The Strange History Podcast

February 15th is the day something goes wrong — and everyone immediately decides why. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the strange, chaotic, and world-altering events tied to February 15th. From the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor — an event that sparked a war before the facts were known — to the moment Canada quietly redefined its national identity wit...

February 14th is sold as the most romantic day of the year — but history tells a very different story. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy uncovers the dark, violent, and unsettling truth behind Valentine’s Day. From the execution of Saint Valentine, whose acts of forbidden love led to martyrdom, to the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that shocked Chicago and exposed the...

In this darkly fascinating episode of The Strange History Podcast, we unravel the true story of Cordelia Botkin, the infamous Victorian-era poisoner whose mailed box of chocolates triggered national panic and forever changed how society viewed women, poison, and domestic danger. From Cordelia’s quiet upbringing and scandal-shadowed marriages to her secret affair, calculated revenge, and sensationa...

February 13th is the day history decided to experiment — and immediately broke something. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the strange, reckless, and world-altering events tied to February 13th. From Thomas Edison recording the human voice for the first time and accidentally unleashing permanent audio evidence, to the political power experiments surrounding Waterga...

In 1987, a routine walk across Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire turned into one of the most unsettling and debated alien encounters in British history. A former police officer emerged from thick fog with missing time, malfunctioning equipment, disturbing visions of the future — and a photograph of a small humanoid being that experts still cannot fully explain. In this mega-episode of The Strange Hist...

February 12th is the day history introduced ideas that refused to stay quiet. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy dives into the strange, world-changing events tied to February 12th — a date defined by beginnings that came with lifelong consequences. From the birth of Abraham Lincoln in a Kentucky log cabin, to the introduction of evolutionary theory by Charles Darwin and Alfr...

February 11th is the day history tried to simplify things — and accidentally made them permanent. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the strange, quietly world-shaping events tied to February 11th. From the signing of the Lateran Treaty and the creation of Vatican City as its own sovereign nation, to the debut of Our Gang (later known as The Little Rascals), which re...

February 10th is the day history officially declares things “finished” — and immediately proves that nothing is actually finished at all. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy dives into the strange, misleading, and quietly world-altering events tied to February 10th. From the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 — which ended a global war while secretly setting the stage for...

February 9th is the day history tried to warn us — clearly, calmly, and repeatedly. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the strange and unsettling events tied to February 9th, a date defined by warnings humanity understood perfectly and then ignored. From the rollout of the Saturn V rocket — a machine powerful enough to leave Earth — to the premiere of The Day the Ear...

In 1967, deep in the wilderness near Falcon Lake, Manitoba, a Canadian prospector experienced one of the most physically documented alien encounters in history. Unlike most UFO sightings, this case left behind burns, radiation-like injuries, medical records, and government investigations that remain unexplained to this day. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy tells the chillin...

February 8th looks like a harmless date — and that’s exactly why it can’t be trusted. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the strange, unsettling, and quietly world-changing events that all happened on February 8th. From the founding of the Boy Scouts of America and the creation of lifelong traditions, to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Delaware becoming the...

February 7th looks like an ordinary day on the calendar — and that’s exactly why it’s dangerous. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy uncovers the strange, unsettling, and quietly world-changing events that all happened on February 7th. From the day humans casually played golf on the Moon during Apollo 14, to the moment the Watergate scandal crossed the point of no return, to t...

On February 6, 1952, a dense toxic smog settled over London, killing thousands and revealing that air pollution could be deadly. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the true stories of the Great Smog of London, including eyewitness accounts, overwhelmed hospitals, animals collapsing, and the delayed realization that the air itself was the cause. This strange but true histo...

In August of 1955, a quiet Kentucky farmhouse became the center of one of the most bizarre and unsettling encounters in American history. Eleven witnesses. Four hours of terror. Small glowing-eyed creatures hovering outside windows, climbing onto rooftops, and seemingly immune to gunfire. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy dives deep into the infamous Hopkinsville encounter —...

Long before UFO sightings and modern paranormal investigations, people across the world were already telling the same story — quietly, carefully, and with fear. Small beings living underground. Knocking sounds in mines. Whistles echoing from caves. Lights that should not be followed. In Part Two of The Strange History Podcast’s exploration of the Goblins of Kentucky, host Amy descends into the dar...

On February 5, 1885, libraries adopted the standardized card catalog, a system meant to organize books that instead reshaped how humans think about information itself. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the strange true history of the card catalog—why librarians initially hated it, how it confused early users, and how drawers of index cards quietly laid the foundation for...

On February 4, 1932, the Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York, at the height of the Great Depression — and nearly collapsed before they began. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the true stories behind the smallest Winter Olympics ever held: athletes who paid their own way, competitors housed in local homes, events delayed by weather shortages, controversial ru...

February 3 sits within a long tradition of winter reports involving ball lightning — glowing spheres of electrical energy that drifted through homes and defied explanation. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the strange true history of ball lightning, why people tried to trap it, and how the phenomenon remains one of science’s most stubborn mysteries. Become a supporter o...

In this chilling mega episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the dark, forgotten world of Anatole Le Braz, the Breton folklorist who preserved some of Europe’s most unsettling ghost stories and death traditions. Traveling to Brittany, France, this episode dives deep into Breton culture, oral history, and the eerie figure of Ankou, the Breton personification of Death who walks th...

February 2, known as Candlemas, was once one of Europe’s most important midwinter prediction nights, when people used candlelight and shadows to determine how long winter would last. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the strange true history of Candlemas, its pagan roots, its role in survival planning, and how fire became an early form of forecasting. Become a supporter...

In this epic mega episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the haunting and resilient history of the Bretons, a Celtic people whose identity survived exile, invasion, and cultural erasure. From their migration across the sea from Britain to Brittany, France, to the survival of the Breton language, this episode tells the story of a culture that refused to disappear. Through immersi...

On February 1, 1893, Thomas Edison opened the world’s first motion picture studio, the Black Maria, a rotating building designed to follow the sun for filming. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the strange true story of early cinema, why movies once depended on daylight, and how a spinning shed helped launch the film industry. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

January 31 closes out the quietest month of the year with one of history’s most unsettling mysteries: the Hum, a low-frequency sound reported by people around the world but rarely recorded or explained. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the history, science, and folklore behind the Hum and why some mysteries refuse to be confirmed — or dismissed. Become a supporter of th...

On January 30, 1925, inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated one of the first successful long-distance television transmissions, allowing a moving human image to be sent through the air for the first time. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the strange true story of early television, why it unsettled audiences, and how the future arrived flickering and unfinished. Become a...

At the height of the dot-com bubble, internet startups believed a Super Bowl commercial was the ultimate shortcut to legitimacy. Instead, it became a graveyard. In this mega episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy investigates the rise and spectacular collapse of dot-com companies that spent millions on Super Bowl advertising—only to disappear months later. From Pets.com and eToys to Webv...