Episodios

  • Espionage and Enchiladas: The Santa Fe Spy Ring

    Espionage and Enchiladas: The Santa Fe Spy Ring
    May 19 2025
    In this explosively strange episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy takes you deep into the New Mexico desert, where nuclear secrets were born—and stolen. Learn how the hush-hush Manhattan Project gave rise to one of the most unexpected spy rings in U.S. history, and meet the quirky cast of real-life characters: Klaus Fuchs, the physicist-turned-Soviet-agent; Harry Gold, the guilt-ridden courier; and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the couple who paid the ultimate price. From covert meetings in Santa Fe cafés to atomic blueprints passed under the noses of the FBI, this story is packed with danger, drama, and a surprising amount of enchiladas. It's espionage, but make it weird.
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    10 m
  • Florida’s Haunted Psychic Town Where the Dead Still Talk

    Florida’s Haunted Psychic Town Where the Dead Still Talk
    May 7 2025
    Welcome to The Strange History Podcast! In this episode, we journey into the spooky, surreal, and psychically charged town of Cassadaga, Florida—America’s Psychic Capital of the World. Founded by a medium guided by a ghost, this bizarre little hamlet is packed with haunted hotels, spirit guides, mysterious ley lines, and the infamous Devil’s Chair. From real-life ghost stories and psychic cats to séances with flying cheesecloth, we're diving into the weird history and lore that makes Cassadaga one of the strangest small towns in America. Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, or just here for the haunted hotel gossip, this episode is full of history, humor, and high strangeness.
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    8 m
  • Penguin Poop, Duck Necrophilia, and Bra Gas Masks: The Most Ridiculous Ig Nobel Prizes in Science History

    Penguin Poop, Duck Necrophilia, and Bra Gas Masks: The Most Ridiculous Ig Nobel Prizes in Science History
    May 4 2025
    From penguin poop trajectories to bras that double as gas masks, the Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate the strangest achievements in science — the kind that make you laugh first and think later. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy dives into the weird and wonderful world of bizarre academic research, including duck necrophilia, fart-scent detection, robot poop cleaners, and why you shouldn’t trust overconfident idiots (science says so!). Discover the history behind the Ig Nobels, meet the wildest winners, and learn why silly science might just save the world — or at least keep us laughing along the way.
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    14 m
  • Key West: Ghosts, Chickens & Corpse Roommates

    Key West: Ghosts, Chickens & Corpse Roommates
    Apr 27 2025
    In this bizarrely tropical episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy dives into the sun-drenched insanity that is Key West — an island where the mayor once seceded from the U.S. with a loaf of Cuban bread, Ernest Hemingway’s ghost lives with six-toed cats, and a man kept his dead lover as a roommate... for seven years. Oh, and the chickens have lawyers. You’ll laugh, gasp, and probably check your closet for haunted dolls. Packed with polydactyl felines, pie politics, and the world’s only bathtub navy, this episode is your ultimate guide to the strangest corner of America. Listen now... or risk a letter from Robert the Doll.
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    13 m
  • Coincidence? I Think Not! 12 Bizarre Historical Twists

    Coincidence? I Think Not! 12 Bizarre Historical Twists
    Apr 21 2025
    In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy dives into twelve jaw-dropping historical coincidences that are so weird, they sound made up. From twins living eerily parallel lives, to founding fathers syncing their final exit, to a war that couldn’t seem to leave one poor guy’s house alone — these real-life stories will make you laugh, gasp, and maybe side-eye the universe just a little. Perfect for fans of the mysterious, the absurd, and the historically uncanny. Come for the facts, stay for the sass.
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    10 m
  • The Woman Who Refused to Die: The True Story of the Manchester Mummy

    The Woman Who Refused to Die: The True Story of the Manchester Mummy
    Apr 13 2025
    In 18th-century Manchester, Hannah Beswick lived a life of wealth and quiet dignity—but was consumed by one terrifying fear: being buried alive. After witnessing her brother narrowly escape premature burial, Hannah made an unusual demand in her will… one that led to her becoming one of the most bizarre and haunting figures in British history. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, we explore the chilling true story of the Manchester Mummy. From the medical anxieties of the Georgian era to ghost sightings in Victorian museums, this tale blurs the line between life, death, and what happens when you try to cheat the grave.
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    7 m
  • The Skinners of Victorian London: Clothes Thieves, Fog Crimes & Exile to Australia

    The Skinners of Victorian London: Clothes Thieves, Fog Crimes & Exile to Australia
    Apr 6 2025
    Step into the fog-shrouded streets of 19th-century London and uncover the chilling true stories of the Skinners—criminals who stripped their victims of clothes and dignity. From the notorious London Fog Thieves to the Hansom Cab Strippers and the feared Shoreditch Skinner, this episode explores one of history’s strangest crime waves. Learn how these bizarre thieves operated, the brutal punishments they faced—including public floggings, prison ships, and forced transportation to Australia—and how Victorian society dealt with public humiliation and shame. A darkly fascinating journey through the shadows of crime and punishment in the 1800s.
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    7 m
  • Baby Farming, Victorian Crimes & Wives for Sale: Strange Victorian History

    Baby Farming, Victorian Crimes & Wives for Sale: Strange Victorian History
    Mar 30 2025
    Step into the dark and bizarre world of Victorian England in this episode of The Strange History Podcast. Host Amy explores unsettling stories of baby farming, where unwed mothers handed their babies over to sinister caretakers with tragic consequences.
    Discover the shocking case of Maria de Roux and Frederick George Manning, whose murder case scandalized London, and the curious history of husbands auctioning their wives like livestock. Plus, dive into the mystery of Sir Roger Tichbourne and the strange punishments handed down by the Victorians for even the smallest of crimes. From mistaken identities to murder most foul, these tales will leave you questioning what was really happening behind the closed doors of Victorian society.
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    13 m