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85 - The Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition started in 1478 and lasted all the way until 1834 - and it was terrible the whole time. But it was at its worst in the first …
8 years ago
84 - The Demonic Possession of Anneliese Michel 2 of 2
In 1973, 21 year old German college student Anneliese Michel began to descend into an existence of pure and utter madness. She had begun to see the f…
8 years ago
BONUS 20 - The Demonic Possession of Anneliese Michel 1 of 2
Anneliese Michel would die in a small, German town on July 1st, 1976. The official cause of death? Malnutrition and dehydration. But why did she stop…
8 years ago
83 - Lost Books of the Bible!
The Lost Books of the Bible! Is that really what we’re talking about today on Timesuck? Yes. Was I super excited to dive into this topic when I found…
8 years ago
82 - The Westboro Baptist Lunatics
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), founded by hatemonger Fred Phelps, is an American church (cult) known for protesting funerals with preposterously …
8 years ago
81 - The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most famous psychological studies ever conducted. In 1971, newly tenured psychology professor Richard Zi…
8 years, 1 month ago
BONUS 19: Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez
Serial killer Richard Ramirez killed at least 14 people and raped and tortured at least two dozen more, mostly during the Spring and Summer of 1985. …
8 years, 1 month ago
80 - America's Guns: What is the Real Problem?
Toughest topic I’ve tackled so far. Marches going on across the country to ban assault rifles. School walkouts. Gun rights advocates staging their ow…
8 years, 1 month ago
79 - The Chernobyl Disaster: What, Why, and How Bad Was it?
On Friday, April 25th, 1986, the Soviet city of Pripyat, built to support the local nuclear power plant Chernobyl, had 13,414 apartments, a hospital,…
8 years, 1 month ago
78 - Defiance: the Nazi Killing Bielski Brothers
The Bielski brothers led the largest Jewish-led rescue operation of Jewish civilians in ALL of World War II. They saved over 1,200 men, women, and ch…
8 years, 1 month ago