Hosted by Marc Hartzman · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Human anomalies, Spiritualists, quack scientists, and other odd characters and stories from the weirdest pages of history. All brought to you by author Marc Hartzman.
Marc Hartzman hosts Weird Historian, a history show with 19 episodes published.
We humans have always been fascinated by the things that frighten us. In this episode of Weird Historian , Marc Hartzman speaks with psychologist Coltan Scrivner, author of Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We C
Meet George “The Giant” McArthur, a sideshow performer who swallows swords, eats fire, pounds nails into his nose—and collects oddities. Oh, and he was also in Tim Burton’s wonderful film, Big Fish. We first met more tha
Is there life outside of Earth? More than a hundred years ago, there was widespread belief that intelligent Martians were an advanced civilization and contact with our interplanetary neighbors was inevitable. Science jou
Tim O’Brien is a photojournalist, publicist, and author who’s covered the odd and unusual throughout his career, from sideshows and carnivals to roller coasters and roadside attractions—and during his time with Ripley’s,
The Rev. Dr. David Adamovich is better known as The Great Throwdini—the world’s fastest and most accurate knife thrower. In this episode of Weird Historian, you’ll hear how he discovered his unusual talent for throwing k
If you watched Season 15 of America’s Got Talent, you probably remember Brett Loudermilk—the guy with the pink hair who made Sofia Vergara freak out on stage when he asked her to pull a sword from his throat. Find out ho
In the late nineteenth century, a visit to a dime museum would offer all sorts of wonders, from magicians to sword swallowers to various human oddities. And if you were lucky, you might've seen Evatima Tardo get nailed t
When we take our next giant leap and put boots on Mars, or launch space tourism, we’ll want to raise a glass and toast to the achievement. Hear about the last, present and future of alcohol in space from author and Explo
In this interview with Lee Speigel, co-producer and co-writer of The Phenomenon, Weird Historian looks to the sky for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Recorded on Nov. 2, 2020.
Bruce Haack was an innovative musician in the ‘60s & ‘70s who created some far-out music for children. His record label, Dimension 5, was all about the dimension of imagination. Twenty years ago, I tried contacting him f
In the late 1800s, Joseph Pujol took Paris by storm and ruled the Moulin Rouge. Known as Le Petomane, his entire act was performed with his anus. The man was a true fartiste. Keeping in theme, this episode will also intr
In 1908, six cars set out on a race around the world, from New York City to Paris. They started in winter, at a time before cars even had windshields. Find out what happened and who won the Great Race in this episode of
Meet Robert Wadlow and hear the voice of the tallest man who ever lived. At 8 feet 11 1/2 inches tall, he towered over all other giants, including Ted Evans, who claimed to stand a ridiculous 9 feet 3 inches. You'll also
Meet Lady Wonder, the psychic horse who predicted Dewey wouldn’t defeat Truman in 1948, helped police find missing children, and even picked winning race horses. This episode will also introduce you to the screaming hen
Charles Blondin is one of history’s most famous and daring wire walkers. Hear about the time he had to fend off a suicidal volunteer riding on his back atop the wire. This episode also features Clifford Calverley, anothe
Sir Oliver Lodge attempted to prove mass telepathy was achievable in 1927, and Kuda Bux mystified audiences with his x-ray vision. Could such things have been possible? See images from these stories and read about other
A 19th-century reverend writes a guidebook to Hell for children and the London Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial tries save people from an early trip to the Underworld. See images from these stories and
This episode features the posthumous adventures of Oliver Cromwell’s embalmed head, which journeyed through England for 300 years (from 1661-1960), and Galileo’s fingers, which can still be seen in the Museo Galileo in F
In 1920 Thomas Edison discussed his plans to invent a Spirit Phone, allowing communication with the dead. Years earlier, he invented the talking doll, which was not nearly as cute as he might have hoped. See images from
In the 1920s, a Londoner telepathically communicated with a Martian woman named Oomaruru. Meanwhile, 19th-century amateur astronomer, Thomas Dick, took a census of Jupiter. See images from these stories and read about ot
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