Synopsis
Listen in as Jonathan Menges, joined by a roundtable of co-hosts and special guests discuss topics related to the Whitechapel Murders, Jack the Ripper, Victorian British history, and whatever else suits their fancy. This free and loose discussion is sure to interest everyone involved in the 120 year long hunt for 'Jack the Ripper'
Episodes
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2018 East End Conference: Adam Wood
10/11/2018 Duration: 41minWe are pleased to bring to you talks from the 2018 East End Conference held on the 3rd and 4th of November, 2018. <p> Adam Wood: 'Swanson and the Four Rippers' <p> A PDF version of the slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/EEC Adam.pdf">can be downloaded here. <p> www.mangobooks.co.uk <p> www.ripperologist.co.uk <p> www.macmillan.org.uk/donate
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2018 East End Conference: Philip Hutchinson
10/11/2018 Duration: 01h04minWe are please to bring to you talks from the 2018 East End Conference held on the 3rd and 4th of November, 2018. <p> Philip Hutchinson: 'Whitechapel Wanderlust' <p> www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com <p> www.luckygodtheatreproductions.com <p> www.macmillan.org.uk/donate
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2018 East End Conference: Tracy I'Anson
10/11/2018 Duration: 24minWe are please to bring to you talks from the 2018 East End Conference held on the 3rd and 4th of November, 2018. <p> Tracy I'Anson: 'Jacob the Ripper' <p> A PDF version of the slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/EEC Tracy.pdf">can be downloaded here. <p> www.macmillan.org.uk/donate
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2018 East End Conference: Emelyne Godfrey
10/11/2018 Duration: 53minWe are pleased to bring to you talks from the 2018 East End Conference held on the 3rd and 4th of November, 2018. <p> Emelyne Godfrey: 'Against the Shadows: Victorian Crime Waves and the Craze of Self-Defence' <p> www.emelynegodfrey.com <p> www.macmillan.org.uk/donate
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2018 East End Conference: Louis Berk
10/11/2018 Duration: 48minWe are pleased to bring to you talks from the 2018 East End Conference held on the 3rd and 4th of November, 2018. <p> Louis Berk: 'Echoes of the East End Jewish Comminuty' <p> www.louisberk.com <p> www.macmillan.org.uk/donate
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Robin Odell at the Cloak & Dagger Club, February 2001
27/10/2018 Duration: 42minThe second release from our Audio Archive Series is Robin Odell speaking at the Cloak and Dagger Club in February, 2001 with a talk entitled 'Jack the Ripper's In Tray'. <p> A living legend in Ripperology, Odell relates choice bits from the numerous people, Ripperologists and members of the general public, that he has corresponded with over the-at the time of recording-40 years he's been researching the Whitechapel Murders. Concluding with a brief outline of his theory that a Shochet may have been responsible for the murders.
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Martin Fido at the Cloak & Dagger Club- December 1995
16/10/2018 Duration: 01h07minWe are pleased to present the first release in our Audio Archive Series. <p> Martin Fido at the Cloak & Dagger Club- December 1995. <p> The Role of Scholarship in Researching Crime History.
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The Fisherton History Society presents Frogg Moody: Jack the Ripper-A Concise History
11/10/2018 Duration: 01h35minWe are pleased to present the author and historian Frogg Moody's talk at The Fisherton History Society on 10 October 2018. <p> Jack the Ripper: A Concise History <p> Listen in as Frogg gives his audience an overview of the case with an emphasis on the- at times surprising- connections the players and suspects had with the City of Salisbury.
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Whitechapel Society 1888 presents John Malcolm: 25 Years of Adventure, Introspection & Exasperation
07/10/2018 Duration: 01h21minGuest speaker talk from the October 2018 meeting of the Whitechapel Society: <p> John Malcolm- 25 Years of Adventure, Introspection & Exasperation <p> Researcher, theorist and author John Malcolm is the author of the books 'The Whitechapel Murders of 1888: The Mystery and Manipulations of a Victorian Tragedy-Confessions of a Ripperologist' and 'The Whitechapel Murders of 1888: Another Dead End?' <p> The slide show that accompanied this talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/25 Years.pdf">can be downloaded here. <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com
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Whitechapel Society 1888 Victims Conference-Joyce Hampton
18/09/2018 Duration: 53minThe third talk from the Whitechapel Society's 'Victims' Conference held at Hanbury Hall on 8 September 2018. <p> Joyce Hampton: The Huguenots: From Victims to Saviours <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com
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Whitechapel Society 1888 Victims Conference-Louise Raw
10/09/2018 Duration: 53minThe second talk from the Whitechapel Society's 'Victims' Conference held at Hanbury Hall on 8 September, 2018. <p> Dr. Louise Raw: Striking a Light- East End Women <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com
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Oh, Dear Boss: The Ripper Had All The Luck
24/06/2018 Duration: 01h44minThis episode of 'Oh, Dear Boss' is a wide-ranging conversation that includes topics such as the Double Event, Goulston Street Graffito, the Seaside Home identification, Robert Anderson, Henry Smith, and the pluses and minuses in the suspect candidacy of Charles Le Grand. <p> With Tom Wescott, John Malcolm, Robert McLaughlin, Jon Rees, Ally Ryder and Jonathan Menges
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Colin Wilson- Jack the Ripper Conference in Ipswich 1996
18/06/2018 Duration: 01h08minWe are very pleased to bring to you author Colin Wilson's talk at the first ever Jack the Ripper Conference, held in Ipswich 12-14 April, 1996. This 22 year old audience recording was rescued from a second hand bookshop by Mark Ripper and we are grateful to Mark for saving this piece of Ripperology history so that we may share it with you. <p> Originally recorded on a 120 minute long cassette tape and sometime later transferred to CD, this recording is beginning to show its age, but its historical value outweighs the deteriorating quality of the audio.
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Oh, Dear Boss: The Lighter Side of John Malcolm
11/06/2018 Duration: 01h24minThis episode of 'Oh, Dear Boss' welcomes researcher and author John Malcolm to the show to discuss Aaron Kosminski's current place as the leading candidate for being Anderson's suspect and also as Jack the Ripper. Associated topics are also covered with panelists Jon Rees, Karl Coppack, Robert McLaughlin, Ally Ryder and Jonathan Menges.
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Whitechapel Society 1888 presents Louis Berk- A Whitechapel Eye: My Photographic Journey 2004-2018
07/06/2018 Duration: 01h23minRippercast continues its partnership with the Whitechapel Society 1888 by bringing to you the June 2018 guest speaker Louis Berk. Louis is a photographer whose work has appeared in numerous books including Secret Whitechapel, Whitechapel in 50 Buildings and East End Jewish Cemateries. <p> His website louisberk.com features a wide selection of his photography as well as an online gallery entitled Whitechapel Eye which displays photographs from the past 15 years of his work in Whitechapel and Spitalfields. <p> www.louisberk.com <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com <p> A pdf version of selected photographs<a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/louisberkWS88.pdf"> can be downloaded here.
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Michael Hawley and Jack the Ripper Suspect- Dr. Francis Tumblety
06/06/2018 Duration: 01h49minRippercast welcomes back to the show researcher and author Michael Hawley to discuss his new book 'Jack the Ripper Suspect-Dr. Francis Tumblety'.
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One on one with Stephen Senise
27/05/2018 Duration: 01h39minWe welcome back to the show the author of 'False Flag' and 'Jewbaiter' Stephen Senise. Listen in as we discuss the suspect candidacy of George Hutchinson and cover topics such as George William Topping Hutchinson, the witnesses in and around Millers Court, the files from the Victoria Home and the possibility that George Hutchinson fled from the East End of London and traveled to Australia.
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RipperCon 2018: Chris Jones- The Maybricks of Liverpool
20/04/2018 Duration: 54minRippercast is pleased to bring to you talks from the 2018 Rippercon Baltimore Jack the Ripper and True Crime Conference. <p> Chris Jones: The Maybricks of Liverpool
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Bernard Beaule: Tumblety- Historical and Criminal Evidence Issues
15/04/2018 Duration: 01h01minRippercast is pleased to be able to bring to you talks from the 2018 RipperCon Jack the Ripper and True Crime Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The Slide Show that accompanied this presentation <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Bernard Beaule Baltimore presentation.pdf">can be downloaded here.
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Jack the Ripper Suspects: A Conversation with Paul Williams
14/04/2018 Duration: 01h08minRippercast is pleased to welcome to the show Paul Williams, the author of the book 'Jack the Ripper Suspects: The Definitive Guide and Encyclopedia'. Joining us for this round table discussion is also authors Paul Begg and Neil R.A. Bell.