Was there a real-life Rapunzel?
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Most people in the West are familiar with the old Rapunzel fairy tale -- a beautiful princess is confined to a tower until a prince, captivated by her beauty, uses her hair as a ladder and comes to her rescue. But where did this story come from, exactly? Tune in to find out.
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| 0:00.0 | From the executive producers of Hell and Gone comes a new podcast |
| 0:04.1 | investigating the serial murders orchestrated by South African cold leader Cecilia Stein. |
| 0:09.1 | She conditioned them to be monsters. |
| 0:11.4 | In the world of murderous cults, if Charles Manson is king, Cecilia Stein is queen. |
| 0:17.2 | She was telling people the Bible since she was going to kill, but actually she was taking revenge. |
| 0:22.6 | Listen to Queen Havoc and her murder cult. |
| 0:24.8 | On the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | Last season, millions tuned into the betrayal podcast to hear a shocking story of deception. |
| 0:35.2 | I'm Andrea Gunning, and now we're sharing an all-new story of betrayal. |
| 0:40.2 | Ashley Litten was helping her husband set up a business fanmail account when she discovered a terrible secret. |
| 0:45.7 | I saw a hidden folder, and I opened it. |
| 0:49.3 | What the hell did I just see? |
| 0:53.5 | Listen to season two of betrayal on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:01.0 | What do a flirtatious gambling double agent in World War II? |
| 1:06.0 | An opera singer who burned down an honorary to kidnap her lover. |
| 1:10.0 | And a pirate queen who walked free with all of her spoils, haven't comment. |
| 1:16.0 | They're all real women who were left out of your history books. |
| 1:20.0 | You can hear these stories and more on the Womanica podcast. |
| 1:24.0 | Check it out on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. |
| 1:31.0 | Music |
| 1:55.0 | Man, there are so many Catholic saints. |
| 1:59.0 | Did you know there's a Saint Noel and a Saint Benjamin? |
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