A Popular History of Unpopular Things
A podcast that makes weird, gross, gory, and just generally “unpopular” history more fun and accessible
Podcasting since 2022 • 75 episodes
A Popular History of Unpopular Things
Latest Episodes
The Story of Peter the Wild Boy
Join Kelli as she goes over the story of a feral boy found in the woods outside of Hamelin, Germany. He was brought to King George I's court in England and named Peter, and he entertained curious onlookers for months. He had strange mannerisms ...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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34:01
The Cannibalism of Johan de Witt
Join Kelli as she goes over a strange event from the 17th century Dutch Republic - the time a political leader was killed, strung up, dismembered, and then cannibalized. As always, we set up the history surrounding this event to get...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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33:45
The Story of Boudica, Warrior Queen
Join Kelli as she goes over the popular legend of Boudica, the short-lived queen of the Iceni peoples in Iron Age Britain.Much of what we know about Boudica comes from heavily-biased Roman sources, written decades or over a century a...
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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41:19
The Roman Black Banquet
Join Kelli as she talks about Rome's first ever Black Banquet, hosted by Emperor Domitian in 89 CE. Today's episode covers some Roman history including the creation of the Colosseum, the Flavian Dynasty, Cynicism and Stoicism, Memen...
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Season 1
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Episode 72
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34:14
The French Pig Trial of 1457
Join Kelli as she looks into the weird world of European animal trials, focusing on the French Pig Trial at Savigny in 1457, where a sow owned by Jehan Bailly was put on trial for the murder of 5-year-old Jehan Martin.That's right - the&...
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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20:43