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The Strange History Podcast

Strange History

The Strange History Podcast explores the forgotten, bizarre, and mysterious stories that history left behind. Each episode uncovers strange but true tales from the past—unsolved mysteries, unusual events, odd historical figures, and the eerie legends that shaped cultures around the world. Whether it"s ancient curses, unexplained disappearances, or bizarre moments in world history, hosted with a passion for the weird, this podcast takes you deep into the darker and more curious corners of the

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All Episodes

1:38

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 12 - Christmas...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/12

Yes. You might find:Stuffed owlsFoxesBirds with glass eyesThey thought it looked elegant. Instead: Victorian Horror AestheticLike and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access

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1:29

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 11 - “The...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/11

Victorian Christmas gatherings weren’t complete without wild parlour games involving blindfolds, stolen kisses, accidental tackles, and questionable dares. From “Snapdragon” to “Blind Man’s Buff,” Amy explores the rowdy social chaos that turned polite society into a Regency-era frat party.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and

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1:16

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 10 - Holiday...

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2025/12/10

Victorians loved giving handmade holiday gifts — including woven hair wreaths, braided lock jewelry, and embroidered mourning designs using the hair of the living and dead. Amy explores why these tactile treasures were considered heartfelt keepsakes rather than eerie reminders of mortality. Bonus: one London girl school reportedly held a best hair craft competition. Imagine the judging table.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly

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1:14

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 9 - Duck Duck...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/09

Feasting on Goose Was More Common than Turkey Turkey was expensive. Goose was the people’s bird.Cue Dickens describing Cratchit’s goose with reverence.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who

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1:18

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 8 - A Very...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/08

The Victorians didn’t just burn a yule log — they studied it. Cracks were omens, smoke signaled future fortunes, and if the flame died before morning? Someone in the household was doomed. Amy explores true accounts of families who fed their logs ale, decorated them like honored family members, and guarded the ash like sacred treasure. Cozy? Yes. Chill-inducing? Also absolutely.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help

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7:07

“Butter Busts, Breakfast Champagne & The Great Turtle...

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2025/12/08

Step into the wonderfully unhinged world of America’s Gilded Age in this hilarious and true deep dive into butter sculptures, breakfast champagne culture, and the day thousands of decorative turtles escaped and caused chaos across New York City. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, we uncover bizarre fairground art, dark-dining scandals, portable mansions of the elite, and the infamous Ice Cream Riot that shook the streets. Packed with absurd historical details, humor, eyewitness

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10:43

Lavish Lunacy: The Strangest True Stories of the...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/08

Step inside the glittering absurdity of America’s Gilded Age, where the wealthy elite bathed in milk, invented imaginary husbands, staged ostrich parades, built ballrooms for cats, and weaponized fashion with bird-covered hats. In this hilariously decadent episode of The Strange History Podcast, we explore real Gilded Age scandals, bizarre behavior, ghost weddings, diamond-filled soup, and etiquette meltdowns—told with the wit of a gossip columnist and the accuracy of a historian who has emotionally

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1:27

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 7 - “Drunk...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/07

Before the Victorians romanticized it, Christmas was basically: Drunk caroling + street parades + people demanding food from wealthy homeowners. It was the original trick-or-treat, but louderLike and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you,

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2:04

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 6 - “Toxic...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/06

Victorians adored decorating their Christmas trees — but many ornaments were crafted from arsenic-rich green paint, mercury-coated glass, and lead-based glitter. Amy explores how a little holiday sparkle occasionally led to dizziness, nausea, or sudden fainting — and why newspapers still called it “the height of elegance.” Forget festive — Victorian trees were basically weaponized foliage.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted

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13:24

Secrets from the Past Part 1: Vintage Household...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/05

Step back in time and discover the weird, wonderful, and surprisingly effective world of vintage household hacks. In this two-episode series, we explore the cleaning tips, DIY solutions, beauty tricks, pantry hacks, and bizarre old-school home remedies our great-grandparents swore by. From using vinegar to clean everything, shining furniture with walnuts, polishing shoes with banana peels, deodorizing clothes with vodka, to freezing sweaters, boiling orange peels for scent, and clarifying soup with

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13:40

Secrets from the Past Part 2: Vintage Remedies & DIY...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/05

In Part Two of this nostalgic and entertaining series, we explore the stranger side of vintage household hacks — including beauty rituals, pantry tricks, old medical remedies, DIY fixes, and bizarre home solutions passed down through generations. From freezing sweaters to stop shedding, polishing shoes with banana peels, deodorizing clothes with vodka, clarifying soup with eggshells, and boiling orange peels and cloves to freshen the house, these forgotten techniques reveal a fascinating chapter of

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1:09

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 5 - “Boom! The...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/05

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 Christmas crackers, the noisy, spark-filled party favors that occasionally left guests singed but satisfied.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While

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1:18

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 4 - “Season’s...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/04

Before Hallmark came horror. Amy dives into the bizarre world of early Victorian Christmas cards — featuring dead robins, frogs with pipes, and insects doing chores. Discover why these creepy images were meant to symbolize renewal, not ruin, and how the Victorians found beauty in the morbid.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work

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1:24

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 3 - “Light It...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/03

Brandy, flames, and third-degree burns — nothing says “Merry Christmas” like a dessert that doubles as a torch. Amy investigates the fiery ritual of Victorian plum pudding, complete with true accounts of flaming disasters, family pride, and the occasional singed moustache.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with

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1:32

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 2 - “The...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/02

Some Victorians hung silver baubles… others hung Aunt Mildred. Amy unpacks the unsettling custom of placing mourning ornaments — locks of hair, miniature portraits, and memento mori — on Christmas trees. Inspired by Queen Victoria’s lifelong grief, this eerie practice blurred the line between celebration and sorrow.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her

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8:21

The Hitler on Long Island: The Strange and Hidden...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/01

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 Hitler who fled Germany, exposed his infamous uncle, joined the U.S. Navy to fight the Nazis, and eventually built a quiet life on Long Island. From his chaotic childhood in England to his tense encounters with Adolf Hitler in Germany, his controversial lecture tour in America, military service, name change, marriage, family life, and the mysterious vow

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2:02

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day - Why...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/12/01

The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day - Why Victorian Christmas's Resembled a Tim Burton MovieLike and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was lovingly crafted with the help of ElevenLabs.io — the magical technology that gives Amy her time to sleep, eat, work and spend time with her dog Jack. While some might say she sounds too good to be true, we assure you, Amy is absolutely a real person… who just happens to have access to studio-grade AI vocal cords

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9:21

The Strange History of Nazi Germany: Propaganda,...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/11/28

Step into the unsettling — and often unbelievably strange — world of Nazi Germany in the 1940s. This episode uncovers Hitler’s carefully crafted vegetarian-animal-lover persona, bizarre Nazi environmental laws, stolen children, occult expeditions to Tibet, underground megaprojects, and the creation of terrifying “wonder weapons.” This isn’t just another World War II history lesson — it’s a deep dive into the absurd contradictions, propaganda strategies, misguided science, and dangerous ideology

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9:46

The Strange History of Nazi Germany: The Weird, Dark...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/11/28

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 the bureaucratic efficiency of genocide, propaganda radio systems, dystopian eugenics programs, and failed architectural mega-dreams like the city of Germania. We also examine the strange legends of Die Glocke, Nazi pseudoscience, facial measurement “research,” and the chilling contradictions between animal welfare laws and human atrocity. This is a

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9:57

The Curious Case of Medieval Bestiaries: Lions,...

The Strange History Podcast ·

2025/11/26

Journey back to the Middle Ages as The Strange History Podcast explores the hilarious and bewildering world of medieval bestiaries — where lions symbolize Christ, unicorns flirt with virgins, and beavers make shocking life choices. Host Amy takes you through the myths, morals, and mistakes of history’s weirdest animal encyclopedias, complete with humor, true stories, and fake ads scattered throughout.Like and Subscribe: Apple SpotifyIHeartAudibleThis episode of The Strange History Podcast was

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