Dive into the curious corners of the past with Weird History! From peculiar people to baffling events and mysterious places, this podcast unravels fascinating tales that are as bizarre as they are true. If you're a fan of the unexpected, join us for a journey through history's strangest stories.New episodes are released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDive into the curious corners of the past with Weird History! From peculiar people to baffling events and mysterious places, this podcast unravels fascinating tales that are as bizarre as they are true. If you're a fan of the unexpected, join us for a journey through history's strangest stories. New episodes are released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Recent episodes include "The Spiritual Founder Who Faked Letters From Masters, Staged Séances, and Built a Movement That Still Thrives" (28 October 2026, 43 minutes), "The Exotic Dancer Executed by a Firing Squad for Espionage - Was She Really a Spy?" (26 October 2026, 42 minutes), and "The Self-Declared 'Wickedest Man in the World' Who Practiced Dark Magic and Wild Experiments" (22 October 2026, 37 minutes).
Weird History publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 107 episodes.
Booking probability for Weird History is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Weird History requires a Pod Score of 82 or higher. Weird History's contact route on record: verified email.
Weird History is a history podcast with 107 episodes published.
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Madame Blavatsky and Theosophy: The Medium Who Claimed Secret Masters Ruled the World Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was a Russian-born spiritual teacher who co-founded the...
Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Mata Hari: The Dancer Who Faced a Firing Squad Margaretha Zelle, known to the world as Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer who became one of the most famous women in...
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, poet, and mountaineer who called himself "the wickedest man in the world"...
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia The Tunguska Event: The Mysterious Siberian Explosion That Flattened a Forest On the morning of June 30, 1908, a massive explosion tore through the remote Tunguska...
Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia The Lindbergh Kidnapping: When a Baby's Death Captivated a Nation On March 1, 1932, the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh - America's most famous aviator - was...
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia The Russian Old Believers: When a Church Dispute Led to Mass Self-Immolation In 1652, Patriarch Nikon of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to reform certain religious...
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Baron Munchausen: When Tall Tales Became Legend Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Baron Munchausen, was an 18th-century German military officer who became legendary for...
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia The Knights Templar Destruction: When a King Destroyed an Order Through Torture and Conspiracy On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France orchestrated the...
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia The Night Witches: When Women Became WWII's Most Feared Pilots During World War II, the Soviet Union recruited women to fly combat missions - and created one of...
Support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Vlad the Impaler: When Psychological Warfare Became an Art Form Vlad III of Wallachia earned his nickname "the Impaler" through sheer dedication to one specific...
Support the podcast here: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia The Gunpowder Plot: When Catholics Tried to Destroy the Government On November 5, 1605, English authorities discovered 36 barrels of gunpowder hidden in the...
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The Witch Trials of Trier: When Entire Families Were Burned as Witches Between 1581 and 1631, the German city of Trier experienced the most brutal and prolonged witch trial persecution in history. Over 900 people were...
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Casanova: History's Greatest Seducer, Con Man, and Escaped Prisoner Support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Giacomo Casanova was a spy, a con man, a brilliant schemer, and a prisoner who escaped from the...
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Ivan the Terrible's Oprichniki: When Terror Became Government Policy Support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/echoridgemedia Ivan IV of Russia started as an effective ruler who unified and expanded the Russian state...
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Kamikaze: The Psychology of Honorable Suicide Between 1944 and 1945, the Japanese military organized kamikaze attacks - pilots who flew planes directly into enemy ships, deliberately crashing to create explosions that...
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The Defenestration of Prague: When Throwing People Out Windows Became Political Tradition In Prague, there's a bizarre political tradition: throw your enemies out a window. This happened three times, and each time...
The Great Smog of London: When the City Became a Death Trap In December 1952, London was enveloped in a toxic fog so thick that visibility dropped to just a few feet. People couldn't see their own hands in front of...
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The Plague of Athens: When Disease Destroyed an Empire's Soul In 430 BCE, a mysterious plague arrived in Athens during the Peloponnesian War and killed an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 people - roughly 25% of the city's...
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The Cure of the King's Evil: When Royal Touch Was Considered Magic Medicine For over 700 years, European monarchs - especially French and English kings - claimed to possess a supernatural healing power: the ability to...
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Franz Mesmer: The Con Man Who Created a Cult of Believers Please donate to the show here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ENY8JFKFEMGKE Franz Mesmer was an 18th-century Austrian physician who claimed to have...
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