{"podcast":{"title":"Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast","slug":"most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575","podcast_index_feed_id":453575,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML3921312481","website_url":"https://www.mostnotorious.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/38acafe2-2262-11ee-950d-af9f985de25a/image/80dcf20a6f300e6b548544ec8cd42345.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Erik Rivenes","episode_count":478,"summary":"Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals, tragedies and disasters throughout history. Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years. Their stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T16:18:13.252430+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575"},"episode":{"title":"439:  The Curse of the Blumenthals w/ Phyllis Karas","slug":"439-the-curse-of-the-blumenthals-w-phyllis-karas","published_at":"2026-05-26T14:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575/439-the-curse-of-the-blumenthals-w-phyllis-karas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6937893062.mp3","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6937893062.mp3","summary":"My guest is New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Karas. She shares the deeply personal story of two shocking tragedies in her family history: a 1935 car accident that killed six relatives, and the brutal 1954 murder of a Massachusetts seamstress named Ora Schonarth that sent her cousin Ronnie to prison. She also explores how the trauma of both events reverberated through her family for generations. Her new book, Curse of the Blumenthals, is out now. The author's website: https://www.phylliskaras.com/ The author's publisher page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Phyllis-Karas/260784571 30% off sitewide at Batch! Go here and support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠hellobatch.com/NOTORIOUS⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code NOTORIOUS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"My guest is New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Karas. She shares the deeply personal story of two shocking tragedies in her family history: a 1935…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2966,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575/episodes/439-the-curse-of-the-blumenthals-w-phyllis-karas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575/439-the-curse-of-the-blumenthals-w-phyllis-karas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}