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Simone Whitlow

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Hey Patrons a new minisode is up historyandimagination.com/2025/12/11/m...

December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Hey all, this week on Tales of History and Imagination I complete the saga of the 1871 Polaris expedition to the North Pole…

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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

This week on Tales of History & Imagination, part 1 of a 2 parter on the failed 1871 Polaris Expedition to the North Pole… & a digression on how stumbling across a photo of John Torrington (of the Franklin Expedition) as a young child gave me nightmares…

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October 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Hey all… just an extra, bonus tale this week, thanks to the generosity of my good folk over at Patreon…

I mentioned The Hammersmith Ghost last week on Spring Heeled Jack - but his tale deserves its own minisode.

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September 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

This week on Tales I revisited + revised something I did way back in 2020.. This week we return to London in 1837 to speak of Spring Heeled Jack: a notorious sex pest whose story took on a life of its own…

Listen here: or on all podcatchers. historyandimagination.com/2025/09/19/s...

September 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Hey Patrons the latest minisode is up…

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Morocco (Patreon episode) is Up!

New Patreon Episode Hey there! I’ve just dropped a brand new episode on my Patreon channel, and you won’t want to miss it! For just $2 a month, you can access this exclusive conten…

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August 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Oops, almost missed posting here… This week’s Tale is up… historyandimagination.com/2025/07/06/t...

July 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

This week’s Tale is up…

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June 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Hey all, sorry am a little scratchy in this one … This week we take a voyage on the Batavia (part one of a four parter.)

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June 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Simone Whitlow

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May 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

This week on Tales of History and Imagination we travel to Australia for a game of Marn Grook, to discuss origin stories; perhaps the archetypal troubled sportsman - and horrific massacres.

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May 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

From the vaults: The full podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2020/12/09/h...

May 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Another throwback video I’m afraid: The full episode of this podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2023/02/08/t...

April 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Hey all just a quick update: Since Sunday I’ve been trying to push through a nasty sinus infection, to record the upcoming episode of Tales. I’ve got around half the script done, but I sound heavily congested - so I’m giving myself a few days to bounce back.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Tis #TBT day so.. The full podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2022/07/06/t... #history #Podcast #Forteana

April 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

This fortnight’s episode is up.

historyandimagination.com/2025/04/19/t...

April 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

New episode is up! Welcome to the world of Archias The Exile Hunter….
Link in second post…

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Excerpt: Archias The Exile Hunter

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April 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Today… From the vaults, the Tale of Martial Bourdin... The full episode of this podcast is at historyandimagination.com/2020/12/02/t...

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Excerpt: Martial Bourdin

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March 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

It’s #TBT time, and today’s excerpt is on the John Frum Cargo cult… The full episode of this podcast is at historyandimagination.com/2024/12/15/j...

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Excerpt: John Frum… Messiah

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March 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

From the vaults…

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Excerpt: The Carrington Event

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March 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

This week’s episode is on the ‘Vanishing Evangelist’ Aimee Semple McPherson

historyandimagination.com/2025/03/22/t...

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Excerpt: The Fall and Rise of Aimee Semple McPherson

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March 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

Just trying a little something here… New episode is on it’s way - sorry been waylaid but 90% done.
In the meantime just dropping a quick #TBT audiogram #history #Podcast #Forteana

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Excerpt: The Phantom Airships…

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March 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM

Simone Whitlow

@simone-tales.bsky.social

OK, here’s the rundown of my listens of late…
The Conspirators episode on Berenger Sauniere and his inexplicable fortune was interesting, and worth giving a spin…

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