Under the Pendulum Podcast

This is our 20th full length episode!! Not to worry, we already pat ourselves on the back. To celebrate our new milestone, we will be covering four stories of tyranncide in history. Join as we talk about tyrant-slaying lovers, roasting people alive, an insane Roman emperor, and one of the most brutal deaths we have ever heard of. No one ever said being a tyrant was good for your health. Won't you...

Happy New Year Everyone!! We decided to give ourselves a little break and will be putting out a short narration done by the incomparable Heather Weber. Heather will be narrating Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl. Go ahead, get a little sad to start off the New Year (as if you probably weren't already). So sit back, relax, and grab a tissue for this special New Year edition of Under t...

Happy Holidays you ghouls! On this special holiday episode, we will be covering some lesser known Christmas traditions and folklore. Join us as we give the gift of belly-slitting witches, cannibalistic butchers, dirty little trolls, and skulls on poles. Grab a cup of strong wassail, sit back, and get merrily spooked with Under the Pendulum Podcast.  

In this episode, Heather, Chris, and Kaitlin regale one another with strange and ghostly tales from Colorado. We have haunted hotels, phantom prospectors, mysterious vaults, and bodies a plenty. What more could you ask for? Join us for a trip to our own backyard in this episode of Under the Pendulum Podcast.    Please like and subscribe!! 

We have a very special "treat" for you all. On this episode, we will be discussing Deadly Blunders...of the confectionary kind. We will cover two stories about sugar, bad business, and the deadly toll they took on their respective communities. Def Leppard never dreamed on these hot, sticky sweet time bombs. Satiate your taste buds with the macabre on this episode of Under the Pendulum Podcast. 

This episode will close out the three-part series on our favorite horror films from the 80s. Heather will regale us with tales of the production, special effects, and mishaps of her favorite 80s horror film. There are bodily fluids a plenty on this episode of Under the Pendulum Podcast. Happy Halloween you fools! Special shout out to our Halloween box giveaway, borders_of_the_josh!! We hope you wi...

We continue our October celebrations with the second episode in our 80s Horror Films series. Kaitlin has many juicy and (possibly forbidden) tidbits to explore on her choice. Just a reminder, our Instagram contest to win a spooky Halloween treat box ends on the the 26th at midnight. Visit our Instagram page for more details on how to enter. Stay spooky!   Contest details: https://www.instagram.com...

Welcome to our October Horror Movie Choices!! On this three-part series, we will deep dive into our personal favorite 80s horror films. As on our last series, we will look at the production, effects, themes, and discuss our personal views on our favorite movies. Chris kicks off our countdown to Halloween, and we make a special October announcement. It's blood, gore, and a whole lot more this Octob...

ABSLOUTE BEDLAM IN HERE!!!! For our 13th episode the gang is putting England's famous Bedlam Asylum under the pendulum. Join us as we examine the terrifying and disturbing history of this unhinged "palace" for the mad.

This episode is all slimy and full of puss! We discuss the bubonic plague and read three primary source accounts of plagues in history. No one can save you from that big, thicc death on this episode of Under the Pendulum.    Art: Wolf J. Willette Music:  1) Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor- Johann Sebastian Bach 2) St. Matthew Passion: the alto aria, Erbarme dich, mein Gott - Johann Sebastian Bach...

Have you ever found yourself waking up in the night, unable to move or speak, with a sense of terror? Well you may have experienced a form of sleep paralysis. On this episode, we talk about our personal experiences with sleep paralysis, the history and folklore behind it, and some scientific explanations for the phenomenon. Welcome to the fascinating and terrifying world of sleep paralysis in this...

We have made it to episode ten in one piece!! To celebrate our new milestone, we will be covering the life Edgar Allan Poe. We will look at his upbringing, his writing career, his mysterious death, and whether or not he had cryptic coffin farts. Join us as we celebrate the king of sad boys on this episode of Under the Pendulum Podcast. 

To celebrate our upcoming 10th episode, we have a very special bonus episode for you today. Heather will be narrating a short story from sad boy, Edgar Allan Poe. So sit back, relax, turn out the lights, and enjoy this bonus episode of Under the Pendulum. 

Heather's favorite horror film will close out our three-part series. Heather, Kaitlin, and Chris all chose their favorite horror film, and each episode has been a dive into its production and why they chose it. They're coming to get you!...on this episode of Under the Pendulum.

What's your favorite scary movie? This episode will be the second episode of our three-part series on our favorite horror films. Heather, Kaitlin, and Chris all chose their favorite film, and each episode will be a dive into its production and why they chose it. Kaitlin is up to bat on this episode of Under the Pendulum.

What's your favorite scary movie? This episode will be the first in a three-part series on our favorite horror films. Heather, Kait, and Chris all chose their favorite film, and each episode will be a dive into its production and why they chose it. Chris is up to bat first in a head-spinning episode of Under the Pendulum. 

This episode of Under the Pendulum will be the first in a running series called Creature Feature! Every series, we will deep dive into a creature, cryptid, monster, or supernatural entity. Which one will it be? For this feature, we will be putting the succubus under the pendulum. Join us for a dangerously sexy profile...and we don't mean Rae Dawn Chong.

On this episode, St. Augustine, FL is put under the Pendulum. Heather, Chris, and Kaitlin explore the ghost stories and urban legends that help define the history of the oldest city in America. From murders of passion to giant man-eating clouds, there is a little bit of everything on this episode of Under the Pendulum Podcast. 

Everyday Lies is a new podcast created by Emily Seabold and produced by Chris Weber. Each episode, Emily will talk about the dumbest and most terrible things that people actually believe in. This episode, Emily is joined by Chris Weber to discuss what we are told is affordable, and what is actually affordable in our social and political institutions. Chris also brings in some plague facts and stor...

This Episode we will be putting the Gladiatorial Games under the pendulum. Join us as we discuss the origins of the games, their violent escalation, and what it meant to Roman society. It is a variety show from Hell this week on Under the Pendulum Podcast. 

This episode, we will be putting Human Sacrifices under the pendulum. We have a special guest on the show to talk about the methods and history of human sacrifice from around the world. We'll look at archaeological evidence as well as textual evidence. So get in our imaginary boat on a sea of blood for our tour of human sacrifice!

This episode will close out the two-part series on Father Oschwald and the settlement at St. Nazianz. We will dive deeper into the reasons for his emigration, the problems getting to Wisconsin, and the hardships of the settlers. Oh to be 19th century immigrants...

Welcome to the first, and very rough, episode of Under the Pendulum Podcast! This episode is the first part of a two-part series. Heather, Chris, and Kaitlin are looking at urban legends and ghost stories from the small town of St. Nazianz, WI. They will recount some legends, look for their possible origins, and discuss the very German founder, Father Ambrose Oschwald, as he attempts to create a c...