History told right. Come along with Jomboy (Jimmy) and his co-host Jake on a comedic journey through histories most ridiculous tales. Each week, Jomboy shares a bizarre story from the past with Jake, who is hearing it for the first time.
120 Available Episodes (120 Total)Average duration: 00:44:07
Apr 27, 2021
120. Historical Sleuths | The Ice Valley Mystery
00:59:56
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A local man and his daughters are out hiking in a remote section of what’s known as the Ice Valley. Noting an unusual burning smell, they investigate a few meters off the trail - and come across a frightful discovery: a woman's body, charred, and wedged between a rock pile.
Apr 20, 2021
119. Historical Sleuths | The Medieval Dancing Plague
00:42:47
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Christmas Eve of 1021 would mark the first recorded instance of the mysterious medieval dancing plague, a malady that would continuously pop up and subsequently disappear throughout medieval Europe for the next 500 years. And on today’s episode of Laughs from the Past, we’re going to find out exactly what drove these devious dancers.
Apr 13, 2021
118. Historical Sleuths | The Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels
00:42:31
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Get ready for an absolute roller coaster of a tale! In today’s episode of Laughs from the Past, we’re going back to early 20th century Dublin, Ireland where we’ll investigate the unsolved and enduring case of the stolen Irish Crown Jewels.
Apr 06, 2021
117. Historical Sleuths | Tamam Shud Case
00:59:46
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In this episode of Laughs from the Past, we’re going to venture into the outback and take a look at one of the more profound John Does in police history - the notorious Tamam Shud case.
Mar 30, 2021
116. Historical Sleuths | The Mystery of Cicada 3301
00:35:19
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In today’s episode of Laughs from the Past, we’ll investigate the mysterious organization known as Cicada 3301 that popped up around 2012 only to vanish without a trace after five years of cryptic, coded messages.
Mar 23, 2021
115. Historical Sleuths | The Disappearance of the Mary Celeste
00:54:03
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We’ll spend the first half of today’s episode telling the story of the mysterious disappearance of Mary Celeste, and then we’ll put our detective hats on and conduct an investigation of our own.
Sep 01, 2020
114. Heists | The 300 Million Yen Robbery
00:27:43
300 million Yen stolen from a Japanese bank.
Who do you think did it?
The obvious answer for many would be to point to a group like the Yakuza. A large, dangerous transnational crime syndicate with the capability of stealing this much money from a highly secure Japanese bank in the streets of Tokyo.
But as we’ve learned throughout this season, some of the most daring heists have been performed by some of the most surprising people.
Aug 20, 2020
113. Little Laughs | How a Drunk Baker Survived the Titanic
00:22:45
Charles Joughin was arguably the last person aboard the Titanic when it sank into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic ocean on April 15, 1912. Yet somehow, the ship’s chief baker survived for hours in the subzero temperatures until he found a lifeboat.
What allowed him to stay so calm and live through one of history’s biggest disasters? To answer that, we have to go into the detail of what Joughin experienced on that fateful day.
Aug 18, 2020
112. Heists | The Great Train Robbery
00:39:25
There was nothing remarkable about thetrain.htm#pt0"> traintraveling from Glasgow. The 12 cars powered by a singlelocomotive.htm#pt0"> diesel locomotivemade up a mobilepost officeknown as the Up Special. It was carrying postal staff who sorted mail and packages en route to London as it had done every night without incident for 125 years. It was completely unremarkable -- that is, until the night of Aug. 8, 1963.
Aug 13, 2020
111. Little Laughs | The Unbelievable Story of Juan Pujol García
00:30:22
After World War II, a critical MI5 spy named Juan Pujol Garcia faked his own death, keeping it secret for almost four decades.And that’s not even the most interesting thing about him.
Welcome to Little Laughs, and today we’re talking about the unbelievable story of Spanish nationalist turned amatuer spy turned top British intelligence agent, Juan Pujol García.
Apr 27 | 00:59:56
120. Historical Sleuths | The Ice Valley Mystery
Apr 20 | 00:42:47
119. Historical Sleuths | The Medieval Dancing Plague
Apr 13 | 00:42:31
118. Historical Sleuths | The Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels
Apr 06 | 00:59:46
117. Historical Sleuths | Tamam Shud Case
Mar 30 | 00:35:19
116. Historical Sleuths | The Mystery of Cicada 3301
Mar 23 | 00:54:03
115. Historical Sleuths | The Disappearance of the Mary Celeste
Sep 01 | 00:27:43
114. Heists | The 300 Million Yen Robbery
Aug 20 | 00:22:45
113. Little Laughs | How a Drunk Baker Survived the Titanic
Aug 18 | 00:39:25
112. Heists | The Great Train Robbery
Aug 13 | 00:30:22
111. Little Laughs | The Unbelievable Story of Juan Pujol García
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