The Turpin case, which came to light in January 2018, involved the severe abuse and imprisonment of 13 siblings by their parents, David and Louise Turpin, in Perris, California. The children, ranging in age from 2 to 29, were discovered living in squalid conditions, malnourished, and chained to their beds. The abuse, which had persisted for years, …

Tom and Jenny discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi epic that stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, and Matt Damon. Audio version: https://ia902202.us.archive.org/28/items/movie-time-interstellar-2014/Movie%20Time_%20Interstellar%20%282014%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to sub…

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Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse in the United Kingdom, gained national notoriety as a convicted murderer responsible for the deaths of multiple infants under her care. Employed at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Letby was initially trusted to care for the most vulnerable patients—premature and sick newborns. However, suspicions arose as an unusual n…

Tom and Jenny discuss the 2009 satirical black comedy, based on Jon Ronson’s book about the US military investigating psychic powers. Its all-star cast includes George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey. Audio version: https://ia600400.us.archive.org/17/items/movie-time-the-men-who-stare-at-goats-2009/Movie%20Time_%20The%20Men%2…

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Shad Thyrion, a 24-year-old resident of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was brutally murdered on February 23, 2022. The gruesome nature of the crime sent shockwaves through the community and garnered national attention. Shad’s dismembered body was discovered in the basement of his parents’ home, leading to a swift investigation by local authorities. Taylor S…

Tom and Jenny talk about a low-budget sci-fi movie from 1980 that is something of a precursor to Predator. It was directed by Greydon Clark and stars Jack Palance, Martin Landau, and Kevin Peter Hall (who also played the Predator in the original film). Audio version: https://ia600403.us.archive.org/5/items/movie-time-without-warning-1980/Movie%20Ti…

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Leopold and Loeb, two wealthy and highly intelligent University of Chicago students, shocked the nation in 1924 with their murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in what they claimed was an attempt to commit the “perfect crime.” Nathan Leopold, 19, and Richard Loeb, 18, both from affluent families, meticulously planned and executed the abduction and ki…

Tom and Jenny discuss Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist Western masterpiece from 2012. Thanks Xánada for sending us the movie! Audio version: https://ia600400.us.archive.org/21/items/movie-time-django-unchained-2012/Movie%20Time_%20Django%20Unchained%20%282012%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTub…

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Phrenology is a pseudoscience that emerged in the early 19th century, proposing that the shape and size of various areas of the brain (and thus the overlying skull) determine a person’s character, personality traits, and intellectual abilities. It was founded by German physician Franz Joseph Gall around 1796. Gall theorized that different brain reg…

Tom and Jenny discuss the latest installment in the Mad Max franchise, the excellent Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Audio version: https://ia800400.us.archive.org/23/items/movie-time-furiosa-a-mad-max-saga-2024/Movie%20Time_%20Furiosa_%20A%20Mad%20Max%20Saga%20%282024%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us o…

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McKamey Manor is an extreme haunted house attraction founded by Russ McKamey, known for its intense and controversial experiences. Unlike traditional haunted houses, McKamey Manor subjects participants to physically and psychologically demanding situations, often including simulated abductions, confinement in small spaces, and exposure to distressi…

Tom and Jenny discuss the excellent 2013 documentary about the amazing Dune adaptation that never came to be. Audio version: https://ia902304.us.archive.org/27/items/movie-time-jodorowskys-dune-2013/Movie%20Time_%20Jodorowsky%27s%20Dune%20%282013%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, l…

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Bass Reeves was an iconic figure in American history, known as one of the first African-American Deputy U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi River and heralded today as the possible inspiration behind the Lone Ranger. Born into slavery in 1838 in Arkansas, Reeves escaped after the Civil War and fled to Indian Territory, where he mastered several A…

Tom and Jenny discuss 1969’s excellent On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, which served as the sole appearance of George Lazenby as superspy James Bond. Audio version: https://ia800402.us.archive.org/10/items/movie-time-on-her-majestys-secret-service-1969/Movie%20Time_%20On%20Her%20Majesty%27s%20Secret%20Service%20%281969%29.mp3 Video version: Please …

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Hybristophilia, a term coined by psychiatrist Dr. John Money, refers to a phenomenon where individuals are sexually aroused by or attracted to people who have committed heinous crimes or displayed violent behavior. This complex attraction often involves a fascination with the power, danger, or notoriety of the criminal. High-profile cases such as T…

Tom and Jenny discuss the fourth film in Roger Moore’s stint as James Bond, where our hero teams up with a CIA scientist and astronaut named Dr. Holly Goodhead and ends up going into space. Audio version: https://ia600301.us.archive.org/26/items/movie-time-moonraker-1979/Movie%20Time_%20Moonraker%20%281979%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us on…

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Benedict Arnold was a complex figure in American history, initially celebrated as a skilled military leader during the American Revolutionary War. However, his legacy is forever tainted by his infamous betrayal of the American cause. Arnold’s frustration with lack of recognition and financial difficulties led him to conspire with the British, offer…

Tom and Jenny discuss Roger Moore’s first appearance as James Bond, the plot of which centers around a Harlem drug lord and a corrupt Caribbean dictator trying to collapse the heroin market. It’s 007 meets blaxploitation, with some voodoo mixed in! Audio version: https://ia800300.us.archive.org/28/items/movie-time-live-and-let-die-1973/Movie%20Time…

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Edward Paisnel, infamously known as the Beast of Jersey, was a notorious sex offender who terrorized the island of Jersey in the 1960s. A seemingly normal family man by day, Paisnel would often don a terrifying mask and sneak into homes at night, targeting women and children, and subjecting them to unspeakable acts of violence. His reign of terror …

Tom and Jenny discuss one of the quintessential cult classic films of the goth subculture, Gypsy 83 from 2001, about a pair of goths traveling to a Stevie Nicks festival. Audio version: https://ia600307.us.archive.org/14/items/movie-time-gypsy-83-2001/Movie%20Time_%20Gypsy%2083%20%282001%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t for…

The Children’s Crusade of 1212 was a remarkable yet tragic episode in European history. Motivated by religious fervor and a desire to reclaim the Holy Land, thousands of children, led by figures like Stephen of Cloyes and Nicholas, embarked on a journey to Jerusalem. Mostly comprising youths, their innocence and zeal captured the imagination of man…

Tom and Jenny discuss the latest film from Alex Garland, a dystopian road-trip movie distributed by A24. Audio version: https://ia800303.us.archive.org/1/items/movie-time-civil-war-2024/Movie%20Time_%20Civil%20War%20%282024%29.mp3 Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and…

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Rosaleen Norton, a New Zealand-born occultist and artist born in 1917, led a controversial life marked by rebellion and mysticism. Embracing paganism, witchcraft, and esotericism, Norton gained notoriety for her unconventional practices and beliefs, becoming known in the tabloids as The Witch of Kings Cross, named after the neighborhood in Sydney, …

Tom and Jenny discuss Christopher Nolan’s brilliant 2000 film Memento, a crime thriller presented with its scenes in reverse order. It stars Guy Pearce as a man with anterograde amnesia, trying to find and take revenge on the man who killed his wife. Audio version: https://ia800308.us.archive.org/3/items/movie-time-memento-2000/Movie%20Time_%20Meme…

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Between October of 1980 and February of 1981, a perpetrator known as the I-5 Bandit or the I-5 Killer terrorized Oregon, Washington, and California, raping and murdering women and girls in a frenzied spree of violence. The culprit was apprehended in March of 1981 and turned out to be a man by the name of Randall Woodfield, a former football player …

Tom and Jenny discuss the 2005 legal drama/horror film, directed by Scott Derrickson and loosely based on the real-life case of Anneliese Michel. Thanks Calexico Mom for the suggestion! Audio version: https://ia800302.us.archive.org/23/items/movie-time-the-exorcism-of-emily-rose-2005/Movie%20Time_%20The%20Exorcism%20of%20Emily%20Rose%20%282005%29.m…

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Every single one of us has had bad dreams at one time or another, and the universality of this very human experience means that there are fascinating legends and bits of folklore surrounding the causes of nightmares and sleep paralysis. Probably the best known is that of the mare, a sort of demon or goblin that gives people terrible dreams (but has…

Tom and Jenny discuss the excellent found-footage horror with a 70s talk-show flair; it was written, directed, and edited by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, and stars David Dastmalchian as the host of a late-night talk show in 1977 who gets more than he bargained for on a live Halloween night broadcast. Audio version: https://ia600202.us.archive.org/16/…

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The remote farmhouse known as Heol Fanog is nestled among the Brecon Beacons mountain range in Wales. Built in the 1950s in an area rumored to have a history of witchcraft, the house became infamous in the late 1980s when Liz and Bill Rich moved there with Bill’s teenage son. Shortly after settling in, the family claimed, unsettling paranormal acti…

Tom and Jenny discuss an underrated sci-fi neo-noir gem from the 1990s, directed by Alex Proyas (of The Crow fame), in which a man who can’t remember his identity is suspected of murder and pursued by the police as well as creepy beings known as The Strangers through an eternally night-choked city. Audio version: https://ia600203.us.archive.org/11/…

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The Stockton State Hospital, formerly known as the Stockton State Insane Asylum, was built in 1853 and was California’s first facility for housing the mentally ill. But like most such facilities at this point in history, conditions in the hospital were less than ideal and may have included forced labor, sterilization, electroshock therapy, lobotomi…

Tom and Jenny discuss Oliver Stone’s controversial 1994 film, which was originally written by Quentin Tarantino and stars Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, and Robert Downey Jr. Thanks Xánada for sending us the movie! Audio version: https://ia800201.us.archive.org/18/items/movie-time-natural-born-killers-1994/Movie%20Time_%20Natural%20Born%20Killers…

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Between 1987 and 1991 in the American Midwest, an unknown individual was prowling Interstate 65 in Indiana and Kentucky, raping and murdering at least three women in roadside motels. The perpetrator, variously known as The Days Inn Killer or the I-65 Killer, remained at large for years, and it wasn’t even until 2008 that authorities linked the crim…

Tom and Jenny discuss the debut film from Tarsem Singh, a grotesque science fiction thriller about a woman who must enter the terrifying mind of a serial killer in order to find his latest victim before it’s too late. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D’Onofrio. Audio version: https://ia800201.us.archive.org/0/items/movie-tim…

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