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EP. 86 — The Poisonous Beauty Product Peddler with Alaska Thunderfuck
What’s poppin, con-gregation? Alaska Thunderfuck joins us to discuss a Victorian era beauty influencer who peddled deadly beauty products. Plus, a bride and groom plan a wedding at a venue they don’t own or rent because the Lord said so. Stay schemin!
Research by Sharilyn Vera.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/bride-groom-crashers-illegal-wedding-130c7270d0d206f61e08f1b197779815
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-was-madame-rachel-scam
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