What a Concept Productions

Oh the G.O.D.

History EN ↓ 36 episodes

Introducing ”Oh The Good Old Days” - Your Time-Travel Ticket to History’s Dark Comedy! 🎙️Unearth the untold, the bizarre, and the downright hilarious tales from history’s shadowy corners with our podcast. Dive into the past with a wicked sense of humor as we bring you the dark side of history, making the past laugh-out-loud funny! Delve deep into history’s dirty little secrets. Experience time-traveling chuckles that’ll leave you in stitches. Hear bizarre stories that make the past seem even more outrageous. Join us for the most entertaining history lesson you’ll never forget, filled with unex...

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1.11 - A Christmas Ho Ho Haunting 26.12.2023 52:53

Are you tired of the same old Yuletide cheer? Has the "high-powered woman leaving the big city to fall in love with the small town" trope lost its luster? Well, it's time to brace yourself for a Christmas ho-ho haunting! Transport yourself to the eerie streets of old-timey London, where every corner conceals a shadow, and every creak sends a shiver down the town's collective spine. But hold on tig...

1.10 - Satan, Macaroni, and Pete Walk Into a Bar 12.12.2023 1:00:14

Are the good old days truly the good old days? When the boss is away, the dogs will play. What about the cats? How about the horses, raccoons, badgers, parrots, and squirrels? Today, we explore the most absurd and awesome animals that ever represented the United States in their position as POPOTUS (Pets of POTUS). Join our intrepid hosts as they learn all about the furriest and cuddliest residents...

1.09 - Sudsy Catastrophes & Foamtastic Waves 28.11.2023 50:38

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Today, we spend an hour wading through the many floods of history, searching for the best quaff to quench our thirst for knowledge. Then, we were suddenly overtaken by a tidal wave... of beer?! Or do you prefer a wild wave of whiskey? Maybe trudging through a morass of molasses is more your speed? Our exploration of history's more bizarre and odd floo...

1.08 - The Chronicles of Creative Confabulation 14.11.2023 56:16

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Today, we dive headfirst into the wild, wild web of fake news. Join us as we explore the murky waters of yesteryear's charlatans and bizarre conspiracies where facts were often optional but absurdity is guaranteed. Discover the origin of the term 'snake-oil salesman,' explore historical absurdities such as the Blood Libel and the Damascus Affair, and...

1.07 - Getting Witchy With It. 31.10.2023 1:51:03

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Today, we connect with the Devil's Dirtstar Podcast to bring you a Halloween Crossover Special. Join us as we learn about the European witch hunts that make Salem look like child's play. We get into the nitty-gritty of how to identify a witch, the proper "questioning" strategy, and discover the cause of ED (courtesy of the Malleus Maleficarum). Get re...

1.06 - You Can Dance (to Death), You Can Jive (to Death) 17.10.2023 38:11

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Today, we turn the clock back to a dance fever of epidemic proportions, when people literally danced to death. Tune in to find out more. Podcast theme intro, outro, & guitar transition music by Transistor.fm . Learn how to start a podcast here. Flashback sound effect by YoutubeSoundEffects. Sound can be found here . Fast Forward sound effect b...

1.05 - Send in the (Funeral) Clowns! 03.10.2023 48:26

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Hate the 9 to 5 grind? You're in luck! Today, we are looking into some very outlandish, but very real, historical career options that you may (more likely may not) want to consider. Learn about the women who knocked up men, the influential royal pooper scooper, the not-so-influential and definitely not royal pooper scooper, people who ate the sins of...

1.04 - Mary, Mother of Rabbits 19.09.2023 36:52

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Today, we are digging deeper into a medical oddity and old-timey tabloid fodder. Prepare yourself for an intriguing tale from an era when royal surgeons delivered rabbits from a pregnant woman. Tune in to find out more. Podcast theme intro, outro, & guitar transition music by Transistor.fm . Learn how to start a podcast here. Flashback sound e...

1.01 - Bring Out Your Dead (popes) 05.09.2023 24:02

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Hosts Kinsey and Ellie embark on their maiden voyage through the darkest depths of history’s archives. On today’s journey our hosts plunge into the murky history of the papacy at the turn of the 10th century. A time when popes possessed great political power, but were also prone to being poisoned. We’ll learn all about Pope Formosus and his horrible c...

1.02 - Be Vewy Vewy Quiet, I’m Hunting Vampires 05.09.2023 27:33

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Kinsey and Ellie’s journey through history’s dirty little secrets continues with a stop in good old New England. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries a terrible plague gripped the north-east – vampires! No not the shiny ones ripe with teen angst, our story focuses on the pale, wheezy ones haunting Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, and more. No...

1.03 - Broken Heart? Off With Their Heads 05.09.2023 32:54

Are the good old days truly the good old days? Today, we are digging deeper into an odd Mongolian battle involving Chinggis Han (aka Genghis Khan) and the City of Nishapur. Prepare yourself for an intriguing tale from an era where even the cats and dogs were not spared from the wrath of a father’s love for his daughter. Tune in to find out more. Podcast theme intro, outro, & guitar transitio...