The Weird History Podcast

Recent Episodes

210 Soviet Pepsi

Posted November 18, 2019 • 00:23:25

In 1959 a Pepsi executive successfully showcased his product at the American National Exhibition in Moscow, an event created to foster cultural exchange...

209 The Ribbon Around Her Neck

Posted October 31, 2019 • 00:23:16

Alvin Schwartz is best known for traumatizing children with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. However, one of Schwartz’s most terrifying tales for...

208 Nosferatu

Posted October 26, 2019 • 00:19:47

Today Dracula is one of the most ubiquitous public domain characters in popular media. However, in the 1920s German filmmakers had to get permission...

207 Les Klinger on H.P. Lovecraft

Posted October 20, 2019 • 00:34:53

Les Klinger is an editor, Sherlock Holmes expert, and annotator of classic fiction. He joined us to talk about his newest book The New Annotated H.P....

206 The Adventures of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Severed Head

Posted October 9, 2019 • 00:17:42

Franz Joseph Hayden was a brilliant composer and one of the most important figures in European classical music. He inspired luminaries such as Mozart...