Each week, ChaCha, Nathan and Rachel break down horrific stories from throughout history. Turn the lights out, pop your earbuds in and hug your pillow tight, 'cause stuff's about to get real awful.
This week, Rachel details the harrowing ROSEWOOD MASSACRE. Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hello! No, you aren't losing your mind – it really is an all new Awful Hour! This week, ChaCha, Nathan and Rachel discuss the history of PSYCH WARDS in the United States. Fun for the whole family! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
What do you get when you combine old-fashioned 1950s racism and a heaping helping of homophobia? Why, THE JOHNS COMMITTEE of course! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) Be sure to watch Vox's minidocumentary "When Florida had a committee to terrorize gay people," available on YouTube, for more information! "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
All aboard! We're back with the harrowing tale of the SINKING OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS. Hope you brought a lifejacket! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
How f*cked is the history of immigration to the United States? EXTREMELY. This week, Chach tells Nathan and Rachel all about it! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Rachel tells us all about the woman, the womyth, the legend – MADAME LALAURIE! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The worst family roadtrip comes to an end as we finish THE DONNER PARTY! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Happy Halloween! We sat down with the awesome folks of Heartland Paranormal, a ghost hunting group based in Omaha, Nebraska, and got them to tell us all sorts of spooky stuff! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Grab a friend and a fork. This week we're diving into THE DONNER PARTY! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
We're keeping it in the family this week as we discuss the work of SIGMUND FREUD, never ending jaw cancer and ChaCha's inability to type. Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week, Rachel covers the history of WITCHES. Spooky! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Hope you're hungry, ‘cause this week we're serving up a heaping plateful of THE BLACK DEATH! Strap on your hens and join us for all things bubonic. Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! (Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com.) Sources Benedictow, Ole. "The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever." History Today | Black Death (Wikipedia) | McElroy, Justin and McElroy, Sydnee. "Plague Medicine." Sawbones | "Plague DNA found in ancient teeth..." The National Post "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The time has come – it's The Awful Hour! For our first episode, ChaCha regales Nathan and Rachel with terrible tales of torture. We've got waterboarding. We've got crushing. We even have death by wagon wheels, but not how you – or any practical person – might expect! Don't forget to rate, share and subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theawfulhour! Stay tuned for theawfulhour.com. Sources The Museum of Torture | Ortberg, Daniel. "Turns out I have no idea what 'breaking by the wheel' means." The Toast | Torture (Wikipedia) | Wilkins, Brett. "A brief history of American torture." CounterPunch "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/