Episodes
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In this episode, we delve into the enigmatic crystal skulls, believed by some to be ancient relics of the Aztec and Maya civilizations, endowed with supernatural powers. Experts follow new leads to determine whether these crystal skulls are authentic artefacts or modern-day forgeries.
Cast List:
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Bill Homann: Owner of The Mitchell – Hedges skull
Dr. Ashwini Bharathula: Material Scientist & Artist
Star Johnsen-Moser: Spiritual Healer
Israel Casanova: Shaman
Elizabeth Cunningham: Participant
Patrick Dreher: Crystal Carver
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As the Nazi war machine tore through Europe, they plundered museums in search of holy relics that would grant them untold power and prestige. In this episode, experts investigate how close Hitler was to discovering the Holy Grail and its promise of eternal life.
Cast List:
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Klint Janulis: Archaeologist & Former Special Forces Operative
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Noah Charney: Art Historian & Author
Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian
Harald Pernkopf: Guide at Altaussee Salt Mine
Joanna Lamparska: Journalist & Author
Tomasz Bonek: Journalist & Author
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Dr. Franz Kirchweger: Curator and Hofburg Palace
Andreas Clemens: Guide at Historischer Kunstbunker
Katarzyna Pakula: Keeper of Conservation at St. Mary’s Basilica
Dr. Sheila K. Hoffman: Art Historian, Iconologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts
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Ancient pyramids are among the greatest wonders of the world and exist across many civilizations. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we explore the origins of these structures, as experts question if they were independently constructed or perhaps the design of something more mysterious…
Cast List:
Klint Janulis: Archaeologist & Former Special Forces Operative
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian
Dr. Bob Bianchi: Art historian
Dr. Meredith Brand: Archaeologist & Egyptologist
Hugh Newman: Author & Megalith Enthusiast
Dr. Sergio Gómez Chávez: Archaeologist
Marianne Tames-Demauras: Egyptologist & Archaeological Scientist
Dr. Sheila K. Hoffman: Art Historian, Iconologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts
Sam Osmanagich: Author & Pyramid Researcher
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The Vatican is home to fifty miles of classified files that could reveal top-secret information. In this episode, experts investigate the Vatican’s possible ties to the Nazis, their Mafia banking connection, rumoured murders and even extraterrestrials. Just what else is hiding in the Vatican's secret archives?
Cast List:
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
John Dickie: Author, historian, and Professor of Italian Studies at University College London
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
Philip Willan: Author & Journalist specialising in Italian parapolitics
Josh Peck: Author & Biblical researcher
Father Jean-Baptiste Kikwaya: Astronomer at the Vatican Observatory
Professor Chris Impey: Astronomer, author and University Distinguished Professor
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When Hitler seized power in 1933, he had one aim in mind – to convince the German people to go to war.
In this episode, a team of experts investigate the methods that Hitler and the Nazi Party used to indoctrinate a peaceful population and turn it into a finely-tuned war machine – from monopolising the airwaves to mechanising the country through use of the ‘people’s car’. We discuss some of the locations that still stand as gruesome reminders of the Nazis’ efforts to control the will of the people, such as the Olympic Park from the 1936 Berlin Olympics and Joseph Goebbels’ Propaganda Ministry. We also explore the colossal crumbling holiday park of Prora, home to the shady ‘Strength Through Joy’ programme, which sought to brainwash people on vacation and on cruise ships, including the Wilhelm Gustloff - the site of the deadliest disaster in maritime history.
Cast List:
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Lindsay Moran: Author and former CIA operative
Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Nick Jackson: Archaeologist and historian
Dr. Luke Daly-Groves: Historian, author and lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire
Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
Tommy Spree: Curator at the Anti-War Museum in Berlin
Matt Menneke: Historian and Tour Guide
Janina Ramirez: Cultural historian, broadcaster and author based at the University of Oxford
Andre Massoud
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In this episode, we take a look at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, where the small U.S. town of Salem was gripped by mass hysteria involving witchcraft. 20 innocent men and women were executed, but were later pardoned. Many believe that Salem, Massachusetts, remains haunted, with some using modern witchcraft to appease vengeful spirits and lift this legendary curse.
Cast List:
Sam Baltrusis: Author & Historian
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history.
Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian
Dr. Sheila K. Hoffman: Art Historian, Iconologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts
Thomas Vallor: Salem Historian
Nick Dickinson: Witch, Headmistress of Circe Academy in Salem
Jacqui Allouise: Witch, owner of The Cauldron Black in Salem
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The Forbidden History podcast is back. In our third season, we continue to delve deep into some of history’s most controversial legacies, stepping into the past and uncovering stories that have shaped our world. Out now on your favourite podcast platforms.
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Bonus Episode: What was it like to be a prisoner at the infamous Alcatraz Federal Prison? In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we take a deep dive into the lives of its notorious inmates, and one of its most high-profile escape attempts.
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In this episode, we explore the life of one of the world’s more notorious gangsters, Al Capone. From his humble beginnings on the streets of New York, to his peak in the 1920s as the undisputed King of Chicago, we take a look at his speedy rise and his equally rapid fall. What crimes did he commit to get himself locked up in Alcatraz?
Cast List:
Jonathan Eig: American journalist and biographer. Author of ‘Get Capone’
Dominic Selwood: A historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
Craig Alton: Tour guide and co-founder of Untouchable Tours: Chicago’s Original Gangster Tour
Tony McMahon: A former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Hallie Rubenhold: Author, broadcaster and historian
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Bonus Episode: In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we do a deep dive into the incredible life of legendary baseball player, who once happened to be a member of the Black Panthers, Jackie Robinson.
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In this episode, we hear the incredible story of the 761st Tank Battalion, also known as the Black Panthers, who fought their way through Nazi occupied Europe in WWII. As an all-black tank battalion, they were keen to prove their abilities through combat for the benefit of all like them across the United States. For the Black Panthers, it was a fight not only against the powerful enemy abroad, but a racist system at home.
Cast List:
· Shalina Patel: Historian, teacher and writer.
· Selena Carty: Cultural & Ancestral Genealogist and historian specialising in Global African, Black, Indigenous military contributions.
· Robert F. Jefferson Jr.: Associate Professor of History at the University of New Mexico
· Ed Lengel: American author and military historian. Vice President for Museum Experience at the U.S. National Medal of Honor Museum
· Wayne Robinson: Specialist historian of the 761st Tank Battalion
· Private E.G. McConnell: Member of the 761st Tank Battalion
· Staff Sargent. Floyd Dade: Member of the 761st Tank Battalion
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Bonus Episode: In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we explore another iconic female Viking discovery, the Birka Warrior. From its excavation in 1878, to the 2017 DNA uncovering, revealing the remains to be those of a female, we take a deep dive into what factors made them believe the remains were of a male warrior for over 100 years.
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In this episode, we take a look one of the most influential finds in Viking archaeology; the 1904 discovery of the remnants of an incredible royal burial within the Oseberg Ship. We explore how the excavation rewrote understandings of Viking history and sparked many fascinating theories about who the entombed really were.
Cast List:
· Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist – University of York, UK
· Neil Price: Archaeologist specialising in the study of Viking Age-Scandinavia
· Tor Øydvin: Historian at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Norway
· Ellen Marie Næss: Archaeologist and lecturer at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Norway
· Terje Gansum: Archaeologist – Vestfold Fylkeskommune, Norway
· Hanne Lovise Aannestad: Archaeologist – Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Norway
· Einar Erlingsen: The New Oseberg Viking Ship Foundation, Tønsberg, Norway
· Ole Harald Flaten: Skipper of the Saga Oseberg
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Bonus Episode: In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we explore the life of Hessy Levinsons Taft, the girl who won the ‘most beautiful Aryan baby’ Nazi propaganda contest as an infant in 1935. As it turned out, Hessy was actually Jewish.
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From the 1930s until the end of World War Two, the Nazis unleashed unspeakable horrors upon the minorities of Europe. In this episode, we take a look at their appalling pursuit of a pure Aryan race where, among other horrific ways, they established disturbing eugenics programs, both at home and across continent.
Cast List:
· Andrew Gough: Author and historian
· Jane Thynne: British novelist, journalist and broadcaster
· Nicholas O’Shaugnessy: Professor of Communications and post-Cold War German history at Queen Mary University of London
· Lisa Pine: Author and historian, specialising in the history of Nazi Germany
· Frank McDonough: Specialist author and historian on the Third Reich
· Adrian Weale: Writer, journalist, illustrator and photographer
· Terry Charman: Historian, author and curator at the Imperial War Museum
· Gisela Heidenreich: Born under the Lebensborn program in 1943 in Oslo, Norway while it was under Nazi control
· Nigel H. Jones: British journalist and biographer
· Jim Meigs: Journalist, magazine editor and writer
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Bonus Episode: How did the religion of Christianity go from being persecuted in the Roman Empire, to becoming its state religion in less than 200 years? In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we take a deep dive into the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire.
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In this episode, we take a look at the historical evidence of Jesus’ crucifixion, from the realities behind the legend, to piecing together what we know for certain and what is missing. We explore how little detail the Bible truly contains – including no reference to a cross – and the lack of archaeological evidence.
Cast List:
· Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian
· Dr Andrew Boakye: Lecturer in Religions & Theology at the University of Manchester
· Janina Ramirez: A cultural historian, broadcaster and author based at the University of Oxford
· Tony McMahon: A former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
· Dominic Selwood: A historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
· Peter Stanford: Writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics
· Gunnar Samuelsson: Author and Associate Professor in New Testament Studies at the University of Gothenburg.
· Bena Mantel: Licensed tour guide, lecturer and archaeologist.
· Peggy Brunache: Historian, archaeologist and lecturer at University of Glasgow
· Israel Hershkovitz: Anatomist Professor at Tel Aviv University
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Bonus Episode: What happened to the innocent ship crew of the Hoki Maru? In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we take a deep dive into their story as Japanese prisoners of war.
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This episode is an explorative retelling of Operation Hailstone, a great sinking of Japanese battle ships by US forces in WW2, in Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia. We follow a local team as they dive a newly discovered wreck, and recount stories of the epic battle along the way, including those from the perspective of local indigenous people.
Cast List:
Bill Jeffrey: Associate Professor at University of Guam
Diane Strong: Former Journalism Professor at the University of Guam. Biographer of Kimiuo Aisek.
Gradvin Aisek: Local Chuukese whose father, Kimiuo, was born under the Japanese mandate on Chuuk.
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Michael Barnette: Marine biologist, diver, author and photographer.
Bill Stinnett: Local diver and owner of Truk Stop Hotel & Dive Centre on the island of Chuuk.
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Bonus Episode: In this episode of Forbidden Fruit, we do a deep dive into the famous female fighters of history, from the first superstar British women fighter, Lady Bareknuckles, in 1750s Georgian London, to British boxer, Nicola Adams, taking home the world’s first Olympic women’s boxing gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics.
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