History Obscura
What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every Saturday! Please support the show at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
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Episodes
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
In 1880s New York, the last thing any woman wanted was to be committed to the infamous lunatic asylum at Blackwell's Island. Except for Nelly Bly, investigative reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. In this episode, we continue Bly's personal account of her time as an inmate within those walls.
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Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
The Falcon Lake Incident and the Shag Harbour UFO are two unforgettable stories from another historical year full of unidentifiable craft sightings. The UFOs of 1967 came thick and fast, and left good evidence in their wake.
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Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Witness the ducking of a witch from the front row of the assembled villagers! This episode is all witch, all the time. Dive in (but try not to float.)
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Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Checking in again on the utter filth of those Victorians....turns out things weren't any better in the rest of Europe. A feud between medical surgeons actually led to an effective boycott of clinical sanitary codes.
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Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
The two famous friends, Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, had a bad falling out over a seance gone wrong.
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Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Did a bunch of meddling kids really fool the great Harry Price, ghost hunter?
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Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
I'm back at the Jack the Ripper case for a fresh, modern spin on things!
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Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Hoaxer? Innocent victim? Nobody knows for sure who the mysterious Kaspar Hauser really was, but his story of neglect and intrigue still fascinates all who hear it.
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Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Saturday Dec 25, 2021
In lieu of donning a robot voice to overcome the power outage and microphone problems of this Christmas, here's a heartwarming fantasy story I recorded some time ago. Best to you this season! May your belly be full and your dear ones near. Seasons greetings from Mandy and the coven!
We present: Home is a House that Loves You
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Happy Halloween, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead!To support the show, please donate via Patreon or BuyMeACoffee. Thank you! Music by Fesliyan Studios.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historyobscura/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.