History Obscura

The Great Fire of London Aug 13, 2023

One night in 1666, it all started at a bakery in Pudding Lane....

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Plural Worlds: Alien Theory through the Ages Aug 07, 2023

From the Ancient Greeks to modern extraterrestrial and UAP/UFO theory...is there really life out there?

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Lief Erickson’s Viking Saga Jul 31, 2023

Chapter 20 of Henry Myers' amazing historical novel, The Utmost Island! You can now find the entire audio of the book at the Historical Fiction Book Club. More to follow, so subscribe to the feed!

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Hitobashira: Japan’s Human Pillars Jul 24, 2023

Human sacrifice was an architectural feature of feudal Japan, it seems.

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Dickens & Hans Christian Andersen: The Bad Houseguest Jul 19, 2023

Two great authors of the 19th century kept up a friendship writing letters for 9 years--until one day, the fairytale king came to stay with the London novelist.

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DNA & Migration to the Americas--Plus a Bonus/Bogus? Welsh Tale Jul 09, 2023

The timeline for original human migration into the Americas is becoming more complex as researchers explore new ways to track early settlers.

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A True(ish) Viking Tale Jul 02, 2023

Chapter nineteen of Henry Myers' The Utmost Island.

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A Brief & Pungent History of Cadaveric Dissection Jun 25, 2023

Medical students were long prohibited from studying human anatomy from the naked form itself--especially when the subject was dead. Once the study was begrudgingly accepted, however, everyone wanted a first-hand look.

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Mysterious Airships from the Turn of the 20th Century Jun 18, 2023

How many airships does it take to be called a "Flap?" You tell me.

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Humboldt’s Parrot: The Echoes of a Lost South American Language May 22, 2023

18th-century explorer Alexander Humboldt found the vestiges of a dead South American language in the most unusual host!

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Seventeen May 14, 2023

Another chapter from Henry Myers' novel, The Utmost Island. Enjoy!

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The Phantom Time Hypothesis May 07, 2023

Did the Middle Ages really exist?

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Third Man Syndrome with Shackleton, Lindburgh & Others Apr 30, 2023

Imagine that you are at the precipice of life and death, and suddenly a voice speaks clearly in your ear....or, a presence manifests beside you in support of your endeavour. This phenomenon has been documented many times in history.

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The Exhumation of the Head of King Charles I & Other British Monarchs Apr 22, 2023

It's difficult to keep your dead monarchs neat and orderly in their tombs when they go around getting themselves beheaded, buried anonymously or tossed into the sea.

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Stories from Aboriginal Australia Apr 17, 2023

From landscape and geological changes over millennia to the emotional turmoil of colonisation, Australia's indigenous people recorded their history not with written words but in oral tradition and song.

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The King of England’s Catatonic Schizophrenia Apr 02, 2023

Poor Henry VI was the weak link in the Lancastrian chain that brought on the Wars of the Roses--but his was a truly remarkable life, and afterlife!

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Patreon special: The Alchemist Mar 12, 2023

Hello friends! This week's episode is a taste of what you'll get if you sign up for the Patreon bedtime stories/antique news club at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura!

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Danish Coprolite & The Joy of Cooking Medieval Europe Feb 26, 2023

Some of the most important pieces of history have been cooked up, chewed, swallowed and passed through the digestive system. Welcome to a brief history of food!

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Secrets of the Cave-Dwellers Feb 19, 2023

Just what were our cave-dwelling ancestors like, anyway? A look at the Lascaux Caves and others in France and Spain reveals some surprising clues.

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Sneak Preview: Mission to Mars, Chapter One Feb 07, 2023

Today I'm sharing a very special sneak peek into my latest novel, Mission to Mars, Book Two of The Last Diaspora!

"Aldi was raised to be a Seer, a Diviner, a Fortune-Teller. Now that she is living out of the darkness, she is confronted by a world of new experiences, the possibility of entering the land of the gods, and with the realization that even her own future is one she cannot predict."

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Sixteen Jan 15, 2023

In this week's episode, I delve back into the pages of Henry Myers' The Utmost Island--the semi-true tale of Lief Erikson and his accidental discovery of Newfoundland, Canada.

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The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England Jan 09, 2023

Welcome back and happy 2023! This week's episode is a reading and review of Ian Mortimer's lovely book, "The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England". Feast on a selection that will prepare you for supper at the table of the peasantry or the guest lodgings at a monastery.

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Shipwreck: On This Day in 1874 Dec 01, 2022

A quick read from the Belfast News Letter, published on December 1, 1874. The investigation of a body found quite dead on the beach!

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Halloween Special: The Body Snatcher Oct 31, 2022

Happy Halloween! Here's an oldie but a goody, a scary Halloween story by Robert Louis Stevenson: The Body Snatcher...

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Fifteen--in Which the Sea-King is Divorced Oct 03, 2022

More from our favourite historical fiction this week! It's one divorce, one wedding and a funeral.

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King Charles III: Finances & Ancient Namesakes Sep 18, 2022

With the passing of QEII, many questions are at the forefront of our minds. What now? How much are we paying the monarchy, as British citizens or members of the Commonwealth? What is the meaning of all this pomp? And, just what is the delightfully controversial past of the first two King Charles?

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Near Death Experiences of the Past, with Plato & Bosch Sep 02, 2022

NDEs are not a new phenomenon, it seems! Spying a light at the end of a tunnel, masses of dead headed for heaven and , and floating above your own dead body has been documented for thousands of years in the stories of philosphers, artists, and doctors.

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The Canadian Settler Housewife Aug 25, 2022

Taken from the fine work of Rosemary Neering in "The Canadian Housewife, An Affectionate History," this episode of History Obscura delves into the depression, physical illnesses and endless cleaning of infestations that plagued the early settler women of Canada.

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A Viking Tale, Chapter Fourteen Aug 02, 2022

The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Thirteen Aug 02, 2022

Thor and Odin's world are on the precipice of Ragnarok as the Viking ship inches its way closer to Greenland.

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twelve. A True(ish) Viking Tale Jul 17, 2022

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Stories of London Jul 09, 2022

Contemporary stories from 18th-century London, straight from John O'London's Stories of London!

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Out of Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum, at Last! Jun 19, 2022

Our adventure through the 19th-century NYC Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum has come to an end, dear friends. Please enjoy the final chapters!This week's sponsors are Endless Ink Books and Technically a Conversation!Music from Fesliyan StudiosPlease support the show at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura,www.buymeacoffee.com/bXdjrqt oranchor.fm/historyobscura/supportThank you!--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historyobscura/support

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Bartolomeo de las Casa Vs. Columbus: Devastation in the Americas Jun 12, 2022

You'll remember Christopher Columbus' glowing letter to the Spanish monarchs in 1493, bragging of his discoveries. Would it shock you to learn his legacy and the exploits of those who came afterwards were more evil than good? No? Well, just in case, here's Bartolomeo de las Casas to convince you. This episode contains some gruesome scenes.

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Three More Chapters in the NYC Asylum! Jun 04, 2022

Nellie Bly's 12th-14th chapters of 10 Days in a Mad House describe bitter cold and brutal treatment at the hands of the asylum's sorely underqualified nurses.

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Surgery: A Brief History of Healing May 28, 2022

Brain surgery is not the modern miracle you may think it is! Tune in for all kinds of evidence to the contrary, including plenty of ancient trepanation.

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Joanna Southcott’s Box of Prophecy May 21, 2022

Is the Panacea Society really holding the true Southcott Box, or was that disappointing container opened by Harry Price in the 1920s the real thing? And why didn't the world end in 2004?

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10 Days in a Mad House, Chapter 11 May 14, 2022

More from our dear 19th-century gentlewoman, Nellie Bly, as she spies within the inner workings of New York City's Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island.

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Egos & Gods of Ancient Egyptian Texts May 07, 2022

Hear ye hear ye, as one boasts of his triumphant life in service of the great Pharaoh! These tales are straight from the ancient Egyptian papyri and stone.

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An Historical Tour down the Uncanny Valley May 02, 2022

Haunted dolls, masks, detailed Greek sculpture, medieval paintings and corpses all play large roles in the history of the Uncanny Valley. This episode covers Lilly from Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum, Springheel'd Jack, Moskvin's Russian Dolls, and more.

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Commited to 19th-century New York Insane Asylum, Nellie Bly’s True Story Mar 14, 2022

In 1880s New York, the last thing any woman wanted was to be committed to the infamous lunatic asylum at Blackwell's Island. Except for Nelly Bly, investigative reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. In this episode, we continue Bly's personal account of her time as an inmate within those walls.

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The UFOs of 1967; Over Land & In Sea Feb 19, 2022

The Falcon Lake Incident and the Shag Harbour UFO are two unforgettable stories from another historical year full of unidentifiable craft sightings. The UFOs of 1967 came thick and fast, and left good evidence in their wake.

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Witches in the News, Through the Centuries & in the Ducking Pond Feb 12, 2022

Witness the ducking of a witch from the front row of the assembled villagers! This episode is all witch, all the time. Dive in (but try not to float.)

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Victorian Doctors & the Handwashing Scandal Feb 05, 2022

Checking in again on the utter filth of those Victorians....turns out things weren't any better in the rest of Europe. A feud between medical surgeons actually led to an effective boycott of clinical sanitary codes.

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A Victorian Seance with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Harry Houdini Jan 29, 2022

The two famous friends, Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, had a bad falling out over a seance gone wrong.

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We Faked the Haunting at Borley Rectory Jan 22, 2022

Did a bunch of meddling kids really fool the great Harry Price, ghost hunter?

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Jack the Ripper...Revisited with DNA Jan 15, 2022

I'm back at the Jack the Ripper case for a fresh, modern spin on things!

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Kaspar Hauser & Crime Against the Soul Jan 08, 2022

Hoaxer? Innocent victim? Nobody knows for sure who the mysterious Kaspar Hauser really was, but his story of neglect and intrigue still fascinates all who hear it.

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Home is a House that Loves You...Happy Christmas, Glorious Solstice & Merry Festivus Dec 25, 2021

In lieu of donning a robot voice to overcome the power outage and microphone problems of this Christmas, here's a heartwarming fantasy story I recorded some time ago. Best to you this season! May your belly be full and your dear ones near. Seasons greetings from Mandy and the coven!

We present: Home is a House that Loves You

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All Souls Day & an Ancient Ghost Story Oct 30, 2021

Happy Halloween, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead!

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Moskvin’s Russian Dolls Oct 24, 2021

Anatoly Moskvin was a Russian historian and cemetery expert with a very unique collection of dolls...

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In Death & Mourning Oct 16, 2021

The Victorians are fascinating for many reasons, not least their fascination with death.

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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! Oct 09, 2021

Whether or not you've been looking forward to a bountiful meal this weekend, join me for a few of the finer points on Canadian Thanksgiving.

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Ghosts from Victorian Broadsheets Sep 11, 2021

The Victorians were so keen on a good ghost story that they peppered their newspapers thoroughly with them!

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The First Lady’s Trip to Venus Sep 04, 2021

This week's bedtime story spans a fantastic two centuries of extraterrestrial history in Japan.

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Dipped in Honey & Buried Alive? Aug 28, 2021

More than 2300 years ago, a man named Kalanos poured fuel over his body, stood voluntarily upon a pyre, and set himself aflame. The last words he spoke to his grief-stricken companion were, "We shall meet in Babylon." In conclusion, rumours of Alexander the Great's death may have been exaggerated.

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The Sleeping Prophet Aug 22, 2021

Edgar Cayce could solve any mystery, so long as he could sleep on it.

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Sixth Man to Walk on the Moon Aug 14, 2021

Edgar Mitchell had an off-planet epiphany that changed his life.

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The Real Sweeney Todd: Human, a la Mode Aug 08, 2021

Anyone fancy a meat pie?

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And the Ancestors Brought Capitalism Jul 26, 2021

A lot can happen when gold-rush Australians go exploring.

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The Peppermint Humbugs Jul 10, 2021

Can you guess the extra-special ingredient? No, it's not love...

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Six Jul 03, 2021

There's plague about in the estate. Whilst I avoid the deadly miasma, here's a lovely prerecorded chapter of The Utmost Island.

I don't suppose you'd spot your favourite host a cup of tea, by any chance? One needs to keep up their strength in times like these.

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Leeuwenhoek’s Animalcules Jun 26, 2021

Would you believe reports of so-called "little animals" living in your drinking water?

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A Science Palace & Bizarre Death Jun 13, 2021

This is the story of a very lucky, very intelligent, and sometimes quite foolish Renaissance Man.

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The Tudors: Part Three Jun 05, 2021

Everyone knows about his hard-headed, serial-marrying son, but what of the founder of the dynasty himself?

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Farewell, Good Cat May 29, 2021

Here are a few brief kitty tales to soothe us all to sleep.

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The Tudors: Part Two May 16, 2021

The War of the Roses and the Step-Tudor who was a Mad King.

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The Tudors: Part One May 11, 2021

This epic tale begins in Wales, some 800 years ago...

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Lucy’s Bones May 11, 2021

This is the story of our dearly departed mutual cousin...or, aunt?

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Cotard’s Delusion May 11, 2021

Doctor Jules Cotard was the first physician to research and describe a specific type of psychosis in which patients believe they do not exist, or, that they are dead. These are collected stories of various patients from the last 200 years.

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Prince Philip the Greek May 11, 2021

RIP Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, once 6th in line to the throne of Greece and Denmark!

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A Rather Damning Speech from the Gallows May 11, 2021

Once upon a time, one Patrick Maude was executed for murder. But first, he had no end of blame to throw about with his final speech.

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A Short Stint in a Dutch War Camp May 11, 2021

Canadian soldier Ralph Niessen and his brother were captured by German soldiers in occupied Holland near the end of the war and imprisoned together.

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Franken-Tito’s Nightly Story Club May 11, 2021

A zip-zoop-zabulous announcement followed by further tales of the lost world of the Vikings!

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Comet, Planet or King George III? May 11, 2021

William Herschel discovered something bright, shiny and exciting two centuries ago in the night sky.

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Queen Hangbe & the Amazons of Black Sparta May 11, 2021

Today's forgotten history comes from the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, where female warriors were very much in vogue.

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Ten Days in a Mad House: Part Five May 11, 2021

Nellie is on her way to the final destination!

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The First Spacewalk & Cyanide Pill May 11, 2021

Alexei Leonov took the first spacewalk in orbit around the Earth in 1965. In case things went terribly wrong, he had an emergency plan...

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A Swedish Witch & Devil’s Island May 11, 2021

Malin Matsdotter was a principle defendant of the Swedish Witch Trials of the late 17th century.

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Ten Days in a Mad House: Part Four May 11, 2021

Declared insane!

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Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942 May 11, 2021

Does what it says on the tin!

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Ten Days in a Mad House: Part Three May 11, 2021

In which Nelly Bly is taken to the police for apparent lunacy.

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Ten Days in a Mad House: Part Two May 11, 2021

The second part of Nellie Bly's story of her intentional commitment to a New York insane asylum in the 1860s.

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Ten Days in a Mad House: Part One May 11, 2021

"Ten Days in a Mad House" is the true account of one Nellie Bly, a 19th-century reporter for a New York newspaper. What was it really like inside those walls?

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A Christmas Carol, Stave Five: The End of It May 11, 2021

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A Christmas Carol, Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits May 11, 2021

Meet the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come!

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A Christmas Carol, Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits May 11, 2021

Part Three of Charles Dickens' best-known Christmas story.

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A Christmas Carol, Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits May 11, 2021

Part Two of Charles Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge.

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A Christmas Carol, Stave One: Marley’s Ghost May 11, 2021

Twas the night before the night before Christmas, and all through the house verily every strange creature stirred! We like it that way. Make way for a classic Victorian holiday ghost story, written by Charles Dickens.

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“The Body Snatcher,” a Halloween tale by Robert Louis Stevenson May 11, 2021

Happy Halloween! As a special treat, I've decided to share Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher," published in 1884. Though perhaps this story is not quite true, it IS based upon the very real Ressurectionist industry that plagued Scotland during the Victorian era.

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Thunder provided by Lord Samhain, in conjunction with our own trickster-cryptid, Colonel Butler.

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Bone China May 11, 2021

Ever wondered if there are really bones in your fancy bone china set?

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Scotland Yard Hunts a Killer May 11, 2021

London's famous New Scotland Yard details its investigation of the missing woman, Mrs. Durand-Deacon, in 1954.

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The Green Children May 11, 2021

Suffolk's green children have remained in local folklore for nearly 1,000 years--two little figures even adorn the village sign.

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Literature & Antique Scabs May 11, 2021

Who knows what treasures are to be found in the folds of a pretty Victorian-era letter? Well, not usually these.

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Galileo & the Roof of May 11, 2021

Once upon a time, the Florentine Academy put its resources together to locate and determine its exact dimensions.

Yes, really.

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The Year the Pope Said the World Would End...in 1000 May 11, 2021

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The Franklin Expedition May 11, 2021

The British were obsessed with finding a seaway from Canada's east coast to its west coast, and by the mid-19th-century they had begun exploring the Arctic Ocean for that purpose. Things got a bit too chilly for many unlucky people who found themselves in Arctic waters, never to return home.

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A Ghost Story from Normandy May 11, 2021

This rather judgemental ghost encounter comes from Normandy in the year 1091...

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Nicola Tesla’s Martians May 11, 2021

While conducting mysterious experiments with electricity in Colorado and his New York laboratory, electrical scientist Nikola Tesla received some exciting unearthly signals.

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Serial Killers or Angel Makers? May 11, 2021

Once upon a time, in a little Hungarian village, there was a merry widow who wanted to help her fellow womenfolk be free from their abusive husbands...

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Four May 11, 2021

Continuing the reading from Henry Myers' amazing Norse historical fiction.

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The Summer of Saucers May 11, 2021

Twinkle, twinkle, little star...like a tea tray, in the sky...It's the summer of 1947 and the skies of Washington are packed!

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England’s Most Learned Woman Aug 04, 2020

....A Learned Woman is thought to be a Comet, that bodes Mischief, whenever it appears.

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Gone With the Wind Death & Controversy Jul 28, 2020

Do you know how Margaret Mitchell died? Does anyone, really?

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Nazism & the Mengele Twins Jul 25, 2020

didn't simply murder millions of people--some of their victims were tortured and experimented on before facing death, or in some cases, liberation.

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His Majesty, the Thief of Cairo Jul 21, 2020

The last true ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt--one Farouk bin Fuad--had a bit of an indulgence problem.

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The Emperor’s Elixir Jul 18, 2020

What more can a great emperor ask than to have dominion over the entire known world? Well, eternal life, for one...

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Hatshepsut, Pharaoh Queen of Egypt Jul 14, 2020

Once upon a time, an Egyptian queen became KIng--pharaonic beard and all.

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The Utmost Island, Chapter Three Jul 11, 2020

Continuing on with Henry Myers' novel of 11th-century Icelandic explorer, Leif Erickson.

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A Mary Called Typhoid Jul 07, 2020

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A Victorian Retelling of the Antonines of Rome Jul 04, 2020

Only a Victorian could write such a story with the perfect mixture of awe and tasteless xenophobia all at once. This is a partial retelling of the stories of Roman Emperors Antonine Pius, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodore.

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Pliny & the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Jun 30, 2020

A young Pliny (nephew to Pliny the Elder) witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius--which buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD--and compiled the reports his uncle made during those chaotic days under a black cloud.

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Special Reading: Chapter 2 of ”The Utmost Island” Jun 27, 2020

Moving right along with the second chapter of Henry Myers' fictionalized recounting of Leif Erickson's life, "The Utmost Island!"

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Special Reading: Chapter 1, ”The Utmost Island” Jun 27, 2020

In 1951, Henry Myers published "The Utmost Island," a beautiful tale of Leif Erickson's life and voyage to Newfoundland, Canada.

This is the first chapter.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Job Application Letter Jun 23, 2020

You probably don't think of da Vinci as one of the great war-mongers of history, but wait until you hear what he had to promise his employer in order to get a job where--one day, hopefully--he'd be able to build beautiful pieces of art.

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John Schmidt: The Bluebeard Killer Jun 20, 2020

John Schmidt, or Johann Otto Hoch--or any number of this German man's pseudonyms throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries--was a male version of the classic Black Widow. He hunted for brides through the classifieds and made off with their worldly savings as soon as the arsenic had done its work.

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A Story of England and the Black Death Jun 16, 2020

Having claimed some 25 million lives in England alone, the Black Death is the most infamous pestilence in history. It sparked a million "cures," generations of religious fanatics and eventually, modern scientific germ theory.

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The Spanish Flu; ”All Under Control” Jun 13, 2020

"On the fourth day, the patient is either as well as he ever was, or pneumonia and other complications assert their dangerous presence. A harsh cough is a frequently encountered symptom. The patient thus hacks and sprays forth lots of the microbes which spread the infection quickly unless handled with the greatest precaution."

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The Rapa Nui of Easter Island Jun 09, 2020

When European explorers discovered the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui in the 18th century, the island's once-flourishing ecosystem had been ravaged nearly to the point of no return. So, too, had the tiny remaining population of a mysterious tribe.

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Special Episode-Chapter Reading of ”Letters to Earth” Jun 06, 2020

Hey listeners, I wrote a book! Tune in to hear the first chapter of my science fiction novel :)

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A Brief History of Dictatorship Jun 02, 2020

With the world seemingly crumbling at our feet, here's a reminder of the times humanity saw it all before--and kept right on kicking and screaming for equality.

A Pope’s Corpse Goes on Trial May 30, 2020

The papacy was not the well-oiled machine you might expect it was in the early Medieval period--in fact, poisonings, wars, coups and in this case, all those things plus a corpse trial could characterize one's rule over the Roman Catholic Church.

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Jack the Ripper: Upon Closer Inspection May 26, 2020

Sure, there are probably more theories as to the identity of Jack the Ripper than there were victims--but here's a good one!

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Vasco da Gama in Africa, 1497 May 23, 2020

A tale of adventure, sign language, colonialism and "negroes."

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Astronaut Gordon Cooper on UFOs May 19, 2020

On several occasions, NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper witnessed UFO activity that he claims was subsequently overlooked or covered up by Project Blue Book.

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Friedrich Jurgenson Discovers EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) May 16, 2020

In 1959, Sweden artist Friedrich Jurgenson was trying to record birdsong on tape. Upon playback, however, he heard something very strange. That was the beginning of EVP research as we know it today, which is used by ghost hunters, reincarnationists and other people hunting for an unseen truth.

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A German Among New World Cannibals May 12, 2020

In 1547, Hans Staden set out on an adventure that very nearly got him eaten by the Tupinambá people of Brazil.

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Columbus’ Description of His Voyage to the ”Indies” May 09, 2020

Christopher Columbus was certain he had discovered a short route between Spain and India in 1492. This is his letter to the King and Queen of Spain upon returning to Europe, in which he tells of all the marvels he has found in the "Indian islands."

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The Blood Countess of Transylvania May 05, 2020

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is the first documented female serial killer, with a penchant for horrific homemade youth serums.

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Ancient Aliens May 02, 2020

UFOs and supernatural phenomena in three accounts, from the 10th century to the 17th!

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The Great Filth of Industrial Britain Apr 28, 2020

When Great Britain industrialized, its population boomed--as did cases of disease and piles of garbage. Several commissions had to be arranged to assess the filth of the nation and figure out how to deal with it.

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Suicide Note from the Heaven’s Gate Cult Apr 26, 2020

The Heaven's Gate cult members referred to themselves as The Class, and believed that following their deaths, their souls would be transported to a spaceship following the Hale-Bopp comet in 1997. This is one of the public "Earth Exit Statements" published by a member of the Class just prior to the group's mass suicide.

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Zhang Liuquan, the 1,000-year-old Living Buddha Apr 25, 2020

It all started with the fundamental Buddhist belief in minimalism and meditation. After 10 years of eating wood, Zhang Liuquan mummified himself in salt to become a rare Living Buddha.

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The Wedding of Marie Antoinette Apr 21, 2020

As a child, this Austrian archduchess bore little resemblance to her elder self; it took a team of 2 French stylists and 1 persistent tutor to transform her into a princess "worthy" of the French court.

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Mysteries of the Arnolfini Portrait Apr 18, 2020

Painted in 1434 by the famous Jan Van Eyke, the Arnolfini Portrait is both extremely strange and extremely cryptic. Just who were the people in the double portrait, and what was the biggest secret concealed in Van Eyke's brush strokes?

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Pythagoras & the Semicircle Cult Apr 12, 2020

You've probably heard of his famous theorem, but did you know Pythagoras had his own vegetarian cult?

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Radio Recordings of the Lost Cosmonauts Feb 12, 2020

Achille and Gian Battista Judica-Cordiglia built their own radio tower in Turin, Italy, intent on listening in on Soviet space missions. The recordings they produced seem to have been the horrifying last moments of many unnamed cosmonauts whose existence the Soviet Union strictly denied.

The first 2 audio clips (played before the episode intro) are allegedly the breathing and heartbeat of a dying Russian Cosmonaut. The recording at the very end of the episode is allegedly the final message of a female Russian cosmonaut as her craft goes out of control.

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Giordano Bruno: A Forgotten Martyr of the Scientific Revolution Jan 07, 2020

In 16th-century Italy, being astoundingly intelligent could really take you places--like a hot bonfire, with you as the entertainment. Giordano Bruno is a man we should all know!

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A Scottish Tea Smuggler Who Changed the World Jan 03, 2020

Today I'd like to share the story of Robert Fortune, a 19th-century Scottish botanist who has almost certainly affected your life. That is, unless you prefer coffee ;)

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