Today, we are stepping into the tense and mysterious world of the Cold War, a time when the entire planet seemed to live in a quiet shadow of suspicion, secrecy, and hidden dangers that could appear in the most ordinary places. During those decades, governments on both sides of the […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep52 – The Dublin Whiskey Fire
Today, we are diving into the bizarre and unforgettable story of The Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1875, a disaster where a warehouse fire unleashed rivers of whiskey into the streets of Dublin and where human behavior turned a shocking accident into one of the strangest tragedies ever recorded. This episode […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep51 – The Lead Masks Case (1966, Brazil)
The Lead Masks Case is unsettling not because of its visible brutality, but because of its precision, its preparation, and the unanswered question of its intention. Two men walked up a hill in Brazil in 1966. They brought raincoats, a notebook, water bottles, and carefully crafted lead masks to cover […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep50 – Top 6 Submechanophobia Stories (Triggers)
Submechanophobia is the fear of submerged man-made objects. It is not simply fear of deep water, and it is not just fear of drowning. It is the anxiety triggered by artificial structures resting underwater. Ships, statues, anchors, ladders, buildings, playground equipment, oil rigs. It is about scale and silence and […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep49 – Listener’s Stories from Latin America
All seven stories come from listeners in Latin America. Two are from Venezuela. One touches on Santería. Some are about childhood memories. Others are about homes that did not feel empty. Here are 7 real stories from listeners that will make your skin crawl. Thank you to everyone who sent […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep48 – The Bus 375 Disappearance
Today, we are traveling to Beijing, China, in 1995, to explore the chilling legend of The Bus 375 Disappearance. A story about a young man, an elderly lady, the driver of the bus, and a point of no return. Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/2_Z33o-RIoA Spotify episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FgCGVjaDyzgKEdVjWInXj?si=62bea1f53f004472 Available on all Podcast platforms. […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep47 – The Villisca Axe Murders
Tonight’s episode takes us back to the American Midwest in the early twentieth century, to a small railroad town surrounded by endless fields of corn and long dirt roads that seemed to disappear into the horizon. This is a story that has lingered for more than a century, a story […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep46 – Lisbon Through Time
Today, we are walking through every major chapter of Lisbon’s history, slowly and deeply, from ancient harbour settlement to modern European capital. We will explore empire, faith, disaster, power, silence, and freedom. Let’s travel to Lisbon through the city’s most significant events throughout time. Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/KNRYPlGc7o8 Spotify episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/06yylu1oSnd4siND9AR3Vu?si=478c956ebdce4fb6 […]
The Storytelling Podcast – Ep45 – The Black Dahlia
Today, we are diving deep into the expanded story of Elizabeth Short, the investigation that followed her death, the psychological theories that have surrounded the case for decades, and even the question of whether modern forensic science could finally bring answers to a mystery that has lasted for nearly eighty […]