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Abandoned and Ghostly Places, Disasters, Historical Events and Settings, Historical True Crime, Obscure History, Podcast
LA Gone Wild: The 1871 Chinese Massacre and America’s Forgotten Hate Crime
Transcription ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ Before we begin, I want to let you know that this episode covers some incredibly difficult topics: racially motivated violence, lynching, systemic racism, and discrimination against immigrants. I’ll also touch on political issues that may feel heavy or stressful, especially given what’s happening in the world today. If these subjects feel like too much right now, it’s okay to pause and return when you’re ready. Please take care of yourself as we explore this painful but important chapter of history, because while it may be from the past, its echoes are still with us. Thank you for being here. Hey there, history lovers and curious…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside: How Frost, Famine & Inequality Fueled A Revolution
Transcription Hello there! Welcome to Bygone Echoes, a history podcast, where we uncover the strange, forgotten, and downright chilling corners of history. I’m your host, Courtney, and today we’re diving into a story of frosty mornings, empty bellies, and a society on the brink of revolution. Imagine waking up to a freezing morning where the sun barely warms the ground. Your crops have failed—again. Bread, your one daily staple, is now completely unaffordable. As you trudge into town, passing fields of icy, ruined crops, you hear whispers of riots—of bakeries stormed by desperate crowds. Meanwhile, the privileged sit down to lavish feasts of sugar-dusted pastries, blissfully indifferent to the hunger…
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Blog, Epidemics and Pandemics, Historical Events and Settings, Obscure History, Podcast, Victorian Era
Of Monster Soup, Ghostly Maps & Men
⚠️Trigger Warning ⚠️ This episode includes discussions of bodily functions, so if you’re eating, you may want to pause and come back later. It also touches on the difficult topic of infant mortality. Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to Bygone Echoes, a history podcast. I’m your host, Courtney, and thank you so much for joining me! I know it’s been a while. My life lately has felt like juggling flaming swords—exciting, chaotic, and, given my lack of hand-eye coordination, hilariously disastrous. But hey, I’ve finally managed to put the swords down and I’m ready to roll! Thanks for sticking around while I wrangled the circus act that is life. I’ve…
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Shaking Up History: The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
Discover the profound impact of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake on the Enlightenment and modern urban planning. This article explores how the devastating event influenced philosophical debates, led to the birth of seismology, and inspired revolutionary city designs. Learn about this and more with your go-to history podcast for exploring weird history, obscure history and strange historical mysteries and events.