Travels by Carriage

Mar 29 2024 9 ep. 27 mins 1

Travels by Carriage Podcast artwork

History is full of strange and unusual claims. Some of them are even true. Travels by Carriage is a podcast that explores the odd and lesser-known tales of the past. Won't you join us on our journey? @TravelsbyCarriage#history #bizarre #peculiar #truestory #feminist #strange #weird #truestories #documentary #oddhistory #weirdhistory #funfact #spooky
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

History Society & Culture True Crime

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Season 2 Episode 2

Mar 29 2024 12 mins

Do you believe in psychics? Perhaps some of you identify as a psychic yourself or have visited one.I personally believe there are those with knowledge that can’t be explained, and history is full of bold and unusual claims. Some of them are even true. For this episode, we’ll visit a time in history when that was the case - when the claims of one psychic medium were proven to be

Season 2 Episode 1: Kirsty MacColl - Rockstar, Mom, Hero

Aug 27 2023 15 mins

Just a few days before Christmas, popular British musician Kirsty MacColl was vacationing in Cozumel after completing some work for BBC Cuba. The mother of 2 was enjoying a snorkel session at a popular coral reef arranged by a local tour guide. Suddenly a speed boat headed towards the tourist-filled, no-boating zone. With her son directly in the path of the boat, Kirsty made a deci

Season 1 Episode 7: America's First Ghost Story

Oct 21 2022 22 mins

It's the week before Halloween! Do you like scary stories? Climb aboard travelers! The week we journey through the details and possible inspiration behind America's first ghost story*, a tale that's been in publish for over 200 consecutive years. Could it be based on a true story? Let's find out!Happy Halloween!!*first to be well-received by the European literar

Season 1 Episode 6: Mutiny at Sea - The Mysterious Fate of Henry Hudson

Aug 29 2022 37 mins

Did you know that the ghost of famous explorer Henry Hudson is said to haunt the Catskill Mountains? How about that he was abandoned by his crew in 1611, never to be seen again? Or that all of his misfortune may have been the result of a curse?Today’s story is a tale of wanderlust, superstition, and finally, tragedy. Today we visit the mysterious disappearance of the famed Explor

Season 1 Episode 5: The Cursed Town of Centralia, PA

Aug 01 2022 41 mins

Centralia.Nearly everyone who's into weird history has heard of it, but how much do you really know?I've scoured the web to share with you the most comprehensive timeline I could create, sprinkled with the strangest bits of oddities and trivia I could find.Today we take on the town that inspired Silent Hill? Well, kind of. Next stop: Centralia, P.A.#history #TrueStory #Ce

Season 1 Episode 4: The Sister Monuments of Gustave Eiffel

Jul 16 2022 42 mins

*Skip to 05:51 to avoid my ramblings and get straight into the story! 😅🙃*I’ve always been interested in secret things, like hidden rooms and unlockable safes (looking at your reddit). But what if there were similar secrets hidden inside places visited by millions of people per year? Today we’ll discover the oddities and subtle synchronicities of two of the world’s most

Season 1 Episode 3: NBA Player Lost at Sea - The Case of Bison Dele

Jul 01 2022 32 mins

In the summer of 2002, a 55 ft. catamaran pulled into a harbor in Tahiti. It was carrying only 1 on the 4 individuals who had embarked on the journey. The missing included 35-year-old Bison Dele, formerly known as Brian Williams, - one of the highest payed NBA players of the time - and it took months for anyone to realize he was missing.This week on Travels by Carriage we explore t

Season 1 Episode 2: Theft Among Friends

Jun 24 2022 18 mins

Welcome back, travelers! Today we explore the history of an invention so popular, you may even be using one right now. But you won't find its inventor, Thomas Lee, on any patent records. Why? Let's find out.Have an idea for an episode? Let us know on Instagram and Twitter!(SPOILERS below)References:LA Times Articlehttps://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-backstory17-2008jul17-

Season 1 Episode 1: The Moberly-Jourdain Incident

Jun 17 2022 23 mins

Travels by Carriage, a podcast exploring the bizarre and lesser known tales of history, launched 6/17/22. Episode one examines the claims of Charlotte Ann Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain in their 1911 book 'An Adventure.' Did the two teachers really take a walk through time? And if so, did they actually meet Marie Antionette?Listen to their tale and decide for yourself...Got