Rethinking Our History
In this new weekly show from the host of The Paranormal Lovers we take a look at some of histories less well known events. Why are they less well known? Because " History is written by the victors."
So we are here to look at the other side of the story, and to give people a starting point to learn about the true history of this country.
Episodes
88 episodes
Episode 84: The Oyo Empire:
This week we are going to take a look at one of the greatest empires to have existed on the continent of Africa before colonizers got their dirty hands on her. The Oyo Empire is one that may not hold much political power today, but ...
Episode 83: William Buckley: The Wild White Man of Australia:
This week are headed down to the land down under to take a look at a man that had quite an interesting life, though he was thought to be dead for a good portion of it. After being shipped to Australia when he was falsely convicted o...
Episode 82: Missing in Canada: The Highway of Tears:
This week we are headed to the great white north to look at a place that has been the sight of much pain and violence over the years. Out in the vast wilderness of Canada there is a stretch of Highway 16 that has been renamed the Highway of Tea...
Episode 81: The Donner Party Part 2:
We are back with the conclusion of our look at the Donner Party and the events they suffered through for months. Soon the group found themselves trapped on a mountain side that was rapidly being covered with snow. The groups was alr...
Episode 80: The Donner Party Part 1:
This week we take a look at one of the saddest events to take place during Westward Expansion. Leaving a little latter in the year than was good for them, the Donners and Reeds took a shortcut that had been suggested by a man from O...
Episode 79: The West Mesa Bone Collector:
We have an unsolved case for you guys this week. In 2009 a woman walking her dog came across a bone. After snapping a picture and sending a quick message, she learns it is a human bone, and calls law enforcement. What would come out...
Episode 78: The Zoot Suit Riots:
This week we are looking into a racially motivate event that may not have lead to the death of anyone, but definitely left it's mark on a whole community. During WW2 officials wanted to cut back on the unnecessary use of materials t...
Episode 77: Missing in Missouri: Branson Perry:
Skidmore Missouri is known in the true crime community well. From his cousin Bobbie Jo loosing her life in a senseless act of violence, to Ken McElroy loosing his life in an act of violence that did make since, this town has had it's fair share...
Episode 76: Thomas Edison Part 2:
We are back this week with our look at a man who has been regarded as the father of modern invention. Recognized for inventing the lightbulb ( which he did not invent) Edison went into many more industries after his work there. From...
Episode 75: WWASP:
This week we are looking into an industry that hits close to home. A dear friend was traumatized by the troubled teen industry, and one organization in particular was at the middle of it all. Known as the World Wide Association of S...
Episode 74: Thomas Edison Part 1:
This week we are looking into the life of a man who is said to be one of the greatest inventors of all time. Though he holds 1,093 patents to his name, very few of them were actually thing he himself created. Perks of being the boss...
Episode 73: The Navajo Long Walks:
Growing up in North Carolina the Trail of Tears was learned about from an early age. One thing we did not learn about were the long walks the Navajo, or the Dine people, had to endure as well. Though they are the only nation that ha...
Episode 72: The Lavender Scare:
We are continuing our celebration of PRIDE month by looking at a time when the US government was so concerned about Communist infiltrating the government, they went after queer folks. We can see a direct link between the actions tak...
Episode 71: Marsha P. Johnson:
Welcome to PRIDE month folks!! This week we are bringing you the life of an icon in the queer community. While not the first trans woman to make waves, Marsha P. Johnson is a woman who fought for anyone's right to exist. She did wha...
Episode 70: The Crusades Part 3:
We are finally finishing our look at the Crusades, Holy wars fought by the papacy against, well, anyone they wanted to really. While they might have started fighting against the Muslims for the, quote unquote, Holy Land, before long...
Episode 69: Missing In Michigan: The Skelton Boys:
This week we are headed up north to look into the missing persons case of three young brothers who went missing over Thanksgiving week, while visiting their father. According to their father, he gave them to a shadowy underground gr...
TPL Rerelease: Episode 69: The Grove Park Inn with Special Guest Total Conundrum
Life has gotten a little chaotic lately, so we have not recorded in a couple weeks, but we wanted to let yall know we are not going anywhere, just life lifeing. Enjoy this episode from The Paranormal Lovers with special guest Total Conundrum.&n...
Episode 68: The Crusades Part 2:
When we last left the crusades both of the main leaders of the warring parties have died. And of course there is a power struggle before we get new leaders who also set about planning their own crusades. Follow along as we meet new ...
Episode 67: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire:
We will be back in one week with our continuance of our look at the Crusades but this week we are going to look at an event that took place over a hundred years ago, but changed the way people did business forever. At the turn of th...
Episode 66: The Crusades Part 1:
We are going way back in time this week, even further than the Ottoman Empire, to look at a series of events that we all know about, but probably know very little about. Christianity and Islam have been large players in the religiou...
Episode 65: Eric Rudolph:
We are taking a look at the case of a man who terrorized the nation, and our little slice of heaven, for years. Fueled by white supremacy, a hatred of socialism and abortions, Eric Rudolph set off several bombs, starting at the 1996...
Rerelease: Episode 54: Missing in Arizona: Daniel Robinson:
We took a little trip this past weekend and did not record so we decided to rerelease one of our more important episode. Imagine getting a phone call that your 24 year old child did not return to their jobsite out in the Arizona des...
Episode 64: The Ottoman Empire Part 3:
This week we are finishing our look at one of the longest running empires in the world. We take a look at how their government was ran, their culture, and various other things that make this empire so unique. ROH E...
Episode 63: The Ottoman Empire Part 2:
This week we go through the last part of the regain of the Ottoman Empire. At their height they had over 30 million people under their rule. But in the late 1700's the might of the Empire began to fall. Over the next couple of centu...
Episode 62: The Ottoman Empire Part 1:
We wanted to take a look at an Empire that most of us have heard of but probably do not know much about, the Ottoman Empire. Beginning in 1299 and lasting until the early 1900's, this Empire rule vast portions of different countries...