Human Skin: Lampshades, Wallets, Books, Oh My!
A grisly foray into the history and motivation behind human skin crafting (clothes, trinkets, housewares, books), from Scythians to serial killers. Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm to g...
28 Maalis 202341min
The Dark Origins of Nursery Rhymes
Investigating the dark meaning and macabre origins behind several classic children's nursery rhymes. Go to http://rothys.com/30mm to get $20 off your first purchase. Go to http://lectricebikes.com to...
28 Helmi 202332min
Electroconvulsive Therapy's Shocking Origins
Today, electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat those struggling with severe depression, bipolar II, schizophrenia, and other treatment-resistant disorders. An estimated 100,000 people are tre...
21 Helmi 202339min
Giants: From Myth to Modern Day Hoax
Our "biggest" episode yet, covering all things GIANTS. We learn how classical cultures and folklore embraced the myths and fantastical stories of giant, flesh-eating, humans; debunk archaeology's infa...
14 Helmi 202339min
Deadly Beauty Standards in Victorian England
From dress fires to corrosive skin treatments, the women living during the nineteenth century subjected themselves to harmful and horrific procedures, all in the pursuit of a warped beauty influenced ...
31 Tammi 202338min
Spontaneous Human Combustion
There are over 200 known cases where people have been found burned to death with no discernible cause. These cases have contributed to the theory of spontaneous human combustion, the idea that a perso...
24 Tammi 202337min
Causes of Death in 1632 London
Bills of Mortality originated in the late sixteenth century as a way for parish networks to track weekly plague outbreaks. Eventually, over time, this medical journal evolved to become a standard prac...
17 Tammi 202346min
