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The Luddites

May 18, 2022 ijmeyer Leave a comment

This secret society of criminals had a fake leader, but their grievances were very real. Were the Luddites just a…

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Jaywalking

May 4, 2022 ijmeyer Leave a comment

The invention of one incredibly minor traffic offense had massive consequences for legal systems around the world. When did we…

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Publius Horatius

April 20, 2022 ijmeyer Leave a comment

One of the most important trials in recorded history might not have happened. But the story of a Roman hero…

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Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate

April 4, 2022 Demetria Spinrad Leave a comment

It’s time to take to the sea in style. Why did a gentleman abandon a life of luxury to become a pirate? And how did one of the most incompetent ship captains in history end up sailing with Blackbeard himself? 

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The White Lotus Rebels

March 24, 2022 ijmeyer Leave a comment

The interrogation records of three criminals tell part of the story of a secret religious movement that tried to topple…

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Lou Blonger

March 9, 2022 Demetria Spinrad Leave a comment

In a follow-up to our episode about one very slick criminal, we’re taking listeners through a tour of Denver’s seedy…

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Li San (re-record)

February 23, 2022 ijmeyer Leave a comment

What happens when you put a bunch of philosophers in charge of investigating crimes? You end up with one of the most organized and longest-lasting criminal codes in human history. We’re going back to Imperial China to examine the case of a deadly dispute over a handful of beans.

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Richard Lawrence, attempted assassin

February 9, 2022 Demetria Spinrad Leave a comment

Richard Lawrence was full of lead. On one fateful day in 1835, he decided to fill President Andrew Jackson with lead too.

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Steve Durbano

January 27, 2022 ijmeyer Leave a comment

One of the most violent players in the NHL got famous for his illegal moves, bench-clearing brawls, and on-ice mooning. But his real criminal career got started after his hockey career ended.

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The Broken Windows Theory

January 13, 2022 Demetria Spinrad Leave a comment

In 1969, a group of graduate students had a great time smashing up a car. Their very strange psychology experiment is responsible for some of the most racist policing practices in America today.

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About Me

My name is Isaac Meyer, and I’m a  former PhD student at the University of Washington, specializing in modern Japan (with sub-specializations in modern China, modern Europe, and international relations). Today, I work as a teacher at an independent school in the Seattle area.

I also have a tendency to go off on random historical tangents. One day, I decided to combine these two traits in podcast form, and thus was born the History of Japan Podcast!

In 2018, I decided start the Criminal Records Podcast with my wife, Demetria Spinrad. This podcast gives me the chance to talk about world history–and the weird, wonderful world of historical crime and punishment.

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