429 - The Lake George Monster
In the summer of 1904, the small town of Hague, New York was terrorised by a mysterious water creature known as the Lake George Monster, this is its story!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report ...
10 Tammi 20241h 46min
428 - Antarctica's First Murder?
Our first episode of a new year we do a deep dive into what life is like for people who live year round in Antarctica, touching on a darker side when talking about the case of Australian Rodney Marks....
3 Tammi 20242h 20min
427 - Josephine Baker : The Showgirl Spy
On this epsiode we learn about the fascinating life of Josephine Baker - singer, dancer, actress and ... spy. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:37 (though as alwa...
27 Joulu 20231h 42min
426 - The Sixth Backstreet Boy, Lou Pearlman
This week we are joined by Josh Earl to tell us about wild life of Lou Pearlman; blimp salesman, scam artist and the founding manager of both the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. This is a comedy/history po...
20 Joulu 20231h 46min
425 - The WWI Christmas Truce
On our annual Chrish-mish episode we look at Christmas during war time from 1899-1999. From the famous Christmas Truce of the First World War, rationing throughout WWII and the 'Christmas Miracle' of ...
13 Joulu 20231h 33min
424 - William McGonagall; History's Worst Poet
This week we are joined by the wonderful Evan Munro-Smith, to talk about a man often referred to as "the worst poet in the history of the English language" - William McGonagall. This is a comedy/histo...
6 Joulu 20231h 41min
423 - The Making of the Oxford Dictionary: a Tale of Murder and Insanity
Creating the Oxford English Dictionary was a mammoth task and the story takes some surprising twists and turns! This is the most voted for topic for this year's Blocktober, enjoy!This is a comedy/hist...
29 Marras 20232h 16min
422 - The Satanic Panic
In the 1980s and 90s, a moral panic swept across the United States leading many to believe that an underground network of satanists was operating across America. It might seem laughable now, but the p...
22 Marras 20231h 59min
