Rainy Day Rabbit Holes: History Unhinged

<p>Today’s episode is a special feature from Dark History: Where the Darkness Sees the Light, a podcast that’s part of our Umbrella Podcast Collective.</p><p>Hosted by Rob Bradley, Dark History explores the...

<p>In this collaborative episode, Rainy Day Rabbit Holes joins forces with Caitlyn and Cassie from PNW Haunts and Homicides to explore one of the strangest modern treasure hunts in history: Forrest Fenn’s hidden...

<p>This week on 5 Minute Friday, we’re still joined by Caitlyn and Cassie from PNW Haunts and Homicides, but this time the chaos is airborne.</p><p>Shea reads a truly unbelievable—but very real—news story out of China...

<p>Claudette Colvin: The Teenager Who Refused to Move</p><p>Before Rosa Parks became a household name, a 15‑year‑old girl in Montgomery, Alabama, made a decision that helped crack the foundation of Jim Crow...

<p>⚠️ Not Safe for Work / Adult Content Warning ⚠️</p><p>Sometimes history refuses to stay in the past. And sometimes… it shows up in an emergency room.</p><p>This Five Minute Friday dives into a truly unbelievable...

<p>In the chaos of World War I, one unlikely soldier refused to stay behind. He didn’t carry a rifle, didn’t understand borders or politics, and technically wasn’t allowed to enlist—but he charged into danger...

<p>Before we get into today’s rabbit hole, we wanted to share an exciting update — and a little behind‑the‑scenes honesty.</p><h3>🛸 Join Us Live: Before Roswell – Tacoma’s Maury Island Incident</h3><p>On June 3rd...

<p>This week, Rainy Day Rabbit Holes is stepping a little off our usual path of unhinged history and strange stories—and doing so for a cause that means a lot to us.</p><p>In honor of Podcastathon, a global event where...

<p>Last week we shared a strange little Victorian love poem about a cannibal bride.</p><p>This week… things escalate.</p><p>In this Five Minute Friday episode, Shea reads another cannibal-themed poem from the archives...

<p>Part 2 of 2</p><p><br></p><p>Alfred Packer should have been hanged.</p><p>The verdict was clear. The sentence was delivered with venom. The public was ready to watch justice swing from a rope. And then—everything...

<p>While researching our recent episode on Alferd Packer, the Colorado Cannibal, Shea stumbled across something unexpected while digging through nineteenth-century newspapers: romantic poetry… about...

<p>Part 1 of 2</p><p><br></p><p>In the winter-shadowed mountains of 1870s Colorado, people disappeared with unsettling regularity. Most were claimed by weather, terrain, or bad luck. This story is different. Five men...

<p>This 5 Minute Friday episode takes one strange headline and follows it all the way to the edge of the map.</p><p>In 2021, a small coastal town in Japan made international news after using COVID-19 relief funds to...

<p>In this episode, Jody tackles what may be the most unhinged athletic event ever sanctioned by adults with clipboards: the 1904 Olympic Marathon. Held in brutal heat, on dusty roads, with questionable medical advice...

<p>Did wealthy Wall Street elites try to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934?</p><p>In this episode of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes, we dive into one of the strangest and least-taught chapters in American...