The Disturbed Southern Belle and Gentleman
A mother and son duo exploring the dark, strange, and twisted things in the world around them.
Episodes
In this episode we explore the life and controversies of Daniel Douglas Home, a 19th-century Scottish medium famed for alleged levitations, spirit hands, and celebrity séances. From early visions and family tragedies to high-society admirers and scientific investigations by William Crookes, the hosts discuss both the convincing testimonies and the many accusations of trickery that shadow Home's career.
Listeners hear accounts of dr...
In this episode we begin a series on fraudulent mediums, starting with the Fox sisters whose toe‑cracking raps sparked the 19th‑century spiritualism craze. We cover how their joint‑cracking technique, acoustic amplification, Victorian social norms, and theatrical showmanship fooled audiences across America and Europe, why their confession and recantation caused controversy, and how spiritualism found followers from the White House ...
In this episode the hosts explore odd French mythological creatures—from small beings like the Luton and Nain Rouge to monstrous chimeras such as the Tarrasque and Peluda, plus spirits like the Dames Blanches, Faux-Follet, Melusine, and regional legends like the Loups-Garou, Cheval Mallet, Lou Carcolh, and other bizarre beings. They mix history, vivid descriptions, and playful banter while inviting listeners to suggest future...
Hello, welcome back to our podcast. In this episode Ministers Southern Belle and The Gentleman explore famous Japanese mythological creatures, describing their appearances, behaviors, and abilities—from fearsome Oni and river-dwelling Kappa to trickster Kitsune, playful Tanuki, vengeful Yuki-onna, and many more. Join them for creepy stories, cultural notes, and pop-culture connections.
Hosts The Gentleman and the disturbed Southern Belle dive into a lively episode on mythical English beasts, from the sheep‑eating Pinhill Giant and the antlered Stratford Lion to river hags like Jenny Greenteeth, bog spirits such as Titty Mun, the seaside Vesta, and the fearsome Renwick Cockatrice.
Through humorous banter and folkloric retellings, the episode explores origins, regional sightings, and theories behind these creatures...
Hello and welcome back to our podcast. I'm the Disturbed Southern Belle and I'm the Gentleman. We're going to be continuing on talking about some more of the more disturbing mythical beasts in different genres of mythology. On this episode, we're going to be discussing some of the more odd mythical German beasts from German mythology. And I'm going to do my very best on these names. Please be forgiving because, of course, German is...
In this episode we begin a new mythology series exploring some of the most disturbing and fascinating creatures from Egyptian myth. From Apophis the world-devouring serpent to Anubis the guardian of the dead, we cover gods, monsters, and hybrid beings that embody chaos, protection, rebirth, and judgment.
Listen for stories about famous figures like the Sphinx, Sekhmet, and Sobek, as well as lesser-known beings such as the Benu bird...
The Gentleman and the Disturbed Southern Belle explore a shocking lineup of historical and wartime medical practices, from trepanning and milk transfusions to whale‑carcass therapies, tobacco enemas, urine remedies, and medical cannibalism.
This episode highlights how desperate and inventive early treatments could be, the surprising survivals and failures, and how modern medicine has moved beyond many of these dangerous techniques.
In this episode The Gentleman and the disturbed Southern Belle continue their Monsters of Mythology series, exploring Greek creatures from the Minotaur and Medusa to the Hydra, Cerberus, Sirens, Harpies, Chimera, Sphinx, Scylla and Charybdis, Typhon, Echidna, the Nemean Lion, and the Gryphon.
They summarize origins and key stories while tracing themes of divine punishment, tragic fate, ingenuity, and heroism as figures like Theseus...
Join the Disturbed Southern Belle and the Gentleman as they explore a rapid-fire series on bizarre and often dangerous medical practices — from snake oil salesmen and cocaine-laced tonics to vibrators for ‘hysteria,’ lobotomies, and shock treatments. This episode delves into how once-accepted remedies became cautionary tales.
Discover how curious science, opportunism, and cultural misunderstandings shaped treatmen...
In this episode The Gentleman and the disturbed Southern Belle continue their series on odd and dangerous modern jobs, discussing the duties, risks, typical qualifications, and average pay for roles from bomb technicians and Alaskan crab fishermen to crime scene cleaners, entomologists, epidemiologists, forensic psychologists, pathologists, police divers, taxidermists, and toxicologists.
They compare surprising pay levels with high...
Hosts introduce a short series exploring some of history’s most disturbing and strange occupations—from royal intimates like the Groom of the Stool and Whipping Boy to sewer divers, plague bearers, sin eaters, and gut‑twisting trades like violin‑string makers and lime burners.
Through a mix of dark humor and shock, the episode examines why these jobs existed, the dangers and status attached to them, and the harsh realit...
This episode explores four heartbreaking Valentine's Day cases where lover's quarrels ended in murder, including the deaths of Tara Grant, Gregory M. Stack, Tomika Peterson, and Michelle Gomez.
The hosts discuss patterns of domestic violence, motives like jealousy and control, the limits of restraining orders, and the challenges victims face when trying to escape dangerous relationships.
This episode traces the unexpected, often grim origins of Valentine’s Day — from ancient Roman Lupercalia and martyrdoms to medieval courtship and modern commercialization.
It also highlights five disturbing historical events that occurred on February 14th, including executions, political tragedy, gang violence, wartime bombing, and the Stardust nightclub fire.
And in this episode, we will be continuing our current series on more disturbing and just messed up stories of music in general. So, there are going to be a few stories in this episode as well. Just shorter stories, but eh. Nonetheless disturbing and awful.
This episode covers a string of shocking true stories: Graham Parsons' stolen body and failed cremation, Lamb of God's Prague incident, Ian Watkins' horrific crimes, extreme bla...
Episode explores the life, music, and legend of blues pioneer Robert Johnson — his humble beginnings, rapid rise as a brilliant guitarist and songwriter, and the enduring myths about his death.
We examine his recordings, influence on later rock and blues artists, the mystery of his grave and cause of death, and the famous crossroads legend that helped cement his legend in music history.
In this episode the hosts explore the macabre and mysterious side of classical music, beginning with the astonishing tale of Joseph Haydn’s stolen skull and its eventual return more than a century later.
They also cover the myths around Mozart’s unfinished Requiem, the spirit-medium claims of Rosemary Brown, and how composers like Mahler, Liszt, and Schumann turned grief and obsession with death into haunting music.
In this episode of the Disturbed Southern Belle podcast, hosts explore chilling true stories from the classical music world. They recount the unsolved 1764 murder of French violinist Jean‑Marie Leclerc and the violent, scandalous life of Italian noble-composer Carlo Gesualdo, examining how personal strife, jealousy, and possible madness influenced their lives and music.
This episode dives into newly surfaced archives of Marilyn Monroe—her poems, diaries, letters, and therapy notes—to paint an intimate portrait of the star behind the image.
We explore her struggles with childhood trauma, psychoanalysis, turbulent marriages, and the unanswered questions surrounding her tragic death, offering a deeper, human view of an icon.
This episode traces Rock Hudson’s rise from Roy Scherer to Hollywood’s golden-era heartthrob, a carefully crafted public image engineered by agents and studios.
It follows his closeted personal life, sham publicity marriage, major film roles, and his AIDS diagnosis and public announcement, and explains how his story changed public conversations about sexuality and disease.
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