That Time John G. Schmitz Begat a Sex Scandal and a Surprisingly Scandalous Child

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Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals

Kasey Howe & Mark Peikert

76 episodes

5 days ago

We love dining out on bad behavior so much it's practically our national dish. But while some scandals stick, most front-page stories end up forgotten. Till now! Armed only with Google and their own indefatigable curiosity, co-hosts Kasey Howe and Mark Peikert scrabble through the graveyards of forgotten headlines to unearth the stories that once consumed the country. Join the fray as Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! remembers what America forgot. Logo: Jessica Balaschak | Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

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That Time John G. Schmitz Begat a Sex Scandal and a Surprisingly Scandalous Child

Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals

21 minutes 57 seconds

3 years ago

That Time John G. Schmitz Begat a Sex Scandal and a Surprisingly Scandalous Child

Political sex scandals are a dime a dozen—although certainly, uber-conservative John G. Schmitz's sex scandal (involving a secret second family) is one of the more tawdry ones.

So conservative that even the John Birch Society told him, "Nah, dude, you're too intense," Schmitz's wife was known as the "West Coast Phyllis Schlafly." Their political careers were effectively ended when his secret family was revealed—but that's not the end of the story! Tune in as Kasey walks Mark through what happened and the shocking twist that sees one of the most scandalous tabloid stories of the '90s make a surprise appearance.

Logo: Jessica Balaschak

Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

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