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Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed (1839-1908): physician, alchemist, would-be messiah, and proponent of the strangest hollow earth theory you’ve ever heard.
George Jacob Schweinfurth was a charlatan who mocked religion, stole money, and despoiled women with his hypnotic powers. Then he did something unexpected.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 11
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Errata for The Hot House; French Leave; The Icelander; "I'm the Naughty Boy"; What-Is-It?; Moron or Madman?; Suffer Little Children; and more.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Errata
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Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed may have been a madman, or the Messiah, but only he was bold enough to tell the truth: that we live on the inside of a hollow Earth.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, Most Popular, People & Places, Series 4
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The greatest and most notorious Spiritualist swindler of all time was a woman from Kentucky who looked a bit like Lola Montez (if you squinted).
Categories: Biography, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3
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The Harmony Society managed to survive the death of its founder, but could it survive the twin ravages of time and greed?
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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