
Disturbing History is a dark history podcast uncovering the strange, sinister, and little-known stories the past tried to bury. Each week, we explore unsolved mysteries, secret societies, forgotten crimes, eerie folklore, lost civilizations, historical conspiracies, and disturbing events that never made it into your high school textbook.Hosted by author, investigator, and storyteller Brian King-Sh... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 136 | Founded | 10 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistorySociety & Culture | |||

On April 4th, 1968, a single rifle shot ended the life of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was thirty-nine years old. The official story has always been simple: a lone escape... more
In the early nineteen sixties, at the height of Cold War paranoia, the CIA's Technical Services Division conceived and built one of the strangest intelligence programs in American history. They called it Acoustic Kitty. The idea was straightforward i... more
For nearly a century, families across rural New England dug up their dead, cut out their hearts, burned them, and fed the ashes to the living. They weren't insane. They were desperate. In this episode, we dive deep into the New England Vampire Panic ... more
On October 30th, 1938, a twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre troupe performed a radio adaptation of H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds that supposedly sent millions of Americans into mass hysteria. But did it really happen that... more
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The recent AIDS episode is really touching and informative. Thanks for the knowledge along with the humanity
Topics are interesting but over the course of an hour listening to AI gets boring.
So well written and read!!!
Brian, I just want to say I enjoy all your podcasts. My favourite ones are Disturbing History and Backwoods Bigfoot Stories. Your storytelling is second to none and I love what you do. Thanks for the hours of entertainment that you share with us.
I’ve been listening to Brian’s other shows for years, and also listen to a lot of history and true crime stuff for a while so this was a slam dunk to try. I had solid expectations but I’ve been pleasantly impressed. I’ve never heard such a complete and coherent rundown of the JFK tragedy for example and the root of its conspiracies, let alone in an hour. Great work, boys.
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Focusing on the darker and more obscure aspects of history, this podcast provides an immersive exploration of stories that have been overlooked or intentionally erased from collective memory. Topics range from historical injustices, like the Japanese-American internment during World War II and the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, to chilling folklore and unsolved mysteries, ensuring that listeners gain a broader understanding of historical narratives that often remain untold. Each episode is crafted with an emphasis on thorough research, storytelling, and engaging narratives that prompt listeners to critically analyze the past and its implications for the present.
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