April 17, 2023

EP. 186 — The Baddest Bitch Bandit of the West w/ Vanessa Bayer & Jonah Bayer

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer join the show to discuss Lady Bandit Pearl Hart, one of the wildest bandits in the Wild West. Plus, an investor attempted to purchase Manhattan’s iconic Flatiron Building for $190 million. Stay Schemin’!

 

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2023/03/24/meet-the-mysterious-buyer-of-the-flatiron-building/

https://time.com/4575757/pearl-hart-stagecoach-robber/

https://nypost.com/2021/10/30/the-wild-life-and-death-of-old-west-feminist-bandit-pearl-hart/

https://lithub.com/the-true-story-of-pearl-hart-straight-shooting-poetry-writing-woman-bandit/

Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West’s Most Notorious Woman Bandit by John Boessenecker

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