The Weird History Podcast

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96 Funeral on the Moon, the Story of Fallen Astronaut

Posted September 1, 2016 • 00:17:34

There is a statue on the moon. In 1971 the crew of Apollo 15 placed a small figurine and a plaque on the lunar surface to memorialize American and Soviet...

95 Live at the Jack London Bar: Teddy Roosevelt and the Mystery of the Missing Time Capsule

Posted August 25, 2016 • 00:28:18

Teddy Roosevelt buried a time capsule in Portland in 1903. One hundred years later, Roosevelt’s time capsule was nowhere to be found. The box laid...

94 The Know-Nothings, Part Two

Posted August 18, 2016 • 00:16:50

In 1854 the anti-immigrant Know-Nothings made their debut into American politics. They ran candidates in 76 of the 82 available House of Representatives...

Submit Your Questions For Episode 100!

Posted August 17, 2016 •

Hey folks! Episode 100 is coming up, and I’m going to make it a Q&A episode. Send me your questions! Ask about past episodes, ask about things...

93 The Know-Nothings, Part One

Posted August 11, 2016 • 00:19:14

Decades before the modern versions of the Democratic and Republican parties formed, the US also had a few other major political parties. One was the...