Yesterday Today - 18/05

Yesterday Today - 18/05

Author: Ben Cutmore May 18, 2025 Duration: 28:18
Hi everyone, I'm back with another mini-episode of Yesterday Today, where this week we dig into the first ever non-stop Transatlantic Flight, the first ever sightings of the Loch Ness Monster and a delightfully weird romance story from teh pages of yesterdays papers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every two weeks, Ben Cutmore invites you into the shadowy corners of our past, where facts blur with folklore and case files remain stubbornly open. Dark Histories is less a lecture and more an exploration, weaving meticulous research into compelling narratives that linger long after the episode ends. You’ll hear detailed accounts of events that defy easy explanation, from long-forgotten crimes and bizarre hoaxes to oddities that shaped societies. The focus is always on the human stories within these enigmatic tales, told with a careful balance of skepticism and an appreciation for the strange. This isn't just about ghosts or monsters, but the very real, often unsettling peculiarities documented throughout history. Each installment of this podcast feels like piecing together a puzzle where some pieces are forever missing, offering no easy answers but plenty to ponder. It’s for anyone who finds themselves drawn to the edges of the map, where the documented record meets the unexplained. Settle in for a journey through the archives of the bizarre and the unresolved, where every story is a reminder that the past is rarely as simple as it seems.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Duration: 1:21:50
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Duration: 8:40
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The Ratcliffe Highway Murders of 1811 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:21
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Duration: 1:00:21
In the late 1500s, Britain was, spiritually speaking, in something of a confusing place for the average citizen. With the protestant reform in full swing, many old traditions were being unceremoniously cast aside by the…
The Haunting of Hinton Ampner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:05
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Hypnotism & Murder: The Bloody Trunk of Eyraud & Bompard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:15
Amid the opulence of Belle Époque France, a trial took place that threatened to unravel the very meaning of human legal justice. Michel Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard, two French citizens living their lives quietly in Pari…
Mary Ellen MacDonald & The Haunting of Caledonia Mills [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:34
In the winter of 1922, a bizarre series of events fell across an isolated Nova Scotian farmhouse, leaving the locals grappling with a set of mysteries that were as terrifying as they were exciting. Unseen forces braided…
Mina Crandon, Scientific American & The $5000 Psychical Challenge [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:07
In the 1920s as the world reeled from the first world war and the great flu pandemic, people in their collective grief turned to alternative systems of belief. Spiritualism, already making a new rise, was launched into t…
The Bussey’s Woods Ghost Mystery & The Murders of Franklin B. Evans [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:40
Hi everyone! Thanks for bearing with me over the short summer break! It's good to be back and I've got a cracking episode to launch into the second half of the season. This one has it all, ghosts, murder... well alright,…