The Ebbs of History

Ebbs of History

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Welcome to Ebbs of History, the show where we dive into the strangest, wildest, and sometimes downright creepiest stories the past has to offer. From Dancing Plagues to Pirate Queens, we’ll laugh, we’ll gasp, but most importantly, we will learn how history is way cooler than your textbook ever told you. Every episode, we will take a quick trip through time, then see what lessons we can still learn today. This is the Ebbs of History!

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When Time Went Missing 08.01.2026 29:51

What if your birthday never existed? No, not because your parents forgot it—or because of a calendar mix-up. I mean… what if the entire year you were born never happened at all? Today’s episode is not really an event or a person. Today’s pod is about an idea, a theory, some could say, a conspiracy theory! We are going to discuss The Phantom Time Theory, also called the Phantom Time Hypothesis! The...

When a Dead Pope was Put on Trial 01.01.2026 39:35

Imagine a courtroom where the defendant is a skeleton wearing a crown! Today, we’re talking about the Cadaver Synod. A trial for a dead pope. Actually, physically, rotting, stinking dead. A pope dug up the body of another pope, dressed him in robes, and put him on trial in a real courtroom. Keywords history, cadaver synod, pope, medieval history, power dynamics, historical events, lessons from his...

Introduction. Episode 1 January 1! 31.12.2025 0:42

Subscribe to Ebbs of History today! Our first episode is dropping on January 1, 2026!!!!! Lost at Sea Shanty by legacyAlli Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/legacyalli/sound-phrases/rf-lost-at-sea-shanty/ License: Attribution 4.0 International License