Encyclopedia Obscura

It's goodbye to the bonus episodes but we are going out with a bang! Here is episode 7 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.  Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources:https://apple.news/A_fcjxw3uQ2yJnHXPNEzB2Qhttps://apple.news/ApdDq47fESwKYSEpw1kKnYAhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-objectCasey's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barbiehttps://www.history.com/news/barbie-through-the-agesHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

We are back for the final 5 episodes of the show! (Warning!!! Our audio was kind of crap for this episode. We are really sorry about that and have fixed the issues)Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources: http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/an-essex-quakers-wife-the-indomitable-mary-farmer-her-daughters/ https://quaker.org/faith-and-practice/https://www.renofriends.org/are-quakers-mennonites-or-amish/https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/history-of-quakerismhttps://www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk https://www.quaker.org.uk/about-quakers/our-faithhttps://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/alice-paulhttps://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/lucretia-motthttps://www.pym.org/famous-quaker-benjamin-banneker-an-astronomer-and-mathematician/https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/english-civil-warshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/margaret-fell/#LifeWorkhttps://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/8-badass-quaker-womenhttps://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/190/Nozizwe-Madlala-Routledgehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozizwe_Madlala-Routledgehttps://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/8/The-Holy-Experiment-in-Pennsylvaniahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansted_15Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_Clissonhttps://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/Jeanne-de-Clissonhttps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=seigneuryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalismhttps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Bretonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Brittany Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we get a little too personal with our experiences with the ocean? There is also history and science too. :)Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/story/just-how-many-oceans-are-therehttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.htmlhttps://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVYhttps://bestlifeonline.com/crazy-ocean-facts/https://www.britannica.com/science/oceanhttps://www.britannica.com/animal/megalodonhttps://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-legendary-black-demon-shark-of-mexico/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/110818/prehistoric-megalodon-shark-still-exists-claim-conspiracy-theorists.htmlhttps://gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691Karen's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_primacyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francishttps://jokojokes.com/pope-jokes.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipopehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/popehttps://abcnews.go.com/International/pope-benedict-dogged-nazi-past-achievements-jewish-relations/story?id=18469350Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week Karen talks about little green people (or possibly aliens?). Meanwhile, Casey takes us to the Bermuda Triangle to talk about two famous disappearances.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-of-Newburgh#ref165242https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Oxford_%281142%29https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latinhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Dark-Ageshttps://journals.umcs.pl/rh/article/download/7611/8307https://www.ladyscience.com/diseases-of-virgins-and-spinsters-the-gynephobic-history-of-chlorosis-and-hysteria/no46https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochromic_anemiahttps://flemish.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2015/12/04/flemish-migration-to-scotland-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-periods/Casey's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigationhttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/navigationhttps://www.ion.org/https://www.britannica.com/technology/navigation-technologyhttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/bermuda-trianglehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plalHGHwSj8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBN6jvPmZGshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Trianglehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hv9FROD14https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganesehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_19https://www.nasflmuseum.com/flight-19.htmlhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/true-north-magnetic-north-whats-differenceHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

It's a TRUE CRIME EPISODE!! This week we talk about murder. Casey talks about a serial killer who had his own house of horrors and Karen covers the murder of Marvin Gaye. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources:https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_fairhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmeshttps://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/Karen's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gayehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090429075451/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/6https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/marvin-gaye-death-father-explained/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_discographyhttps://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/facts-wife-children-parents-death/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml93wcrmo1Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYBpvfvHF2Qhttps://www.audacy.com/wwl/scoot-real-story-behind-the-tragic-killing-of-marvin-gayehttps://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2017/12/todays-blind-items-soul-of-death.html?m=1https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marvin-gaye-is-shot-and-killed-by-his-own-fatherhttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/marvin-gaye-murderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye What Was Going On: The Life and Times of Marvin Gaye By LifeCapsDivided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David RitzHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

It's Episode 6 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. This episode Karen is out but we have a guest star! Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.   Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Casey's Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtY-90kcQNshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3iXS8sm7Q4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lanierhttps://www.southerngothicmedia.com/lake-lanierhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.htmlhttps://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/badge-bar/questions-linger-drowning-death-man-lake-lanier-margaritaville/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifMKfBO_R6sRachel's Sources:https://www.thrillist.com/news/new-york/cape-may-ghost-train-tracks-jersey-shorehttps://www.nj.com/news/2018/03/last_chance_to_walk_njs_creepy_ghost_tracks_before_they_return_to_their_sandy_grave.htmlhttps://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2018/01/with_freezing_temps_in_cape_may_it_has_let_some_wa.htmlhttps://www.app.com/story/news/weird/weird-nj/2017/04/09/weird-nj-ghostly-train-tracks-cape-may-beach/100148076/https://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/wrd/pdf/fact-sheets/2016_alligator.pdfHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we talk drastically different journeys as Karen talks about her favorite thing, the bible. Meanwhile, Casey takes us deep into the wilderness to tell a story about surviving against all odds. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/journeyhttps://todayscatholic.org/the-new-translation-of-the-holy-mass-12/https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026%3A17-30&version=NIVBBC- Richard Hammond & the Holy GrailHoly Grail UNEARTHED in Jerusalem | Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail (S1, E1) | History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJY4kmVKgY&t=2469shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_of_Corbenichttps://kingarthursknights.com/knights-of-the-round-table/sir-galahad/https://historyten.com/scythians/12-arthurian-knights-round-table-found-holy-grail/https://danbrown.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Magdalenehttps://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-holy-chalice-of-valencia/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Chalice#Valencia_Chalicehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/holy-chalice-of-valenciaBBC - Richard Hammond and the Holy GrailCasey's Sources:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Blackjackhttps://www.history.com/news/ada-blackjack-inuit-wrangel-islandHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week the spooky continues as Casey covers contacting murder victims. Meanwhile, Karen goes into the evolution of period products. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources:https://www.thoughtco.com/top-popular-inventors-1992000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarrhttps://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/inventors.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouijahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-08/ouija-board-juror-misbehaviour-murder-trials/9734868https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-strange-history-of-the-ouija-board/Karen's Sources: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/g19991273/period-products-through-the-years/ https://keeleydeangelo.com/from-rags-to-resilience-mary-kenner-us-patent-2881761a/ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/health-hygiene-and-beauty/feminine-hygiene-products  https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1056830306/free-tampons-public-schools  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-period-comes-to-an-end-100-years-of-menstruation-products/2016/04/25/1afe3898-057e-11e6-bdcb-0133da18418d_story.html https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/07/12/lawmakers-tackle-period-poverty-with-tax-cuts-school-supplies https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/period-poverty-public-health-crisis-we-dont-talk-about  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/well/sustainable-period-products.html  https://historyofyesterday.com/mary-kenner-the-inventor-of-sanitary-belts-3fa94eb31d15  https://blackdoctor.org/mary-beatrice-davidson-kenner-the-forgotten-inventor-who-changed-womens-health-forever/ Additional sources on our Instagram! Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we go spooky again as we talk haunted kitchens and an Inn that maybe should never have been built at all. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/394744491/?terms=william%20h%20mumler&match=1 Reichenbach, Karl. Physico-Physiological Researches on the Dynamides or Imponderables (Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallisation, and Chemical Attraction) in Their Relation to the Vital Force. Taylor, Walton, & Maberly, 1850https://quotefancy.com/quote/1253701/Shirley-Jackson-Certainly-there-are-spots-which-inevitably-attach-to-themselves-anhttps://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll023.phphttps://hyperallergic.com/96583/the-man-who-tried-to-photograph-thoughts/https://cdm16629.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/Eisenbud https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lmez_Faceshttps://medium.com/our-weird-wonderful-world/the-people-in-the-floor-ccc588d24826 https://youtu.be/-4pLHWC26fc The Faces of Belmez (Creepy and Unexplainable)Mitchell, Edgar D., et al. Psychic Exploration: A Challenge for Science: Understanding the Nature and Power of Consciousness. Cosimo, 2011, Scribd, www.scribd.com/read/308700917/Psychic-Photography-and-Thoughtography#.Casey's Sources:https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/ancient-ram-inns-haunted-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Ram_Innhttps://ancientraminn.co.uk/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJVvdQdkfE0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7M4jZDQDHEhttps://www.livescience.com/41349-ley-lines.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/incubushttps://www.haunted-britain.com/ancient-ram-inn.htmHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we talk Toilet Gods (no we are not kidding), sacrifices, and the origin of the word thug.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources:https://listverse.com/2017/02/09/10-weirdly-specific-gods-your-mythology-class-left-out/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-japan-the-reign-of-the-toilet-god/article61790623.ece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_godhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapu_(Polynesian_culture)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterquilinushttps://martinifisher.com/2020/07/31/the-ancient-magic-of-hygiene/Karen's Sources: Cartwright, Mark. “Kali.” World History Encyclopedia, World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar. 2022, www.worldhistory.org/Kali/Ganesan, V. B. “The Lore of Thuggee and How the British Ended Its Reign.” Return to Frontpage, The Hindu, 22 Sept. 2014, www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-lore-of-thuggee-and-how-the-british-ended-its-reign/article6435967.eceGeller. “Kali - Hindu Goddess of Time, Power and Destruction.” Mythology.net, 30 Dec. 2016, mythology.net/hindu/hindu-gods/kali“History's Most Blood Thirsty Cult.” SwordAndScale, www.swordandscale.com/historys-most-blood-thirsty-cult“Kali.” Brooklyn Museum: Kali, www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/kali“Kali.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/KaliMcDougall, Dan. “Indian Cult Kills Children for Goddess.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 5 Mar. 2006, www.theguardian.com/world/2006/mar/05/india.theobserverPerry, Alex. “Killing for 'Mother' Kali.” Time, Time Inc., 22 July 2002, content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,322673,00.html“Thug.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/thug Viswanathan, Rashmi. “Crime, Thuggee.” Academia.edu, 4 Nov. 2017, www.academia.edu/35054425/Crime_ThuggeeHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we talk all things $$$. F is for Fortunes covers treasure hunts, sketch inheritances, and what exactly a Fortune 500 company is. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-titled-personhttps://honey.nine.com.au/royals/duchess-of-alba-fascinating-royal/f9efa173-017f-4434-88c9-9d3a5bd10913https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/25140/duchess-of-alba-passes-awayhttps://www.lasduenas.es/historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garc%C3%ADa_%C3%81lvarez_de_Toledo_y_Osoriohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fadrique_%C3%81lvarez_de_Toledo,_4th_Duke_of_Albahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_de_las_Due%C3%B1ashttps://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/spains-duchess-of-alba-leaves-5-billion-fortune-to-her-children-and-nothing-to-husband-alfonso-diez/news-story/3d8a768ed03a2fbf6ed313de85e6760bhttp://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2088129,00.htmlhttps://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/liria-palacehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-auction-alba/spains-wealthy-house-of-alba-to-sell-furniture-idINBRE9200FZ20130301Additional sources on our Instagram! Casey's Sources:https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/forrest-fenn-treasure-jack-stuef/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasurehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/3344366/fenn-and-the-gallery/http://fennclues.com/the-poem.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos_National_Historical_ParkHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Episode 5 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.  Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources:https://www.sciencealert.com/these-water-beetles-can-houdini-their-way-out-of-a-frog-butt-after-being-swallowedCasey's Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/01/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelensky-russia/https://www.aviationnepal.com/antonov-225-mriya-the-successful-soviet-cargo-plane-with-five-facts/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/worlds-largest-aircraft-antonov-an-225-destroyed-in-ukraine-180979654/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sggQqdvqHsHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

LSD, designer shoes, and one of the pettiest feuds we have ever heard of. Join us this week as we talk epiphanies and enemies. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:Beach Combing, “Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog,” Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog (April 2016)“Biography.com,” “Constantine I,” Biography.com (A&E Networks Television, May 2021)“Clueless,” Clueless. “Dictionary.com,” “Epiphany definition & meaning,” Dictionary.com (Dictionary.com). Editors of Encylcopedia Britannica, “Encyclopædia Britannica,” Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.). Elise Ballard, “Psychology Today,” Psychology Today (April 2011). Georgia Petridou, “Divine epiphany in greek literature and culture,” in Divine epiphany in greek literature and culture (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). Herodotus and A.D. Godley, “Perseus,” Perseus (Tufts University). History Today | Published in History Today Volume 69 Issue 3 March 2019, “History Today,” History Today. “IMDb,” “When Harry Met Sally...,” IMDb (IMDb.com). Kit Kittelstad, “Your Dictionary,” Your Dictionary. “Mindbloom wordmark in dark blue,” “Mindbloom: Psychedelic Medicine is here,” Mindbloom wordmark in dark blue. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “Nautilus,” Nautilus (March 2019). Myles Hudson, “Encyclopædia Britannica,” Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.). Olivia B. Waxman, “Time,” Time (Time, December 2020). Robin Carhart-Harris, “The Guardian,” The Guardian (June 2020). “Wikipedia,” “Eureka effect,” Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation, December 2021). William Braxton Irvine, Aha!: The moments of insight that shape our World (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015). “Woodhead Publishing,” “What is an epiphany in literature?,” Woodhead Publishing (2019). Casey's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassler_brothers_feudhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_OwensHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

In this weeks episode we talk serial killers, systematic racism, and yet another demon. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/list/9-mysterious-disappearances-of-people-other-than-amelia-earharthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tearshttps://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/legebokoff-cody.htmhttps://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/murderer-of-two-women-denied-parole-3736801https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jack_Fowler Karen's Sources: THE DOVER DEMON (2015) | Book Review - Horror Sci-Fi Novel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9UC8jVF_3cLost Tapes Dover Demon reaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZ2N8_1H-Qhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26798788-the-dover-demonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lost_Tapes_episodeshttps://cryptozoologymuseum.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_ColemanBrown, Charles. “Bizarre 4 Ft. Creature with Orange Skin and Glowing Eyes Stalking a Town.” San Antonio Express, 19 June 1977, p. 150. Coleman, Loren. “Chapter 5 A Case Study: The Dover Demon.” Mysterious America, Paraview, New York, NY, 2001, pp. 49–71. Gause, Carlyn. “Former Resident Writes About 'Unexplained'.” Heral and Review, 28 June 1977, p. 3. “Is Popular in Portland.” The Portsmouth Herald, 5 Feb. 1925, p. 3. “Parcels Beat Demons in Summer Loop Tilt.” The Sacramento Bee, 13 July 1951, p. 16. Indigenous women podcasts:Stolen: The Search for JermainSeason 3 of Up and VanishedHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we go dark as Karen gets into the history of cannibalism. Following the theme of skulls, Casey tries to find out just what exactly is going on behind the doors of the Skull and Bones secret society. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:RAWSON, CLAUDE. “Unspeakable Rites: Cultural Reticence and the Cannibal Question.” Social Research, vol. 66, no. 1, The New School, 1999, pp. 167–93, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40971308.Killeen, J. F. “Ireland in the Greek and Roman Writers.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, vol. 76, Royal Irish Academy, 1976, pp. 207–15, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25506324.https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2002/2002.06.31/Casey's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_(organization)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_societyhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/secret-societyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_and_Boneshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Skull-and-Bones-Yalehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhq6E-AjSYHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we return to our roots (pun intended) as we both decided to cover the same topic, bars. Enjoy this spooky, historical, and international episode! Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:Go Climb a Tree! | Shane UntameBAOBAB- THE TREE OF LIFEBoab Trees - Where did they come from?Baobab Trees in Madagascar - Healing SeekersBAOBAB FRUIT : The Sad Truth Behind Madagascar's Iconic Tree - Weird Fruit Explorer 388https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/23/fact-check-pub-inside-south-african-baobab-tree-now-closed/4802156001/https://www.facebook.com/SunlandBaobab/?ref=page_internalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunland_Baobabhttps://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/baobab/baobab-tree-flowers.htmCasey's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(establishment)https://hangovercure.org/guides/fun-facts-about-alcohol/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibitionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speakeasyhttps://www.bucketlistbars.com/travelogues/147-the-oldest-bar-in-baltimorehttps://hiddenbaltimore.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/owl-bar-still-charms-with-history-atmosphere/https://savingplaces.org/stories/historic-bars-owl-bar-baltimore-maryland#.YdCWSCxOmMk Additional sources on our Instagram! Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Season 2! This week on Encyclopedia Obscura Casey and Karen dive back into their books. This episode covers the history of aviation and a curse (of course) as well as Abraham. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-vengeful-ghost-of-lady-be-good/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft)https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196178/lady-be-good/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-air_balloonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Helios_Prototypehttps://www.baatraining.com/top-10-interesting-facts-about-aviation/https://bestlifeonline.com/airplane-facts/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_direction_finderKaren's Sources:https://www.biblica.com/bible/https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/religion-by-countryhttps://www.bl.uk/sacred-texts/articles/the-abrahamic-religionshttps://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/11.htmhttps://weareisrael.org/2014/07/22/abram-destroys-terahs-idols/https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=covenant+between+god+and+abraham+torahhttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldtestament/section1/https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8176/jewish/Chapter-12.htmhttps://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1324268/jewish/What-Were-Abrahams-10-Tests.htmAdditional sources on our Instagram!Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Happy Holidays! Please enjoy this bonus episode where we explore some of the worlds winter holiday traditions. See you in 2022!Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources:https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/axis/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solsticehttps://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/07/travel/the-spirit-of-the-zuni-pueblo.htmlhttps://theconversation.com/what-winter-solstice-rituals-tell-us-about-indigenous-people-108327https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva#Great_kivahttps://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/zunis-perform-ceremonial-dance-for-the-winter-solsticehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalako#cite_note-every-2https://coast.noaa.gov/data/Documents/OceanLawSearch/Summary%20of%20Law%20-%20American%20Indian%20Religious%20Freedom%20Act.pdfhttps://northcarolina.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.5149/9780807894217_wenger/upso-9780807832622-chapter-5gmgmCasey's Sources:https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-christmas-tradition-facts/matthew-lavellehttps://www.ranker.com/list/story-of-icelandic-yule-brothers/erin-wisti?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=weirdhistory&utm_campaign=wh_active&utm_content=20211127https://www.icelandairhotels.com/magazine/blog/icelands-13-yule-lads-maghttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/icelands-yule-lads-are-like-13-demented-santas-and-they-are-amazingHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

Episode 3 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.  Happy Halloween!Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/inside-irelands-gate-to-hell-that-birthed-halloweenhttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/travel/thin-places-where-we-are-jolted-out-of-old-ways-of-seeing-the-world.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkUCEZKe9FA&t=92sCasey's Sources: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/a36915963/halloween-facts/https://www.factinate.com/things/42-strange-facts-halloween/https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/15/egyptian-official-claims-tomb-of-alexander-the-great-in-siwa/Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Season one finale! Thank you for coming along with us. More news on our social medias for when S2 will come out. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/science/zoology#ref48755https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinhttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/06/health/evidence-puts-dolphins-in-new-light-as-killers.htmlhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/157479/aggressive-dolphin-attacks-are-on-the-rise-as-10-year-old-is-mauled-on-family-holiday/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/dolphinshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistanhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/140328-navy-dolphin-sea-lion-combat-ocean-animal-sciencehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphin-chef-follows-cuttlefish-recipehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphins-catfish-feeding-behavior-animalshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphins-use-tools-peers-similar-great-apeshttps://awionline.org/content/swim-attractions-dolphin-assisted-therapyhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/inside-the-murky-world-of-dolphin-therapyCasey's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_(crocodile)https://www.britannica.com/animal/crocodile-orderhttps://factanimal.com/crocodiles/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0e9U21PJWk&t=412sHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

In this banger of an episode the friends divide and conquer. Karen goes ancient and looks for a goddess and Casey talks about a small area where you can get away with a felony? Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.guidememalta.com/en/attraction/xaghra-stone-circlehttps://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/revealed-the-face-of-a-maltese-woman-5-600-years-ago.468752#cta_commentshttps://www.holdmyark.com/blog-1/2019/3/15/islands-of-malta-prehistoric-temple-culturehttps://heritagemalta.org/ggantija-temples/https://www.um.edu.mt/think/maltas-paganism-a-dance-between-archaeology-and-anthropology/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/The-Maltese-Temple-Period-s-unique-religious-significance.604050https://the-past.com/feature/the-brochtorff-stone-circle-at-xaghra-malta/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xag%C4%A7ra_Stone_Circlehttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-death-cults-of-prehistoric-malt-2005-01/ Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_Death_(Yellowstone)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Granthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_district_courthttps://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htmhttps://www.doi.gov/blog/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-yellowstone-national-parkhttps://www.yellowstone.org/10-yellowstone-facts/https://www.visitbigsky.com/get-inspired/big-sky-stories/17-fun-facts-about-yellowstone-national-parkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_ParkHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Casey and Karen are at their best with this spooky topic. Casey cracks us up with a cave dwelling, big boned witch, Mother Shipton. Karen gets weird with the Witch of Edmonton and her devil dog Tom.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witcheshttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witchhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_(disambiguation)https://www.weirdhistorian.com/mother-shipton/https://www.mothershipton.co.uk/the-story/https://www.crystalinks.com/mother_shipton.htmlhttps://www.ranker.com/list/weird-witch-tests/tamar-altebarmakian?utm_source=sendgrid_newsletter&utm_medium=WeirdHistory&utm_campaign=Active&utm_content=210819https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armadahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Shiptonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Shipton%27s_CaveKaren's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Sawyerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_Ihttps://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witchGibson, Marion. Early Modern Witches (p. 315). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-life-expectancy-in-the-uk/Ford, John; Dekker, Thomas; Rowley, William. The Witch of Edmonton (New Mermaids) (p. 79). Bloomsbury Publishing. Kindle Edition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_of_Edmonton#PlotHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Karen goes dark this episode with her coverage of gjakmarrja, an ancient vendetta custom still alive today. Casey keeps a bloody postbellum bickering breezy when she covers the Lee-Peacock Feud. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://shakespeare.folger.edu/downloads/pdf/romeo-and-juliet_PDF_FolgerShakespeare.pdf> https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guy-Fawkeshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/kanunKanun - Blood and HonourHistory of the Albanians: Origins of the Shqiptarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania#CommunismVoell, Stéphane. “The Kanun in the City. Albanian Customary Law as a Habitus and Its Persistence in the Suburb of Tirana, Bathore.” Anthropos, vol. 98, no. 1, 2003, pp. 85–101. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40466137. Accessed 8 Aug. 2021.Honest Opinion on ALBANIA - Watch This before Coming! (Crime,Safety,Travel)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-human-price-of-a-centuries-old-vendetta-8744/

This week EO dives into what a perfect society would look like and what it takes to succeed. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shangri-lahttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/utopiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurovillehttps://auroville.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirra_Alfassahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Aurobindohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auroville#/media/File:Matrimandir_Auroville_Pondicherry.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MatrimandirKaren's Sources:https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/transcendentalism/ideas/letter.html#ripley2https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/transcendentalism/ideas/brhistory.htmlMyerson, Joel, and Brook Farm. “Two Unpublished Reminiscences of Brook Farm.” The New England Quarterly www.jstor.org/stable/364662https://www.thoughtco.com/difference-between-communism-and-socialism-195448Wilson, J. B. “The Antecedents of Brook Farm.” The New England Quarterly www.jstor.org/stable/360529Gohdes, Clarence. “Getting Ready for Brook Farm.” Modern Language Notes Jwww.jstor.org/stable/2912067Delano, Sterling F. “Thoreau's Visit to Brook Farm.” The Thoreau Society Bulletin, no. www.jstor.org/stable/23400775. Myerson, Joel. “Rebecca Codman Butterfield's Reminiscences of Brook Farm.” The New England Quarterly, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/365824. "Death of Margaret Fuller" New-York Tribune 23 July 1850, page 4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Fuller#Deathhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Anderson_Danahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Curtis#Workshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_C._Barlowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgiana_Bruce_Kirbyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hecker#Cause_for_sainthoodHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.onilikan.com/en/mayahuel-tequila-maguey-goddess/https://talesofthecocktail.org/history/ancient-art-tequilas/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agavehttps://talesofthecocktail.org/history/ancient-art-tequilas/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-margarita-57990212https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/3/17/8206609/the-story-of-the-irish-car-bombhttps://www.nutritionix.com/food/tequilahttps://vinepair.com/explore/category-type/tequila/https://www.liquor.com/articles/history-of-tequila/https://www.liquor.com/recipes/tequila-daisy/www.jstor.org/stable/24393708https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dnac%C4%81cihu%C4%81tl#Nauhtzonteteohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayahuelhttps://historydaily.org/the-sweet-and-salty-history-of-the-margaritahttp://banderasnews.com/0707/rr-margaritashistory.htmhttp://experiencemayahuel.com/legend-goddess-mayahuel-aztec-mythology/Casey's Sources: https://southfloridareporter.com/the-cure-for-a-1918-flu-epidemic-was-tequila-with-lime-and-salt-15-fun-facts/https://phys.org/news/2008-11-scientists-tequila-diamonds.htmlhttps://www.caller.com/story/news/columnists/2017/08/07/los-tequileros-adventures-prohibition-era-smuggling/547210001/https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_fluhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5c2XAHWIDohttps://www.howtHow to Pronounce Tequilerosopronounce.com/spanish/tequileroHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week Casey takes us into space with the first man ever to leave the planet, Yuri Gagarin. Meanwhile, Karen dives into all things Venus both historic and galactic. This episode is in loving memory of Santos Morales. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacehttps://mashable.com/article/sun-stars-space-factshttps://spaceandbeyondbox.com/unusual-space-facts/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/terripous/17-completely-mind-blowing-facts-about-outer-spacehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10199_Chariklohttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/missions/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_guh·gaa·ruhnhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Yuri-guh·gaa·ruhnhttps://www.space.com/16159-first-man-in-space.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/what-really-happened-to-yuri-guh·gaa·ruhn-the-first-man-in-spacehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/kolkhozhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Order-of-Leninhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Soviet_UnionKaren's Sources:https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html> https://astronomy.com/news/2020/01/the-length-of-a-day-on-venus-keeps-changinghttps://www.space.com/15988-venus-planet-weird-facts.html>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_(cocktail)** Remaining sources on the Instagram** Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Episode 2 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our shorter bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.  Enjoy!Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/20/health/supernatural-encounters-pandemic-loved-ones-blake/index.htmlhttps://www.bostonherald.com/2021/06/11/cape-cod-fisherman-ok-after-whale-gulps-him-down-spits-him-out/https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/KtbxLrjGRCQzQJfPfrWDhbrxBRHBnZtBsBCasey's Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/nuclear-bomb-accident-goldsboro-nc-swamp-2017-5https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/12/us/north-carolina-nuclear-bomb-drop/index.htmlHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Choo! Choo! Karen drags us as far from the tracks as she can as she covers the Trolley Strikes and Strikebreaker Pearl Bergoff. Casey covers the urban legends around the San Antonio Ghost Tracks. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transporthttps://kenyonreview.org/2015/03/walt-whitman-run-down-by-a-train/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/06/15/amtrak-train-map-expansion-us/http://www.heritagetrolley.org/artcileBringBackStreetcars4.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressed_Steel_Car_strike_of_1909 www.jstor.org/stable/30031746. Accessed 21 June 2021.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Bergoff(1909, August 25). Riot Fatal to Five, pp. 9–12. https://www.newspapers.com/image/36828487/?terms=pressed%20steel%20car%20company%20death&match=1. Strikebreaking Magnates Get Ready to Pick Up Big Money in the Coal Strike. (1912, March 28). The Day Book, pp. 13–15. https://www.newspapers.com/image/76564913. https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/byrnes-actLabor: In New Haven. (1937, November 29). TIME. http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,758449-1,00.html. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Rand_strike_of_1936%E2%80%9337#Use_of_strikebreakersCasey's Sources: https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-railroad-trackshttps://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/San-Antonio-s-ghost-tracks-an-urban-legend-12315211.phphttps://www.ksat.com/news/2018/10/20/san-antonios-ghost-tracks-will-be-history-after-next-week/https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/24-killed-in-horrific-bus-train-crash-that-inspired-ghost-tracks-legend-in-san-antoniohttps://www.up.com/index.htmHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week Casey and Karen give Queens a second go (first time Casey's computer crapped out on her. Don't worry she has a new one now.) This weeks topics cover Queen Nzinga and Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. Spoilers, battle axes and love triangles?Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.grunge.com/101210/queens-really-weird-people/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-zinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matambahttps://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pwmn_2/hd_pwmn_2.htmKaren's Sources:https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Maria_Eleonora_of_Brandenburghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Eleonora_of_Brandenburghttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/28/queen-maria-eleonora-of-sweden/Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Once again, Karen covers the Catholic Church with Cathars. Casey decides to head to the underworld with Hekate. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConsolamentumWalther, Daniel. “A Survey of Recent Research on the Albigensian Cathari.” Church History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1965, pp. 146–177. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3162901. Accessed 19 May 2021.Wiseman, James. “Insight: Suppression of the Cathars.” Archaeology, vol. 52, no. 2, 1999, pp. 12–18. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41771671. Accessed 19 May 2021.https://www-tc.pbs.org/inquisition/pdf/TheCatharHeresy.pdfhttps://chateau-marcel.com/history-of-the-cathars-2/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism#HeathenCasey's Sources: https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylF7rqVsLEghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeginahttps://bust.com/living/195316-hecate-the-crone-godess.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Hecatehttps://ancient-greece.org/culture/mythology/hecate.htmlhttps://religion.wikia.org/wiki/HecateHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we get dark with The Havre de Grace Opera House haunting and the sad death behind La Traviata.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://eno.org/discover-opera/the-beginners-guide-to-opera/https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-haunted-opera-house-0703-20200703-qpmeq2relzhpho4ucayya6msly-story.htmlhttps://patch.com/maryland/havredegrace/paranormal-show-features-havre-de-grace-opera-househttps://www.cecildaily.com/bargaineer/harford/whats-happening-this-week-in-harford-county/article_f85a0581-6273-52c1-83de-6521170556dd.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWp-B2MlRxEhttps://hdgoperahouse.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witching_hourhttps://www.sciencealert.com/humans-used-to-sleep-in-two-shifts-maybe-we-should-again Karen's Sources:www.jstor.org/stable/23537986, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1d41d0q.14,https://www.npr.org/2013/07/02/197746128/the-tragic-story-of-traviata-muse-marie-duplessis> https://eno.org/discover-opera/la-traviata-in-pop-culture/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas_filshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064122/?ref_=vp_backhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dame_aux_Cam%C3%A9liashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi#Receptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_traviatahttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verdi_-_Melba_-_Sempre_libera_(La_Traviata)_-_1904.ogghttps://www.britannica.com/topic/La-traviata/Act-IIIADDITIONAL SOURCES ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/encyclopediaobscura/ Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week Karen and Casey dive into the minds of others, literally. Karen covers Deja Vu while Casey covers Walking Corpse Syndrome along with Pica and Rabies. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/magazine/02dejavu.htmlhttps://brainblogger.com/2016/06/08/the-phenomenon-of-deja-vu/#:~:text=The%20term%20d%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20vu%20was,his%20letter%20to%20the%20editor.&text=Since%20it%20is%20described%20as,it%20difficult%20to%20study%20ithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu#Jamais_vuhttps://www.bostonintuitive.com/is-deja-vu-a-psychic-experience.amphttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45026/sudden-lightStrongman, Luke. “Déjà Vu Explained? A Qualitative Perspective.” The Journal of Mind and Behavior, vol. 33, no. 3/4, 2012, pp. 205–218. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43854342. Accessed 2 May 2021. Casey's Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821https://www.askaswiss.com/2016/05/10-bizarre-neurological-diseases-you-wont-believe-exist.htmlhttps://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/congenital-insensitivity-to-pain/https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/cotards-syndromehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)https://www.healthline.com/health/picahttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059570/https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.htmlHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week we are happy to release our first Opportuna Obscura episode! In this weeks episode we don't follow a topic but instead show where the internet has taken us in the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.  Enjoy!Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/where-did-mars-liquid-water-go-new-theory-holds-fresh-clueshttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/rats-poisonous-hair-fur-africa-tree-toxins-social-livesCasey's Sources: https://historydaily.org/weird-historical-factshttps://mymodernmet.com/weird-history-twitter/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/570937/facts-about-the-human-bodyhttps://www.livescience.com/squirming-worm-tornado-new-jersey.htmlHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week Casey and Karen educate themselves on two people who shaped America but they never learned about in the classroom. Casey covers Medgar Evers, a civil rights movement hero, while Karen travels a little further back in time (but not by much) to talk about John Brown. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources:  https://www.angelfire.com/ar/rhop/saints.htmlhttps://www.toptenz.net/top-10-brave-martyrs-know.phphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr#Political_martyrshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA6QFbDGfDMhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgar_Evershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_BotnickKaren's Sources:https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/brown-hanging/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Virginia_Infantry_Regimenthttps://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamationhttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/appomattox-court-househttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slaveryhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-verdict-reached-trial-over-george-floyd-s-death-n1264565https://time.com/3838515/baltimore-riots-language-unheard-quote/https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/john-brownhttps://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7411333-we-need-allies-who-are-going-to-help-us-achieveHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

The ladies get "lit" in this week's episode! Karen sloshes over spooky Magic Realism and Casey smashes Nostradamus. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-literature-740531http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/credo.htmhttps://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/magical-realismhttps://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/books/a-lizard-for-the-ages.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Luisa_Bombalhttps://poets.org/poet/lucille-cliftonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Luisa_Bombalhttps://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/IWW/BIOS/A0225.htmlOrtese, Anna Maria, et al. Neapolitan Chronicles. New Vessel Press, 2018Ortese, Anna Maria. The Iguana. McPherson, 1990. Clifton, Lucille. “i Was Born with Twelve Fingers.” Contemporary American Poetry, by A. Poulin and Michael Waters, Houghton Mifflin, 2006, p. 73. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Maria_Ortesehttp://www.somethingmarvelous.org/what-is-magical-realismhttps://dawn.com/news/1524917https://www.enotes.com/topics/maria-luisa-bombal/critical-essays/bombal-maria-luisaCasey's Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URQF9KkbU7shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamushttps://www.kqed.org/arts/13878154/perhaps-nostradamus-predicted-coronavirus-after-allhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ivWyAfhZAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Proph%C3%A9tieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_languagehttps://www.businessinsider.com/predictions-of-nostradamus-2011-12https://www.newsweek.com/nostradamus-predictions-2021-arent-pretty-asteroids-earthquakes-plague-more-1557557https://www.history.com/topics/paranormal/nostradamushttps://www.fridakahlo.org/frida-kahlo-paintings.jspHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This week Casey and Karen go to the way back and the way way back. Casey covers Norton the 1st, a self proclaimed Emperor of the United States (surprisingly more well received than you would think).  And Karen talks about the complete creep Caligula. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.toptenz.net/top-10-strangest-monarchs.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QgJKKHJU3Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gRXErWolmMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE40NPNhWlkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinghttps://factrepublic.com/100-interesting-facts-kings/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Nortonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_IIIhttp://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/lifeKaren's Sources:https://www.ancient.eu/image/4334/roman-empire-under-augustus/https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/caligulahttps://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/cassius_dio/59*.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_emperorshttps://www.history.com/news/did-caligula-really-make-his-horse-a-consulSeason 3 of the Roman Empire docuseries on NetflixHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

In this episode Casey and Karen, again, take the topic in widely different directions. Casey tells us about The Axe Man of New Orleans and his mysterious connection to Jazz. Karen tells us about Django Reinhardt, the first lead guitarist ever and the man who provided the soundtrack for the Anti-Nazi movement in Paris. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://daily.jstor.org/when-jazz-was-a-public-health-crisis/https://www.openculture.com/2019/10/martin-luther-king-jr-explains-the-power-of-jazz.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2017/03/02/how-a-1930s-jazz-guitarist-inspired-heavy-metal/https://www.francemusique.fr/en/10-little-things-you-might-not-know-about-django-reinhardt-15623https://syncopatedtimes.com/profiles-in-jazz-django-reinhardt/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90257965https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122865782https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122865782https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazouhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/django-jazz-and-nazis-parishttps://musicaldictionary.com/what-is-jazz/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_jazzhttps://www.kuvo.org/nuages-stories-of-standards/Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axeman_of_New_Orleanshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrMGIqecu0Yhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/axeman-new-orleans-preyed-italian-immigrants-180968037/https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_f29b77e9-1a4b-561c-b922-606aa7a0f8e2.htmlHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

This timely topic has Casey and Karen looking for new angles. Casey covers the Pandemic that Never Was and Karen covers a disease that needs no immunization, Cowpox. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200918-the-fiasco-of-the-us-swine-flu-affair-of-1976https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-public-health-legacy-of-the-1976-swine-flu-outbreakhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Fordhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeaky_Frommehttps://www.history.com/news/swine-flu-rush-vaccine-election-year-1976https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_swine_flu_outbreakKaren's Sources:https://dermnetnz.org/topics/cowpox/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Jestyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pletthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CowpoxHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Casey and Karen cover two vastly different heroes. Karen starts us off in Roman-ruled Britain with the story of Boudicca, the warrior queen. Casey introduces us to Frank Wills, the security guard who cracked the Watergate Scandal. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_makes_a_herohttps://www.ancient.eu/Boudicca/https://www.britannica.com/topic/revolution-politicshttps://www.livescience.com/37061-boudicca.htmlhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/these-5-ancient-rulers-changed-the-world-but-their-bodies-have-never-beenhttps://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/roman-britain-british-tribal-rebellion-to-roman-rule/ https://www.myirishjeweler.com/blog/the-history-of-the-celtic-torc/https://www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1090-boudicca-celtic-roman-empire-kings-cross Show: Barbarian Rising: Boudica Warrior Queen (History Channel)https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/boudica-settlement-0014698http://www.woad-inc.co.uk/history.htmlCasey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wills_(security_guard)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal#Wiretapping_of_the_Democratic_Party's_headquartershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committeehttps://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+parties+are+there+in+usa&rlz=1C1CHMO_enUS586US586&oq=how+many+parties+are+thei+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i13l3j0i13i395l4.7951j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/frank-wills-1948-2000/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_complexhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOY_KlrMsUghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnmriyXYeghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gczHz0CPum4https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/black-watergate-hero-still-gets-no-respect/article_19c3cb2f-3552-591b-9b96-bdfce7bfb325.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/12/22/the-post-and-the-forgotten-security-guard-who-discovered-the-watergate-break-in/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/29/us/frank-wills-52-watchman-foiled-watergate-break-in.htmlHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Things get spooky this week when Casey and Karen share ghost stories. Casey takes us to the deep south and tells us about The Bell Witch. Karen gets dramatic in Hollywood with the story of Pickfair.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Casey's Sources: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ghosthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosthttps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=scientific+method+definitionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GPVw_XLMuQ&list=WL&index=24&t=181shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Witchhttps://bellwitchcave.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson https://apnews.com/article/5cf9af65aabe43f38e7916e3bc88ae23https://thehermitage.com/what-number-president-was-andrew-jackson/http://thesouthernweekend.com/bell-witch/http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htmKaren's Sources:https://www.npr.org/2018/02/27/589061990/mary-pickford-darling-of-the-silver-screen-to-major-hollywood-forcehttps://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/nov/02/douglas-fairbanks-extraordinary-life-of-hollywood-founding-fatherhttps://variety.com/2008/dirt/real-estalker/pickfair-hits-the-market-at-a-high-price-1201228420/Celebrity Ghost Stories S04E12 Erin Moran, Pia Zadora and Michael Beachhttps://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/15/archives/pickfair-opens-to-a-new-audience-pickfair-opens-to-new-audience.htmlhttps://lifestyleasia.onemega.com/the-pickfair-estate-a-short-history-on-the-beverly-hills-mansion-turned-haunted-house/Pickfair Estate Auction Preview: Episode 3https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2019/03/haunted-pickfair-part-ll.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.com/celebrity-haunted-homes#the-pickfair-estate-3https://allthatsinteresting.com/pickfairhttps://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-jeanie-buss-pickfair-20140427-story.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickfairhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_JorjadzeHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Casey and Karen take this weeks episode in completely different directions. Karen takes us to a Petrified Forest State Park and shows us why Casey is cursed. Casey covers the land and lore of New Jersey's Pine Barrens. You guessed it, The Jersey Devil. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   Karen's Sources:https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/petrified-forest-national-park-ga2.htmhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ask-smithsonian-what-is-dinosaur-180967448/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triassichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelophysis#Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindesaurushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triassic–Jurassic_extinction_eventhttp://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/kataigidodon-venetus-09022.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynodonthttps://www.nps.gov/pefo/learn/news/new-fossils-discovered-at-petrified-forest-national-park.htmhttps://www.havasunews.com/free_access/strange-ancient-animal-species-discovered-in-fossils-at-arizonas-petrified-forest/article_6e6632a4-1f39-11eb-b9f2-cf47ad4f87b9.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucariaceaehttps://kjzz.org/content/270722/new-species-extinct-reptile-found-arizona's-petrified-foresthttps://www.visitarizona.com/places/parks-monuments/the-painted-desert/https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/curse-of-the-petrified-forest/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-petrifiedcurse/https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/slide-show-bad-luck-petrified-foresthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-dinosaurs-roamed-petrified-forest-180958510/#:~:text=In%20Petrified%20Forest%20there%20are,evolved%20into%20enormous%20Jurassic%20beastsCasey's Sources: https://hiddensandiego.net/things-to-do/places/elfin-foresthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Barrens_(New_Jersey)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_coastal_pine_barrenshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_coniferous_foresthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_and_tales_of_the_New_Jersey_Pine_Barrenshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devilhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-osyEryBrUhttps://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/ecosystem/wildlife/mammal-portraits/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/02/12/pine-barrens-new-jersey/ Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Casey and Karen head east for this episode and talk about the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest. Casey breaks down the facts of the mountain and covers a more recent tragedy. Karen takes a long trek into all things Sherpa. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod  Casey's Sources:https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mount-everest/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Everesthttps://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/tallest-mountain-world/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mount_Everest_avalancheshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumbu_Icefallhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sharp_(mountaineer)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_cerebral_edemahttps://allthatsinteresting.com/david-sharpKaren's Sources:https://www.indigenousvoice.com/en/indigenous-peoples/16/sherpa.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48464030#:~:text=Descended%20from%20Tibetan%20heritage%2C%20the,those%20working%20as%20mountain%20guideshttps://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/sherpas-religion-and-printed-wordhttps://www.adventure-journal.com/2019/07/himalayas-women-sherpas-the-sherpani-have-their-own-stories-to-tell/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-peoplehttps://www.osha.gov/data/commonstatshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26527888https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay#After_Everesthttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1954/06/05/tenzing-of-everesthttps://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/28/530204187/the-science-behind-the-super-abilities-of-sherpashttps://musamasala.com/losar-sherpa-nepal-new-year/Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

Karen and Casey hit up the supernatural in this episode. Karen takes us back to the first dysfunctional family, involving stolen seed, talon toed ladies, and demon babies. Casey tells us a completely factual story about a creepy doll who she really believes is possessed. Karen has other ideas. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod  Karen's Sources:https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/demons-and-demonologyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4Q510%E2%80%93511Rescuing the Fallen Angels: The Case of the Disappearing Angels at Qumran Author(s): Andy M. Reimer Source: Dead Sea Discoveries , 2000, Vol. 7, No. 3, Angels and Demons (2000), pp. 334-353 Published by: Brill Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4193169https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15965/jewish/Chapter-34.htmhttps://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Isaiah-Chapter-34/https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.34.14?lang=bihttps://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-1-27/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/lilithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrashhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Eisensteinhttps://www.sefaria.org/search?q=Lilith&tab=text&tvar=1&tsort=relevance&svar=1&ssort=relevancehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_of_Sirachhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith#Historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Sterninhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Fairhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/neeqgw/praise-lilith-a-chill-demon-cast-from-eden-for-refusing-missionary-positionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Augustin_Calmethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_in_popular_cultureCasey's Sources:https://youtu.be/u7ky0-6kv_4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBTaY-hsRLIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBcTvbTWuAhttps://www.travelchannel.com/shows/devils-road-the-true-story-of-ed-and-lorraine-warren/articles/11-things-you-need-to-know-about-legendary-paranormal-investigathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_and_Lorraine_Warrenhttps://www.newsweek.com/no-annabelle-haunted-doll-did-not-escape-warrens-occult-museum-1525168https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/warrens-real-life-story-behind-conjuring-movies-nunhttps://www.denofgeek.com/tv/devils-road-the-true-story-of-ed-and-lorraine-warren-review/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/devils-road-the-true-story-of-ed-and-lorraine-warren-review/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/ed-and-lorraine-warrens-famous-cases-46637114Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

In this episode Casey and Karen saddle up in the Wild West. Casey develops a crush on Butch Cassidy of the Wild Bunch while Karen takes shallow dives with cowgirls, Belle Star and Rose. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod  Casey's Sources:https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/cowboyshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Cassidyhttps://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-might-not-know-about-butch-cassidyKaren's Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bullionhttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/laura-bullion/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Starrhttps://www.biography.com/personality/belle-starrHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

In this episode Casey and Karen get down and dirty with plants. Karen covers the old (The Magna Carta Yew) and the stinky (The Corpse Flower). Casey goes dark and tackles the plant that killed Socrates, hemlock. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod  Karen's Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/legend-says-ankerwycke-yew-witnessed-signing-magna-carta-180954373/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/runnymede/features/ankerwyckehttps://www.treehugger.com/year-old-tree-witnessed-magna-carta-signing-4866961https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankerwycke_Yewhttps://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.proxy.library.oregonstate.edu/stable/pdf/41515102.pdf?ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_SYC-5187_SYC-5188%2F5187&refreqid=search%3A331f8f14fd1b0b4de5054c132479d822https://www.edenproject.com/learn/for-everyone/plant-profiles/titan-arumhttps://www.britannica.com/plant/Titan-arumCasey's Sources:https://www.healthline.com/health/hemlock-poisoninghttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Socrateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrateshttps://www.biography.com/scholar/socratesHome Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/ 

In this episode Casey and Karen head back to the olden days. Casey talks about Alexander the Great starting with a clumsy assassin and ending with a  case of mistaken identity. Karen disparages the carelessness of men while she covers the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also lice, yuck.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo:  nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/alexander-the-great-tomb https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discoveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_GreatKaren's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls#Physical_publication_and_controversySwartz, Michael D. “The Dead Sea Scrolls and Later Jewish Magic and Mysticism.” Dead Sea Discoveries, vol. 8, no. 2, 2001, pp. 182–193. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4193189. Accessed 9 Feb. 2021.https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dead-sea-scrolls-debate-spurs-ny-criminal-trial/1864847/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-wrote-the-dead-sea-scrolls-11781900/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls documentary, available on Primehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/06/ancient-dna-offers-clues-physical-origins-dead-sea-scrolls/Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/