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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 Curiosities
Making a Splash
Curiosity is often born in the moments when we view something old and accepted from a new angle. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking…
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Sticky Law
Sometimes the most curious stories take place when people are prohibited from being themselves. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here…
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Disco Fever
Some curiosities are hidden within secret tomes, while others are right there in the streets. Today's tour runs the spectrum. Order the official Cabinet of…
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Moving Moments
We often take things for granted. But if we peek inside, it's possible to find curious stories. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here…
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Falling For It
Two enterprising people from our past, each with a goal of bridging the past and the future with curious deeds in the present. Order the official Cabinet of…
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Necessary Art
The stories that come to us from deep in the past might be a bit dusty and incomplete, but they also have a tendancy to be incredibly curious. Order the…
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The Key
Vast expanses of land seem like difficult places to find curiosities, but today's trip through the Cabinet will make two of them very clear. Order the official…
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Typope
Some people leave their mark on history for very curious reasons. Today's tour includes two such tales. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by…
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Misguided
We sometimes go to curious lengths to test or understand the human body. This pair of stories will explain what I mean. Order the official Cabinet of…
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The Middle of Nowhere
Even politics can be curious. Especially when these two tales are on exhibit. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get…
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Tower of Weird
Interactions with our neighbors can sometimes provide history with curious moments to remember. Here is a pair of tales we think you'll enjoy. Order the…
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Jaded Exports
Curiosities can happen anywhere. Even on the Seven Seas. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some…
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Fruit Punch
Some folks create their own drama, while others simply ride the waves hoping to survive. Either way, their stories are curious. Order the official Cabinet of…
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Scent of a Traitor
Paris may be the City of Lights, but it's also home to a lot of curious tales. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get…
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Thirst Trap
Curiosity is everywhere you look, from the tap to the television. It's all about being receptive. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking…
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Hold Your Nose
Today's tour through the Cabinet focuses on some weird and wacky ways humans have interacted with their environment. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities…
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Saucy
You don't need to go very far to find a curious story. Sometimes you don't even need to leave the dinning room. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book…
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Mooning
Most curiosities happen at ground level, but today's tour takes us into the skies. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and…
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Operation Fraud
Illusions can be curious, whether they are literal smoke and mirrors or an entire political regime. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking…
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Stranger Danger
Sometimes you have to travel a very long distance to become a curiosity, as these two tales show so well. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by…
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The Conservationist
It might be sunny and warm, but Florida is also weirdly curious. Enjoy this brief visit to its sandy shores. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by…
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Pew Pew
On today's trip through the Cabinet, we see some curious ways people have behaved in crowds. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here…
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Fedora the Explorer
Sometimes the roots of a wildly popular thing are just as curious as the rest of the story. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here…
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Complicated
The dark side of doing business is part of our tour through the Cabinet today. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get…
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A Sticky Situation
Some curious tales are more sticky than others. WE hope this tour through the Cabinet will help you understand why. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities…
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The Original
Even dark tales are curious, and today's tour features a pair of mysterious relics worth exploring. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking…
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Weevil Doer
Crime can be a curious thing, whether it's the parties involved or the unanswered questions. Either way, they make for fascinating stories. Order the official…
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No Brainer
Two enlightening stories that have curious problems at their core. Enjoy today's tour through the Cabinet of Curiosities! Order the official Cabinet of…
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Cut It Out
Today's tour through the Cabinet will involve trimming back the lies to find the truth. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today…
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The Broken Column
Sometimes the mysteries of the past are solved, and other times they are not. Either way, they remain very curious. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities…
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Frankly
The curious origins of the very familiar are on display today. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy…
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Living Fossils
Two glimpses into the past, both of which teach us a lot about the world around us by highlighting what is missing. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities…
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Sounds Big
Two events from a century and a half ago that both sent out waves into the world—some big, some small. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by…
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Wild at Heart
Love and passion can make us do curious things. The biggest lessions, though, are often found in the break-up. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book…
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Medium-Sized
Today's trip through the Cabinet will take you on journeys both short and long. But the destinations are equally curious. Order the official Cabinet of…
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Tourist Trap
Two tales from the late 18th century that will surely leave you hungry to know more. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and…
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52 Hertz
The ocean often offers up some truly curious tales, as today's tour will demonstrate. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today…
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Foreclosure
Sometimes you have to build up to a curious situation. And sometimes, the curiosity arrives when it all comes tumbling down. Order the official Cabinet of…
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Unleashed
Some curiosities are big and dramatic, and some are tiny. Together, though, today's stories are sure to bring you wonder Order the official Cabinet of…
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Lead Balloon
Two tales of big ambition becoming big trouble. Enjoy this tour through some of history's most curious stories. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book…
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Downpour
Some truths are too odd to believe, and some beliefs aren't rooted entirely in truth. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today…
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Lesson Learned
War and revolution are on the schedule for today's tour. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some…
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Royal Inspiration
We go abroad today to learn from the past. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading!…
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On the Job
History is shaped by forces both big and small, as these two tales should make clear. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today…
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Sky High
Some people make history and their name is never forgotten as a result. Others leave us with key achievements but no identiy. It's a curiosity worthy of the…
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Fellowship
Whether falling down or rising to great heights, the journey can often provide us with some curious tales. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by…
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Ticketmasters
Showing up for the big event can be exciting, but there have been moments in history when other emotions have won the day. Order the official Cabinet of…
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Like a Queen
Every industry finds their star, as these two stories will demonstrate for us today. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and…
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Common Roots
Even deep in the past, people still faced challenges. How they rose up to meet them could sometimes be curious. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book…
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Phishing
Today's tour tries to clarify some myths and legends. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some…
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On Patrol
Creative problem solving has led to some surprising stories. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some…
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La La
Some people made a name for themselves through violkent, and some through art. Either way, their tales are often curious. Order the official Cabinet of…
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On the Nose
Sometimes the attention finds you without trying. Other times it requires a bit of hard work and sacrifice to be seen. Order the official Cabinet of…
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The Heist
Exploration, exploitation, and human error. These are some of the things on display on our tour today. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by…
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Status Quo
Unexpected heroes who pushed our expectations of what was possible. Let's enjoy their stories today. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking…
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On the Job
Crime and punishment are the centerpiece of our tour through the Cabinet today. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get…
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Hunters’ Duel
Some men push through countless obstacles to rise to greatness, while others waste their lives getting into magical duels. Both options, however, have left us…
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Dire Dairy
It's human nature to look for meaning in tragedy. Hopefully, you will find the slippery core of both stories on display in the Cabinet today. Order the…
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In a Blink
The human spirit can drive people to do courageous things, as these two stories demonstrate. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here…
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Flying Ace
Two curious tales of events that should never have happened, leading to marks on history that will never go away. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities…