Softcore History

In Bath Township, Michigan on May 18th, 1927 Andrew Kehoe killed 38 elementary schoolchildren, and six adults, and injured nearly 60 others. It was the first recorded school bombing in U.S. History and the world’s earliest known suicide car bombing. SUBSCRIBE to our Patreon for exclusive audio, video, and written content. Go today and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with Interacti...

Jake takes us through three spooky tales: one real, one a hoax, and one that is disputed. Find out which real-life horror is fact in this week’s episode. SUBSCRIBE to our Patreon for exclusive audio and video content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 are arguably the most famous witch trials in English history, and they all began because one girl, who definitely did not have magical powers, turned herself in to authorities for the crime of having magical powers. SUBSCRIBE to our Patreon for exclusive audio and video content. Head to Policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you cou...

From causing city trolleys to crash to almost burning down Detroit, Halloween was once a holiday of mayhem so destructive that it was almost banned in our country during the Great Depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys continue spooky month and dive into famous curses surrounding classic horror movies including Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen, and Poltergeist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most famous witch trials in history involved a Jesuit priest, sex with the dark realm, drinking a baby’s blood, and a witness who didn’t expect to be cross-examined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Alexander Hamilton's wife having to go around with a collection basket to pay for his funeral to George Washington's vice for the sweet stuff, our Founding Fathers were reckless with their wealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ray and Faye Copeland, a farming couple who stole cattle, forged checks, and murdered drifters on their Missouri farm were the oldest people ever put on death row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How did Pulitzer, Hearst, et al. sell papers? It wasn’t with the high-brow stuff. They sent reporters to hospitals to write about the gruesome murders and horrible (or embarrassing, alcohol-fueled) injuries a city’s residents had suffered that day. We break down a paper full of those stories -- the August 23rd, 1897 edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Sometimes you have to crack a few of your fellow Christians' eggs to make a Holy Land omelet. The 4th Crusade was one Pope's call to action gone horribly wrong, featuring a few idiotic side missions that ultimately submarined the main quest, and one of the Catholic Church's biggest blunders in its storied history of mistakes. Brought to you by Withernot Rugby Shirts. Get 20% off your order at with...

We dive into the history of The Republic of West Florida. Learn how Florida is basically responsible for everything America is today, for better and for worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Kingdom of Himyar in modern-day Yemen may have converted to Judaism for political reasons in 380 A.D. but eventually they went harder than anybody to rep their beliefs. And by that we mean they slaughtered a bunch of Christians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessie Wiseman joins the boys to talk about the lesser known details about the sinking of the Titanic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Frano Selak is the luckiest unlucky person in history. Learn how he survived 7 brushes with horrible, violent death, and what he’s up to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly released Vatican records detail how Hitler used the Catholic Church's abuse to blackmail Pope Pius XII into not being too mean to the Third Reich. Check out our Patreon for even more episodes -- Patreon.com/softcorehistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two high-society Austrian noblewomen clashed over flowers and it ended in a topless sword fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Douglas Mawson ventured to Antarctica, TWICE, but it almost cost him his life. Find out how he almost died getting his literal rocks off in a frozen wasteland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1511 the people of Brussels, while suffering through a brutal winter known as "The Winter of Death", took to the streets and expressed their displeasure with the ruling classes and life in general by... sculpting snowmen and making them do wildly inappropriate things with each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the most important women's movement of the last century: the march to smoke cigarettes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys talk about the coed killer’s disdain for his mother, his adventures in cat killing, and his unintentional contribution to the field of criminal profiling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the late 19th Century, one Chicago family found itself living in a house that turned out to be aggressively haunted. But these weren't normal ghosts. These were cool ghosts who loved to party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A psycho trust fund kid, an aging but talented performer, and Wyatt Earp. Dodge City, Kansas was not a great place to "love" and "be loved"... or just to live in general. There's a reason the saying goes, "Get the hell outta Dodge." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we talk about RFK and Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin so nice they named him twice. We dive deep into the Robert Kennedy assassination and some of its mysterious circumstances. We’re just asking questions! If you’re interested in a better way to use nicotine, visit https://www. Lucy.co, and be sure to use that promo code SOFTCORE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

The recently discovered ancient city of Karahan Tepe has changed everything -- seriously, everything — we know about human history, and it’s covered in dongs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A group of liquored up traveling clowns and volunteer firefighters go into a Toronto brothel in 1855. Mayhem ensues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices