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The New Year Everyone Thought the World Would End — January 1, 1000
In this eerie and surprisingly funny New Year episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the widespread fear that the world would end …
4 months ago
Latvia’s Hidden Man: The Astonishing 50-Year Forest Survival of Jānis Pīnups
Discover the unbelievable true story of Jānis Pīnups, the Latvian man who disappeared into the forest in 1944 to avoid Soviet conscription and remain…
4 months ago
The Day Miami Froze — The Orange Bowl Blizzard of 1961
In this bizarre New Year episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the unbelievable day it snowed in Miami during the Orange Bowl of …
4 months ago
The New Year London Froze Solid (1962–63)
In this chilling episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy dives into the Great Freeze of 1962–63 — the brutal New Year winter that brought Lo…
4 months, 1 week ago
Norway’s One-Legged Escape Hero: The Astonishing True Story of Jan Baalsrud’s WWII Survival
Explore the unbelievable true story of Jan Baalsrud, the Norwegian resistance fighter who survived a failed WWII mission, escaped Nazi capture, endur…
4 months, 1 week ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 25 - The Night of the Radishes: Mexico’s Strangest Christmas Art Festival
Radishes… but make them art. Amy uncovers how a vegetable market prank became a nationally celebrated Christmas competition drawing thousands every y…
4 months, 1 week ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 24 - Silent Night, Haunted Night: Norway’s Christmas Ghost Beliefs
In Norway, Christmas Eve belongs to the living — and the dead. Amy explores ancestral reverence, graveyard traditions, and why some still leave food …
4 months, 1 week ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 23 - Light It Up: The Fiery History of Britain’s Christmas Pudding
A dessert worth setting aflame — intentionally. Amy shares how this dense, boozy pudding survived Victorian scandals and continues to ignite British …
4 months, 1 week ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 22 - Fire, Faith, and Oak Branches: Serbia’s Fiery Christmas Ritual
Part pagan, part Christian — 100% symbolic. Amy unpacks Serbia’s burning of the Badnjak, where sparks predict blessings, and ashes become protective …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Epic of Calum’s Road: How One Stubborn Scotsman Built a Road With a Shovel and Petty Determination
Discover the unbelievable true story of Calum MacLeod, the Scottish postman who single-handedly built a 1.75-mile road on the Isle of Raasay after th…
4 months, 1 week ago