July 17, 2023

EP. 198.5 — Archive Episode: It’s the Freedom for Me! w/ Kevin Fredericks aka KevOnStage

What’s Poppin’ Congregation? This week, we have comedian Kevin Fredericks to discuss the baddest bitches of pirating to have ever sailed the ocean blue, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Plus, a family of scammers from Queens, New York, who stole a house from a dead man in 2010 are finally caught. Stay Schemin’!

This episode was recorded 05/24/22 and originally published 6/21/2022.

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://queensda.org/family-of-alleged-scam-artists-charged-with-numerous-crimes-including-grand-larceny-identity-theft-tax-fraud/

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-queens-scammer-family-busted-da-says-20220504-2od542b3ovdh5ndntouziy6rai-story.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/anne-bonny-mary-read

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/women-pirates-anne-bonny-mary-read-lgbt-statue-b1725018.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/if-theres-a-man-among-ye-the-tale-of-pirate-queens-anne-bonny-and-mary-read-45576461/

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