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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
From Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the hit podcast Lore, Cabinet of Curiosities is an audio tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarre. Each episode features two short tales about the most amazing things found in the pages of history.
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Episodes
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesThe Write Stuff
Everyone likes a good story. Some are inspirational, while others are complete bunk. Care to hear a bit of both today? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesChairman of the Bored
Some things aren't as real as they seem, and others...well, we sort of wish they weren't real at all. We'll explain all during today's tour. Learn more about…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesThe Outer Limits
The world is full of mysterious things, some of which are hidden, while others are right out in the open. And we think you're going to enjoy the ones on…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesDancing Queen
Some discovering slip away, while others stick around and help us learn. Let's visit both today, shall we? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesSniff Test
Many people make outragious claims, and some of them even prove to be true. Either way, they make for great additions to the Cabinet of Curiosities. Learn more…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesSecond Chances
Some curiosities are uplifting, and some are tragic. Hopefully pairing them together will help today's tour balance itself out. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesSurvivor
Whether someone is a visionary or a survivor, their story has a way of capturing our curiosity. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesIce Breaker
Some curiosities are powerful because they distract us from the real priority, and others are are powerful because they defy expectations. Let's visit one of…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesEye Witness
The curiosities on display today are wonderful remnants from the late 19th Century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesHome Sweet Home
Today's tour will give you a look at two amazing individuals, one known for looking backward, and the other for failing to look ahead. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesThe Vatican Verdict
Unusual trials are on the tour today, and they aren't what you'll expect. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Join our…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFelidae Familiaris
Humans are capable of doing some unbelievable things. On today's tour, you'll meet two such individuals, each remembered for something highly unique. Learn…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesHats Off
Some of the most curious things in the world are people and the way they behave. Today's tour should make that perfectly clear. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities203 | The Bird God
The newest editions to the Cabinet are a bit foul, but you'll enjoy them nonetheless. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesRock the Vote
Some achievements are worth remembering. The two featured on our tour today are both noteworthy, but for very different reasons. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesForbidden Island
We do a little traveling on our tour through the Cabinet today. First, some sightseeing, and then a little snack. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesHistory's Mysteries
Today's tour through the Cabinet celebrates 200 episodes by going deep into historic collections. Careful, though, because things get a little meta along the…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesPanic Station
Two curious items appear on our tour today, one you could touch and feel, and another you'll just have to hear about. Either way, they make for great…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesStarman
People are capable of absolutely amazing things. How those accomplishments are used...well, that's a story for the Cabinet of Curiosities. Learn more about…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesLanding Gear
Human inventions aren't always as helpful as we would believe them to be, as today's tour through the Cabinet will show. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesGolden Opportunity
People have a way of surprising us, and that's why its common to find their stories in the Cabinet. Today's tour will leave you looking for answers. Learn more…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesHot Stuff
The items on today's tour of the Cabinet are there because they've made an impact, either because of their value, or their qualities. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesAirborne
Today's tour introduces some amazing creations that are on display inside the Cabinet of Curiosities. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesDear Diary
Some items that belong in the Cabinet might not be real, but that's not going to stop us from sharing their story. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesExtra Credit
Some things need to be learned for the first time, while other, more obvious details, sometimes need to be rediscovered. Let's do a bit of both on our tour…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesGone Fission
Humans can be inventive creatures, and some of those moments of triumph can be fantastic additions to the Cabinet of Curiosities. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesAncient Origins
The Cabinet is filled with mysterious objects. Some were easy to photograph, while others remain invisible to this day. They all, however, make for great…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesWild Child
Today's tour will take us to strange places, some of which are far away, while others are a bit too close to home. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesWild Life
Not everything in the Cabinet of Curiosities is what it appears to be, as both stories today will illustrate. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesThe Talented Mr. Martin
Mystery makes a story more interesting, there's no doubt about that, which is why today's tour features two people who embody that completely. Learn more about…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFor Sale By Owner
Although the most curious items in the Cabinet are small, sometimes they're as big as a country. Today we'll explore two examples of that rare category. Learn…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities185 | Super Soldier
Some people become extraordinary through bravery, while others achieve it through ingenuity. Both of today's stories, though, share one common trait: passion…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFloat On
Surprises come in all shapes and sizes, but the most surprising things in the world tend to be people. Today we'll introduce you to a couple of them. Learn…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFlight Risk
Today we climb into the cockpit for a strange flight, and then get down in the dirt for an amazing discovery. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesStairway to Heaven
A nameless man who wanted no attention, and a hungry celebrity who wanted too much of it. Both are on display today in the Cabinet. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesBottom Dollar
It's amazing what people are capable. Those things aren't always good, or successful, but they are amazing nonetheless. Let's explore two of them today. Learn…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesDouble Vision
Sometimes the unusual parts of our world are hidden someplace nearby, and sometimes they are right inside us. Let's take a tour of both today. Learn more about…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesMonkeying Around
Some of the greatest curiosities come from the animal world, and today's tour features two of them. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesBad Reputation
Pranks are a great way to get into trouble, but they can also land a person in the Cabinet of Curiosities, as today's tour will prove. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesCreature Feature
Sometimes stories are powerful because of the yarns they spin, and sometimes they're powerful because of how they are told. Today's tour features one of each…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesTreasure Island
One tale of tricks, and another of treasure. Both are more than entertaining, and both are part of today's tour through the Cabinet. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesLiving Nightmare
A dream too hard to believe, and a real-life person who was a bit of a nightmare. Both tales are on display today in the Cabinet. Learn more about your…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesMixed Signals
Extraordinary people are on display in the Cabinet for today's tour. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Join our Patreon…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesZapped
Today's trip through the Cabinet will introduce us to a castle with a dark past and a pair of people with a special spark. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFully Charged
Two remarkable people and two scientific mysteries, each with an exciting journey and an unpredictable ending. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesMemento Mori
Some things stick around long after we've forgotten about them, while other objects vanish before we can use them. Let's explore both types today. Learn more…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesBet On It
Dreams are tricky things. Some of them contain things we want, while others show us our biggest fears. Either way, they hold a world of possibilities. Learn…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesLay an Egg
The world around us is filled with wonderful treasures, and none are more powerful than the stories we tell. Here are two tales worthy of display in the…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesPsych
Today we explore a town that has a very unusual tradition, and a man who had a very unusual talent. Both, however, deserve to be included in the Cabinet of…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesSo Sue Me
It's fair to say that sometimes all it takes to be put on display in the Cabinet of Curiosities is a the courage to be ridiculous. Thankfully, both of today's…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFailure To Launch
Sometimes failure is exactly what you're looking for, and other times, you have to deal with the unexpected. Either way, it makes for an entertaining tale…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities165 | Tragedy Plus Time
Today's tour of the Cabinet features a man who refused to quit, and a project that did nothing but stall over and over. You'll love the journey of each…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesSea Dragin’
Some things sound too amazing to be real, but thankfully we can look at photographs to dispell the doubt. Here are two additions to the Cabinet that tick that…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesKeep In Touch
Today's tour will introduce you to a pair of exhibits that have been around a lot longer than you might first assume. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesRIP
Amazing creations and astonishing creatures are on display today. Enjoy your tour! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesFairy Tale
A lot of things are too good to be true. Sometimes they turn out to be fake, while other times they reveal something no one expected. Today's tour through the…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesHorse of a Different Color
Some new ideas have the potential to stick around for years, while others fizzle out without much fanfare. Today's tour will give you a glimpse of both kind…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesTrue Genius
Sometimes you have to look a story right in the face and decide for yourself whether it's true or not. Today's trip through the Cabinet will give you two…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesSmile
An incredible person and an incredible object are both part of the tour on today's journey into the Cabinet. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of CuriositiesTuff Enough
Sometimes you have to look a story right in the face and decide for yourself whether it's true or not. Today's trip through the Cabinet will give you two…