Aug 19

What Will the World Look Like in 2050?

Bold, funny, and fiercely argued predictions for 2050: AI everywhere, climate reckoning, megacities, proxy wars, moon bases, lab-grown organs, AR over VR, and America’s political shift. Agree? Disagree? Dive in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

53m 8s

Aug 12

Déjà vu: Have We Been Here Before?

From reincarnation to brain glitches, we explore déjà vu’s strangest theories and the science that finally cracked its mystery—revealing it’s not future vision, but a fascinating illusion of memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33m 47s

Aug 8

How Many People Actually Died Because of Chernobyl?

Chernobyl’s official death toll is 31—but estimates range up to a million. This video dives into the cover-ups, chaos, and radioactive aftermath of history’s worst nuclear disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 15m

Nov 2020

Unexplained Mysteries Crossover: Rasputin Pt. 1

Today we’re bringing you a special two-part episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Unexplained Mysteries on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! He was the most talked-about man in Russia at the turn of the 20th century. Grigori Ras ... Show More

50m 14s

Nov 2020

Unexplained Mysteries Crossover: Rasputin Pt. 2

Today we’re bringing you a special two-part episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Unexplained Mysteries on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! He was the most talked-about man in Russia at the turn of the 20th century. Grigori Ras ... Show More

41m 37s

Nov 2023

Rasputin

TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE (AND ALL FUTURE BONUS CONTENT) SUBSCRIBE HERE ---> Takeoverpod.supercast.com ----- The mysterious life of Grigory Rasputin, the infamous Russian mystic and advisor to the Romanov family. We parse the enigmatic and often scandalous events that surrounded R ... Show More

23m 46s

Aug 2020

Grigori Rasputin Pt. 1

He was the most talked-about man in Russia at the turn of the 20th century. Grigori Rasputin’s life reads like a twisted fairy tale, but even the most well-studied historians have a hard time separating the man from the darkness of his many myths. Learn more about your ad choices ... Show More

50m 50s

Aug 2020

Grigori Rasputin Pt. 2

From around 1905 until his mysterious death in 1916, Grigori Rasputin held immense influence over the royal Romanovs. Despite the unsavory rumors that dogged him, his reputation as a healer and mystic gained him prominence… and a few enemies along the way. Learn more about your a ... Show More

42m 19s

Nov 2023

Rasputin

The legend of Rasputin's death goes that he survived poisoning, being shot in the head before being thrown through a hole in the ice in the Neva River, where he finally died by drowning. But Rasputin biographer Douglas Smith, Dan's guest today, says that isn't what happened. He's ... Show More

22m 17s

Oct 2023

92. Killing Rasputin

Born in Siberia to a peasant family, Rasputin was an incredibly charismatic, physically striking, and politically savvy figure. He was a holy man, a mystic, who found his way to the centre of Imperial Russian power. Once he met Nicholas and Alexandra, he gained a central place in ... Show More

47m 30s

Dec 2021

128. Rasputin

The peasant who became one of the most influential figures in the final days of the Russian Empire is an unbelievable story. But how much of the gossip, rumour and scandal that surrounded Grigori Rasputin is true? Dominic and Tom discuss, and somehow manage not to get too sidetra ... Show More

1h 2m

Aug 2022

Rasputin: Myth & Manhood

Was Rasputin really Russia’s greatest love machine? Did he have any healing powers? And why might his penis be pickling in a jar? In this episode, we are drawing this mystical man out of his cloud of green smoke to find out which of the things we know about him might actually be ... Show More

51m 17s

What's the Real Story Behind Rasputin?