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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2024 · 52 MIN

Tarrare: The Man Who Could Eat Anything (And Possibly Anyone)

from The Most Dangerous Podcast · host Fraser Smillie

Feast on Fear in this week’s stomach-turning episode of The Most Dangerous Podcast, as Fraser presents the truly disturbing tale of Tarrare — a man whose hunger was so relentless, it defied logic, science, and morality.Born in 18th-century France, Tarrare could eat his own body weight in meat, devour live animals whole, and was even rumoured to have darker cravings that pushed him into the realm of the monstrous. Was he a medical marvel, a military experiment gone wrong, or something far more sinister?Fraser unpacks Tarrare’s unbelievable abilities and the haunting rumours that still surround him, while James brings another edition of Dangerous News to keep things unsettlingly current.Prepare to be mesmerised, horrified, and maybe just a little bit nauseous.Hashtags:#Tarrare #MostDangerousPodcast #HumanOddities #MedicalMystery #DarkHistory #BizarreTrueStories #DangerousNews #JamesAndFraser #WeirdHistory #TruePodcasts #FrenchHistory #InsatiableHunger #HistoricalHorror #StrangeButTrue #PodcastRecommendation

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