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The Twilight Traveler

The Twilight Traveler

Written by: Kimberly Straub
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 A podcast on dark locations and darker historiesCopyright 2025 All rights reserved. Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Leap Castle

    Leap Castle
    Mar 17 2026

    In this episode, we visit Leap Castle and step inside its most infamous room, the Bloody Chapel. Here, a priest was murdered at the altar by his own brother during a bitter family power struggle. Today, visitors still report an unsettling feeling in the small stone chapel where the betrayal took place. Join me as we explore the dark history behind one of Ireland's most chilling legends.

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    17 mins
  • The New York City Draft Riots

    The New York City Draft Riots
    Mar 10 2026

    In this episode, we travel to New York City to explore the violent legacy of the New York City Draft Riots. What began as outrage over the Enrollment Act erupted into days of chaos, destruction, and racial violence that shook the city during the American Civil War. Today, the very object tied to that moment - the draft wheel - rests inside the New York Historical Society. Join us as we stand before this unassuming artifact and uncover the dark history it helped set in motion.

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    26 mins
  • The Lamey Island Massacre

    The Lamey Island Massacre
    Mar 3 2026

    In this episode, we visit Xiaoliuqiu off the coast of Taiwan, once known as Lamey Island, to confront a forgotten atrocity. In 1636, soldiers of the Dutch East India Company trapped Indigenous Islanders inside a cave and set it ablaze, killing hundreds. Today, visitors walk through Black Devil Cave often unaware it was once a refuge turned tomb.

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    18 mins
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