4: History of Everything: Wild Laws Part...

Mars, Inc. makes more than $50 billion a year, owns some of the most recognizable brands on Earth, and you cannot buy a single share of it. This is the story of how one family built a global empire and never gave it away. Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fight me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠war of the ... Show More

He was a Japanese doctor who went to treat leprosy and ended up irrigating 16,000 hectares of Afghan desert. Afghanistan called him Kaka Murad — "Uncle Murad." Few foreigners have ever been mourned in Afghanistan the way Dr. Tetsu Nakamura was. When he was assassinated on Decembe ... Show More

Want to enter the giveaway? Check out my merch here⁠⁠! On the morning of May 26, 2013, a tugboat sank 30 meters to the seabed off the coast of Nigeria…and one man lived through it all. When the Jascon-4 capsized in the Bight of Benin, eleven of its twelve crew members died. But s ... Show More

In this episode we're taking you on a journey around the world to explore the absurd laws that still exist today. From peculiar prohibitions to mind-boggling mandates, you won't believe these 10 laws are real! Join us as we delve into the legal oddities that will leave you both a ... Show More

In today's episode, Genevieve will discuss mediums getting attacked by spirits, men drinking their own blood, live burials, nuns getting struck with lightning and rising from the dead – it’s going to be a spooky rollercoaster.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon f ... Show More

Razorblades in apples, babysitters on acid, killers in backseats and "rainbow parties": In this episode, Mike and Sarah investigate the scary stories Americans tell each other and discover the actual anxieties behind them. Turn on your high beams for this one. Continue reading →S ... Show More

Words versus mobs, reckoning with CT’s past, and weird neighbors. For show notes and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Did you know that grills, yes, for your teeth, have been around for thousands of years? Or that most fillings have mercury in them, even now? It turns out that the history of oral hygiene is full of crazy stories. Get ready for a mythical toot ... Show More

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re diving into a topic that has always been controversial: tattoos. Did you know that in Japan, tattoos could change your whole life- or even mark you with a death sentence? From ancient magic to modern-day men parading the streets in ... Show More

In today's episode, Genevieve will be diving back into your favorite grisly, hideous, at times very witty, and fabulously illustrated Victorian publication - The Illustrated Police News Law Courts and Record. She'll discuss a creepy German law, Revolutionary war skeletons found i ... Show More

Today's stories are all about the bizarre things that can happen at school, and the unsettling truths that you may learn about yourself. First, Sapphire shares a story about a young girl who becomes possessed by a Jinn. Then, we'll watch a group of friends fall apart over the yea ... Show More