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Family Plot
An odd dad a loving mom and their 17 year old son exploring the history in a peculiar world. Discussions will be kept PG-13. Hosted by Dean Boese, Lauura Williams and Arthur Williams. Become a supporter of this podcast: patreon.com/FamilyPlotPodcast .
Episodes
Family PlotFamily Role Episode 2 - Lore For The Pages - The Ithaqua Infestation Part 1
In this episode, we jump to our second campaign, a Call of Cthulhu based campaign called Lore for the Pages. In this episode, our heroes inherit both a…
Family PlotEpisode 266 Billy the Kid - The Man and the Myth
This week, we head back to the 1800's to meet the man who would become known as Billy the Kid! Born Henry McCarty in New York City, he eventually went west…
Family PlotEpisode 265 Samuel L. Clemens - How he became Mark Twain - America's Favorite Humorist
We have such an episode for you today! We are staying true to both our Missouri and nerdy roots to bring you the life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known…
Family PlotFamily Role Episode 1 - A Kiln in Cobblepot - A TTRPG Experience
This is an episode of our new TTRPG podcast Family Role. Each week we will alternate between D&D adventures and Call of Cthulhu adventures. Hopefully, we will…
Family PlotEpisode 264 Matilda Joslyn Gage - Suffragist, Believer in Equality, and Firebrand
There is so much going on in this episode, I almost don't know where to begin. In his corner, Arthur discusses his new school year, art and Undertales. Then we…
Family PlotEpisode 263 The Keddie Cabin Murders - The Unsolved Crime that Destroyed a Community
Man what an episode!! In Arthur's Corner, he discusses his online school and the tragedy of needing a new kitten. Then we dig into the murders in Keddie…
Family PlotEpisode 262 Creatives in Wartime - The US Ghost Army
We talk about so much in this episode. Arthur takes us to his corner to discuss his new school and a new OC he's literally creating while he talks. Plus we…
Family PlotEpisode 261 - The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident - UAPs and a Medical Mystery
This episode is so chock full of content, you might accidentally learn something in the first ten minutes. In Arthur's Corner, among other things, he talks…
Family PlotEpisode 260 Ultimate Girlboss - The Story of Clara Barton and the American Red Cross
Well this was as fun an episode to do as (we hope) it is for you to listen to. In Arthur's Corner he talks Dandy's World, getting over illness and his return…
Family PlotEpisode259 The Strange Case of Ricky C. McCormick
There is so much going on in this episode, we almost needed a playbook. First, we visit Arthur's Corner to find out he's feeling sick and he recently lost his…
Family PlotEpisode 258 - Belle Starr - The Story of the Bandit Queen
This week we head to Carthage Missouri to attend the birth of a Wild West :Legend, the Bandit Queen Belle Starr, We discuss her birth, her family, her brothers…
Family PlotEpisode 257 A Kansas City Tale - The Sad Life of Sands W. Hopkins
TRIGGER WARNING - This Episode contains mentions of accidental shootings and murder-suicide. If these are too much for you, please, feel free to skip the…
Family PlotEpisode 256 The Forgotten History of Autherine Lucy with Guest Lexi Boese
This week on Family Plot, we’re joined by our youngest plotter—8-year-old Lexi Boese—who asked us to tell the story of Autherine Juanita Lucy, the first Black…
Family PlotEpisode 255 Shelf-Life - A History of Bookstores as Resistance Centers with Kelsey Black
In this episode we are joined by Kelsey Black, of the Book Burrow Bookstore in Pflugerville Texas as we discuss the history of Bookstores as Resistance…
Family PlotEpisode 254 PRIDE 2025 Special Episode Harvey Milk The Hero We Need
This is such an episode, so full of information that you will not believe it! This week, our second of 2 PRIDE episodes this month, we discuss the life and…
Family PlotEpisode 253 Finding the Real Delphine LaLaurie with Brenda from Horrifying History
Arthur couldn't be with us as we recorded the episode, so he recorded his parts early and danged if it don't sound like he was there with us! Arthur was…
Family PlotEpisode 252 PRIDE 2025 Special Episode - Why We Love Alice B. Toklas
It's time to watch To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar! and get ready for PRIDE! Put on your most rainbow-y outfit and catch this, the first of…
Family PlotEpisode 251 The Inevitable Return of Sharon Kinne
Like a good candy bar, this episode is chock full of nutty goodness! In Arthur's corner he discusses (among other things) a concert he recently attended…
Family PlotEpisode 250 Eliza Hamilton with a special introduction by Edward October.
Our very special 250th Episode begins with a word of congratulations from the one and only Ed October from OctoberpodAM. The show itself is full of goodness…
Family PlotEpisode 249 Valiant Thor, Phil Schneider and the Guardian UFO Tape - The Weird History of UAPs
This episode comes with a Trigger Warning as we discuss potential victims of suicide as well as infant mortality in the section After Arthur's Corner and again…
Family PlotEpisode 248 James MacLaine and William Plunkett - Gentleman Bandits of the 1700s
Well, we have a gem of an episode here, where we look into the life of James MacLaine and William Plunkett. We follow what we can of their births and young…
Family PlotEpisode 247 Victoria C. Woodhull - Spiritualist, Stockbroker, Presidential Candidate and Icon
What an episode!!! In Arthur's Corner, he discusses fudge, chocolate chip cookies and 12 Angry Men. We also discuss the neurodivergent line that seems to run…
Family PlotEpisode 246 The Story of Hans Island and the Whisky Wars
Well this episode is a ton of fun. We are joined by longtime friend of the Fam, Stand Up Comic and Dutch Uncle Dale Hilton. He requested we cover a topic…
Family PlotEpisode 245 The Greenbrier Ghost - The Murder of Zona Shue
This episode has so much going on, we don't know where to begin. Arthur discusses a recent family visit to Kansas City's Case Park and some rather naughty…
Family PlotEpisode 244 Woman on Trial - The Laurie Bambenek Story
We cover soooo very much in this episode. The Seven Layer Dip of Hell. Author S. J. Tilly. Stuffed Austrian Shepherds. Sponsor Girls. And so very much more as…
Family PlotEpisode 243 The Great Chicago Fire - A city wide tragedy in 1871
This episode we have so much to talk about, that we barely have time to talk about the episode. We discuss Mrs. O'Leary's cow, the movie 'Near Dark', the…
Family PlotEpisode 242 Fairy Tale Origins III - Rapunzel, Bluebeard, Jack & The Beanstalk and Rip Van Winkle
We are joined in this episode by member of the Fam, longtime friend and writer extraordinaire Dan B. Fierce as well as Lexi Boese as we discuss the origins of…
Family PlotEpisode 241 The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Bad Business in America
What can I say about this episode? It runs the gamut. The main topic is the Triangle Shirtwaiste Fire and how two businessmen who were in the habit of locking…
Family PlotEpisode 240 - Inventions We Lost to History
We have so MUCH rich muchness in this episode. A veritable souffle of things to learn and family banter! Lexi stops by to tell us she feeels sponsored. Gotta…
Family PlotEpisode 239 - Aqua Tofana - 'Miracle' Poison of the 17th Century
So in the 17th Century, in Rome, Giulia Tofana led a group of women who made devotional oils, cosmetic liquids and of course, poison. This poison was a famed…
Family PlotEpisode 238 Lucille Ball - Why We Still Love Lucy
In this episode we cover the life of actress, comedienne and producer, Lucille Ball. We talk about her life, her time with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, her time as the…
Family PlotEpisode 237 Black History Month - The Big, Big Life of Robert Smalls
What an episode! This week we go back to 1839 to attend the birth of a young Black man named Robert Smalls. We watch him grow and learn how he loved the sea…
Family PlotEpisode 236 Love Gods and Goddesses w/ Cam Sully of the Jacked Up Review Show
There is so much to this episode! First, Cam Sully of the Jacked Up Review Show joins us as we talk ancient Gods and Goddesses from different cultures around…
Family PlotEpisode 235 The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie
Whole lotta love going on in this episode! Arthur talks being trans in these interesting times in his corner as well as Invader Zim, the Moomans and snow days…
Family PlotEpisode 234 The Murder (and Ghost) of Captain Joseph White
Another episode that is just so full of goodness, you'll wonder how we were able to pack it all into one episode! We go to Salem for this one, specifically the…
Family PlotEpisode 233 The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway w/ Brenda from Horrifying History
We have an episode so chockful of goodness you won't believe it. We are joined by Brenda from the Horrifying History Podcast as we discuss the life of Ernest…
Family PlotEpisode 232 The Cursed Treasure of Tolosa featuring Edward October
In this episode, we are joined by Edward October of Octoberpod AM, a retro horror podcast for bold individualists! He voices the elevator of history for us as…
Family PlotEpisode 231 John F Kennedy - American Icon
In this episode, we look back at the life and times of John F. Kennedy. We talk about what life was like for the Kennedy's, how he grew up, how he injured his…
Family PlotEpisode 230 The Catacombs Redux - Secrets of the Parisian Necropolis
In this episode, we revisit the subject of our second episode, the Catacombs. The empire of the dead lying beneath the streets of Paris. We discuss their odd…
Family PlotEpisode 229 New Year New Weird 2025
Our first episode of 2025 where we do a review of our year in 2024 including topics, guests and surprises and we look ahead to 2025 and what we have planned…
Family PlotEpisode 228 - Christmas with the Fam
This episode we celebrate Christmas! Our special guest is Lexi, the youngest member of our Family making her podcast debut at 7! We each take turns picking a…
Family PlotEpisode 227 Operation Paperclip - America Repurposes Nazi Scientists
In this episode, we dig into the end of World War II to discuss Operation Paperclip, what began by the German government as an attempt to overturn their…
Family PlotEpisode 226 Katherine Johnson - NASAs Math Prodigy
In this episode, we talk about some of the email weve been getting at familyplotpodcast@gmail.com and some of the messages on our socials. Arthur and Laura…
Family PlotEpisode 225 Emma LeDoux - Scandal and Murder in Stockton California
In this episode we go way back to the early 1900's to meet a California beauty named Emma LeDoux, recount the shocking murder and 'scandals' she became famous…
Family PlotEpisode 224 The Challenger Shuttle Disaster - An American Tragedy
In this episode we return to Dean's senior year and find him sitting in science class watching the shuttle take off just before it exploded 73 seconds later…
Family PlotEpisode 223 The Witch of Taskee and Queen Bevers - Two Missouri Witches
In this episode we go back to the 1800;s to meet two Missouri witches. First we meet the Witch of Taskee who lived in Taskee Station Missouri and astounded…
Family PlotEpisode 222 Indiana State Sanitorium - Horrors in a Haunted Hospital
TRIGGER WARNING: There is a brief mention of suicide during our discussion of the hospital's history. If this is too much for you, feel free to skip this…
Family PlotEpisode 221 Mary Ann Cotton - When Love is Poison
So in this episode, we once more return to Victorian London where we meet Mary Ann Cotton (nee Robson) a lovely wife and mother with the unfortunate curse of…
Family PlotEpisode 220 The Vampire of Dusseldorf Peter Kurten
This week our final proper week of spooky season, we release a tale of a violent maniac with a literal lust for blood. We discuss Peter Kurten, psychopath…
Family PlotEpisode 219 Spending a Spooky Evening at McPike Mansion
Welcome to yet another spooky season episode of the Family Plot Podcast! This week we go to the McPike Mansion in Alton, Illinois. We talk about the history of…
Family PlotEpisode 218 A Killer hides at Hinterkaifeck
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode mentions both sexual assault and incest. If these subjects are triggering for you, please feel free to skip the episode. As our…
Family PlotEpisode 217 The Haunting History of Weston Missouri
We are back with another spooky season episode, this time, we go to nearby (to us) Weston, Missouri where we learn about the charming little town's history, we…
Family PlotEpisode 216 Phantom Trains and a Headless Signalman
So this episode is the first of our 2024 Spooky Season and we begin with a few haunting tales of phantom trains. We begin in Washington DC for a story about…
Family PlotEpisode 215 Boudicca Battle Queen of Early Britain
Well this week we go back and meet a woman who revolted against the Romans around the time of Jesus. Boudicca has become a legendary figure but we do our level…
Family PlotEpisode 214 The Kray Twins - Murder and Mayhem in 60's London
We go full Mod in this historic true crime episode set in 60's London. We discuss the Krays a pair of twins who came up in London's East End and eventually…
Family PlotEpisode 213 The Rasputin Redux - Revisiting the Mad Monk
8his week is a flash to the past, like our very first episode, the past! In this episode, we revisit Rasputin, now that Dean has learned how to do better…
Family PlotEpisode 212 The Radiant Life and Science of Marie Curie
Well this episode is loaded up with so much history and excitement, we just can't wait to share it! We discuss the life of Marie Slobodowska Curie aka Marie…
Family PlotEpisode 211 The Lambeth Poisoner - Doctor Thomas Neill Cream
Man, we just got so much to say in this episode! Arthur, who has returned to school, takes us through his class schedule in a short but entertaining Arthur's…
Family PlotEpisode 210 Judith Barsi - A Light Gone Too Soon
In this episode, we discuss the murder of child actress Judith Eva Barsi and her mother, by of all people, her father. It's a rough episode as we discuss this…
Family PlotEpisode 209 Strange Days in France - The Beast of Gevaudan
So there is so, so much good in this episode. First, we discuss the Beast of Gevaudan, a crazy cryptid/ wolf that terrorized the countryside in Gevaudan, an…