What is time Sucks by Dan Cummins?
Time for Timesuck. Each week, Dan Cummins takes fascinating listener suggested topics and enthusiastically dives into time sucks about everything from Charles Manson to the Lizard Illuminati, absurdly and sarcastically sharing the best of what he uncovers with you. Time to get curious!
What does Dan Cummins do?
Each week, Dan Cummins takes fascinating listener suggested topics and enthusiastically dives into time sucks about everything from Charles Manson to the Lizard Illuminati, absurdly and sarcastically sharing the best of what he uncovers with you. Time to get curious! Time for Timesuck.
What is Tales of horror with lynze Cummins?
Each week, comedian Dan Cummins brings you new tales of Horror alongside wife Lynze Cummins. Explore tales of supposedly true horror with topics like the paranormal, urban legends, true crime and more! Join Lynze as she flips the tables and spooks Dan with listener submitted stories each week.
284 - The Amish Life: Quaint or Terrible?
A lot to unpack today! Who are the Amish? Why do they dress and live like it's still the 17th century? How are they related to Mennonites? What interpretation of Christianity led to them to the lifestyle they live today? Are they happy? Are they a cult? Today we'll explore the Anabaptist, Protestant Reformation origins of the Amish and how they differ from Mennonites.
283 - A Descent Into Madness: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot
At 1:40AM on February 2nd, 1980, a group of inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary attacked three guards doing their nightly count. What followed was one of the deadliest prison riots in US history. Drunk and angry inmates seized the prison, and 36 hours of Hell on Earth followed.
282 - Attila the Hun: Evil or Slandered?
Attila the Hun! Does his name conjure up images of savagery in your mind? Of a bloodthirsty warrior-king who ruthlessly tortured and killed his enemies as he sacked city after city? An especially barbaric man who stood out for violence in a time known for so much violence? OR - was he a man of his times? Was he no more or less violent than the Romans, whose historians wrote his story? And when they wrote his story, how much was truth and how much was hyperbole and slander? Today we look into 5th century CE Europe, when the Western Roman Empire is falling, when Attila and his Huns are sacking city after city.
What is Dan Cummins's weekly deep dive?
Dan Cummins takes you on a weekly deep dive, thoroughly exploring and explaining a single, listener-suggested topic each Monday, in his own irreverent and entertaining style. Serial killers, historical events, enduring mysteries, paranormal encounters, conspiracy theories, cryptozoology and more - nothing is off limits if it’s interesting.
What is secretsuck on Patreon?
As a supplement to Timesuck, The Secretsuck is a place for Patreon Patrons to get a little extra content with the weird cranked up a few notches. Explore wackadoodles, Timesucker updates, new segments and more! New episodes every Thursday.
283 - A Descent Into Madness: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot
Beheadings. Hanged bodies on fire. Blowtorch mutilations. For 36 hours in 1980, the New Mexico State Penitentiary just south of Santa Fe became a true Hell on Earth. What led to the worst display of inmate-on-inmate violence in US prison ...
282 - Attila the Hun: Evil or Slandered?
The life of Attila the Hun, and an overview of the Hunnic empire he ruled. Was Attila one of history's most evil rulers, as many clickbait top ten list articles and videos claim? Or was he the victim of one ...
281 - Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer
Was Arthur Shawcross destined to become a serial killer from an early age? The boy known to schoolmates as "oddie" and then "crazy boy" was born different in some terrible ways. Mental illness, brain damage, and genetic abnormalities seemed to ...
280 - The Murder of Laci Peterson - Who Really Killed Her?
Did Scott Peterson REALLY kill Laci Peterson? Yes, he came across as very unlikable and was convicted of her murder and the murder of their unborn son, Conner. But there are so many problems with his conviction that we examine ...
279 - Celtic Mythology
The wild world of Celtic mythology. So much mystery around the Celts, their gods, customs, and creatures and for good reason. They didn't write anything down. What we know about them we know from their artifacts, enemies, and the Catholic ...
278 - Sex, Silverware, and Immortality: The Oneida Community Cult
Did you know that Oneida, the largest flatware company in the United States in the 20th century, started out as a sex cult in the 19th century? John Humphrey Noyes started a group love compound in Oneida, NY in 1848 ...
277 - Prostitution: The History and Morality of Sex Work
An in-depth a look into the history and morality of prostitution. Should this form of sex work be legalized? Why isn't it? Why are sex work customers almost always men? How have various governments around the world tried to regulate ...
