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
126 episodes transcribedJosie tells Taylor about the web of lies behind a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Plus: Bar 9Eleven, the bar where you never forget.
Taylor tells Josie about the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79. Plus: letters home from a COVID-era summer camp.
Josie tells Taylor about the mysterious death of actor Brittany Murphy. Plus: gender reveals gone awry.
Taylor tells Josie about shipwreck survivor Harrison Okene and the sinking of the tugboat Jascon 4. Plus: a deep dive into Deep Dive Dubai, the world'...
Josie tells Taylor about Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina and her career-ending injury. Plus: the 2021 West Coast heat wave, and a look back at infamous f...
Taylor tells Josie about the saga of sex, murder and mayhem that unfolded on remote Floreana. Plus: the infamous Puebla sinkhole.
Josie tells Taylor about the Silicon Valley sex cult. Plus: the true story behind an urban legend about jazz musician John Coltrane.
Taylor tells Josie about the video game that had the U.S. Senate in an uproar. Plus: a plague of zombie cicadas grips America's Eastern Seaboard.
Guest host Francine Cunningham tells Josie and Taylor about the people who only sleep when they're dead. Plus: COVID shots in Dracula's castle, and a...
Josie tells Taylor about the world's dumbest dolphin research facility. Plus: the true story behind the Streisand effect.
Guest host Mitchell Collins tells Josie and Taylor about the helicopter crash that killed three actors on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Plus: t...
Taylor tells Josie about the daring escape of Laurie Bembenek. Plus: the dark origins of Mother's Day.
Josie tells Taylor about the woman who built an adoption empire by stealing children. Plus: the crazy coloured ketchup trend of the early 2000s.
Taylor tells Josie about June and Jennifer Gibbons, the infamous "silent twins." Plus: why the number 13 is so unlucky.
Josie tells Taylor about the world's deepest manmade hole and the hellish hoax surrounding it. Plus: Pennsylvania's deepfake cheerleader mom.
Taylor tells Josie about the French serial killer known as "The Ogress." Plus: an update on Ashley Judd's bonobo-watching injury.
Josie tells Taylor about the reclusive millionaire who used a fetish empire to ruin lives. Plus: the 2021 Texas ice storm.
Taylor tells Josie about Breatharians: people who claim they can live without food or water. Plus: white lady mahjong.
Josie tells Taylor about the time white supremacists tried to overthrow the government of Dominica. Plus: the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the...
Taylor tells Josie about the literary 'it' boy who never really existed. Plus: a journalist falls in love with her infamous subject.
