The Cannibal Island

The Cannibal Island

Join Kelli as she discusses a Stalin Soviet-era plan to deport unwanted citizens and petty criminals to an island in the middle of Siberia - without proper shelter, supplies, or food. It only took a few days before the island's new inhabitants broke down and started to consume the flesh of their fellow prisoners. In this podcast, we review the historical context of 1930s Stalin-era plans to starve the people in the name of progress and communism. Spoiler - it doesn't end well. In addition to...

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The Voynich Manuscript

The Voynich Manuscript

Join Kelli in this shorter history on the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, an early Renaissance-era book written in a made up language (dubbed Voynichese) with strange diagrams that seem... out of this ...

15 Maalis 22min

The Story of Peter the Wild Boy

The Story of Peter the Wild Boy

Join Kelli as she goes over the story of a feral boy found in the woods outside of Hamelin, Germany. He was brought to King George I's court in England and named Peter, and he entertained curious onlo...

8 Helmi 34min

The Cannibalism of Johan de Witt

The Cannibalism of Johan de Witt

Join Kelli as she goes over a strange event from the 17th century Dutch Republic - the time a political leader was killed, strung up, dismembered, and then cannibalized. As always, we set up the hist...

18 Tammi 33min

The Story of Boudica, Warrior Queen

The Story of Boudica, Warrior Queen

Join Kelli as she goes over the popular legend of Boudica, the short-lived queen of the Iceni peoples in Iron Age Britain. Much of what we know about Boudica comes from heavily-biased Roman sources, w...

7 Joulu 202541min

The Roman Black Banquet

The Roman Black Banquet

Join Kelli as she talks about Rome's first ever Black Banquet, hosted by Emperor Domitian in 89 CE. Today's episode covers some Roman history including the creation of the Colosseum, the Flavian Dyna...

19 Loka 202534min

The French Pig Trial of 1457

The French Pig Trial of 1457

Join Kelli as she looks into the weird world of European animal trials, focusing on the French Pig Trial at Savigny in 1457, where a sow owned by Jehan Bailly was put on trial for the murder of 5-year...

5 Loka 202520min

The Eilean Mòr Lighthouse Mystery

The Eilean Mòr Lighthouse Mystery

Join Kelli as she goes over the mystery of the Eilean Mòr lighthouse. In December of 1900, the three men keeping the lighthouse on the Flannan Isles - James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald McArthur...

21 Syys 202530min

The Tragic Tale of Typhoid Mary

The Tragic Tale of Typhoid Mary

Join Kelli as she goes over the history surrounding Typhoid Mary. We'll go beyond the typhoid-laden peaches and fresh ice cream! When we take a step back and look at her whole story in context, we get...

31 Elo 202543min

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