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The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

By: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox Bleav
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A weekly variety podcast giving you just enough information on a topic to stand your ground at any social gathering. We explore stories from the realms of true crime, history, and incredible people.© 2025 The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things True Crime World
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  • Morgan Metzer: The True Story Behind Gaslit By My Husband
    Mar 17 2026

    Morgan Metzer survived a home invasion that ended with a far darker truth: the man who came to save her may have known exactly what happened.

    On New Year's Eve in Canton, Georgia, a masked attacker entered a locked home, used intimate knowledge of the house, and left one woman bound, beaten, and terrified. The first person to find her was the ex-husband she still trusted, but the details of the night pointed somewhere far closer to home. This is a chilling story of gaslighting, coercive control, psychological abuse, and the case that later inspired Gaslit by My Husband.

    Topics include

    • The New Year's Eve home invasion at the centre of Morgan Metzer's story
    • How gaslighting and coercive control shaped the years before the attack
    • The warning signs of psychological abuse hidden inside an old relationship
    • The real case behind Gaslit by My Husband
    Resources and Further Reading
    • Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story - Stream on Paramount
    • Georgia man who attacked - CBS News
    • From hero to villain - CBS News
    • Saved by Her Ex-Husband - People.com

    Host & Show Info

    • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
    • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

    Community & Calls to Action

    • Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
    • Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
    • Website: thecompendiumpodcast.com
    • Support us: Sign up to Patreon
    • Circus Job Board: Apply to join the Circus

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    48 mins
  • Nellie Bly: 10 days in a mad house to 72 days around the world
    Mar 10 2026

    Nellie Bly faked madness to enter Blackwell's Island asylum, then turned fearless reporting into a 72-day race around the world.

    Before she became a legend, Elizabeth Cochran was a young reporter trying to force her way into a profession that barely made room for women. This episode follows her rise from sharp-tongued columnist to daring undercover journalist, as she exposes the cruelty inside Blackwell's Island, builds her reputation through investigative journalism, and catches the eye of Joseph Pulitzer. From Ten Days in a Mad House to a globe-spanning stunt that made her famous, it is a story about nerve, performance, ambition, and the price of becoming extraordinary.

    Topics include:

    • Her early career and the making of Nellie Bly
    • Going undercover inside Blackwell’s Island asylum
    • What her investigation revealed about care, cruelty, and institutional neglect
    • Investigative journalism as performance, risk, and public spectacle
    • Joseph Pulitzer, the New York World, and the machinery of sensational reporting
    • Her 72-day trip around the world and the frenzy that followed
    Resources and Further Reading
    • 10 days in a madhouse - by Nellie Bly
    • Nellie Bly - Wikipedia
    • Woman & The American Story - nyhistory.org

    Host & Show Info

    • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
    • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

    Community & Calls to Action

    • Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
    • Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
    • Website: thecompendiumpodcast.com
    • Support us: Sign up to Patreon
    • Circus Job Board: Apply to join the Circus

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • The 2019 eBay Stalking Scandal: When Tech Giants Become Stalkers
    Mar 3 2026

    In 2019, eBay went full villain in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest cyberstalking scandals. Today we’re diving into the fragile ego at the top, and the lengths the CEO went to in a harassment campaign against a wholesome suburban couple in Boston.

    After critical posts hit a nerve, eBay’s CEO instructed their Global Security team to take down nay sayers at any cost. Today we track the emails, fake accounts, doorstep packages, and the FBI investigation that drags the whole operation into the light.

    Topics include

    • EcommerceBytes, Ina and David Steiner, and the criticism eBay could not ignore
    • eBay cyberstalking tactics, fake accounts, and a harassment campaign gone rogue
    • Threat Matrix, private dossiers, and what Global Security thought it was doing
    • How the FBI traced the stalking back to eBay executives and DOJ charges

    Host & Show Info

    • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
    • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

    Community & Calls to Action

    • Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
    • Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
    • Website: TheCompendiumPodcast.com
    • Support us: Sign up to Patreon
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    1 hr and 18 mins
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