Mon, Oct 12, 2020
Every Wednesday, meet the hosts at the intersection of chaos and fate... They're unveiling the backstories and hidden lessons inside superstitions from around the world, and telling the stories of those who dare to defy them. Are these eerie codes of conduct simply about exerting control in an unpredictable world? Or can people truly sway supernatural forces to work in their favor?
Wed, Oct 21, 2020
Parcast Network is spinning a web of new shows and special programming to celebrate our favorite season. Follow us into the darkest depths of history, mystery, and the human mind - starting with this episode of Crime Countdown. Hosts Ash and Alaina are ranking the top 10 haunted crime scenes, including an Irish castle with a deadly trap door and the home of a ghostly bride.
Mon, Jan 18, 2021
They're a powerful political dynasty with no shortage of tragedies, scandals and controversies. Ahead of the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's inauguration, revisit the most shocking moments in the Kennedy family history - from conspiracies and cover-ups to assassinations and affairs - in this Parcast limited series.
Tue, Sep 21, 2021
In 1971, a mangled body was found in a Ventura County creek. It belonged to Ronald Hughes, the unlikely criminal defense lawyer who represented members of the Manson family until his disappearance. If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more like it, follow Unsolved Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast.
Mon, Nov 22, 2021
How do quests for enlightenment get so sinister? In this three-part special from Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast, they're looking at three stories of yoga gurus who were loved - then loathed - for their practices. They start in Romania, charting the rise of Gregorian Bivolaru: an allegedly all-powerful mystic who remixed religions for an ever-expanding cache of followers across Europe. But the price of following him was more than devotion.
Mon, Nov 22, 2021
Hosts Vanessa Richardson and Lanie Hobbs explore the story of Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally - the so-called king and queen of Diamond Mountain who used tantric yoga to lure hundreds to their Arizona desert retreat. A collaboration between Cults and Crimes of Passion, two Spotify Originals from Parcast.
Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Eighty years ago, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese fighter planes devastated the U.S. and spurred the nation into war. Join us for a special crossover between Dictators and Conspiracy Theories where we'll analyze the event from all sides, starting with the life of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo - a career militarist whose devotion to Japan thrust him into power.
Tue, Dec 7, 2021
In the summer of 1941, as hostilities between the two nations escalated, wartime negotiations officially broke down. Combat was imminent - but where? This is the second part of the crossover special with Dictators, another Spotify Original from Parcast, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Sun, Dec 12, 2021
In the hours, days and weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan's forces coordinated a vast takeover of the Pacific. Back at home, Hideki Tojo's reign as Prime Minister oversaw brutal wartime atrocities. Kate and Richard from Dictators detail the Japanese war effort, the experiments of Unit 731, and the battles that changed the course of the war.
Wed, Dec 15, 2021
Pinocchio is a tragedy, Sleeping Beauty is a horror story, and the Little Mermaid turns to seafoam in the end. If you've ever wondered what first inspired Disney's most beloved movies, dive into this special collection of Parcast episodes where nine twisted tales underpin the iconic stories and characters we've all come to love.
Mon, Dec 20, 2021
On Christmas Eve nearly seventy years ago, Dorothy Martin and the Seekers stood outside in Chicago and sang carols. They were waiting for a spacecraft that would shepherd them away from Earth - and the impending apocalypse. In this Christmas Special from Cults, join for a look into a doomsday cult awaiting deliverance.
Mon, Dec 27, 2021
As hosts look ahead to the new year, they want to take one last chance to say thank you for the year that was and present the "Best of 2021". Enjoy this episode from Disappearances with Sarah Turney, one of theirfavorite new shows this year. Officially, 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller drowned off the coast of New Guinea in 1961. But disturbing rumors add another dimension to his death.
Wed, Jan 19, 2022
Have you ever discovered something you wished you hadn't? A secret... a lie... a crime, even? What if that discovery opened up a Pandora's box of corruption... corruption that was harming hundreds, even thousands of people? And what if sharing that discovery would put you and your family in danger? Would you keep your mouth shut? Or take the risk, and blow the whistle? Whistleblowers is a new Spotify Original from Parcast where hosts explore some of the most bizarre lies in history, through the eyes of the people who risked everything to expose them.
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
The co-hosts of And That's Why We Drink are teaming up with Parcast Network. Every week on Rituals, Christine and Em take a tour through the dark arts. They're summoning historical tales and contemporary accounts of mystical objects, perverse events, and people who had an appetite for the occult.
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Hi listeners. This week hosts are sharing a two-part episode from Deathbed Confessions that's right up your alley. After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963, a rumor persisted that the CIA itself was behind it. Then, in 2003, former CIA agent E. Howard Hunt revealed the bare bones of a plot involving not only the CIA but also Kennedy's successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. Was this, at last, proof of the conspiracy that many had suspected for so long?
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
Who killed JFK? If you believe the authorities, the president's killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone. But if so, why was Oswald himself murdered in police custody just 48 hours after his arrest? One man claimed he had all the answers: former CIA agent E. Howard Hunt. And in his explosive deathbed confession, he laid out a conspiracy that went right to the top. Originally aired on Deathbed Confessions.