The Backstory with Patty Steele

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The Backstory: Gilded Age Divorce Scandal

Imagine forcing your daughter into a loveless marriage to an English duke. Why? Because you want a divorce, money from the divorce, and the ability to hang on to your social standing. That was life among the rich in the Gilded Age and Alva Vanderbilt figured out a way to get what she wanted with her daughter as the pawn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Backstory: The Worst Winters on Record

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  The Backstory: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble Bust

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  The Backstory: Inventions That Killed Their Inventors

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  The Backstory: Gothic Horror: Giving Birth to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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  The Backstory: Olympic Athlete to Drug Lord

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  The Backstory: Netflix and the Fall of Blockbuster

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  The Backstory: A Native American Thanksgiving

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  The Backstory: Popular Influencers Created Thanksgiving??

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  The Backstory: The Shocking Disappearance of Agatha Christie

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  The Backstory: Sex Secrets of the 18th Century

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  The Backstory: Eeww! What’s That Smell??

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  The Backstory: The King of Horror – Stephen King’s Secret

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  The Backstory: Put Your Lips Together and Blow

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  The Backstory: A Half Billion Dollar Art Heist and Fake Mustaches

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  The Backstory: A Monster Scratching on the Door Late at Night

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  The Backstory: Trick or Treating . . and Human Sacrifice