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.
Do People Really Remain Conscious When Guillotined?
The Horrors of Historic Mental Asylums
Shackleton's Expedition: Survival and Death at the Bottom of the World
The Bosnian Genocide: Europe’s Only Genocide Since WWII
The Philippines' Insane War on Drugs
Chinese Hacks: What They Mean for the World