Time & Tales Podcast

LM Riviere + CJ Prime

Time & Tales Podcast — Dark History. Strange Lore. One Tale at a Time. Welcome to Time & Tales Podcast — Dark History. Strange Lore. One Tale at a Time. Each week we bring you the spookiest tidbits from history and folklore. If macabre facts, eerie fables, and 4am rabbit holes are your natural habitat, you’re in the right place. New episodes every week, wherever you listen. Prepared and presented by LaNae and CJ. One an author of dark fairy tales, fantasy, and folk horror; the other a skeptical engineer who keeps the evidence front and center. Expect the occasional. lighthearted clash! If you’re ready for your next late-night obsession, this belongs in your queue. As always, sources and links can be found in the show notes. PODCAST THEME by RANDY LEE RIVIERE (randyleeriviere.com) #history #folklore #darkhistory #fables

  1. Episode 1

    "Trick-or-Treat" & "Black" Halloween

    In this episode, we cover the evolution of Halloween from ancient autumn fire rites to North American street riots and organized trick-or-treating. Starting with the Celtic festival of Samhain, the episode follows how carved turnips, spirit offerings, and disguised travelers evolved into mumming and souling before crossing the Atlantic into a much harsher climate. We trace how rural pranks escalated during the Great Depression into Black Halloween street riots, looted freight trains,and the 1945 Kew Beach riot in Toronto. The narrative then follows the post-war suburban push to tame youth unrest with candy, Detroit's devastating Devil's Night arson crisis, the culture that inspired The Crow, and the neighborhood patrols of Angels' Night. .......................................... Links: Dark history & Folklore Anthologies: lmriviere.com/anthologies Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeandTalesPodcast Email: timeandtalepodcast@gmail.com ............................................. Sources: The Atlantic. "A Sinister History of Halloween Pranks." The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2012.Detroit Free Press. "A Brief History of Detroit’s Halloween, Devil's Night Hooliganism." Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2022.Grand Forks Herald. "'Black Halloween': The Year Halloween Went Off the Rails." Grand Forks Herald, 1 Nov. 2023.History.com. "The Great Depression Origins of Halloween Haunted Houses." History, 28 Oct. 2020.Ill Will. "The Devil's Night: On the Ungovernable Spirit of Halloween." Ill Will, 30 Oct. 2021.Mental Floss. "'Just for the Hell of It': A History of Detroit's 'Devil's Night'." Mental Floss, 30 Oct. 2019.The Crow. Directed by Alex Proyas, performances by Brandon Lee and Michael Wincott, Miramax / Dimension Films, 1994.Today. "The History of Halloween: Origin, Traditions and Meaning." Today Show, 17 Sept. 2026................................................... Episode Chapters: (00:00) Intro, Listener Mail, and World-Building Banter(08:40) Samhain: Celtic Fire Festivals, Carved Turnips, and the Sluagh(19:00) Mumming, Souling, and Early Rural Pranks(21:30) Black Halloween: Great Depression Urban Unrest and Looted Trains(25:00) The 1945 Kew Beach Riots in Toronto(27:20) Inventing Modern Trick-or-Treating and Suburban Truces(31:30) Detroit, Industrial Decline, and the Devil's Night Arson Fires(37:45) Pop Culture Legacy: The Crow, Angels' Night, and Ancient Roots

    "Trick-or-Treat" & "Black" Halloween

  2. Episode 2

    The Affair of the Necklace

    In August 1785, Cardinal Prince Louis de Rohan was arrested in full liturgical vestments inside Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors, accused of defrauding the crown for an astronomical diamond necklace worth 1.6 million livres. The scandal that followed pitted the court against the church, destroyed the public image of Queen Marie Antoinette, and exposed a brazen con orchestrated by an impoverished descendant of the Valois dynasty. Tonight, we unpack the bizarre mechanics of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace: an absurdly expensive piece of jewelry that tipped an already bankrupt and simmering France toward revolution. .......................... Links: LaNae's Dark history Anthologies: lmriviere.com/anthologies Our Patreon (where all the goodies live): Patreon.com/timeandtalespodcast Email: timeandtalespodcast@gmail.com .......................... Sources Beckman, Jonathan. How to Ruin a Queen: Marie Antoinette, the Stolen Diamonds and the Scandal that Shook the French Throne. John Murray, 2014.Campan, Jeanne-Louise-Henriette. Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Henry Colburn, 1823.Fraser, Antonia. Marie Antoinette: The Journey. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001.La Motte, Jeanne de Saint-Rémy de Valois, Comtesse de. Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte: Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative to the Diamond Necklace. J. Ridgway, 1789.Maza, Sarah. Private Lives and Public Affairs: The Causes Célèbres of Prerevolutionary France. University of California Press, 1993.Mossiker, Frances. The Queen’s Necklace: Marie Antoinette and the Scandal that Shocked and Mystified France. Simon & Schuster, 1961................................... Chapters: 00:00 Dead Flowers & Dark History 01:45 The Arrest in the Hall of Mirrors 03:15 Housekeeping & Show Announcements 06:05 An Empire in Debt: The Cost of the American War 14:15 The 2,800-Carat White Elephant 20:30 Enter Jeanne: The Impoverished House of Valois 28:15 The Vain Cardinal & The Disgraced Ambassador 31:10 Forged Ink: Rétaux de Villette & Cagliostro 34:00 The Midnight Rendezvous in the Grove of Venus 37:25 The Con Closes: Signing Away 1.4 Million Livres 40:30 Dismantling the Gems & The July Deadline 42:45 The Scheme Unravels at Versailles 44:40 The Trial of the Century: Parliament of Paris 47:15 Branding, Escapes, and Cobblestones 50:10 The Aftermath: How a Lie Brought Down the Crown

    The Affair of the Necklace
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Ratings & Reviews

4.8
out of 5
14 Ratings

About

Time & Tales Podcast — Dark History. Strange Lore. One Tale at a Time. Welcome to Time & Tales Podcast — Dark History. Strange Lore. One Tale at a Time. Each week we bring you the spookiest tidbits from history and folklore. If macabre facts, eerie fables, and 4am rabbit holes are your natural habitat, you’re in the right place. New episodes every week, wherever you listen. Prepared and presented by LaNae and CJ. One an author of dark fairy tales, fantasy, and folk horror; the other a skeptical engineer who keeps the evidence front and center. Expect the occasional. lighthearted clash! If you’re ready for your next late-night obsession, this belongs in your queue. As always, sources and links can be found in the show notes. PODCAST THEME by RANDY LEE RIVIERE (randyleeriviere.com) #history #folklore #darkhistory #fables

Information

  • Creator
    LM Riviere + CJ Prime
  • Episodes
    39
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © LM Riviere
  • Show Website
    Time & Tales Podcast

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