Hi friends, happy Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today I’m talking about fast food. I don’t know about you, but fast food is my comfort food! But how did our favorite little treat come to be? It all started with a magical vending machine, and fast food is now as addictive as literal drugs. Stay curious my friends & see you next week! Episode Advertisers Include: Good RX, AG1, Doordash, & Rocket Money. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!...
Aug 30, 2023•56 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. The only thing juicier than a rotisserie chicken is the secrets it’s hiding: from hormone-stuffed drumsticks to some unexpected protein in your nuggets (ew, bugs!), we're uncovering the less-than-appetizing truths the chicken industry's been hiding. Brace yourselves, as today's episode is bound to ruffle more than just a few feathers! Episode Advertisers Include: Hello Fresh, Buffy, Apostrophe, & Ouai. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!...
Aug 23, 2023•56 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. In today’s episode, exposing the secrets behind the food we all buy at the grocery store. I’m talking about a company called Monsanto- and if you don’t know them, you should- because they changed the whole course of food history. There’s a lot to cover here, including blood-spitting fish, the deaths of thousands in Alabama, and Vietnam war weapons. Episode Advertisers Include: Zocdoc, Stitchfix, SquareSpace, and ShipStation. Learn more during the podcast abou...
Aug 16, 2023•45 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. This all began because someone stole my pizza from the work fridge- you guys know the feeling, and I just wanted to make that ILLEGAL! So I did a little digging on how laws are actually made, and it turns out there’s some dirty, dirty goss on the branches of government. We’re talking elite dating apps, arguing with your cranky uncle at Thanksgiving, and 13,000 lb doors, so stay tuned for this one. Episode Advertisers Include: HelloFresh, Apostrophe, & Aud...
Aug 09, 2023•40 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. And welcome to Season 3! We’re kicking off season 3 with all of the juicy secrets of the daddies of America… aka the Founding Fathers. Turns out these guys were more than just a group of white men in funny wigs. I’m talking dog obsessions, pretending to hate slavery, pasta makers, and more. Get ready to learn a LOT more than you expected to know about our Founding Fathers. Episode Advertisers Include: ZipRecruiter, StitchFix, Apostrophe, & DoorDash. Learn...
Aug 02, 2023•57 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Popcorn, your favorite movie time snack, was once connected to human sacrifice and gruesome beheadings. That’s right. The history of popcorn involves way more than just popping corn. Let’s dive into the dark, dirty secrets that have been buried beneath the kernels. Episode Advertisers Include: Rocket Money, Liquid IV, & HelloFresh. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!
Jul 26, 2023•44 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast! Sex! It's been around since the beginning of our existence. But something else has been around for thousands of years too- sex TOYS. Yes, you heard it right, we have evidence of dildos dating as far back as 30,000 BCE. Get ready to find out the sizzling secrets of how the dildo, and other toys, became how we know them today. Episode Advertisers Include: AG1, Ouai, ZocDoc, & ZipRecruiter. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!...
Jul 19, 2023•45 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. And welcome to the most highly-anticipated event of the year: The Joanie Awards! Dark History's second season has taken us on an exhilarating journey through spine-chilling tales and mind-boggling discoveries. Today, we celebrate the outstanding stories that unfolded in Season 2, honoring the heroes, villains, and douchebags who have shaped history's shadowy tapestry. Episode Advertisers Include: DoorDash, HelloFresh & Manscaped. Learn more during the pod...
Jul 12, 2023•48 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. If you watch my videos, you probably know that I LOVE makeup. I buy it, I wear it, I bathe in it, I AM IT. So of course it got me thinking… So I did some digging, and I was surprised to discover that makeup has a dark past, and could even get you killed. Today we’re discussing magic, ritual and everything else that has to do with the dark history of makeup! Episode Advertisers Include: DoorDash, Apostrophe, & Rocket Money. Learn more during the podcast ab...
Jun 28, 2023•47 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re discussing the world’s first ever billionaire- John D. Rockefeller. This guy was money obsessed, and I mean OBSESSED. We’re talking manifestation, threatening people, destroying families, and just generally doing whatever it took. John’s life was quite a unique one, and this episode left me wondering: was he smart, or was he just a sleaze bag? Either way, he changed the world forever. Episode Advertisers Include: StitchFix, HelloFresh, Babble, &am...
Jun 21, 2023•56 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re diving into a topic that has always been controversial: tattoos. Did you know that in Japan, tattoos could change your whole life- or even mark you with a death sentence? From ancient magic to modern-day men parading the streets in nothing but tighty whities, this episode is full of spicy stories that’ll keep you on pins and needles (pun intended). Episode Advertisers Include: Zocdoc, HelloFresh, & Squarespace. Learn more during the podcast ab...
Jun 14, 2023•36 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re talking about a place that NYC has tried to erase from its maps: Hart Island. Since the day it was discovered, it has been used as a prison, a war training camp, and even an insane asylum. Today, millions of dead bodies are kept on the island- right next to New Yorkers who don’t even know it exists. So sit back, relax, and find out what other secrets this place is hiding. Episode Advertisers Include: ShipStation, Earthbreeze, Apostrophe, and Liqui...
Jun 07, 2023•29 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Throw everything you know about wine out the window right now. In this episode, we’re talking about wine orgies, forced grape stomping, and hoarding wine just like we hoarded toilet paper during the start of the pandemic. Not to mention a whole host of wine secrets… enough to shock even the biggest wine lover into thinking twice before pouring the next glass! Episode Advertisers Include: Ouai, ZocDoc, Rocket Money, & ZipRecruiter. Learn more during the po...
May 31, 2023•44 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Did you know that grills, yes, for your teeth, have been around for thousands of years? Or that most fillings have mercury in them, even now? It turns out that the history of oral hygiene is full of crazy stories. Get ready for a mythical tooth worm, dental priests, and the mad hatter syndrome. This episode will have you racing to brush your teeth. Episode Advertisers Include: Béis, Stitch Fix, and Babble. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!...
May 24, 2023•49 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. And welcome to part two of our deep dive into the life of one of the most influential and destructive dictators of all time, Joseph Stalin. Stalin was responsible for the deaths of MILLIONS, and that’s just the beginning. Today, we’ll be covering his rise to power, reign of terror, and the devastating impact he had on the people of Russia. If you liked part one, it’s going to be an even wilder ride. Episode Advertisers Include: Apostrophe and HelloFresh. Lear...
May 17, 2023•36 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. We all know of Hitler, and you might know of Joseph Stalin… but did you know that Stalin was DEADLIER than Hitler? Me neither. Anyways, Stalin is a real rags-to-dictator type of guy. So much so that this story needs two episodes to do it justice, so stay tuned for part two. Episode Advertisers Include: SquareSpace, Liquid IV, ZipRecruiter, & Rocket Money. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!
May 10, 2023•54 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we are diving in to a topic personal to me - my mom was a 911 dispatcher when I was growing up. And this experience always made me wonder… what happened before 911 existed? I did some digging, and it turns it involves the Titanic sinking, a woman named Kitty in Queens, and the modern-day Karen. Episode Advertisers Include: Apostrophe, Beis, Shipstation, & Ouai. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!...
May 03, 2023•41 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. When you think of the zoo, what comes to mind? Saying hi to cute animals? That’s what I thought too, until I started digging and learned that zoos are way darker than I thought. And when I say darker, I mean human zoos with REAL people and a black market animal trade. Let me know what you guys think about this one and if you want a human zoo episode. Episode Advertisers Include: Stitch Fix US, ZipRecruiter, & ZocDoc Inc. Learn more during the podcast abou...
Apr 26, 2023•53 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast, the show where we talk about that hot history goss. And today we’re talking about a new kind of gossip: the kind that could both save and ruin lives, should you blow the whistle. That’s right, today’s episode is on whistleblowers—people that saw something and said something, despite the risk to themselves. Because those in power don’t like it when you pull down their ivory tower. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. Episode Advertisers Include: Earth ...
Apr 19, 2023•46 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Remember that movie, The Purge? The one where for one day only you could commit whatever crime you wanted. Yeah, back when it came out in 2013, everyone was losing their minds. They were so worried that people would just randomly start murdering each other. Well, what if I told you there was already a real-life Purge that had happened in America over a hundred years ago? Well, Buckle Up Baby. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the Red Summer of 1919. A t...
Apr 12, 2023•39 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Would you like to make an easy $10 Million? Well get in close, let me in on a secret. You just have to solve the biggest art theft in history. For real. There’s a page on the FBI website and everything. Who wants to help me and split the money? In today’s episode we talk all about Art Heists throughout history. Yes we talk about this unsolved Boston heist, but also about the most successful art theft and the dude who just up and walked out of the Louver with ...
Apr 05, 2023•40 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. We’ve talked about William Hearst on here before. He is one of the OG Nepo Babies. On top of being born into wealth, he pretty much ran the newspaper industry so he was rolling in it. And one of the big things he spent his cashola on was his house, nay his CASTLE. Oh yeah. In today’s episode, we are talking about Hearst Castle. No surprise here, but the story behind a castle in California is juicy and I have been dying to share this one with you all. Get read...
Mar 29, 2023•47 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Princesses. They’re gorgeous, they’re happy, they’re all sparkles and rainbows and everything good. But what if I told you the stories behind some of our favorite princesses are dark? Like DARK dark. In today’s episode, we look at some of our favorite fairy tales and their origin story. And to no ones surprise… Disney didn’t exactly get it right. Episode Advertisers Include: June's Journey, Apostrophe, ZocDoc Inc, and ZipRecruiter. Learn more during the podca...
Mar 22, 2023•47 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. How old do you think plastic surgery is? I thought it started like 50/60 years ago. But then someone told me it started because of soldiers injured in WWI, GASP. But then someone else said that forms of plastic surgery had been around since before Jesus. I. Was. Shooketh. I needed to know more. So I started digging, and oooo baby. In today’s episode, we get into the history of Plastic Surgery. How it started, why it started, and when it started. And what does...
Mar 15, 2023•48 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Okay, so we can’t talk about SATs and college admission without mentioning Aunt Becky. That scandal kind of blew the whole thing open. But Aunt Becky wasn’t the first person ever to use money to help her kid get into college. Far from it. And there is one element of college admissions where there is a lot of money floating around, too much money. I mean we’re talking billion-dollar industry money…the SATs. In today’s episode, we look into the history of the S...
Mar 08, 2023•44 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Would you believe me if I told you that one grumpy radio DJ from Chicago changed the face of the music industry as we know it? And that he did this with exploding records and frisbees of death? Well, let me explain…because that is all true. In today’s episode, we talk about Disco Demolition Night. And how it altered the path of not only Disco Music but all pop music as we know it today. Episode Advertisers Include: Apostrophe and Squarespace....
Mar 01, 2023•54 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast Hi friends, happy Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. I feel like there is a new trend every two days. And I do not know how to keep up. And by the time I figure it out, I’m already like four trends behind. But I just don’t know how people are buying these trends so quickly. How are people staying on top of all these new clothes we need every week? And turns out the answer is a little thing known as “fast fashion”. In today’s episode we get into fast fashion. It’s been around for long...
Feb 22, 2023•50 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast Hi friends, happy Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. PORN. Bom Chicka Wah Wah. We all know what it is, don’t lie Barbara, we know you know. And that’s because porn has been around for a long time. There really isn’t one phase of history where you can’t find some kind of porn. I mean even cavemen had porn. In today’s episode we go into the history of porn and specifically America’s turbulent history with it. MMmhmmm. Don’t watch this one with grandma, okay? You’ve been warned. Episode...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Hi friends, happy Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Look torture is awful, but if there is one age that really turned torture into an artform, it was Medieval Times. No, not the super cool restaurant, we’re talking about the time in history where torture popped AWF. In today’s episode we take a little peak into the golden age of torture and go into the creativity and atrocious ways the medieval people used torture for entertainment. I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next w...
Feb 08, 2023•54 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Hi friends, happy Wednesday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. I feel like every day there is some new group of people going on strike. And I'm always like Hell Yeah! Stick it to the man. But then I started doing some research on why there are so many strikes and started reading up on minimum wage and immediately was like bring me my sign, burn it all down. Because believe me, this shit is unbelievable. In today’s episode we get into the history of minimum wage and talk about how from the ver...
Feb 01, 2023•54 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast 
