{"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":"441:  Arizona's Murdered Madams w/ Merry Gordon","slug":"441-arizona-s-murdered-madams-w-merry-gordon","published_at":"2026-06-06T13:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-notorious-a-true-crime-history-podcast-453575/441-arizona-s-murdered-madams-w-merry-gordon","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/ARML8722789995.mp3","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8722789995.mp3","summary":"My guest this week is Merry Gordon, author of Arizona's Murdered Madams: Death in the Red-Light Districts. She shares the stories of two of Territorial Arizona's most infamous madams, former Mormon Minnie Powers and \"Belgian Jennie\" Bauters, including the cold-blooded murders that ended their lives. She also talks about the colorful and often dangerous world of sex workers in the Old West. The author's Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Merry-Gordon/author/B07F99X97T The author's publisher page: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/arizonas-murdered-madams-9781467171069 The author on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merrygordonwrites/ Free shipping and 365-day returns with Quince! Refresh your wardrobe here: ⁠https://www.quince.com/notorious⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"My guest this week is Merry Gordon, author of Arizona's Murdered Madams: Death in the Red-Light Districts. She shares the stories of two of Territorial Ar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4541,"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/441-arizona-s-murdered-madams-w-merry-gordon/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-453575/441-arizona-s-murdered-madams-w-merry-gordon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}