Latest Weirdhistory Podcast Episodes
The News We Didn't Want
Royal Subjects - March 23, 2024 16:00 - 46 minutesAmid the Princess of Wales' cancer announcement, we try to break down the facts, perspectives, and how to not be a jerk about it all.
American Riviera Orchard: She Sells Salt Cellars by the Seashore
Royal Subjects - March 18, 2024 22:00 - 38 minutesMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, unsurprisngly launches a luxury lifestyle brand, with all the neutral tones and aspirational wealth and that one comes to expect ....from Californian celebrity culture. Live from a mall parking lot, we felt it was urgent to chime in.
The Royal PR Spectacular (Untouched & Unfiltered)
Royal Subjects - March 14, 2024 19:00 - 1 hourWhen planned abdominal surgery morphs into an unforced error, and the public goes berserk. Sit back, chill out, and enjoy our unsolicited analysis.
Episode 64: Way Out West
Superfluous - January 17, 2024 21:57 - 1 hourEpisode 64: Way Out West Western Movies and The Woke West Jeanette shares her Western expertise, and sooo many winter movie recommendations (as long as they are Westerns). Alena talks about what The West was really like, and its not like you see in the movies! Jeanette’s Western...
The Abdication that Wasn't and the Abdication that Was
Royal Subjects - January 16, 2024 18:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we talk about the surprise abdication of Queen Margarethe of Denmark, a petty scandal involving COVID and Baroness-ial privilege, and the many fictional misses of season 6 of The Crown. Plus, don't miss the first Parure Watch of 2024!
Episode 63: Getting In The Christmas Spirits
Superfluous - December 17, 2023 00:53 - 1 hourEpisode 63: Getting in the Christmas Spirits Holiday Drinks and The Marshmallow Test Alena takes us on a deep dive on the history of favorite holiday drinks. Jeanette debunks the marshmallow test. Podcast Music by Basement Face
Endgame Review: Scobie again fails to 'hang the king' in stale rematch
Royal Subjects - December 03, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourWe weren't about to let Omid Scobie's newest book pass without comment.
Earthworm Oil: From the Dirt to the Doctor?
The Unusual History of Every Thing - November 28, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTypically, people nowadays don’t go into Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods and ask for earthworm oil, but from the 16th to 19th centuries, earthworm oil was used to treat various problems – kind of like how we use tea tree or coconut oils today. On this episode, we’ll show you how to use earthworm oil...
The Unusual History of TV Dinners: Giving Thanks to Thanksgiving
The Unusual History of Every Thing - November 21, 2023 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWho doesn’t love to come home from a long day of work, heat up some yummy food, turn on the TV and plop down on the couch to eat? Although many people still do enjoy a sit-down meal with the family that often doesn’t include a television, back in the 1950s when having a TV in the home was a new ...
Crap, Crapper, and the History of the Toilet
The Unusual History of Every Thing - November 19, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHappy World Toilet Day! In case you didn’t know, the World Toilet Organization (yes, there is one) declared November 19th to be World Toilet Day back in 2001. Why, you may ask? Well it all had to do with drawing attention to the fact that even today not every country has great sanitation, which ...
Episode 62: Oh Hey Satan!
Superfluous - November 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourEpisode 62: Oh Hey Satan! The Satanic Temple and The Illuminati Guess who’s back! It's US, your favorite podcast duo, and we are so excited to be at it again! In this episode, Jeanette tells us all about The Satanic Temple and their noble works. Alena gives us a “fact” filled report o...
Fall News, Movies, and Books
Royal Subjects - November 13, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutesJust a bit to tide you over... Harry and Meghan grapple with public-facing privacy, Spain's new princess hits the scene with a splash, and Johnny Depp fully blinged out as Louix XIV.
Witch Cakes: How Urine in a Cake Led to the Salem Witch Trials
The Unusual History of Every Thing - November 07, 2023 18:39 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOne of the things people in Europe and in America used to do to thwart a witch’s spells was to bake a witch cake. It sounds sort of good, being a cake and all, but you know that having the word “witch” in its name means something has to be wrong with it. And there was something wrong with it. De...
Stingy Jack & the Devil: This Unusual History of Jack-O-Lanterns
The Unusual History of Every Thing - October 31, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhen we in the west think of Halloween or All Hallow’s Eve, carving pumpkins is one of the first things that comes to mind. It’s a tradition parents share with kids, and even as adults we enjoy it. In fact, we spend a lot of time researching cool designs to carve and choosing the best pumpkins a...
Dumb Cakes: How to Find A Husband on Halloween
The Unusual History of Every Thing - October 24, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThey say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, so using food to find a husband doesn't seem like such a bad idea. From the late 1600s to the mid-1900s, unmarried women in North America and the United Kingdom practiced a baking ritual on Halloween that was said to reveal who they would...
Of Cabbages and Kings: The House of Savoy, a Primer
Royal Subjects - August 20, 2023 20:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we discuss a ruckus in the Thai royal household, Harry is off finding himself again, and the Monagasque kids have a friend in Princess Charlene.
The Pigman of Bonnie Brae Bridge (Haunted Denton, Texas)
Buried Secrets Podcast - July 14, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutesThis episode is about the legendary pigman of Denton, Texas. Kinda. The thing is, I'd never heard of the pigman, so it's really an episode about how urban legends and folklore are spread, what makes one urban legend take off while another lingers in obscurity, and what our urban legends say a...
Outlaw ghosts and a haunted bookstore (Haunted Denton Square)
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 30, 2023 11:50 - 39 minutesNot far from the famed Goatman's Bridge in Denton County, Texas, a courthouse square has its share of spirits. I return once more to North Texas—a place of strange UFO and cryptid encounters, and also where I grew up. This time, I'm looking at Denton Square, a historic spot where urban legend...
Magic Elixirs: How Snake Oil Salesmen Conned the Masses
The Unusual History of Every Thing - June 27, 2023 23:07 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn this episode, we show you how ancient Chinese medicine became the inspiration for medicine shows and rattlesnake wranglers. If you’ve ever heard of the term “snake oil salesman,” then you’re probably well aware of its negative connotations. If you haven't, you're about to get all the detail...
Reading the Tea Leaves with Catherine de Braganza
Royal Subjects - June 25, 2023 20:00 - 1 hourMeghan and Harry swap titles for brands, The Crown Prince of Jordan weds, book and travel recos, and Camilla becomes the unexpected new face of Dior...
A Twisted Tale: The Unusual History of Rat Kings
The Unusual History of Every Thing - June 20, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn this episode, we try to unravel the tale of the European phenomenon of rat kings. As the story goes, long ago a wise old rat who wanted to be the king of all the rats made the lesser rats form a mountain. He climbed up to the top, and sat there, demanding respect and adoration from the othe...
Feelin' nostalgic: emotions and analog paranormal investigation tools
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 16, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutesContinuing my deep dive into nostalgia and the paranormal! Does the way we feel about paranormal investigation tools change their efficacy? How do our emotions (especially nostalgia) interact with the paranormal? Highlights include: My continuing fascination with whether the ghosts of livin...
The Life & Death of Mummy Paint
The Unusual History of Every Thing - June 13, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn this episode, we talk about how artists used dead people to make their paintings come alive. We’ve done a podcast or two on corpse medicine and how people of long ago used mummies as cures. And the dark liquid the body oozes out during the putrefaction process, which ranges from dark purpl...
Don’t Flip Them Over! The Unusual History of Demon Bowls
The Unusual History of Every Thing - June 06, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn this episode, we uncover the secrets contained within demon bowls, and try to figure out why anyone in their right mind would turn one over. But before we get into that, welcome to Season 8, which is going to be fun and, as always, a little weird and gross, depending on who you ask. And in ...
The hype around the Panasonic RR-DR60
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 02, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutesA look at lore surrounding the legendary Panasonic RR-DR60. How did the late 1990s audio recorder become a device that now sells for $4,000-5,000 USD on eBay? What makes the DR60 so special? Highlights include: plenty o' nostalgia (and skepticism) a digression about hard drives (everyone's ...
Instant photography, nostalgia, and the paranormal
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 19, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutesA wild ride through nostalgia about instant photography, the pitfalls of both analog and digital photography, the weirdly zeitgeisty history of the Polaroid Corporation, and the search for images we can "trust." Highlights include: My attempts to doctor Polaroid photos Spirit photography ...
Spirit boxes and paranormal nostalgia
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 05, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutesA deep dive into nostalgia, liminality, and the paranormal. Are we interested in the paranormal because we feel nostalgic? Could that be why so much paranormal investigation gear is inspired by 1980s and 1990s tech? Highlights include: Could a state of feeling deep nostalgia help with spir...
Let Them Eat Quiche! Your Coronation Preshow
Royal Subjects - April 24, 2023 17:00 - 1 hourLots of details surrounding the Coronation and what you'll see. And but of course, historical coronation bloopers for the fun of it.
The 1897 UFO Flap in North Texas
Buried Secrets Podcast - April 14, 2023 11:30 - 31 minutesIn 1897, a series of mysterious airships were sighted all around the United States. This is a look at the flap in general, with a particular focus on some of the North Texas UFO sightings. Highlights include: The Dallas-Fort Worth area as a "window area" with heighted strange activity A gl...
The UFO crash in Aurora, Texas
Buried Secrets Podcast - March 31, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutesA look at the Aurora, Texas, UFO crash, one of many sightings during the mystery airship flap of 1897. Highlights include: airships! urban legends and uncertain truths Jacques Vallée Check out buriedsecretspodcast.com for the shownotes.
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