Dark History
The episodes history prefers to forget — atrocities, cover-ups, conspiracies, and the long shadow they cast.
162 articles
South Korea Sold Its Children to the World...
Alzheimer’s: The Disease That Steals Your Mind
Kuru: The Horrific Laughing Death You Can’t Stop
Countries That Still Use Physical Punishments
Fen-Phen: The Weight Loss Drug that Destroys Your Heart
Tape Worm Diets: It Gives You Brain Worms
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Into the Shadows Insider
Weekly dispatch from Simon Whistler — secret histories, cover-ups, organized crime, and the episodes history prefers to forget.
One issue per week. No filler.
The Janjaweed: The Devil on Horseback
The Carandiru Massacre: Brazil's Worst Prison Atrocity
The Deadly History of the Rein of Terror
William the Conqueror's Savage Subjection of England
1974 Huntsville Prison: The Longest Hostage Situation in US History
Operation Eagle Claw: The US's Horribly Failed Attempt to End the Iran Hostage Crisis