crime discussion

    E24: Kitty Genovese - Headlines, Horror, and Half-Truths

  8. Mar 31

    E23: Caligula - Madness, Monarchy, and a Mare

    What happens when a 24-year-old inherits absolute power over the most powerful empire in the ancient world? In this episode of The House of Syx, Jenn and Jared dive into the chaotic, bizarre, and often unbelievable reign of Caligula—a ruler remembered for excess, cruelty, and behavior so strange that historians are still debating whether he was truly insane… or just dangerously powerful. From declaring war on the ocean… to nearly making his horse a senator… to blurring the line between emperor and god… This is the story of Rome’s most infamous emperor. But was Caligula actually mad? Or has history exaggerated the truth? 🔍 Chapter Timestamps00:00 Intro & Why Rome Still Matters 01:27 What Was Ancient Rome, Really? 05:11 From Republic to Empire 16:23 Power, Politics, and No Rules 20:07 Caligula’s Early Life & Family Tragedy 31:30 Rise to Power & Sudden Change 38:50 Madness, Excess, and Infamy 53:20 Assassination & Theories Explained 🧠 Why This Story MattersCaligula’s reign is more than just shocking history. It’s a case study in: absolute power and its consequencespolitical instability and paranoiahow historical narratives are shaped And how quickly things can spiral when no one can say no. 🗣️ Join the ConversationDo you think Caligula was truly insane… or a product of unchecked power and political storytelling? Let us know your thoughts. 👍 Support the ShowIf you enjoyed this episode: Follow or subscribe to The House of SyxLeave a rating and reviewShare this episode with someone who loves strange history 📬 Episode SuggestionsHave a story you want us to cover? Email: houseofsyx@gmail.com 🎧 About The PodcastThe House of Syx is where true crime meets strange history—with a side of sarcastic marital commentary. Jenn does the research. Jared reacts in real time. Chaos usually follows. 🎬 Production CreditsResearched and Written by JennHosted by Jenn & JaredEdited by Jenn What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign? | TheCollectorCaligula: A Biography - Aloys Winterling - Google BooksRoman Emperors - DIR CaligulaSuetonius • Life of CaligulaAn historical commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman history, Book 59 (Gaius Caligula) - UBC Library Open CollectionsCaligula - WikipediaHistory.com CaligulaCaligula: The First Mad Emperor of Rome - World History Encyclopedia

    E23: Caligula - Madness, Monarchy, and a Mare
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History has a dark side, and we're shining a lantern on it. The House of Syx unearths true crime, strange history, and unsolved mysteries from before the 1970s. Hosted by a wife, an obsessive researcher with a love for the macabre, and her husband, who shows up skeptical but can't look away, this podcast blends sharp storytelling with off-the-cuff commentary. From the foggy streets of Victorian London to a locked cabin adrift in the Atlantic, each weekly episode dives deep into the bizarre, the brutal, and the baffling. Whether you're into cold cases, forgotten scandals, or history that reads like fiction, you'll feel right at home... if you don't mind the creaking floors. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Bonus content and behind-the-scenes extras available on Patreon. 🔎 Research-heavy. 🎙️ Lightly irreverent. 🕯️ Always strange. Welcome to The House of Syx. We’ve been expecting you.

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