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 have to disturb to uncover the truth. So if you're drawn to the uncomfortable, obsessed with the unexplained, or just can’t shake the feeling that some things never should’ve been buried…
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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 have to disturb to uncover the truth. So if you're drawn to the uncomfortable, obsessed with the unexplained, or just can’t shake the feeling that some things never should’ve been buried…
You’re not alone. Follow. Subscribe. Turn on auto-downloads. And get ready to disturb history.
DH Ep:34 Lyndon Johnson's Obsession with Power—and His Pants
Disturbing History
1 hour 4 minutes
1 month ago
DH Ep:34 Lyndon Johnson's Obsession with Power—and His Pants
This week on Disturbing History, we dive into the unsettling life of Lyndon B. Johnson, America’s 36th president. Rising from poverty in the Texas Hill Country, Johnson clawed his way to power through manipulation, intimidation, and a relentless drive for control.
His legacy remains a paradox: groundbreaking civil rights achievements on one hand, and the catastrophic Vietnam War and bizarre personal behavior on the other.We explore Johnson’s infamous “Johnson Treatment,” his ruthless rise in Washington, and the humiliations he endured as Vice President before seizing the presidency after JFK’s assassination.
From crude phone calls about custom pants to dominating senators face-to-face, Johnson’s methods reveal a man who bent democracy itself to fit his outsized ego.
This episode paints the full portrait: a leader capable of compassion and cruelty, progress and destruction, leaving behind a legacy that forces us to ask how much one man’s ambition can reshape a nation—for better and for worse.
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 have to disturb to uncover the truth. So if you're drawn to the uncomfortable, obsessed with the unexplained, or just can’t shake the feeling that some things never should’ve been buried…
You’re not alone. Follow. Subscribe. Turn on auto-downloads. And get ready to disturb history.
