HeyJaredSleeping Through History
Sleeping Through History is a calm storytelling podcast exploring the darker and more mysterious chapters of the past.
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- Sep 20, 2026
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- Aug 31, 2026
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50 Unexplained Mysteries from History | Calm Stories for Sleep (opens the original)
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History is filled with strange events, unexplained disappearances, unusual sightings, mysterious deaths, and stories that have never surrendered all their secrets. In this extended episode of Sleeping Through History, we explore 50 of history’s strangest mysteries. The journey spans centuries and continents, moving from medieval legends and inexplicable natural events to missing ships, alleged encounters, unidentified people, mass panics, and enduring historical puzzles. Discover the Dancing Pla
50 of History’s Most Devastating Tragedies | Calm History Stories for Sleep (opens the original)
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Across history, natural disasters, wars, pandemics, accidents, famines, and acts of violence have changed entire societies and left lasting marks on the world. In this extended episode of Sleeping Through History, we explore 50 of history’s most devastating tragedies. The journey spans centuries and continents—from the Black Death and the Great Fire of London to the Titanic, the Holocaust, Chernobyl, the Indian Ocean tsunami, and the September 11 attacks. The episode examines major natural disas
Every Major Religious Apocalypse Explained | Calm History Stories for Sleep (opens the original)
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Across history, nearly every major religious tradition and civilization has imagined how the world might end—and what could come afterward. In this extended episode of Sleeping Through History, we explore 21 religious apocalypses, end-times prophecies, flood traditions, and doomsday movements from cultures around the world. These stories span thousands of years, from ancient Mesopotamia and the Epic of Gilgamesh to modern apocalyptic movements and predictions. Discover the Great Flood and Noah’s
50 Chilling Unsolved Murder Mysteries | Calm True Crime Stories for Sleep (opens the original)
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Explore the Black Dahlia, JonBenét Ramsey, the Zodiac Killer, the Hinterkaifeck murders, the Axeman of New Orleans and dozens of other chilling murder mysteries that remain unsolved. Spanning more than a century and several continents, this long-form true crime episode examines fifty disturbing cases, including the Villisca Axe Murders, the Monster of Florence, Bella in the Wych Elm, the Chicago Tylenol Murders, the Boy in the Box, the Beaumont Children, Jack the Ripper and the Setagaya Family M
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