History Mysteries

About History Mysteries

History mysteries are the cases time forgot to close. A crew that vanished from a seaworthy ship, a manuscript nobody can read, a man in an iron mask whose name died with him. This show investigates history mysteries that are strange but true, one case at a time. Each episode reconstructs one mystery in full, cinematic detail: the facts as they were recorded, the theories that rose and fell, the evidence that survived, and the questions that still refuse to die. No host chatting between clips, no panel trading guesses. Just one complete story, narrated start to finish, built from documents, testimony, and the physical traces history left behind. You will dig into history mysteries where entire colonies disappeared leaving one carved word, ciphers that have beaten every codebreaker for centuries, and deaths that were ruled accidents by courts and murder by everyone else. Some episodes follow a single unexplained event hour by hour; others weigh every theory against the record and show you where each one breaks. All of them treat history mysteries as what they are: unfinished stories waiting for a better answer. If you are drawn to history mysteries told with evidence instead of hype, this is built for you. New episodes drop regularly, each one a self-contained case. Subscribe now so the next of these history mysteries lands the moment it goes live.

Publisher

OBOMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT

Category

history · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Sept 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   You watched him set the Stradivarius on the chair - would you speak up?

   A violin worth a lifetime is left alone in a Carnegie Hall dressing room during intermission - you watched him set the Stradivarius on the chair; would you speak up? You watched him set the Stradivarius on the chair - would you speak up? In this episode, we follow a single intermission at Carnegie Hall in 1936 and the disappearance that followed, then widen to the choices a celebrated violinist made as Europe unraveled and he tried to build an orchestra in Palestine. What happened in that empty dressing room, and what would you have done in the moment? Person: Bronisław Huberman Date: February 28, 1936 Location: Carnegie Hall, New York City Instrument: 1713 Stradivarius (the Gibson) Event: Theft during a 45-minute intermission - Huberman performed at Carnegie Hall, set the Gibson Stradivarius in his dressing room, and left it unattended for the 45-minute intermission. - The Gibson had been made in 1713, previously stolen in 1919 and recovered three days later before coming into Huberman’s hands. - Huberman publicly refused invitations to play in Nazi Germany in 1933 and began organizing what became the Palestine Symphony Orchestra. - Nearly a thousand musicians and their families were later given papers and positions through Huberman’s recruitment and fundraising efforts. - After the 1936 theft, Lloyd’s of London paid a $30,000 insurance claim while the instrument itself remained missing for decades. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   You step forward to volunteer with a one-lung, one-arm wound-what do you do?

   A one-lung, one-armed veteran volunteers for war, rises to become Berlin’s early Nazi organizer, and dies years later in Sachsenhausen-what do you do? You step forward to volunteer with a one-lung, one-arm wound-what do you do? In this episode, we follow the life of Ernst Schlange from a Prussian estate to the trenches and into early Nazi politics, tracing the choices that propelled him into leadership and the circumstances of his death at Sachsenhausen. What do we make of a man who helped build a movement, lost power within it, and died under Soviet detention? Person: Ernst Schlange Date of death: 28 February 1947 Birth: 1 September 1888 Location: Sachsenhausen (Soviet special camp within former Nazi camp) Membership number: 4837 - Lost his left hand in a pre-1914 hunting accident and still volunteered for World War I. - Wounded near Stepj, Galicia on 1 June 1915, losing his right arm and right lung; awarded Iron Cross First and Second Class. - Studied law (Halle, Greifswald), earned a doctorate, worked at a bank, and passed Prussia’s highest legal exam before the war. - Joined Deutschnationale Volkspartei in 1919, moved to the Deutschsoziale Partei in 1922, and helped build local chapters in three Berlin districts. - Appointed Gauleiter of Gau Groß-Berlin in March 1925, with Hitler ratifying the role after rejoining the Nazi Party on 28 February 1925. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   You must choose: believe a Soviet agent's promise or keep the school and your people

   A Daur leader navigates empires to protect his people. When a Soviet agent offers arms for an uprising, he must choose: fight or surrender his school. You must choose: believe a Soviet agent's promise or keep the school and your people This episode explores the life of Merse, a Daur leader caught between the Chinese Republic, the Russian Empire, and Japanese-occupied Manchuria in the early 20th century. It asks what one does when every protective side sees you as expendable. Person: Merse (Mersentei, Guo Daofu, Chun Hwang) Date: 1894 (birth) Location: Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Event: Hulunbuir Uprising Status: Secretary-General of the Inner Mongolia People's Revolutionary Party - Merse was born into a noble Daur family in 1894, a distinct people with their own language and culture. - He received an education across different cultures, learning three languages and scripts by age twenty-three. - Upon returning home in 1918, Merse's first significant act was to open a school for children in Hailar. - By 1925, he became secretary-general of the Inner Mongolia People's Revolutionary Party, aiming for autonomy without full commitment to either China or the Soviet Union. - In 1927, a Soviet agent named Ivan Stepanov promised Merse arms and funding for an uprising against Chinese warlords. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

Contact History Mysteries

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.