Misfit History

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  1. Aug 8

    Cadaver Synod: The Time a Dead Pope was Put on Trial

    Pope Formosus would have been an unimportant pope in a string of politically appointed, corrupt popes during the turbulent and violent papacy of the Holy Roman Empire, had one of his successors not been so angry at his political alliances. This successor, Pope Stephen VI, demanded that the body of Formosus be dug up to face his crimes.

  2. Jul 18

    Jack Churchill: The Sword-Wielding World War 2 Hero

    Jack Churchill was a World War 2 commando who became famous for bringing a sword, a longbow, and bagpipes to amphibious invasions.

  3. May 6

    Black Bart: The Gentleman Bandit

    Charles Boles, better known as Black Bart, was a stagecoach robber who operated on the West Coast in the 1870s and '80s. He pulled off 20+ robberies despite being scared of horses and never firing a shot. He wrote poems to taunt investigators and was pursued by two of the finest detectives in the Wild West, James Hume and Harry Morse.

  4. Apr 29

    Robert Liston: The Deadliest Surgery in History

    Robert Liston, the 'fastest knife in West End,' was an early surgical innovator who developed new techniques and equipment in surgery. He trained many surgeons and was the first surgeon to perform surgery on a patient who'd received modern anesthesia. Despite these accomplishments, he's remembered primarily for a likely apocryphal tale of a surgery he performed with a 300% mortality rate.

  5. Apr 22

    Shinichiro Azuma: The Kobe Child Murderer

    When two children were brutally murdered in Kobe as part of a string of attacks, the media seized on letters the killer sent to police and newspapers. They didn't expect that the murderer was a child himself, who was inspired by the Zodiac killer and hoped to emulate him. The fourth and final part of our series, Crime and No Punishment.Content Warnings: Murder, Child Abuse, Animal Abuse, Mutilation, and More. Listener discretion is advised.

  6. Apr 12

    Marc Dutroux: Belgium's Epstein

    Marc Dutroux was a Belgian pedophile and serial killer who, along with his wife, kidnapped and murdered several victims after being arrested for similar crimes that went largely unpunished. The investigation and trial were so bungled that some suspected that Dutroux was protected by law enforcement. Part 3 of our series, Crime and No Punishment. Content Warnings: Child Assault, Abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, and More. Listener discretion is advised.

  7. Mar 18

    Issei Sagawa: The Cannibal Celebrity

    Part 1 "even though it's technically uploded second"of our new series, 'Crime and No Punishment,' where we discuss people who got basically no punishment for horrific crimes. Issei Sagawa was a loser who had some very weird obsessions.    Content Warning: Cannibalism, Sexual Assault, Necrophilia, Bestiality, and pretty much everything else. Listener discretion is advised.

  8. Mar 12

    Vincent Li: The Canadian Bus Cannibal

    Vincent Weiguang Li sat down on a bus next to a sleeping man named Tim McLean. Vincent stabbed him to death, beheaded him, and started eating him as people fled the bus in fear. We discuss this case and the mental collapse that led into it. Part one (two) of our new series, Crime, No Punishment.Content Warnings: All non-sexual ones. This one is rough.

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  • Creator
    Finis Soundscapes
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Finis Soundscapes
  • Show Website
    Misfit History