Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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Timesuck with Dan Cummins

Jump down new rabbit holes with Timesuck, the weekly podcast that takes you on a fascinating and bizarre journey through history’s darkest corners, most shocking conspiracies, and wildest true stories. Hosted by acclaimed standup comedian and storyteller Dan Cummins, each episode blends dark humor with deep research to uncover hidden truths about infamous historical figures, unsolved mysteries, notorious serial killers, and more. If you crave the weird, the wild, and the unexpected, Timesuck is your next obsession! And check out the Short Sucks, a new series of 40-60 minute episodes two Fridays a month. These bite-sized stories are perfect for when you want a quick dose of Timesuck (or need more addictive content to consume while you’re waiting for your next Timesuck!)

  1. 445 - Anders Breivik & the 2011 Neo-Nazi Norway Attacks

    2D AGO

    445 - Anders Breivik & the 2011 Neo-Nazi Norway Attacks

    On July 22nd, 2011, Norwegian alt-right gamer Anders Behring Breivik carried out the deadliest attack on Norwegian soil since WW2, when he detonated a car bomb in Oslo and then snuck onto the nearby island of Utoya and opened fire on a large group of teenagers attending a political summer camp. Why did he do this? And how was no one able to stop him?

    2h 45m
  2. 444 - Nelson Mandela: From Prisoner to President

    MAR 3

    444 - Nelson Mandela: From Prisoner to President

    How much do you know about Nelson Mandela and South Africa's brutal, racially oppressive system of apartheid? Get your learn today with this historical and inspirational episode.

    2h 26m
  3. Short Suck #28 - The Pirate Queen

    FEB 28

    Short Suck #28 - The Pirate Queen

    Ching Shih, born as Shi Yang, was quite possibly the most powerful pirate of all time. While famous UK pirates like Blackbeard, Black Bart, Calico Jack, Sir Francis Drake, or Captain Kidd get much more name recognition, none of them ever commanded a confederation of pirates up to 80,000 men strong, with around 2,000 ships.

    50 min
  4. 443 - The Long Island Serial Killer

    FEB 24

    443 - The Long Island Serial Killer

    On November 20th, 1993, the sexually violated and mutilated corpse of a young woman is found on Long Island, New York. The first of over ten bodies found in the coming decades of young, petite, sex workers, whose murders will later be attributed to "The Long Island Serial Killer." But no suspect will be arrested until July of 2023. Why did it take law enforcement three decades to find this guy, how did they find him, and who is he? All this and more on this week's true crime deep dive.

    2h 49m
  5. 442 - Ganas: Intentional Community? Or Cult?

    FEB 17

    442 - Ganas: Intentional Community? Or Cult?

    Ganas is an intentional community founded in 1979 in Tompkinsville, Staten Island that is still active. Is it also a cult? What is an "intentional community" And why was one of the founding members, Jeff Gross, shot and nearly killed (allegedly) by a disgruntled, former member, in 2006?

    2h 45m
  6. Short Suck #27 - The History of Castration

    FEB 14

    Short Suck #27 - The History of Castration

    Happy Valentine's Day! Let's talk about love. Kind of. But not really. Not at all actually. Let's talk about how and why we humans have castrated each other and ourselves throughout human history. This one's not for the squeamish. But, I also can't remember laughing this often in any other recent episode!

    46 min
  7. 441 - Never Surrender! The WW2 Soldier Who Kept Fighting Until 1974

    FEB 10

    441 - Never Surrender! The WW2 Soldier Who Kept Fighting Until 1974

    Have you heard of Hiroo Onoda? The Japanese 2nd Lieutenant was sent to the island of Lubang in The Philippines at the end of 1944. And he kept fighting for Imperial Japan for the next 28+ years, hiding out in the jungle, occasionally running raids on local villagers, shooting and killing random people he thought were enemy combatants, and refusing to believe that the war had ended back in 1945.

    2h 43m
  8. 440 - The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

    FEB 3

    440 - The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

    On the night of May 3rd, 2007, three year-old British girl Madeleine McCann vanished from her bed in her parents villa at a Portuguese vacation resort. What follows will be what The Daily Telegraph will describe as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history." Listen to find out why.

    2h 30m
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Jump down new rabbit holes with Timesuck, the weekly podcast that takes you on a fascinating and bizarre journey through history’s darkest corners, most shocking conspiracies, and wildest true stories. Hosted by acclaimed standup comedian and storyteller Dan Cummins, each episode blends dark humor with deep research to uncover hidden truths about infamous historical figures, unsolved mysteries, notorious serial killers, and more. If you crave the weird, the wild, and the unexpected, Timesuck is your next obsession! And check out the Short Sucks, a new series of 40-60 minute episodes two Fridays a month. These bite-sized stories are perfect for when you want a quick dose of Timesuck (or need more addictive content to consume while you’re waiting for your next Timesuck!)

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  • Creator
    Dan Cummins
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dan Cummins
  • Show Website
    Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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