She was First Lady of the United States during its most fractured hour—graceful in public, defiant in politics, and privately… unraveling. But behind the veils, the funerals, and the shadow of a war-torn White House, Mary Todd Lincoln was spiraling into something far stranger than grief. 

She wasn’t just mourning her children. She was chasing them—into the afterlife.In this episode of Disturbing History, Brian steps into the quiet madness that gripped Mary Todd Lincoln following a lifetime of unimaginable loss. From secret séances in the Red Room to whispered messages from beyond the veil, her world became one ruled by mediums, mysticism, and a desperate hope that death wasn’t the end.Was it spiritual healing… or something darker?


A woman ahead of her time—or lost to it?This is the story of a First Lady who didn’t just endure grief—she invited it in, gave it a seat at the table, and refused to let it leave.

Some ghosts haunt places.
Others haunt people.
And sometimes, we invite them in… with open arms.

Christmas Eve, 1945. The Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia goes up in flames. Within minutes, the house is reduced to smoldering rubble—and five of the Sodder children are never seen again.But what begins as a tragic fire quickly spirals into something far stranger.No remains.
No smoke inhalation.
No bodies in the ashes.
Just... questions.

In this episode of Disturbing History, Brian revisits one of the most haunting disappearances in American history. This isn’t just a missing persons case—it’s a tale of war, conspiracy, obsession, and a family that refused to stop asking the questions no one else would.What really happened to the Sodder children?

Why did the phone lines go dead just before the fire?
And why were strangers suddenly so interested in this quiet, immigrant family?

From suspicious sightings to billboard pleas and decades of unanswered grief, this is a story that scorches the edge of logic and burns its way into the shadows of the past.

Sometimes the past leaves ashes.
Sometimes, it leaves silence.
And sometimes, it leaves a hole so deep… it disturbs history forever.

Everyone remembers Jamestown.
But what if America’s first English colony wasn’t in Virginia… but in the cold, remote woods of Maine?

In 1607, the Popham Colony was founded with bold ambitions: to rival Spain, to build ships, to establish a permanent English foothold in the New World. It had backing, blueprints, and a fort. Then, just like that—it vanished.

n this episode of Disturbing History, Brian digs into the icy winds and political shadows surrounding the lost colony of Popham—a story buried under centuries of silence. Why did it fail? Why was it forgotten? And what traces still linger in the piney wilderness of Maine?This isn’t just a missing settlement—it’s a mystery of memory, power, and the fragile line between history and erasure.


Some colonies leave behind legends.
Others leave behind questions.
And some were never meant to be remembered at all.

A secret U.S. Navy project. A warship shrouded in green mist.
And then… nothing.

Witnesses claimed the USS Eldridge vanished from a naval yard in Philadelphia—only to reappear miles away. Some say it teleported. Others say it traveled through time. But those who were on board? Some never came back the same. Some never came back at all.

In this episode of Disturbing History, Brian dives deep into one of America’s most enduring military legends: The Philadelphia Experiment. Was it a cloaking device gone wrong? A breakthrough in quantum physics? Or something darker—an experiment that cracked reality open and left its crew behind?

The fog may have lifted…
But the questions haven’t.

When the truth bends time and space,
It’s not just science fiction—
It’s history we were never meant to remember.

They appeared without warning in the quiet hills of Elbert County, Georgia—towering granite slabs carved with ten cryptic commandments for a “new age of reason.” Written in eight languages and aligned to the stars, the Georgia Guidestones have baffled, enraged, and haunted the curious for decades.Who was the mysterious man known only as “R.C. Christian”?
Why did he demand secrecy?

And what exactly were these rules meant to prepare us for? In this episode of Disturbing History, Brian  unearths the strange origins, esoteric design, and swirling conspiracies behind one of America’s most unsettling modern monuments. From whispers of global depopulation to celestial alignments and coded warnings, the Guidestones were never just stone—they were a statement.

And maybe… a prophecy.

Some monuments mark the past.
Others are warnings carved for the future.
And that’s what makes history worth disturbing.

You know him as the 35th President of the United States—a war hero, a charismatic leader, a symbol of youthful hope during a turbulent time. But what if there was another side to John F. Kennedy?
A quieter side. A seeker.

A man who, beneath the tailored suits and carefully crafted speeches, was chasing something far older than politics: truth hidden in the margins of history.In this episode of Disturbing History, host Brian takes you down a rarely explored path—into the mystic mind of JFK. This isn’t about war rooms or campaign trails. This is about what was on his nightstand: ancient texts, esoteric writings, and the prophecies of seers like Edgar Cayce. We’ll explore how Kennedy’s deep curiosity led him to investigate psychic phenomena, secret teachings, and spiritual philosophies. And how that hunger for deeper understanding—perhaps even destiny—shaped the way he viewed the world, power, and the human experience. Because sometimes, the most powerful truths aren’t whispered in halls of government…

but found in the spaces where science, spirit, and secrecy collide.

✨ In This Episode, We Explore:

• JFK’s fascination with mysticism, prophecy, and spiritual knowledge
• The writings and influence of Edgar Cayce and Manly P. Hall
• His rumored interest in Atlantis, ancient civilizations, and lost knowledge
• The spiritual undercurrent running beneath a very public life
• Why Kennedy may have been more philosopher than politician—and why few ever talk about it

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and sometimes, it whispers back.