Cursed Diamond Voyage, Moon People
We're back with the further adventures of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, the famously cursed and huge diamond of the Mughal empire as it makes it's way from ...
Anachronismo!
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Come talk a walk on the weird side of history with three history-loving idiots. Every other wednesday, we dive into tales of strange, obscure, or just plain interesting history, making millions of dumb jokes along the way. Join us as we laugh and learn together!
Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires
Just the core team today as we jump into the history of piggy banks and the New England vampire scare! First, learn how piggy banks came to be, from a...
Pope Death Murder Party, Over Niagara in a Barrel
John Serpico joins us to talk about the insane history of the papal interregnum. Now we know that talking about the period between the death of one po...
Goat Man, Ancient Athenian Parties
Special guest Garth Goldwater joins us this week to talk about the Goat Man. Who was the goat man you ask? A shadowy figure in the night, dressed in a...
Year without Summer, Terrible Olympics
Today we're talking about the Year Without a Summer and the disaster that was 1904 Olympic Games. The year was 1816. A series of volcanic eruptions ha...
Victorian Pipe Culture, Ferdinand the Imposter
Happy new year all! We return with two tales of weird history - first, Max reveals his research into the pipe smoking culture of Victorian England, wi...
RECAST - Saturnalia, Gregor MacGregor's Poyais Scheme
We're taking xmas off! We hope that you're having a wonderful holiday and that we can help you distract yourself from your families with the re-cast o...
55 - Transcontinental Railroad, Architecture Gangsters
Choo Choo! All aboard the Jackie express to the history of the Transcontinental Railroad! Learn abou tthe train barons and their shitty tricks to bilk...
Heart of Darkness
When we recorded this episode Max and Jackie were full of flu, so we handed the reins off to Noel to get deep in the weeds on the history of the film ...
Ep 52 - DC Punk, Fruitlands
We're back, with special guest Rob Mulligan! First, Rob takes us through the Revolution Summer of DC hardcore Punk music, and all the punk rockers tha...