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Lavish Lunacy: The Strangest True Stories of the Gilded Age Elite Part 1
Step inside the glittering absurdity of America’s Gilded Age, where the wealthy elite bathed in milk, invented imaginary husbands, staged ostrich par…
3 months ago
“Butter Busts, Breakfast Champagne & The Great Turtle Takeover: Gilded Age Oddities” Part 2
Step into the wonderfully unhinged world of America’s Gilded Age in this hilarious and true deep dive into butter sculptures, breakfast champagne cul…
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 7 - “Drunk caroling + street parades + people demanding food from wealthy homeowners."
Before the Victorians romanticized it, Christmas was basically: Drunk caroling + street parades + people demanding food from wealthy homeowners. It w…
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 6 - “Toxic Tinsel: The Victorian Christmas Tree That Tried to Kill You”
Victorians adored decorating their Christmas trees — but many ornaments were crafted from arsenic-rich green paint, mercury-coated glass, and lead-ba…
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 5 - “Boom! The Explosive Birth of Christmas Crackers”
What do you get when you mix gunpowder, paper hats, and holiday cheer? A Victorian invention that went off — literally. Amy unwraps the story of Chri…
3 months ago
Secrets from the Past Part 1: Vintage Household Hacks, Bizarre Remedies & Lost Cleaning Tricks | The Strange History Podcast
Step back in time and discover the weird, wonderful, and surprisingly effective world of vintage household hacks. In this two-episode series, we expl…
3 months ago
Secrets from the Past Part 2: Vintage Remedies & DIY Hacks: Strange Beauty Tricks, Pantry Solutions, and Forgotten Household Secrets
In Part Two of this nostalgic and entertaining series, we explore the stranger side of vintage household hacks — including beauty rituals, pantry tri…
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 4 - “Season’s Grievings: When Christmas Cards Showed Dead Birds”
Before Hallmark came horror. Amy dives into the bizarre world of early Victorian Christmas cards — featuring dead robins, frogs with pipes, and insec…
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 3 - “Light It on Fire: The Explosive History of Christmas Pudding”
Brandy, flames, and third-degree burns — nothing says “Merry Christmas” like a dessert that doubles as a torch. Amy investigates the fiery ritual of …
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 2 - “The Mourning Tree: Victorians Who Decorated with the Dead”
Some Victorians hung silver baubles… others hung Aunt Mildred. Amy unpacks the unsettling custom of placing mourning ornaments — locks of hair, minia…
3 months, 1 week ago