The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

Michael Jackson allegations sit at the centre of one of pop culture’s most disputed true crime stories. This episode follows Jordan Chandler, the civil settlement, the Gavin Arvizo case, Martin Bashir, the 2005 trial and Leaving Neverland as we examine how fame, money, power and uncertainty shaped Michael Jackson’s legacy.

Topics Include

jordan chandler and the first allegations

the civil settlement and why it settled nothing

martin bashir, neverland, and gavin arvizo

the 2005 trial and full acquittal

leaving neverland and the legacy war

Resources and Further Reading

Michael Jackson - Encyclopaedia Britannica

Pop Star Michael Jackson Not Guilty of Child Molestation - PBS NewsHour

Michael Jackson Acquitted of Child Molestation Charges - ABC News

Michael Jackson’s Trials and Tribulations - ABC News

Michael Jackson Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: A Timeline - Rolling Stone

10 Undeniable Facts About the Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Allegations - Vanity Fair

Neverland's Lost Boys - Vanity Fair

Michael Jackson's Legacy Under Microscope in New Sex Abuse Film - Reuters

Leaving Neverland - Netflix

Host & Show Info
Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland
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Michael Jackson became the King of Pop before he was ever allowed to be ordinary. This episode traces his rise from the Jackson 5 and Motown to Off the Wall, Thriller, the moonwalk and Neverland, exploring the family pressure, talent, fame and isolation that shaped one of music’s most remarkable lives.

Topics Include

Joe Jackson, childhood pressure, and the Jackson family home

The Jackson 5, Motown, and Michael’s breakout voice

Off the Wall, Thriller, MTV, and the moonwalk

The Pepsi burn, image changes, and Neverland

Jordan Chandler and the moment everything turns

Resources and Further Reading

Michael Jackson - Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Jackson 5 - Motown Museum

Michael Jackson - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Pepsi fire left Michael Jackson in pain - Los Angeles Times

Host & Show Info

Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox

Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

Community & Calls to Action

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Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland
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Peter the Dolphin is one of the strangest true stories in science history: a NASA-funded dolphin communication experiment, a flooded Caribbean lab, and researcher Margaret Howe Lovatt living alongside a dolphin named Peter. This episode explores John C. Lilly, animal language research, LSD, Dolphin House and the bizarre experiment that became infamous for all the wrong reasons

Topics include

The Dolphin House experiment and its unconventional design

John C Lilly’s theories on dolphin communication and sensory deprivation

Margaret Lovatt’s role and the emotional reality of long-term isolation

Why NASA funded dolphin research during the space race

What happened to Peter the dolphin after the experiment ended

Resources and Further Reading

Margaret Howe Lovatt - Wikipedia

The dolphin who loved me - the Guardian

John C. Lilly - Wikipedia

The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins - BBC Documentry

Host & Show Info
Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland
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Julia Child was not born a chef. Before Mastering the Art of French Cooking and The French Chef made her a culinary icon, she worked for the OSS, fell in love with Paul Child and discovered French food in post-war Paris. This episode tells the true story of her late-blooming reinvention and remarkable second act.

Topics include


Julie & Julia and what the film gets right


Le Cordon Bleu, French cuisine, and learning late


Mastering the Art of French Cooking and why it mattered


OSS shark repellent and the strangest pre-chef CV


The French Chef, cooking show chaos, and the Dan Aykroyd SNL skit

Resources and Further Reading

Julia Child - Wikipedia

Julie & Julia - by Nora Ephron

SNL The French Chef - youtube

Shark Repellant Work - cia.gov

Julias Kitchen - Smithsonian Museum

Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Wikipedia

Host & Show Info
Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland
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H. H. Holmes is remembered as one of America’s first serial killers and the man behind Chicago’s infamous Murder Castle. This true crime episode traces Herman Webster Mudgett, cadaver fraud, insurance scams, the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, vanished victims and the myths that turned Holmes into an American murder legend.

Topics include

the design and purpose of the Murder Castle

Holmes’ life as Herman Mudgett

insurance fraud, false identities, and calculated killings

the role of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

how H.H. Holmes was finally caught

Resources and Further Reading

H.H. Holmes - Wikipedia

The Devil in the White City - by Erik Larson

American Horror Story: Hotel - Ryan Murphy

Host & Show Info
Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland
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