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  • 160: ICON, Sex Kitten, and BLACKLISTED?! WTF happened to Eartha Kitt

    160: ICON, Sex Kitten, and BLACKLISTED?! WTF happened to Eartha Kitt
    Feb 19 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    Most celebrities are lucky to be known for one big thing. But some are famous for different things, across multiple generations. To me, those are the icons.

    And one of those people is Eartha Kitt. A lot of millennials recognize her as the voice of Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove, that animated movie with the llama?

    But Eartha was so much more than a cartoon villain. She was a civil rights activist, an award winning singer, dancer, actor, teacher and author. And on top of all that, a sex icon!

    Learning about her story just made me even more obsessed with her. So let’s get into it. Welcome to the Dark History of the one, the only… Eartha Kitt.

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    59 min
  • 159: Sadism, Sex Potions, & Deer Musk?? History’s Most Disturbing Aphrodisiacs

    159: Sadism, Sex Potions, & Deer Musk?? History’s Most Disturbing Aphrodisiacs
    Feb 12 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    Since ancient times, people have sought out aphrodisiacs—those mysterious foods, herbs, and even animal parts thought to ignite desire, spark passion, and awaken romance.

    But do these so-called love enhancers really work? Are they based on science or just the stuff of legend? And what’s the strangest aphrodisiac ever used? Today, we’re diving deep into the fascinating world of aphrodisiacs—exploring the wild, the weird, and the surprisingly real effects behind these tantalizing tales of romance.

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    54 min
  • 158: The Disturbing Truth About Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight: The Mystery That Haunts History

    158: The Disturbing Truth About Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight: The Mystery That Haunts History
    Jan 29 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    We all know who Amelia Earhart was. You know, she was a really famous pilot, who set a bunch of records and I discovered… disappeared without a trace.

    Officially, no one knows what happened to Amelia, her plane,or the man who was on board with her. But boy oh boy, are there theories. So many theories. And surprisingly… a lot of research and evidence behind them. Some of them even had me reaching for my tin foil hat.

    But I’ll let you guys make up your minds for yourself. So today, we’re going to talk about Amelia Earhart - and what the hell happened to her.

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    54 min
  • 157: The Painkiller Problem: How Fentanyl Took Over America

    157: The Painkiller Problem: How Fentanyl Took Over America
    Jan 22 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    Last year I had a surgery so that I could breathe again, and it’s been nice, thanks for asking! I love breathing. But when I was in the hospital, the doctors gave me some really strong pain medication.

    I asked what it was, and the doctor told me it was fentanyl. At first I was like..fentanyl??? Doesn't that kill everyone? But after a few seconds hey… this is working really well.

    Turns out, Fentanyl has been used in hospitals for a LONG time. It’s used in epidurals, it’s prescribed for cancer patients, and there was a time when doctors were even putting it in LOLLIPOPS.
    Even though it feels like fentanyl came out of nowhere over the last few years, it has a long and crazy history.

    So how did America, big pharma, and a well meaning scientist create the most powerful and deadly opioid in history? WHERE is this stuff even coming from? And how did the fentanyl epidemic become a problem too big to stop?

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    51 min
  • 156: Pranks, Blackmail, and Perverts: America’s Weirdest Presidents

    156: Pranks, Blackmail, and Perverts: America’s Weirdest Presidents
    Jan 15 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    History books put presidents on a pedestal. We think of them as these untouchable heroes. In school we learn about what made them good leaders… What their big achievements were. How they handled war. Disasters. Terrorist attacks.

    But what about the weird stuff they did that no one talks about? I’m talkin’ their quirks and their… un-presidential behaviors. When I looked into this, turns out, there were a lot of them.

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    51 min
  • 155: Urine Beer, Insulin Comas, and Ozempic: the DH of Diabetes

    155: Urine Beer, Insulin Comas, and Ozempic: the DH of Diabetes
    Jan 8 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    Diabetes is a disease that’s been around for thousands and thousands of years. Literally, since the neanderthals were walking around, painting in caves.

    Recently, I went to the doctor. And something happened. I had to pee in a cup, you know, pretty routine. But my doctor came back with this look on his face and he was like… your pee is full of sugar. Turns out, this could be a sign of diabetes.

    So while I was waiting for my test results… you know me. I was doom scrolling. Googling until 3am. Just preparing myself for the worst. I ended up not having diabetes, but even still… I couldn’t stop reading about it. Because this disease has an *insane* history.

    Before there was insulin and Ozempic, there were starvation diets, opium cocktails, and… beer made of literal pee. Let’s get into it.

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    41 min
  • 154: The Mass Murderer Who Inspired Hitler: How Mussolini Manipulated a Nation

    154: The Mass Murderer Who Inspired Hitler: How Mussolini Manipulated a Nation
    Dec 18 2024
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    I’m very interested in dictators. I read so much about Stalin last year. We even did a two parter on him, wild guy. Today’s main character has a LOT in common with Stalin… He was besties with Hitler. And he survived not one, not two, not three, but FOUR assassination attempts. On top of that, after he survived, he tried to *cancel christmas.* Today, we’re talking about… BENITO MUSSOLINI.

    He’s responsible for the deaths of HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of people. But what made him so powerful and why did so many people support him?

    Well, those are the questions I wanted to know the answers to, so let's learn about Benito Mussolini in today's episode of Dark History.

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  • 153: Creators Ruined By Their Creations: Great Ideas, Deadly Consequences

    153: Creators Ruined By Their Creations: Great Ideas, Deadly Consequences
    Dec 11 2024
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    Lawrence Sperry, the inventor of autopilot had ONE vice, and it's that he was... well, really horny. Allegedly, Lawrence would use autopilot to step away and have sexual relations with women on the plane.

    Lawrence was later involved in a plane crash… some say it was because he was using his autopilot to service a lady, others say it had something to do with the weather. He and his lady friend survived… but they were found completely stripped of their clothes. And the media went wild. Lawrence became kind of a joke and maybe because of that, he kind of gets forgotten for inventing autopilot.

    But this made me realize: the very thing Lawrence invented almost killed him. How ironic. And… he’s not the only one. Lawrence is just one of many creators who have had near death experiences with their creations. And some weren’t as lucky as he was.

    Welcome to the Dark History of creators RUINED by their creations.

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