logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2024
38m 55s

119: The Petty Creep who led the FBI | T...

Audioboom Studios
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Jan 14
193: Dark Conspiracies and Unsettling Truths - a DH Compilation
Hi friends, happy Wednesday!Over the years, many of you have commented that you like to put Dark History on and just let it play in the background. Well... I heard ya. So instead of you having to shuffle through a mish mash of episodes... I did the hard work for you and created a ... Show More
3h 32m
Dec 10
192: The 2025 Gift Guide - A Very Dark History Holiday Special
Hi, friends! Happy Wednesday!Listen... I know shopping for the holidays can be a total drag. You never know what to get that testy aunt who hates literally everything or the "woo woo friend" who won't shut up about their crystals. Don't worry, I got you covered.I would never leav ... Show More
45m 37s
Dec 3
191: Chaos, Bloopers, and the most unhinged things Bailey said all year!
Hi, friends! Happy Wednesday!Welcome to the fourth... and maybe final... Joanie Awards. Tear. But don't be sad that it might be over... be happy because it all happened.After a season jam packed with horny nuns, rogue presidents, cursed statues, disastrous love lives (ancient AND ... Show More
38m 27s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2023
Introducing: History Daily
<p>On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the d ... Show More
4m 13s
Jun 2024
The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan
<p>With a sinister hierarchy of "grand wizards" and "dragons," hooded Klansmen concealed their identities as they unleashed a reign of terror on Black Americans and other minorities across America for almost a century.</p><br><p>Dan is joined by Professor Kristofer Allerfeldt fro ... Show More
37m 59s
May 2023
William Burns, America's Sherlock Holmes (1934)
<p>It’s May 21st. This day in 1934, William Burns resigns from the Bureau of Investigations in scandal, replaced by J Edgar Hoover.</p> <p>Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how Burns had gained the reputation as “America’s Sherlock Holmes” as an independent investigator, then event ... Show More
16m 58s
Apr 2023
America's Top Secrets: Manhattan Project to Drone Warfare
<p>Much of American history has been redacted. Since the World War 2, the number of secrets the US government has kept has grown exponentially. There are some things they think are too dangerous for the public to know. Matthew Connelly, author of the Declassification Engine, take ... Show More
40m 1s
Mar 2024
18th Century Graffiti: Sex, Murder & Rebellion
<p>Whether it's a declaration of love, anger or rebellion against the government, graffiti can give us incredible insight into the social history of everyday people.</p><br><p>By the 18th century it's recognised by authorities a serious social problem and a threat to their positi ... Show More
48m 37s
Mar 2024
Metal Man of Falkville and The Bunyip
In 1973, a police chief investigated a mysterious phone call regarding a mysterious figure. The officer was able to capture polaroid photographs of this strange metal humanoid figure. Also, we discuss a deadly shapeshifting creature that is known to prey on women and children at ... Show More
51m 55s
Feb 2019
53: Ted Bundy: An American Serial Killer
tail spinning
1h 41m