Disturbing History
The past isn’t always dead. Sometimes, it’s just been buried... and it’s time to dig it up. Disturbing History is a weekly podcast that dives headfirst into the strange, spooky, and little-known stories that history tried to forget. From secret societies and sinister folklore to lost colonies, unsolved mysteries, and events too dark for your high school textbook — this is where the shadowy corners of the past finally get their time in the spotlight.Hosted by author, investigator, and storyteller Brian King-Sharp, each episode is a deep, immersive journey into the stories that disturb us — and the ones we ha...
Episodes
DH Ep:28 The UFO President: Jimmy Carter's Close Encounter
On a clear January evening in 1969, future president Jimmy Carter stood with twenty other men outside a Lions Club meeting in Leary, Georgia, and witnessed something that would forever change his perspective on what flies in our skies. The …
DH Ep:27 The Terminal Agenda
Welcome aboard another captivating episode of Disturbing History, as we touch down at America's strangest airport—Denver International. Since opening in 1995, this massive facility has become ground zero for some of the wildest conspiracy t…
DH Ep:26 Brainwashed: The Real MK Ultra Story
In this chilling episode of Disturbing History, we unlock the vault on one of the most unsettling and secretive programs ever run by the United States government: Project MK Ultra.Born from Cold War paranoia and fueled by a race to control …
DH Ep:25 When Elvis Met Nixon
On December 21, 1970, the most unlikely meeting in American political history took place when Elvis Presley appeared unannounced at the White House gates, requesting to become a "Federal Agent at Large" in President Nixon's war on drugs.Wha…
DH Ep:24 The Inheritance: JFK Assassination Truth
On this episode of Disturbing History, we dive deep into one of the most extraordinary and suppressed stories connected to the JFK assassination that you've probably never heard of. While millions of Americans can recite the basic facts of …
DH Ep:23 The Tulsa Massacre
In this searing episode of Disturbing History, we uncover the devastating truth behind the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre—one of the deadliest and most systematically buried atrocities in American history. This isn't just a story about racial vio…
DH Ep:22 Lincoln's Body Double?
In this episode, we uncover the remarkable true story of Ward Hill Lamon, the rough-edged Virginia lawyer who became Abraham Lincoln’s closest friend and self-declared bodyguard. Lamon wasn’t just a loyal companion—he helped shape the very …
DH Ep:21 The Lost Chapters of Theodore Roosevelt
In this episode of Disturbing History, we dive into the staggering, stranger-than-fiction life of America's most ferocious leader—the one and only Theodore Roosevelt. He wasn’t just a president. He was a warrior, a naturalist, a writer, a b…
DH Ep:20 The Vietnam Deception
In this episode of Disturbing History, we take you deep into the shadows of one of America’s most controversial and misunderstood conflicts: the Vietnam War. But this isn't just a retelling of battles and timelines—this is the story behind …
DH Ep:19 NASA’s Dirty Secret
In this hard-hitting episode, we unravel the hidden history behind one of humanity’s proudest achievements: landing on the moon. Beneath the surface of scientific triumph lies a story of moral compromise, wartime secrets, and human sufferin…
DH Ep:18 The Kelly-Hopkinsville Incident
On a hot August night in 1955, in the quiet rural stretch between Kelly and Hopkinsville, Kentucky, something strange lit up the sky. What happened next would become one of the most bizarre and chilling close encounter cases in American his…
DH Ep:17 The Riders Who Saved a Revolution
One if by land, two if by sea.We all know the legend of Paul Revere’s midnight ride — but what if I told you he wasn’t the only one?In this episode of Disturbing History, Brian King-Sharp shines a light on the forgotten riders of America’s …
DH Ep:16 Mel's Mystery Hole
It started with a phone call....In 1997, a man named Mel Waters called into Coast to Coast AM, the legendary late-night radio show dedicated to the unexplained. What he shared was bizarre, chilling, and completely unforgettable—a tale of a …
DH Ep:15 The Trail Of Tears
In the early 1830s, the U.S. government signed into law one of the most devastating policies in its history—The Indian Removal Act, forcing tens of thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral homelands.What followed was a harrowing j…
DH Ep:14 The Betz Sphere
In 1974, a family exploring the aftermath of a wildfire on their Florida property stumbled upon something strange: a perfectly smooth, polished metal sphere, about the size of a bowling ball.They brought it home.That’s when the weirdness be…
DH Ep:13 The Roswell Incident
July 8, 1947. The U.S. military made a stunning announcement: they had recovered a “flying disc” from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Hours later, they walked it back. Just a weather balloon, they said. Case closed. But what really happen…
DH Ep:12 The Death Ship Of The Delaware
Long before the skyscrapers and shipping lanes, the Delaware River carried something else—a ghost story whispered across centuries.For generations, sailors, fishermen, and riverfront families have spoken of a phantom vessel drifting silentl…
DH Ep:11 The Mysterious D.B. Cooper Hijacking
A man in a suit.A briefcase bomb.A ransom demand for $200,000.And then—he vanished into the storm.On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle. Calm, composed, and oddly…
DH Ep:10 The Hidden Tunnels of Old New York
Beneath the chaos of Manhattan’s streets lies another city—silent, forgotten, and carved in brick and stone. A labyrinth of hidden tunnels snakes beneath old New York, built for subways, smugglers, secret societies, and stories no one was s…
DH Ep:9 The Masonic "Murder" of William Morgan
In 1826, a man named William Morgan vanished from upstate New York. Days earlier, he had announced plans to publish a book revealing the secret rituals of the Freemasons—a move that would ignite national outrage, spark riots, and give birth…
DH Ep:8 The Witch Trials Before Salem: Connecticut's Forgotten Dark Chapter
Decades before the infamous hysteria gripped Salem, Massachusetts, another colony was already burning witches. In the quiet Puritan towns of Connecticut, from 1647 to 1663, women—and even men—were accused, imprisoned, and executed for crime…
DH Ep:7 Richard Nixon, the Occult, and the Bohemian Grove
Every July, in the deep redwood forests of Northern California, some of the most powerful men in the world gather in secret. Politicians, CEOs, generals, media moguls—all drawn to a place shrouded in myth and ritual: Bohemian Grove. But wha…
DH Ep:6 The Dark Obsession of Mary Todd Lincoln
She was First Lady of the United States during its most fractured hour—graceful in public, defiant in politics, and privately… unraveling. But behind the veils, the funerals, and the shadow of a war-torn White House, Mary Todd Lincoln was s…
DH Ep:5 The Sodder Children Disappearance
Christmas Eve, 1945. The Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia goes up in flames. Within minutes, the house is reduced to smoldering rubble—and five of the Sodder children are never seen again.But what begins as a tragic fire qu…
DH Ep:4 The Lost Colony of Popham: America's Forgotten First Settlement
Everyone remembers Jamestown.But what if America’s first English colony wasn’t in Virginia… but in the cold, remote woods of Maine?In 1607, the Popham Colony was founded with bold ambitions: to rival Spain, to build ships, to establish a pe…
DH Ep:3 The Philadelphia Experiment: Into the Green Fog
A secret U.S. Navy project. A warship shrouded in green mist.And then… nothing.Witnesses claimed the USS Eldridge vanished from a naval yard in Philadelphia—only to reappear miles away. Some say it teleported. Others say it traveled through…
DH Ep:2 The Georgia Guidestones
They appeared without warning in the quiet hills of Elbert County, Georgia—towering granite slabs carved with ten cryptic commandments for a “new age of reason.” Written in eight languages and aligned to the stars, the Georgia Guidestones h…
DH Ep:1 JFK and the Lost Prophecy Files: America’s Mystic President
You know him as the 35th President of the United States—a war hero, a charismatic leader, a symbol of youthful hope during a turbulent time. But what if there was another side to John F. Kennedy?A quieter side. A seeker.A man who, beneath t…