The Weird History Podcast

Recent Episodes

201 Duncan Ryuken Williams on American Sutra

Posted July 2, 2019 • 00:35:03

Duncan Ryuken Williams’s new book, American Sutra, explores Japanese Internment with a focus on Buddhism. Most Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans...

200 Q&A Dinosaur Party Extravaganza!

Posted June 24, 2019 • 00:30:27

We’ve hit two hundred episodes! To celebrate we’re taking your questions. Designer, photographer, and all-around superhero Sarah Giffrow joined...

199 Melissa Kwasny on Putting on the Dog

Posted June 16, 2019 • 00:41:41

Humans are the only animals to wear clothing, and much of that clothing is made out of other animals. In Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What...

198 Iran-Contra, Part Three: Secret Wars

Posted June 4, 2019 • 00:18:00

Congress had made its view clear with the Boland amendments: The United States government would not support the Contras in Nicaragua. However, the Reagan...

197 Joshua Specht on Red Meat Republic

Posted May 24, 2019 • 00:34:32

Beef occupies a unique place in American culture. In his new book Red Meat Republic Joshua Specht examines the history of the American beef industry....