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  • The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 13 -Children Performed Elaborate Christmas Tableaux

    The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 13 -Children Performed Elaborate Christmas Tableaux
    Dec 13 2025
    Forget Christmas concerts — Families staged living scenes of:
    • Biblical stories
    • Fairy tales
    • Morality plays
      Basically: holiday cosplay, but with more solemn staring.


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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    1 m
  • “12 Strangest Toys Ever Made: Radioactive Kits, Killer Dolls & Banned Childhood Nightmares”

    “12 Strangest Toys Ever Made: Radioactive Kits, Killer Dolls & Banned Childhood Nightmares”
    Dec 12 2025
    Step back into the wild world of retro toy chaos with The Strange History Podcast! In this hilarious deep-dive, Amy unpacks 12 true, shockingly real toys that somehow made it onto store shelves — from radioactive science kits and hair-eating dolls to lawn-dart javelins, espionage-suspected Furbies, and the craft beads that accidentally turned into a controlled substance. Filled with humor, history, and fake ads that might make the Consumer Product Safety Commission sweat, this episode explores the bizarre evolution of childhood fun, danger, and poor decision-making. Discover the toys that should’ve never existed… and maybe the reason we all have trust issues.

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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    15 m
  • The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 12 - Christmas Trees Often Featured Taxidermy

    The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 12 - Christmas Trees Often Featured Taxidermy
    Dec 12 2025
    Yes. You might find:
    • Stuffed owls
    • Foxes
    • Birds with glass eyes
      They thought it looked elegant. Instead: Victorian Horror Aesthetic


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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    2 m
  • The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 11 - “The Christmas Parlour Games That Could Get You Arrested”

    The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 11 - “The Christmas Parlour Games That Could Get You Arrested”
    Dec 11 2025
    Victorian Christmas gatherings weren’t complete without wild parlour games involving blindfolds, stolen kisses, accidental tackles, and questionable dares. From “Snapdragon” to “Blind Man’s Buff,” Amy explores the rowdy social chaos that turned polite society into a Regency-era frat party.

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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    1 m
  • The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 10 - Holiday Hair Art: The Sentimental (and Slightly Creepy) Victorian Gift

    The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 10 - Holiday Hair Art: The Sentimental (and Slightly Creepy) Victorian Gift
    Dec 10 2025
    Victorians loved giving handmade holiday gifts — including woven hair wreaths, braided lock jewelry, and embroidered mourning designs using the hair of the living and dead. Amy explores why these tactile treasures were considered heartfelt keepsakes rather than eerie reminders of mortality. Bonus: one London girl school reportedly held a best hair craft competition. Imagine the judging table.

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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    1 m
  • The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 9 - Duck Duck Goose?

    The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 9 - Duck Duck Goose?
    Dec 9 2025
    Feasting on Goose Was More Common than Turkey Turkey was expensive. Goose was the people’s bird.
    Cue Dickens describing Cratchit’s goose with reverence.

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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    1 m
  • “Butter Busts, Breakfast Champagne & The Great Turtle Takeover: Gilded Age Oddities” Part 2

    “Butter Busts, Breakfast Champagne & The Great Turtle Takeover: Gilded Age Oddities” Part 2
    Dec 8 2025
    Step into the wonderfully unhinged world of America’s Gilded Age in this hilarious and true deep dive into butter sculptures, breakfast champagne culture, and the day thousands of decorative turtles escaped and caused chaos across New York City. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, we uncover bizarre fairground art, dark-dining scandals, portable mansions of the elite, and the infamous Ice Cream Riot that shook the streets. Packed with absurd historical details, humor, eyewitness accounts, and societal chaos, this episode is perfect for fans of strange history, vintage oddities, and stories too ridiculous to be fiction.

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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    7 m
  • Lavish Lunacy: The Strangest True Stories of the Gilded Age Elite Part 1

    Lavish Lunacy: The Strangest True Stories of the Gilded Age Elite Part 1
    Dec 8 2025
    Step inside the glittering absurdity of America’s Gilded Age, where the wealthy elite bathed in milk, invented imaginary husbands, staged ostrich parades, built ballrooms for cats, and weaponized fashion with bird-covered hats. In this hilariously decadent episode of The Strange History Podcast, we explore real Gilded Age scandals, bizarre behavior, ghost weddings, diamond-filled soup, and etiquette meltdowns—told with the wit of a gossip columnist and the accuracy of a historian who has emotionally given up. Perfect for fans of strange history, high-society chaos, vintage scandals, and stories so odd they feel fictional.

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    This episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords and an unnatural ability to pronounce “necromancy” without flinching. Any resemblance to an AI is purely coincidental — and mildly flattering. Dan the announcers name is really Bill and Patrick, the fake ad guy who thinks he is funny? well he is questionable at best. So yes, AI was used but the people are real and the shinanigans are.... well.... shinanigans.
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    11 m