The Compendium of Fascinating Things

By Kyle Risi & Adam Cox

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The Compendium of Fascinating Things is a weekly variety podcast that gives you just enough information on a topic to stand your ground at any social gathering. We explore stories from the realms of true crime, history, and incredible people.


Episode Date
[Bonus] ATLT 03 From Bear Scams to Octopus Plans: The Wicked Week Grindr Went Down
Dec 21, 2024
The Challenger Disaster: Christa McAuliffe’s Legacy Beyond the Space Shuttle Explosion
Dec 17, 2024
The Shark Arm Murder: When a Tiger Shark Spilled a Killer’s Secret
Dec 10, 2024
Milli Vanilli: The Real Story Behind Greatest Lip-Sync Scandal in Music History
Dec 03, 2024
Imelda Marcos: Corruption, Power, & 6,000 Pairs of Shoes
Nov 26, 2024
Sex Cult: The Story of Bhagwan Rajneesh and His Sex Cult’s Bioterror Plot to Take Over Oregon
Nov 19, 2024
Inside Scientology: David Miscavige and The Vanishing of Shelly Miscavige
Nov 12, 2024
The Monica Lewinsky Scandal: A “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy” of Secrets, Lies, and Political Agendas
Nov 05, 2024
The Exorcism of Roland Doe: The True Story Behind The Exorcist
Oct 29, 2024
Knoedler Gallery Scandal: The Greatest Art Fraud of the Century
Oct 22, 2024
Who Killed Jill Dando: The Mystery Behind Her Infamous Murder
Oct 15, 2024
Patty Hearst: From Kidnapped Heiress to America’s Most Wanted Fugitive
Oct 08, 2024
The Lindbergh Baby: The Kidnapping of Americas Most Beloved Baby
Oct 01, 2024
Baby Jessica: The Girl who Fell Down a Well and Changed News Forever
Sep 24, 2024
The Menendez Brothers: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Sep 17, 2024
The 96th Academy Awards: The Worst Oscars Ceremony Ever
Sep 10, 2024
Billionaire Boys Club: Greed, Murder, and High Society Crimes
Sep 03, 2024
The Alcatraz Escape: The Unbelievable True Story of the Great Prison Break
Aug 27, 2024
Lorena Bobbitt: The True Story of John Bobbitt’s Decapitated Penis.
Aug 20, 2024
Julie d'Aubigny: The Sword Fighting Opera Singing, Kick Ass Feminist of the 17th Century!
Aug 13, 2024
The Hindenburg Disaster: The Fiery End of the Golden Age of Airships
Aug 06, 2024
Elizabeth Holmes: Silicon Valley's Greatest Fraud
Jul 30, 2024
Lou Pearlman: Boy Bands, Big Lies, and Bigger Scams.
Jul 23, 2024
The Titanic Part 2: The Voyage, The Iceberg, The Aftermath
Jul 16, 2024
The Titanic Part 1: The People, The Passions, The Legend!
Jul 09, 2024
Village People: Disco Beats, Cultural Shifts, and Gay Icons
Jul 02, 2024
The Giggling Granny: Nannie Doss the Serial Killer Grandma
Jun 25, 2024
Lover, Stalker, Killer: Disturbing love triangle turned deadly
Jun 18, 2024
Balloonfest: Clevelands 1986 Float-tastrophe of Epic Proportions
Jun 11, 2024
Anna Delvey: From Rags to Riches to Rikers, New Yorks Fake Heiress
Jun 04, 2024
Cassie Chadwick: Carnegie's Imaginary Heir, Queen of the Con
May 28, 2024
Nuns on the Run: How Eight Belgian Nuns Outsmarted the Church
May 21, 2024
House of Gucci: A Tale of Glamour, Greed, and Grudges
May 14, 2024
OJ Simpson: "I did it", Unraveling the Trial of the Century
May 07, 2024
[Revisited] Gunther’s Millions: The Unbelievable Story (and Scam) Behind the World's Richest Dog
Apr 30, 2024
[Revisited] The Mysterious Death of JonBenét Ramsey: A Closer Look Into this Tragic Murder
Apr 23, 2024
[Revisited] The Chippendales: A Story of Fame, Money and Murder
Apr 16, 2024
[Revisited] The Miracle of the Andes: The story of a group of survivors of a plane crash in the Andes in 1972.
Apr 09, 2024
[Revisited] DB Cooper: The Man, The Myth, The Unresolved Hijacking
Apr 02, 2024
Heaven's Gate Cult: Between Devotion and Delusion
Mar 26, 2024
Roald Dahl: A Life Shaped by War, Words, and Whimsy
Mar 19, 2024
Sixto Rodriguez: The Sugar Man Who Inspired a Revolution
Mar 12, 2024
The Great Emu War of 1932: Emus, Soldiers, and an Unexpected War
Mar 05, 2024
Cocaine Queen: The Rise and Fall of Griselda Blanco
Feb 27, 2024
Rudy Kurniawan: The Man Who Duped the Elite with Fake Fine Wines
Feb 20, 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard: The Chilling Reality Behind the Illusion
Feb 13, 2024
Dr. Donald Cline: Conceived in Deceit, the Infamous Fertility Scandal
Feb 06, 2024
Lindy Chamberlain: The Dingo, the Baby, and a Nation's Shock
Jan 30, 2024
Searching for Madeleine McCann: A Family's Heartbreak and Hope
Jan 23, 2024
Exploring Bigfoot: A Myth or Reality?
Jan 16, 2024
DB Cooper: The Man, The Myth, The Unresolved Hijacking
Jan 09, 2024
The Crazy Story of Tetris: From USSR blocks to USA Stardom
Jan 02, 2024
Ariel Castro: Abducted in Plain Sight
Dec 26, 2023
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery Blunder
Dec 19, 2023
The Enfield Poltergeist: Haunting on Green Street
Dec 12, 2023
JT LeRoy: Gender, Deception, and the Ultimate Hoax
Dec 05, 2023
Gunther’s Millions: The Unbelievable Story (and Scam) Behind the World's Richest Dog
Nov 28, 2023
The Execution of the Romanovs: From Russia's Throne to an Unthinkable Fate
Nov 21, 2023
Dolly Parton: The Legend Behind the Rhinestones
Nov 14, 2023
The Loch Ness Monster Hoax: How a Man Named Marmaduke Fooled the World
Nov 07, 2023
Jennifer Fairgate: The Woman with No Past
Oct 31, 2023
Halloween Special: Annabelle Doll and the Winchester Mystery House
Oct 24, 2023
Hiroo Onoda: The Last Japanese Soldier Who Kept on Fighting After WW2 had Finished
Oct 17, 2023
Lars Mittank: From Airport CCTV to an Unsolved Mystery
Oct 10, 2023
The Doctor Who Killed: The Chilling True Story of Dr. Harrold Shipman and his Many Victims
Oct 03, 2023
Scientology: Understanding Their Beliefs, Practices, and Scandals
Sep 25, 2023
The Curse of the Cecil: America's Most Dangerous Hotel
Sep 18, 2023
The Satanic Panic: A Deep Dive into America's Biggest Child Abuse Scandal
Sep 11, 2023
Amanda Knox: and the Murder of Meredith Kercher, Part II
Sep 04, 2023
Amanda Knox: and the Murder of Meredith Kercher, Part I
Aug 28, 2023
Amelia Earhart: Flying into the Unknown
Aug 21, 2023
The Turpin Family: The Dark Tale of the Worst Child Abuse Case in Modern American History
Aug 14, 2023
The Great Train Robbery: Britain’s Most Famous Heist and International Manhunt
Aug 07, 2023
Gone in the Night: The Dupont de Ligonnès Family’s Disappearance
Jul 31, 2023
Dyatlov Pass Incident, Frozen in Time
Jul 24, 2023
Sherri Papini: The Saga Surrounding her “Disappearance”
Jul 17, 2023
Forrest Fenn: The Story of a Million Dollar Treasure Hunt
Jul 10, 2023
The History of the NHS: From Leeches to Lockdowns
Jul 03, 2023
The Jennifer Pan Story: A Deadly Betrayal
Jun 26, 2023
The Radium Girls: A Tragic Tale of Courage and Determination
Jun 19, 2023
The Chippendales: A Story of Fame, Money and Murder
Jun 12, 2023
The Jonestown Massacre: A Chilling Dive into a Tragic Event
Jun 05, 2023
Jack the Ripper: Unraveling the Mystery
May 29, 2023
The Roswell Incident: Unraveling the Truth Behind America's Most Famous UFO Crash
May 22, 2023
Marie Antoinette: Her Life and Legacy, Misunderstood and Misrepresented
May 15, 2023
Got Milk? Unraveling the Dairy Industry's Grip on America
May 08, 2023
The Miracle of the Andes: The story of a group of survivors of a plane crash in the Andes in 1972.
May 01, 2023
The Isabella Gardner Museum Heist: Inside the Largest Art Theft in History
Apr 24, 2023
The Voynich Manuscript: Investigating the cryptic text that has puzzled experts for centuries.
Apr 13, 2023
JonBenét Ramsey: Unraveling the Mystery of Her Murder
Apr 06, 2023
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: The rise and fall of the popular toy craze of the 1990s
Mar 30, 2023