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What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every Saturday! Please support the show at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura

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Canada

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What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every Saturday! Please support the show at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura

Language:

English


Episodes
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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Six (END)

5/8/2024
THE END The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)

Duration:00:17:55

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Five

5/4/2024
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)

Duration:00:24:35

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Four

5/1/2024
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)

Duration:00:15:48

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Three

4/27/2024
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)

Duration:00:22:26

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Two

4/24/2024
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)

Duration:00:22:25

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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-One

4/21/2024
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)

Duration:00:18:03

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Treasure Island: Chapter Six

4/15/2024
Avast, matey! Here be another chapter o' Treasure Island. Music by Fesliyan Studios

Duration:00:14:13

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William Mumler's Spirit Photographs

4/8/2024
Real or not, they did the trick for Mary Todd Lincoln! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura Thank you!

Duration:00:12:36

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Henry Wyatt's Hero: Caterer Cat

3/30/2024
A special presentation by Minnie Mew. Do as she says and support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura! Music from Fesliyan Studios

Duration:00:06:38

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Whatever Became of the Protectorate's Head?

3/18/2024
The English Civil War claimed the King, and malaria claimed the Protectorate. But, one of those men got to keep his body. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura Thank you!

Duration:00:13:29

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Machines in the Sky? Heavenly Trumpeting Around the World

3/12/2024
Have you heard the music...err...noise, in the sky? Perhaps we'll all die. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura

Duration:00:10:42

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The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe

3/4/2024
Not many know--in fact, no one really does--how the king of goth literature died that day. Music by Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura

Duration:00:20:03

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Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies

2/25/2024
This week I delve into the journal of botanist and explorer Mary Shaffer, who took on the hard and unforgiving Canadian Rocky Mountains in the early years of the 20th century. Music from Fesliyan Studios www.patreon.com/historyobscura www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura

Duration:00:22:31

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Mutant Human Genes & the Choice Cocktail of the British Raj

2/18/2024
Creepy genetic mutations affect our teeth, arteries and the likelihood of survival in the tropics. Do come in and help yourself to a biscuit! Music from Fesliyan Studios Look at show merch designs at these links: Giordano Bruno quotation Tee/Tote/Pillow etc.! Vampire Cat hoodie/tee/tote etc! Support the show at Patreon for ad-free episodes! Send a lovely tip at BuyMeACoffee! History Obscura Teacup tee/tote/cushion, etc.!

Duration:00:13:52

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Treasure Island: Chapter Three

1/28/2024
Back to Robert Louis Stevenson's 1873 classic pirate novel, Treasure Island! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at Patreon for ad-free episodes! Send a lovely tip at BuyMeACoffee! Look at show merch designs at these links: Thinkin' Ain't Easy But It's Necessary Tee/Tote/Mug etc.! Giordano Bruno quotation Tee/Tote/Pillow etc.! Vampire Cat hoodie/tee/tote etc! History Obscura Teacup tee/tote/cushion, etc.!

Duration:00:13:55

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Talking to Martians

1/20/2024
From early attempts to capture radio signals from Mars to current debate on the 1977 WOW! signal, let's talk radio telescopes! Music from Fesliyan Studios Look at show merch designs at these links: Thinkin' Ain't Easy But It's Necessary Tee/Tote/Mug etc.! Giordano Bruno quotation Tee/Tote/Pillow etc.! Vampire Cat hoodie/tee/tote etc! Support the show at Patreon for ad-free episodes! Send a lovely tip at BuyMeACoffee! History Obscura Teacup tee/tote/cushion, etc.!

Duration:00:15:37

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Hume & the Disease of the Learned

1/14/2024
Do you ever feel heavy from the weight of your musings on existence? You aren't alone! Music from Fesliyan Studios. Remember to subscribe through Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episodes! You can also donate to the show via BuyMeACoffee.com/historyobscura And by all means, sport some History Obscura merchandise, available at TeePublic!

Duration:00:15:29

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Sekhmet, Blood Goddess of Egypt

1/7/2024
Very Happy New Year, everyone! Enjoy this ochre-dyed creation story and its literal counterpart, uncovered from the sands of Egypt. I bring you Sekhmet, the Lionness! Music from Fesliyan Studios. Remember to subscribe through Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episodes! You can also donate to the show via BuyMeACoffee.com/historyobscura And by all means, sport some History Obscura merchandise, available at TeePublic!

Duration:00:13:36

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A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

12/17/2023
Please enjoy the entire story of Scrooge and his ghosts! Perhaps best consumed over the coming weeks, A Christmas Carol is 3.5 hours long and does not actually involve Kermit the Frog OR Michael Caine. Please support the show this Christmas by signing up for ad-free episodes (www.patreon.com/historyobscura), buying me a tea (www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura), or buying a t-shirt, cushion, mug, tote bag, hoodie, magnet, sticker, etc. (https://tinyurl.com/nhaytp6d)! Clothing comes in various styles, so please do browse! Here's another design to check out: https://tinyurl.com/ycxf4edx. Merry holidays, everyone!

Duration:03:31:14

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Mission to Mars--But Not the Buzz Aldrin Version

11/26/2023
Hello! This is your happy host, Mandy Gardner. Unfortunately, a demon has taken up residence in my throat this week, so I have decided to share a few pre-recorded chapters of my science fiction novel, Mission to Mars, with you tonight. As luck would have it, this very book and its predecessor, Letters to Earth, are currently on sale as whole audiobooks through Endless Ink Publishing. Please do buy yourself a copy! Thank you as always for tuning in, leaving great reviews, sharing episodes with your friends, and just being your lovely selves. Remember to subscribe through www.Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episodes! Have a wonderful evening. Goodnight!

Duration:00:22:14