Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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From Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the hit podcast Lore, Cabinet of Curiosities is an audio tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarre. Each episode features two short tales about the most amazing things found in the pages of history. Get the official Cabinet of Curiosities book here. Become a premium member for ad-free episodes: patreon.com/grimandmild

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Mummy Murder Mystery
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#873
Today at 10:00 AM

Today's tour has a bit of everything: ancient tales and modern wonders. Either way, though, the stories are curious.

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The Haunting Hour
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#872
Last Thursday at 9:00 AM

Even during Halloween, big systems can be built around creepy ideas.

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Trick of the Treat
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#871
10/27/2026

Let's tackle some spooky rumors today on our tour through the Cabinet.

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All Hallow's Love
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#870
10/22/2026

Health and love are on the schedule for today's tour.

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Heart of the Matter
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#869
10/20/2026

Life and death can be curious challenges for us. These two predicaments led to some truthly revolutionary ideas.

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Tail End
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#868
10/15/2026

Our inventiveness doesn't always bring us good things. To prove that, here are two curious stories of human failure.

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Odd Ball
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#867
10/13/2026

Humans are curiosly inventive, as these two tales will tell.

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About Time
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#866
10/08/2026

Getting lost, whether in time or space, is the core of many curious stories.

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Love Heals
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#865
10/06/2026

Love and hate can both be curious ingredients for any story, as these two tales should prove.

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Dairy Air
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#864
10/01/2026

Sometimes life doesn't go as planned, and you have to make adjustments. Often with curious results.

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Crossed Signals
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#863
09/29/2026

Some crimes are so unusual they require a special approach. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

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Self-Made
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#862
09/24/2026

Two men who set out to change their world—one for himself, and one for others.

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The Party Planner
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#861
09/22/2026

When people get together, curious things can happen.

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Drawing Fame
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#860
09/17/2026

Death is on the schedule for today's tour, just not in any way you might have predicted.

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Ablaze
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#859
09/15/2026

Two legendary topics, each with their own tales to tell. Get ready for a curious journey.

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The Beacon
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#858
09/10/2026

Today's tour through the Cabinet includes some particularly shocking stories.

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Debatable
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#857
09/08/2026

Two tales from the top and bottom of the social order of yesteryear, both with something to be amazed by.

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Vanishing Act
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#856
09/03/2026

The passing of a legend is never an easy moment to wrestle with—whether it's one person or hundreds.

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Grainy
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#855
09/01/2026

We often take for granted just how important some pieces of our world are. Today's curious tales should shed a bit of light on that.

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Storied Past
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#854
08/27/2026

Childhood can often be curious, as these two amazing tales should prove.

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Burial Bits & Bites
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#853
08/25/2026

Curious objects have always left legendary tales in their wake. These two stories should serve as powerful examples.

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Family Feud
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#852
08/20/2026

Two curious topics we've all heard about before, unpacked for easy consumption.

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A Heated Rivalry
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#851
08/18/2026

One of the more curious sides of any competition is how people attain success. And, of course, how they react to defeat.

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Take the Wheel
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#850
08/13/2026

The known and the unknown are front and center in the Cabinet today.

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Killer Chic
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#849
08/11/2026

Today's tour through the Cabinet involved two deadly topics that require a curious change in our perception.

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Underground Giant
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#848
08/06/2026

Two curious men, both thrust into curious situations. Character, though, isn't a mask you can put on; it's found deep in the heart of the story.

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Love Letters
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#847
08/04/2026

Two pranks that had massive impacts beyond what anyone could have expected. That makes them the perfect additions to the Cabinet.

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Star Tours
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#846
07/30/2026

Wonders and woe are the centerpieces of today's stories.

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Unstable
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#845
07/28/2026

Imports and exports sound like boring topics, but sometimes they can involve curious things.

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Weight of the World
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#844
07/23/2026

Two universal ideas, two curious tales, and one heavy tour through the Cabinet.

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Space Canals
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#843
07/21/2026

Strange journeys make for curious tales, as today's tour shall demonstrate.

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Dead Reckoning
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#842
07/16/2026

Some curious tales are purpose-built to tell a very specific story—for better or for worse.

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Paper Trail
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#841
07/14/2026

Putting things down on paper can have curious consequences, as these two stories make clear.

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Underfoot
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#840
07/09/2026

On today's tour through the Cabinet of Curiosities, some things become lost, while others are found

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Accidental MVP
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#839
07/07/2026

When the tides are turned against you, what matters most is how you respond. These two tales show the curious difference between success and failure.

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Badge of Honor
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#838
07/02/2026

Two curious tales of unorthodox tactics during a time of war.

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Boom & Bust
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#837
06/30/2026

It's amazing how one curious individual can lead a bunch of people into strange times.

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Bagged & Tagged
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#836
06/25/2026

Two curious tales of the delightly lost. 

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A-Peeling
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#835
06/23/2026

Humans have always been wildly inventive, but sometimes that characteristic gets us in trouble.

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A Grand Tour
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#834
06/18/2026

These curious tales might span from the heat of Africa to the frigid Antarctic, but they both teach us about the resilience of human beings. 

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