The Weird History Podcast

Recent Episodes

67 Kingdom of the Mahdi, Part One

Posted February 11, 2016 • 00:20:24

In the early 1880s Sudan suffered under the heel of the Ottoman empire. Military occupation and heavy taxes led to widespread discontent that eventually...

66 Longest War Ever

Posted February 4, 2016 • 00:14:12

Depending on how you measure and define things, the longest war in human history may very well have been between the Netherlands and a tiny collection...

65 The Amazing Oceanic Adventure of 28,800 Adorable Rubber Duckies

Posted January 28, 2016 • 00:15:01

In January of 1992 international trade routes, bad weather, and a shipping container full of bath toys all collided to form an amazing natural experiment...

64 Yesterday’s Tomorrows

Posted January 21, 2016 • 00:21:20

It's always fun to look back on predictions about the future that were wrong. For instance, Victorian portrayals of the 20th and 21st century had everyone...

63 The Forty-Seven Ronin, Part Two

Posted January 14, 2016 • 00:23:48

Last week Asano, Lord of Ako was ordered to commit seppuku, and his newly unemployed samurai were plotting revenge on Kira, the noble whom they blamed...