97 episodes
Bittersweet Infamy Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso
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- Society & Culture
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4.7 • 31 Ratings
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Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—the bitter and the sweet. New episodes every other Sunday. Support the show: ko-fi.com/bittersweetinfamy
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#97 - URGENT! Exclusive Opportunity
Josie tells Taylor about the history of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the rise and fall of influencer/fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a. Hushpuppi the Billionaire Gucci Master. Plus: a chess-playing robot attacks a child? A viral chess trend makes it to outer space? The truth isn't black and white in the April Fools' Fact or Fiction Minfamous!
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#96 - All 33 of Us Are Safe in the Shelter
Taylor tells Josie about the 2010 San José mine cave-in in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, and the 33 miners whose rescue captivated viewers around the world. Plus: the fatal 2009 accident at Utah's Nutty Putty Cave.
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#95 - Florida Man
Josie tells Taylor about Florida Man, the memetic everyman whose chaotic antics dominate the headlines of the Sunshine State. Plus: a shambolic AI-generated Willy Wonka live experience leaves parents and kids in a world of pure infuriation.
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#94 - Dulce Amor (Sweet Love)
Bittersweet Romance - Candy Hearts edition! Inspired by the randomly chosen candy heart “CUTIE,” Taylor tells Josie about “Mi Bebito Fiu Fiu,” the viral TikTok anthem based on Peruvian ex-president Martín Vizcarra’s alleged salacious WhatsApp messages. Plus: Josie and Taylor indulge in a racy game of F, Marry, Kill!
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#93 - The Tree Huggers
Bittersweet Romance - Candy Hearts edition! Inspired by the randomly chosen candy heart "HUG ME," Josie tells Taylor about the Chipko movement of 1970s Northern India, where villagers hugged trees to save the endangered Himalayan forests. Plus: learn about the infamous reality TV show, "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Are you sure "I do" is your final answer?
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#92 - No Other Love
Bittersweet Romance! Taylor tells Josie about the turbulent marriage between R&B icon Faith Evans and rap legend The Notorious B.I.G., and the East Coast vs. West Coast hip-hop feud that ended in two of music's most infamous assassinations. Plus: meet the Egyptologist influencer couple whose controversial cosplay is making waves up and down the Nile River.
Customer Reviews
Hilarious!
Love love love this show! I giggle through each episode. My only piece of feedback is for whoever does the editing to go back and listen through the episodes all the way before publishing. There are some episodes that cut off mid-sentence and some that have duplicate segments. Doesn’t keep me from listening, but I can see how it would be off-putting to new listeners.
Akin to having brunch with a friend
This podcast reminds me so much of having brunch with my friends and discussing the latest rabbit hole while laughing and having a delightful time. The cheery laughing nature is infectious, and I look forward to each new episode. Informational but not a drab. Cannot recommend this podcast enough!
Just good stuff
The latest podcast binge to finally break my true crime streak. Josie and Taylor come across as effortlessly kind, funny, and smart without any cringe. Love the span and obscurity of topics covered, informed by good research and enhanced by the humor with which they are discussed.