The Weird History Podcast

Recent Episodes

35 Clairvoyance and Free Love on Campaign Trail ’72

Posted June 18, 2015 • 00:18:12

It's very likely that Hillary Clinton will become the Democratic nominee for president in 2016. When/if she does, some talking head will likely call...

34 Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico

Posted June 11, 2015 • 00:18:08

If you were out and about in San Francisco between 1860 and 1880, you might have seen a curious figure on the streets. Joshua Abraham Norton wore a...

33 Live at Velo Cult, the Legend of Polybius

Posted June 2, 2015 • 00:44:38

This episode is a little different. About a year ago I was approached by a team of documentary film makers who were making a movie about Polybius, Portland's...

32 There’s No Such Thing as an Iron Maiden

Posted May 28, 2015 • 00:16:42

Imagine a medieval dungeon. You probably imagine prisoners chained to the wall, a torturer in a black mask tormenting the occupants, several machines...

31 The Kingdom of North Sudan

Posted May 21, 2015 • 00:14:09

The British Empire and other colonial powers did a lot of things wrong, and they famously ignored actual human patterns when drawing borders of Africa....