Macabre : Dark History

Unhinged Dark History & Comedy Podcast

Two friends with a twisted sense of humor talking about the unhinged, absurd, and darkly hilarious corners of history that your textbook was too afraid to teach you. New episodes every Monday. Not so Serious side effects may include : side splitting laughter, jaw dropping, pain in the stomach, elevated heart rate, and spooping. #darkhistory #unhingedhistory#comedyhistory#morbid #macabre

  1. MAY 4

    Bat Bombs & Tycho Brahe: WWII's Weirdest Weapon and History's Drunkest Astronomer-DRUNKEN HISTORY EXHUMED

    Buckle up, friends — this one's a double feature of pure historical insanity. First, we're diving into Project X-Ray, the very real WWII plan where the U.S. government strapped tiny incendiary bombs to thousands of bats and planned to drop them on Japan. Yes, actual bats. Yes, it went exactly as wrong as you'd think. Spoiler: a test base may or may not have been set on fire by its own weapons. Then we're stumbling into the bizarre, booze-soaked world of Tycho Brahe — the 16th-century rock star astronomer who mapped the stars from a castle, wore a metal nose after losing his real one in a duel over math, kept a psychic dwarf named Jepp under his dinner table, and had a pet moose that died falling down the stairs after getting drunk at a party. We're not making this up. History did. 🦇 This is a re-released bonus episode from our Patreon, where we drop our unhinged, extra-dark, extra-weird history content every month. If you love this kind of macabre, slurred, what-the-hell-did-I-just-learn storytelling, head to our Patreon for the full vault of supporter-only episodes — more drunken science, forgotten atrocities, and the historical horrors your textbook left out. Pinkies up, cheers, and keep it MACABRE! Loving MACABRE? Want to help the Ladies of Macabre spread the weird word and the show... If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

    51 min
  2. APR 20

    N is for Nursery Rhymes: Plague, Affairs, Dead Priests & the Deeply Unhinged History of Your Favorite Childhood Songs

    In this episode of MACABRE: Dark History, we descend into the unsettling origins of classic nursery rhymes. Current vibes: Nursery rhymes… but make it ✨childhood trauma✨ This week we’re asking the important questions:— Who or what was Humpty Dumpty and why was he really on that wall?— What exactly were Jack and Jill doing up on that hill? 👀— And how does Henry VIII manage to ruin everything, including birds? 🎙️ Join the unhinged ladies of Macabre as we dig into the creepy, chaotic, and downright disturbing origins of the rhymes that raised us. Perfect for fans of: Morbid, Last Podcast on the Left, My Favorite Murder, and anyone who loves a good true crime mystery with a side of comedy. New to dark history podcasts? Welcome. Been here since episode one? Grab your wine.Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: ⁠Macabre Podcast⁠ And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com⁠ #dark history podcast, #nursery rhymes explained, #creepy history, #true crime comedy, #macabre podcast, #historical mysteries, #childhood lies, #horror history, #folklore origins, #dark comedy podcast

    57 min
  3. APR 13

    M is for The Montauk Project - Fact or Science Fiction

    Was the Montauk Project real… or just one of the most elaborate science fiction conspiracies ever told? From whispers of secret military experiments to stories of mind control, time travel, and Nazi scientists folded into Cold War paranoia—this legend has it all. But how much of it actually holds up? Join Halley and Blaire as they dig into the origins of the Montauk Project, unravel the myths, and attempt to debunk one of the U.S. military’s most bizarre and enduring mysteries. Need more MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com SOURCES: 🔗 SOURCES & FURTHER READING — THE MONTAUK PROJECT The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time — Preston B. Nichols & Peter Moonhttps://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Project-Experiments-Time/dp/0963188909Montauk Revisited: Adventures in Synchronicity — Peter Moon & Preston B. Nicholshttps://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Revisited-Adventures-Synchronicity/dp/0963188925Pyramids of Montauk: Explorations in Consciousness — Peter Moonhttps://www.amazon.com/Pyramids-Montauk-Explorations-Consciousness/dp/0963188933 🌊 MONTAUK, LONG ISLAND & LOCAL LEGENDS Camp Hero & Montauk Air Force Station Historyhttps://www.nyparks.gov/parks/camphero/details.aspxMontauk Project Urban Legend Breakdown (Skeptical Analysis)https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4110

    1h 5m

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Two friends with a twisted sense of humor talking about the unhinged, absurd, and darkly hilarious corners of history that your textbook was too afraid to teach you. New episodes every Monday. Not so Serious side effects may include : side splitting laughter, jaw dropping, pain in the stomach, elevated heart rate, and spooping. #darkhistory #unhingedhistory#comedyhistory#morbid #macabre

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