E268: This Is The Saddest Show (part I)

E268: This Is The Saddest Show (part I)

This week, we’re bringing you two of the most fascinating and deeply unsettling stories from the world of freak shows: Chang & Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and Julia Pastrana, the so-called ‘Bear Woman.’ Chang and Eng weren’t just a medical curiosity—they were brilliant businessmen, plantation owners, and, oh yeah, enslavers. Their story is full of contradictions—two men who were once paraded as human oddities but ended up profiting off of the very same system that exploited them. And then there’s Julia Pastrana. Her story? No happy endings. Labeled “The Ugliest Woman in the World”, Julia was abused, exploited, and even put on display after her death—because apparently, 19th-century showmen didn’t believe in letting their performers stay dead. These are the stories of three performers whose lives couldn’t have been more different—but both prove one thing: once the world decides you’re an exhibit, getting your humanity back is nearly impossible! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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E330: Dear Diary (part IV)

E330: Dear Diary (part IV)

The Hitler Diaries are finally exposed as fake, and the fallout is spectacular! In the fourth and final part of our series, we talk about the collapse of the biggest media scandal in postwar Germany....

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E329: Dear Diary (part III)

E329: Dear Diary (part III)

Stern is now spending millions, historians are cautiously warning them, and Konrad Kujau is sitting at home frantically producing more and more volumes while simultaneously convincing everyone that th...

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E328: Dear Diary (part II)

E328: Dear Diary (part II)

Gerd Heidemann follows up on the supposed Hitler diaries and finally meets the man behind them. Money starts changing hands in ways that should probably raise a few questions. Learn more about your ad...

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E327: Dear Diary (part I)

E327: Dear Diary (part I)

This week, we start a story that begins with a boat, takes a detour through a small village in East Germany, and ends up with one of the biggest media scandals in German history. Learn more about yo...

1 Mai 1h 11min

E326: A Butcher, a Tailor & an Emperor walk into a Bar

E326: A Butcher, a Tailor & an Emperor walk into a Bar

In 1853, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria goes for one of his regular walks in Vienna. It’s something he does often enough that people know where to find him, and on that day, someone does. A young ...

24 Apr 55min

E325: The Great Molasses Flood (part III)

E325: The Great Molasses Flood (part III)

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E324: The Great Molasses Flood (part II)

E324: The Great Molasses Flood (part II)

This week we’re in January of 1919, in Boston’s North End. People are still recovering from the First World War and the 1918 flu, the area is packed with people, noise, and a molasses tank that never ...

10 Apr 1h 9min

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