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Ridiculous History

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History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.
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Bad Gays

Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller

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A podcast about evil and complicated queers in history. Why do we remember our heroes better than our villains? Hosted by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller. Learn more: www.badgayspod.com
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In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal. British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power. But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage. Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And ...
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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor

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Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
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Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Aaron Wright and Benjamin Grundy as they investigate the latest in futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.
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Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. It is Canada’s most well known music documentary hosted by the legendary Alan Cross. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.
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Do you like your spooky stories with some historical context? Do you like your history with a pinch of the paranormal? Then Weird in the Wade is the podcast for you. Weird in the Wade is about all that’s weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in a small English town called Biggleswade and its surrounding area. Each episode we explore a story that will make you pause and ponder, whether its a haunting, flying saucers, witches, poisoners or body snatchers. Social history meets the unexplaine ...
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Comedy History 101

Harmon Leon

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Comedian and journalist Harmon Leon dives deep into the wild, weird, and hilarious history of comedy. Each episode explores the backstories of legendary comedians, iconic sketches, cult classics, stand-up milestones, and forgotten gems from the comedy world. From SNL to viral videos, we unpack the moments that shaped what makes us laugh. Whether you're a hardcore comedy nerd or just comedy-curious, this is your crash course in the funny business. Subscribe now and discover how comedy got to ...
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Paranormal, unexplainable, and uncanny stories aren't just in the fiction section. They happen every day, to people just like you, documented in America's newspaper archives. One Strange Thing brings you witty true stories of ghost sightings, strange disappearances, and supernatural events from small town America. Each episode explores authentic paranormal mysteries and unexplained phenomena with humor and curiosity. Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities and prepare to won ...
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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.
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Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib discuss and explore some of the most mysterious and interesting events in history. Take a trip to haunted hotels, abandoned malls, deserted amusement parks, paranormal experiences, infamous true crimes, and weird historical and cultural events. This is Ghost Town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On the 19th of February, 1911, in the Valorian Socialist Republic, an assistant tailor named Colette Geise experienced a migraine that ruined her life. THE KINGMAKER HISTORIES is a steampunk fantasy adventure about three petty criminals swept up into a magical power struggle for the future of their post-revolutionary home country.
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Blurry Creatures

Blurry Creatures

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Blurry Creatures chases down answers for the weird questions and enigmatic creatures that inhabit the fringes between reality, myth, and imagination. Join podcast veterans Nate Henry and Luke Rodgers as they investigate Bigfoot, Ancient Giants, Cryptids, The Nephilim, The Watchers, Ancient Burial Mounds, Forbidden History, Megaliths, Conspiracy Theories, Dogman, Mothman, The UFO Phenomenon, Extraterrestrials, and The Unexplained.
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The Economic History podcast is a platform for sharing knowledge, ideas and new research with a general interest audience. Each month we meet leading academics in the field and discuss a range of topics, including pandemics, long run economic growth, gender issues, financial crises, inequality, sustainable development and a number of weird and fun economic experiments in history. There is no time like the past to help us understand the present.
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Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-colonial era to 25 years ago. Whatever you want to know about Canadian history, this is your one-stop shop.
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I'm TK, your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies like Hatshepsut and Wu Zetianto, activist profiles, Egyptian and Japanese gods and goddesses, and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here. No event is too small and no topic too big, because this is For The Love of History. ----------------------- For over 100 arch ...
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This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of the past, unpicking history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories. Join historians Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling, every Monday and Thursday to take a look at the darker side of history. From haunted pubs and Houdini, to witch trials and weird UFO sightings. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal - a podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and ...
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Weird Medieval Guys

Weird Medieval Guys

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Leaving no stone unturned in our quest for the weirdest stories, guys, and art from the Middle Ages. The Weird Medieval Guys podcast is brought to you by Olivia, the creator of internet sensation Weird Medieval Guys, and Aran, a historian and fellow weird guy connoisseur.
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Wide Atlantic Weird: an Irish podcast about why people believe weird things. Now defunct, enjoy these episodes of investigating the world of the strange, remaining critical, not cynical. And enjoy the final episodes under the guise of the Lost Valley podcast too!
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The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate

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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at [email protected].
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Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
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Wining About Herstory

Wining About Herstory

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Have you ever wondered where all of the women were in your history books? You're not alone! Join long time gal pals, Kelley & Emily, as they swap stories about incredible women from history over a cheap bottle of wine. They take wining to a whole new level. Women's history has never been this tipsy!
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Keep It Weird

Keep It Weird Podcast

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Keep It Weird is the podcast for all things strange, unusual, paranormal, supernatural, creepy, sticky, gross, scary & everything in between! Join us as we discuss the strangest stories from history, the creepiest cults, the most dangerous conspiracies, the most haunted houses & have a laugh while doing it.
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Eros + Massacre

Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre is a cinema podcast hosted by Samm Deighan, focusing on everything from cult and psychotronic to weird arthouse, East Asian movies, and the less frequently explored avenues of film history.
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Jump down new rabbit holes with Timesuck, the weekly podcast that takes you on a fascinating and bizarre journey through history’s darkest corners, most shocking conspiracies, and wildest true stories. Hosted by acclaimed standup comedian and storyteller Dan Cummins, each episode blends dark humor with deep research to uncover hidden truths about infamous historical figures, unsolved mysteries, notorious serial killers, and more. If you crave the weird, the wild, and the unexpected, Timesuck ...
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Weird World Podcast

Weird World Podcast

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A podcast that explores the unknown, the unexplained, the mysterious, the unsolved and the just plain strange. Bizarre crimes, disappearing people, odd creatures, creepy phenomena, it's all here. We won't solve every mystery, but we'll try to separate truth from fiction and let you decide.
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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds ...
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History Out Loud

Calderdale Libraries

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Calderdale Libraries' bi-monthly podcast, with guests, bringing you stories and facts from the weird and wonderful past... *Follow us on Twitter/X: @HOL_podcast *Follow us on Facebook: HOLpodcast
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Weird History Podcast

The Forbidden Knowledge Network

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The Weird History Podcast dives deep into the strangest, most unbelievable true stories from the past. From forgotten disasters and bizarre inventions to eccentric rulers and historical hoaxes, we uncover the wild chapters of history that textbooks left out. Each episode is a journey into the absurd, eerie, and downright shocking moments that actually happened. If it’s weird, it’s here. Follow for new episodes every week.
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Each week, host John Hinson takes a look at weird, crazy, and forgotten stories from the history of humankind. He covers true crime, paranormal, and other strange stories and tries to put some humor into it, or maybe he's just an apathetic dick - that's up to you to decide.
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Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!
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Weird Medicine: The Podcast

Dr. Steve & Studio71

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Since 2007, Weird Medicine has been "the first and still only uncensored medical show in broadcast radio history" on SiriusXM. Now, the same crew that continues to shock, horrify, entertain and inform the satellite airwaves is producing a weekly podcast! This is a medical show for people who would never listen to a medical show on the internet (or anywhere else). If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, call the voicemail line at 347 766 4323 (347 POO HEAD) any time. Remember, ...
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Oddology

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Study the strange A mostly paranormal podcast hosted by two loud mouthed Kentucky gals. Join us as we dive into cryptids, ghost, aliens, weird history, and who knows what else.
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Happy Halloween!!! Join the guys this week as they talk about what's been going on around the world when it comes to all things Weird and Eerie. Listen as the boys are joined by Fernando as they talk about Nobel prizes won by stoners, Alien Symbiotes and a thought provoking conspiracy that attaches the 3i/Atlas comet to a radio signal caught back i…
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The organic food industry is fueled by the quest for healthier meals, environmental concerns, and a longing for the days before chemical pesticides and fertilizers. But does organic food truly address these issues, or are we simply being misled? #organic #foodindustry #environmentalconcerns #healthiermeals See show notes: https://inlet.fm/weird-his…
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WDRadio Week of October 26, 2025 | The night is coming. Porch lights and decorations won't change what moves through the darkness on October 31st. Every plastic skeleton dangling from a suburban tree, every polyester witch costume hanging in a store window, every carved pumpkin glowing on a doorstep - they're echoes of something that began long bef…
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Happy Spooky Season, dear one! This week, in our Season 11 Finale, we are exploring a question that has been on my mind for quite some time. What is the history of Halloween costumes?! 🎃 👻 When October 1st hits, my FYP gets flooded with creepy vintage photographs of Halloween’s gone by. They are honestly nightmare fuel, and every time I see one, I …
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My friends over the course of history we have seen many successful and less than successful assassinations. These have changed the world as we know it and some of them were downright strange Travel to Greece with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Thailand with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of E…
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Ben here: Noel and I are sailing the seas this week -- wish us luck! Luckily, our Super Producer Max is holding it down with some of our favorite Classic episodes. Here's one for all the kids scared of dentists: "For millions of kids in the West, the story is as mysterious as it is profitable: Once your baby teeth begin falling out, hide them benea…
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Audio version: https://archive.org/download/sidetracks-live-halloween-night-2025/Sidetracks%20LIVE_%20Halloween%20Night%2C%202025%21.mp3 Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. Also check out Jenny’s horror channel, The Scare Salon, and her true …
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In this weekend's Classic episode, Ben quizzes Max on his dreams of being a director, ultimately asking: What would the average person do to become famous? Often described as one of the most isolated countries in the world, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ruled by the Kim dynasty since 1948. And while most reports of defectors fo…
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A RE-UPLOAD OF A 2020 EPISODE FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS In PART 2 of JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS, enter the Wide Atlantic Weird cabin-in-the-woods to find the place stuffed with mummified cats, cursed relics and forbidden idols as we delve into THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS! This 1903 book from Dublin-born Bram ‘Dracula’ Stoker affords us the …
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Reality is the real horror. Every Monday, poet and paranormal obsessive Heidi Wong unearths the chilling true stories behind the world’s most terrifying legends. From haunted dolls to cursed houses, each episode of Twisted Tales reveals the disturbing real-life events that inspired horror’s biggest blockbusters and the ones too twisted to make it t…
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Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com = = = = =…
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💀🌿 Deep beneath Mount Olympus, far from sunlight and good decisions, lay the Greek Underworld — the ancient world’s most depressing afterparty. Ruled by Hades and guarded by a dog with too many heads, it was a place of endless waiting, judgment, and occasional bad poetry. Heroes, villains, and confused souls all ended up here — from Orpheus to Odys…
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Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = The Whistler, “Break Away” (March 09, 1952) 00:30:56.299 = Witch’s Tale, “Graveyard Mansion” (March 06, 1933) 01:01:08.275 = Dark Fantasy, “De…
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Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = Inner Sanctum, “Wailing Wall” (November 06, 1945) 00:28:37.696 = Lights Out, “It Happened” (May 11, 1938) 00:57:53.236 = Mercury Theater, “The…
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Happy Halloween, Meatsacks! The conclusion of our Halloween week fictional horror! In this conclusion to yesterday's release, Duncan Briggs just wants his life to return to what it was before he'd ever heard of AR Innovations. But we all know that's not going to happen, right? Instead, the new ride he's on keeps getting wilder. This episode was sco…
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It’s Halloween, and fittingly, our stories take a dark and eerie turn. We begin with the unsettling accounts of a psychiatrist whose faith is tested by cases of possession, patients climbing walls with unnatural strength, resisting sedatives, and channeling violent entities. From there, we delve into reports of demonic warfare waged by a modern exo…
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Squeezing in one last special episode for the Halloween season, this is another subject I’ve been dying to talk about since I started Eros + Massacre. Erica Shultz was kind enough to join me to discuss about a series of ’70s and ’80s thrillers and horror movies featuring the phone as a source of terror. You probably know Erica from her podcast, Uns…
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The gang's latest client is a real pain in the neck. Content Warnings: Blood, gore, vomit, eating sounds, possession/loss of autonomy, animal death Transcript Link Donate to the fundraiser for season 4 here! Written by Addison Peacock and Meg Molloy Tuten Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Blythe Renay - Colette Taqi Nazeer - E…
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Professor Valerie Ramey takes us through the conundrum of why post-war unemployment did not surge in the USA. We then discuss the economic effects of fiscal policy and how the timing of spending (and spending announcements) matters to the measuring the outcome. We finish with a discussion on time use and consider whether leisure time has actually i…
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Hail to the Cardinal, Hail to the White, Weirdos!! Welcome to a very special Halloween episode-- It's our WEIRD CENTRALIA LIVE SHOW!! This month Lauren and Ashley had the pleasure of traveling to Centralia, IL to perform to a sold out audience at the Centralia Area Historical Society Museum! We got to chat about ALL THINGS C-TOWN including, but not…
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A controversial book ignites the flame of Satanic Panic in 1980. This is Michelle Remembers Part 2: The Devil's Playground. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. …
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Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941) 00:25:19.122 = Escape, “Ring of Thoth” (August 11, 1947) 00:55:11.383 = Hall of Fantasy…
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Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE NOTE: Episodes in this series are low quality. You can still hear and understand the story, but some people may find the quality distracting. But you have to expect some degradation when listening to something that is almost 100 y…
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In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; a hairbrush heist Carwash chaos in Sarnia, Ontario the Red Car Ripper of Selkirk Duck Lake, SK - FOR SALE Series Links Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird…
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The 1938 radio drama of “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells, as performed by Mercury Radio Theater and Orson Welles. Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THIS EPISODE… “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. Radio script by Orson Welles, produced…
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🕯️👑 Catherine the Great didn’t inherit the throne—she took it. A German princess turned Russian empress, she outsmarted her enemies, rewrote the empire’s future, and managed to rule longer (and smarter) than most kings. Behind the portraits and scandals was a woman obsessed with art, philosophy, and power—and who turned chaos into an empire that gl…
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Creepypastas - those spooky and terrifying stories that have the run of the internet - have become an art form. Here we share the best of the best, the most iconic and creepiest of creepypastas. In Part 1, we hear about a battle-scarred killer, a terrifyingly slender man, a killer proud of his masterpiece, and an eeriely calm woman with a kitten in…
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Hello again Meatsacks! The beginning of our last bit of Halloween week fictional horror! This one was originally released back in July. In this first of two parts, we meet a man, Duncan Briggs, who agrees to participate in a paid scientific study to make a little cash to get his wife something nice for her birthday while he's in-between jobs. And t…
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It's no secret that the Wonders of the Ancient World were pretty... wonderful -- yet also pretty mischaracterized. In today's episode, Ben, Noel, and Super Producer Max explore the phenonemal Temple of Artemis, which was built not once, not twice, but three separate times before it ultimately disappeared. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…
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The 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley in the affluent gated community of Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut, remains one of the most notorious unsolved cases in American true crime history; on October 30, Moxley was bludgeoned to death with a golf club near her family’s home, sparking a decades-long investigation that led to the 2002 convic…
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Tonight on Weird Darkness, I'm sharing the complete audiobook novelization of John Carpenter's Halloween—a chilling adaptation that delves even deeper into the mind of pure evil than the film ever could. Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE IN THIS EPISODE: A rare an…
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In the spring of 2022, Jacke dropped everything to plummet into one of the strangest poems he had ever read, "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). The result was a two-part episode that never quite found its home. In this special Halloween episode, we've combined the best parts of both of those episodes to bring you the full story of a…
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For this Canadian Gothic Halloween special, we gather around a crackling campfire for a night of true ghost stories. Jordan, Madelayne, and Aaron trade the studio for the open air to listen to chilling, unexplained, and sometimes heartfelt ghost stories sent in by listeners across the world. From haunted accommodations in BC and Newfoundland, to a …
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What are the origins of keening for the dead? What is the history of Irish wakes? And why must you never put a coffin down on the way to the funeral? Anthony tells Maddy and special guest Dan Snow about the history of Irish funerary traditions. Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long. You can now watch A…
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We are fascinated by Bigfoot when we read about him in books or see him on TV—but what would you do if you came face-to-face with an 800-pound creature in the wild, and discovered that the terror is so overwhelming that grown men break down sobbing and can never bring themselves to hunt in the woods again? Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Dark…
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🌾🏛️ Long before pyramids, empires, or Wi-Fi, there were the Sumerians. They built cities out of mud, invented writing by accident, and spent most of their time trying to please a very moody set of gods. From the ziggurats of Ur to the world’s first written complaints, they laid the foundation for everything we now call civilization—without ever kno…
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A mad scientist kidnaps a woman and steals a gorilla from the zoo, his plan is to transplant the woman’s brain into the gorilla. | The Shadow, “The House of Horror” | #RetroRadio EP0545 Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximat…
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