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Each week Jason Horton revisits a different year along with the strange history and the cultural happenings during that year. Get your weekly weird history fix with Strange Year.

Jason Horton


    • Jun 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 163 EPISODES

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    The Strange Year podcast is a true gem for history enthusiasts and anyone looking for quick, informative episodes. From the very first episode, I was hooked on this lovely podcast that takes listeners on a journey through different years in history. It's refreshing to listen to a show that cuts straight to the point and offers detailed information without any fluff or unnecessary tangents. The host has a great ability to captivate listeners and make them think back to different time periods while listening. I am eagerly looking forward to listening to all the upcoming episodes.

    One of the best aspects of The Strange Year podcast is its ability to keep listeners interested. Each episode covers fascinating topics that span across various time periods and cultures. The host's storytelling skills are exceptional, making it easy for listeners to immerse themselves in the wacky and weird aspects of history. The format of the show is also unique, offering a fresh take on historical podcasts that sets it apart from the saturated market. It's truly a shiny gem among other podcast ideas.

    While it's hard to find any major flaws in this podcast, one possible downside could be its brevity. As someone who enjoys delving deep into historical topics, I sometimes wish the episodes were longer so that more details could be covered. However, this can also be seen as a positive aspect for those who prefer concise and easily digestible information.

    In conclusion, The Strange Year podcast is an excellent find for history lovers seeking something out of the ordinary. With its quick yet detailed episodes and unique format, it stands out among other podcasts in the genre. The host's passion for weird histories shines through each episode, making it an enjoyable and engaging listen. I highly recommend giving this podcast a try if you're looking for an entertaining and informative dive into the strange side of different years in history.



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    119. 1961

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 5:01


    The Mysterious Bird Attacks of Capitola made 1961 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    118. 1928

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 4:30


    The movie Noah's Ark made 1928 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    117. 1999

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 3:36


    The Rescuers controversy made 1999 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    116: 1993

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 4:05


    The Chevy Chase Show made 1993 a strange year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    115: 1999

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 6:16


    The rise and fall of Zapp made 1999 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    114. 1993

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 5:48


    OK Soda made 1993 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    113. 1994

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 6:28


    The unreleased Fantastic Four film made 1994 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    112: 2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 5:47


    The Fight Club Starbucks Bombing made 2009 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    111. 1988

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 3:21


    Nike's Just Do It Campaign made 1988 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    110. 1983

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 6:33


    The NBC "Be There" disaster made 1983 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    109. 1967

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 4:40


    Operation Acoustic Kitty made 1967 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    108: 1993

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 3:33


    The haunted NBA Jam 93 made 1993 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    107. 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 5:53


    The "First Night" New Year's Eve Special made 2012 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    106. 1978

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 6:43


    The Star Wars Holiday Special made 1978 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    105. 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 5:55


    The movie Pottersville made 2017 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    104. 1990

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 4:03


    Heil Honey, I'm Home made 1990 a Strange Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    103: 1997

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 5:12


    The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade made 1997 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    102: 1979

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 5:30


    The TV show Supertrain made 1979 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Halloween Special: The Notorious Chateau Marmont

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 1:40


    This Halloween on Ghost Town, take a trip to one of Hollywood's most infamous hotels: The Chateau Marmont. In this 3 part special presented by Ghost Town, we discuss the dark history of one of LA's most exclusive landmarks with in-depth interviews with those who knew it best. It also comes complete with a good old-fashioned seance. Listen to Part 1: here Experience it early access ad-free with a 7-day free trial at: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    101. 1993

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 5:03


    The Barbie Liberation Organization made 1993 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    100. 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 4:59


    A mystery in the woods made 2023 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    99, 1980

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 5:45


    The Rose Ruiz Marathon Scandal made 1980 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    98. 1996

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 5:17


    The Titanic PCP Incident made 1996 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    97. 1996

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 6:55


    Santa With Muscles made 1996 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    96: 1997

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 9:02


    The mysterious death of Gary Devore made 1997 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    95. 1991

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 6:16


    The ill-fated tour of The Sisters of Mercy and Public Enemy made 1991 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    94. 1967

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 6:19


    Count Dante "The Deadliest Man Alive" made 1967 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    93. 2006

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 7:12


    Zyzzyx Road made 2006 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    92. 1997

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 5:18


    The Phoenix Lights made 1997 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    91. 1981

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 6:26


    The controversial film Cannibal Holocaust made 1981 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    90. 1994

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 6:04


    The KLF made 1994 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    89. 1978

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 5:20


    The robbery of Charlie Chaplin's corpse made 1978 a Strange Year, Grave Robbers Steal Charlie Chaplin's Corpse Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    88. 1986

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 4:47


    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults made 1986 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    87. 1978

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 4:38


    A long forgotten illness made 1978 a Strange Year. Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    86. 2009: Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 3:24


    The Balloon Boy Hoax made 2009 a Strange Year. Revisited and updated.Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton

    85: 1983

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 2:54


    Tim Burton's lost 1983 film "Hansel & Gretel" made 1983 a Strange Year.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.com

    84: 1975

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 3:14


    Lou Reed's disastrous Metal Machine Music made 1975 a Strange Year.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.com

    83. 2000

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 2:39


    A Halloween movie myth made 2000 a Strange Year. Halloween video: https://youtu.be/2AijF3vyyRsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSources: https://bit.ly/3alqZAG

    82. 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 5:04


    A toxic MTV contest made 1984 a Strange Year.Video: https://youtu.be/Q5RULpMNUKoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSources:  https://bit.ly/3CI0PEs

    Binge This...Toxic: The Britney Spears Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 6:06


    Comedians Tess Barker and Babs Gray, who you might know from Lady to Lady or the now legendary Britney's Gram podcast, are here to bring you a brand new investigative series about Britney Spears' conservatorship and the court system that's allowed it to persist. You can binge all 10 episodes of Toxic: The Britney Spears Story RIGHT NOW on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, or wherever you find your podcasts. 

    81. 1965

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 2:39


    The Soupy Sales scandal made 1965 a Strange Year.Video: https://youtu.be/Q5RULpMNUKoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSources:  https://bit.ly/3kmjLlZ

    80. 1960

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 3:17


    An unprecedented mid-air collision made 1960 a Strange Year.Video: https://youtu.be/Q5RULpMNUKoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSources: https://bit.ly/2WPfBtL

    79: 1956

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 3:38


    A spiritual hoax made 1956 a Strange Year.Video: https://youtu.be/Q5RULpMNUKoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSources: https://bit.ly/3isu1rH

    78: 2004

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 3:10


    A television show saving someones life made 2004 a Strange Year.Video: https://youtu.be/Q5RULpMNUKoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonGhost Town Podcast: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSources: https://bit.ly/3kr3qNa

    77. 2001

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 2:40


    A space age pizza delivery made 2001 a Strange Year.The Dark History of Chippendales: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSources: https://bit.ly/3yyIebM

    76. 1968

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 4:11


    The Official Witch of Los Angeles made 1968 a Strange Year. YouTube: https://youtu.be/xWxWgQxbOv4Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSource: https://bit.ly/3vx9yFq

    75. 1976

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 2:17


    An amusement park corpse made 1976 a Strange Year. YouTube: https://youtu.be/bgIw2Ib2B3kAbandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSources: https://bit.ly/3vyQOGz

    71. 1976

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 2:18


    Hollyweed made 1976 a Strange Year.YouTube: https://youtu.be/bgIw2Ib2B3kAbandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSource:  https://bit.ly/3gSiC49

    73. 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 3:37


    The CIA's psychic trip to Mars made 1984 a Strange Year.YouTube: https://youtu.be/bgIw2Ib2B3kAbandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSources: https://bit.ly/3uHoroA

    72. 1954

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 1:31


    The twice death-defying Earnest Hemingway made 1954 a Strange Year.YouTube: https://youtu.be/bgIw2Ib2B3kAbandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSources: https://bit.ly/3dhyTMJ

    71. 1995

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 1:54


    A prediction about the internet made 1995 a Strange Year.YouTube: https://youtu.be/bgIw2Ib2B3kAbandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/bookInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhortonSources:  https://www.newsweek.com/lets-talk-about-1995-newsweek-piece-says-internet-will-fail-210278

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