A Popular History of Unpopular Things
A podcast that makes weird, gross, gory, and just generally “unpopular” history more fun and accessible
A Popular History of Unpopular Things
Latest Episodes
The Bloody Benders
Join Kelli as she talks about a serial killer out of Kansas in the post-civil war era. Taking advantage of westward expansion and a tense climate, the Bender family - Ma, Pa, John, and Kate - were responsible for the murders of at least
The Erfurt Latrine Disaster
Join Kelli as she goes over a very stinky situation that happened in 1184 in Erfurt, part of the Holy Roman Empire and home base of King (and later Emperor) Henry VI.As Henry gathered some squabbling nobles to deal with a petty land disp...
The Voynich Manuscript
Join Kelli in this shorter history on the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, an early Renaissance-era book written in a made up language (dubbed Voynichese) with strange diagrams that seem... out of this world.I love a good *history mystery*...
The Story of Peter the Wild Boy
Join Kelli as she goes over the story of a feral boy found in the woods outside of Hamelin, Germany. He was brought to King George I's court in England and named Peter, and he entertained curious onlookers for months. He had strange mannerisms ...
The Cannibalism of Johan de Witt
Join Kelli as she goes over a strange event from the 17th century Dutch Republic - the time a political leader was killed, strung up, dismembered, and then cannibalized. As always, we set up the history surrounding this event to get...
