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Ridiculous History

Patriots, Prisoners and Plants: The World of Political Body Doubles

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Has anyone ever told you you resemble a celebrity? Have you ever thought of making this resemblance your job? In today’s episode, the guys explore real-life stories of body doubles, from World War II to surprisingly recent events.

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0:00.0

From the executive producers of Hell and Gone comes a new podcast

0:04.0

investigating the serial murders orchestrated by South African cold leader Cecilia Stein.

0:09.0

She conditioned them to be monsters.

0:11.0

In the world of murderous cults, if Charles Manson is king, Cecilia Stein is queen.

0:17.0

She was telling people the Bible since she was going to kill, but actually she was taking revenge.

0:22.0

Listen to Queen Havoc and her murder cult. On the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.0

What do a flirtatious gambling double agent in World War II?

0:36.0

An opera singer who burned down an honorary to kidnap her lover.

0:39.0

And a pirate queen who walked free with all of her spoils, haven't comment.

0:45.0

They're all real women who were left out of your history books.

0:49.0

You can hear these stories and more on the Womanica podcast.

0:53.0

Check it out on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

1:00.0

The True Crime Podcast, Sacred Scandal, returns for a second season to investigate a led sexual abuse at Mexico's La Luz del Mundo Mega Church.

1:09.0

Journalist Robert Garza explores survivor stories of pure evil experiences at the hands of a self-proclaimed apostle who is now behind bars.

1:17.0

I remember as a little girl being groomed to be his concubine, that's how I was raised.

1:22.0

It is not wrong if you take your clothes off for the apostle.

1:25.0

Listen to Sacred Scandal on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:31.0

Radiculous history is a production of I Heart Radio.

1:56.0

Welcome to the show Radiculous Historians.

2:00.0

Thanks for tuning in. If you are like most people on the planet at one point or another, someone has said,

2:08.0

Hey, you know what? You really look like insert person here X.

2:12.0

It's also often said that everyone on the planet statistically has a doppelganger.

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