One Up The Annals
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannals
Welcome to One Up the Annals
Hosted by Rab Greeson.
Join me as I do a cinematic narration of my creative nonfiction.
This isn’t a typical talk into a mic and interview people. Come hear a unique take on topics I find interesting, episodes are produced with music and sfx.
This show digs into the moments, obsessions, and mischief that shaped our world… not the textbook versions, but the human ones. The “how did we get here?” moments that connect past to present.
Each episode blends,
Cinematic storytelling
Cultural commentary with teeth
A little humor (the classy kind, mostly)
A unique approach and perspective
Whether it’s artists spiraling into brilliance, rulers courting disaster, or icons wrestling with the thin line between genius and madness, the Annals bring it all to life with heart, style, and a dash of irreverence.
If you love history, storytelling, or simply seeing humanity at its most human, you’re in the right place.
Where shame becomes legend… and the past finally gets the podcast it deserves.
Goodnight.
Episodes
36 episodes
Chivalry: From Beast to Gentleman
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsPeople think chivalry is about opening doors and pulling out chairs. The truth is much darker and far more fascinating. From violent medieval horsemen ...
Mini Ep- If You’re Washing After, You’re Doing It Wrong
What if washing your hands after the bathroom isn’t the important part? Host Rab dives into germs, “family jewels,” public contamination, and the horrifying realization that your junk may actually be the victim. Welcome to the Double W...
Makeup: From Masculine War Paint To Pure Feminine Power
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsBefore makeup was about beauty… it was about fear. In this episode of One Up the Annals, Victoria dives into the wild, hilarious, and surp...
Mini Ep- IQ Test Origins: Genius or Glue Eater?
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsWe all think we’re smart… until someone mentions IQ.But what if the number we use to measure intelligence… was never meant to define it?From its origin as...
True Crime Series Bonnie & Clyde: Not a Love Story
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsThey weren’t outlaws in love.They were two broken people who found in each other exactly what they were missing — and exactly what would dest...
Mini Ep- Caviar: Why Fish Eggs Cost Thousands
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsLast time it was truffles.This time… it’s fish eggs.Caviar, one of the most expensive foods in the world, didn’t start as luxury....
EP 30: The Taco: Humanity’s Greatest Edible Invention
The taco wasn’t invented for flavor, it was invented for survival and it did end up surviving 9,000 years as a comfort foodIn this episode of One Up the Annals, join Rab and Victoria as we trace how a simple folded tortilla became one of...
Mini Ep- Truffles: The Great Fungus Scam
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsLet’s goooooTruffles started as dirt-covered fungi hunted by pigs… and somehow became one of the most expensive foods on Earth. In this short Annals ep...
EP 28 Confucius, Confusion, and the Meme That Wasn’t
We’ve all heard the quotes. “Confucius say…” this and that. But here’s the problem, most of them? He never said them. In this episode of One Up the Annals, Rab Greeson digs into the real story behind Master Kong, the Chinese teacher whose pract...
EP 27 Daylight Saving Time And Wasting Sleep
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsTwice a year we move the clocks and pretend we’ve solved a problem with the sun.Let’s gooooooIn Episode 27, Rab Greeson dives into the bizarre h...
EP 26- Fitness Influencers: From Survival to Spectacle
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsIn this episode, host Rab Greeson narrates his creative nonfiction and explores the evolution of fitness influence, from survival necessity to modern spectacl...
EP 25 Hollywood Séance: Cursed Movie Sets
Hollywood is built on illusion. Lights. Soundstages. Carefully controlled darkness. But what happens when the darkness doesn’t follow directions? In this episode of One Up the Annals, host Rab Greeson s...
EP 24 Seasoning The Season: When Traditions Get Cooked
Episode 24 — Seasoning the Season: When Holiday Traditions Get Cookedhttps://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsThis December, we’re not talking about the holidays you planned. We’re talk...
Ep 23 — December, Dickens-Style: Traditions Past, Present, and Future
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsDecember is supposed to be warm, joyful, and magical.So why does it also feel loud, expensive, exhausting, and emotionally charged?I’...
EP 22 Genius, Madness, Awareness: The Last Chapter of the Season of Obsession
This is the final chapter of The Season of Obsession.Across this series, we followed some of the brightest minds in modern history. Howard Hughes, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams and then descended into the Madness itself. We traced ...
EP21 — Descent Into Madness: The Killers Who Thought They Were Genius
Season Of Obsession The Madness ArcWhat do a conman, a cannibal, a campus stalker, a towering intellect, and a boy-next-door have in common?They weren’t just killers. They were obsessed with control, legacy, and the illusion of ge...
Episode 20- Robin Williams: From The Lonely Boy To The Comedy Genius Who Wanted Us All To Be Seen
Robin Williams lived like a spark that refused to sit still a one-of-one supernova built from motion, empathy, and a restless drive to make the world feel seen. In this episode of One Up the Annals: Season of Obsession, we follow the lonely chi...
Episode 19: Heath Ledger: More Than A Mask
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsIf the Annals moved you, cracked you up, or kept you company today, you can toss a little love on Venmo: @RabGreesyHeath LedgerHe wasn’t chasing...
Episode 18: Howard Hughes: Genius, Germs & 26 Seconds of Flight
Before Elon Musk built rockets, Howard Hughes tried to sterilize the sky.He was a visionary who conquered Hollywood, rewrote the rules of flight, and then vanished into a fortress of milk bottles and Kleenex.From the Spruce Goose ...
Mini- The Season of Obsession: Where Genius Meets Madness
In this introduction, Rab Greeson your Archivist of Obsession lays out the roadmap for the Season of Obsession: where creation meets collapse, and brilliance flirts with chaos and sometimes, crosses.From Howard Hughes to Heath Ledger, Ro...
Mini Episode 16 Annals Origins: Vegas Baby The City Sin Built
https://venmo.com/u/RabgreesyHelp keep the scrolls rolling! Slide a tip into the Annals it tickles the algorithm and my egoBefore the neon, before the mob, before the Elvis impersonators...
True Crime Series Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess’s Ledger of Horror
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsNoblewoman. Educated. Unchecked.In this dark chapter of early modern Europe we uncover the truth behind Elizabeth Báthory the so-...
Episode 14 Halloween Special- CLOWNS From Origins To Right Behind You
Before the circus. Before the birthday parties. Laughter was survival and death wore a painted smile.In this mini Halloween edition of One Up the Annals, we drag the truth through the greasepaint to uncover where clown ...
True Crime Issei Sagawa Murderer Cannibal Celebrity and Free Man?
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsI’m your host Rab Greeson and tonight we continue the October month long Annals Of Darkness. He murdered, ate, and photographed a woman in 1981 then bec...
Pt 2 Edgar Allan Poe Quoth the Annals: Edgar Allan Poe — The Masque of the Red Death (Part II)
“Every masquerade ends with a corpse.”In Part II of our Edgar Allan Poe series, the chandeliers blaze, the clock tolls midnight — and the man behind The Raven unravels for good.This chapter dives into the ...
