Hogtown Empire: The Disappearance of Ambrose Small

In this episode Geordie does a deep dive into the complete (surviving) letters of Clara Smith, Ambrose’s long-suffering mistress. Complete with commentary and sidelights, the letters shine a light into Ambrose’s extramarital love life and other aspects of his personality (and Clara’s). The post S2 Ep. 2 – The Clara Smith Letters appeared first on hogtownempire.

Welcome to Hogtown Empire, Season 2! We start with a short episode, but an exceptionally intriguing one. We interview film director and producer Don Allan, who owned and renovated the Smalls’ home on Glen Road in the 1990s. Do the mysterious documents discovered under a floorboard in the attic provide new clues? The post S2 Ep.1 – The House on Glen Road appeared first on hogtownempire.

The Hogtown Empire podcast returns for Season 2 starting on Oct. 18. There’s a book launch on Oct. 22nd and all sorts of other stuff to find out about. Enjoy our swanky new podcast logo (based on the cover of the book) and … stay curious! The post S2 – Book Launch & Season 2 appeared first on hogtownempire.

This one’s a bit different. Geordie talks about new research directions the podcast has gotten him interested in. What do you want to read about in Hogtown Empire, the book? Now’s the time to have your say. Hogtown Empire is a true crime podcast from Geordie Telfer, pushing ahead to the non-fiction book of the […] The post S1 Finale – Ep. 8 – Look to the Book appeared first on hogtownempire.

Ambrose Small’s private secretary, John Doughty, disappeared a month after Ambrose did. Were the two connected? And what about the $100,000 dollars in Victory Bonds Doughty had removed from the Smalls’ safe-deposit box the day Ambrose disappeared. We talk with John Doughty’s descendants to find out what they think. Hogtown Empire is a true crime […] The post S1 Ep. 7 – Doughty appeared first on hogtownempire.

This week, a minisode – Justice Coatsworth’s judgement in Theresa Small’s application to have Ambrose declared legally dead after only three and a half years, as opposed to the usual seven. We’re back with the final two episodes of Season 1 on January 25 and Feb 1st. Hogtown Empire is a true crime podcast from […] The post Ep. 6A – Justice Coatsworth Decision – Minisode appeared first on hogtownempire.

The offending letters in this episode’s slightly risqué title stand for ‘Theresa and Ambrose.’ Get your minds out of their respective gutters! But it also stands for what T & A normally stands for, because this episode is all about the tangled skein of marriage, business, and infidelity that the Smalls called matrimony. Hogtown Empire […] The post S1 Ep. 6 – A Bit of T & A appeared first on hogtownempire.

Why didn’t Theresa Small go to the police when her husband disappeared? Is it really true that all the searches and investigations never turned up a thing? The search for Ambrose Small became such a cause célèbre because everyone could participate – a 1920s, real life version of a MMOG. Hogtown Empire is a true […] The post S1 Ep. 5 – The Search for Ambrose Small appeared first on hogtownempire.

Hogtown Empire is taking a one week hiatus with new episodes resuming Jan 4, 2018 and continuing to the end of the month to complete Season 1. But here’s anomalous phenomena tracker Charles Fort’s theory about what might have happened to Ambrose Small. Happy New Year! The post New Year’s Message: Collecting Ambroses appeared first on hogtownempire.

Theresa Small was always a shadow suspect in her husband’s disappearance. Never tried or even formally accused, she was posthumously vilified. If we’re going to make those sorts of judgement calls hadn’t we better know what sort of person she was? Hogtown Empire is a true crime podcast from Geordie Telfer, pushing ahead to the […] The post S1 Ep.4 – Mrs. Ambrose Small appeared first on hogtownempire.

 In Episode 3 we look past the chummy portrait of Ambrose Small painted in Episode 2. It will emerge that he was NOT a nice man and there were plenty of people who would have nursed grudges against him – with good reason. Hogtown Empire is a true crime podcast from Geordie Telfer, pushing ahead […] The post S1 Ep.3 – Who Was Ambrose Small? appeared first on hogtownempire.

In Episode 2 we jump right into Ambrose Small’s last movements on December 1st and 2nd, 1919. Are there any clues to what happened to Ambrose buried in his last movements? He was with someone nearly every minute of both days, right up until he vanished. Hogtown Empire is a true crime podcast from Geordie […] The post S1 Ep. 2 – Ambrose Small’s Last Days appeared first on hogtownempire.

Canadian theatre tycoon Ambrose Small disappeared on December 2, 1919. This new true crime podcast from Geordie Telfer sets the stage for Hogtown Empire, the book, coming in 2019. Premiering on the 99th anniversary of Ambrose Small’s disappearance, Season 1 looks forward to the 100th anniversary next year. Will the city of Toronto give up […] The post S1 Ep. 1 – Ambrose Small : Cultural Artifact appeared first on hogtownempire.

Here’s a preview of the new true crime podcast Hogtown Empire: The Disappearance of Ambrose Small. The first episode launches Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, the 99th anniversary of the day Ambrose Small vanished. This podcast promotes the book of the same name, written by Geordie Telfer and coming in 2019 for the 100th anniversary. The post Hogtown Empire Preview appeared first on hogtownempire.