Down the Rabbit Hole with Jeff and Sam

By: Jeff Rogers and Sam Smith
  • Summary

  • A true crime, comedy and historical gem podcast. Just a conversation between two friends telling each other stories that we find interesting.

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Episodes
  • 48 – The Cape Cod Vampire and the 1917 Halifax Explosion
    May 2 2025

    Sam tells the story of the Cape Cod Vampire, Tony Costa, and Jeff tells the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion — one of the most devastating man-made explosions prior to the atomic bomb.

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    Jeff’s sources:

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Christmas_Tree
    • https://novascotia.ca/treeforboston/#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20Nova%20Scotia%20sends,display%20on%20the%20Boston%20Common.
    • https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/vincent-coleman-and-halifax-explosion
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
    • https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/evenement-event/halifax-explosion
    • https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2017/11/30/great-halifax-explosion/
    • https://youtu.be/uavdFSr9oD0?si=ujG-kW00W7ooDXfq
    • https://www.hfxfirehistory.ca/people/william-wells
    • https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4424454

    Sam’s sources:

    • https://provincetownhistoryproject.org/PDF/lib_500_003-tony-costa-murders.pdf
    • Morbid Podcast – Episode 194/195: Tony Costa, The Cape Cod Vampire
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    57 mins
  • SN23 - Conclave and The New Pope
    Apr 28 2025

    Jeff and Sam tell you how you can become the next pope and what the conclave is all about — including the tradition of the silver hammer!

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    16 mins
  • 47 - Lorena Bobbitt and Harriet Tubman
    Apr 24 2025

    Sam tells the story of Lorena Bobbitt, whose name became a media frenzy in the 1990s and whose experience reveals deeper truths about domestic abuse and public perception.
    Jeff tells the story of Harriet Tubman, the iconic abolitionist, Civil War scout, spy, and humanitarian whose bravery changed the course of American history.

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    🔗 Jeff's sources:

    • Harriet Tubman – Wikipedia
    • My Hero Project – Harriet Tubman
    • Student Potential – Celebrating Harriet Tubman
    • Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton (2004)
    • The Dollop Podcast – Harriet Tubman

    🔗 Sam's sources:

    • FOX 9 – John Wayne Bobbitt and Camp Lejeune
    • History.com – Lorena Bobbitt Incident
    • The New Yorker – The Lorena Bobbitt Story
    • Murder With My Husband – Episode 13: Lorena and John Bobbitt – The Snippy Story
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    1 hr and 5 mins

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