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Top Podcasts for Strange History in 2026

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The strange history space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 35 of the best, including Behind the Bastards, No Such Thing As A Fish, and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know.

  1. Behind the Bastards
    Behind the Bastards
    There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and g...
    Content:
    Authoritarian RegimesBizarre HistoryEducationHistoryPoliticsStrange History
    Audience:
    History BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalSolo Commentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresFocused LearningLong Drive
  2. No Such Thing As A Fish
    No Such Thing As A Fish
    The official channel for the show about everything: four dorks discuss the most amazing facts they’ve learned over the last seven days. The multi a...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryComedyEducationImprov ComedyRoad Trip TriviaStrange History
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasLearning New SkillsUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    EducationalPanel Discussion
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
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  3. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
    Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
    From UFOs to psychic powers and government cover-ups, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the Stuff They Don...
    Content:
    Conspiracy TheoriesEducationParanormal InvestigationsUfo PodcastsWeird And UnusualStrange History
    Audience:
    StudentsTeachers
    When:
    Focused LearningWeekend Deep Dive
  4. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
    The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
    Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it
    Content:
    American HistoryBizarre HistoryComedyHistoryStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Unwinding And Laughing
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  5. Lore
    Lore
    The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesBizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionFictionStrange History
    +16
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansHistory BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Following A StoryLearning New SkillsRelaxingSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSolo Commentary
    When:
    Background NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing ChoresLong Drive
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  6. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
    After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
    This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of the past, unpicking history’s spookie...
    Content:
    FictionGhost StoriesHistoryParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
  7. Blurry Creatures
    Blurry Creatures
    Blurry Creatures chases down answers for the weird questions and enigmatic creatures that inhabit the fringes between reality, myth, and imaginatio...
    Content:
    Cryptid InvestigationsParanormal InvestigationsStrange History
    Audience:
    Bigfoot Enthusiasts
  8. Stuff You Missed in History Class
    Stuff You Missed in History Class
    Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryChristian LivingEducationEntertainmentFolk TalesStrange History
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    Audience:
    College StudentsHistory BuffsRetireesRunnersStudents
    +2
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
    Style:
    EducationalQ And A
    When:
    At The GymCommutingFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  9. You're Wrong About
    You're Wrong About
    Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
    Content:
    American HistoryConspiracy TheoriesCultureHistoryNostalgiaStrange History
    +2
    Audience:
    College StudentsHistory BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasLearning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalInterview
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseDoing ChoresFocused LearningLong Drive
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  10. Ridiculous History
    Ridiculous History
    History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the ...
    Content:
    American HistoryBizarre HistoryHistoryStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
  11. Dark History
    Dark History
    Bailey Sarian, known for her massive success with “Murder, Mystery & Makeup,” has taken her true crime expertise to new heights with her podcas...
    Content:
    American HistoryBizarre HistoryGhost StoriesHistoryStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
  12. Noble Blood
    Noble Blood
    Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the mur...
    Content:
    HistoryStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSolo Commentary
  13. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
    Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
    From Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the hit podcast Lore, Cabinet of Curiosities is an audio tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarr...
    Content:
    Midwest StoriesStrange History
    When:
    Quick Listen
  14. Unexplained
    Unexplained
    Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A stor...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesStrange History
    +11
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  15. Astonishing Legends
    Astonishing Legends
    The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice...
    Content:
    Cryptid InvestigationsGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorStrange History
    +4
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
    When:
    Long Drive
  16. Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
    Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
    Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World invites you to explore the weird, strange, and unexplained with Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin and co-host Domenico Be...
    Content:
    Biblical MysteriesModerate CatholicParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorStrange History
  17. the memory palace
    the memory palace
    the memory palace
    Content:
    ArtsCreative AttentionHistoryNostalgiaPersonal StorytellingStrange History
    +2
    Audience:
    CreatorsHistory Buffs
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    EducationalNarrative StorytellingSolo Commentary
    When:
    Quick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  18. One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries
    One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries
    One Strange Thing searches the nation's news archives for true paranormal stories and supernatural mysteries rooted in real history. Each episode e...
    Content:
    Ghost StoriesHaunted PlacesMystery StorytellingParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorStrange History
    +2
  19. Dark Histories
    Dark Histories
    Fortnightly narratives on the unsolved and the unexplained, mysteries, historical true crime, touches of the paranormal and cultural peculiarities.
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryCultureHistoryParanormal InvestigationsUnsolved MysteriesStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
  20. Our Fake History
    Our Fake History
    A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryFolk TalesHistoryMusicStrange History
    Audience:
    History BuffsSci-Fi FansStudents
    Goal:
    Unwinding And Laughing
    When:
    At The GymWeekend Deep Dive
  21. Those Conspiracy Guys
    Those Conspiracy Guys
    Those Conspiracy Guys is a history, comedy and true crime podcast from Ireland produced and presented by Gordon Rochford and the topics discussed a...
    Content:
    Conspiracy TheoriesEntertainmentStrange History
  22. The Box of Oddities
    The Box of Oddities
    The Webby Award-winning “Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging f...
    Content:
    Unsolved MysteriesWeird And UnusualStrange History
  23. The Strange History Podcast
    The Strange History Podcast
    The Strange History Podcast explores the forgotten, bizarre, and mysterious stories that history left behind. Each episode uncovers strange but tru...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryCultureDark FictionHaunted PlacesHistoryStrange History
    +3
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  24. Weird History
    Weird History
    History is stranger than fiction — and the past is filled with bizarre, unexplained, and unbelievable true stories that still defy logic today. Hos...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryStrange History
  25. Futility Closet
    Futility Closet
    Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinkin...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryStrange History
  26. The Conspirators Podcast
    The Conspirators Podcast
    The Conspirators is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I dis...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistorySpace ConspiraciesStrange History
  27. Loreplay
    Loreplay
    Dayna Pereira is the sarcastic solo host of Loreplay, serving up paranormal stories, haunted history, creepy folklore, and weird legends with a pla...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryDark FictionGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesParanormal InvestigationsStrange History
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
  28. The Stupid History Minute
    The Stupid History Minute
    Most people take everyday things for granted — but what if you could actually know the weird, surprising, and often hilarious stories behind them?I...
    Content:
    HistoryStrange History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
  29. The Weird History Podcast
    The Weird History Podcast
    The Weird History Podcast explores the out-of-the-way, obscure, weird, and overlooked corners of history. New episodes appear every Thursday.
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryWeird And UnusualStrange History
  30. Cabinet of Curiosities
    Cabinet of Curiosities
    An inclusive podcast focused on queer, disabled, and marginalised creatives and their art, hosted by the Disabled & Queer Artist of the Year 2022, ...
    Content:
    Retro Pop CultureStrange History
    Goal:
    Following A StoryLearning New Skills
    Style:
    Educational
    When:
    Quick Listen
  31. History Obscura
    History Obscura
    What went bump in the night long ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with Mandy Gardner and her coven of cats...
    Content:
    Strange History
  32. Unusual Histories
    Unusual Histories
    "History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake." James Joyce. That was me at school as well. Ironically, I ended up becoming a historian. ...
    Content:
    Strange History
  33. The Conspirators
    The Conspirators
    A good podcast about conspiracy theories.
    Content:
    HistoryUnsolved MysteriesStrange History
  34. Hardcore History
    Hardcore History
    Content:
    EducationHistoryTravelTravel StoriesStrange History
    Audience:
    College StudentsHistory BuffsMilitary VeteransStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New Skills
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewNarrative Storytelling
    +1
    When:
    Focused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  35. Weird History: Unexpected and Untold Stories
    Weird History: Unexpected and Untold Stories
    Welcome to the unexpected and untold stories from history, where we dive into the fascinating and bizarre events that never made it into your high ...
    Content:
    Strange History