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Bygone Echoes

Bygone Echoes

Written by: Courtney
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 History isn’t boring—it’s bizarre, hilarious, and surprisingly relevant. Bygone Echoes uncovers forgotten stories, untold mysteries, and weird moments from the past, all while connecting them to today. From creepy crimes to revolutions sparked by bread shortages, this socially conscious podcast blends humor, heart, and historical analysis for curious minds.2025 Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • Séance Girl Summer: Talking to the Dead So You Don’t Have To

    Séance Girl Summer: Talking to the Dead So You Don’t Have To
    Jul 21 2025
    Before women could vote, preach, or clap back publicly, some of them found a loophole:
    Light a candle. Hold hands. And blame any controversial opinion on a spirit.

    In this episode of Bygone Echoes, we’re summoning the séance squad - and one chaotic mystic icon - who turned grief into protest and turned “just a silly little parlor game” into full-blown social rebellion.
    • We've got a teen medium dropping hot takes from dead philosophers.
    • A disabled abolitionist preaching freedom from her sickbed.
    • A presidential candidate talking free love and ghost politics.
    • And one Black occultist who said, “What if magic, sex, and racial justice all belonged in the same spellbook?”
    Spoiler:
    • Someone gets arrested.
    • Someone gets erased.
    • And someone produces ectoplasm in ways I sincerely regret Googling.

    Because when the system says no?

    Sometimes you just say, “Let’s see what the spirits have to say about that.”
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    33 mins
  • Shadows of Jim Crow: The Atlanta Ripper and the Women the City Forgot

    Shadows of Jim Crow: The Atlanta Ripper and the Women the City Forgot
    Jun 14 2025
    Atlanta, 1911. Black women like Rosa Trice are turning up dead, again and again, and the city barely flinches. No headlines. No suspects. No justice. Just silence.

    But this episode? We’re dragging that silence into the daylight.

    Because when the history books forget… we remember.

    Throw in some zombies, a house that suspiciously vanished, and the kind of systemic racism that still hits way too close to home. And yeah, it gets real.

    Not your grandma’s ghost story.
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    44 mins
  • The Devil's Dirty Dozen

    The Devil's Dirty Dozen
    Apr 30 2025
    Black cats. Broken mirrors. Spilled salt. Lucky charms stuffed in your pocket like a goblin.
    Superstitions aren’t just spooky little habits! They’re survival stories in disguise. In Episode 13, we crack open 13 infamous beliefs — the Devil’s Dirty Dozen — and trace the fears, rituals, and side-eye superstition that kept our ancestors alive (and kinda paranoid).


    From haunted mirrors to Hoodoo mojo bags, this episode explores the rituals we still cling to when life feels unhinged.

    Are they silly? Sacred? Or both?

    You may not believe in superstitions....but you still knock on wood, don’t you? 😏
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    34 mins
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