Origin Story

This week Rabia welcomes "Turkish Delight", the "Blue Devil Imam", chaplain Abdullah Antepli, faculty at Sanford School of Public Policy. A dear friend and long time mentor, Abdullah brings to this discussion a lifetime of experience having lived in around the world in different ... Show More

This week journalist and professor Shaheen Pasha shares a lifetime of djinn hauntings with Rabia, from a doppelganger djinn in her mother's home to the old lady djinn that followed her and her family across the globe, and down through the family tree. Learn more about your ad-cho ... Show More

In this week’s episode host Rabia Chaudry is joined by Professor Ali Olomi, a historian and Mid East scholar, djinn and folklore expert, and host of the podcast "Head On History". You can find and follow Ali, and his djinn threads, on Twitter, at the handle @aaolomi. Learn more a ... Show More

Origin stories are often curious, and these two tales are guaranteed to entertain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, Sapphire shares stories from our Indian listeners. Tune in to learn about the Chalava, a mysterious haunted house, the urban legend of Nale Ba, and a lonely ghost at the beach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In this 2010 episode, previous hosts Sarah and Deblina trace the life of Tagore through his childhood to knighthood and beyond. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

With Halloween looming, Sarah and Katie travel back in time to explore the historic challenge that led to the creation of Frankenstein and the vampiric Lord Ruthven. Tune in to learn more about the birth of these intentionally horrific creatures. Learn more about your ad-choices ... Show More

Tracy talks about the coincidences she encountered while researching this week's episodes. Talk then turns to how complicated Ida Tarbell's story is. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

History is full of stories we think we know. They are old and dark, but time has robbed us of perspective and clarity. They've become obscured and misunderstood. Which is why this series exists: to dig deep and shed light on some of history’s darkest moments. To help us better un ... Show More

We're revisiting this 2013 topic in honor of Juneteenth. Most people are familiar with Tubman's involvement with the Underground Railroad, but she was also a spy for the Union during the Civil War, among many other things. Untangling the truth from the myth is the trickiest part ... Show More

Sarah Sherman of Saturday Night Live (aka Sarah Squirm) joins as cohost for this episode about a girl named Samantha who came to me with a story about haunted dolls. This took place when she was in her early 20s and hanging around a weird house where she and her friends used to p ... Show More

Our focus today is on a woman who was actually covered in the podcast several years ago. But she's a figure so mythic and with so many variations to her story that we wanted to give her another look and a little more time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod ... Show More

King UshinaraIn this episode of the Stories of Mahabharata, Rishi Lomasha tells the Pandavas two exciting stories. In the first story, he tells the story of Rishi Chyavan who regained his youth with the help of the celestial physicians the Ashwini Kumar twins. The second story na ... Show More