History For Weirdos

The "femme fatale" trope gets cranked up a notch in this week's episode. Our subject, Olga of Kiev, was a Kievan Rus' leader during the 10th century who made her enemies pay the ultimate price. Born o...

12 Dec 202238min

On the day of April 14, 1561, strange phenomenon took place over the skies of Nuremberg, Germany that have puzzled onlookers, astronomers and historians for centuries. But the stranger thing was this ...

5 Dec 202232min

The infamous, ill-fated English colony of Roanoke has gone down into historical lore. Before even Jamestown, the English attempted to create its first permanent colony in the Americas. But it was not ...

21 Nov 202245min

This week, Stephanie dives into the story of Ona Judge, an enslaved woman who was "owned" by none other than the 1st President of the United States, George Washington. She escapes from the household o...

14 Nov 202240min

This week's episode explores a controversial English leader who brilliantly commanded armies during the Hundred Years War in the Middle Ages. Celebrated in England yet hated in France...sometimes a he...

7 Nov 202245min

Happy Halloween to our Weirdo family! While you have probably heard of the Salem Witch Trials, this sort of 17th century "justice" wasn't confined to the English colonies. In this week's episode, Step...

31 Okt 202233min

On December 7th, 1941 the Japanese Imperial Fleet shocked the United States (and the world) with a devastating, surprise attack on the US Navy Base at Pearl Harbor. Just a couple of months later, an a...

24 Okt 202229min

As a part of the History for Weirdos "Spooky" October series, this week Stephanie covers the Villisca axe murders that occurred in 1912 as well as the potentially paranormal activity that has taken pl...

17 Okt 202238min