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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…
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …
8 months, 3 weeks 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…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day - Why Victorian Christmas's Resembled a Tim Burton Movie
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day - Why Victorian Christmas's Resembled a Tim Burton Movie
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hitler on Long Island: The Strange and Hidden Life of William Patrick Hitler
In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy uncovers the shocking and little-known life of William Patrick Hitler — the nephew of Adolf …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Strange History of Nazi Germany: Propaganda, Pseudoscience & Secret Projects Part 1
Step into the unsettling — and often unbelievably strange — world of Nazi Germany in the 1940s. This episode uncovers Hitler’s carefully crafted vege…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The Strange History of Nazi Germany: The Weird, Dark & Unbelievable Truth Part 2
In Part 2 of this series, we explore the even stranger depths of Nazi Germany’s ideology and operations — from the looting of European libraries to t…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The Curious Case of Medieval Bestiaries: Lions, Unicorns, and Badly Behaved Beasts| The Strange History Podcast
Journey back to the Middle Ages as The Strange History Podcast explores the hilarious and bewildering world of medieval bestiaries — where lions symb…
9 months ago
Back to 1920: 25 Strange Things From History You’d Never See Today (Flappers, Iceboxes, Radium & More!)
Travel back to 1920 and discover the bizarre, unbelievable, and often hilarious realities of everyday life during the Roaring Twenties. From icebox k…
9 months ago
The Unseen History of Board Games: From Senet & Go to Catan, Monopoly, Mahjong, and D&D | Strange History Podcast
Journey from ancient tombs and temples to modern tabletops in this witty, story-driven deep dive into board game origins. Host Amy uncovers how Senet…
9 months ago