You know the saying, “the truth is stranger than fiction?” A lot of the time, that really is the case — and these spooky podcasts about history prove it. There are plenty of events in our own pasts, in our own world, that seem to defy explanation; from possible “haunted” history to strange disappearances and from terrible crimes to science we still don’t fully understand even now, we only need to look as far as ourselves to be amazed and astonished. And, thanks to the quickly-growing world of podcasts, there are innumerable ways to learn about these odd, unsettling, real-life events.
One of the most interesting things about the podcast explosion has been watching the formats evolve over the years. Audio-based storytelling and information transference obviously isn’t new; ultimately, the podcast is simply radio, while listening to the radio is, in essence, not dissimilar to crowding around the town crier or village storyteller — just at a further range. But with the…
