Damn Interesting
History Podcasts
The audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.
Location:
United States
Description:
The audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.
Twitter:
@DamnInteresting
Language:
English
Contact:
8018760892
Episodes
There Once Was a Man Called Curley
9/6/2025
A would-be priest's audacious plan to win his money back from the bookmakers
Duration:00:41:24
Much Ado About Adenoids
6/22/2025
The largest and strangest riot in New York City’s history.
Duration:00:34:59
A Trail Gone Cold
3/19/2024
Against the odds, a tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.
Duration:00:43:05
Journey To The Invisible Planet
6/12/2023
The tangled history of humanity’s search for the solar system’s uncharted planets.
Duration:00:28:18
From Where The Sun Now Stands
5/20/2023
When the U.S. Army came for their land in 1877, the Nez Perce tribe complied. But tensions boiled over, and Chief Joseph led as they ran for their lives.
Duration:00:53:44
The Ancient Order Of Bali
3/27/2023
In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discovery
Duration:01:01:39
Lofty Ambitions
12/12/2022
In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.
Duration:00:26:36
The Rube's Dilemma
10/26/2022
A great pitcher’s great temptation.
Duration:00:46:51
Devouring The Heart Of Portugal
5/3/2022
In 1924 a bankrupt businessman in Portugal launched an audacious international scheme to become one of the wealthiest men in the world.
Duration:01:02:43
The Mount St. Helens Trespasser
2/27/2022
Robert Rogers, a man obsessed with trespassing, sets his sights on Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980
Duration:00:30:51
Hunting For Kobyla
2/6/2022
The true story of a runaway Nazi, a determined sleuth, and a chase around the world.
Duration:00:45:56
The Unceasing Cessna Hacienda
10/24/2021
In 1958, one heavily modified airplane flew out of Las Vegas with a single objective: Don’t land.
Duration:00:28:20
The Kingpin of Shanghai
8/24/2021
From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
Duration:00:44:50
The Traveler And His Baggage
6/1/2021
In Nazi-occupied Paris, “Dr. Eugène” offered Jews an alternative to deportation, slavery, and death camps. But the escape network was not what it seemed.
Duration:01:16:35
Fifteen Years Forsaken
4/26/2021
A true story of castaways on a lost and hostile scrap of land, all thanks to some meddlesome Frenchmen and terrible luck.
Duration:01:03:03
A Blight On Soviet Science
3/1/2021
Nikolai Vavilov dedicated his life to improving Soviet agriculture and eradicating famine, but his allegiance to science would ultimately lead to his downfall.
Duration:00:47:46
Pugilism On The Plains
12/27/2020
How a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time.
Duration:00:27:11
How Miss Shilling's Orifice Helped Win the War
10/7/2020
How a female engineer defied all norms to save England in the Second World War.
Duration:00:24:58
Dupes and Duplicity
9/4/2020
The true story of the 18th century's greatest femme fatale, and the most unfortunate of her victims.
Duration:01:06:21
Chronicles of Charnia
6/28/2020
When an ancient, unexpected imprint is discovered in a stone quarry, scientists endeavor to explain its mysterious origin.
Duration:00:33:36