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Dark History

Dark History

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 Bailey Sarian, known for her massive success with “Murder, Mystery & Makeup,” has taken her true crime expertise to new heights with her podcast Dark History, where she proves history doesn’t have to be boring. This award-winning series, delves into the untold stories of history—from psycho dictators to shocking corporate scandals—that were never covered in school. With its gripping drama, Dark History consistently tops the charts in the history category, solidifying Bailey as a powerhouse in both the true crime and history spaces.Audioboom Social Sciences True Crime World
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  • 185: The Alaska Triangle: Disappearances, Dead Ends, and the Dark Truth Beneath It All

    185: The Alaska Triangle: Disappearances, Dead Ends, and the Dark Truth Beneath It All
    Oct 8 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    I learned about a place in Alaska where more than 20,000 people have vanished — planes, hikers, politicians — and almost none have ever been found. And I had to do an episode on it.

    It’s called the Alaska Triangle and it's a remote stretch of wilderness bigger than California and notorious for swallowing people, aircraft, and evidence whole. No wreckage. No signals. Just… POOF... gone.

    Today, we uncover the chilling stories behind those icey disappearances — from a massive military plane that vanished mid-flight, to a congressman investigating JFK's assassination who mysteriously disappeared and may have been silenced.

    But... here's the thing... the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Search crews swear they hear voices in the darkness, rumors swirl about an underground pyramid and apparently there's a government site there that some claim can control the weather.

    Is this just a deadly stretch of wilderness? A Cold War cover-up? Or is something far stranger hiding in plain sight? Forget the Bermuda Triangle. Because the Dark History of the Alaska Triangle is going to mess with your head.
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    This podcast is Executive Produced by: Bailey Sarian and Joey Scavuzzo
    Senior Writer: Katie Burris
    Research provided by: Arelí Rocha and Xander Elmore
    Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: Andrew Gough
    Director: Brian Jaggers
    Additional Editing: Julien Perez and Maria Norris
    Hair: Angel Gonzalez
    Makeup: Roni Herrera

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    56 mins
  • 184: The Devil's Secretaries or Scapegoats? The Witches History Erased

    184: The Devil's Secretaries or Scapegoats? The Witches History Erased
    Oct 1 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    So the other night I was deep into my usual bedtime routine of doomscrolling, and I stumbled across this headline that said: “DID YOU KNOW: The Last Witch Trial Was in 1944.”

    And I was like… I’m sorry, what? 1944? Like while the rest of the world was fighting Nazis, someone was in a courtroom yelling, “She’s a WITCH”? Be for real.

    That sent me down one of the craziest rabbit holes yet. And I quickly realized… wow. Everything I thought I knew about witch trials… Changed. Forever.

    Not only was witchcraft something you could go to court for less than a hundred years ago, but the *FIRST* witch in America wasn’t even in Salem! The first witch trial in America happened DECADES before Salem!

    Yeah. So turns out, witches never really went out of style. And it all started way before you think. So I’m here to set the record straight on the witches no one talks about. Welcome to the dark history of Witches Who Got Away.

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    This podcast is Executive Produced by: Bailey Sarian and Joey Scavuzzo
    Writer: Katie Burris
    Research provided by: Xander Elmore
    Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: Professor Marion Gibson, author of "Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials"
    Director: Brian Jaggers
    Additional Editing: Julien Perez and Maria Norris
    Hair: Angel Gonzalez
    Makeup: Roni Herrera

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    59 mins
  • 183: The MESSY Life of Ronald Reagan: Snitching, Scandals & DEADLY Decision

    183: The MESSY Life of Ronald Reagan: Snitching, Scandals & DEADLY Decision
    Sep 17 2025
    Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

    So the other day, I was googling jelly beans. Don’t ask why, I was in a mood. But I ended up falling down a rabbit hole, and suddenly… I was reading about Ronald Reagan.

    Apparently, Reagan was *obsessed* with jelly beans. I guess he started eating them as a way to quit smoking. He swapped cigarettes for jelly beans. Inspired.

    But once he was hooked, he never looked back. There were jelly beans on Air Force One. Jelly beans in the Oval Office. Jelly beans sent to space with astronauts, I am not joking.

    At this point I stumbled onto a quote about his wife, Nancy Reagan, and let me just say...America may have called her the First Lady, but Hollywood had a slightly different title for her. If you know, you know.

    So today, I’ve got quite a story for you. Blow jobs, secret weapon deals, astrology, and a very intense power couple.
    This man ignored a literal pandemic, while letting his wife schedule national security briefings based on his horoscope.

    So join me for the Dark History of Ronald Reagan. Let’s get into it.

    I sometimes talk about my Good Reads in the show. So here's the link if you want to check it out. IDK. lol: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/139701263-bailey

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    This podcast is Executive Produced by: Bailey Sarian and Joey Scavuzzo
    Head Writer: Katie Burris
    Research provided by: Elizabeth Hyman and Xander Elmore
    Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: Claire Potter, Professor of History emerita at The New School for Social Research, and author of the Political Junkie Substack
    Director: Brian Jaggers
    Edited by: Julien Perez
    Additional Editing: Maria Norris
    Hair: Angel Gonzalez
    Makeup: Roni Herrera

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    1 hr and 11 mins
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It’s her storytelling ability, I started watching her YouTube channel a year or two ago and when she started a podcast I was thrilled! Dark History is shocking, intriguing and entertaining. It’s also not altogether surprising we weren’t taught these topics in school!

Just love Bailey Sarian!

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Thank you sooo much for all of this info, your voice is awesome, storytelling is amazing & I listen to you everywhere!
Such a good head noise silencer! Thank you!

Love the YouTube, fb vids, but podcasts r awesome for multi tasking!

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I started by watching Bailey's Murder Mystery Makeup so had to try this podcast out when it began. I love it! so much dark, juicy, history goss I didn't know!

All the things I didn't know

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