The Alexander Society Podcast

Halloween Horror - The Candyman Killers ~ Mystery Docket

Join us for our Halloween Special where Tim Traumatizes Derek with the story of both of the Candyman Killers. There were two people in the 70’s known as the Candyman killer. The first was the Serial Killer Dean Corll who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and killed teen boys with 2 accomplices from 1970 to 1973. The second man known as the Candyman killer was Ronald O'Bryan who laced Halloween candy with potassium cyanide on Halloween 1974.
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The fight for Women's Rights - Alice Paul THE Suffragette~ The Alexander Articles

Swing on by and hear a tale about the woman who gave the final push to bring about women’s vote in the United States: Suffragette Alice Paul. From the prisons of Victorian London to the gates of the White House, learn with us about the life and legacy of the leader of the Silent Sentinels who’s stalwart defiance in the face of oppression brought an administration to its knees and forced a nation to recognize the rights of women to participate in politics.
Rules:
1. Every time a Quaker does something cool - sip2. Every time our subject moves to a new school - 3 sips3. Every time our subject pisses someone off - shot
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The Pizza Bombing - Brian Wells ~ Mystery Docket

Tim regales Derek with the case of the Pizza Bombing. While out on a seemingly normal pizza delivery in 2003 Brian Wells is held at gunpoint and forced to put a collar around his neck that turns out to be a bomb. He is then sent to rob a bank and forced to follow a scavenger hunt that he has no hope of surviving. One month after Wells's death William Rothstein reports that he has the body of James Roden Hidden in his free freezer for his girlfriend. Join us as we find out how these two crimes are related.
 
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The First French Empire - Napoleon Bonaparte Part 2 ~ The Alexander Articles

The conflicted legacy of the Emperor of the French is laid bare as Tim and Derek discuss the imperial rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. Through his conquest of continental Europe he swept away the medieval vestiges of Europe and irreversibly changed the course of history forever, and in his rapid and unimaginable fall he left a ghost which haunted the minds of the crowned heads of Europe for generations after. Join us as we explore this miraculous story, from the streets of Vienna to the snow-swept plains of Russia and all the way back to the palaces of Paris.
This weeks rules are
Every time there's a big ass battle - sip
Every time something bad happens to Austria - 3 sips
Every time a new coalition war begins - shot
 
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One of the FBI's Most Wanted - Robert William Fisher ~ Mystery Docket

This week Tim explains the infamous case of Robert William Fisher, one of the FBI’s most wanted persons since 2002. We cover his truma-filled childhood as well as all the abuse he in turn inflicted on his family before blowing up his family home in a planned and calculated manner. Additionally, we shed light on the baffling incompetence displayed by the RCMP during the pursuit of Fisher, alongside delving into intriguing theories surrounding his potential whereabouts
 
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The French Revolution - Napoleon Bonaparte Part 1 ~ The Alexander Articles

Napoleon Bonaparte: General, Conqueror, and Emperor. One of the most infamous and controversial men in history began his journey in the death throes of failed independence, and through the chaos of another greater revolution rose from obscurity to power by way of strategy and maneuver, both on the battlefield and in the halls of government. This episode Tim and Derek explore the tumultuous and bloody decade of the French Revolution. From the crowds cheering on Madame Guillotine in the Place de la Revolution to the blood-soaked fields of the Vendee, to the decrepit cold of the Italian Alps, follow us as we delve into the shattering of the foundations of an old world and the role of the man who would shepherd in a new one.
This week’s Rules are 
Every time France wins a battle- one sip
Every time someone loses their head to Madame Guillotine - three sips
Every time our main character bounces back from a seemingly career-ending turn of bad luck - shot
 
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An Ominous Airport - Denver International Airport Conspiracies ~ Mystery Docket

In this week's Mystery docket Tim and Derek cover their first Conspiracy topic The Denver international airport. There are a number of different conspiracies surrounding the AIrport.  From a Hunted horse statue named blucifer to hiddle underground passages there is a lot of mystery's hidden underneath DIA. Join the boys as they look at them and decide if there is any merit to them and making fun of some them too.
This week's rules are  
Rule 1 If we don’t believe there is merit to the conspiracy whatsoever we take a sipRule 2 If we think the conspiracy as at least a lil merit we take 3 sipsRule 3 If we think there is reason to be suspicious  but they are looking in the wrong area with the conspiracy we take a shot
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El Libertador - Simon Boilvar ~ The Alexander Articles

Take a trip with us back to Latin America to explore the life of another great revolutionary, the George Washington of South America, Simon Bolivar. From the princely estates of colonial Caracas, to the deadly open ranges of the Llanos, to the snow-swept summits of the Andes Mountains, join us to follow the journey of El Libertador from an idealistic young widower to the would-be unifier of Gran Colombia, through all the euphoric victories and all the tragic losses.
This weeks rules are 
1. Every time somebody dies of disease – sip2. Every time our main character is exiled from somewhere – 3 sips3. Every time a new nation pops into existence - shot
 
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Missing on the Ural Mountains - The Dyatolv Pass Incident - Mystery Docket

Today's episode of the Alexander Society presents the mystery docket Tim explains the Dyatlov Pass Incident and what happened to 9 hikers who lost their lives on the northern Ural Mountains in February 1959 . Derek loses his mind after hearing of the possible explanation and conspiracies surrounding their deaths.
 
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The Japanese’s Warring States period - Tokugawa Ieyasu ~ The Alexander Articles

Join us this week for our triumphant return! Tim and Derek travel east to a time of heroes and legends, the Sengoku Period of Medieval Japan, to discuss the life and deeds of the third and perhaps greatest of the Three Great Unifiers of Japan: Tokugawa Ieyasu. The platonic Shogun, a great general and even greater statesmen, join us as we follow the ceaseless rise of the founder of the Tokugawa Dynasty, all the great battles and sordid political intrigue, alongside other famous figures of the time, such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa's legendary ninja vassal Hattori Hanzo.
This weeks Rules are as follows for those who wish to play along with Derek and Tim 1. Every time Derek skims over a whole ass battle – 1 sip2. Every time our subject changes his name – 3 sips3. Every time somebody commits ritual suicide - shot
 
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