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Caught Up with Randy KayeMandy Gardner: From Pitcher to D1 Head Coach | CAUGHT UP W/ Randy Kaye 051Send us a textMandy Gardner, the dynamic head coach now leading Miami (OH) softball into a bold new era, shares her journey from elite pitcher to respected D1 leader. Raised in a Southern California sports powerhouse family — her dad coached NBA players like Klay Thompson and James Harden — Mandy’s story is packed with purpose, passion, and persistence.She opens up about her path through top-level travel ball, an early commitment to Michigan, her transfer to Maryland, and how those experiences shaped her coaching style. Mandy also reflects on the mentors who impacted her most —...
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History ObscuraMission to Mars--But Not the Buzz Aldrin VersionHello! This is your happy host, Mandy Gardner. Unfortunately, a demon has taken up residence in my throat this week, so I have decided to share a few pre-recorded chapters of my science fiction novel, Mission to Mars, with you tonight. As luck would have it, this very book and its predecessor, Letters to Earth, are currently on sale as whole audiobooks through Endless Ink Publishing. Please do buy yourself a copy!
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2023-11-2722 minHistory ObscuraThe King of England’s Catatonic SchizophreniaPoor Henry VI was the weak link in the Lancastrian chain that brought on the Wars of the Roses--but his was a truly remarkable life, and afterlife!
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2023-04-0216 minHistory ObscuraPatreon special: The AlchemistHello friends! This week's episode is a taste of what you'll get if you sign up for the Patreon bedtime stories/antique news club at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura!
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2023-03-1223 minHistory ObscuraDanish Coprolite & The Joy of Cooking Medieval EuropeSome of the most important pieces of history have been cooked up, chewed, swallowed and passed through the digestive system. Welcome to a brief history of food!
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2023-02-2619 minHistory ObscuraSecrets of the Cave-DwellersJust what were our cave-dwelling ancestors like, anyway? A look at the Lascaux Caves and others in France and Spain reveals some surprising clues.
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2023-02-1912 minHistory ObscuraSneak Preview: Mission to Mars, Chapter OneToday I'm sharing a very special sneak peek into my latest novel, Mission to Mars, Book Two of The Last Diaspora!
"Aldi was raised to be a Seer, a Diviner, a Fortune-Teller. Now that she is living out of the darkness, she is confronted by a world of new experiences, the possibility of entering the land of the gods, and with the realization that even her own future is one she cannot predict."
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2023-02-0817 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island: Chapter SixteenIn this week's episode, I delve back into the pages of Henry Myers' The Utmost Island--the semi-true tale of Lief Erikson and his accidental discovery of Newfoundland, Canada.
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2023-01-1635 minHistory ObscuraThe Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval EnglandWelcome back and happy 2023! This week's episode is a reading and review of Ian Mortimer's lovely book, "The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England". Feast on a selection that will prepare you for supper at the table of the peasantry or the guest lodgings at a monastery.
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2023-01-0927 minHistory ObscuraShipwreck: On This Day in 1874A quick read from the Belfast News Letter, published on December 1, 1874. The investigation of a body found quite dead on the beach!
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2022-12-0206 minHistory ObscuraHalloween Special: The Body SnatcherHappy Halloween! Here's an oldie but a goody, a scary Halloween story by Robert Louis Stevenson: The Body Snatcher...
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2022-10-3144 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island: Chapter Fifteen--in Which the Sea-King is DivorcedMore from our favourite historical fiction this week! It's one divorce, one wedding and a funeral.
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2022-10-0331 minHistory ObscuraKing Charles III: Finances & Ancient NamesakesWith the passing of QEII, many questions are at the forefront of our minds. What now? How much are we paying the monarchy, as British citizens or members of the Commonwealth? What is the meaning of all this pomp? And, just what is the delightfully controversial past of the first two King Charles?
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2022-09-1812 minHistory ObscuraNear Death Experiences of the Past, with Plato & BoschNDEs are not a new phenomenon, it seems! Spying a light at the end of a tunnel, masses of dead headed for heaven and , and floating above your own dead body has been documented for thousands of years in the stories of philosphers, artists, and doctors.
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2022-09-0210 minHistory ObscuraThe Canadian Settler HousewifeTaken from the fine work of Rosemary Neering in "The Canadian Housewife, An Affectionate History," this episode of History Obscura delves into the depression, physical illnesses and endless cleaning of infestations that plagued the early settler women of Canada.
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2022-08-2522 minHistory ObscuraA Viking Tale, Chapter FourteenThe new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.
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2022-08-0323 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island: Chapter ThirteenThor and Odin's world are on the precipice of Ragnarok as the Viking ship inches its way closer to Greenland.
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2022-08-0321 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island: Chapter Twelve. A True(ish) Viking TaleThis week's sponsors are Athletic Greens and ReviewParty.com!
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2022-07-1828 minHistory ObscuraStories of LondonContemporary stories from 18th-century London, straight from John O'London's Stories of London!
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2022-07-0919 minHistory ObscuraOut of Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum, at Last!Our adventure through the 19th-century NYC Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum has come to an end, dear friends. Please enjoy the final chapters!
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2022-06-2024 minHistory ObscuraBartolomeo de las Casa Vs. Columbus: Devastation in the AmericasYou'll remember Christopher Columbus' glowing letter to the Spanish monarchs in 1493, bragging about his discoveries. Would it shock you to learn that his legacy and the exploits of those who came afterwards were more evil than good? No? Well, just in case, here's Bartolomeo de las Casas to convince you. This episode contains some gruesome scenes.
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2022-06-1222 minHistory ObscuraThree More Chapters in the NYC Asylum!Nellie Bly's 12th-14th chapters of 10 Days in a Mad House describe bitter cold and brutal treatment at the hands of the asylum's sorely underqualified nurses.
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2022-06-0547 minHistory ObscuraSurgery: A Brief History of HealingBrain surgery is not the modern miracle you may think it is! Tune in for all kinds of evidence to the contrary, including plenty of ancient trepanation.
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2022-05-2917 minHistory ObscuraJoanna Southcott’s Box of ProphecyIs the Panacea Society really holding the true Southcott Box, or was that disappointing container opened by Harry Price in the 1920s the real thing? And why didn't the world end in 2004?
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2022-05-2214 minHistory Obscura10 Days in a Mad House, Chapter 11More from our dear 19th-century gentlewoman, Nellie Bly, as she spies within the inner workings of New York City's Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island.
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2022-05-1515 minHistory ObscuraEgos & Gods of Ancient Egyptian TextsHear ye hear ye, as one boasts of his triumphant life in service of the great Pharaoh! These tales are straight from the ancient Egyptian papyri and stone.
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2022-05-0820 minHistory ObscuraAn Historical Tour down the Uncanny ValleyHaunted dolls, masks, detailed Greek sculpture, medieval paintings and corpses all play large roles in the history of the Uncanny Valley. This episode covers Lilly from Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum, Springheel'd Jack, Moskvin's Russian Dolls, and more.
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2022-05-0316 minHistory ObscuraCommited to 19th-century New York Insane Asylum, Nellie Bly’s True StoryIn 1880s New York, the last thing any woman wanted was to be committed to the infamous lunatic asylum at Blackwell's Island. Except for Nelly Bly, investigative reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. In this episode, we continue Bly's personal account of her time as an inmate within those walls.
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2022-03-1422 minHistory ObscuraThe UFOs of 1967; Over Land & In SeaThe Falcon Lake Incident and the Shag Harbour UFO are two unforgettable stories from another historical year full of unidentifiable craft sightings. The UFOs of 1967 came thick and fast, and left good evidence in their wake.
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2022-02-2017 minHistory ObscuraWitches in the News, Through the Centuries & in the Ducking PondWitness the ducking of a witch from the front row of the assembled villagers! This episode is all witch, all the time. Dive in (but try not to float.)
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2022-02-1313 minHistory ObscuraVictorian Doctors & the Handwashing ScandalChecking in again on the utter filth of those Victorians....turns out things weren't any better in the rest of Europe. A feud between medical surgeons actually led to an effective boycott of clinical sanitary codes.
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2022-02-0615 minHistory ObscuraA Victorian Seance with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Harry HoudiniThe two famous friends, Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, had a bad falling out over a seance gone wrong.
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2022-01-3014 minHistory ObscuraWe Faked the Haunting at Borley RectoryDid a bunch of meddling kids really fool the great Harry Price, ghost hunter?
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2022-01-2316 minHistory ObscuraJack the Ripper...Revisited with DNAI'm back at the Jack the Ripper case for a fresh, modern spin on things!
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2022-01-1616 minHistory ObscuraKaspar Hauser & Crime Against the SoulHoaxer? Innocent victim? Nobody knows for sure who the mysterious Kaspar Hauser really was, but his story of neglect and intrigue still fascinates all who hear it.
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2022-01-0917 minHistory ObscuraHome is a House that Loves You...Happy Christmas, Glorious Solstice & Merry FestivusIn lieu of donning a robot voice to overcome the power outage and microphone problems of this Christmas, here's a heartwarming fantasy story I recorded some time ago. Best to you this season! May your belly be full and your dear ones near. Seasons greetings from Mandy and the coven!
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2021-12-2533 minHistory ObscuraAll Souls Day & an Ancient Ghost StoryHappy Halloween, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead!
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2021-10-3115 minHistory ObscuraMoskvin’s Russian DollsAnatoly Moskvin was a Russian historian and cemetery expert with a very unique collection of dolls...
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2021-10-2413 minHistory ObscuraIn Death & MourningThe Victorians are fascinating for many reasons, not least their fascination with death.
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2021-10-1713 minHistory ObscuraHappy Thanksgiving, Canada!Whether or not you've been looking forward to a bountiful meal this weekend, join me for a few of the finer points on Canadian Thanksgiving.
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2021-10-0911 minHistory ObscuraGhosts from Victorian BroadsheetsThe Victorians were so keen on a good ghost story that they peppered their newspapers thoroughly with them!
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2021-09-1213 minHistory ObscuraThe First Lady’s Trip to VenusThis week's bedtime story spans a fantastic two centuries of extraterrestrial history in Japan.
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2021-09-0513 minHistory ObscuraDipped in Honey & Buried Alive?More than 2300 years ago, a man named Kalanos poured fuel over his body, stood voluntarily upon a pyre, and set himself aflame. The last words he spoke to his grief-stricken companion were, "We shall meet in Babylon." In conclusion, rumours of Alexander the Great's death may have been exaggerated.
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2021-08-2910 minHistory ObscuraThe Sleeping ProphetEdgar Cayce could solve any mystery, so long as he could sleep on it.
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2021-08-2313 minHistory ObscuraSixth Man to Walk on the MoonEdgar Mitchell had an off-planet epiphany that changed his life.
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2021-08-1511 minHistory ObscuraThe Real Sweeney Todd: Human, a la ModeAnyone fancy a meat pie?
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2021-08-0911 minHistory ObscuraA Story of Aboriginal Australia....and then, the Gold RushA lot can happen when gold-rush Australians go exploring.
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2021-07-2711 minHistory ObscuraThe Peppermint HumbugsCan you guess the extra-special ingredient? No, it's not love...
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2021-07-1114 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island: Chapter SixThere's plague about in the estate. Whilst I avoid the deadly miasma, here's a lovely prerecorded chapter of The Utmost Island.
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2021-07-0453 minHistory ObscuraLeeuwenhoek’s AnimalculesWould you believe reports of so-called "little animals" living in your drinking water?
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2021-06-2713 minHistory ObscuraA Science Palace & Bizarre DeathThis is the story of a very lucky, very intelligent, and sometimes quite foolish Renaissance Man--Tycho Brahe.
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2021-06-1318 minHistory ObscuraThe Tudors: Part ThreeEveryone knows about his hard-headed, serial-marrying son, but what of the founder of the dynasty himself, Henry VII?
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2021-06-0611 minHistory ObscuraFarewell, Good CatHere are a few brief kitty tales to soothe us all to sleep.
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2021-05-3006 minHistory ObscuraThe Tudors: Part TwoThe War of the Roses and the Step-Tudor who was a Mad King.
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2021-05-1715 minHistory ObscuraThe Tudors: Part OneThis epic tale begins in Wales, some 800 years ago...
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2021-05-1215 minHistory ObscuraLucy’s BonesThis is the story of our dearly departed mutual cousin...or, aunt?
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2021-05-1213 minHistory ObscuraCotard’s DelusionDoctor Jules Cotard was the first physician to research and describe a specific type of psychosis in which patients believe they do not exist, or, that they are dead. These are collected stories of various patients from the last 200 years.
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2021-05-1211 minHistory ObscuraPrince Philip the GreekRIP Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, once 6th in line to the throne of Greece and Denmark!
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2021-05-1219 minHistory ObscuraA Rather Damning Speech from the GallowsOnce upon a time, one Patrick Maude was executed for murder. But first, he had no end of blame to throw about with his final speech.
This episode features an execution and is rife with the word "Damned!"
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2021-05-1217 minHistory ObscuraA Short Stint in a Dutch War CampCanadian soldier Ralph Niessen and his brother were captured by German soldiers in occupied Holland near the end of the war and imprisoned together.
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2021-05-1211 minHistory ObscuraFranken-Tito’s Nightly Story ClubA zip-zoop-zabulous announcement followed by further tales of the lost world of the Vikings!
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2021-05-1219 minHistory ObscuraComet, Planet or King George III?William Herschel discovered something bright, shiny and exciting two centuries ago in the night sky.
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2021-05-1213 minHistory ObscuraQueen Hangbe & the Amazons of Black SpartaToday's forgotten history comes from the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, where female warriors were very much in vogue.
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2021-05-1212 minHistory ObscuraTen Days in a Mad House: Part FiveNellie is on her way to the final destination!
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2021-05-1215 minHistory ObscuraThe First Spacewalk & Cyanide PillAlexei Leonov took the first spacewalk in orbit around the Earth in 1965. In case things went terribly wrong, he had an emergency plan...
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2021-05-1229 minHistory ObscuraA Swedish Witch & Devil’s IslandMalin Matsdotter was a principal defendant of the Swedish Witch Trials of the late 17th century.
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2021-05-1215 minHistory ObscuraTen Days in a Mad House: Part FourDeclared insane!
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2021-05-1230 minHistory ObscuraInstructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942Does what it says on the tin!
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2021-05-1107 minHistory ObscuraTen Days in a Mad House: Part ThreeIn which Nelly Bly is taken to the police for apparent lunacy.
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2021-05-1118 minHistory ObscuraTen Days in a Mad House: Part TwoThe second part of Nellie Bly's story of her intentional commitment to a New York insane asylum in the 1860s.
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2021-05-1125 minHistory ObscuraTen Days in a Mad House: Part One"Ten Days in a Mad House" is the true account of one Nellie Bly, a 19th-century reporter for a New York newspaper. What was it really like inside those walls?
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2021-05-1113 minHistory ObscuraA Christmas Carol, Stave Five: The End of ItHere concludes the tale of Scrooge. Do consider supporting the podcast with a wee cup o' tea? Thank you ever so much! Merry Christmas! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
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2021-05-1116 minHistory ObscuraA Christmas Carol, Stave Four: The Last of the SpiritsMeet the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come!
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2021-05-1138 minHistory ObscuraA Christmas Carol, Stave Three: The Second of the Three SpiritsPart Three of Charles Dickens' best-known Christmas story.
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2021-05-1159 minHistory ObscuraA Christmas Carol, Stave Two: The First of the Three SpiritsPart Two of Charles Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge.
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2021-05-1145 minHistory ObscuraA Christmas Carol, Stave One: Marley’s GhostTwas the night before the night before Christmas, and all through the house verily every strange creature stirred! We like it that way. Make way for a classic Victorian holiday ghost story, written by Charles Dickens.
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2021-05-1151 minHistory Obscura“The Body Snatcher,” a Halloween tale by Robert Louis StevensonHappy Halloween! As a special treat, I've decided to share Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher," published in 1884. Though perhaps this story is not quite true, it IS based upon the very real Ressurectionist industry that plagued Scotland during the Victorian era.
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2021-05-1156 minHistory ObscuraBone ChinaEver wondered if there are really bones in your fancy bone china set?
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2021-05-1112 minHistory ObscuraScotland Yard Hunts a KillerLondon's famous New Scotland Yard details its investigation of the missing woman, Mrs. Durand-Deacon, in 1954.
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2021-05-1111 minHistory ObscuraThe Green ChildrenSuffolk's green children have remained in local folklore for nearly 1,000 years--two little figures even adorn the village sign.
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2021-05-1109 minHistory ObscuraLiterature & Antique ScabsWho knows what treasures are to be found in the folds of a pretty Victorian-era letter? Well, not usually these.
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2021-05-1109 minHistory ObscuraGalileo & the Roof of HellOnce upon a time, the Florentine Academy put its resources together to locate and determine its exact dimensions.
Yes, really.
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2021-05-1112 minHistory ObscuraThe Year the Pope Said the World Would End...in 1000Like the show? Why not show your appreciation with a cup of tea?
2021-05-1112 minHistory ObscuraThe Franklin ExpeditionThe British were obsessed with finding a seaway from Canada's east coast to its west coast, and by the mid-19th-century they had begun exploring the Arctic Ocean for that purpose. Things got a bit too chilly for many unlucky people who found themselves in Arctic waters, never to return home.
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2021-05-1116 minHistory ObscuraA Ghost Story from NormandyThis rather judgemental ghost encounter comes from Normandy in the year 1091...
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2021-05-1125 minHistory ObscuraNicola Tesla’s MartiansWhile conducting mysterious experiments with electricity in Colorado and his New York laboratory, electrical scientist Nikola Tesla received some exciting unearthly signals.
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2021-05-1113 minHistory ObscuraSerial Killers or Angel Makers?Once upon a time, in a little Hungarian village, there was a merry widow who wanted to help her fellow womenfolk be free from their abusive husbands...
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2021-05-1124 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island: Chapter FourContinuing the reading from Henry Myers' amazing Norse historical fiction.
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2021-05-1124 minHistory ObscuraThe Summer of SaucersTwinkle, twinkle, little star...like a tea tray, in the sky...It's the summer of 1947 and the skies of Washington are packed!
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2021-05-1115 min
A Shot of Espresso Podcast | Presented by Ray's RamblingsIntegrity Over Opportunity | Mandy Cox | Episode 10This week we're talking to Mandy Cox- wife, mom, social media influencer, and so much more. She blew my mind talking about keeping your integrity in the online world AND chatting about the influence we ALL have and how to use it positively. You don't want to miss it.
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2020-11-2846 minHistory ObscuraRenaissance England’s Most Learned Woman, Bathsua Makin....A Learned Woman is thought to be a Comet, that bodes Mischief, whenever it appears.
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2020-08-0513 minHistory ObscuraGone With the Wind Death & ControversyDo you know how Margaret Mitchell died? Does anyone, really?
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2020-07-2912 minHistory ObscuraNazism & the Mengele TwinsThe Nazi army and its administrators didn't simply murder millions of people--some of their victims were tortured and experimented on before facing death, or in some cases, liberation.
Not for the faint-hearted.
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2020-07-2617 minHistory ObscuraHis Majesty, the Thief of CairoThe last true ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt--one Farouk bin Fuad--had a bit of an indulgence problem.
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2020-07-2217 minHistory ObscuraThe Emperor’s ElixirWhat more can a great emperor ask than to have dominion over the entire known world? Well, eternal life, for one...
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2020-07-1913 minHistory ObscuraHatshepsut, Pharaoh Queen of EgyptOnce upon a time, an Egyptian queen became King--pharaonic beard and all.
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2020-07-1514 minHistory ObscuraThe Utmost Island, Chapter ThreeContinuing on with Henry Myers' novel of 11th-century Icelandic explorer, Leif Erickson.
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2020-07-1207 minHistory ObscuraA Mary Called TyphoidEveryone wants to be associated with the runs! Right?
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2020-07-0812 minHistory ObscuraA Victorian Retelling of the Antonines of RomeOnly a Victorian could write such a story with the perfect mixture of awe and tasteless xenophobia all at once. This is a partial retelling of the stories of Roman Emperors Antonine Pius, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodore.
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2020-07-0511 minHistory ObscuraPliny & the Eruption of Mount VesuviusA young Pliny (nephew to Pliny the Elder) witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius--which buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD--and compiled the reports his uncle made during those chaotic days under a black cloud.
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