Places Archives - Sofa King Podcast https://sofakingpodcast.com/category/places/ Comedy, entertainment, pop culture, and topics we want to talk about. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/sofakingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SKLOGO-55ad8af4v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Places Archives - Sofa King Podcast https://sofakingpodcast.com/category/places/ 32 32 Sofa King Podcast true episodic socialmedia@sofakingpodcast.com © Sofa King Podcast © Sofa King Podcast podcast Places Archives - Sofa King Podcast https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/SofaKingPodcastCoverArt.jpg https://sofakingpodcast.com/category/places/ TV-MA Weelky Join SK Ultra Join SK Ultra 120746233 Into the Valley of Lights: The Hessdalen Phenomenon Explained https://sofakingpodcast.com/into-the-valley-of-lights-the-hessdalen-phenomenon-explained/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:56 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11537 Watch this episode in Full Video: https://youtu.be/gyrHG74hIHA High in a cold Norwegian valley, a strange light burns without source or mercy. It hovers. It pulses. It darts across the night sky, as if guided by something that remembers what it once was. For decades, the people of Hessdalen have watched these orbs—yellow, white, sometimes blood […]

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]]> full false 1:20:02 11537 Episode 747: Operation Highjump: The Madness of Antarctica https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-747-operation-highjump-the-madness-of-antarctica/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:05:33 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11447 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the US Navy’s Operation Highjump. Just a year after WWII, the famous explorer, Admiral Richard Byrd, launched an operation of 70 ships, 33 aircraft, and 4700 men to establish a base in Antarctica. Why? Well, ‘Merca! Also, rumors persisted that the Nazis […]

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]]> full false 1:17:08 11447 Episode 737: Derinkuyu: The Underground Empire https://sofakingpodcast.com/derinkuyu-the-underground-empire/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:31:10 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10871 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the amazing underground city of Derinkuyu. This tomb of a city is in modern day Turkey and dates back thousands of years. Nobody is sure when they started building it, but at its peak, it held a sustainable population of 20,000 people. […]

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]]> full false 1:21:33 10871 Episode 734: Mars: The Future of Humanity? https://sofakingpodcast.com/mars-the-future-of-humanity/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:31:53 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10831 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk the red planet, Mars. There is a lot to unpack here. I mean, yes, it is super cool that errors in interpreting early photos led us all to think Mars was covered in canals and highways. This lead to fiction such as The […]

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]]> full false 10831 Episode 731: Annie Palmer: The White Witch of Rose Hall https://sofakingpodcast.com/annie-palmer-the-white-witch-of-rose-hall/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:31:20 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10808 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time to a story of murder, voodoo, torture, and sex. This is the story of Annie Palmer, the White Witch of Rose Hall. The year is 1820, and an 18 year old Annie marries the wealthy owner of Rose Hall. However, […]

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]]> full false 1:24:20 10808 Episode 718: Mole People of Las Vegas https://sofakingpodcast.com/mole-people-of-las-vegas/ Tue, 16 May 2023 09:31:02 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10684 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we shine a light on the Mole People of Las Vegas. No, they aren’t some hybrid cryptid, but they are thousands of people who live in the 400 miles of drainage tunnels underneath Sin City. In 2007, a book called Beneath the Neon was written […]

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]]> full false 1:18:34 10684 Episode 717: Walled City of Kowloon https://sofakingpodcast.com/walled-city-of-kowloon/ Fri, 12 May 2023 09:31:00 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10683 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about The Walled City of Kowloon. Also known as the City of Darkness, Kowloon was part of Hong Kong, but it went unregulated by either the British or the Chinese. With no laws or regulations, the Triad gangs took over in short order, and everything […]

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]]> full false 1:21:02 10683 Episode 715: Rape of Nanking: Japanese Atrocities https://sofakingpodcast.com/rape-of-nanking-japanese-atrocities/ Tue, 02 May 2023 09:31:38 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10659 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the worst atrocities of World War II: The Rape of Nanking. Nanking was formerly the capital city of China, and as Japan invaded parts of the country before they officially entered WWII, destruction of Biblical proportion fell upon the city. […]

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]]> full false 1:28:40 10659 Episode 710: Tunguska Event: 15 Megatons of Terror https://sofakingpodcast.com/tunguska-event-15-megatons-of-terror/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:31:10 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10620 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most mysterious disasters of the modern world—The Tunguska Event. Early one morning in the summer of 1908, a massive explosion ripped through the heart of Russia. It was estimated to be around 15 megatons of explosive force that destroyed […]

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]]> full false 1:25:55 10620 Episode 708: Paris Attacks: A Night of Terror https://sofakingpodcast.com/paris-attacks-a-night-of-terror/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:30:12 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10606 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the terrorist attack on Paris in 2015. On the night of November 13th, a coordinated assault raged across the city. There were a host of suicide bombers at a soccer match, and there was a car doing some nasty drive-by shootings at […]

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]]> full false 10606 Episode 705: Woodstock 99: Fires, Riots, and Violence https://sofakingpodcast.com/woodstock-99-fires-riots-and-violence/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:31:27 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10577 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the worst music festival ever: Woodstock 99. This was supposed to be the return to peace and love, but it turned out to be a cash grab of a festival filled with sexual assault, mob violence, and riots. It was hosted on […]

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]]> full false 1:13:13 10577 Episode 696: Bajau People: The Ultimate Sea Gypsies https://sofakingpodcast.com/bajau-people-the-ultimate-sea-gypsies/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:31:01 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10496 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about a unique group called the Bajau people. They are a group of sea nomads who have genetically evolved to be the perfect sea-goers. Their bodies have adapted to hold their breath insane amounts of time and regulate oxygen in ways no other human can. […]

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]]> full false 1:22:01 10496 Episode 690: FYRE: The Failed Festival https://sofakingpodcast.com/fyre-the-failed-festival/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:31:44 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10449 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the infamous Fyre Festival. This aborted music festival was supposed to happen on Pablo Escobar’s private island and headlined by Blink 182 and celebrity chefs. It ended up being a disaster where guests lived in rained-out FEMA tents and ate slices of […]

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]]> full false 1:32:52 10449 A Sofa King Classic: City 40: Russia’s Nuclear Secret https://sofakingpodcast.com/a-sofa-king-classic-city-40-russias-nuclear-secret/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:55:33 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10339 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the little-known secret of “closed towns,” most notably Russia’s City 40. City 40 was the old code name for what is now known as Ozersk. This is the birthplace of the Soviet Nuclear weapons program after the end WWII, and to this day, nobody […]

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]]> full false 1:13:57 10339 Episode 676: Yellowstone: World-Ending Super Volcano! https://sofakingpodcast.com/yellowstone-world-ending-super-volcano/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:31:29 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10320 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone Supervolcano is one of the few in the world, and if it ever erupts, it will be a world-ending, cataclysmic event. America will pretty much be a wasteland (and a good chunk of Canada…sorry neighbors to […]

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]]> full false 1:19:06 10320 Episode 668: Berlin Wall: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Tyranny https://sofakingpodcast.com/berlin-wall-the-rise-and-fall-of-soviet-tyranny/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:31:46 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10252 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This wall was both a symbolic and physical barrier between Soviet and Western ideals for over 30 years. After WWII, Germany was divided into four parts, each run by a different nation. Berlin was […]

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]]> full false 1:31:44 10252 Episode 662: The Sphinx: The Ultimate Egyptian Enigma https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-sphynx-the-ultimate-egyptian-enigma/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:31:06 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10201 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most famous structures on planet earth—The Great Sphinx of Giza. The Sphinx is old. It is really old, but nobody knows exactly how ancient it is. Popular beliefs put it at 4500 years old, built by the Pharaoh Khafre. […]

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]]> full false 1:28:39 10201 Episode 656: Beast of Exmoor: The Ultimate UK Cryptid! https://sofakingpodcast.com/beast-of-exmoor-the-ultimate-uk-cryptid/ Tue, 03 May 2022 09:31:14 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10138 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we hit you with some cryptozoology and talk about the Beast of Exmoor. This creature has been spotted thousands of times since the 1970s. It gained popularity in 1983 when a farmer lost almost 100 sheep in the course of three months. It got so […]

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]]> full false 1:32:33 10138 Episode 649: Attica Prison: Rebellion, Rockefeller, and Regret https://sofakingpodcast.com/rebellion/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:31:13 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10042 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst prison events in recent history, the Attica Prison Rebellion. Attica Prison, in upstate New York, was infamous for its cruel staff and correctional officers. Prisoners were given one roll of toilet paper per month, inadequate food, and were even beaten […]

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]]> full false 1:32:40 10042 Episode 625: Gloriavale: Untamed West Coast Bush https://sofakingpodcast.com/gloriavale-untamed-west-coast-bush/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:31:39 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9850 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at living cult, the New Zealand community of Gloriavale. It was founded by Neville Cooper. He learned his preaching craft in America, choosing the speaking-in-tongues, faith-healing variety. When he brought it back to New Zealand, he was a hit. He started a small agriculture community […]

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]]> full false 1:35:44 9850 Episode 622: Holmesburg Prison Experiments: Acres of Skin https://sofakingpodcast.com/holmesburg-prison-experiments-acres-of-skin/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9832 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about a wicked case of human test subjects known as the Holmesburg Prison Experiments. This small prison in Philadelphia became home to a very unethical doctor named Albert Kligman. He was brought there to investigate a break-out of athletes foot among the inmates, but what […]

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]]> full false 1:25:19 9832 Episode 607: The Aztecs: A Sacrificed Society https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-aztecs-a-sacrificed-society/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:31:59 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9683 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the Aztec people. They were the largest empire in the history of Mesoamerica. They were famous for being amazing warriors, and they were equally famous for their religious sacrifice. You see, they thought the sun would only […]

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]]> full false 1:23:38 9683 Episode 605: The Kelloggs: Saint and Sadist https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-kelloggs-saint-and-sadist/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:31:45 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9668 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we ask a simple question. What do female genital mutilation and corn flakes have in common? The answer is Kellogg’s. The beloved breakfast giant is known for cereal and pop tarts, but the brothers who laid the foundation of the company are worth looking at. Many people […]

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]]> full false 1:26:48 9668 Episode 589: Paris Crypts: The House of 6 Million Corpses https://sofakingpodcast.com/paris-crypts-the-house-of-6-million-corpses/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:31:51 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9498 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do some deadly spelunking and talk about the Catacombs of Paris. Under the city of lights, there are over 200 miles of tunnels, many of them filled with the corpses of over 6 million long-dead Parisians. How it came to be is a strange […]

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]]> full false 1:24:40 9498 Episode 581: Mt Everest: A Struggle to the Summit https://sofakingpodcast.com/mt-everest-a-struggle-to-the-summit/ Fri, 21 May 2021 09:31:43 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9313 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we climb to the top of the podcasting world and talk about Mt. Everest. This peak is the highest on earth, and to many people, reaching its summit is the height of human performance. Named after a British surveyor (who didn’t even want it named after him), […]

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]]> full false 1:40:38 9313 Episode 564: Shao Lin Warrior Monks: The Brutal Buddhists https://sofakingpodcast.com/shao-lin-warrior-monks-the-brutal-buddhists/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:31:14 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8979 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Warrior Monks of Shao Lin. Yes, there is a real Shao Lin Temple, and yes it still exists. 400 monks are allowed to train there, and supposedly 100 are warrior monks, dedicated not just to studying Buddha but also perfection of […]

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]]> full false 52:32 8979 Episode 563: Ellis Island: The Golden Doorway or an Island of Tears? https://sofakingpodcast.com/ellis-island-the-golden-doorway-or-an-island-of-tears/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8946 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the most important point of arrival to the United States for more than 60 years, Ellis Island. This small (mostly manmade) island near New York City is famous for admitting ancestors of roughly 40% of all Americans. It was where the mass influx of […]

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]]> full false 1:33:23 8946 Episode 557: Mount St. Helens: Horror in the Northwest https://sofakingpodcast.com/mount-st-helens-horror-in-the-northwest/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:31:09 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8836 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at the largest volcanic eruption in the modern history of the United States, the eruption of Mount St. Helens. This volcano started grumbling and causing a superstring of earthquakes in March of 1980, but on May 18, the volcano erupted. Two hundred and […]

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]]> full false 1:27:05 8836 Episode 529: Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis: Death in the Cheap Seats https://sofakingpodcast.com/moscow-theater-hostage-crisis-death-in-the-cheap-seats/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:31:53 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8079 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the infamous Moscow theater hostage crisis. Also known as the Nord-Ost Siege, this horrible event saw a Russian rescue attempt become far more lethal than the terrorist hostage-takers. The terrorists were Chechnyan and were there to get Russia to cease hostilities in […]

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]]> full false 1:25:33 8079 Episode 527: Ernest Shackleton: Life and Death at the South Pole https://sofakingpodcast.com/ernest-shackleton-life-and-death-at-the-south-pole/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:31:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8045 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the life, adventures, and death of one of the UK’s greatest explorers, Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton was on a quest to be the first person to reach the south pole starting as a teen ager. He made several of the dangerous, years-long expeditions down there […]

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]]> full false 1:40:50 8045 Episode 517: Arthur Dozier School: A Curriculum of Murder https://sofakingpodcast.com/arthur-dozier-school-a-curriculum-of-murder/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:31:43 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7886 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look into the horrible history of Florida’s school for juveniles called the Arthur Dozier School. It opened in 1900 and ran until 2011. It was the subject of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning book The Nickel Boys. The Dozier school was (in)famous for housing children who […]

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]]> full false 1:29:16 7886 Episode 509: Haitian Earthquake: Devastation, Death, Deceit https://sofakingpodcast.com/haitian-earthquake-devastation-death-deceit/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:31:24 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7797 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the devastation, death, deceit, and clean up surrounding the Haiti Earthquake from 2010. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, and the results were epic. Estimates are that 250,000 lives were lost and 1.5 million people were displaced. 80% of schools, 60% […]

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]]> full false 1:31:02 7797 Episode 481: Munster Rebellion: A Castle Times Cult https://sofakingpodcast.com/munster-rebellion-a-castle-times-cult/ Fri, 15 May 2020 09:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7434 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at a little known cult slash political revolt known as the Münster Rebellion. Back in Castle Times, the German city of Munster became home to a group of three men (Bernhard Rothman, Jan Matthys, and John of Leiden) who staged […]

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]]> full 7434 Episode 456: Tulsa Race Massacre: Oklahoma’s Dark Day https://sofakingpodcast.com/tulsa-race-massacre-oklahomas-dark-day/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:31:19 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7147 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at a dark (and often unknown) chapter from American history, the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. This was brought to the public’s attention in the excellent HBO Watchmen series, and many people (hosts included) thought it was just a fiction from this world of super […]

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]]> full 1:40:38 7147 Episode 451: Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Disaster at Sea https://sofakingpodcast.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch-disaster-at-sea/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6956 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst industrial catastrophes of the modern age, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This so-called island of trash is not an island at all. It is actually quite worse. The gyres in the ocean move every single bit of plastic, […]

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]]> full 6956 Episode 439: Gold Rush: California Dreaming https://sofakingpodcast.com/gold-rush-california-dreaming/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:31:28 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6788 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the most important pieces of California’s history, the Gold Rush of 1849. While many people know about the football team called the 49ers, many don’t know that this name came from a term given to the hundreds of thousands of […]

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]]> full 6788 EPISODE 435: Australia: WWII https://sofakingpodcast.com/australia-wwii/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:31:18 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6745 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at a topic that has been high on the fan-voted list: Australia in World War Two. In spite of Brad not believing they did anything to help the war, there is a lot of evidence on the contrary. The story of Australia in WWII is […]

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]]> full 6745 EPISODE 434: Norwegian Black Metal: Satan, Arson, Murder, Suicide https://sofakingpodcast.com/norwegian-black-metal-satan-arson-murder-suicide/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6741 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the infamous Norwegian Black Metal Scene. Musicians and fans famously went on a church arson spree in the 1990s, but that was hardly the worst that came from these truly dark and twisted bands. There were suicides (both musicians and listeners), murders, […]

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]]> full 6741 The Warminster Thing: From UFOs to Creeping Clouds https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-warminster-thing-from-ufos-to-creeping-clouds/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5964 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore one of the biggest paranormal cases in the history of the UK, known simply as the Warminster Thing. The Thing is hard to describe. The events surrounding it started on Christmas Morning of 1964, but they spread through 1965 and 1966 as well. […]

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]]> full 1:21:55 5964 Suicide Forest: Death in the Trees https://sofakingpodcast.com/suicide-forest-death-in-the-trees/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:31:03 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5962 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at a unique and chilling place called Aokigahara—the Suicide Forest. It started as a way to have an episode about a haunted place, but this forest is so wild it took on a life of its own. The Suicide Forest is Japan, in […]

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]]> full 1:35:17 5962 Episode 405: LA Riots: Race, Rodney, and Revolution https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-405-la-riots-race-rodney-and-revolution/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:31:16 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5207 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we participate in some civil unrest and look at the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. They were often called the Rodney King Riots since they were sparked by the verdict of the Rodney King beating trial. In the course of five days, 63 people were killed, […]

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]]> full 1:50:14 5207 Episode 393: Pine Gap: Australia’s Area 51 https://sofakingpodcast.com/pine-gap-australias-area-51/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5122 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we hit the land down under and talk about the joint US/Australia secret base known as Pine Gap. It is considered the Area 51 of Australia. It is involved in everything from Cold War spying to modern big data mining and UFO sightings. Edward Snowden […]

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]]> full 5122 Episode 390: Flint Water Crisis: From Poverty to Poison https://sofakingpodcast.com/flint-water-crisis-from-poverty-to-poison/ Fri, 31 May 2019 11:31:21 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4907 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the ongoing water crisis of what is perhaps the most troubled city in America, Flint, Michigan. Flint has a productive history as the headquarters of GM. It was once called Vehicle City and was part of the boom in automobiles that made […]

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]]> full 4907 Episode 365: Waverly Hills Sanitarium – Haunting in Kentucky https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-365-waverly-hills-sanitarium-haunting-in-kentucky/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4409 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we get all supernatural and look into the dark history and strange happening of the Waverly Hills Sanitarium in Kentucky. Considered one of the most haunted and terrifying places in America, the Waverly Hills Sanitarium started as a schoolhouse but expanded during a horrible Tuberculosis […]

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]]> full 4409 Episode 363: Belcher Island – Madness under the Meteors https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-363-belcher-island-madness-under-the-meteors/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:59:22 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4398 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do some more True Crime, but it’s back in time True Crime as we explore the massacre at Belcher Island. Belcher Island is an incredibly remote island in Canada—so remote that white folks didn’t set foot here until as late as 1914. In the […]

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]]> full 4398 Episode 334: Nazca Lines: Alien Runways? https://sofakingpodcast.com/nazca-lines-alien-runways/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:31:46 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3942 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the ancient mysteries of the world and explore the myth, truth, and science behind the enigmatic Nazca Lines. The Nazca Lines are massive glyphs drawn in the soil in Peru, and they date back a few thousand years, according to most scholars […]

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]]> full 1:19:01 3942 Episode 322: Coral Castle: Tourist Trap or Modern Pyramid? https://sofakingpodcast.com/coral-castle-tourist-trap-or-modern-pyramid/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3824 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the mystery of the Coral Castle. This modern-day wonder is found in Florida and was built in the 1940s and 1950s. It is made of massive blocks of stone, averaging 14 tons each, and it was built to the same exacting specifications as the […]

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]]> full 1:27:02 3824 Episode 295: Las Vegas: From Mob Dive to Sin City https://sofakingpodcast.com/las-vegas-from-mob-dive-to-family-friendly/ Tue, 08 May 2018 11:31:28 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3420 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we take a road trip, hit the high desert, squander our hard earned money, and talk all things Vegas. Las Vegas is a town unlike any other. It is a city founded in the Old West but evolved by the Mafia. From Bugsy Siegel to a host […]

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]]> full 3420 Episode 283: Detroit: Motor City to Murder Capitol https://sofakingpodcast.com/detroit-motor-city-to-murder-capitol/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:31:01 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3319 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look at the rise and fall of Dave’s hometown, the Motor City, Detroit. Detroit is an example of the perfect storm of what happens when an industry rises and falls in one area, and it isn’t a bad example of what happens when racial policies divide […]

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]]> full 3319 Episode 274: The Vatican: Secret, Archives, and Scandal https://sofakingpodcast.com/vatican-secret-archives-scandal/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3236 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look into secrets, daily living, history, and scandal of the Vatican. The Vatican is a truly unique place. It is the last actual monarchy in the world, a country run entirely by one man—the Pope. This city-state is its own government with its own banks, currency, […]

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]]> full 1:31:25 3236 Episode 266: Base 221: UFOs, Hitler, and Antarctic Nazi Base https://sofakingpodcast.com/base-221-ufos-hitler-antarctic-nazi-base/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:31:26 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3134 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we go to the most remote part of planet Earth and talk about the lonely continent of Antarctica. Oh, and Nazis. We talk about Antarctica and a secret Nazi base that survived the fall of the Third Reich and existed until it was Nuked in the late […]

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]]> full 1:15:28 3134 Episode 256: Ancient Rome: Sex, War, and Water https://sofakingpodcast.com/ancient-rome-sex-war-water/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3014 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we take a look back in time and explore the world of the Ancient Roman Empire. Though this was not the largest empire in history of the Earth, it is undoubtedly the most important one to Western civilization. The inventions that were dreamed up in ancient Rome […]

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]]> full 1:21:31 3014 Episode 252: Alcatraz: Escapes, Ghosts, and Murder Most Foul https://sofakingpodcast.com/alcatraz-escapes-ghosts-murder-foul/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:30:33 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2955 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we cover a fan-voted favorite topic, the Federal Penitentiary at Alcatraz. This small island off the coast of San Francisco has been everything from an ancient Native American burial ground to a US Army Citadel, and then from a US Army brig to the country’s first Supermax […]

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]]> full 1:21:25 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PicsArt_11-24-07.13.10.jpg 2955 Episode 216: Stonehenge: World Wonder or Hoax? https://sofakingpodcast.com/stonehenge-world-wonder-hoax/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:31:37 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2515 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we discuss a topic that many fans have requested for quite some time—Stonehenge! This ancient structure is one of the largest mysteries of the ancient world. Nobody knows how it was built, and nobody knows what purpose it served, but Stonehenge is the center of paganism and a […]

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]]> full 1:16:04 2515 Episode 213: City 40: Russia’s Nuclear Secret https://sofakingpodcast.com/city-40-russias-nuclear-secret/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:31:44 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2509 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the little-known secret of “closed towns,” most notably Russia’s City 40. City 40 was the old code name for what is now known as Ozersk. This is the birthplace of the Soviet Nuclear weapons program after the end WWII, and to this day, nobody […]

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]]> full 1:13:57 2509 Episode 181: Dylatov Pass: The Russian Riddle https://sofakingpodcast.com/dylatov-pass-russian-riddle/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:31:08 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2144 This episode of the Sofa King Podcast is a look at the mysterious deaths surrounding the hikers on Dylatov Pass in Russia. In the winter of 1959, ten experience hiker/skiers took a very challenging hike through the Ural Mountains of Russia. Most of them were college students from the Ural Polytechnic Institute. On the first […]

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]]> full 1:33:22 2144 Episode 178: Bohemian Grove: Satanic? Or Just A Gay Ol’ Time https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-178-bohemian-grove-satanic-just-gay-ol-time/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:00:13 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2109 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the not-so-secret society known as the Bohemian Club. While the main club is in the Union Square district of San Francisco (at 624 Taylor Street), the club is most famous for what goes on at the notorious Bohemian Grove in in Sonoma County. It […]

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]]> full 1:16:01 2109 Episode 175: Oak Island: Treasure, Curse, and Mystery https://sofakingpodcast.com/oak-island-treasure-curse-mystery/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2086 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we dig deep to find the truth of the Mystery of Oak Island. This small island off the coast of Nova Scotia has been the single most expensive and longest-running treasure hunt in history. In 1795, Daniel McGinnis discovered a depression under an oak tree, and fueled […]

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]]> full 1:26:22 2086 Episode 172: Eastern State Penitentiary: The World’s Most Haunted Prison https://sofakingpodcast.com/eastern-state-penitentiary-worlds-haunted-prison/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:31:55 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2043 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we discuss Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. This was one of the most brutal prisons in American history, and it is said to be one of the top haunted locations in the US. Before this prison was built, American prisons were just places to throw folks in […]

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]]> full 1:22:33 2043 Episode 161: Area 51: Groom Lake Goodness! https://sofakingpodcast.com/area-51-groom-lake-goodness/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=1944 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we sneak you all into the classified military base known as Area 51. Thought to be a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base and part of the Nevada Test and Training Range (responsible for testing above and underground nuclear weapons), Area 51 has been the center […]

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]]> full 1:26:37 1944 Episode 158: Easter Island: The Mystery of the Moai https://sofakingpodcast.com/easter-island-mystery-moai/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=1910 On this Sofa King Podcast, we look at the history of the mysterious Easter Island, it’s massive stone statues, and the people who lived and died on the remote island. The island got its Western name from the fact that it was “discovered” by the Dutch on Easter Sunday (not very original, I know…), but […]

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]]> full 1:19:31 1910 Episode 155: Chichen Itza: Mayan Madness https://sofakingpodcast.com/chichen-itza-mayan-madness/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:31:05 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=1885 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we follow Brent’s recent trip to Mexico and talk about the pyramids and ruins of the Mayan city Chichén Itzá. Founded in the fifth century, this city became an important area due to two massive underground water sinkholes called Cenotes. This water allowed the Mayans to work […]

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]]> full 1:21:00 1885 Episode 108: The Pyramids of Giza https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-pyramids-of-giza/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:31:02 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=1051 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we discuss different theories about the pyramids of ancient Egypt. How were they built? Why were they built? Could we build them today? These are questions we found interesting to wrestle with. We start with a good discussion based on listener comments about the pyramids that we […]

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]]> full 1:37:23 1051 Episode 88: North Korea – Evil Incarnate? https://sofakingpodcast.com/north-korea-evil-incarnate/ https://sofakingpodcast.com/north-korea-evil-incarnate/#comments Fri, 06 May 2016 11:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=960 This episode focuses on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea. This nation, branded as a terrorist state and part of the “Axis of Evil” by George W. Bush, has been under the thumb of a family of dictators since 1945 when it formed. The nation was split up between the […]

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]]> https://sofakingpodcast.com/north-korea-evil-incarnate/feed/ 3 full 1:26:13 960 Episode 82: Cuba: From Che to the CIA! https://sofakingpodcast.com/cuba-che-cia/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:31:21 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=915 This episode explores the revolutions, dictators, cigars, and conspiracies surrounding the island nation of Cuba. Everyone knows about Che Guevara, but mostly from tee shirts and the iconic image of him. He is a symbol of the spirit of revolution and has been for fifty years. But what was he really like? How did he […]

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]]> full 1:25:46 915 Episode 76: Bermuda Triangle: Disorientation, and Destruction https://sofakingpodcast.com/bermuda-triangle/ https://sofakingpodcast.com/bermuda-triangle/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:31:32 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=877 This episode of the Sofa King Podcast explores the facts, myths, and misinformation surrounding one of the greatest mysteries of our day—The Bermuda Triangle. Known also as the Devil’s Triangle, this supposed phenomenon extends in a triangle from the tip of Florida to Puerto Rico and Bermuda. Though the US Navy and Coast Guard officially […]

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