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Before we get into today’s rabbit hole, we wanted to share an exciting update — and a little behind‑the‑scenes honesty.
🛸 Join Us Live: Before Roswell…
2 months ago
Hero Pets: When Animals Save the Day
Episode 109
This week, Rainy Day Rabbit Holes is stepping a little off our usual path of unhinged history and strange stories—and doing so for a cause that means…
2 months, 1 week ago
5 Minute Friday: Victorian Cannibal Poetry-The Cannibal Bride
Last week we shared a strange little Victorian love poem about a cannibal bride.
This week… things escalate.
In this Five Minute Friday episode, Shea r…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Colorado Cannibal, Part 2: Dead, Dead, Dead
Episode 108
Part 2 of 2
Alfred Packer should have been hanged.
The verdict was clear. The sentence was delivered with venom. The public was ready to watch justice …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
5 Minute Friday: Victorian Cannibal Poetry-Love and Theology
While researching our recent episode on Alferd Packer, the Colorado Cannibal, Shea stumbled across something unexpected while digging through ninetee…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Colorado Cannibal Part 1: Hunger in the High Country
Episode 107
Part 1 of 2
In the winter-shadowed mountains of 1870s Colorado, people disappeared with unsettling regularity. Most were claimed by weather, terrain, …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
5 Minute Friday: The Squid King
This 5 Minute Friday episode takes one strange headline and follows it all the way to the edge of the map.
In 2021, a small coastal town in Japan made…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
1904 Olympic Marathon
Episode 106
In this episode, Jody tackles what may be the most unhinged athletic event ever sanctioned by adults with clipboards: the 1904 Olympic Marathon. Held…
3 months ago
The Business Plot: A Real Coup Against FDR?
Episode 105
Did wealthy Wall Street elites try to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934?
In this episode of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes, we dive into one o…
3 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Sample: Japan's Most Beautiful Historic Hike
Bonus Sample from our Patreon Bonus Episode!
Today, Shea brings you the history of the Nakasendo trail, a 400 year old road that stretches from Kyoto …
3 months, 1 week ago