As the 1950s become the 1960s, the truth of Chisso’s failure to address its problems comes out thanks to a…
This week, we’re beginning a deep dive into the history of one of the most famous cases of environmental poisoning…
This week (and somewhat late), Isaac and Demetria talk about the trials (literally) and tribulations of the great American comedian Lenny Bruce, whose boundary-pushing comedy landed him in hot water on charges of obscenity around the United States.
This week, we’re talking about one of the greatest cheesy samurai film franchises of all time. Just how did a…
This week, we explore the career of the first woman to make a big splash in modern Japanese literature: Higuchi…
This week, it’s time to talk backroom deals and business trickery, because we’re chronicling the rise of Mitsubishi and the…
Is this the oldest case ever covered on a true crime podcast? PROBABLY! In this episode, we discuss the oldest known recorded murder trial and try to read between the lines of cuneiform to get the real story of one victim, three killers, and a wife who didn’t snitch.
This week, we trace the evolution of Noh theater over the course of the careers of its famous founders: the…
It’s time for our first case on the history of American slavery, featuring the bizarre legal and moral mess that allowed black Africans fighting for their freedom to be accused of kidnapping themselves.
Since Japan just got itself a new emperor, this is a good time to go back and look at an…