History For Weirdos

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 place there since. Listen now...if you dare. ;)-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's special spooky episode is all about the Italian island of Poveglia. From plagues to mad scientists, this haunted island has a history you will not want to miss!-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode Steff shares the mysterious and tragic deaths that occurred in Greystone Mansion in 1929. How did the son of oil tycoon Edward Doheny end up deceased in this spectacular home alongside his friend Hugh Plunkett? -Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The only successful coup d'état in American history is bloody and a general stain on our country's past. Tune in this week to hear how local politics in Wilmington, North Carolina shaped our history and created issues we are still experiencing to this day!-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of History for Weirdos! This week, Stephanie discusses the Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766, it's stranger than fiction and you won't want to miss out!-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's episode is a doozy! Andrew takes us all the way back to the first great Persian nation in the 6th century BC under Cyrus the Great: the Achaemenid Empire. He dies and his sons take over but what happens next? Something truly stranger than fiction... maybe? Tune in now to hear how this story unfolds.-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Stephanie shares the legendary tale of a rebel princess! Listen now to hear how princess Erendira of the Purepecha nation (in present day Michoacán, Mexico) went against the odds to fight off the Spanish Invasion. -Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever heard of horse diving? Well...neither had we! But this week Andrew covers the history of horse diving along with the "Babe Ruth" of the sport, Sonora Webster. Listen now and share your thoughts with us over on Instagram!-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robert Lees was a Victorian-era spiritualist with connections to Prince Albert and Jack-the-Ripper. Listen now to here this paranormal tale!-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew tells us the story of Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus who were some of the original champions of the common person. It's possible you have never heard of them, but their actions shaped the course of western civilization. Tune in now to find out how!-Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating, reviewing, subscribing and sharing it today.Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch 👇Email: historyforweirdos@gmail.comWebsite: www.historyforweirdos.comIG: @historyforweirdos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices