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The House Red

Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey

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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51 episodes

  1. Poveglia: The Last Resort 52:30
  2. Frano Selak: Surviving the Impossible 39:11
  3. Timur the Lame: Grave Mistake 42:16
  4. The Tunguska Event: The Mystery in the Morning Sky 50:18
  5. Lizzie Borden: Burying the Family Hatchet 38:07
  6. Charles VI: Dinner With Death 54:23
  7. The Greenbriar Ghost: The Witness Beyond the Grave 44:23
  8. Genghis Khan: From Outcast to Emperor 59:18
  9. The Mad Gasser: Gaslight in Mattoon 44:15
  10. Mucutuy Siblings: 4 Children, 40Days 38:50
  11. José Alvarenga: 438 Days Adrift 52:49
  12. Laurie Bembenek: From Cop to Centerfold to Convict 33:38
  13. Julianne Koepcke: Surviving the Amazon 32:41
  14. The Great A-Flock-Alypse: 7 Days of Death 38:33
  15. Shock and Awe: The Story of Topsy 44:08
  16. Phineas Gage: A Mind-Blowing Experience 34:27
  17. King Zog I: Bullets, Blood Feuds, and a Self-Crowned King 25:45
  18. Linda Hazzard: The Hunger Cure 27:18
  19. Birds of War: Pigeon Guided Missiles 36:37
  20. Neglected Waters: The Marie Joseph Story 28:38
  21. The New England Vampire Panic: Fear, Folklore, and the Vampire Next Door 32:44
  22. Miracle at Noon: The Day the Sun Danced 30:28
  23. Chaos in Karansebes: The Austrian Army Debacle 35:54
  24. Death on Display: The Paris Morgue 27:55
  25. Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Atomic Man 27:13
  26. Ken Rex McElroy: The Skidmore Bully 28:28
  27. Napoleon's Bunny Brigade 35:59
  28. Griselda Blanco: Cocaine's Godmother 36:22
  29. Project Acoustic Kitty: Whiskers, Wires, and Espionage 31:16
  30. Elisa Lam: Drifting in the Cecil 58:05
  31. Ghost Years: The Phantom Time Hypothesis 48:23
  32. Chilling Cargo: The S.S. Ourang Medan 33:16
  33. Tarrare: Digesting The Legend 30:58
  34. Built to Bewilder: The Winchester Mystery House 29:55
  35. The Cadaver Synod: The Dead Man on the Stand 35:19
  36. Jane Toppan: Angel of Death 35:38
  37. Delivering Dollars: The Great Stork Derby 34:23
  38. The Great Emu War: Feathers and Firepower 38:23
  39. Up in Smoke: The Mystery of Mary Reeser 35:11
  40. The Night Witches: Ghosts of the Eastern Front 46:44
  41. Dyatlov Pass: Frozen in Fear 49:13
  42. Operation Paul Bunyan: Chainsaw Diplomacy 36:43
  43. Nellie Bly: Madness Manufactured 47:20
  44. Gone Without a Trace: The Lost Colony of Roanoke 49:51
  45. The Great Molasses Flood: A Sticky Situation 35:16
  46. Belle Gunness: Homicidal Homewrecker 49:58
  47. Antwerp Diamond Heist: The Not-So Flawless Getaway 53:40
  48. Bloody Mary: Reflections of Fear 36:07
  49. The Dancing Plague: Deadly Groove 32:42
  50. Radium Girls: The Glowing Truth 40:01