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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100 Q & A

Posted October 6, 201600:23:15

We made it to 100 episodes! For the occasion we’ve a new name, a new logo, and your questions and my answers.

99 Live Your Life Like You’re Examining a Platypus

Posted September 29, 201600:11:49

The platypus appears to be some kind of melding or mashup between a duck and a beaver. It is not, though the first Western scientist to examine a specimen...

98 Blood and Types

Posted September 22, 201600:17:05

Belief that one’s blood type affects personality is common in Japan. Dating sites, celebrity profiles, and vital statistics for fictional characters...

97 American Exiles

Posted September 15, 201600:20:45

Immigration from Mexico to the US is not new. Workers have been deciding to immigrate to the US, legally or not, for over a century. However, legal...

I’m Not Dead

Posted September 7, 201600:01:21

It was bound to happen eventually. There’s no new episode this week.