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Bad ElizabethBad Elizabeths throughout history Author: Jett Road Studios
Jett Road Studios presents "Bad Elizabeth" a comedic true crime podcast hosted by friends and former The Daily Show with Jon Stewart office mates, Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor. The premise is as simple as it sounds - each episode explores the story of an Elizabeth (or any derivation of that name) who is notorious; be they a murderer, a fraudster, or just a complete a-hole. These women span both past and present, in pop culture, and world history. Gideon & Kathy guide you through these sordid and outrageous tales breezily, as if you were a guest at a fun cocktail party. Season 1 Elizabeths profiled include famed axe-wielder Lizzie Borden, imprisoned Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, the ruthless Queen Elizabeth I, and the bloodthirsty Hungarian Countess, Elizabeth Bathory. Gideon and Kathy explore the misdeeds of the Elizabeths in question, and determine whether they deserve to be called "bad". Each episode also features a special guest, be it an expert, actor, author, or an actual living and breathing Elizabeth (a good one). Evans and Egan-Taylor dont harbor any resentment against Elizabeths - many of whom they hope to woo as listeners - however, there are a lot of them out there who are objectively shitty (we all know at least one). Consider yourself warned! Language: en Genres: Comedy, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Bad Elizabeth - Betty Ann Duke with William Rosenau
Episode 12
Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
The United States of America is almost 250 years old, and political violence has been here the whole time. On this episode of Bad Elizabeth Kathy and Gideon look at Betty Ann Duke, a Texas-Born woman who joined a bunch of domestic terrorists (or are they Freedom Fighters?) called the May 19th Communist Organization. The May 19 Group started as an offshoot of The Weather Underground and was a women-led revolutionary group that perpetrated a number of violent acts in the late 1970s through the early 1980s. They robbed banks, broke other revolutionaries out of prison, and were responsible for a series of bombings including the US Capitol in 1983.To help navigate this complicated and fascinating story, is Bill Rosenau whose book Tonight We Bombed the U.S. Capitol: The Explosive Story of M19, America's First Female Terrorist Group is a gripping chronicle of who these people were, what they did, and what they believed in. It is the only in depth look into The May 19 group, and members like Betty Ann Duke, who is still at large.In 2026, political violence is still very much a part of pop culture (One Battle After Another) and in the news (the recent assassination attempt of the President) so this episode about a group of 70s radicals seems oddly relevant.----------------------------------------Jett Road Studios - Website - YouTube - Instagram - SubstackBad Elizabeth - Instagram - YouTube - Substack
