Girl you need to do a dark history episode on HUMAN ZOOs… I literally had never heard of them in my 30+ years and they didn’t happen that long ago. They DEFINITELY didn’t teach that in our history classes down here in south Florida and I’ve never even heard of anyone speaking about it… it is WILD. I hope you read this xoxoxox
I went to a circus 10 years ago. They brought out this massive old school animal crate and you could hear everyone freaking out in the audience thinking there would be an abused animal inside. It popped open and a little chihuahua in a dress walked out 😂
My mom used to take me to the circus when I was a young kid. Now that there are all those documentaries about the treatment of the tigers and elephants, I feel sorry for the animals and would never attend a circus again.
@@chloeantoinette3692 Tyke, Elephant Outlaw. unsure where you'll find it, I watched it on youtube years ago. She was 21 years old and was shot almost 100 times 😭 her story still breaks my heart
Tike was shot several times… there was an elephant that was cornered and lynched because they couldn’t find anyone to buy it or even care for it…. Another gruesome way to die!
@@forevermonkeysocksask a mortician does a video on Tike. She grew up in Honolulu and, if I remember right, was actually there when they cornered the animal.
Her laugh and the way she says things sometimes make me laugh out loud. The content is so dark that it’s refreshing to listen to her tell it. It’s educational, but it feels like I’m sitting on the couch with my best friend listening to some serious gossip and it makes it easier to hear about the atrocities. I don’t forget them, though!
Bailey! You should talk about the dark history behind obstetrics and gynecology. So many people, and esp women, have no clue the terrible origins of modern day OBGYN!
I'm scared to hear about dark history of OBGYN but also thankful for modern medicine, am I right gals? Sheesh, the hospitals back then [or lack thereof] were even more nightmarish and hellishly painful without modern anesthesia 😱
My Meemaw ran away at 16 to join the Smarts Brothers Circus in Scotland. I have this love hate relationship with that fact because she was young and didn’t know all what’s goes on when “training” the elephants, she just rode them and loved them. But how many people can say, ‘my grandmother joined the circus.’ She ended up getting pregnant by a Bulgarian trapeze artist and having to go back home, so it was short lived. But she was quite the woman with many amazing stories.
I remember going to the Ringling Brothers circus when I was little. It’s scarred me for life. All the animals looked sick and their clowns were a little too touchy-feely for me. My mom even bought tickets for my sister and I to ride an elephant. We got on it, they whipped the elephant to start walking and I screamed that I wanted off. I cried the whole way home telling my mom I thought the elephant was crying but she kept saying no it’s eyes were just watering. I never went back 🐘 😭
I feel you! I had pretty much the same experience and reaction. It's amazing how us as kids know that something is just .. not quite right, but the adults try and gaslight us that "everything is ok" we would cry too if we got hit with a whip. I for one am ecstatic that it no longer exists and can't make another dollar 💖
@@jennifergreen6109 Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus used voice commands source: Circus World Museum, Illinois State University, Ringling Museum, Barnum museum, & Guther Gebel Williams the Greatest Animal trainer of all time.
Bailey I hopefully you’re doing well 🖤 You should do an episode of Dark History on how the U.S. acquired Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah
"Wasn't that fun? You learned about the circus." I can so picture Bailey as a kindergarten teacher. She would be a lot of fun with those little kids. She's make them cute little activists in no time. 😊😊😊
Although she does talk about stuff that happened in history that was bad; she’s more into the uh, story telling aspect of it. But If she can get one person talking about this stuff, that’s a huge deal.
@@mindywyse9515 what's so much of an agenda about making kids aware of problems we have in the world? (sorry if I have grammar mistakes english is not my first language)
you should definitely do an episode on the dark history of seaworld & the other parks they owned/were associated with them & the awful ways they captured the animals & terrible living conditions they kept them in, as well as the hazards of the trainers that were ignored for so long!
I remember seeing the Ringling Brothers Circus in the late 80's. It was so amazing through my child eyes. My dad took me to ride an elephant and I wanted to be one of those women who did the silk rope act. But now that I know how they treated their animals I find it heartbreaking.
I would imagine that pretty much most things have a dark history attached to them. The whole "trial and error" thing, people didn't realize what was wrong until they learned that it was.
Humans don’t know what they don’t know and I wouldn’t saying ruining your views but elevating to a higher level or perception thus allowing one to gain another understanding. When humans forget they are evolving beings 😉 as if they have no capacity to continuously grow and gain higher perceptions than generations before.
I got my popcorn out, My mom's father was in his sixties when my mom was born belonged to the circus from 1917 to 1930ish. he was acrobatic alone with his 2 brothers were the Ferraro brothers. (You can see them for 20 sec in an old movie called Sally the sawdust, with W.B Fields) Then as he got older & got into an Argument with his half brothers & my grandmother thought he was messing around with a woman, he became a clown along with my grandmother & used his bio- father's last name Ragone(my grandfather's first was Michael Ferraro then change to Michael Ragone & my Grandmother's was Jennie) I have news article clippings I have his diary, I have posters, I have pictures. Italian immigrants he and his brothers joined not because they wanted to but because they wanted to eat. He was in his teens. It is a dark history. 😁👍👏 Side-note- I know my grandfather & others would always get in trouble when animals were introduced, the animals would be treated badly & they would try to stop it. Stories about how they would sneak in to attend to the animals as best they could. My grandfather didn't go too much into it. I heard it deeply bother him.
@@fynntasticmovienight lol, I seen she was doing this story & I just started typing away. I was little embarrassed for leaving such a long comment. Then I thought how many times this subject comes up & I can tell it? Lol side-note- my 95 yr old aunt just found a chest full of pictures. Not just my grandparents to. She gave them all to me. Pictures stamped with Ringing bros., locations & dates. One day I figure out where I can all up to view. :) have a nice day. One day I will figure out to put t
I'm watching you from a little country called Botswana, Africa. And I just love love love you Bailey 😍 Your podcasts are my favorite things to watch honestly ❤️💖
Me and my kids just got a puppy and they named him Bailey and my son instantly started singing ”shana-sha-shana-sha. Shana-sha-sha-shana- shaaaaaaaa” 😂 I was like ”oh… guess where that name came from?” 😂
I NEVER & I mean NEVER, took my daughter to the circus as a little girl… the cruelty is disturbing… The way they would “train” the poor elephants🐘 I could cry!🥺
Yeah I'm okay with curcuses who only have acrobats and clowns and no animals, like cirque soleil as example. Some of those people are extremely talanted and hard working. No excuse to have animals nowadays.
I know in the past the circus was awful but fyi modern circus is amazing and more often then not , there are no animals. Now it is basically just acrobats, gymnasts and aerialists
“It was this moment when majestic wild animals became prisoners.” 😭 and this is why I only go to zoos/aquariums that house injured animals or those that cannot survive in the wild by themselves.
There was a circus train crash close to where I grew up over 100 years ago. It happened at what is now a cemetery and there are multiple circus elephants buried there due to the crash. There are elephant monuments to commemorate
@@Valerie-vn6it ya if you look up what happen it’s pretty gruesome, because jumbo was so big and they couldn’t move him, they literally cut him into pieces on the track to be able to move him and some people in town literally keep some pieces in cold cellars 🥴
I remember when I was a child that I never wanted to go to circuses, zoos, etc. because even at the age of 6 I knew there was something off with the treatment of the animals.
I had a similar experience. I was taken to sea world as a kid and even though I was like 7 or 8 yrs old, I knew something extremely wrong was happening when I saw the orcas and did not enjoy it even as a kid
The movie sure did make him out to be a hero! And the way it portrayed the “curiosities” and how they were treated in the movie is awful compared to the truth! It WAS one of my favorite movies, but now I’m just disgusted! Greatest Showman, my a$$!
I live and grew up in CT and I remember my Grandmother telling me about the fire in Hartford. She didn't live that far away from it, about 2-3 towns away and she said that the smoke was easily visible at her home along with the smell. So sad ALL those lives lost and injured including the animals all for a few dollars!!
Fun fact: You know the fire that took place in Hartford CT? The one where they waterproofed the tent with wax and Gasoline? At 53:00? I work at the school that was built on top of it. There’s a memorial in the back. Many ghost sightings 👀
Why is Donald Trump pretty and I am not? But why does he only have a wife but I have TWO HANDSOME GIRLFRIENDS who I show off in my masterpiece YT videos? Do you know the answer, dear mama
Interesting fact from a Hartford girl, the site of this tragedy now houses a school. Faculty/ students/ employees still hear kids running around and playing, footprints on freshly mopped floors when no students are at the school and bathroom sinks running in locations that students couldn’t access. Some of my staff that were at this location reported other things happening as well. No reports of people being hurt by the spirits.
when I was five years old, my family went to see a circus in the next biggest town. one of the aerial acrobats ended up falling and breaking her neck. we were sitting in the front row. my mother is a doctor, and was the one that ran to help her. unfortunately, she died at the hospital that day. my sibling was the last person to ever get her autograph and picture with her. i’m so scared of circuses to this day
Bailey can you do a dark history episode on the dark history of aquariums/zoo’s please? I feel like it’s a topic that needs to be re-brought up. Love u🥺🖤
I went to a RB&BB circus in the 80s when they had "unicorns." I was enchanted. Later I found out how awful the circus is and was very, very sad. Thank you for a brilliant documentary.
I'm so glad I stumbled upon this channel! I loved the circus as a child and even when my children were little. Then I began to read about it and learn the horrific exploitation that went on. I will never forget the night I was pumping gas in rural Virginia and saw the Ringling Bros. train pass on its last voyage. I just stood there and cried for all the people and animals who fell victim to the "Darkest Show on Earth."
As a descendant of the same Ricketts family (and a long time Bailey fan) having my last name and a distant relative of mine mentioned in a Bailey video has made my day 🙏🏻
I think the hard part is if she does, people could say dumb things like "it's not your culture/religion/country, you don't know anything " or that it can be difficult to truly know other cultures without delving into them personally because all cultures have their silence the truth quota
My Great Grandmother's parents came from the circus (P.T.'S) and she (My Great Gma) used to tell us kids horror stories from how the circus used to be in the early 1900's. The toxic atmosphere and the abuse of EVERYONE involved is why my early family left after being a part of it for 3 generations. Yes, I came from the circus, lol...
I'm scared to listen to this because I know how horrific the circus treats it's animals, especially the exotics. My heart can't bare hearing about this abuse.
@@gnostic268 my parents had a farm; 365 acres of lush clover with the best barns, fans for every horse, too quality feed, etc. There was a circus (not naming here due to internet trolls) that had white horses for summer, black for winter. Each string only worked 6 months of the year. The other 6 months they paid to board them with us! These animals were loved, obviously well trained, and treated really well. Better than most people treat their kids. My parents also boarded horses for the big hospital CEOs, the wife of a big real estate mogul, pet pony of the mayor’s son, etc. The circus folk made sure their animals got the same top notch care that the big wigs did. I doubt they abused the heck out of them for 6 months just to turn around and pay for 6 months at the spa. And they always came to us with neatly trimmed feet, no scabs or scars, bright and happy.
@@lindseyt240 That’s the difference. Your parents weren’t doing it to make obscene money at the cost of human and animal lives. Their animals were well treated and loved on. This company treated their animals horribly. Your parents sound like an actual even t I would be willing to support.
I can count on one hand how many people I've met in my 30+ years alive, that know about Chitty Chitty bang bang! You're candy man comment, was gold lol. Got yourself a subscriber for life girl!
Love this.... Everyone used to joke "what are you going to run away and join the Circus?" It was no joke in my family - my grandfather ran off and joined the Circus and his family never saw him again - he died in the 60s in Dade Co., Florida, where Ringling Brothers was headquartered. You always tell great stories!
My grandparents took us as kids to the huge Barnum and Bailey's 3 ring circus and we were mezmerized. This would've been back in the 70's before the negative info came out about circuses, but with child eyes, it was fascinating. My mom also trained as one of those ladies who spun from her neck on a suspended rope. There is a Circus World Museum in Wisconsin that she is in pics somewhere. Knowing what I know now, it makes those memories sad, though my grandparents never had any ill intent. At least we are becoming better with knowledge and learning.
I’m a Bailey! Every-time you talk about yourself in third person it sends it makes me giggle. It’ll always break my focus if I’m deep into work, but it makes my laugh every time.
Your laugh is so contagious and so cute 🎪 Also, I was at the pharmacy yesterday and saw a woman wearing your merch so I actually spoke to a human and made a possible friend 😊
Also, please please do an episode on "freak shows", there's a lot to unpack there. If my son had been born 130 years ago, he would have been in one, namely Couney's Premature Baby Attraction at Couney Island.
@@Adanielle21 I know that. My son was born preemie, and I read "the strange case of Dr Couney", the book all about the incubator side shows. I know that many babies were saved, I was merely suggesting a topic for her to do a video on.
Your videos remind me of those times my history teacher would close our classroom door and lower her voice bc she was about to teach us about stuff that wasn’t “allowed in the curriculum” , that’s when everyone knew she was about to teach us something interesting 😭🤭.
The fact that I’m actually related to PT Barnum, this is something I never knew about him. Although my great grandfather didn’t talk about him much… guess I know why oof.
I love waiting for your shows and stories every Monday and Thursday I can't get enough of them. And I even watch the past ones I haven't seen so I can get caught up on. I'm never disappointed. Thank you.
Years ago I seen on The Montel Williams Show, undercover camera showing the horrific Animal abuse and ever since then I've been against Circuses that use Animals, even dogs. Thank you for doing this story and the history of this insane entertainment! 💯
You are the reason I keep my house clean! Your stories keep my mind buy while I mindlessly clean 😆. Love ya girl!!! Your nervous laugh and spunky attitude makes you someone to keep coming back too!
@@holiwood72 yes it had Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. Ok story but it is very graphic with the animal abuse depicted so I had a hard time watching it.
It doesn’t matter how long it took you to find her. But you’re here! She real,hilarious, talented and found a niche. She deserves all the audience she’s getting! WELCOME 🙏🤪
@@kathy2929people have known about the abuse for a very long time. It’s important to be an informed consumer. It is the abusers fault first and foremost but we also have to acknowledge that these industries run on supply and demand.
@@kathy2929 sea world is a great example of how we know something is wrong but it's still going and being funded by the public who apparently either are blind or don't care
Hartford, CT. The day the clowns cried. Every year on the anniversary the media still covers it. There was one little girl who wasn’t identified until a few years ago and that identity is still debated. Little Miss 1565. Very sad story about body identification back then. I keep remembering things. There still is a Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT. I came upon it when I got to a concert venue early and walked around a few streets. It was closed. The actor and perpetual game show guest, Charles Nelson Reilly, was in the fire at age 13. His description of the events and how certain places bring back that day sound like PTSD. He was once on the Merv Griffin talk show, I watched every day after school (Yes, I am that old.) and Merv asked him if he was popular in high school. He said no. He lost the lead in the school play to Harold Portner. Merv asked, “And where is HE now?” Well, I knew. He was our high school music teacher! I live just south of Hartford.
When you talked about the animal rights stuff at the end I just kept thinking about how they even took the bars off the boxes of animal crackers because of all the anti-circus treatment of animals.
The circus side shows and outrageous claims they made reminds me of the saying “there’s a sucker born every minute.” That’s still true today. And why am I not surprised that circus conmen ended up in Congress? And oh yes, you know lobbyists line the pockets of lawmakers so they will vote to maintain the status quo of corrupt businesses. Hence laws being lenient and looking the other way with animal abuse. And those who refuse to be bribed…well the lobbyists give large donations to the campaign of a more agreeable competitor who’s running against you, or just take out ads to drown out your campaign. Basically they go to war against you. We need to get the money out of politics, because power and money corrupts totally. Always has, always will.
My grandad took me to the circus when I was little in the 70s and I hated it. When the clowns came out it finished me off and I got hysterical and they had to let us out under the side of the tent 😂 I didn't stop crying until I got safely home.
In the beginning, Bailey was talking about a military group that rides horses. Her fun pronunciation said “Calvary”. The correct word for mounted troops is “Cavalry”. “Calvary” refers to Jesus’s death location, which means “skull rock”. When she said “Juggling for Jesus”, I laughed at the Unexpected connection to Calvary.
Never fails: all for greed at the expense of workers, animals etc; sickening....loopholes and all....power trips. Thanks for another great episode!!! You rock!
Only 21 minutes in but wondering is bailey is going to touch on the horrific story of Julia Pastrona, an indiginous woman from mexican who was forced into marriage with her manager in freak shows all over Russia. Really hard to hear horrible story but that’s what circuses lead to in my mind.
My first touch of knowledge about the darkness of the circus came from Me reading Water for Elephants. This Dark History episode just lined everything up perfectly and made it all more clear. I love watching your videos they are so jam packed with knowledge and comedy so thank you for bringing a smile to my face and some further awareness about our past as a country.
Hello Bailey. I am one of your fans from Montréal (Québec). I first knew about you on Facebook despite the fact that I live under a rock. I recently discovered your RU-vid channel and I was very pleased to see what your work has become. I really appreciate your Dark History podcast and the very obviously rigorous work you put into all of you videos. I wish you the best in the future!
Hey bailey glad to be back on your channel it's been about a year and few months I had took a break due to a traumatic tragedy but I'm trying each and everyday to be strong and hopefully find justice through it all. ❤️
yes! I was hoping you would bring up the albino twins. Im from Roanoke, Virginia and when I heard this story I was like WOW. another one to add to the books. You should do a dark history on Roanoke
I know better now; but before they stopped using the elephants in the show, I would always look forward to the circus coming to town. My office was between the arena and the train tracks; and they walked the elephants from the train tracks to the arena. It was always cool seeing the unofficial elephant parade.
