Unbelievable!

Unbelievable!

By Kurt Danner and Luis MejíaHistory
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Unbelievable! episodes

  • The Extinct Guanciale & The Pig War

    Kurt tells Luis about the midnight snack that horrified scientists & the time a pig eating a potato almost destroyed the US.


    If you cook spaghetti carbonara with guanciale you know ball.


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    1 hr 13 min
  • The Dancing Plague & The Honk Shoo Murder

    Luis tells Kurt about the time St Vitus cursed a French village with a good time & the dastardly crime of sleeping in late!


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    1 hr 23 min
  • The Golden Execution & The Pirate King of Malacca

    Kurt tells Luis about the history of Lichtenstein's executions and one legendary thief & the most feared pirate Malaysia has ever seen.


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    1 hr 19 min
  • Heavenly Horses & Whale Oil Movie Stars

    Prepare to be impressed by the power of animals (and also walking a long way)! Luis tells Kurt about an emperor so obsessed with horses he started a war & how whale fat helped shape early Hollywood.


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    1 hr 16 min
  • The Murder Squad & The Paradise Palace

    Kurt tells Luis about the highs and lows of the greatest crime fighting team Australia's ever seen & the rollercoaster tycoon who risked it all in Mississippi's Monte Carlo. This episode is dedicated to our bandicooting swaggies.


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    Special thanks to Michael Adams and his work on The Murder Squad

    1 hr 28 min
  • Urania Cottage & The Merry Brotherhood

    It's Christmas all year-round on this pod! How are we celebrating? By learning about the historical connection between the holidays and prostitution, of course.


    Luis tells Kurt about one of the oldest celebrity charities & a criminal organization that got a little too involved in Catholicism.

    What are you gonna do? That's always going on!


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    52 min
  • The Lighthouse Mystery & The Marooned Mutineers

    Get ready to set sail! Are you taking the Stalwart Lassie to mysteriously disappear from your job, or sailing the Batavia to commit atrocities in the name of nutmeg?


    Kurt tells Luis about the Scotland’s spookiest mystery & the most disastrous mutiny in the history of the spice trade


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    1 hr 14 min
  • The Bloody Widow & Patagonian Penguin Projectiles

    Luis tells Kurt the story of a woman deadly serious about life insurance, and how a few flying penguins made the Spanish believe in giants. Luis also reveals his deep hatred for the concept of Argentina. Sorry, gauchos!


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    1 hr 7 min
  • True Tales: Oracle Chickens & The Forbidden Bible

    How trustworthy are prophetic chickens? How did a Texas grocery store help end the Cold War? And do papal blessings come with a money-back guarantee? These are just some of the bold questions we're asking in today's episode! Are we getting answers? Unclear, but that's never stopped us from having a good time


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    38 min
  • The Australian Gold Bust & The Golden Age of Hijackijng

    We've got gold fever! And once you listen to this episode you will too! From highest highs of hijacking to the lowest lows of gold pricing, we're having a wild time as Kurt tells Luis about the business feud that almost destroyed a colony & the most trouble anyone's ever gone through to win a lawsuit (hint: it involves terrorism).


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    1 hr 25 min

About Unbelievable!

From the publisher's feed

Luis and Kurt take turns telling each other two unbelievable historical stories, one true and one fake, and letting the other try to guess which is which.