EP 3 - Some guy kept Edgar Allan Poe's wife's bones under his bed - Baltimore, USD
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Live from Horror on Main, a horror convention with authors, actors, directors, and podcasters, I bring you a live episode of my tour of Edgar Allan Poe's house in Baltimore, Maryland. Poe is the father of the modern short story and really defined horror, detective mysteries and the mystery genre. There are mysteries to Poe himself, like, how did he die? There are dozens of theories. Learn about Poe's life and work, and a guy who kept Poe's wife's bones underneath his bed on this episode of Stranger Than Usual.
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EP 2 - A Nazi bunker with a secret room and the official who got fired - Kassel, Germany
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A percussion school today used to be an above-ground bunker for Nazi officials who worked for the Reichsbahn, the railway company during the Second World War. Reichsbahn officials hid in a secret room in between floors during the city of Kassel's worst bombing. Where was the guy who was supposed to keep the city safe? Hanging with his buds or something. Sign up for my newsletter to see photos of this bunker at Get a tour of this bunker with
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EP 1 - A violent, tragic start to one of Canada's queer communities - Vancouver, Canada
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One of the biggest queer areas in Canada is covered in rainbow flags today but Davie Street Village's vibrant neighborhood has a dark history of the queer community fighting against itself and a serial killer who preyed upon sex workers. Join me as we learn about queer pioneers in this area and the memorial mounted to remember the violent end to 67 missing and murdered women. The Really Gay History Tour: Glenn Tkach's Requeering History Instagram: Watch Hookers on Davie: Sign up for the Stranger Than Usual newsletter for exclusive photos and videos of the places I visit:
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Stranger Than Usual Trailer - EP 0
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I'll tell you what you can expect to get with this podcast — a chance to visit significant, hidden and off-the-beaten-path locations from around the world. Join me as I tour spaces of cultural and historical significance from a killing castle in Austria to Vancouver's queer district which was created by sex workers.
info_outlineI'll tell you what you can expect to get with this podcast — a chance to visit significant, hidden and off-the-beaten-path locations from around the world. Join me as I tour spaces of cultural and historical significance from a killing castle in Austria to Vancouver's queer district which was created by sex workers.