A Popular History of Unpopular Things
A podcast that makes history more fun and accessible - we love all things gory, gross, mysterious, and weird!
Podcasting since 2022 • 62 episodes
A Popular History of Unpopular Things
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The Holmesburg Prison Experiments
Join Kelli as she goes over yet another example of US doctors experimenting on their own people.Starting in the 1950s, dermatology Dr. Albert Kligman came to the Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia and experimented on its prisone...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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26:58
The Christmas Massacre at Abergavenny
Happy holidays, APHOUT fans! Join Kelli as she goes over a Welsh Christmas Day Massacre! In 1175, William de Braose committed a massacre against some rival families in Gwent, southeast Wales.De Braose, a Norman who was given control of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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18:37
The Ball of the Burning Men
Join Kelli as she goes over the Ball of the Burning Men, an event during King Charles VI's reign in France where 6 men - charivari dancers dressed as wild men in very flammable costumes - caught fire. And one of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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23:35