Episode 78 - Oregon's Exploding Whale Incident Of 1970
On November 9, 1970, the carcass of an eight-ton, 45-foot-long sperm whale washed up on the beach near the small town of Florence, Oregon. For the next several days, the whale sat undisturbed on the s...
19 Jul 202339min
Episode 77 - The 1904 St. Louis Marathon, The Wildest Event In Olympic History
Marathons today follow a simple formula. There's a starting line and a finish line, a crowd of excited and apprehensive racers, and a clear course to follow. But the 1904 Olympic Marathon took some un...
12 Jul 202337min
Episode 76 - The Tragic Story Of David Reimer, The Boy Forced To Live As A Girl
Please be advised that this episode contains discussion of sexual abuse of children David Reimer’s parents just wanted to do the right thing for him. What was supposed to be a routine circumcision in ...
5 Jul 202349min
Episode 75 - History Happy Hour, June 2023: A Vampire Graveyard, RFK's Assassination, And More
It’s the end of June 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… Traces of a ritualistic drink containing human blood discovered ins...
28 Jun 202354min
Episode 74 - The Harrowing Death Of John Jones Inside Nutty Putty Cave
Just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, there lies a vast labyrinth of underground tunnels that have been sealed shut for almost 15 years. Once a popular attraction for cave explorers and other thrill-s...
21 Jun 202332min
Episode 73 - Corrie Ten Boom, The Dutch Watchmaker Who Saved 800 Jews From The Holocaust
On May 10, 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. And life for Corrie ten Boom, a 48-year-old watchmaker in the Dutch city of Haarlem, would never be the same. With the help of the Dutch resistance...
14 Jun 202343min
Episode 72 - Chuck Mawhinney , The Marine Corps' Deadliest Sniper
As one of the most prolific snipers of the Vietnam War, Chuck Mawhinney was a lethal sharpshooter who racked up the most confirmed kills in the history of the United States Marine Corps and the second...
7 Jun 202314min
Episode 71 - History Happy Hour, May 2023
It’s the end of May 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The 98-year-old Frenchmen who revealed the secret massacre of German...
31 Mai 202332min
