In this episode Seth covers the terrible events that occurred in Johnstown, Pennsylvania throughout its history of flooding. Enjoy

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In this episode Seth dives into the ruthless leadership of Queen Ranavalona the first of Madagascar. The Queen was said to be responsible for cutting the population in half on the island of Madagascar during the mid 1800s. She did this by hard labor, executions, and terrible trial by ordeals. Do you think she was a ruthless leader? Or do you think she had concrete reasoning behind the things that she did?

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In this episode Seth covers the weird and strange life of Elizabeth Bathory. Some call her the female Dracula, because she enjoyed bathing in the blood of her servants in an attempt to cure her epileptic seizers. I hope you enjoy the episode.

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In this episode of Darker History Podcast, the terrible case of Joe Arridy is talked about. Joe was dubbed the happiest man on death row. His death was one of Colorado's biggest mistakes.

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In this episode Seth talks about the Power Cabin Shootout. Its said that Jeff Powers was shot in his doorway with his hands up. What do you think?

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In the late 1970s a terrible explosion happened in Spain when an overloaded truck carrying propylene  crashed and exploded, killing almost 300 people. Here's the story of that tragedy.

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Explosives can be very beneficial, in some circumstances. Whether it be in the mining industry for blasting rock off of cliff faces, used in construction for shooting tunnels through mountains. It sure beats raising a pickaxe to the rocks. Sometimes though, explosives can be deadly if the right safety matters aren’t put into place, they're something to take very seriously. These rules are usually written down on paper after the loss of lives or when someone's life gets permanently altered in a negative way. Unfortunately, there have been times in history when these rules were taken for granted, resulting in devastation and mass casualty events. Most of the time, a lot of these accidents could have been prevented, if the right safety matters would have been put into place and followed. Usually when accidents happen that involve explosives, it can be chaotic, sometimes resulting in the deaths of hundreds of people. In this episode we will explore some events in history that involved explosives, sadly these events changed the lives of many families forever. 

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In this episode I got to interview a very decorated true crime and history writer, Michael Benson. We discuss his up-and-coming book Gangsters vs Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America.
 
Michael tells the story of how the American-Jewish Mob stood up to the Nazi movement that was happening in American during World War 2.
You can find his book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or a bookstore near you on April 26th, 2022. Enjoy

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