Hysterical History

Have you ever felt like you just had to dance? What about without music and until your feet bled? Or until you died? In this episode, Alexis teaches Hailey about the Dancing Plague of 1518, and how th...

24 Apr 201857min

Peter the Great had a big impact on Russia's history and development. But was he really as great as people say he was? Or was he just a weird party animal who stole people's wigs? Or....both? Tune in ...

17 Apr 20181h 10min

Louis Le Prince invented the single lens video camera and recorded the first film, but if you've heard of him, it's probably because of his disappearance. Right before he was scheduled to unveil his i...

11 Apr 20181h 18min

What should you do when rats are crawling up your toilets and giving you the plague? Not listen to Paul Doumer, that's what. Tune in this week, as Hailey teaches Alexis about why extermination orders ...

3 Apr 201847min

Tesla and Edison were the ultimate bitter rivals during the Current War. Nikola Tesla, a poet of science, against Thomas Edison, the greatest proponent of the experimental method. In this episode, Ale...

27 Mar 20181h 40min

Got a lot of money and nothing to do? How about building a house for 38 years straight? In this episode, Alexis teaches Hailey about the Winchester House and how grief can make you do some weird thing...

21 Mar 20181h 12min

Nero is a famous Emperor of Rome for a lot of reasons, most of them fire related. But are they true? Or did historians give him a bad name? Tune in this week, as Hailey teaches Alexis about how Nero m...

13 Mar 20181h 6min

The Masons are a secretive club today, but in the 1700s, there were a whole bunch! Tune in this week, as Alexis teaches Hailey about her favorite one, The Hellfire Club.Special thanks to Swing Whale f...

7 Mar 201850min