Titus Oates failed right up to the top. School, university, seminary, monastery, navy, chapel, and even the witness stand — there was nothing his depravity couldn’t sully. Join Despicable Dead as we visit the last known whereabouts of this colossal liar.
A hunger for recognition. A hunger for money. And the (oh so monetisable) hunger for food. Linda Hazzard doctored so much in her ravenous reign as a 'fasting specialist': patients, death certificates, qualifications....
In the early nineteenth century, bare-knuckle boxing drew enormous crowds, enormous wagers—and occasionally enormous trouble. Owen Swift was one of its most celebrated champions. In this episode we explore Swift’s ideas about elevating English manhood. Despicable Dead catches up with him in his extreme retirement.
