Mistaken Identity

These stories might seem very different, but there are a lot of ways for curious people to leave their mark on the world. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading!Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: htt ...  Show more

If the present day is a path we are all traveling, we can learn a lot by looking out at the land beyond. These two tales should help you do just that. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading!Join our Patre ...  Show more

Our focus today is on a woman who was actually covered in the podcast several years ago. But she's a figure so mythic and with so many variations to her story that we wanted to give her another look and a little more time.

Dani Shapiro reveals what it feels like to uncover a family secret and how that secret leads to self-exploration.

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Around the world and across time, people have fallen victim to one of the strongest contagions of all - the power of suggestion. Here are just a few examples of these bizarre cases.

We get a lot of requests for topics that are very interesting, but for which there's very little information. In some cases, those people or events may have never existed. Here's a collection of six such tales.