Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

This episode explores the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel disaster, where Union Carbide workers died from acute silicosis due to unsafe conditions and corporate negligence.

This episode explores two bizarre historical phenomena: the feral horses of Sable Island and the 1962 laughter epidemic in Tanganyika.

This episode explores how Stetson Kennedy used a Superman radio storyline to expose the Ku Klux Klan’s corruption, significantly reducing their influence in the 1940s.

This episode recounts two historical mysteries: the 1901 incident where two academics allegedly time-traveled to see Marie Antoinette at Versailles, and the secret contributions of the "Gallaudet 11.

This episode explores two distinct curiosities: the real-life story of Giorgio Rosa, who built an independent island nation in the Adriatic Sea to…

This episode explores two historical curiosities: the Alexiad, a biased yet vital Byzantine history written by Anna Komnene about her father, Emperor Alexios Komnenos.

This episode explores two historical mysteries: the 1809 disappearance of British diplomat Benjamin Bathurst and the discovery of Malta’s Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum.

This episode explores two historical curiosities: the origin of Texas A&M’s “12th Man” tradition and the Xeropolis tragedy.

Aaron Mahnke explores two bizarre historical encounters in this episode of Cabinet of Curiosities.

This episode explores two bizarre historical events: the Taiping Rebellion and a famous stock market experiment.

This episode explores the fate of unclaimed luggage, highlighting the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Alabama, which sells lost items and houses a museum featuring oddities like a Jim Henson puppet.