My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

519 - Giants of Any Kind

February 12, 2026·1h 5m·6-min readconversationaltrue crime
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This episode of My Favorite Murder blends dark humor with two powerful historical narratives: the courageous story of Ruby Bridges, the six-year-old who integrated a New Orleans elementary school in 1960, and the bizarre, crime-laden life of George Remus, a Prohibition-era bootlegger turn

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People

Ruby BridgesKaren KilgariffGeorgia HardstarkGeorge RemusRuby BridgesBarbara HenryRobert ColesFranklin DodgeImogene HolmesBarack Obama

Books

Through My Eyesby Ruby BridgesThe Story of Ruby Bridgesby Robert Coles

Topics

American HistoryCivil Rights HistoryCriminal JusticeHistorical FiguresRacial JusticeTrue Crime

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