The House Red
tekijä: Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey
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Poveglia: The Last Resort
Poveglia: The Last Resort
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History is stranger than fiction---and we're here to prove it. Welcome to The House Red, the podcast where we uncork the wildest, weirdest, and most unbelievable true stories from history. From bizarre plagues to daring heists, twisted scandals to forgotten legends, we dive into the past's juiciest tales with a twist of dark humor and a splash of intrigue. So pour yourself a glass and get ready---because history has never been this intoxicating.
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- Poveglia: The Last Resort · 53 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 51Just off the coast of Venice lies Poveglia, an island with a history so dark it makes a relaxing Italian getaway sound like a terrible idea. From devastating disease to…
- Frano Selak: Surviving the Impossible · 39 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 50This week on The House Red, we dive into the unbelievable life of Frano Selak, the Croatian schoolteacher often called the luckiest—or unluckiest—man alive. Was he blessed by…
- Timur the Lame: Grave Mistake · 42 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 49When Soviet archaeologists opened the tomb of Timur—better known as Timur the Lame—they reportedly found a chilling warning: disturb his grave, and a greater invader would…
- The Tunguska Event: The Mystery in the Morning Sky · 50 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 48In 1908, a massive explosion tore through the remote wilderness of Siberia, flattening more than 80 million trees across hundreds of square miles. The strange part? No crater. No…
- Lizzie Borden: Burying the Family Hatchet · 38 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 47A brutal double murder. A daughter under suspicion. A nursery rhyme everyone knows. This week on The House Red, we’re exploring the shocking case of Lizzie Borden—a story filled…
- Charles VI: Dinner With Death · 54 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 46A royal feast. A horrifying mistake. And one king who never recovered. This week on The House Red, we dive into the bizarre and gruesome story of Charles VI of France and the…
- The Greenbriar Ghost: The Witness Beyond the Grave · 44 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 45In this episode of The House Red, we dive into the chilling true story of the Greenbrier Ghost — the only known case in U.S. history where a ghost’s testimony helped solve a…
- Genghis Khan: From Outcast to Emperor · 59 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 44In this episode, we explore the life of Genghis Khan—from an outcast on the Mongolian steppe to the leader of one of the largest empires in history. Was he a ruthless conqueror…
- The Mad Gasser: Gaslight in Mattoon · 44 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 43In 1944, the quiet town of Mattoon, Illinois was gripped by a bizarre and terrifying mystery. A phantom attacker. A town in panic. And a mystery that still doesn’t quite make…
- Mucutuy Siblings: 4 Children, 40Days · 39 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 42After a plane crash deep in the Amazon, four children vanished into one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth. For 40 days, they survived alone—guided by the eldest…
- José Alvarenga: 438 Days Adrift · 53 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 41Out on the open ocean, there’s nowhere to run… and nowhere to hide. In 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga set out on a routine fishing trip—and vanished into one of the most…
- Laurie Bembenek: From Cop to Centerfold to Convict · 34 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 40A former cop. A Playboy Bunny. A brutal murder. Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek's life reads like fiction—but her conviction was all too real. In this episode, we unravel how a woman…
- Julianne Koepcke: Surviving the Amazon · 33 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 39At 17, Julianne Koepcke fell from a plane into the Amazon—and survived. Alone and injured, she spent 11 days fighting her way through the jungle in one of the most unbelievable…
- The Great A-Flock-Alypse: 7 Days of Death · 39 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 38For one strange week in 2010, something bizarre seemed to be happening around the world. Birds fell from the sky, thousands of fish washed ashore, and animals began dying in…
- Shock and Awe: The Story of Topsy · 44 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 37In 1903, thousands gathered at Coney Island for a spectacle unlike any other. At the center of it all was Topsy, a circus elephant with a troubled past—and a grim fate. In an era…
- Phineas Gage: A Mind-Blowing Experience · 34 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 36He lost part of his brain but stayed awake. In this episode, we tell the unbelievable true story of Phineas Gage—the man who survived the ultimate workplace accident—and how the…
- King Zog I: Bullets, Blood Feuds, and a Self-Crowned King · 26 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 35King Zog I of Albania survived assassination attempts, coups, exile, and international pressure to crown himself king in one of Europe’s most unstable regions. This episode…
- Linda Hazzard: The Hunger Cure · 27 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 34In the early 1900s, self-proclaimed healer Linda Hazzard promised miraculous cures through one simple method: starvation. Branding herself as a medical authority, she convinced…
- Birds of War: Pigeon Guided Missiles · 37 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 33Long before AI and smart weapons, the U.S. government explored a very different guidance system: pigeons. Project Pigeon was a real, classified attempt to train birds to steer…
- Neglected Waters: The Marie Joseph Story · 29 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 32A summer afternoon, a public pool, and a mystery that went unnoticed far too long. In this episode of The House Red, we follow the quiet disappearance of Marie Joseph—and the…
