The Great Fear of 1789
The Great Fear was a panic during the French Revolution that spread through rural areas. It all started with a conspiracy theory. Research: Davies, Alun. “The Origins of the French Peasant Revolution...
3 Nov 202540min
SYMHC Classics: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
This 2019 episode is about general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who sounds like a character out of one of his son’s books. His life was a series of dramatic and daring adventures, including his rise up thr...
1 Nov 202530min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Villas and Tirades
Holly talks about the unsubstantiated stories associated with the Villa de Vecchi in northern Italy. Tracy talks about getting angry about a passage she read in Wednesday's show. See omnystudio.com/li...
31 Okt 202523min
Hammersmith Ghost Murder
In late 1803, accounts of ghost sightings began to circulate in Hammersmith, England. This led to a tragic event, and a legal case that revealed some limitations in existing English law. Research: “...
29 Okt 202533min
Villa de Vecchi
Today’s topic is an abandoned mansion, but it was once a gorgeous and luxurious home designed for a prominent citizen of northern Italy. It’s often described as haunted and as having a dark history, b...
27 Okt 202534min
SYMHC Classics: Aleister Crowley
This 2021 episode covers Aleister Crowley, a truly prolific and deliberately transgressive occultist whose practices included sex and drug use. He influenced modern Satanism, as well as other new reli...
25 Okt 202540min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Ghosts and Their Towns
Holly and Tracy talk about ghost experiences in their lives. Tracy thanks all the listeners who suggested ghost towns for this week's episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 Okt 202522min
Six Impossible Episodes: U.S. Ghost Towns
We've had a lot of listener requests related to ghost towns, so this Halloween season, we've got six places in the U.S. that could be labeled as such. But not not all are empty today. Research: Knuts...
22 Okt 202547min
