This hour, our guest is Michael Knox Beran, author of <a href="http://amzn.com/1605988200" target="_blank">Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Crimes Behind Our Romance with the Macabre</a> (Pegasus, August 2015). Beran explores three murders from the 19th century that showcase people&#8217;s changing attitudes toward the macabre at that time.
Music this hour:
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<li>“<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Thatched_Villagers/Miris_Magic_Dance" target="_blank">Miri’s Magic Dance</a>” by Kevin MacLeod, from the album Oddities</li>
<li>“<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Whats_Withouts_Within/04Soldiertype">Soldiertype (militarised)</a>” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within</li>
<li>“<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Kuddelmuddel/Forgiven_not_forgotten_master_2" target="_blank">Forgiven Not Forgotten</a>” by Jahzzar, from the album Kuddelmuddel</li>
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The Origins of International Adoption from Korea

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