The Jamestown Colony
Join Kelli as she goes over the difficulties of the early years of the first successful English settlement in North America - Jamestown. From the bloody flux to survival cannibalism, brutal executions to starvation and madness, the foundation of what would later become the United States was built on all the gross, nasty stuff we love here on the APHOUT podcast. Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory...
4 Feb 202452min
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
Join Kelli as she goes over what happened to the USS Indianapolis, the ship that brought atomic bomb parts to Tinian Island so they could be assembled - and dropped - on Hiroshima. Though the ship completed her mission, making Oppenheimer's and the Manhattan Project's work come to life in the form of a nuclear bomb, the USS Indianapolis suffered a catastrophic - and fatal - blow when it crossed paths with a Japanese submarine. This is the story of the ship. Kelli discusses its importan...
21 Jan 202454min
The Kuru Cannibal Disease
Join Kelli as she talks about a prion disease called Kuru. Prion diseases occur when misfolded proteins duplicate and clog up the brain, and cause things like Mad Cow Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Kuru. Kuru was specific to the Fore people of Papua New Guinea, and at its peak, killed 200 women and children people a year. But to get Kuru, they must have consumed the brains of the infected dead... Let's dive deep into the Fore peoples, prion diseases and more cannibalism. New year, ...
7 Jan 202431min
The Inca Mummies
Join Kelli as she discusses the Inca Empire and their religious practices - including capacocha, the practice of sacrificing children and leaving them to mummify on mountain peaks. Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Audio Credit: Carlos Carty, Pan Flute Solo Everyone wonders about death. Few talk about it. That’s where we start.Anonymous callers share their honest beliefs about death, life, and what mi...
24 Des 202332min
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Join Kelli as she discusses the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, an experiment on black men (without their consent) where the US Public Health Service and the CDC allowed them to live with untreated syphilis infections for 40 years - despite there being a cure: penicillin. In this episode, Kelli goes over the scientific context of what syphilis is and how one contracts it, then ties it to the historical context of why the US government allowed 399 black men to suffer from late-stage syphilis when th...
10 Des 202345min
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...
26 Nov 202338min
The Waco Siege
Join Kelli as she explores the history that led up to the Waco Siege, where ATF agents conducted a failed raid against Branch Davidian leader David Koresh at his Mount Carmel compound in Waco, Texas. The result of this botched mission was a 51 day standoff. In the end, 4 ATF agents and 82 Branch Davidians were dead, and the whole place burned to the ground. It was a massive failure in communication between the ATF, FBI, Hostage Rescue Team, and negotiators - one of the biggest fumbles in our ...
12 Nov 20231h 1min
The History of Halloween
Join Kelli as she explores the Celtic roots of Halloween - from Samhain and Celtic mythology, to Puritan fun-sponges, to Irish immigration, and into Spirit Halloween stores, we'll learn the history behind the second biggest holiday in the US! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! Everyone ...
29 Okt 202324min
