113: A billion dollar curse: The Dark History of The Lottery
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Did you know that the largest Powerball jackpot ever won was a mind-blowing 2.04 billion dollars? That's the equivalent of an average American working for 30,000 y...
29 Nov 202352min
112: Real Life Willy Wonka: Freak Candy Disaster that Killed Dozens
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Remember Augustus Gloop, the kid from Willy Wonka who drowned in chocolate? It turns out that happens in real life, too. Yep, candy has been responsible for MANY d...
15 Nov 202352min
111: A DOG SAVED THE WAR? Hero Animals You’ve never heard of
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today I’m sharing stories of some of the greatest soldiers of all time- and they’re animals. From the 1000-pound brown bear who destroyed Nazis to a little terrie...
8 Nov 202344min
110: Conjugal Visits Could Save America? So Why are they taking them away?
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today I’m talking all about conjugal visits, which is basically when prisoners are allowed some private time with a visitor. This topic is already pretty spicy, bu...
1 Nov 202339min
109: Werewolf Trials, Real Life Dracula, & Where Zombies Actually Come From
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. I’ve been wanting to do an episode on this topic for a while and October is the perfect time, because we’re talking about monsters! Where did monsters even come fr...
25 Okt 202350min
108: The Truth About Rasputin: Demonic Wizard or Healing Saint?
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. This guy was one of my favorite cartoon characters ever, but it turns out he’s actually based on a super creepy villain. Today we’re talking about Rasputin, the ma...
18 Okt 202353min
107: Sleep Demons, Ghosts, & Alien Probes: Can Nightmares Really Kill You?
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re talking about conspiracy theories, and not the kind your annoying uncle brings up on Thanksgiving, but the spooky fun ones. From the popular Mexican fo...
11 Okt 20231h 2min
106: The Dark History Of Sugar: Slavery, Diabetes, And Addiction
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. It’s October, which means, it’s the start of spooky season. With Halloween coming up, my mouth is watering just thinking about all of the candy I’m going to eat. B...
4 Okt 202354min
