Rotten History Podcast
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe are a weekly podcast exploring all things rotten in history. We research and discuss cases in history covering topics ranging from fraud, arson, murder, cheating, racism, conspiracy theories, and robbery. We also cover environmental, political, and corporate scandals as well as local lore and legends.
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Episodes
Episode 6: P.T. Barnum Part Two (The Later Years)
May 28, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBNick takes us through the later years of P.T. Barnum's life, detailing his losses, successes , the creation of his circus, and his eventual death.
Episode 5: PT Barnum Part One (The Early Years)
May 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBNick takes us on a deep dive into P.T. Barnum's early life, exploring the choices and events that eventually lead to him creating the most famous circus in the world. Tune in next week as we explore his later years and the creation of what would eventually become known as the Barnum & Bailey circus.
Episode 4: Who Put Addie In The Furnace?
May 13, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBIn November of 1924, the Sheatsley family made a horrible discovery..... Sam tells us the story of the unsolved death of Addie Sheatsley, and the theories surrounding her demise . Hang in there, because this one is full of twists and turns! **Episode Correction: Carbonic Acid is found in Soda, Carbolic Acid was used as a disinfectant 🙂
Episode 3: D.B. Cooper
April 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBOn a cold night in 1971, Dan Cooper boarded a plane bound from Portland, OR to Seattle. What happened next has become the stuff of lore and legend, still capturing our curiosity 50 years later
Episode 2: The Fabulous Lana Turner & The Death Of Her Boyfriend
April 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBIn this episode Sam tells us about the early life of the lovely Lana Turner, her rise during the golden era of film, and the death of her boyfriend Johnny Stompanato.
Episode 1: The Rise & Fall of Caligula
April 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis week Nick takes us back....wayyy back about 2,000 years to the Roman empire to discuss the rise and fall of the one. the only. Caligula.