The History Flannel
Do you want to hear about some strange goings-on from history? If so, join Norman Scobbie and Mark Murray as they take a light-hearted and sometimes funny look back at some strange and bizarre stories from the past.
Podcasting since 2021 • 20 episodes
The History Flannel
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Travel Story: Beware of Highway 78
DISCLAIMER: In the episode, I mention one of these stories is funny and you can quickly hear me going from giggles to shock. I must have a bad memory from when I first heard the stories told to me because both are horror stories, a...
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Episode 20
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40:25
The Las Vegas Light show & Dangerous Bicycle Face
Join Norman and Mark, as we Look back at the atomic tests, carried out in the Nevada desert. Bizarrely, Las Vegas took advantage and would advertise the atomic testing as a feature to visit the city. Norman has a go at Mark's atomic test....
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Episode 19
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37:45
Red Heads In History & Kids In The Mail
Join Norman and Mark, as we Look back at redheads in history. We find out some famous redheads from history and we look at how redheads were treated throughout the ages. Mark will take on Norman's redhead quiz. Later, Mark will tell us all abou...
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Episode 18
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51:18
Easy Money & The Tattooed Circus Woman
Join Norman and Mark, as we hear about the unusual 17th century, English practice of wife selling. Norman has a go at Mark's divorce settlement quiz. Finally, we finish off with the story of Maud and Gus Wagner. Maud was America's first female ...
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Episode 17
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56:17
The Vengeful Monarch & The Honest Sewer Worker
Join Norman and Mark, as we hear about Peter the Great of Russia and his vengeful acts of revenge. Mark takes on a nail-biting quiz, all about Russian monarchs. Then we hear about a London sewer worker who just happened to firn his way into the...
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Episode 16
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53:03