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Cabinet of Curiosities: Trailer · Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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  Speaker 1: Our world is full of the unexplainable, mysterious events, unusual objects,
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  Speaker 1: and people who defy the tidy little categories that make
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  Speaker 1: us feel safe. And it's always been this way, which
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  Speaker 1: is why for centuries some people have tried to collect
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  Speaker 1: their discoveries in one place. Four hundred years ago, those
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  Speaker 1: collections took on a name in Germany. They called them
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  Speaker 1: the kunst kamer which means cabinets of Curiosities, and all
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  Speaker 1: through the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries those collections popped
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  Speaker 1: up all across Europe and America. These were rooms of
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  Speaker 1: wonder enormous cabinets filled with one of a kind objects
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  Speaker 1: that delighted and intrigued the people who collected them, relics
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  Speaker 1: from another age, portraits of significant people, devices of ingenuity
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  Speaker 1: and fascination. If there was nothing else like it in
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  Speaker 1: the entire world, chances were good that it would end
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  Speaker 1: up inside a cabin of curiosity. I'm Aaron Mankey. Most
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  Speaker 1: days I'm writing and producing the hit podcast Lore, which
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  Speaker 1: is a deep dive into the darker side of history.
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  Speaker 1: But over the years I've been following in the footsteps
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  Speaker 1: of those collectors of old gatherings tails and stories about
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  Speaker 1: some of the most unusual people, places, and things in
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  Speaker 1: our world. And it's time I started sharing it all
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  Speaker 1: with you. On July three, I'll be opening the doors
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  Speaker 1: of my own virtual room of wonder with the premiere
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  Speaker 1: of Aaron Mankey's Cabinet of Curiosities. Twice a week, you'll
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  Speaker 1: get a guided tour through some of the most bizarre
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  Speaker 1: corners of history, from unexplainable moments and coincidences to people
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  Speaker 1: and objects that come with unusual backstories. Consider this your invitation.
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  Speaker 1: Visit Apple podcast dot com slash Curiosities to subscribe and
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  Speaker 1: listen for free. Step inside gather Round. I'd like to
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  Speaker 1: take you on a tour. Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosities.