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Strange Epochs: History's Most Extraordinary True Stories History is full of events so remarkable, so inexplicable, that they seem like they couldn't possibly be real. And yet they are. Every week, host Shawn Spainhour takes you deep inside one of history's most extraordinary true stories. Not the events you studied in school — the ones that got left out. The ones historians still argue about. The ones that make you question everything you thought you knew about the past. From medieval mass hysteria to unsolved disappearances, from forgotten wars to events that defied every reasonable explanation — Strange Epochs brings history to life the way it actually felt to the people who lived it. Immersive. Atmospheric. Completely true. This isn't a history lecture. It's an experience. Episodes explore stories like: The Dancing Plague of 1518 — when hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days and couldn't stop The Cadaver Synod — when a Pope put a dead man on trial The Great Emu War — when the Australian military lost a war against birds The Tunguska Event — the largest unexplained explosion in recorded history The Lost Colony of Roanoke — America's oldest unsolved mystery Hinterkaifeck — the farmstead murder that was never solved The Voynich Manuscript — a book no one has ever been able to read The Ghost Army of WWII — the secret unit that won battles with illusions New episodes every Tuesday. If you love history podcasts like Fall of Civilizations, Hardcore History, or Cautionary Tales — Strange Epochs is your next listen. Subscribe now and never miss an episode.