The Strange And Unusual Podcast

This week's headline "Flesh Descending in A Shower" was published by The New York Times on March 10, 1876

This week's headline "Mysterious Discovery of Human Remains in The Thames" was published by Buckinghamshire Advertiser, Uxbridge and Middlesex Journal on March 15, 1879

In this week's episode, we cover chapters 5 and 6 of Mary Shelley's masterpiece.

This week's headline "A Corpse Explodes" was published by Chattanooga Daily Times on May 18, 1885

This week's headline comes from St. Louis Post Dispatch, published on December 23, 1900

This week's headline, "Straw Hat Smashing Orgy Bares Heads From Battery to Bronx",comes from New York Tribune on Saturday, September, 16, 1922

The conclusion of this Victorian prowling ghost series.

This week's headline, "Ghost House" Mystery Rivals That of Murder was published on September 21, 1922

St Patrick's Day Special

This week's strange and unusual headline "Bigfoot Invasion Upsetting Life in Reservation Hamlet" was published by The Bismarck Tribune on November 26, 1977

This week's headline "Ghouls Steal Body of Charlie Chaplin" was published by The San Francisco Examiner on March 2, 1978

This week's headline "The Paris Morgue" was published in The Sunday Inter Ocean on July 22, 1888

In today's Strange and Unusual Headlines we'll be digging into a headline from The Long Beach Telegraph on March, 4, 1920 "Constant Use of Ouija Board Drives Seven People Insane

In this new, weekly addition to the podcast, The Strange and Unusual Headlines, we discuss an article from the San Francisco Chronicle in 1921:"Beware of Blue Eyes!”"More Alluring Than Grey or Brown Eyes, Declare the Doctors, Who Would Banish All Blondes, And Hide Blue Eyes Behind Smoked Glasses"

Join me for Chapters 2-4

Every other episode for the next few months, I will be reading Frankenstein for about an hour per episode. One traditional episode a month and one Frankenstein through the late autumn and into the winter. After finishing, there will be an episode on man-made monster, Mary Shelley, and more.

Join me for to learn more about Victorian prowling ghosts, including the infamous Spring Heeled Jack

Join me for a journey into the strange Victorian practice of Ghost Hoaxing. Starting with the death of Thomas Flynn, the mystery of the Hammersmith Ghost and it's origins is explored.

Here’s a special preview of the new season of Cautionary Tales from Pushkin Industries. On Cautionary Tales, bestselling author Tim Harford shares stories of human error, natural disasters, and tragic catastrophes from history that teach us important lessons for today. In this preview, you’ll hear about the 1981 Hyatt Regency Hotel collapse, a shocking design failure that resulted in 114 deaths and many more injuries. Hear the full story, and more from Cautionary Tales, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/ctstrange.

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