Ship Happens and Mind Games
In this mysterious episode Suzie examines the mystery of the Mary Celeste and Trevor plays around with the arcade mystery of Polybius. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Also keep an eye on The Rufus Project podcast for […]
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Dance Till You Drop and Sweet Sweet War
This episode Suzie examines the dancing plagues of 1374 and 1518 and Trevor sweetens the podcast with The Honey War of 1839. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: THE DANCING PLAGUE Andrews E 2015, What was the dancing […]
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The Cracked Actor and The Distressed Doctor
This episode Suzie discusses the career of Robert Coates and Trevor rocks out with Doctor in Distress WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: ROBERT COATES Reader’s Digest 1988, Strange Stories, Amazing Facts, Reader’s Digest Services Pty Ltd, […]
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The Pope who was Dead Wrong and The Birds (The Australian Cut)
This episode Suzie examines the Cadaver Synod and Trevor delves into a bit of Australian history with the Emu War WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook. Sources: THE CADAVER SYNOD Encyclopaedia Britannica 2007, ‘Formosus’ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Formosus#ref916569 Harper E 2014, ‘The […]
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Disco Inferno and Badgering History
For our first podcast of 2017 Suzie discusses Disco Demolition Night and Trevor discovers the importance of badgers in historical findings. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook. Sources: DISCO DEMOLITION NIGHT The Night Disco Died – Chicago Magazine Disco Demolition […]
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These Aren’t The Winchesters You Are Looking For and Make Whiskey Not War
Suzie explores the Winchester Mystery House ™ and Trevor examines the Whiskey War. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook. Sources: THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE ™ Wagner R, 2016 ‘The Truth About Sarah Winchester’ http://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.com/ Wagner R, 2016 ‘The Truth […]
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The Balls of Victims and Icelandic Self Discovery
Suzie celebrates The Victims Ball and Trevor finds a strange tale of a missing woman in Iceland. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook. Sources: THE VICTIMS BALL History.com n.d, ‘8 Things You May Not Know About The Guillotine’ http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-guillotine Schechter […]
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The Tichborne Identity and Monsieur Potato
Suzie examines the strange case of the Tichborne Claimant and Trevor shares the story of an unsung hero, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook. Sources: THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT The State Library of New South Wales 2011, The Tichborne […]
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Pope Looks Like a Lady and The Naughty Night Trap
Suzie delves into the mystery of Pope Joan and Trevor geeks it up with some video game history featuring Night Trap. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook. Sources: POPE JOAN Biography.com 2016, ‘Pope Joan’ http://www.biography.com/people/pope-joan-279083 Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. 2016, ‘Pope […]
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What The Halloween?
In this very special spooky episode we bring you ghostly tales and gruesome horror! Suzie shares the tale of Fisher’s Ghost and Trevor visits the mansion of Delphine Lalaurie. WHAT THE HISTORY? **WARNING – This episode of the podcast contains graphic descriptions of very nasty stuff that happened to people. If you do not wish to […]
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