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The Dark Side Of

Most people have no idea what's hiding behind their favorite things. We dig deep into everything from charities to the Founding Fathers to the Bible, and turn up disturbing stories and salacious detai... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Music: The 27 Club

Music: The 27 Club

When Amy Winehouse passed away in 2011 at the age of 27, she joined a select group of hyper talented musicians who passe... Read more

29 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #2

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Holidays: Trick or Treating

Holidays: Trick or Treating

Despite the dangers that lurk on Halloween, we send our children out to ask for candy from strangers. Unknowns who could... Read more

28 Oct 2019

46mins

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Ranked #3

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Space: The Space Race

Space: The Space Race

When Apollo 11 reached the moon in 1969, the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was over. But what were th... Read more

30 Mar 2020

48mins

Ranked #4

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Holidays: Black Friday

Holidays: Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving, millions of shoppers flock to malls and department stores to get discounts on all kinds of h... Read more

25 Nov 2019

46mins

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Ranked #5

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Holidays: Season of Stress

Holidays: Season of Stress

Though our favorite celebrations throughout the year are supposed to be a time of joy and love, they are often anything ... Read more

7 Oct 2019

46mins

Ranked #6

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Dating: Finding “The One”

Dating: Finding “The One”

Dating is celebrated as the natural and necessary path toward love, stability, and family—all things that humanity has h... Read more

13 Jan 2020

42mins

Ranked #7

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Holidays: Druid Halloween

Holidays: Druid Halloween

Many know of Halloween’s ancient pagan origins, but few know the details. Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival, featured... Read more

21 Oct 2019

53mins

Ranked #8

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Hollywood: The Hollywood Ten, Tinseltown’s Red Scare

Hollywood: The Hollywood Ten, Tinseltown’s Red Scare

In the 1940s, the Red Scare had everyone on high alert, as whispers of Communist conspiracies swept through Hollywood. W... Read more

8 Jul 2019

47mins

Ranked #9

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Holidays: Veterans Day

Holidays: Veterans Day

Most agree that we should respect those who have served in war. But few remember a time when the goal of November 11th w... Read more

4 Nov 2019

51mins

Ranked #10

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Holidays: The Deadly Non-Emergency

Holidays: The Deadly Non-Emergency

On Christmas Eve in 1913, miners and their families were having a massive party in an Italian cultural hall in Michigan.... Read more

2 Dec 2019

47mins

Ranked #11

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Holidays: Y2K

Holidays: Y2K

Starting as an ominous warning from technology experts, public concern around the Y2K bug soon outstripped the initial p... Read more

30 Dec 2019

49mins

Ranked #12

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Holidays: Krampus

Holidays: Krampus

The goat-like demon known as Krampus embodies the dark, unspoken truth of the year’s most cheerful holiday—that children... Read more

23 Dec 2019

45mins

Ranked #13

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Holidays: Saturnalia

Holidays: Saturnalia

Christmas - a time for carols, presents, mistletoe and...animal sacrifice? This week, we explore the ancient pagan festi... Read more

16 Dec 2019

47mins

Ranked #14

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Space: Operation Paperclip

Space: Operation Paperclip

As World War II drew to a close, the U.S. military began a covert process of trying to extricate Germany's most studious... Read more

6 Apr 2020

49mins

Ranked #15

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Holidays: Hashtagged & Branded

Holidays: Hashtagged & Branded

Christmas. Valentine’s Day. National Dessert Day? The idea that consumerism drives the holiday season is nothing new, bu... Read more

14 Oct 2019

49mins

Ranked #16

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Crossover Week: Female Criminals (Lisa Nowak Pt. 1)

Crossover Week: Female Criminals (Lisa Nowak Pt. 1)

If you enjoy the stories told in The Dark Side Of, check out this episode from our series Female Criminals: All her life... Read more

13 Apr 2020

50mins

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