This past weekend was one of my best friend's bachelor party that was supposed to be in Charleston SC. But the Best Man took all of our money for the mansion on the beach, booked a crappy shack 30+ minutes out of town, and snorted the $3,700 leftover... right up his now scabbed and scarred nose. Sorry for the interference... I think I need a new mic. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/08/31/the-worst-road-trip-i-have-ever-taken/
Aug 31, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 127
MKULTRA was a sweeping CIA program investigating mind control and often using unknowing civilians as test subjects. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/08/24/mk-ultra/
Aug 24, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars... and after his death, his "mummified tendon" went on a bizarre journey. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/08/17/napoleons-schlong/
Aug 17, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 125
After surviving the Great Depression and World War II, Dick Proenneke ventured to Alaska in search of a simple life away from the world — and ended up staying there in a cabin he built by hand for the next three decades. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/08/10/dick-proenneke/
Aug 10, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Quicksand isn't nearly as dangerous as all those old movies make it out to be... or is it?! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/08/03/quicksand/
Aug 03, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Morse code is one of the most efficient forms of communication and has been the subject of some pivotal moments throughout history. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/07/27/morse-code/
Jul 27, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Squid can fly... deal with it. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/07/20/flying-cephalopods/
Jul 20, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 121
The Dyatlov Pass incident was about 9 hikers in the Soviet Union that tragically and mysteriously died in the Ural Mountains in February of 1959. The circumstances surrounding their deaths are horrifying. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/07/13/the-dyatlov-pass-incident/
Jul 13, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Episode #119 is about one of the greatest diplomatic resolutions to an international dispute in history. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/07/06/the-whisky-war/
Jul 06, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 119
What would it take to disappear in today's society? How and why might someone pack up and say goodbye to everything they once knew? Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/06/29/lets-disappear/
Jun 29, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 118
When I found out people catch on fire for no apparent reason it scared the sh*t out of me as a kid. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/06/22/spontaneous-human-combustion/
Jun 22, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 117
The Legion is comprised of some badass fellas, but so are a lot of other military units around the world. The reason why the FFL is unique, the reason I decided to do a podcast episode on them, is how they recruit. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/06/15/the-french-foreign-legion/
Jun 15, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 116
The world's greatest stuntman is the topic of this week's episode. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/06/08/evel-knievel/
Jun 08, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Contrary to what the title suggests, episode #114 is just about the different branches and departments of law enforcement within the USA. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/06/01/50-shades-of-blue/
Jun 01, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Popping pimples, eating spicy food, watching horror movies, and riding roller coasters are all things that people derive pleasure from via Benign Masochism. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/05/25/benign-masochism/
May 25, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 113
Animals you think of as cute are still just animals... doing animalistic things. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/05/18/thug-animals/
May 18, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 112
The story of Roald Dahl goes beyond his authored works. His famous stories, like many other authors, are but the byproduct of his colorful life. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/05/11/roald-dahl/
May 11, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 111
This is the story of the only priest to have ever been executed on US soil. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/05/04/killer-priest/
May 04, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 110
What is the legality of Finder's Keepers? Whether it be buried treasure or a cool $4million in cash you found out in the woods, what should you do with it? Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/04/27/finder-keepers/
Apr 27, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 109
This week I will be covering topics that were sent to me by fans, two topics to be precise: Lava Sharks and a Demon Rock. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/04/20/lava-sharks-and-a-demon-rock/
Apr 20, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 108
People worshipped cats. I've known that since I was a kid. But there's more to it. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/04/13/cats-angels-or-demons/
Apr 13, 2022•22 min
The largest uprising in United States history was between a community of coal miners and the companies that employed them. Blog: http://acunit.home.blog/2022/04/06/the-battle-of-blair-mountain/
Apr 06, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 106
The largest mass of corium in the world ate through a concrete floor and is sitting in the basement of the Chernobyl reactor right now. If you spent minutes in the room with it you will most likely die. Also, I added a new segment to the end of this episode so listen until the end or skip to the end if you want to hear that. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/03/30/the-elephants-foot/
Mar 30, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 105
With America's Prince lost in the jungle in the early 1960's the world was shocked. The rumors that followed were gruesome to say the least. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/03/23/michael-c-rockefeller/
Mar 23, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Just 3 minutes to save a life. My dad actually was rescued by the Jaws of Life, pretty cool. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/03/16/the-jaws-of-life/
Mar 16, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 103
This week's episode is about the Michelin Star rating system for restaurants and why the most prestigous rating system for food is operated by a tire company. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/03/09/the-michelin-star-story/
Mar 09, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 102
“The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer.” - Ancient Egyptian Proverb, 2200 B.C. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/03/02/beer/
Mar 02, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Khutulun was Ghengis Kahn's great-great-granddaughter. And while history remembers her best for her relation to Ghengis Kahn, Khutulun the princess of 10,000 horses and pride and glory of the Mongol Horde was a force all her own. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/02/23/khutulun-warrior-princess-of-the-moon/ Video: https://youtu.be/oPFiSB9YLDs
Feb 23, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 100
The Coca-Cola Company is one of, if not THE American Companies. Their history shows it and their secrets are intriguing. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/02/15/the-coca-cola-secret/
Feb 15, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 99
There is a spectacular style of martial arts that comes out of Brazil and I want to share what I have learned about it with you. Blog version: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/02/09/capoeira/
Feb 09, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 98
