Episode 750: Lizzie Halliday
From Morbid | Podcast
The main topic centers around an unsettling incident involving ICE agents using a young child as bait during an operation, provoking a strong emotional response from the hosts. Additionally, the discussion touches on the challenges posed by a significant winter storm affecting various regions, including Maine and the southern states.
Key Takeaways
- The image of a child used as ICE bait challenges our humanity; how low can we go in pursuit of law?
- A storm declared 'once in a generation' has us stocking up; when did weather become a reason for panic buying?
- Harry Styles' new album, humorously named, reminds us that even in chaos, we should 'Kiss all the time, Disco occasionally.'
- Lizzy Halliday, branded as the 'worst woman on earth,' embodies how society vilifies women while making them infamous.
- The duality of figures like Halliday shows how history loves to label while forgetting the socio-economic chains that bind.
Who is mentioned in this episode?
16 people come up, including Lizzy Halliday, Paul Holidayiday, Nelly Wix.
- Lizzy Halliday (Person)
- Paul Holidayiday (Person)
- Nelly Wix (Person)
- Sarah McQuillin (Person)
- Kevin Owen (Person)
- Margaret McQuillin (Person)
- Eliza McN (Person)
- Roswell Flower (Person)
- Charles Hopkins (Person)
- Artemis Brewer (Person)
- Hyram Parkinson (Person)
- George Smith (Person)
- Thomas McQuillin (Person)
- John McN (Person)
- Pam McN (Person)
- Harry Styles (Person)
Mentioned in this episode
- Madawan Insane Asylum (Location)
- Greenwich (Location)
- Philadelphia (Location)
- Newberg, New York (Location)
- Eastern State Penitentiary (Location)
- Kensington Avenue (Location)
- County Atram, Ireland (Location)
- Bellow's Fall, Vermont (Location)
- Vermont (Location)
- New Jersey (Jersey) (Location)
- Bloomingberg (Location)
- Massachusetts (Location)