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In a very quarantine episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew goes into the times and travels of spiritualist, feminist, and anarchist Alexandra David-Neel, while Rachael takes a look at one of Chicago's foremost settlement houses and the woman who founded it.

In this week's episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew tells the tale of Virginia Hall, the American WWII spy dubbed "The Limping Lady." After, Rachael delves into the history and meaning of the zodiac.

On this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew delves into the history of Alberta Jones, the first woman attorney in Jefferson County, one of the first black women to pass the bar, and the victim of an unsolved murder. Afterward, Rachael delves into the history of the Japanese role-playing game Pokemon.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew delves into the story of Zenobia, an ancient Empress from what is today Syria. After, Rachael delves into the history of trials by jury.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew tells the story of Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut in space, while Rachael delves into the history of Muppet creator Jim Henson.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, a very hungover Andrew and Rachael talk about the first female serial killer in the United States and the history of everyone's favorite cocaine based soft-drink.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, we're joined by local musician Gunner Basinger to talk about his experimental music project Dub Peveau. Afterward, Andrew talks about the life and times of green activist Judi Bari and the mystery surrounding her bombing, while Rachael delves into the apocryphal history of the Marx Brothers. Transcript of the interview available at https://medium.com/@AWMwrites/interview-with-gunner-basinger-of-dub-peveau-7e8e5beb0253 You can find Gunner Basinger on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gunnerbasinger/ https://www.instagram.com/dub_peveau_music/ On BandCamp at https://dubpeveau.bandcamp.com/ And on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dubpeveaumusic/

On a crossover episode with Hip Squared, Andrew discusses a mysterious talking mongoose on the Isle of Man, Rachael delves into the sordid history of The Peoples' Temple and Jonestown, and guest John Beechem from American Fantastic discusses journalist and proto-feminist Nellie Bly. You can find more from American fantastic at http://www.americanfantastic.com/

In our two year anniversary episode, Andrew talks about the real life murder mystery that inspired Twin Peaks, Rachael talks about the long history of Marvel superhero Captain America, and Cameron talks about the unmade sequel to the Halloween classic Beetlejuice.

In this week's episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew talks about Patricia Davies, the 90 year old WWII veteran who came out as a trans woman in 2017. Afterward, Rachael talks about a very different veteran, 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor.

Returning to form after last week's absence, Andrew and Rachael talk about two women, one Maltese journalist who brought the Panama Papers to the public consciousness, and one beloved Americana singer-songwriter.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew talks about a woman you've probably never heard of, Las Vegas based union organizer Hattie Canty, while Rachael talks about a woman you probably have heard of but could probably stand to know more about, English novelist Jane Austen.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew talks about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who discovered what stars are made of, before losing credit for it to a man a few years later. Afterward, Rachael delves into the exciting and sordid history of one of the seven wonders of the world, the Library of Alexandria.

In this week's episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew recounts the tale of Franceska Mann, who shot an SS officer to death and injured another in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Afterward, Rachael delves into World War I, the Balkans, the Last Czars, and some lesser known figures from the War.

On today's episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew talks about the Rainbow Coalition, which brought together various organizations and movements across Chicago in the late 60's. Afterward, Rachael tells some fun facts about her favorite musical artist, the inimitable Beyonce.

In this episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew talks about teacher turned revolutionary Louise Michel, while Rachael talks about the real life events behind her recent prestige TV binge, Chernobyl.

With Rachael out of town, Andrew goes solo this time, reading a passage from his current cosmic horror work in progress "The Watch and the Dagger."

In this week's episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew follows up his episode about Bernardine Dohrn with a deep dive into the Weather Underground Organization, some of the rock stars of American terrorism in the 1970's. Meanwhile, Rachael explores the life and times of Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman to break the sound barrier.

In this week's episode of Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew talks about one of the FBI's most wanted from the 1970's, while Rachael recounts the story of Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and others.

On our short episode this week, Andrew talks about a Russian partisan fighting Nazis, Gertrude Boyarski, while Rachael delves into the world of horse-racing with an article about women jockies.