The Annals Of Time Docuseries

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals You’re an adult. You know there’s nothing hiding beneath your bed. But you’re still not putting your foot over the edge.  Why are we afraid of the dark? And why, after thousands of years of human civilization, can a shadow in the bedroom still make our hearts race? In this haunting installment of The Annals of Time,  Rab and Victoria explore the history, folklore,...

October Haunting BURIED ALIVE  Imagine waking up in complete darkness. You reach above your face and feel wood. Your heart pounds. You scream. But nobody hears you. You’ve been buried alive. In this terrifying episode of Annals of Time , Rab and Victoria descend into one of history’s greatest nightmares: the fear of being mistaken for dead and buried while still breathing. Travel back to the Victo...

Why do we put our hands in someone else’s? A handshake can say hello, seal a deal, show trust or become a battle for dominance. Holding hands can communicate comfort, affection, love or simply, I’ve got you. Rab and Victoria trace the strange and surprisingly powerful history of human connection through our hands, from ancient handshakes and secret societies to pinky promises, intertwined fingers...

Dating apps were supposed to make finding love easier. Instead, we got dead fish, terrible opening lines, stolen shoes, romance scams, bizarre first dates, a taxidermy fox in a sweater and enough red flags to make the United Nations jealous. Rab and Victoria dive into the very real history of online dating and some of the wildest true dating stories we could find. Every  story  is real. Unfortunat...

For nearly 300,000 years, humans found partners without dating apps, algorithms, profile pictures, or unlimited choices. So why does modern dating feel so complicated? In this episode of The Annals of Time, we follow the evolution of human coupling. From prehistoric attraction and arranged marriages to marrying for love and finally to today's world of dating apps, endless swiping, and digital...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals What happens when childhood trauma collides with delusion… and a voice convinces you you’ve been chosen by God? Joseph Kallinger’s descent into violence wasn’t sudden. It unfolded over decades of abuse, humiliation, religious delusion, and the terrifying floating skull he called Charlie. His search for purpose transformed a frightened little boy into one of America...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals People think chivalry is about opening doors and pulling out chairs. The truth is much darker and far more fascinating. From violent medieval horsemen to modern gentlemen, this is the story of how civilization tried to turn monsters into protectors. Let’s goooooooo! Support the show

What if washing your hands after the bathroom isn’t the important part? Host Rab dives into germs, “family jewels,” public contamination, and the horrifying realization that your junk may actually be the victim. Welcome to the Double Wash Exorcism. Support the show

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals Before makeup was about beauty… it was about fear. In this episode of One Up the Annals , Victoria dives into the wild, hilarious, and surprisingly powerful history of makeup. From ancient warriors painting their faces to intimidate enemies… to modern day transformation, confidence, and femininity. With stories involving crocodile dung, toxic beauty trends, and the...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals We all think we’re smart… until someone mentions IQ. But what if the number we use to measure intelligence… was never meant to define it? From its origin as a tool to help struggling children, to its evolution into a global scoreboard for genius, this episode breaks down how IQ shaped education, ego, and even immigration policy. This isn’t just about intelligence,...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals They weren’t outlaws in love. They were two broken people who found in each other exactly what they were missing — and exactly what would destroy them. Before the headlines… before the manhunt…before the bullets… There was a boy who needed to be seen and a girl who needed to matter. What they built together wasn’t romance. It was momentum. In this episode, Hosts Ra...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals Last time it was truffles. This time… it’s fish eggs. Caviar, one of the most expensive foods in the world, didn’t start as luxury. It started as leftovers. In this episode of Out of My Budget Origins, Rab Greeson dives into the strange history of caviar, from struggling fishermen in ancient Persia… to Russian tsars… to French aristocrats… to billionaires today. Wh...

The taco wasn’t invented for flavor, it was invented for survival and it did end up surviving 9,000 years as a comfort food In this episode of One Up the Annals, join Rab and Victoria as we trace how a simple folded tortilla became one of the most brilliant pieces of edible engineering in human history, from ancient civilizations to street vendors, Taco Bell, and even space. Most times the shortes...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals Let’s gooooo Truffles started as dirt-covered fungi hunted by pigs… and somehow became one of the most expensive foods on Earth. In this short Annals episode, we dig into how a lumpy underground mushroom turned into a luxury flex, why the rich made it fancy, and the strange science behind why it smells like attraction. From mud to Michelin,  this is the story of th...

We’ve all heard the quotes. “Confucius say…” this and that. But here’s the problem, most of them? He never said them. In this episode of One Up the Annals, Rab Greeson digs into the real story behind Master Kong, the Chinese teacher whose practical philosophy helped shape an empire… two centuries after he died thinking he failed. Along the way we sort real Confucius wisdom from absurd fortune-cook...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals Twice a year we move the clocks and pretend we’ve solved a problem with the sun. Let’s goooooo In Episode 27, Rab Greeson dives into the bizarre history of Daylight Saving Time — from a bug collector who wanted more daylight to chase insects, to wartime energy experiments, confused farmers, angry commuters, and the strange modern tradition of resetting your microwa...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals In this episode, host Rab Greeson narrates his creative nonfiction and explores the evolution of fitness influence, from survival necessity to modern spectacle. Long before gyms, supplements, and social media, the human body existed to endure, adapt, and survive. But over time, fitness transformed into something else: performance, identity, and eventually, monetize...

Hollywood is built on illusion.  Lights. Soundstages. Carefully controlled darkness.  But what happens when the darkness doesn’t follow directions?   In this episode of One Up the Annals, host Rab Greeson sits down at the séance table to explore the most infamous cursed and haunted movie sets in film history. From early silent cinema to modern horror, where coincidence piled up, accidents felt int...

Episode 24 — Seasoning the Season: When Holiday Traditions Get Cooked https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals This December, we’re not talking about the holidays you planned. We’re talking about the ones that happened anyway. When something slips. A turkey gets dropped. A gift detonates a relationship. Kids are kids. Someone discovers the punch wasn’t “lightly spiked,” it was weaponized. And just like th...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals December is supposed to be warm, joyful, and magical. So why does it also feel loud, expensive, exhausting, and emotionally charged? I’m Rab Greeson and in this episode of One Up the Annals, we take a Dickens-style journey through the traditions of December guided by three ghosts who know exactly why this season hits the way it does. We explore: Why Christmas trees...

This is the final chapter of The Season of Obsession. Across this series, we followed some of the brightest minds in modern history. Howard Hughes, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams and then descended into the Madness itself. We traced the same atomic question through every story: Where does genius end… and collapse begin? In this season finale, we step back from the individual lives and examine the co...

Season Of Obsession The Madness Arc What do a conman, a cannibal, a campus stalker, a towering intellect, and a boy-next-door have in common? They weren’t just killers. They were obsessed with control, legacy, and the illusion of genius. In this dark descent of the Madness Arc, we ride the elevator to the lowest levels of the human psyche… and meet five men whose atoms split without warning:  H.H....

Robin Williams lived like a spark that refused to sit still a one-of-one supernova built from motion, empathy, and a restless drive to make the world feel seen. In this episode of One Up the Annals: Season of Obsession, we follow the lonely child from the quiet mansion, to the comic hurricane who rewrote stand-up, to the actor who healed millions, to the heartbreaking final battle no one saw comin...

https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals If the Annals moved you, cracked you up, or kept you company today, you can toss a little love on Venmo: @RabGreesy Heath Ledger He wasn’t chasing fame, he was chasing perfection and damned near found it. But the cost of brilliant obsession can blend genius and madness to something else. From restless Perth kid to Hollywood icon, Heath Ledger lived like a spark loo...

Before Elon Musk built rockets, Howard Hughes tried to sterilize the sky. He was a visionary who conquered Hollywood, rewrote the rules of flight, and then vanished into a fortress of milk bottles and Kleenex. From the Spruce Goose that flew only once to the Vegas empire he bought just to be left alone, this is the true story of the man who turned genius into isolation and obsession into legend. W...