One Up The Annals
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Welcome to One Up the Annals
Hosted by Rab Greeson.
Join me as I do a cinematic narration of my creative nonfiction.
This isn’t a typical talk into a mic and interview people. Come hear a unique take on topics I find interesting, episodes are produced with music and sfx.
This show digs into the moments, obsessions, and mischief that shaped our world… not the textbook versions, but the human ones. The “how did we get here?” moments that connect past to present.
Each episode blends,
Cinematic storytelling
Cultural commentary with teeth
A little humor (the classy kind, mostly)
A unique approach and perspective
Whether it’s artists spiraling into brilliance, rulers courting disaster, or icons wrestling with the thin line between genius and madness, the Annals bring it all to life with heart, style, and a dash of irreverence.
If you love history, storytelling, or simply seeing humanity at its most human, you’re in the right place.
Where shame becomes legend… and the past finally gets the podcast it deserves.
Goodnight.
One Up The Annals
EP21 — Descent Into Madness: The Killers Who Thought They Were Genius
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Season Of Obsession The Madness Arc
What do a conman, a cannibal, a campus stalker, a towering intellect, and a boy-next-door have in common?
They weren’t just killers. They were obsessed with control, legacy, and the illusion of genius.
In this dark descent of the Madness Arc, we ride the elevator to the lowest levels of the human psyche… and meet five men whose atoms split without warning:
- H.H. Holmes – The blueprint of murder
- Ted Bundy – The killer who rehearsed his charm
- Ed Kemper – The intellect who dissected his own family
- Jeffrey Dahmer – The man who tried to build love from corpses
- Dennis Rader – The file clerk who thought he was a god
They weren’t monsters. They were men.
And that’s what makes them terrifying.
If genius is powered by awareness… what happens when awareness turns off the lights?
