American Esoterica

American Esoterica American history, bite-sized.

A podcast concerning odd or interesting bits of American history, available on most streaming sites and at www.americanesoterica.com.

01/03/2026

Note from Management: Hi there. It's been a minute. I've now blown clear through three episode release dates with nothing. Illness and fatigue robbed me of my voice for the first two, but the last one I spent working on something else. Something weird, fun, and hopefully entertaining for you all, and I chose to spend what should have been episode time really digging into it. Regular episodes will resume on January 15th, but I needed the break to work on other stuff, and I appreciate your patience.

12/04/2025

So, uhh. Yeah. Due to just about everything needing attention the past several days, there has been no time to write, record or edit a new episode. Frankly, Management is just kinda exhausted at the moment and needs a short break. Can we push the episode back a week so that Management can catch a breath? Many thanks, all.

12/02/2025

American Esoterica Television Review:
Death by Lightning - FIFTY STARS
(We're using the American flag star rating system)
Netflix

Imagine The West Wing set in 1881 - AND JOSH LYMAN IS THERE EVEN THEN. Fun, interesting, well-acted, and EXTREMELY well-casted - we think this Nick Offerman guy is gonna go somewhere.

Need to bone up? Listen to:
Hot Nugget of History - Railroaded
Episode 25 - The S*x Cult of Quality Flatware
Episode 3 - The Presidential Harbinger of Death

It could have been a day like any other...but it wasn't. Why is this getting posted at 11 p.m. on a Saturday? BECAUSE IT...
11/23/2025

It could have been a day like any other...but it wasn't. Why is this getting posted at 11 p.m. on a Saturday? BECAUSE IT JUST IS, OKAY. OUT NOW - LIKE, RIGHT NOW - Episode 86 - On This Day. Go listen to it in the next hour and it'll be even specialer. Look, this wasn't well thought-out, okay?

11/19/2025

Our Fellow Americans... our host is still sick with a nasty cold and would rather not give you an episode of Abberican Ebboterica. If he's feeling better by Friday, it'll actually make the episode topic even better, though.

A pig, Robert's Rules of Order, Vancouver, and George Pickett. And the dumbest pseudo-war until the next one in this ser...
11/06/2025

A pig, Robert's Rules of Order, Vancouver, and George Pickett. And the dumbest pseudo-war until the next one in this series. But can we talk about this graphic? You will never see generative AI imagery on here, because as dumb and weird as AI can get, it will never match this podcast for dumb and weird. OUT NOW, BABY - Episode 85 - FARCE WARS: THE FARCE A-BACONS, available on all streamers and your #1 home for stupid pun-based titles, www.americanesoterica.com.

There is still YET ANOTHER killing in Lafayette Square to discuss, but this story could've gone in a far worse direction...
10/22/2025

There is still YET ANOTHER killing in Lafayette Square to discuss, but this story could've gone in a far worse direction. Come for the oddly pleasant death-dealing, stay for the host yelling at his dog for chewing on the studio acoustic panels. OUT NOW - Episode 84 - Murder in Lafayette Square: King's End, available on all the streamers and also at your mom's favorite website, www.americanesoterica.com.

The Daniel Sickles house, from Episode 16 - Murder in Lafayette Square: Off-Key.
10/19/2025

The Daniel Sickles house, from Episode 16 - Murder in Lafayette Square: Off-Key.

Forget what you think you know about the deadliest fire in American history. Out now - Episode 83 - The Great Fire, avai...
10/09/2025

Forget what you think you know about the deadliest fire in American history. Out now - Episode 83 - The Great Fire, available where you stream and the hottest site on the interwebz, www.americanesoterica.com.

09/23/2025

Hey all... we've had a death in the family last week, so there won't be a new episode this week. See you at the regularly-scheduled next episode, and apologies for the inconvenience.

The real story that likely inspired a fake story, and it's way more heartbreaking. This one is a three-hankie episode. O...
09/11/2025

The real story that likely inspired a fake story, and it's way more heartbreaking. This one is a three-hankie episode. Out now - Episode 82 - A House Divided, available on whatever streamer has won the war for your heart. It's also out there at the website www.americanesoterica.com, but you've probably never heard of it.

We actually had genuine royalty in this country once, and no, I don't mean Beyoncé (or Queen Bey, as those of us who are...
08/28/2025

We actually had genuine royalty in this country once, and no, I don't mean Beyoncé (or Queen Bey, as those of us who are true fans call her). And in New Jersey, of all places. Out Now - Episode 81 - What Exit, Your Highness?, available on all the streaming fountains and over at the place where nobody buys our t-shirts, www.americanesoterica.com.

P.S.: If you listen to the episode, you'll know who owns the lands in the picture that served as a postcard from the estate.

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