A Popular History of Unpopular Things

Join Kelli as she goes over the tale of Liver-Eating Johnson, a mountain man in the early 19th century American frontier who became legendary for how he avenged the murder and scalping of his Flathead indigenous wife. A book, called Crow Killer, really popularized his life - so much so that it was turned into a movie, Jeremiah Johnson, released in 1972 and starring Robert Redford. But is this a true story? Or is it just an embellished legend of a mountain man? Let's look at the (abridged) story, then look at some efforts at debunking this classic wild west tale of struggles, survival, murder, revenge, and liver-eatin' in the American frontier. Only light cannibalism this time :) Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she dives into the world of the Freemasons, Secret Societies, Religious Tension, Political Conflict, and... pugs? In 1738, Pope Clement XII issued a papal bull denying any Roman Catholics from joining the Freemasons. It was a targeted hit at the religious and political tensions surrounding two sects of the Freemasons - the Jacobite Lodge and the Hanoverian Lodge - who argued over their main religious identity and political affiliations. But as a result of the papal bull, Catholics were no longer allowed to join any Freemason group. So, to get around this, the Order of the Pug was formed - a para-Masonic group that allowed the elite of Europe to still engage in Freemason-esque rituals, fellowship, and life... but without the threat of excommunication. But the Order of the Pugs operated as it sounds - it was very focused on dogs. Collars, barking, and all. And it got weird. This episode doesn't have death, destruction, blood, gore, violence, or cannibalism... but it's certainly a strange story! Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she tells the story of Levi Boone Helm, a frontiersman-turned-outlaw who committed murders across the West at the height of the California Gold Rush. But that's not all this serial killer did - he was also a cannibal. And he bragged about it. It's another mid-19th-century tale of the dark side of western expansion. With lots of cannibalism. So let's dive into the historical context of the time to see if we can place Boone Helm in his contextual place, the American West during westward expansion. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she goes over a trial from the peak years of Early Modern Europe's so-called werewolf panic - the trial of Peter Stumpp, the Werewolf of Bedburg. Peter confessed to all kinds of horrible, evil, depraved things. As a result, he was executed on the breaking wheel in a particularly gross and bloody fashion. But was he actually guilty? Was he a murderer? Or was he tortured into confessing as a scapegoat for the times? Let's dive into the historical context and available primary source data to learn about Peter Stumpp, the Werewolf of Bedburg Germany, and see how much truth there is to these heinous acts. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she talks about the inspiration for the Silent Hill games and movies - the ghost town of Centralia! In 1962, a fire set the underground coal mines on fire, and they've been burning to this day. Experts believe that the fires will continue to burn underneath Centralia for another 250 years! While Silent Hill and its scares don't exist, the horrors inflicted on Centralia may be even scarier... Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! Sources referenced: Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy of the Centralia Mine Fire by David DeKok A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she takes a look at a historic killer - Lizzie Borden - who was accused of killing her father and stepmother with a hatchet in 1892. But despite everything pointing toward her, she was acquitted by the jury. Kelli offers up an explanation as to why she was not found guilty of a crime she most likely committed, and it (of course) has to do with the historical context! What was life like in New England in 1892? And how did that contribute to her acquittal? Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! Sources referenced: The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story by Cara Robertson A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she talks about THREE expeditions to Antarctica in the Heroic Age of Exploration. The first, led by Roald Amundsen, was the first to reach the geographic South Pole. At the same time, Robert Falcon Scott was leading his own expedition to the South Pole, but Amundsen beat him there. Unfortunately for Scott, his expedition faced extreme weather and bad luck on the way back, and none returned alive. The third, led by Douglas Mawson, was an attempt to map out more Antarctic land, but that trip also suffered tragedies. These are three epic tales of the lengths we go to to discover the unexplored, and the gross stuff that can happen in the process! Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! Sources referenced: South with the Sun: Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery by Lynne Cox An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science by Edward J. Larson Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she goes over the difficulties of the early years of the first successful English settlement in North America - Jamestown. From the bloody flux to survival cannibalism, brutal executions to starvation and madness, the foundation of what would later become the United States was built on all the gross, nasty stuff we love here on the APHOUT podcast. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! Sources referenced: Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America by Benjamin Woolley A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she goes over what happened to the USS Indianapolis, the ship that brought atomic bomb parts to Tinian Island so they could be assembled - and dropped - on Hiroshima. Though the ship completed her mission, making Oppenheimer's and the Manhattan Project's work come to life in the form of a nuclear bomb, the USS Indianapolis suffered a catastrophic - and fatal - blow when it crossed paths with a Japanese submarine. This is the story of the ship. Kelli discusses its important cargo, gives context on WWII and why the ship was in the Pacific in the first place, and then details the sinking of the USS Indianapolis - and for those of you with thalassophobia, there was something in the deep that the men needed to worry about... Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his newest album, Sparrow Factory! Sources referenced: In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she talks about a prion disease called Kuru. Prion diseases occur when misfolded proteins duplicate and clog up the brain, and cause things like Mad Cow Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Kuru. Kuru was specific to the Fore people of Papua New Guinea, and at its peak, killed 200 women and children people a year. But to get Kuru, they must have consumed the brains of the infected dead... Let's dive deep into the Fore peoples, prion diseases and more cannibalism. New year, same old me. Happy 2024! Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she discusses the Inca Empire and their religious practices - including capacocha, the practice of sacrificing children and leaving them to mummify on mountain peaks. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Follow the APHOUT YouTube channel! Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Audio Credit: Carlos Carty, Pan Flute Solo A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she discusses the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, an experiment on black men (without their consent) where the US Public Health Service and the CDC allowed them to live with untreated syphilis infections for 40 years - despite there being a cure: penicillin. In this episode, Kelli goes over the scientific context of what syphilis is and how one contracts it, then ties it to the historical context of why the US government allowed 399 black men to suffer from late-stage syphilis when they could have given them the cure. It's racism, sure, but we'll dive deeper to expose what really happened here, and why. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Sources Referenced: Michael V. Uschan - Forty Years of Medical Racism: The Tuskegee Experiments A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she discusses a Stalin Soviet-era plan to deport unwanted citizens and petty criminals to an island in the middle of Siberia - without proper shelter, supplies, or food. It only took a few days before the island's new inhabitants broke down and started to consume the flesh of their fellow prisoners. In this podcast, we review the historical context of 1930s Stalin-era plans to starve the people in the name of progress and communism. Spoiler - it doesn't end well. In addition to discussing the Cannibal Island, more commonly known as Nazino Island, Kelli goes over the basics of the Ukrainian Famine/Holodomor and Stalin's collectivization policies. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Sources Referenced: Nicolas Werth - Cannibal Island: Death in a Siberian Gulag Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she explores the history that led up to the Waco Siege, where ATF agents conducted a failed raid against Branch Davidian leader David Koresh at his Mount Carmel compound in Waco, Texas. The result of this botched mission was a 51 day standoff. In the end, 4 ATF agents and 82 Branch Davidians were dead, and the whole place burned to the ground. It was a massive failure in communication between the ATF, FBI, Hostage Rescue Team, and negotiators - one of the biggest fumbles in our history. But it wasn't the first. In addition to the history of his group and how they gained momentum in Waco, Kelli explores the roots of the growing divide between the government and right-wing militias, starting with Ruby Ridge, carrying through Waco, exemplified in the Oklahoma City Bombing, and that still exists today. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Sources Referenced: Jeff Guinn - Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she explores the Celtic roots of Halloween - from Samhain and Celtic mythology, to Puritan fun-sponges, to Irish immigration, and into Spirit Halloween stores, we'll learn the history behind the second biggest holiday in the US! Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she goes over the biggest, manmade, non-nuclear explosion in history - the Halifax Explosion. On December 6th, 1917, a French ship filled with explosives was heading into Halifax Harbor, in Nova Scotia, Canada. At the same time, the Norwegian ship Imo was leaving to pick up supplies from New York to ship over to Europe to help with WWI. Unfortunately for thousands of people at Halifax, both at sea and on land, the two collided. The ensuing explosion killed upwards of 1,600 people, injured over 9,000 more, demolished the town, and cemented itself as the biggest (non-nuclear) explosion. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she goes over the deadliest mine explosion in history - the Monongah Mine Disaster of 1907. In the industrial world of the early 20th century, there was little regulation over safety in the workplace or fair wages. The Monongah mine in West Virginia was no exception. Fine coal dust in the air, coupled with pockets of methane gas, made conditions incredibly unsafe. When the rail carting mine cars out of the mine snapped, 19 beds filled with coal went careening back into the deep Appalachian mine. Sparks ignited the coal dust and methane, and the result was a massive explosion, felt over 8 miles away, which killed somewhere between 362-500 men and boys. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.

Happy First Birthday to the APHOUT podcast! It's been a wild ride full of cannibalism, adventures gone wrong, and all kinds of gore, and I can't wait to keep it going! --- Join Kelli as she discusses the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, a test during WWII where 36 unpaid volunteers willingly starved themselves half to death to get concrete data on starvation and how to rehabilitate the starved. Though nobody died from starvation... the results were pretty shocking. And of course, cannibalism makes an appearance. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Source referenced: The Great Starvation Experiment by Todd Tucker Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.

Kelli, along with Anna and Paul of the Engineering History Podcast, do another joint episode on the Great Wall of China! Join us as we tackle how and why the Great Wall was built, starting with the Qin Dynasty and then tracing it through the Ming Dynasty. While Kelli muses on the legitimacy of dead bodies in the walls, Anna explores the engineering of sticky rice and Paul enthuses about the Mongols and the reasons for wall building in the first place. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro music: Nedric Music Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! A Little Bit de Todo A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.

Join Kelli as she explores the myth of the mellified man, a medicinal candy made out of mummified, honeyed corpses. If you thought the Western Europeans were the only ones to consume their dead for medicine, well... get ready to hear what Li Shizhen has to say about mellification. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going! You'll get exclusive benefits for being a historian, explorer, or cannibal on the APHOUT Patreon! Click the link below to join today! A Popular History of Unpopular Things Patreon Intro and Outro music credit: Nedric Find him on all streaming services and YouTube, and check out his debut EP, Yello Kake! Want to start your own podcast? Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! Music Credit: Local Forecast – Elevator by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.