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The House Red

The House Red

By: Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey
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History is stranger than fiction---and we're here to prove it. Welcome to The House Red, the podcast where we uncork the wildest, weirdest, and most unbelievable true stories from history. From bizarre plagues to daring heists, twisted scandals to forgotten legends, we dive into the past's juiciest tales with a twist of dark humor and a splash of intrigue. So pour yourself a glass and get ready---because history has never been this intoxicating.

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Episodes
  • Elisa Lam: Drifting in the Cecil
    Aug 15 2025

    In 2013, hotel guests in downtown Los Angeles complained of strange-tasting water. Days later, the body of 21-year-old traveler Elisa Lam was discovered in the rooftop tank of the notorious Cecil Hotel. In this episode of The House Red, we dive into Elisa's mysterious final days, the unsettling elevator footage, and the swirling theories that still haunt the halls of the Cecil.

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    58 mins
  • Ghost Years: The Phantom Time Hypothesis
    Aug 8 2025

    What is everything you know about the year is off--by centuries? in this episode of The House Red, we dive into the bizarre and controversial Phantom Time Hypothesis, a theory that claims nearly 300 years of history never happened. Was it a clerical error, a power grab by higher ups, or just a strange case of academic overthinking? Buckle in as we untangle one of the weirdest conspiracies history never saw coming.

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    48 mins
  • Chilling Cargo: The S.S. Ourang Medan
    Aug 1 2025

    In 1947, a mysterious distress call echoed across the Strait of Malacca: "All officers, including captain, are dead...lying in chartroom and bridge. Possibly whole crew dead." Minutes later: "I die." When rescuers boarded SS Ourang Medan, they found a scene of horror- frozen corpses with twisted faces, no sign of struggle, and no clear cause of death. In this episode of The House Red, we explore one of the sea's most chilling unsolved mysteries.

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    33 mins
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