Episodes

May 24, 2024

30: Two Years in Isolation: The Biosphere 2 Saga

Get ready for an amazing yet totally true adventure from the 1990s, when on a warm Arizona morning, four men and four women left the earths atmosphere…and did not return for 2 years and 20 minutes. Yet their feet never left t...

March 15, 2024

29: Tears on the Dance floor: The Tragic Love and Heartbreaking Fate of Lavinia Schulz & Walter Holdt

A unique couple meet in 1920s Germany, and fall in love. Their relationship is fiery, but they become famous dancers, dazzling audiences in Germany… Yet their commitment to their art will lead them both to a heartbreaking tra...

March 1, 2024

28: Crashed In The Amazon Jungle: The Astonishing 40 Day Search for Four Lost Children

A plane crashes into the Amazon Jungle, on board are four terrified children who somehow survive the wreck. But their ordeal has only just begun. I’m Peter Laws and tonight on Our Curious Past we explore ‘Crashed in the Amazo...

Feb. 2, 2024

27: Guided by Spirits? The Strange Case of the Snettisham Ghosts

A woman moves into a house known to be haunted and one night encounters ghosts who tell her to visit a small village in England. When she gets there, she finds that everything the spirits have told her, comes true. Was this a...

Jan. 12, 2024

Welcome to Our Curious Past

Welcome listener, to Our Curious Past.

Jan. 6, 2024

26: The Man Who Legally Killed 55 Men & Women Single Handedly

Chavoret Jaruboon was paid by the Thai prison service, to single-handedly kill 55 people. That’s 54 men, and one woman. He did this during his 19 year career at the notorious Bang Kwang Prison, aka the Bangkok Hilton. In Thailand, he was best known...

Dec. 8, 2023

25: The Final Witness: Can a Murder Victims Eyeballs Reveal Their Killer?

In the late 1800s, the worlds of biology, photography and criminology came together to ask a tantalising question….might the human retina retain the final image a person sees before death…If so, with careful examination of the eyeball, surely this was...

Nov. 24, 2023

24: Crop Circles, Boardgames and The KLF

In the summer of 1990, Operation Blackbird was launched, to investigate the curious (and then growing) appearances of Crop Circles across the world. These mysterious, geometric shapes would appear in crops, prompting some to claim UFOs were at work,...

Oct. 27, 2023

Maze of Secrets

...1 eerie corn maze... ...9 haunting figures... ...9 spine-tingling tales... ...Will YOU find your way out? This holiday season, step into a labyrinth of shadows and suspense with Shane Waters as your guide. In this chilling...

Sept. 29, 2023

21: The Strange Story of 'The Toronto Blessing'

On January 20th, 1994, the congregation in The Toronto Airport Vineyard Church stood to pray…then all 120 of them fell to the floor, convulsing with tears of joy and uncontrollable laughter. It happened again the next night a...

Aug. 18, 2023

20: The Curious History of the Ouija Board

I made a Ouija board in woodwork at school. Some of my friends said I was messing with evil but my teacher didn’t seem that bothered. Who had the right approach? Join me as I explore the life story of the ‘talking board’, whi...

July 21, 2023

19: The Man Who Stole Albert Einstein's Brain

Albert Einstein was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. This Nobel Prize winning scientist famously developed the ground-breaking theory of relativity, and helped reshape our understanding of modern ph...

June 9, 2023

18: Thomas(ine) Hall - The Remarkable Life of an Intersex Person in 16th Century Virginia

One of the most controversial topics in our culture today…is gender identity. In that debate people often say that ‘gender confusion’ is a modern phenomena, and that up until recently, it’s always been very clear a person can...

May 10, 2023

Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 2

[Part 2] This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but tod...

May 9, 2023

Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 1

This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll ...

May 4, 2023

From Mystery Inc: The Mystery at Airtight Bridge

Jinkies! Welcome to the Mystery Inc podcast, where we unmask the truth behind the spookiest mysteries! In this episode, we're tackling the mystery at Airtight Bridge in Illinois. It's a place with a dark past, where strange t...

April 14, 2023

17: The Lady From the Black Lagoon: Milicent Patrick and the Sexism of Hollywood

When it comes to the monster movies of classic Hollywood, we might picture Frankenstein's creature, The Wolfman or Dracula…but alongside them we often see another monster that had a huge impact on the pop culture of that era:...

April 4, 2023

Deceptions & Resurrections, Part 2

This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter pecu...

April 3, 2023

Deceptions & Resurrections, Part 1

This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter pecu...

March 17, 2023

16: Murder in Paris...by Hypnotism? The Strange Case of Alexandre-Toussain Goufee

A Parisian widower is lured to an apartment, with the promise of sex with Gabrielle Bompah. Hers is the last face he will see…but was she responsible for the killing, or did hypnotism drive her to it. Set against a growing de...

Feb. 17, 2023

15: Was Fashion Model and Author Candy Jones a victim of CIA Mind Control?

It’s New Years Eve, 1970, and in a lavish apartment block in New York City radio presenter 'Long' John Nebel gets married to the highly successful fashion model and entrepreneur, Candy Jones. Yet, during the reception Candy s...

Feb. 10, 2023

My Bloody Valentine, Part 2

…12 dates … …14 love gone wrong stories… …Will YOU be my Valentine? This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong tr...

Feb. 9, 2023

My Bloody Valentine, Part 1

…12 dates … …14 love gone wrong stories… …Will YOU be my Valentine? This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong tr...

Jan. 20, 2023

14: Did Hundreds of People Predict the Morfa Mining Disaster, 1890?

Have you ever had a bad dream, or an ominous feeling that…something terrible was going to happen? Some take those feelings very seriously indeed. They might even change their plans in light of that foreboding. However, many o...