- 150
- Episodes
- 24
- Transcribed
- 654
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 697M
- YouTube views
About Weird History
Dive into the curious corners of the past with Weird History! From peculiar people to baffling events and mysterious places, this podcast unravels fascinating tales that are as bizarre as they are true. If you're a fan of the unexpected, join us for a journey through history's strangest stories.New episodes are released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- Publisher
- Echo Ridge Media
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jan 2025
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
24 of 150 episodes have a transcript.
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Self-Declared 'Wickedest Man in the World' Who Practiced Dark Magic and Wild Experiments
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Mysterious Explosion Flattened 80 Million Trees in Siberia - And Scientists Still Can't Agree on What Caused It
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
America's Most Famous Aviator's Baby Was Kidnapped and Murdered - And the Trial That Followed Was Called the 'Trial of the Century
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The Self-Declared 'Wickedest Man in the World' Who Practiced Dark Magic and Wild Experiments
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But if you're picturing like Victorian high society and lavish parties, just erase that image entirely. Right, because his father didn't spend that fortune on high living. Not at all. He dedicated his life and his money to being a traveling preacher for this extremely strict fundamentalist christian sect known as the plymouth brethren and the plymouth brethren were not your standard sunday churchgoers no this was a radical insular sect they believed in an absolute uncompromising interpretation of the bible they entirely rejected any form of earthly excess like dressing nicely was a sin yep spending money frivolously was a sin Even eating more food than was biologically necessary was considered a severe transgression. […]
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- YouTube views
- 697,462,291
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.4 / 5
- 18 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 636 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 32
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