Absurd Real History

Join Saoirse Siné as she discusses this fascinating fashionista with Colin KiblerSourceshttps://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-marvellous-marchesa-casati-a-living-work-of-arthttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/09/22/the-divine-marquisehttps://www.operaballet.nl/en/articles/23-facts-about-luisa-casatihttps://www.marchesacasati.com/about-casatihttps://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/8594/an-ode-to-the-singular-marchesa-luisa-casatiSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This month on Absurd Real History we take a break for a chill special christmas episde, relax and unwind from the holidays with a few facts from the classic 'Irelands All" magazine. We'll be back to our normal show January 29th.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Surprise! - Saoirse Siné is back with a weird story from the past. This time, director of Edgar Allan Poeprov, Burell Kingery, comes to share about the weird death of Edgar Allan poe.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

A fond farewell from Saoirse Siné. If you enjoyed the podcast let her and others know. Absurd Real History will possibly return but only with your help. You can donate to show your love at the link at the bottom of this description.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland (be sure to follow them on social media too!)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné talks of ancient Chinese philosophy and how it relates to hundreds thinking penis's were shrinking for a brief stint during 1960's Singapore. With the incredible comedian/podcaster Alison Spittle! Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland (be sure to follow them on social media too!)Episode Source MaterialThe Great Singapore Penis Panic and the Future of American Mass Hysteria by Scott Mendelsonhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72227/6-penis-panics-around-worldhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7815608/https://www.verywellmind.com/koro-phobia-of-genital-retraction-2671824https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-late-1960s-singapore-was-gripped-with-a-genital-panicSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

We talk about the catastrophic event you probably never heard of. This week Saoirse Siné tells you, and special guest Camerlia LR all about how Boston became a flooded sticky mess.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland (be sure to follow them on social media too!)Episode Source Materialhttps://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-sciencehttps://www.southernliving.com/sweeteners/molasses/what-is-molasseshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Molasses-Floodhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/sticky-tragedy-boston-molasses-disasterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/without-warning-molasses-january-surged-over-boston-180971251/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/13/the-great-boston-molasses-flood-why-it-matters-modern-regulationhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/great-boston-molasses-flood-1919-killed-21-after-2-million-n958326https://www.grunge.com/213663/the-great-molasses-flood-was-worse-than-you-thought/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Special guest Niall Johnson is a big gin fan, but before this episode he didn't know who his precious alcohol almost ruined London when it was first introduced.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland (be sure to follow them on social media too!)Episode Source Materialhttps://www.history.co.uk/history-of-london/18th-century-gin-crazehttps://www.historyhit.com/what-was-the-gin-craze-and-why-did-it-happen/https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/gin-craze-panic-18th-century-london-when-came-england-alcohol-drinking-history/http://publin.ie/2015/how-many-pubs-are-there-in-dublin/https://www.timeout.com/london/news/most-googled-how-many-pubs-are-there-in-london-071018https://www.vice.com/en/article/53jj7z/how-a-gin-craze-nearly-destroyed-18th-century-londonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5vCXrfRLrShpj4fLb4B3hMt/when-the-gin-craze-swept-londonhttps://www.gintime.com/features/gin-madness-weve-been-here-before/https://www.pastemagazine.com/drink/alcohol-history/the-gin-craze-britain-1700s/#life-in-the-gin-crazehttps://evanevanstours.com/blog/london-gin-craze-history/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/21/gin-craze-april-de-angelis-future-plays-royal-and-derngatehttp://www.executedtoday.com/2016/03/08/1734-judith-defour-in-the-gin-craze/https://hackaday.com/2018/08/23/the-first-vending-machine-hacked-liquor-laws-the-puss-and-mew/https://curiousrambler.com/when-cats-sold-gin-in-the-streets-of-london/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné speaks modern art with the wonderful Nell Mercier, and then gushes over the modern day artist that most resembles a pioneer of the modern art world.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Materialhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Duchamphttps://www.vulture.com/2010/10/marcel-duchamp-and-comedy-in-art.htmlhttps://press.philamuseum.org/marcel-duchamp-and-the-fountain-scandal/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSKxJc_J0Nohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZlrHyzIwcIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZlrHyzIwcIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S75rlarGi64https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuf_GHmjxLMhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/03/duchamps-fountain-and-the-feminist-avant-garde-in-new-yorkhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/was-marcel-duchamp-s-fountain-actually-created-long-forgotten-pioneering-feminist-10491953.htmlhttps://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/lists/lol_a_brief_history_of_comedy_in_art_since_duchamps_fountain-55132https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/10/18/duchamps-last-riddle/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv78ebotgrYhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/03/duchamps-fountain-and-the-feminist-avant-garde-in-new-yorkhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/was-marcel-duchamp-s-fountain-actually-created-long-forgotten-pioneering-feminist-10491953.html Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné talks of the scandalous shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, with fellow actor Will Murphy.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material“Dead famous” by Greg Jenner“Great Theatrical Disasters” by Gyles Brandrethhttp://britainunlimited.com/edmund-kean/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-Keanhttps://biography.yourdictionary.com/edmund-keanhttps://archive.org/stream/edmundkeantrage01molluoft/edmundkeantrage01molluoft_djvu.txthttps://artuk.org/discover/stories/dead-famous-part-two-a-cultural-history-of-celebritySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné talks mass hysteria, mental disciple and fainting school children with actor Denny Redmond.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material"Mass Hysteria in Schools: A Worldwide History Since 1566"by Robert E. Bartholomew, Bob Rickardhttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322607https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1978/08/21/sandyhttps://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/2020/11/20/the-true-tale-of-the-meowing-nuns-with-biting-issues/https://archive.org/details/epidemicsofmiddl1844heck/page/n5/mode/2uphttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3575566/https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/10-strangest-mass-hysterias.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/science/mental-discipline-theoryhttps://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10092/1466/thesis_fulltext.pdf;jsessionid=DF22F6981869287D99A3BD460FE23D1F?sequence=1https://esoterx.com/2015/08/05/bad-habits-the-15th-century-nun-biting-mania/https://practicalpie.com/edward-thorndike/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

In the 1930's Australia went to war against their national, the emu. Learn all about it in this weeks episode as Saoirse Siné tells all to you, and special guest drag performer Wren Dennehy, a.k.a Avoca Reaction.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Materialhttps://www.britannica.com/animal/emuhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/common-emuhttps://www.treehugger.com/emu-facts-5075359#:~:text=Emus%20are%20endemic%20to%20Australia,120%20pounds%20(54%20kilograms)https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2315839https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18516559https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1932-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-losthttps://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-do-so-many-weird-animals-live-in-australiahttps://listverse.com/2017/03/12/10-crazy-facts-about-the-great-australian-emu-war/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4509731https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/what-was-the-emu-war-of-australia-and-what-was-the-outcome.htmlhttps://factslegend.org/25-interesting-emu-war-facts/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Join Saoirse Siné and Séamus Hanly yet again as our part 2 of the history, and the creator William Marston, of the worlds oldest superhero and its inspiration from the unconventional. Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material“The Secret History of Wonder Woman” – Lepore, Jill. Scribe Publications, 2014.https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/kinky-roots-the-strange-true-story-of-the-real-women-behind-wonder-woman-1.3283002https://www.dccomics.com/characters/wonder-womanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/37B343RtftBPmPxN7NqVMYp/five-surprising-secrets-behind-the-creation-of-wonder-womanhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a9931323/wonder-woman-facts/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wonder-woman-feminism-and_b_8199126https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2017/05/31/the-complicated-history-of-wonder-woman/https://www.cbr.com/marston-gender-identity-and-casting-the-modern-wonder-woman/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qfmvuC6NyUhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Wonder-Woman#ref1069002https://dca.tufts.edu/about/news/Curious%20Traditions%20of%20Times%20Past%3A%20Baby%20Partieshttps://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/05/william-marston-on-sorority-baby-parties/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/not-so-feminist-history-wonder-woman/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week let Saoirse Siné explain to you, and Séamus Hanly about the history, and the creator behind one of the worlds oldest superhero and its inspiration from the unconventional. This is a two parter so view this as an introductory episode for the madness to come next week. Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material“The Secret History of Wonder Woman” – Lepore, Jill. Scribe Publications, 2014.https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/kinky-roots-the-strange-true-story-of-the-real-women-behind-wonder-woman-1.3283002https://www.dccomics.com/characters/wonder-womanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/37B343RtftBPmPxN7NqVMYp/five-surprising-secrets-behind-the-creation-of-wonder-womanhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a9931323/wonder-woman-facts/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wonder-woman-feminism-and_b_8199126https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2017/05/31/the-complicated-history-of-wonder-woman/https://www.cbr.com/marston-gender-identity-and-casting-the-modern-wonder-woman/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qfmvuC6NyUhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Wonder-Woman#ref1069002https://dca.tufts.edu/about/news/Curious%20Traditions%20of%20Times%20Past%3A%20Baby%20Partieshttps://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/05/william-marston-on-sorority-baby-parties/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/not-so-feminist-history-wonder-woman/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné will explain to you, and writer comedian Katie Norris, all about how they stopped having babies in biblical times.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Materialhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-timeline/https://www.gotquestions.org/birth-control.htmlhttps://www.gotquestions.org/onanism.htmlhttps://thebrickbible.com/judaherandonan/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onanismhttps://biblia.com/books/gnb/https://www.christianbiblereference.org/faq_birthcontrol.htmhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-the-catholic-church-came-to-oppose-birth-control_b_5b4cd603e4b02538dbcaf463https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-methods-contraception-even-tutankhamun-wore-protection-009205https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10691-018-9392-1https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52188https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/83685/9-forms-birth-control-used-ancient-worldhttps://science.jrank.org/pages/1761/Contraception-An-ancient-interest.htmlhttps://www.damninteresting.com/the-birth-control-of-yesteryear/https://historyofyesterday.com/history-of-condoms-c3fcc62860fhttps://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/silphium-ancient-contraceptive-herb-driven-extinction-002268https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbolhttp://www.sisterzeus.com/Silphio.htmhttps://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/historys-worst-contraception-methods-explained/http://what-when-how.com/birth-control/ancient-civilizations-and-birth-control/https://flo.health/menstrual-cycle/sex/birth-control/ancient-birth-control-methodshttps://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-methods-contraception-even-tutankhamun-wore-protection-009205https://peoplepill.com/people/soranus-of-ephesushttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170907-the-mystery-of-the-lost-roman-herbhttps://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/01/04/no-the-ancient-romans-didnt-overharvest-silphium-to-extinction-because-it-was-a-highly-effective-contraceptive/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649591/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Join Saoirse Siné with special guest Derek Miller on a history of the humble pineapple from start to finish... It's weirder than you think.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material The pineapple: king of fruits by Fran Boueman.Pineapple: A global Historyhttps://www.britannica.com/plant/pineapplehttps://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Pineapple/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tupi-Guaranihttps://time.com/4814056/hawaiian-pizza-pineapple-sam-panopoulos-death/http://www.logan-evans.ca/obituaries/116891https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/07/492974870/lets-talk-tiki-bars-harmless-fun-or-exploitationhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53432877https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/interiors/house-rules-on-the-peculiar-popularity-of-pineapples-1.2875731#:~:text=They're%20commonplace%20now%2C%20but,rented%20rather%20than%20bought%20them&text=To%20all%20those%20who%20have,this%20column%20is%20for%20you.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Saoirse Siné talks of the convoluted world of constructed languages. It seems that as long as there has been language, there have been people trying to create a better one. She is joined by English Comedian Jaleelah Galbraith.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material“In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius Paperback”,Okrent, Arika. 2010"Toki Pona" - Sonja Langhttps://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-constructed-language-conlang-1689793https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gSAkUOElsghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJWVOkdWQAshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwAFan_NZTwhttps://rankly.com/list/best-conlang-off-all-timehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Esperantohttps://time.com/4417809/esperanto-history-invention/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mZ0R3h8m0https://tokipona.org/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/toki-pona-smallest-language/398363/'https://www.businessinsider.com/the-worlds-smallest-language-has-only-100-words-and-you-can-say-almost-anything-2015-7?r=US&IR=Thttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/31/a-language-to-unite-humankindhttps://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Wonderful-Horrible-History-of-Esperanto-the-Universal-Languagehttps://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1553http://scihi.org/john-wilkins/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/john-wilkins-moon-missionhttps://conlang.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7u-bB_gUeMSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné is joined by comedian Alex Byrne to discuss Clara and the "Rhino-mania" that swept across Europe because of this a-list celebrity. absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Material"Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen" Jenner, Greg. 2020https://www.rhinosinfo.com/famous-rhinos-clara.htmlhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/524139/clara-18th-century-rhinoceros-who-became-sensationhttps://lesyeuxdargus.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/clara-et-la-rhinomania-en-europe-au-xviiie-siecle/https://timeline.com/clara-rhinoceros-europe-history-dc8a944c2a21https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/356497https://reason.com/2021/02/24/conservationists-rhino-horn-harvesting-poaching-skyrocketed-south-africa/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/21/featuresreviews.guardianreview6https://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2011/04/clara-celebrity-rhino.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné will explain to you, and actor/content creator Aoibhín Murphy, about a dweeby young man, William Henry Ireland, and his Shakespeare forgeries.... That weren't very good.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Material"Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen" Jenner, Greg. 2020https://www.christies.com/features/5-minutes-with-the-Ireland-Shakespeare-forgeries-10219-1.aspxhttps://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/text/ireland-vortigernhttps://archive.org/details/confessionsofwil01irel/page/n11/mode/2uphttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127931669&t=1614979913004https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-beor-not-the-greatest-shakespeare-forgery-136201/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vortigern_and_Rowenahttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/12/the-greatest-shakespeare-forgery-william-henry-ireland-was-the-man-behind-one-of-the-most-brazen-literary-forgeries-of-all-time/https://blogs.bl.uk/english-and-drama/2016/03/is-this-a-forgery-i-see-before-me.htmlhttps://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/blogs/shakespearian-forgeries-william-henry-ireland/https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Henry-Irelandhttps://www.enotes.com/topics/shakespeare-sonnets/critical-essays/shakespeares-queer-sonnets-and-forgeries-williamhttps://trinitycollegelibrarycambridge.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/vortigern-a-shakespearean-april-fool-rediscovered-after-220-years/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

On a very special Absurd Real History episode Saoirse Siné spends Mothers Day chatting with her own Mother Suzanna (righted fitted with a glass of whiskey). Learn some fascinating titbits about college in the US in the 70's as well as Ireland in the 80's.The episode remains largely unedited to give this fantastic woman a platform to speak her truths. Normal Absurd Real History episodes resume next week.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné is joined by improvisor Luke Benson to discuss Sea Monkeys, it's crazy inventor Harold Von Braunhut and whether you may have accidentally contributed to the KKK.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://daysofdialup.com/2020/01/20/amazing-live-sea-monkeys-harold-von-braunhut-nazis-yolanda-signorelli/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56755/16-amazing-facts-about-sea-monkeyshttps://www.theawl.com/2011/06/the-shocking-true-tale-of-the-mad-genius-who-invented-sea-monkeys/https://nationalvanguard.org/2019/01/the-bizarre-story-of-anti-jewish-jew-harold-von-braunhut/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jul/22/a-petri-dish-for-racism-supremacists-message/http://www.planetxmagazine.com/seamonkeys.htmhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-tm-29473-story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/04/25/contrasts-of-a-private-persona/de3976fc-c0b0-4448-8e22-3c6d2edf593e/https://patents.justia.com/inventor/harold-von-braunhuthttps://nationalvanguard.org/2019/01/the-bizarre-story-of-anti-jewish-jew-harold-von-braunhut/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/hitler-and-sea-monkeyshttps://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/21/us/harold-von-braunhut-seller-of-sea-monkeys-dies-at-77.htmlhttps://www.sea-monkeys.com/about-the-sea-monkeys/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdVrTqaJrS4https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magazine/the-battle-over-the-sea-monkey-fortune.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

How much do you really know about Iceland? In this episode Saoirse Siné talks three bizarre banns of the city of ice and fire with actor/writer Clara White. absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://grapevine.is/mag/articles/2009/07/03/article-on-why-there-are-so-many-cats-in-downtown-reykjavik/https://grapevine.is/mag/articles/2018/02/07/reykjavik-catwalk-a-brief-history-of-cats-in-iceland/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/intelligent-travel/2011/05/23/ten-more-reasons-iceland-is-astonishing/https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/nanna/iceland-s-christmas-cat-and-cats-of-reykjavikhttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/echinococcosishttps://theculturetrip.com/europe/iceland/articles/x-unusual-bans-from-iceland-that-you-didnt-know-about/https://www.iamreykjavik.com/beer-banned-in-iceland-whyhttps://beernbiceps.com/iceland-banned-beer/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/illegal-in-iceland-180957521/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31622038https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-icelandhttps://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1099965/https://2seasagency.com/publishing-iceland-reading-national-sport/https://icelandmag.is/article/april-3-marks-33rd-anniversary-reykjavik-lifting-its-ban-dogs-cityhttps://grapevine.is/news/2013/05/03/icelanders-read-more/https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/aldasigmunds/the-icelanders-and-their-big-love-of-booksSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week we talk about two petty palaeontologists who's rivalry created "The Bone Wars" during the great American dinosaur rush of the late 19th century, joined by the wonderful actress Laura O'Learyabsurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://ansp.org/explore/online-exhibits/stories/bone-wars-the-cope-marsh-rivalry/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2015/04/15/battle-for-the-bone-wars-beasts/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Kg2gw7PgEhttps://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/apatosaurus.htmhttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/why-the-long-neck/https://peabody.yale.edu/collections/archives/biography/othniel-charles-marshhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60125/edward-drinker-cope-and-story-paleontologists-wandering-skullhttps://ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/marsh.htmlhttps://ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/cope.htmlhttps://www.thoughtco.com/the-bone-wars-1092038https://interestingengineering.com/bone-wars-the-marsh-cope-feud-and-its-dinosaur-discoverieshttps://books.google.ie/books?id=Z8Tj2HvfHRwC&pg=PA153&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/08/the-bone-wars-the-heated-rivalry-between-two-paleontologists-that-led-to-great-fossil-discoveries-and-their-own-social-demise/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32205289https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/07/14/4271550.htmSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Allow Saoirse Siné to give you a small snippet of some really weird reality TV shows that probably shouldn't happened.... Joined by special guest, performer and musician Hayley Solas absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.wisegeek.com/how-did-reality-tv-begin.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xtwu0xOrls (Shattered)https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/04/shattered-legacy-of-a-reality-tv-experiment-in-extreme-sleep-deprivationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY2IR9I0jIk (I Wanna Marry Harry)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BkcJXBlMUhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/i-wanna-marry-harry_n_5325452?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMkWbVGVMrJ7xq6zWNQHDUSSmYKyLOQumZ9myBSThoHB0hnJQAB4MjJQL2Qcl4t5F_tFwkZEA5Pc8LM-4A0rhel0wafOa_RmgNJY9W4bgH12ViK3XwF3bPfg9HeHCOxBp2ONjrMz7L_uB3-2HDWB4iSoFpaIl0JNKddMAffD10kNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueAAZ7ASkaMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpwWgzeQn7Ehttps://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/5/1/21243936/joe-millionaire-reality-tv-sensationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnXcYKmHUCM&list=PL7LrKko3XY_jeW8ArM29eBWFjHCxAgkK-https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/20/why-is-love-island-so-popularhttps://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a27631912/craziest-reality-shows-ever/https://www.bustle.com/articles/57331-8-reasons-cbs-kid-nation-was-more-traumatizing-for-children-than-the-hunger-gameshttps://www.bustle.com/articles/57331-8-reasons-cbs-kid-nation-was-more-traumatizing-for-children-than-the-hunger-gameshttps://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1h6srx/i_was_on_the_childs_reality_tv_show_kid_nation/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p9jlbi91skhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Og2p65TrlskSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné is joined by real life Australian Lucy Haas to talk about the history of cunt and why it shouldn't be a swear word.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://medium.com/@minagreen/a-brief-history-of-the-cunt-f9d54e5b6a53A Curious History of Sex, Kate Listerhttps://www.thejournal.ie/c-u-next-tuesday-club-night-dublin-cunt-997597-Jul2013/https://www.polysyllabic.com/?q=node/77https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lady-Chatterleys-Loverhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/art-and-censorship-portrait-outrageous-lady-6106427.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/aug/01/lady-chatterleys-legal-case-how-the-book-changed-the-meaning-of-obscenehttps://newrepublic.com/article/148713/whats-bad-c-wordhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/09/new-zealand-mp-uses-c-word-at-rally-in-call-to-reclaim-it-from-abusershttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/24/kick-ass-2-taboo-breakinghttps://www.ravishly.com/2016/12/28/why-i-think-its-important-reclaim-word-cnthttps://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/laurie-penny/2011/02/sexual-power-word-cunt-hinthttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5402/pg5402.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné talks of the famous french farter of Moulin Rouge fame with special guest comedian John Spillane.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.vintag.es/2017/12/the-amazing-story-of-joseph-pujol.htmlhttps://www.johnbarber.com/joseph-pujol-le-petomane/https://www.blowbacktrilogy.com/who-was-le-petomane/https://professionalmoron.com/2020/12/10/le-petomane-life-story/https://www.weirdhistorian.com/le-petomane/                http://www.moulinrouge.fr/https://www.cometoparis.com/secrets-and-stories-of-paris/history-of-the-moulin-rouge-s1053https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2001/09/20/364725.htm?site=science/greatmomentsinsciencehttps://www.mrmethane.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rIXipAV6Fshttps://deskarati.com/2011/08/05/le-petomane/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tixKopGjn5shttps://www.straightdope.com/21341537/did-a-french-vaudeville-star-once-specialize-in-trained-flatulencehttp://irisharchaeology.ie/2013/07/bragetoir-an-unusual-medieval-jester/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258137098_The_spectacular_anus_of_Joseph_Pujol_Recovering_the_Petomane's_unique_historic_contexthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gym81fY460Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week learn all about the real inventor of Monopoly that history tried to make you forget. This week Saoirse Siné explains all about your new feminist icon - Lizzie Magie, with special guest comedian/writer Grace Mulvey.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source MaterialThe Monopolists, Pilon, Mary. Bloomsbury, 2015.https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/gdc/dcmsiabooks/my/be/tr/ot/he/do/th/er/00/ma/gi/mybetrothedother00magi/mybetrothedother00magi.pdfhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081675658&view=1up&seq=19 (pg 548)https://lvtfan.typepad.com/lvtfans_blog/2011/01/lizzie-magie-1902-commentary-the-landlords-game.htmlhttp://www.theheroinecollective.com/elizabeth-magie/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-misplaced-feminism-of-ms-monopoly?utm_brand=tny&mbid=social_twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitterhttps://landlordsgame.info/games/lg-1906/lg-1906_egc-rules.htmlhttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/ms-monopoly-lizzie-magie-creator-landlords-gamehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/17986457/1909-10-15-honesdale-citizen-hell/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-misplaced-feminism-of-ms-monopolyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/business/behind-monopoly-an-inventor-who-didnt-pass-go.htmlhttps://landlordsgame.info/http://www.henrygeorge.org/dodson_on_monopoly.htmhttps://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/ms-monopoly-worlds-dumbest-board-game/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtug5an4L8Ehttps://landlordsgame.info/articles/berks2boardwalk.htmlhttps://www.visitforgottonia.com/lizzie-magie-inventor-of-monopoly/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

WARNING! This one is not for the faint of heart and may be triggering to anyone who has suffered a miscarriage.This week Saoirse Siné gets Mary Kirwan to tell her all about one of the greatest medical hoaxs in the world... The woman who in 1720's convinced the world she was giving birth to rabbits. absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source MaterialThe Impostress Rabbit Breeder - Karen Harvey, Oxford University Press, 2020https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.htmlhttps://www.historyhustle.com/mary-toft-gave-birth-to-rabbits/https://www.urbo.com/content/heres-how-mary-toft-convinced-doctors-shed-given-birth-to-rabbits-and-why-she-did-it/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mary-toft-gave-birth-to-rabbitshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/mary-tofthttps://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/mary-toft-rabbit-birth-hoax-when-why-real/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week Saoirse Siné is joined by comedian Steve Bennett to discuss one of the longest wars... in which not one shot was fired... and that everyone forgot about.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.visitislesofscilly.com/experience/things-to-do/history-and-heritagehttps://www.britannica.com/place/Isles-of-Scilly-islands-England-United-Kingdomhttps://www.scilly.gov.uk/http://the-scilly-isles.com/https://www.visitislesofscilly.com/https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/three-hundred-and-thirty-five-years-war-1288033https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RGR1LB52EM (Inside The World's Smallest Football League - The Isles of Scilly)https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/05/01/longest-wars-in-history/5/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/magna-britannia/vol3/pp330-337https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-three-hundred-thirty-five-years-war-the-longest-war-in-history.htmlhttps://factslegend.org/20-three-hundred-and-thirty-five-years-war-facts/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/three-hundred-thirty-five-years-war-absurdity-inactionhttps://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/18/world/dutch-proclaim-end-of-war-against-britain-s-scilly-isles.htmlhttps://uk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.com/2014/09/tragic-news-roy-duncan-scilly-boatman.htmlhttp://www.scillytoday.com/http://www.scillytoday.com/2014/09/03/hundreds-of-islanders-bid-final-farewell-to-roy-duncan/https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/news/isles-of-scillys-two-football-teams-allowed-4000-fans-but-attracted-just-12-last-week_428540.htmlhttps://www.simplyscilly.co.uk/https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/isles-scilly-were-one-big-4693987https://www.scilly.gov.uk/news/roy-duncan-1948-2014https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maarten-Harpertszoon-Tromp  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week let Saoirse Siné take you, and performer Shane Robinson, back to ancient Greece to talk about the poop loving poster child of cynicism - Diogenes.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://iep.utm.edu/diogsino/https://iep.utm.edu/antisthe/http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0258%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D2https://www.rebresearch.com/blog/diogenes-the-cynic/https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/hide-and-seek/201203/my-hero-diogenes-the-cynichttps://millionsofmouths.com/diogenes.htmlhttps://medium.com/socrates-cafe/diogenes-of-sinope-the-philosopher-troll-a01e1fc4eb08I think therefore I am: All the philosophy you need to know (Lesley Levene)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

The early days of the modern Olympic Games were ROUGH, here all about a particularly ridiculous year with Saoirse Siné and special guest Mark Cantan.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.britannica.com/event/St-Louis-1904-Olympic-Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWU0c9yNf4khttps://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-gameshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/https://library.wustl.edu/bizarre-but-true-happenings-1904-olympics/https://everything-everywhere.com/the-1904-olympic-marathon/https://www.history.com/news/8-unusual-facts-about-the-1904-st-louis-olympicshttp://www.olympedia.org/editions/3/sports/SWIhttps://mashable.com/2016/07/28/olympics-1904-st-louis/?europe=truehttps://slate.com/culture/2008/08/remembering-the-anthropology-days-at-the-1904-olympics.htmlhttps://thebiography.us/en/hicks-thomashttps://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/olympic-games-1904https://mg.co.za/article/2016-07-07-00-story-of-south-africas-first-black-olympians-keeps-us-guessing/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Title says it all, this week Saoirse Siné talks animals in politics with special guest Kori Schagunnabsurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623777/animals-who-ran-officehttps://petcentral.chewy.com/pets-in-office-meet-americas-elected-animals-from-dog-mayors-to-cat-candidates/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/cultura/noticia/2017-05/humor-recognized-intangible-heritage-brazil-state-cearahttps://alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar/1938-republicans-elect-mule/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/animals-that-held-officehttp://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_milton_mulehttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/local/the-bosco-ramos-story-to-be-immortalized/1847815/http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=289https://www.nationalparkreservations.com/article/lajitas-mayor-clay-henry/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/animals-that-held-officehttps://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/05/us/no-one-shot-the-sheriff-but-someone-cut-the-mayor-a-goat-got-it.htmlhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lajitas-ghost-townhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agL5Lrr8xQ0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm5eqVVvXm0https://abcnews.go.com/US/CrimeBlotter/story?id=91387&page=1https://www.houstoniamag.com/travel-and-outdoors/2013/11/west-texas-tour-november-2013https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alcoholic-goat-mayor-is-castrated-by-cowboy-174572.htmlhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/mayor-stubbs-the-cathttps://time.com/4870781/stubbs-the-cat-mayor-dead/https://www.newsweek.com/cat-mayor-alaskan-town-dies-20-640828https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/stubbs-cat-mayor-ak/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105396516/top-dog-the-rise-fall-and-alleged-assassination-attempt-of-a-poodle-presidenthttps://weekly-wonder-blog.tumblr.com/post/119693698182/saucisse-the-dachshundhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35110859 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week let Saoirse Siné tell you, and special guest Niall Johnson, all about Timothy Dexter. He may be the luckiest man on earth, and one of America's first eccentric millionaire.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/25/timothy-dexter/https://priceonomics.com/the-strange-life-of-lord-timothy-dexter/https://fampeople.com/cat-timothy-dexterhttps://medium.com/@campanensis/timothy-dexter-americas-richest-idiot-d9ae7b0d6eachttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/43453/43453-h/43453-h.htmhttps://historicipswich.org/2015/01/08/lord-timothy-dexter/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301282.A_Pickle_for_the_Knowing_Ones_or_Plain_Truths_in_a_Homespun_Dresshttps://archive.org/stream/lifeoflordtimoth00knap#page/n19/mode/2upSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Known as the original odd couple, this week listen to Saoirse Siné tell you, and special guest Sarah McKenna Dunne, all about Arthur Conan Doyle and his bizarre relationship with Harry Houdini.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://web.randi.org/uploads/3/7/3/7/37377621/jref13edmod_fairies_teacher_print.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/comingoffairies00doylrich/page/4/mode/2uphttps://web.archive.org/web/20030910224426/http://www.cottingley.net/cfconten.shtmlhttp://hoaxes.org/photo_database/image/the_cottingley_fairies/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Fairies-of-Cottingley/https://www.conandoyleinfo.com/life-conan-doyle/conan-doyle-and-spiritualism/https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/harry-houdini-s-spiritual-feud-with-arthur-conan-doylehttp://www.victorianweb.org/authors/doyle/spiritualism.htmlhttps://www.grunge.com/181674/the-truth-about-harry-houdini-and-arthur-conan-doyles-relationship/https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Houdini_the_Enigmahttps://www.cicap.org/n/articolo.php?id=101009https://web.archive.org/web/20170412193049/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/houdinirsquos_impossible_demonstrationSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Continuing on from our talk of Sealand, in perhaps the silliest "Absurd Real History" episode, Saoirse Siné is once again joined by Síomha McQuinn as they talk some absolute micronation nonsense.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source MaterialMy Motherhttps://www.kingdomofgnome.com/https://www.microcon2021.org/https://lunarembassy.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpvNg-wrTkkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHSnFPGqjg&t=9shttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXCanKRF6yav4KwENbbZqghttps://www.businessinsider.com/most-interesting-micronations-in-the-world-map-2015-6?r=US&IR=Thttps://theculturetrip.com/europe/articles/11-micronations-in-europe-you-never-knew-existed/https://travisdmchenry.wixsite.com/microfreedom/distinguished-micronationsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week let Saoirse Siné explain to you, and special guest Síomha McQuinn, all about how some metal platform in the middle of the North Sea... is a country.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/sealand-outlaw-ocean-tiniest-nation/596074/http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/odds76.htmhttps://sealandgov.org/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/12/major-roy-bateshttps://worldpopulationreview.com/regions/sealand-populationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zF5Es7OV0ohttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-41135081https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/sealand-outlaw-ocean-tiniest-nation/596074/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/money-laundering-global-fraudsters-use-sea-fortress-as-passport-to-riches-1240742.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/apr/12/3https://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200706-sealand-a-peculiar-nation-off-englands-coasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pHwkbDx_34https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-QlLFftHyc‘Holding The Fort”, written by Prince Michael Sealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation – Dylan taylor-LehmanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

This week let Saoirse Siné tell you, and her comedian/improvisor guest Stephen Bradley, all about Disneyland and it's disastrous opening day.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttp://www.hollywoodstories.com/pages/disney/d7.htmlhttp://www.factfiend.com/opening-day-disneyland-total-disaster/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63874/how-counterfeiters-nearly-ruined-opening-day-disneylandhttps://www.mouseplanet.com/11243/When_Did_Disneyland_Open_July_17_or_July_18https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/history-disneyland-when-open-how-built-walt-disney/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuzrZET-3EwSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Learn about one of the worst business ideas in history that almost ruined the good Hoover name. This week Saoirse is Joined with improvisor Luke Benson.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandEpisode Source Materialhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3704669.stmhttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/great-financial-disasters-of-our-time-the-hoover-fiasco-1171711.htmlhttps://thehustle.co/the-worst-sales-promotion-in-history/ (most info)https://www.marketingweek.com/hoover-fails-to-shake-off-free-flights-horror/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hoover-gets-sucked-into-a-blockage-over-free-air-tickets-dispute-1488932.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Learn the real story behind Grizelda Steevens, aka Dublin's pig faced lady. This week Saoirse Siné is joined by writer/comedian Erin McGathy.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for IrelandSources“Freaks: The Pig-faced Lady of Manchester Square & Other Medical Marvels” -Jan Bondesonhttps://www.mythpodcast.com/444/12-pig-faced-women-citation-needed/https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Legend-of-Pig-Faced-Womenhttps://randomdescent.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/pig-faced-women-and-learned-pigs/https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/the-pig-faced-women-of-northern-europe-9b2b56a570e2Kirkpatrick, Thomas Percy Claude (2008). The History of Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin 1720-1920. Dublin: University College Dublin. ISBN 978-1-906359-16-4. (Originally published: Dublin : University Press, 1924.)https://dr-steevens-hospital-a-history.edwardworthlibrary.ie/Wilson, Henry, and James Caulfield. The Book of Wonderful Characters: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in All Ages and Countries. Cambridge University Press, 2012.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations