The Weird History Podcast

The Weird History Podcast explores the out-of-the-way, obscure, weird, and overlooked corners of history. New episodes appear every Thursday.

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233 The Golden Fortress with Bill Lascher

Posted October 9, 202200:37:28

During the Dust Bowl city officials in Los Angeles, fueled by anti-communist paranoia and xenophobia, were determined to keep migrants out of California....

232 Navigating the Asian Maritime World with Eric Tagliacozzo

Posted July 11, 202200:42:58

Eric Tagliacozzo is a professor of history at Cornell University, and his new book

231 The History of Archaeology with Ann R. Williams

Posted January 23, 202200:55:18

Archaeology has changed considerably over the past century. In this episode, we spoke with Ann R. Williams of National Geographic about the new book...

230 The Adventures of Mussolini’s Corpse

Posted November 8, 202100:11:47

After his death in 1945, Mussolini’s corpse was autopsied and thrown into a pauper’s grave. But, that was just the beginning of the cadaver’s...

229 Douglas Wolk on All of the Marvels

Posted October 12, 202100:59:03

The Marvel Universe is massive. Marvel comics go back well over half a century, and span thousands upon thousands of pages. Reading all of them would...