Obscure History
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 297 ratingsNew episodes every Monday.
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The Devil's Fingers - Paganini
April 16, 2023 08:39 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBIn the not so distant past, the violin was considered the Devil's instrument and Niccolo Paganini was the Dark Lord's favorite player.
The Combat of the Thirty
April 01, 2023 08:44 - 17 minutes - 13.6 MBSurprise! Obscure History is back and we are talking about one of the strangest battles of the Hundred Years' War. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for some important Obscure History information, as well as some personal updates! Music by: Joshua Zurbrick and, Mid-Air Machine
Take Nothing for Granted - Obscure Ball
June 27, 2022 05:56 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBSorry about missing an episode in the middle of a series! Check out Obscure Ball: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obscureball/id1472304111 Additional Health Resources: https://abortion.cafe/ - this is a collection of abortion resources shoutyourabortion.com - this is a campaign to normalize abortion https://donations4abortion.com/ - donate to support abortion funds by state https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds - donate to the national network of abortion funds (don...
Tunnels Under the Capital - Harrison Gray Dyer - Part One
June 20, 2022 07:42 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MBCheck out Onyx Coffee Lab today! https://onyxcoffeelab.com/ Also, join the discord server, it's free! https://discord.gg/YV8pYMnJ
The Greatest Runner in Cuba - Andarin Carvajal
June 13, 2022 04:55 - 20 minutes - 16.3 MBCheck out Onyx Coffee Lab and buy some beans: https://onyxcoffeelab.com?utm_campaign=obscurehistory&utm_source=Show Notes&utm_custom[email][email protected] Also, check out the free Discord Server to chat with me directly! https://discord.gg/HnSxfcFN
The Mystery of D.B. Cooper - History Daily
June 06, 2022 04:55 - 18 minutes - 14.6 MBNovember 24, 1971. An unidentified man hijacks a Boeing 727 and extorts $200,000 of ransom money before parachuting to an uncertain fate over Washington State. Check out History Daily at https://www.noiser.com/history-daily On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941,...
The Strange History of Ornamental Hermits
May 23, 2022 05:51 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBCheck out the Discord, it's free: https://discord.gg/SF5aMUhc Also, get your brain right: betterhelp.com/obscure Also also, check out my friends at indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org
America's Anti-Flirt Club
May 16, 2022 03:51 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MBJoin the Obscure History Discord server, it's free! https://discord.gg/gbGzHGux Check out betterhelp.com/obscure to get your brain right. Also, check out my friends at indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org
The Tragic History of Mother's Day - Anna Jarvis
May 10, 2022 02:04 - 16 minutes - 13.6 MBGet the mental health help you need with betterhelp.com/obscure Also, check out my pals: indiedropin.com earbudspodcastcollective.org
Avo Arrow - Featuring Canadian History Ehx
May 02, 2022 05:30 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MBCheck out Craig's amazing history podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/canadian-history-ehx/id1437838013
Appalachian Atlantis - the Lost City of Gad
April 25, 2022 05:20 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBJOIN THE FREE OBSCURE HISTORY DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/2Sxew8qP Take charge of your mental health with BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/obscure Support my buddies: indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org Thank you! You're the best.
Like the Hulk but Real - Milo of Croton
April 18, 2022 05:53 - 21 minutes - 39.8 MBMilo of Croton was a very interesting guy. He was a very successful athlete and war hero, but is all that glitters truly gold? We'll see... Go to betterhelp.com/obscure to start taking control of your mental health today. Also, check out my friends at indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org!
The Curious Case of Einstein's Missing Brain
April 04, 2022 06:09 - 22 minutes - 17.7 MBCheck out betterhelp.com/obscure today to start your first month of therapy, 10% off! Also, special thanks to indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org
Smoother than Adam West - London's Real Batman - Part 2 - EXCLUSIVE CONTENT SNEAK PEAK
March 28, 2022 05:56 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBTake time for your mental health by going to betterhelp.com/obscure today!
Better than Robert Pattinson - London's Real Batman
March 21, 2022 07:44 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBWe have a collective fascination with vigilantism. Crusaders for the greater good, often covered in unique and creative costume, dashing through the shadows and snatching up evil doers before the evil can be done. We love characters like Batman and Spiderman because they protect the most vulnerable people from the most dangerous predators. But they’re just fiction… right? What if I told you the world had a Batman once, and he was a lot more complicated than the caped crusader we know and love...
I Think Therefore I am - Rene Descartes and his Wooden Daughter
March 14, 2022 06:41 - 20 minutes - 16.3 MBGo be helpful! https://www.redcross.org/
La Matanza - The Slaughter - Featuring Wild West Extravaganza
March 07, 2022 07:02 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBEmail me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Check out my website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Dark History of the Texas Rangers - https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/871929844/cult-of-glory-reveals-the-dark-history-of-the-texas-rangers Porvenir Massacre Descendants - https://time.com/5682139/porvenir-massacre-descendants/ Big Wonderful Thing Excerpt | Sediciosos - https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/big-wonderful-thing-excerp...
Saint Sammy - The Legend of Sammyville Part 2
February 28, 2022 07:16 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MBPlease consider a donation to one of the following: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/how-to-help-ukraine/
The Lawless Horrel Brothers - The Legend of Sammyville Part 1
February 21, 2022 08:43 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MBIn a remote corner of Oregon's northeastern territory, exists a mysterious and foreboding village. This is the legend of Sammyville. Check out Wild West Extravaganza: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza/id1451230227 for more outlaws, cowboys, and assorted wild west mayhem.
The Lawless Horrel Brothers - The Legend of Sammyville
February 21, 2022 08:43 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MBIn a remote corner of Oregon's northeastern territory, exists a mysterious and foreboding village. This is the legend of Sammyville. Check out Wild West Extravaganza: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza/id1451230227 for more outlaws, cowboys, and assorted wild west mayhem.
The Vanishing Preacher - Aimee Semple McPherson Part 2
February 14, 2022 07:30 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MBThank you! Check out: earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com
America's First Megachurch - Amiee Semple McPherson Part 1
February 07, 2022 07:08 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBThank you for listening, check out my friends: earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com
America's First Megachurch - Amiee Semple McPherson
February 07, 2022 07:08 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBThank you for listening, check out my friends: earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com
Christian Nudists - The Adamites
January 31, 2022 07:33 - 20 minutes - 16.1 MBCheck out my friends: twitch.tv/evkiyoshi earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com obscurehistorypod.com
Grover Cleveland's Big Scandal- Featuring Abridged Presidential Histories
January 24, 2022 06:58 - 38 minutes - 31 MBCheck out Abridged Presidential Histories today! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abridged-presidential-histories/id1505267377 You won't regret it.
Open Doors and FBI Corruption - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Musuem Heist - Part 2
January 17, 2022 07:25 - 22 minutes - 18.2 MBThank you all for listening! Check out my friends: earbudspodcastcollective.org and indiedropin.com
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist - Part 1
January 10, 2022 07:36 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MBCheck out Indie Drop-in Network's True Crime show to scratch that true crime itch! https://truecrime.indiedropin.com/obscurehistory?c=GFsLz86q7JmZ4b2o_Df2MQ&h=f84bf311474ce7665
Davenport, Iowa - The Hat Box Baby - Part 3
January 03, 2022 07:03 - 23 minutes - 19 MBWe finally wrap up our series on the Hat Box Baby. Check out my friends and sponsors! Ray E Boomhowers book: https://unmpress.com/books/richard-tregaskis/9780826362889 indiedropin.com earbudspodcastcollective.org
False Starts and Mysterious Kidnappings - The Hat Box Baby - Part 2
December 27, 2021 05:13 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MBWe continue to dive into the incredible tale of the Hat Box Baby. Check out the Obscure History merch store, everything is on sale and a portion of each sale goes to The American Red Cross! obscurehistorypod.threadless.com Also check out John D'Ella's amazing journalism: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-best-reads/2018/12/31/hatbox-baby-new-dna-connections-provide-answers-mystery-sharon-elliott-walter-freda-roth-emily-farro/2303104002/
An Arizona Nativity - The Hat Box Baby - Part One
December 20, 2021 05:47 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MBIn 1931 a baby was found in a hat box in the Arizona desert. What unfolded next was a lifetime of investigation and intrigue. Check out John D'Ella's wonderful work: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-best-reads/2018/12/25/hatbox-baby-mystery-people-who-found-her-sharon-elliott-arizona-desert/2301472002/ Also, check out my friends: indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org THANK YOU FOR MAKING 2021 SO GREAT!
An Arizona Nativity - The Hat Box Baby
December 20, 2021 05:47 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MBIn 1931 a baby was found in a hat box in the Arizona desert. What unfolded next was a lifetime of investigation and intrigue. Check out John D'Ella's wonderful work: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-best-reads/2018/12/25/hatbox-baby-mystery-people-who-found-her-sharon-elliott-arizona-desert/2301472002/ Also, check out my friends: indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org THANK YOU FOR MAKING 2021 SO GREAT!
The Christmas Scarecrow - Hans von Trotha
December 13, 2021 06:53 - 18 minutes - 14.8 MBEvery good character has a good foil... Santa has many of them, but the most disturbing might just be Hans Trapp.
Chaos, Copper, and Christmas - The Italian Hall Disaster
December 06, 2021 06:52 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MBIn 1913, in Michigan's Copper Country, there was a tragic disaster at the Christmas Eve Party in Calumet's Italian Hall... What at first seemed like a freak accident was revealed to be deep, malicious, conspiracy. Need a laugh? Here is a video that makes me laugh more than it should: https://youtu.be/fTHg-tGvlJ8 Check out my friends at earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com and find me on the Wisdom App!
America's First Professional Skateboarder - Patti McGee
November 29, 2021 14:26 - 24 minutes - 19.3 MBSkateboarding has a long and winding history here in the US. It can be a tough task to say who the "first" of anything really was, but Patti McGee, was very possibly the first professional skateboarder and her legacy lives on today. Check out my friends: indiedropin.com also check out our merch store: obscurehistorypod.com
Feed Drop: History with Jackson
November 22, 2021 08:05 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MBI'm sorry I'm gone this week but check out my friends: indiedropin.com and earbudspodcastcollective.org Today in The English and British Monarchy Series we are looking at the reign of Edward II. In this series, we will look at English and British Monarchs from Edward the Confessor to Elizabeth II whilst also stopping to examine major events in English and British History. We will examine who these Monarchs were, what their early life was like, what happened in their reign, their death, and...
The Unlikely and Tragic History of Cats
November 15, 2021 07:03 - 32 minutes - 25.7 MBWe love cats, but we didn't always. Check out my friends: Earbuds at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feedback-with-earbuds/id1482593761#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.spreaker.com%2Fepisode%2F47471283 Assorted Goods at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quitting-time/id1457906411?i=1000541065176 indiedropin.com
Nobuo Fujita and James Douglas Peterson - Bombs Over Brookings Part 2
November 08, 2021 08:05 - 24 minutes - 19.6 MBCheck out my friends: instagram.com/wtftolistento earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com and Virgo Gabrielle everywhere you get music.
Nobuo Fujita and James Douglas Peterson - Bombs Over Brookings Part 1
November 01, 2021 05:56 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MBThe Oregon Coast was a surprisingly active theater in World War 2. This episode begins to tell the tale of a Japanese fighter pilot, Nobuo Fujita, and the president of a small town chamber of commerce, James Douglas Peterson. Check out my friends: onemichistory.com earbudspocastcollective.org indiedropin.com Also, check out: twitch.tv/rgoddess_ and twitch.tv/evkiyoshi
An All-American Murder - Herbert Gulembo
October 25, 2021 07:20 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MBCheck out my friends at: politicsandwar.com earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com and Rgoddess on Twitch!
Bayocean - Thursday Footnotes
October 21, 2021 07:05 - 30 minutes - 24.3 MBCheck out these great sources: https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-bayocean-ghost-town-resort-tillamook-bay/ https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ghost/Pages/coast-bayocean.aspx https://www.bayocean.net/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/28/bayocean-american-city-disappeared-oregon And my friends! earbudspodcastcollective.org and indiedropin.com
Bayocean - The Atlantic City of the Pacific Northwest
October 18, 2021 06:04 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MBCheck out Politics and War: politicsandwar.com And, One Day University (promo code: obscurehistory) onedayu.com/obscure-history Also, earbudspodcastcollective.org And, indiedropin.com for all your podcast discovery needs!
Uncle Applejack - Thursday Footnotes
October 14, 2021 07:10 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBCheck out these great people earbudspodcastcollective.org indiedropin.com And these great sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/halloween-candy-tampering-urban-legend-truth-1.5341734 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/candy-man-kills-son-poisoned-halloween-treat-article-1.2850247 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12914/brief-history-sick-people-tampering-halloween-candy
Poisoned Halloween Candy - Uncle Applejack
October 11, 2021 06:23 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBVOTE FOR OBSCURE HISTORY LETS BEAT DAN CARLIN! https://t.co/m8hqpoELcV?amp=1 How often does our candy really get tainted... Check out politicsandwar.com also, onedayu.com/obscure-history also, also: earbudspodcastcollective.org and, indiedropin.com Thanks!
Ambrose Bierce - Thursday Footnotes
October 07, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 19 MBGet in touch with the show! @allthepeoplepod on Twitter @obscurehistorypodcast on Insta [email protected] Check out these great sources! https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/43951/pg43951-images.html https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/10/17/very-trustworthy-witnesses/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ambrose-bierce http://www.ambrosebierce.org/timeline1.html
Ambrose Bierce - The Master of Terror and Sarcasm
October 04, 2021 06:21 - 55 minutes - 44.1 MBAmbrose Bierce was a Civil War veteran, journalist, author, and is one of horrors greatest legends. Check out Indie Drop In: indiedropin.com Check out Earbuds Podcast Collective: earbudspodcastcollective.org
William Randolph Hearst's Bloody Legacy - The Chicago Circulation Wars - Part 2
September 27, 2021 06:41 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MBWilliam Randolph Hearst was a slimy business man who was responsible for buckets of bloodshed in his lifetime. That's especially true of his involvement in the Chicago Circulation Wars. Check out Honest History: honesthistorymag.com Check out The Mileage: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-mileage/1122850822 Check out Earbuds Podcast Collective: earbudspodcastcollective.org Check out Indie Drop-in: indiedropin.com
Hounds of Hell Hollow - The Chicago Circulation Wars - Part 1
September 20, 2021 06:39 - 34 minutes - 27.6 MBIn the 1930's a terrifying cult of satanic murderers terrorized southern Illinois... or did they? Check out Earbuds Podcast Collective: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/ Check out Indie Drop-in Network: https://indiedropin.com/ Check out Fairhazel: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/fairhazel/1341711533
The Man Who Predicted Abraham Lincoln's Assasination - Charles Colchester
September 13, 2021 06:29 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBPsychic Charles J. Colchester predicted the death of the president... or did he? Check out Sounds of Satellites new song: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sounds-of-satellites/435741055 Also, check out Earbuds Podcast Collective: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/ And, Indie Drop In Network at: https://indiedropin.com/
Special Guest - Canadian History Ehx
September 06, 2021 07:05 - 52 minutes - 41.7 MBThis week Craig fills in for me while I give my brain a much needed rest. Fear not, I'll be back next week... and we're starting spooky season! Check out Craig at Canadian History Ehx: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/canadian-history-ehx/id1437838013 Also, check out Earbuds Podcast Collective: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/ And, Indiedropin Network: https://indiedropin.com/
American Robinhood - Henry Berry Lowrie
August 30, 2021 06:16 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBThis episode has it all. The Lost Colony of Roanoke, The Civil War, and Vigilante Justice! Check out Podcorn: podcorn.com Check out She Will Rock You: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-will-rock-you/id1466060738 Check out friend of the show Arielle and her projects at: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/ and squadcast.fm Check out friend of the show Greg at: https://indiedropin.com/ Thanks, you're the best!