The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula
For a brief period in 1942, the town of Pascagoula, Mississippi was terrorized by a strange criminal -- he would sneak into people's houses as they slept and cut off locks of their hair. In today's ep...
26 Maj 202139min
Joseph Bonaparte, Cryptid Hunter
Napoleon’s lesser-known, older brother Joseph was, at times, the polar opposite of his conqueror sibling. Yet by merely being related to Napoleon, Joseph often found himself embroiled in geopolitical ...
20 Maj 202154min
The Mystery of the Devonshire Colic
For centuries, people around the world were baffled by a bizarre serious of symptoms that seemed to wax and wane in certain regions over time. Various researchers proposed any number of explanations f...
18 Maj 202145min
The Troubling, Hidden History of Turpentine
Today turpentine is a substance with any number of industrial uses -- but most people don't know much about it, and even fewer people know its history in the early days of the US. In today's episode, ...
13 Maj 20211h
A Race Across the World: From New York to Paris in 1908
In February of 1908, racing teams from multiple nations assembled for an unusual and ambitious race -- they planned to drive from Times Square across the planet to France. These were the early days of...
11 Maj 20211h 3min
The Age of the Crakow, Part 2: A Fashion Arms Race, But For Your Feet
In the second part of this episode, Ben and special guest Matt Frederick continue exploring the bizarre heyday of the poulaine. Tune in to learn more about the fickle, sometimes ridiculous, cycles of ...
6 Maj 202131min
The Age of the Crakow, Part 1: Medieval Europe Went Nuts For Pointy Shoes
It appears many eras in history have their own version of sneakerheads. In 15th-century Europe, nobles and commoners alike went absolutely nuts for a type of pointy shoe called the Crakow -- and peopl...
4 Maj 202133min
How Pie in the Face Became a Comedy Classic, Part 2: The Fall (of the Pie)
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29 Apr 202129min
