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Some of the strangest things that ever happened are true.Stranger Nonfiction is a short narrative podcast about real events that were stranger than they had any right to be — scams, discoveries, cover-ups, mysteries, and moments when human behavior revealed something we didn't expect about ourselves.Each episode takes one true story and answers three questions: what happened, why it mattered, and what it can still teach us today.No guests. No charts. No filler. Just one story, told well, every week.Topics include history, psychology, con artistry, lost places, medical oddities, viral ...

We navigate our interactions with strangers according to a host of unwritten rules, rituals and (sometimes awkward) attempts at politeness. But what if the people we meet were not a problem, but a gift? When philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham’s partner died, he sought solace in throwing...

By 2016, it was impossible to ignore an international resurgence of xenophobia. What had happened? Looking for clues, psychiatrist and historian George Makari started out in search of the idea's origins. To his astonishment, he discovered an unfolding series of never-told stories. While a fear...

A geopolitics podcast that does not shy away from big topics and their historical context. Articles and updates at lifestrangerthanfiction.substack.com

A “meticulously researched and buoyantly written” (Esquire) look at what happens when we talk to strangers, and why it affects everything from our own health and well-being to the rise and fall of nations in the tradition of Susan Cain’s Quiet and Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens “This...

A podcast focusing on strange and mysterious tales of the human story. From biblical times up through current events.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography A “captivating” (The Washington Post) work of narrative history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in 19th-century Edo-period...

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An award-winning journalist’s powerful portrait of his native Baghdad, the people of Iraq, and twenty years of war. “An essential insider account of the unravelling of Iraq…Driven by his intimate knowledge and deep personal stakes, Abdul-Ahad…offers...

The Mysterious Stranger A Romance marks the final literary endeavor of Mark Twain, crafted over two decades from 1890 to 1910. This profound narrative serves as a poignant social commentary, exploring Twains reflections on the Moral Sense and the perplexities of the damned human race. Join us as we delve into the complexities of human nature through Twains insightful lens. (Wikipedia and John Greenman)

Travel with a queer explorer to exceptional locations around the world to get to the heart of people in places of history. From war bunkers in Germany to Vancouver's first morgue, we'll tour inside these spaces and learn how people today deal with delicate stories of the past that affect the present. These significant places hold clues to how we got here, where we're at and where we might go or shouldn't go.

Stranger Happenings is a show about strange and unusual history, hauntings, cases, and bizarre occurrences. Join us, as we shed a little light. Pick up a Stranger Happenings shirt through Monster Bob Decals on Etsy! (Check episode notes for a link.)

Two former Marines plumb the depths of their experience and the world's history of the truly strange

Secret Society of Strangers digs into history's darkest and strangest cases: unsolved murders, disappearances, cults, con artists, high strangeness. Ever gone down a 3am rabbit hole about a murder that shouldn't have been possible? Questioned a disappearance that violates logic? Wondered how one con artist fooled an entire city? You found your people. Lee, Josh, and Jen investigate the cases that refuse to resolve cleanly: - Unsolved murders where every suspect has an alibi that works - Disappearances that don't obey logic - Cults, con artists, and the people who believed them - Historical ...

Step into a narrative steeped in intrigue and the unknown, where the enigmatic figure of Henry More Smith serves as a catalyst for exploration into the depths of human nature and hidden motives. This podcast delves into tales of mystery and suspense, inviting listeners to confront the complexities of identity, trust, and the shadows that linger in historical contexts. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, weaving a rich tapestry of stories that reflect the allure of the mysterious stranger archetype. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations, each revealing the ...

strange cases from history with a focus on missing people and murderer.

Poet and teacher Taylor Mali knows more about his family than anyone really needs to know, especially the branch that has lived in New York City for 400 years. However, they don't all know him or each other—they are relative strangers to each other—so getting all 450 of them to meet in person in the summer of 2024 is going to be a struggle or a train wreck.

Join me on a journey in hearing from Latinxs navigating life in America and sharing stories that elevate our voices. And yes, caffeine is involved.

Join Bee, a Gnostic Seeker, in her study every other week, where she and her teacher AL, a half-human/half-Divine Gnostic Illuminator and guide, engage in lessons in history, thought and lore in hopes of helping Bee (and listeners) to practically understand and clear outdated programming, remind her of her own Divine Spark, and encourage critical thinking in the ongoing global fight against Ignorance.