On one of the world’s most isolated islands, hundreds of vast stone statues lie mouldering in the grass.
In this episode, we take a look at one of archaeology’s most enduring puzzles: the mystery of Easter Island. Find out how this unique community grew up in complete isolation, severed from the rest of the world by a vast expanse of ocean. Discover the in ... Show More
Nov 2023
L'île de pâque et le mystère de ses statues Moaï
Bienvenue dans Les Fabuleux Destins. Dans cet épisode, nous allons vous raconter l’histoire d’une île qui fait l’objet de nombreux mystères et fantasmes depuis sa découverte. Un petit caillou triangulaire, à peine plus grand que la ville de Nîmes, mais dont les statues moaï n’ont ... Show More
13m 44s
Jun 2023
90: LOST & FOUND: New York’s secret mass grave site | Dark History with Bailey Sarian
<div>Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re talking about a place that NYC has tried to erase from its maps: Hart Island. Since the day it was discovered, it has been used as a prison, a war training camp, and even an insane asylum. Today, millions of dead bodies are ke ... Show More
29m 11s
Sep 2023
130: The Horrors of Plum Island | Hybrids, Human Experiments and Weaponized Killer Insects
In July 2008, the carcass of an animal washed up on the beach at Montauk Point Long Island. Local beachcombers are used to seeing dead animals. Seagulls, fish, crabs, even the occasional whale. But they had never seen anything like this.
Animal experts were brought in to identify ... Show More
34m 54s
May 2019
Nosy Boraha: The Pirate's Paradise (And Cemetery)
Nowadays most people know the pirates depicted in fiction bear little resemblance to real-life, historical pirates. Few actually buried any treasure, and fewer still lived in secretive island hideouts -- however, in at least one case, the truth appears stranger than fiction. Join ... Show More
24m 15s
Oct 2023
Moved to an Island on a Whim
<p>Thirty-eight weeks pregnant and living on a mysterious (to Geth) island off the west coast of the United States, this week's caller talks to Gethard about packing up her life and moving from the mainland, taking a ferry to Starbucks, and why it's sometimes easier to connect wi ... Show More
1h 13m