Horrible History

This week for our Summer Hiatus episode, check out this old episode of Happy Hour with Horrible History about the death of the People's Princess - Princess Diana. Enjoy this special look into what it is like to be a patron of Horrible History. 

Hopefully you're horrified. 

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This week Emily and Rachel are on summer hiatus, so episodes are not related to specific story locations. Trust us, they're still really really good. 

Reasons to Listen:

• Vandalism is more fun with cake
• A Josh Battle Royale
• A cockroach villian
• The cutest thing to ever break and enter
• Joe Biden's presidency isn't the best, but it's also not an emergency 
• So many unanswered questions about sex with a plane. 

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Hello friends! As you heard last week on the main, we are taking a brief summer hiatus in June. Never fear, though, you still will get content from Horrible History while we're away. For our non-patrons, please enjoy this sneak peek into what it's like to be a patron! Listen to Rachel tell the story of Mark Twitchell, the Dexter Copycat Killer. 

And, Patrons, you are still getting new content! You'll get access to a brand new Happy Hour each week. Head over to Patreon and check it out now. 

Thank you so much for listening! We would greatly appreciate it if you would leave us a positive review on Apple, Audible, our website, or via email at [email protected].

This week on Terrible Today, Emily heads to Peru and Rachel travels to China to share some of the wacky happenings that have taken place recently in those locations.

Reasons to Listen

• Knock knock, who's there? It's me, I'm alive.  
• The most drastic avoidance of marriage possible 
• Yabba dabba do! A Flinstone-inspired vehicle 
• Humiliation in the workplace
• The cutest alpaca in the world, allegedly 
• Bomb threat gone wrong 

Sources: 

• Global Times
• Global Times
• Global Times
• Republic World 
• Daily Mail 
• Buzzfeed News

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We've got two bad bitches this week on Horrible History. First, Rachel heads to Guangdong, China to share the story of Ching Shih, a Chinese pirate leader who was active in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810. Then, Emily heads to Lima, Peru to share the horrifying tale of Juliane Koepcke, the 17-year-old woman who was the sole survivor of the LANSA Flight 508 plane crash, then survived 11 days alone in the Amazon rainforest. Hopefully, you're horrified.

Sources:

• All That's Interesting 
• NY Times
• Honey Nine
• Wiki Travel 
• Trip.com
• Wikipedia - A-Ma Temple
• Wikipedia - Mazu History
• Trip.com
• Ranker
• History of Yesterday
• YouTube

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This week on Terrible Today, Rachel is an over-achiever and goes back to California AND covers three stories about cops, in honor of her story about the murder of Sherri Rasmussen. Emily, on the other hand, does what Emily does best and tells fart jokes. 

Reasons to Listen:

• Actually terrible news
• A gift for someone who has everything 
• An erect penis that just keeps getting worse
• The husband ALWAYS does it 
• Stupid criminals
• So many fart buns

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This week on Horrible History, Rachel heads to Van Nuys, California to tell an insane story that involves a decades-long who-done-it, a bad bitch, a hero dad, a jealous ex, and a fuck boi.   The murder of Sherri Rasmussen. Then, Emily heads to Africa to talk about the 1986 disaster: the Lake Nyos explosion that killed over 1,700 people.

Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

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This week on Terrible Today, Emily heads to Alabama and Rachel revisits Boston, Massachusetts. 

Reasons to Listen: 

• A party bus full of minors
• Weird Alabama laws
• A naked woman in a golf cart
• Revenge on Subway sandwiches
• A Karen calling 911 
• Lube disaster at the USPS

Sources:

• Huffpost
• Huffpost
• Yellow Hammer News
• Patch
• Patch
• Patch

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This week on Horrible History, Emily heads to Montgomery, Alabama to tell the story of baaadddd bitttchhh Viola Luizzo, an American civil rights activist killed by the KKK in March 1965. Then, Rachel tells the story of Charles Ponzi, an Italian swindler and con artist whose name is where we get the term "Ponzi Scheme."

Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

• NPR
• Washington Post 
• Detroit Historical 
• MIWF
• Ignatius NYC
• CNN
• Britannica 
• Time
• Wikipedia 
• Biography 
• Smithsonian Mag

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This week on Terrible Today Emily heads back to Galveston, Texas and Rachel tells four crazy rumors about royals from past and present. 

Reasons to Listen: 

• Historic misogyny
• Meddling Karens
• Royal Macabre Theories
• Twerking without Masks
• Ignorant Bitches doing their Best Australian Accent
• Stupid Texas Laws  

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