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Madwoman in the Attic

Sarah Rearick & Maggie Marshall

A podcast about weird, wild, and witchy women. From real life women-in-the-attic stories to the secret lives of cult leader wives, we dig deep into the stories of women who for one...

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Episode list

25

  • April 16, 2025

    1 hr 49 min

    47: Cell Outs | Henrietta Lacks

    In this episode, Maggie shares a story about the woman who had a hand in dozens of scientific advancements, including the Polio vaccine, zero-gravity space travel, and AIDS researc...

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  • April 3, 2025

    1 hr 26 min

    46: Black Widow Betty | Betty Lou Beets

    In this episode, Sarah tells us the story of Betty Lou Beets, a Black Widow Killer who was one of the only women to ever face the death penalty in (you guessed it) Texas.Enjoy the ...

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  • March 5, 2025

    1 hr 47 min

    45: Imaginary Fiend | Candy Jones

    In this episode, Maggie digs into one of her ~special interests~ to tell us the story of Candy Jones. IYKYK. And if you don't know, well...you're in for a wild ride. We now have a ...

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  • February 19, 2025

    1 hr 47 min

    44: Radioactivist | Karen Silkwood

    It's a terrible day for our haters because we are BACK baby! And we're having a ~nuclear~ kick off to 2025 with the (alleged) murder of Kerr-McGee whistleblower, Karen Silkwood.We ...

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  • December 18, 2024

    1 hr 13 min

    43: Gilded Cage: Marie Wilmerding

    A woman, clearly suffering from mental illness, is publicly shamed and ostracized. It’s a tale as old as time that could be about anyone from Blanche Monnier to a dozen Disney Chan...

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  • December 4, 2024

    1 hr 35 min

    42: Cook to Crook | Martha Stewart

    Today's madwoman built a billion-dollar empire serving wine...and serving time. In this episode, Sarah tells us about our favorite domestic diva (and Snoop's bestie) Martha Stewart...

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