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A podcast by subpar experts who dabble in the search history of author Renee Tamsin, diving into the useless and random

Renee Tamsin


    • May 15, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    The Real Godfather

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 78:13


    Following a movie marathon, Renee has a lot of thoughts and opinions on The Godfather, as well as the true events surrounding the films. Sources: https://www.looper.com/39397/untold-truth-godfather-trilogy/ https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-mob-italian-mafia-new-york https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/2020/02/21/castellammarese-war/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mafia https://themobmuseum.org/blog/life-death-joe-colombo/ https://www.ranker.com/list/til-facts-about-the-mafia/will-morgan-1

    The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 59:11


    The girls are back! The long awaited return of Let's Dabble is finally here and Renee and Caitlin start it off by diving into the 11-day disappearance of famous novelist, Agatha Christie. https://www.thelittlearkis.com/letsdabble Follow us: @letsdabblepodcast @theshoppekeeper @thatcaitchick93 Sources: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Curious-Disappearance-of-Agatha-Christie/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/books/agatha-christie-vanished-11-days-1926.html https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/literature/agatha-christies-disappearance.htm https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/27/mystery-of-agatha-christie-disappearance https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/agatha-christie-disappearance-mystery-facts-poirot-miss-marple-detective/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/02/02/agatha-christie-disappearance/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/oct/15/books.booksnews https://open.lib.umn.edu/mediaandculture/chapter/1-3-the-evolution-of-media/

    The Slang Game: 1920s Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 81:11


    The Slang Game is back, Prohibition-style! @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93

    The Man in the Velvet Mask

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 62:06


    While not as glamorous as the Leo DiCaprio rendition, the origins of the legendary "man in the iron mask" set Renee down a rabbit hole that resulted in a new story idea. @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93 https://www.littlearkisshoppe.com/letsdabblepodcast

    The Bavarian Outlaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 71:20


    Bavarian Robin Hood, Matthias Klostermayer. Was he a ruthless killer thief? Or a misunderstood humanitarian who happened to be capable of TRICKERY? @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93 @little.arkis.shoppe www.littlearkisshoppe.com

    The One Where Caitlin Let Renee Do True Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 49:18


    It's not every day that Caitlin comes to Renee and says "we need something spookier for our Halloween episode". Today is that day. Renee's dusted off her True Crime obsession to bring you the gory details. So tune in as the girls dive into the gruesome case of Jack the Ripper and the various theories surrounding him--just in time for the Halloween weekend! @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93

    The Horrors of Broadmoor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 62:16


    In the premiere of their second season, Renee and Caitlin prep for Halloween by discussing the history and dark side of the Broadmoor Mental Hospital in the UK.  Follow them on instagram for updates on upcoming episodes! @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93 Source Material: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5058406/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/berkshire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8263000/8263371.stm https://calmatters.org/commentary/2019/03/hard-truths-about-deinstitutionalization-then-and-now/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/58/contents/enacted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmoor_Hospital https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2014-11-05/broadmoor-in-numbers-what-you-didnt-know-about-the-berskhire-hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kray_twins#Conviction_and_imprisonment https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/12/04/we-two-made-one

    Disney Rejects Pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 55:39


    Fairytales take an even darker turn in the third installment of the fan-favorite Disney Rejects series. Finishing season one off strong, the girls go on a deep dive into a couple of the more gruesome and criminal fairytales no one has heard of. @letsdabblepodcast @thatcaitchick93 @wordsbytamsin @little.arkis.shoppe @thedwellingplacedecor

    Monsters in Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 50:26


    Werewolves and vampires are the tip of the iceberg. The girls dive into the variety of creatures featured in mythologies around the world. Oh, and Caitlin's inner monster might surprise you--or maybe not. @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93 www.littlearkisshoppe.com patreon.com/reneetamsin

    Doppelgängers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 34:57


    Superstition, genetic fluke, well-timed ghost, or giant scam? Doppelgängers have boggled minds for centuries and soon made their way into Renée's recent Google search. @letsdabblepodcast @thatcaitchick93 @wordsbytamsin www.reneetamsin.com

    The Slang Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 54:22


    Caitlin guesses the meaning behind a number of modern and Victorian British slang while Renee attempts to explain the logic behind--occasionally offending an entire nation with her terrible accent.

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    The Highland Clearances

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 69:24


    The girls discuss Renee's prejudice against the English, because they were the worst. @letsdabblepodcast @wordsbytamsin @thatcaitchick93

    The Thing About King Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 56:54


    The girls geek out over the history of the King Arthur legend and who he probably definitely could have possibly been in real life.

    Forbidden Gold in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 40:00


    The girls chat about how and why gold became illegal to own in the US, along with what made bank robbers so appealing. Follow the podcast on instagram! @letsdabblepodcast @thatcaitchick93 @wordsbytamsin www.reneetamsin.com patreon.com/reneetamsin

    Locked Room Whodunnits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 54:30


    The curious case of Isidor Fink, why Renee should probably be a private investigator, and how much Caitlin doesn't like murder. Follow the pod on instagram @letsdabblepodcast @thatcaitchick93 @wordsbytamsin Subscribe, like, and review!

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    Disney Rejects Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 57:53


    Tinderbox dogs and sea witches who'll cut out your tongue--Hans Christian Andersen may be a little less ridiculous than his Grimm counterparts, but he's not without his own brand of whacky and twisted. Yet another batch of obscure fairytales Disney probably wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole.

    Disney Rejects Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 61:27


    There's nothing Disney loves more than fairytales with powerful women & magic that can make dreams come true. But which stories did they dismiss or change before settling on the classics we know & love?

    Victorians Were Whack

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 35:31


    Photoshoots with the dead, arsenic cosmetics, overdramatic fainting, and live garden gnomes. Subpar experts, Renée and Caitlin dive into a handful of ways Victorians were totally whack.

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