Lawless Women of History Annie & Alisha

Season 2, Episode 5:Shashikala "Baby" Patankar - The Meow Meow QueenSummary: Here at LWH we love a good rags to riches tale - who doesn’t? Episode 5 follows one such story about Baby Patankar , who went from lowly Milkmaid to the leader of one of Mumbai’s largest drug rings. So, maybe not your typical…or legal, fairy tail, but definitely an interesting one. Join us, as we tell the tale of the notorious Meow Meow Queen.Research Sources:https://openthemagazine.com/features/india/the-drug-lady-o...

Audio Credits:Intro/Outro: Possessed Doll - Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com/Background/Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/Hello Lawless Listeners! Welcome to Framing the Narrative, a Lawless subseries devoted to exploring the historical backdrop for our curvaceous criminals.This week we’ll be learning about India’s drug trade in the 80’s and 90’s, so throw away your D.A.R.E. shirts and say YES to… knowledge? Mephedrone, often known as Meow Meow ...

Hello Lawless listeners! We’ve got some changes coming to our program that we’d like to announce, but first we’d like to say THANK YOU – to our families, our friends, and you, our amazing listeners. We truly appreciate every one of you for downloading our releases and sharing our little project with your peers. Your continued interest in our show has kept us going. So thank you for being YOU! While we enjoy making these episodes, doing a podcast can be taxing on our team, especially sinc...

Framing The Narrative: This week, we’ll explore the surprising origin of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.Support the Show.

The Scissor Sisters: A Crime of TraumaSummary: The Republic of Ireland was rocked to the core when two sisters were convicted of the brutal murder and dismemberment of their mother’s boyfriend. Sounds like an open and shut case, right? However, investigators would come to find a tangled web of abuse, fear and trauma – a web so complex that it's hard to determine who the real villain is here. Join me, Annie, along with our special guest host, Miranda, as we unfold the tragic story of the Sciss...

Season 2, Episode 3: Amelia Dyer - The Angel MakerSummary: “The old baby farm, the wretched Miss Dyer - At the Old Bailey her wages is paid - In times long ago, we’d ‘a’made a big fire - And roasted so nicely that wicked old jade.” That is a popular song from Victorian England about one of their most prolific serial killers, and this episode of Lawless Women of History’s leading lady, Amelia Dyer. A murderer responsible for what some estimate to be upwards of 400 child deaths. You have ...