Morbidly Curious Book Club Podcast

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  • The Morbidly Curious Book Club™ is an 18+ non-fiction book club diving into the darker macabre parts of your library, with a passion for learning more about what may be too niche for your family gatherings. What started in 2021 as a dream quickly became a reality, and as of mid-2024, we have over 14,000 global members worldwide with localized chapters sprouting up around the world.

    The podcast started in 2024 as a way to give the members a little bit more by chatting with the authors themselves about their books. There are also bonus episodes where I chat with the books subjects or updates regarding the books topics, and 'archive' episodes where I chat with authors from previous book club picks.

    Join the book club today at themorbidlycuriousbookclub.com

    Thank you for being a part of this weird, incredible book club. Enjoy the podcast!
    Copyright 2024
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  • S2E2: "Tremors in the Blood" with author Amit Katwala

    S2E2: "Tremors in the Blood" with author Amit Katwala
    Feb 21 2025

    Our February 2025 pick was “Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector" by Amit Katwala!

    Join us if you're curious: themorbidlycuriousbookclub.com

    Early and ad-free for Patreon members! Get reading vlogs, an exclusive fiction book club, and more: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheMorbidlyCuriousBookClub

    Join us for the live show discussion of Tremors in the Blood on the Morbidly Curious Book Club's Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube page 2/23 at 7pm EST!

    About the book: "Late one evening in the summer of 1922, Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife’s blood. But was he a grieving husband, or a ruthless killer who conspired with bandits to have her murdered? To find out, the San Francisco police turned to technology and a new machine that had just been invented in Berkeley by a rookie detective, a visionary police chief, and a teenage magician with a showman’s touch. John Larson, Gus Vollmer and Leonarde Keeler hoped the lie detector would make the justice system fairer – but the flawed device soon grew too powerful for them to control. It poisoned their lives, turned fast friends into bitter enemies, and as it conquered America and the world, it transformed our relationship with the truth in ways that are still being felt. As new forms of lie detection gain momentum in the present day, Tremors in the Blood reveals the incredible truth behind the creation of the polygraph, through gripping true crime cases featuring explosive gunfights, shocking twists and high-stakes courtroom drama. Touching on psychology, technology and the science of the truth, Tremors in the Blood is a vibrant, atmospheric thriller, and a warning from history: beware what you believe."

    Amit Katwala is an editor and writer at WIRED, based in London. He works across the UK print magazine and on features, science, and culture. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in experimental psychology.

    https://www.wired.com/author/amit-katwala/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjoxLjQB9no




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    1 h et 9 min
  • S2E1: "All That is Wicked" with author Kate Winkler Dawson

    S2E1: "All That is Wicked" with author Kate Winkler Dawson
    Jan 24 2025
    Our January 2025 pick was “All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind" by the wonderful Kate Winkler Dawson.Join us if you're curious: themorbidlycuriousbookclub.comEarly and ad-free for Patreon members! If you'd like to join you can here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/s2e1-all-that-is-120547097?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkStoryGraph page for TW: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc4c0354-2150-430f-8444-f93a1b548981Kate's latest release: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727618/the-sinners-all-bow-by-kate-winkler-dawson/About the book: "Acclaimed crime historian, podcaster, and author of American Sherlock Kate Winkler Dawson tells the thrilling story of Edward Rulloff—a serial murderer who was called “too intelligent to be killed”—and the array of 19th-century investigators who were convinced his brain held the key to finally understanding the criminal mind. Edward Rulloff was a brilliant yet utterly amoral murderer, whose crimes spanned decades and whose victims were chosen out of revenge, out of envy, and sometimes out of necessity. From his humble beginnings in upstate New York to the dazzling salons and social life he established in New York City, at every turn Rulloff used his intelligence and regal bearing to evade detection and avoid punishment. He could talk his way out of any crime...until one day, Rulloff's luck ran out. By 1871 Rulloff sat chained in his cell—a psychopath holding court while curious 19th-century "mindhunters" tried to understand what made him tick. From alienists (early psychiatrists who tried to analyze the source of his madness) to neurologists (who wanted to dissect his brain) to phrenologists (who analyzed the bumps on his head to determine his character), each one thought he held the key to understanding the essential question: is evil born or made? Eventually, Rulloff’s brain would be placed in a jar at Cornell University as the prize specimen of their anatomy collection...where it still sits today, slowly moldering in a dusty jar. But his story—and its implications for the emerging field of criminal psychology—were just beginning. Expanded from season one of her hit podcast on the Exactly Right network (7 million downloads and growing), in All That Is Wicked Kate Winkler Dawson draws on hundreds of source materials and never-before-shared historical documents to present one of the first glimpses into the mind of a serial killer—a century before the term was coined—through the scientists whose work would come to influence criminal justice for decades to come."A little about Kate: she was the field producer for Fox News Channel in San Francisco, where she covered many atrocities. She’s also reported on local crime stories in London, New York, Boston, and San Francisco. She says, “None of them were pleasant but all were intriguing.” Speaking of London, back in college, she was a reporter for UPI in London for about six months where she studied the history of the city, including the Great Smog of 1952, one of the most intriguing periods in London’s history. Her father was a criminal law professor at the University of Texas in Austin for almost two decades. And fun fact, they both started teaching at the age of 28—he at UT and her at Fordham University in New York. In 2003 he decided to start a clinic to investigate cases of innocence aptly titled the Actual Innocence Clinic. She settled back home in Austin in 2005 after working as a writer and producer at WCBS and ABC News Radio in New York. When her father died, she became involved in the clinic and organized a quote, “metaphorical bridge between UT’s journalism school and the law school class” Here she co-taught the clinic for several years: “My journalism students learned about investigating cases and law students learned basic journalism skills.” I escorted them into prison to interview prisoners; the students bristled at the sign that read: “We will shoot all hostages past this point.” We went over case files, searched court records, and filed public information requests. She says it was one of her favorite classes. In my other life away from writing books, I’m a senior lecturer in broadcast journalism at UT-Austin. I’ve also produced almost two-dozen documentaries including longer form pieces for Nightline, WCBS and Fox as well as independent films. I consider myself a good storyteller, but I suppose you’ll be the judge.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-morbidly-curious-book-club-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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    1 h et 46 min
  • SEASON 2 (Trailer)

    SEASON 2 (Trailer)
    Dec 28 2024

    Welcome friends to SEASON 2!

    With 2024 now [almost] behind us, it's time to prepare for our 2025 reading year and companion podcast!

    Here is our 2025 lineup:

    January "All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind" by Kate Wrinkler Dawson

    February "Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector" by Amit Katwala

    March "Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science" by Erika Engelhaupt

    April "Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias" by Kevin Cook

    May "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach

    June "Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail" by Andrea Lankford

    July "The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine" by Lindsey Fitzharris

    August "Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End" by Alua Arthur

    September "In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press" by Katherine Corcoran

    October "Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places" by Colin Dickey

    November "Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood" by Rose George

    December "The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels" by Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans

    Thank you for being here with me on this journey. I cannot wait to discuss these titles with you, and chat with these incredible authors! Which title are you most excited for? Have you read any already? Let me know!

    Cheers!



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    3 min

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