Show Notes
Have you ever wanted to go down a rabbit hole of fucked up history but you don’t know where to start? What about hearing a weird snippet of history and wanting to learn more about it? Us too! Every Week, Our Grim Past allows listeners to take a deep dive into the weird, morbid, and messed up side of history. I’m your host Sophia, each week me and my co host Maia look forward to sharing the morbid with you. I remember feeling stuck and overwhelmed by the vastness of google in the middle of going down a rabbit hole, not knowing which sites are credible to use and over simply having a lack of sources. Hi, I’m the co-host Maia! I love morbid history, and I’m actually a history major myself, so I’m super excited to talk about all these wacky moments in time with Sophia. Between reading books and becoming more versed in internet credibility, let us help you scratch that morbid history itch! So if you want to learn more without the hassle of a google deep dive, let us do the hard work for you! Subscribe to Our Grim Past and join us in our morbid time machine and lets discuss history’s most fucked up.
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In this episode, hosts Maia and Sophia delve into the intricate history of Plagues, specifically the Black Death. They make connects back to their recent two part series on vampires and the undead, and compare the Black Death to other diseases during the time of its prime. Sophia makes note of religious connotation to the public's response, as well as the strange health and safety measures people took. Together, the two of them piece together bits and pieces about the history of this plague, and question the strange occurrences around it.So hop into our time machine, and lets get into it! Instagram: ourgrimpast.podcast
In the second installment of reviewing a special lecture about the undead, hosts Maia and Sophia are once again joined by special guest Cassidy to talk about their thoughts and findings on the topic. In this episode our hosts focus on how people misinterpreted body decomposition, and how that impacted rituals for the dead and burials. They also reflect on their own experiences with supernatural experiences, and look towards opening the discussion on the Undead mythology in the modern day. So hop into our morbid time machine, and lets finish talking about these spooky secrets.
In this episode our hosts Sophia and Maia are joined by special guest Cassidy to debrief a history lecture they all attended about the misunderstandings of decomposition, and how that led to the mysterious beginnings of the “Undead”. They explore the origins of the mythology surrounding undead creatures, and dive into how mass illness pushed people towards believing in a supernatural reason behind the deaths of thousands. Through discussions of the seemingly unnatural occurrences happening to the dead (although they can now be explained through science) our hosts continue the curiosity about how and why different cultures created their own versions of the “Undead”- and the consequences behind that.So hop into our morbid time machine, and let's talk about these spooky secrets. Contact us:Email: [email protected]: @Ourgrimpastpodcast
A concise deep-dive into the Titan submersible tragedy, the viral June 2023 coverage, and the new documentary’s behind-the-scenes revelations — from safety failures and whistleblower warnings to lingering questions about Stockton Rush’s choices. Hosts Sophia and Maia recap the film, examine evidence and testimony, and explore how ambition, regulation gaps, and overlooked engineering warnings converged in a fatal outcome. Join the Morbid Time Machine for a clear, thoughtful look at what really happened.