Behind the Red Door

In this BONUS episode, Chelsea reads to producer Sarah out loud from the imaginative and questionably accurate book "Venus Alley" by one of the Dumas Brothel's recent owners, Rudy Giecek. This is a Patreon episode that we've decided to release for free to all of our listeners! If you like what you hear, sign up for our "Madams Only" Patreon at any tier to hear more chapters of "Venus Alley" as well as other entirely unique bonus content!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BehindTheRedDoorThe support of our Patreon members means the world to us! The money we get from Patreon helps us pay our podcast bills (and hopefully some of our other bills someday!) so we can keep the research going and keep new episodes coming your way!

In this episode, Chelsea gives Vickie the run down on Ruby Garrett, also known as Lee Arrigoni, the last Madam of the Dumas Brothel.

In our second episode, Vickie tells us all about the iconic second Madam of the Dumas Brothel, Grace McGinnis.Sources for this episode can be found on our website (coming soon).

In this inaugural episode, Chelsea and Vickie introduce themselves and their interest in the Dumas Brothel. They give an overview of this incredible historic building and begin to dive into its rich history.