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Hosted by Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 50 episodes
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History is stranger than fiction---and we're here to prove it. Welcome to The House Red, the podcast where we uncork the wildest, weirdest, and most unbelievable true stories from history. From bizarre plagues to daring heists, twisted scandals to forgotten legends, we dive into the past's juiciest tales with a twist of dark humor and a splash of intrigue. So pour yourself a glass and get ready---because history has never been this intoxicating.
Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey hosts The House Red, a history show with 50 episodes published.
This week on The House Red , we dive into the unbelievable life of Frano Selak , the Croatian schoolteacher often called the luckiest—or unluckiest—man alive. Was he blessed by fate, cursed with impossible misfortune, or
When Soviet archaeologists opened the tomb of Timur—better known as Timur the Lame—they reportedly found a chilling warning: disturb his grave, and a greater invader would follow. Days later, Nazi Germany launched Operat
In 1908, a massive explosion tore through the remote wilderness of Siberia, flattening more than 80 million trees across hundreds of square miles. The strange part? No crater. No impact site. No clear explanation. Was it
A brutal double murder. A daughter under suspicion. A nursery rhyme everyone knows. This week on The House Red , we’re exploring the shocking case of Lizzie Borden—a story filled with bloodshed, courtroom drama, and enou
A royal feast. A horrifying mistake. And one king who never recovered. This week on The House Red , we dive into the bizarre and gruesome story of Charles VI of France and the infamous meal that may have helped seal his
In this episode of The House Red, we dive into the chilling true story of the Greenbrier Ghost — the only known case in U.S. history where a ghost’s testimony helped solve a murder. Young bride Zona Shue was found dead u
In this episode, we explore the life of Genghis Khan—from an outcast on the Mongolian steppe to the leader of one of the largest empires in history. Was he a ruthless conqueror who left devastation in his wake, or a bril
In 1944, the quiet town of Mattoon, Illinois was gripped by a bizarre and terrifying mystery. A phantom attacker. A town in panic. And a mystery that still doesn’t quite make sense. This week, The House Red dives into th
After a plane crash deep in the Amazon, four children vanished into one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth. For 40 days, they survived alone—guided by the eldest, whose courage and instincts kept them alive ag
Out on the open ocean, there’s nowhere to run… and nowhere to hide. In 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga set out on a routine fishing trip—and vanished into one of the most unbelievable survival stories ever recorded. For 43
A former cop. A Playboy Bunny. A brutal murder. Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek's life reads like fiction—but her conviction was all too real. In this episode, we unravel how a woman with everything to lose became the center of
At 17, Julianne Koepcke fell from a plane into the Amazon—and survived. Alone and injured, she spent 11 days fighting her way through the jungle in one of the most unbelievable survival stories ever told.
For one strange week in 2010, something bizarre seemed to be happening around the world. Birds fell from the sky, thousands of fish washed ashore, and animals began dying in sudden, unexplained events. Was it coincidence
In 1903, thousands gathered at Coney Island for a spectacle unlike any other. At the center of it all was Topsy , a circus elephant with a troubled past—and a grim fate. In an era obsessed with electricity, showmen turne
He lost part of his brain but stayed awake. In this episode, we tell the unbelievable true story of Phineas Gage—the man who survived the ultimate workplace accident—and how the iron that should’ve killed him instead res
King Zog I of Albania survived assassination attempts, coups, exile, and international pressure to crown himself king in one of Europe’s most unstable regions. This episode follows Zog’s entire life—from his rise as a te
In the early 1900s, self-proclaimed healer Linda Hazzard promised miraculous cures through one simple method: starvation. Branding herself as a medical authority, she convinced wealthy patients that extreme fasting could
Long before AI and smart weapons, the U.S. government explored a very different guidance system: pigeons. Project Pigeon was a real, classified attempt to train birds to steer missiles using behavioral science. In this e
A summer afternoon, a public pool, and a mystery that went unnoticed far too long. In this episode of The House Red, we follow the quiet disappearance of Marie Joseph—and the unsettling questions that rose to the surface
New England once had a full-on vampire panic — and no, it wasn’t sparked by a moody novelist or a fog machine gone rogue. In this episode of The House Red, we dig up (literally) the bizarre 19th-century hysteria that had
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The House Red is hosted by Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 50 episodes.
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