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What does it feel like when the eyes of the world turn to the Sistine Chapel, as everyone waits for white smoke? In this episode, Father Dave and Deacon Bob explore the sacred mystery—and human drama—of a papal conclave. But first: baseball, astronauts, Marvel movies, and pierogies.   Father Dave shares a powerful conversation with retired astronaut and U.S. Air Force General Kevin P. Chilton, who received the Eucharist in space. The hosts also discuss the lesser-known fact that Buzz Aldrin took communion on the moon, blending space exploration with sacred devotion.   Meanwhile, Deacon Bob reflects on being left out of both that interview and a May the 4th Star Wars-themed baseball game (yes, stormtroopers and all), and offers a spoiler-free review of Marvel's new film Thunderbolts.   The hosts unpack the process of the papal conclave, exploring how the Holy Spirit leads (without micromanaging) the selection of a pope. They also respond to the controversial AI-generated image of Donald Trump dressed as pope—shared by official White House social media—and call for reverence during this pivotal moment in Church history. As always, the episode blends solemnity with laughter—from memories of first Communions and unforgettable Masses to hot takes on sports, politics, and pilgrimage.  Resources Mentioned  In Person interview with Astronaut Kevin Chilton – Faith and Reason  The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty  “Buzz Aldrin Took Holy Communion on the Moon. NASA Kept it Quiet” by Erin Blakemore for History.com.    

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Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Follow me on Facebook at https://Facebook.com/WeirdDarkness. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: H.H. Holmes allegedly killed as many as 200 people by luring visitors to his lair during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The 100 rooms of the house he built, were filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove. But now, some historians say many of the gruesome stories about Doctor Holmes may be myth! (The Doctor And His Murder Castle) *** Michael Swango was an MD. He was a doctor. But the MD after his name could just as easily have represented “Master of Death”, or “Many Dead” - because there were. Up to sixty of his patients died by his own hands before he was stopped. (Doctor of Death) *** Dr. Buck Ruxton's brutal deeds earned the surgeon a grim nickname… the Savage Surgeon. (The Savage Surgeon) *** During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill. (The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton) *** Stubbins Ffirth was so determined to learn about Yellow Fever in the late 1700s that he purposely exposed himself to those who had it. But HOW he exposed himself is an utter nightmare and will curl your stomach. (The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth) *** Horrifying medical experiments on twins helped Nazis justify the Holocaust, and at the center of it was Dr. Josef Mengele. (The Nazi Angel of Death) *** We'll also look at a few other derailed doctors and nurses who had an unhealthy appetite for lobotomies, blisters, and the plague. (Doctors of Evil) *** Doctors killing or experimenting on patients isn't confined to human victims, some animal experiments were equally as gruesome or bizarre. For example, what would happen if you gave an elephant LSD? (Strange Medical Experiments)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro00:05:44.101 = The Doctor And His Murder Castle00:15:14.968 = Doctor of Death00:26:35.811 = The Savage Surgeon00:35:47.755 = The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton00:43:32.207 = The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Firth00:47:55.932 = The Nazi Angel of Death01:00:25.766 = Evil Doctors01:30:39.326 = Strange Medical Experiments01:34:17.935 = Show Outro01:37:00.806 = BloopersSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Doctor And His Murder Castle” by Becky Little for History: https://tinyurl.com/y842s6b5“Doctor of Death” by Xavier Piedra for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ycrhsvfu“The Savage Surgeon” by Robert Walsh for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ufhzmpf“The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton” by Laura Martisiute for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y987en4v“The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth” from Alpha History: https://tinyurl.com/y8hknxsx“The Nazi Angel of Death” by Erin Blakemore for History: https://tinyurl.com/uhecxjq“Evil Doctors” by Kaitlyn Johnstone for The Line Up, https://tinyurl.com/y9ze8p4z; Linda Girgis, MD for Physicians Weekly, https://tinyurl.com/ya7po8qs and; Gabe Paoletti for All That's Interesting, https://tinyurl.com/yaraqzod; and Ranker Crime, https://tinyurl.com/y76nebzh“Strange Medical Experiments” by Alex Boese for The Scientist: https://tinyurl.com/ya48h2g7Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library= = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: October 24, 2021CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/DeadlyDoctors

Haley and Jillian reunite back on east coast time with the story of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island. Haley delves into the ecology of the Catalina Island Fox. Sources: Natural History Museum Unveils Portrait of Juana Maria, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History “Island of the Blue Dolphins” women's cave believed found, Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times The Lone Woman of San Nicolas, National Park Service Researchers uncover new twist in 165-year-old story of Lone Woman's life on island, Cheri Carlson, Ventura County Star Stranded on the Island of Blue Dolphins: The True Story of Juana Maria, Erin Blakemore, JSTOR The Unbelievable True Story of Juana Maria, The Woman Who Inspired “Island of the Blue Dolphins”, Natasha Ishak, All That Is Interesting Channel Islands (California), Wikipedia Unearthing our history: Local scientists reveal fate of “Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island”, Lisa Andre, Santa Maria Times Friends of the Island Fox

Good history hoes probably think they know about Carry Nation. She was the woman who busted into saloons with a hatchet and smashed everything to booze-soaked bits! In fact, she liked smashing up bars so much that she did it again. And again! And again!! People called her crazy! And ugly! And tall! …which we all can agree is equally bad!(?)  In this episode, Kristin posits that Carry A. Nation deserves more respect than she has been given. Then again, in this episode, Kristin also tries to sell you a bubble mailer full of pig butter. So… should you really listen to anything she says? Remember, kids, history hos always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life,” by Fran Grace “Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition,” by Mark Lawrence Schrad “The Use and Need of the life of Carry A. Nation,” written by Carry A. Nation in 1905. “Carry A. Nation,” Kansas Historical Society website “Carry A. Nation,” Historic Missourians “Activist Carry Nation used a hatchet to smash booze bottles before prohibition,” by Erin Blakemore for History.com “Hatchet Nation,” by Mark Lawrence Schrad for Slate “Carry Nation,” clip from the documentary Prohibition To get bonus episodes of the show, watch videos of the full recording, or just chill with us in Discord, support us on Patreon! By signing up, you'll get immediate access to all of the bonus episodes and videos from Kristin's previous podcast, Let's Go To Court!

Killers of the Flower Moon has brought the world's attention to one of the most vile murder cases in American history, and at the center of it all was Mollie Kyle-Burkhart. Mollie would have grown up in the traditional way of her Osage ancestors, but by the time she was an adult, her family was wealthy, and she lived in a big home with white servants and with a white husband. Mollie lost all of her family members during the reign of terror, and I can't imagine what it must have been like to go through something that horrible. On today's episode, we get into her story of resilience.  Bibliography Osage Nation. “About.” Accessed February 25, 2024. https://www.osagefoundation.org/about. Blakemore, Erin. “Erin Blakemore.” National Geographic, September 15, 2023. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/osage-murders-killers-of-the-flower-moon. Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “Ernest Burkhart.” Wikipedia, February 24, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Burkhart. ———. “Mollie Kyle.” Wikipedia, February 6, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollie_Kyle. ———. “Osage Nation.” Wikipedia, February 23, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage_Nation. ———. “William King Hale.” Wikipedia, February 19, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_King_Hale. Evans, Elinor. “Who Was Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon?” HistoryExtra, October 19, 2023. https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/mollie-burkhart-who-killers-flower-moon/. Grann, David. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. Vintage, 2018. ———. “The Rare Archival Photos Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.'” Atlas Obscura, May 18, 2017. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/osage-murders-photos-killers-of-flower-moon. Hemenway, Megan. “What Happened To Mollie & Ernest's Children After Killers Of The Flower Moon.” Screen Rant, October 26, 2023. https://screenrant.com/killers-flower-moon-mollie-ernest-children-what-happened/. Sam Noble Museum - The Sam Noble Museum at The University of Oklahoma inspires minds to understand the world through collection-based research, interpretation, and education. “History Behind A Giving Heritage - Sam Noble Museum,” October 1, 2019. https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/history-behind-osage-weddings-exhibit/. Kaplan, Anna. “What Happened To Mollie Burkhart, Subject of Killers Of The Flower Moon?” TODAY, January 11, 2024. https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/killers-of-the-flower-moon-what-happened-to-mollie-burkhart-now-rcna121685. McCluskey, Megan. “How Killers of the Flower Moon Captures the True Story of the Osage Murders.” Time: October 20, 2023. https://time.com/6325586/killers-of-the-flower-moon-true-story/. Montalvan, Karla. “The True Story of Osage Woman Mollie Burkhart.” Fierce, November 16, 2023. https://fiercebymitu.com/entertainment/mollie-burkhart-true-story-killers-of-the-flower-moon-osage/. Kansas Historical Society. “Osage - History and Culture From Early 20th Century to Present         - Kansapedia.” Accessed February 25, 2024. https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/osage-history-and-culture-from-early-20th-century-to-present/19296. Oklahoma Historical Society | OHS. “Osage Murders.” Accessed February 25, 2024. https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=OS005. Quinn, Liam. “‘Killers of the Flower Moon True Story': All About the Real Events That Inspired the Martin Scorsese Film.” PEOPLE, October 20, 2023. https://people.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon-real-events-inspired-martin-scorsese-film-8364150. Romano, Aja. “Killers of the Flower Moon: What Is the True Story about the Osage Murders?” Vox, October 18, 2023. https://www.vox.com/culture/23920002/killers-flower-moon-true-story-osage-murders-reign-of-terror-mollie-burkhart-what-happened. Solly, Meilan. “The Real History Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.'” Smithsonian Magazine, October 18, 2023. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-killers-of-the-flower-moon-180983086/. World, Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton Tulsa. “Following the Headrights: Mollie Burkhart's Many Connections to the Osage Reign of Terror.” Tulsa World, October 4, 2023. https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/indigenous/following-the-headrights-mollie-burkharts-many-connections-to-the-osage-reign-of-terror/article_de635c84-5268-11ee-abe5-8b306bd2c14c.html.  

Today, you'll learn about how your next scrape might be healed using algae, what ancient Mayans can teach us about water conservation, and the skincare routines… of humpback whales Healing Algae “Plasma tech transforms blue-green algae into wound-healing wonder.” by Paul McClure. 2023. “Health Benefits of Blue-Green Algae: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.” by Chai Siah Ku, et al. 2013. “Transforming Spirulina maxima Biomass into Ultrathin Bioactive Coatings Using an Atmospheric Plasma Jet: A New Approach to Healing of Infected Wounds.” by Tuyet Pham, et al. 2023. Mayan Reservoirs Ancient Maya reservoirs, constructed wetlands, and future water needs.” by Lisa J. Lucero. 2023. “Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization's secrets.” by Erin Blakemore. 2022. Humpback Skincare “What's at Play: Humpback Whale Interaction with Seaweed Is a Global Phenomenon.” by Jan-Olaf Meynecke & Hilla Kela. 2023. “Kelping is a ‘global phenomenon' sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists say.” by Sascha Pare. 2023. “Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea.” by Patrick Pester. 2023. Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OCTOBER IS “OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS” MONTH when I dedicate the podcast to raising funds to support organizations who help people struggling with depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Please help with either a small donation or share this link in your social media to encourage others to give, to get more information about the fundraiser and organizations we are helping, or to get the help that they or a loved one need: https://weirddarkness.com/hope.PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK in your social media so others who loves strange and macabre stories can listen too: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/18119IN THIS EPISODE: H.H. Holmes allegedly killed as many as 200 people by luring visitors to his lair during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The 100 rooms of the house he built, were filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove. But now, some historians say many of the gruesome stories about Doctor Holmes may be myth! (The Doctor And His Murder Castle) *** Michael Swango was an MD. He was a doctor. But the MD after his name could just as easily have represented “Master of Death”, or “Many Dead” - because there were. Up to sixty of his patients died by his own hands before he was stopped. (Doctor of Death) *** Dr. Buck Ruxton's brutal deeds earned the surgeon a grim nickname… the Savage Surgeon. (The Savage Surgeon) *** During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill. (The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton) *** Stubbins Ffirth was so determined to learn about Yellow Fever in the late 1700s that he purposely exposed himself to those who had it. But HOW he exposed himself is an utter nightmare and will curl your stomach. (The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth) *** Horrifying medical experiments on twins helped Nazis justify the Holocaust, and at the center of it was Dr. Josef Mengele. (The Nazi Angel of Death) *** We'll also look at a few other derailed doctors and nurses who had an unhealthy appetite for lobotomies, blisters, and the plague. (Doctors of Evil) *** Doctors killing or experimenting on patients isn't confined to human victims, some animal experiments were equally as gruesome or bizarre. For example, what would happen if you gave an elephant LSD? (Strange Medical Experiments)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Doctor And His Murder Castle” by Becky Little for History: https://tinyurl.com/y842s6b5 “Doctor of Death” by Xavier Piedra for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ycrhsvfu “The Savage Surgeon” by Robert Walsh for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ufhzmpf “The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton” by Laura Martisiute for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y987en4v “The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth” from Alpha History: https://tinyurl.com/y8hknxsx “The Nazi Angel of Death” by Erin Blakemore for History: https://tinyurl.com/uhecxjq “Evil Doctors” by Kaitlyn Johnstone for The Line Up, https://tinyurl.com/y9ze8p4z; Linda Girgis, MD for Physicians Weekly, https://tinyurl.com/ya7po8qs and; Gabe Paoletti for All That's Interesting, https://tinyurl.com/yaraqzod; and Ranker Crime, https://tinyurl.com/y76nebzh “Strange Medical Experiments” by Alex Boese for The Scientist: https://tinyurl.com/ya48h2g7 Visit our Sponsors & Friends: https://weirddarkness.com/sponsors Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Advertise in the Weird Darkness podcast or syndicated radio show: https://weirddarkness.com/advertise= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. 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In the late 1960s, as college campuses became hotbeds of liberal protest, conservative college groups, like the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists (ISI), the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), and College Republicans, backed by powerful conservative elders and their deep pockets, fought back, staging counter protests, publishing conservative newspapers, taking over student governments, and suing colleges to remain open. Joining me in this episode to discuss the campus right in more detail is Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, author of Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The mid-episode music is “Row Your Boat,” by The Goldwaters, Sing Folk Songs to Make the Liberals Mad, 1964. The episode image is "Ban SDS sign,” Columbia University Student Strike, April 1968, Office of Public Affairs Protest & Activism Photograph Collection, Collection number: UA#109, University Archives, Columbia University, accessed October 9, 2023. Additional Sources: “The Attack on Yale,” by McGeorge Bundy, The Atlantic, November 1951. “Debunking a Longstanding Myth About William F. Buckley,” by Matthew Dallek, POlitico, March 31, 2023. “About Us,” Young America's Foundation. “Young Americans for Freedom,” Civil Rights Digital History Project, University of Georgia. "Young Americans for Freedom and the Anti-War Movement: Pro-War Encounters with the New Left at the Height of the Vietnam War," by Ethan Swift, Kaplan Senior Essay Prize for Use of Library Special Collections. 2019. “About Us,” Intercollegiate Studies Institute. “1968: Columbia in Crisis,” Columbia University Libraries. “How Columbia's Student Uprising of 1968 Was Sparked by a Segregated Gym,” by Erin Blakemore, History.com, Originally published April 20, 2018, and updated July 7, 2020. “‘The Whole World Is Watching': An Oral History of the 1968 Columbia Uprising,” by Clara Bingham, Vanity Fair, March 26, 2018. “The Right Uses College Campuses as Its Training Grounds,” by Scott W. Stern, Jacobin, August 2023. “Critical race theory is just the new buzzword in conservatives' war on campuses,” by Lauren Lassabe, The Washington Post, July 7, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, this episode contains some lost audio. This week we're traveling back to the 19th century with The Harder They Fall! Join us as we learn about the real-life figures behind the characters of this film, including Stagecoach Mary, Cherokee Bill, and more! Sources: Paul M. Lucko, "Goldsby, Crawford [Cherokee Bill]," Texas State Historical Society, available at https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goldsby-crawford Art T. Burton, "Goldsby, Crawford," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, available at https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=GO006 Juliet Galonska, "Cherokee Bill," On the Outlaw Trail, NPS, available at https://www.nps.gov/fosm/learn/historyculture/cherokee-bill-outlaw-trail.htm Shelby Amspacher, "Stagecoach Mary Fields," Smithsonian National Postal Museum, https://postalmuseum.si.edu/stagecoach-mary-fields   Roger D. Hardaway, "African-American Women on the Western Frontier," Negro History Bulletin 60, no.1 (1997): 8-13. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24766796  Kelli Cardenas Walsh, "Fields, Stagecoach Mary," in Black Women in America ed. Darlene Clark Hine (Oxford University Press, 2005).  Maggie Slepian, "Stagecoach Mary: A Montana Legend," Distinctly Montana  3 May 2023. https://www.distinctlymontana.com/stagecoach-mary  https://arcadiapublishing.com/blogs/news/pioneering-black-women-stagecoach-mary  Erin Blakemore, "Meet Stagecoach Mary, the Daring Black Pioneer Who Protected Wild West Stagecoaches," History, 28 January 2021, https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches  "Cathay Williams," Santa Fe Historic Trail, https://www.nps.gov/people/cwilliams.htm  Tamara Shiloh, "Cathay Williams: Buffalo Soldier," Oakland Post (27 March 2019):1.  DeAnne Blanton, "Cathay Williams Black Woman Soldier 1866-1868," Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women in the Military X, no. 3 (1992): 1.  Bruce A. Glasrud and Michael N. Searles, Buffalo Soldiers in the West: A Black Soldiers Anthology (Texas A&M University Press, 2007).  RT: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_harder_they_fall  The Drew Barrymore Show, "Zazie Beetz Tells Drew About Her "The Harder They Fall" Fight Scene with Regina King," https://youtu.be/V3Gr4K_KJhY   "Jay-Z, Jeymes Samuel, and James Lassiter discuss making THE HARDER THEY FALL | Netflix" https://youtu.be/okyZHi4muoo   https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jonathan-majors-abuse-allegations-yale-1234781136/  Holly Rivet, "Love and Death on the Frontier: Finding Ben Reeves at the National Archives," Rediscovering Black History, National Archives, available at https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2021/08/18/ben-reeves-at-the-national-archives/ Art T. Burton, "Reeves, Bass," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, available at https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE020

Is Stonehenge, "where the Druids go?" Strider tries to unravel the mystery shrouding the priestly order of the Celts.  Right now, get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to babbel.com/dank patreon.com/striderwilson Sources: Britannica.com, Historic-uk.com ‘Who Were The Druids?' by Ben Johnson, Nationalgeographic.com ‘Why Do We Know So Little About The Druids?' by Erin Blakemore, Wikipedia.org

In 1775, a smallpox outbreak struck the Continental Northern Army. With many of the soldiers too sick to fight, their attempted capture of Quebec on December 31, 1775, was a devastating failure, the first major defeat of the Revolutionary War for the Americans, and cost General Richard Montgomery his life. Eventually, George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, realized that the only way to avoid repeated outbreaks was to order mass inoculation of the amy, a controversial and risky decision that proved successful.  Joining me to help us learn more about smallpox inoculation during the American Revolution is Dr. Andrew M. Wehrman, Associate professor of history at Central Michigan University, and author of The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The episode image is: “The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775,” a painting by John Trumbull from 1786; photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery; public domain. Additional Sources: “How an Enslaved African Man in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox,” by Erin Blakemore, History.com, February 1, 2019. “The origins of inoculation,” by Arthur Boylston, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (2012), 105(7), 309–313.  “On This Day in 1721, Dr. Zabdiel Boylston Inoculates his Son Against Smallpox,” Boston.gov, June 26, 2017. “Smallpox, Inoculation, and the Revolutionary War,” Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. “Letter from John Adams to Abigail Smith, 13 April 1764 [electronic edition],” Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive. Massachusetts Historical Society.  “How a public health crisis nearly derailed the American Revolution,” by Andrew Lawler, National Geographic, April 16, 2020. “Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” by Stefan Riedel, Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) 2005, 18(1), 21–25.  “History of the Smallpox Vaccine,” The World Health Organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans in the 1950s, yearning to return to normalcy after the Great Depression and World War II, got married, had lots of kids, and used their newly middle-class status to buy cookie-cutter houses in the suburbs. But not everyone conformed to the white middle class American Dream. Black Americans were largely excluded from suburban housing and the benefits of the GI Bill; girls who became pregnant out of wedlock were hidden from sight; children with developmental disabilities were sent to institutions; and gay men hid their homosexual attractions for fear of ostracization, harassment, and even legal consequences. The secrets they kept took a toll on the families who kept them. Joining me to discuss the secrets of the 1950s is Dr. Margaret K. Nelson, Hepburn Professor Emerita of Sociology at Middlebury College and author of Keeping Family Secrets: Shame and Silence in Memoirs from the 1950s. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The transition audio is “The Great American Dream,” by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra, 1950, available in the Public Domain via Archive. Org. The episode image is “1950s family Gloucester Massachusetts USA 5336436883,” via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Additional Sources: “The Lingering Legacy of America's First Cookie-Cutter Suburb,” by Winnie Lee, Atlas Obscura, July 10, 2020. “The White Negro (Superficial Reflections on the Hipster),” by Norman Mailer, Dissent Magazine, Summer 1957. “1950s: Pop Culture Explodes In A Decade Of Conformity,” Encyclopedia.com. “These Rebels Fought Conformity in 1950s America—and Are Still Making a Difference Today,” by James R. Gaines, Time Magazine, February 3, 2022. “How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans,” by Erin Blakemore, History.com, June 21, 2019. “An analysis of out-of-wedlock births in the United States,” by George A. Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen, Brookings, August 1, 1996. “The curious survival of the US Communist Party,” by Aidan Lewis, BBC News, Mary 1, 2014. “The Baby in the Suitcase: In 1950s America, unwed pregnancy was a sociological crime,” by Dale M. Brumfield, Lessons from History, December 6, 2019. “1950s - Explore a Decade in LGBTQ History,” Victory Institute. “The Rise of the Suburbs,” US History II (American Yawp) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1742, in Pomfret, Connecticut, 19-year-old Sarah Grosvenor discovered she was pregnant, the result of a liaison with 27-year-old Amasa Sessions. Instead of marrying Sarah, Amasa provided her with a physician-prescribed abortifacient, what the youth of Pomfret called “taking the trade." When that didn't work to end the pregnancy, the physician attempted a manual abortion, which led to Sarah's death. Three years later, the physician was tried for “highhanded Misdemeanour." The surviving trial documentation gives us an unusually detailed look into the reproductive lives of Connecticut youths in the mid-18th Century.  Joining me in this episode to help us learn more about the Sarah Grosvenor case and its historical context is Dr. Cornelia H. Dayton, Professor of History at the University of Connecticut and author of the 1991 article, “Taking the Trade: Abortion and Gender Relations in an Eighteenth-Century New England Village,” in The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 48, no. 1, 1991, pp. 19–49, and co-creator of the Taking the Trade website. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The episode image is original artwork created by Matthew Weflen. Additional Sources: “Abortion in Colonial America: A Time of Herbal Remedies and Accepted Actions,” by Kimberly Phillips, UConn Today, August 22, 2022. “The Strange Death of Sarah Grosvenor in 1742,” New England Historical Society. “The History of Abortifacients,” by Stassa Edwards, Jezebel, November 18, 2014. “How U.S. abortion laws went from nonexistent to acrimonious,” by Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, May 17, 2022. “In Connecticut, A Long Battle For Reproductive Freedom,” by Susan Campbell, Hartford Courant, June 5, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello friends! As you probably know, on June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, stripping millions of Americans of their access to life-saving medical care, and their rights to privacy. One of the reasons the Supreme Court felt empowered to do this was because "abortion is never mentioned in the Constitution." And that begs the question: why? Why wasn't abortion seen as an issue worthy of mentioning in 1776? On this special, off-topic episode, Janey is going to break down how people in the late 1700s/early 1800s felt about at-home abortions (and we're going to rant a bit too.) We hope you listen, do your own further research, and feel a little less alone as we go deeper into the darkest timeline together. We love you, and we're so sorry to everyone whose lives the United States is endangering now and in the near future. Helpful links: https://choice.crd.co/ National Network of Abortion FundHow to find/contact your district's representativeResearch Sources:"The Complex Early History of Abortion in the United States" by Erin Blakemore for National Geographic."A Manual of Midwifery" (1841) by Dr. Michael Ryan"Why not? A book for every woman" by Horatio R. Storer (1866)

“DEADLY DOCTORS, NASTY NURSES, AND MURDEROUS MEDICINE” (AND BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: H.H. Holmes allegedly killed as many as 200 people by luring visitors to his lair during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The 100 rooms of the house he built, were filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove. But now, some historians say many of the gruesome stories about Doctor Holmes may be myth! (The Doctor And His Murder Castle) *** Michael Swango was an MD. He was a doctor. But the MD after his name could just as easily have represented “Master of Death”, or “Many Dead” - because there were. Up to sixty of his patients died by his own hands before he was stopped. (Doctor of Death) *** Dr. Buck Ruxton's brutal deeds earned the surgeon a grim nickname… the Savage Surgeon. (The Savage Surgeon) *** During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill. (The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton) *** Stubbins Ffirth was so determined to learn about Yellow Fever in the late 1700s that he purposely exposed himself to those who had it. But HOW he exposed himself is an utter nightmare and will curl your stomach. (The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth) *** Horrifying medical experiments on twins helped Nazis justify the Holocaust, and at the center of it was Dr. Josef Mengele. (The Nazi Angel of Death) *** We'll also look at a few other derailed doctors and nurses who had an unhealthy appetite for lobotomies, blisters, and the plague. (Doctors of Evil) *** Doctors killing or experimenting on patients isn't confined to human victims, some animal experiments were equally as gruesome or bizarre. For example, what would happen if you gave an elephant LSD? (Strange Medical Experiments)(Dark Archives episode from May 01, 2020)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The Doctor And His Murder Castle” by Becky Little for History: https://tinyurl.com/y842s6b5 “Doctor of Death” by Xavier Piedra for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ycrhsvfu “The Savage Surgeon” by Robert Walsh for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ufhzmpf “The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton” by Laura Martisiute for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y987en4v “The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth” from Alpha History: https://tinyurl.com/y8hknxsx “The Nazi Angel of Death” by Erin Blakemore for History: https://tinyurl.com/uhecxjq “Evil Doctors” by Kaitlyn Johnstone for The Line Up, https://tinyurl.com/y9ze8p4z; Linda Girgis, MD for Physicians Weekly, https://tinyurl.com/ya7po8qs and; Gabe Paoletti for All That's Interesting, https://tinyurl.com/yaraqzod; and Ranker Crime, https://tinyurl.com/y76nebzh “Strange Medical Experiments” by Alex Boese for The Scientist: https://tinyurl.com/ya48h2g7 Weird Darkness opening and closing theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music, varying by episode, provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license; Shadows Symphony (http://bit.ly/2W6N1xJ), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://www.youtube.com/user/myuuji) used with permission. 

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In this meditation episode, Camille discusses the role of coerced confession as a form of institutional violence that aids to our society's carceral logics. She will read a poem entitled "Parking Lot, Too" written by Reginald Dewayne Betts. --- SHOW NOTES Felon, Reginald Dwayne Betts The statistics offered in this mediation are cited in the following articles: Examining why false confessions occur in the U.S. criminal justice system (June 23, 2019), Erin Blakemore for the Washington Post; https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/examining-why-false-confessions-occur-in-the-us-criminal-justice-system/2019/06/20/10128bb4-9207-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html False Confessions & Recording Of Custodial Interrogations, The Innocence Project https://innocenceproject.org/false-confessions-recording-interrogations/ --- ABOUT OUR CO-HOSTS Camille Hernandez www.camillehernandez.com Instagram, Twitter, TikTok: @hellocamilleh Jia Johnson www.jiajohnson.com Instagram & Twitter: @jiaajohnson Facebook: Jia Johnson -- This podcast is hosted in collaboration with McCormick Theological Seminary's Solidarity Building Initiative for Liberative Carceral Education.

Girl Scouts of the USA began as an all-white organization in Savannah, Ga., in 1912. But over time, the organization confronted systemic racism in its own ranks and became what Dr. Martin Luther King described as “a force for desegregation.” Listen as Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square reprise their episode tracing the evolution of Girl Scouts and their connection to Maggie Lena Walker, a little known but powerful figure in economic, civic, and social change in America. Citations “Black History Month: Girl Scouts' Legacy of Inclusivity,” gsblog, February 14, 2021. https://blog.girlscouts.org/2017/02/black-history-month-girl-scouts-legacy.html “Black History Month: A Celebration of #BlackGirlMagic,” gsblog, February 2, 2021https://blog.girlscouts.org/2021/02/black-history-month-celebration-of.html “Exposing Maggie Walker's life one page at a time,” Jim Ducibella. September 17, 2013 William and Mary, https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2013/exposing-maggie-walkers-life,-one-page-at-a-time.php “Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated,” Erin Blakemore, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM February 21, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/girl-scouting-was-once-segregated-180962208/ "Maggie Walker." Norwood, Arlisha, National Women's History Museum. 2017. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maggie-walker. “The Girl Scouts used to segregate Black and White girls. Now they have their first Black CEO,” Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, August 19, 2020.https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/business/girl-scouts-first-black-ceo/index.html “Walker, Maggie Lena, Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/walker-maggie-lena-1864-1934/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support

Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square reprise their look at systemic racism in the American presidency. Although the highest office of the land should be one of objectivity and fairness since whoever holds the title of president represents all Americans. Down through history; however, U.S. presidents have not governed on behalf of all the citizenry. François and Square highlight some of the more egregious examples of systemic racism straight from the Oval Office. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA Citations “A history of racism is woven into the US presidency,” Russell Contreras, Associated Press, July 30, 2019. https://apnews.com/article/b0fe304f1fad44e19e5ff4490ad1110c “How the GI Bill was denied to a million black WWII veterans,” Erin Blakemore, The History Channel, Updated Sept. 30, 2019. “Joe Biden calls Trump the country's ‘first' racist president,” Will Wiessert, Associated Press, July 22, 2020. Lincoln & Race: The Great Emancipator didn't advocate racial equality. But was he a racist?, Stacy Pratt McDermott, NPR Illinois Morning Edition, FEB 1, 2004. “Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards black americans,” The Conversation, August, 26, 2020. “The 11 Most Racist U.S. Presidents,” Ibram X. Kendi,Huffpost,05/27/2016 Updated May 28, 2017 “Trump condemns ‘all White supremacists' after refusing to do so at presidential debate,” Paul LeBlanc, CNN, Oct. 1, 2020. When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century, Ira Katznelson, W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint Edition, August 17, 2006. #blacklivesmatter #racism #antiracism #justice #racisminamerica #endracism #diversity #inclusion #whyaretheysoangry #president #scandal #whitesupremacy #rutherfordbhayes --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support

Lar and Lena are back in the Clubhouse for a Valentines, er we mean Potato Day episode! Discussions include: Leave Bob out of this; the LOZENGE CRAZE; Be potatoes with us; That movie where Tom Hanks gets stuck in the airport; Lar's big girl garden; There are zero leprechauns in this film; Bland but harmless; Our stupidest ending yet! This episode contains brief strong language. The article Lena reads from is The History of Conversation Hearts by Erin Blakemore on Mental Floss _______________________________ Local Forecast Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Connect with us on social media @talkingfishcast Support us: patreon.com/talkingfish Next episode March 3

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (4:53).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments Image Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 10-29-21. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for Halloween 2021.  Besides focusing on autumn's festival of fun and fright, this episode is part of a series this fall about water connections to the human body and human biology. SOUND – ~9 sec That eerie sound of a tree creaking in October wind sets a seasonal stage for a Halloween challenge: exploring how Halloween, water, and human biology all connect.  Sound like quite a trick?  Well, have a listen to some Halloween music for about 50 seconds, and then we'll treat you to some examples. MUSIC - ~50 sec – instrumental You've been listening to “A Little Fright Music,” by Torrin Hallett, a graduate student at the Yale School of Music.  And here are six matches of Halloween creatures or images with water in the human body. 1.  Skeleton images rattle around everywhere for Halloween, and in living skeletons water is a significant component of bones and cartilage.  2.  Pretend blood covers many-a Halloween costume, and over half of the volume of blood is plasma, which in turn is over 90 percent water, and water is also a major component of blood cells. 3.  A muscular costume is part of pretending to be a super-strong character like Wonder Woman or Superman; and water plays a significant role in muscle structure and function; in turn, muscle is an important water-storage area for the body. 4.  The monster in movie versions of “Frankenstein” was brought to life by electricity, and the cells of our nervous system transmit messages though electrochemical impulses, using sodium and potassium ions in a water-based solution. 5.  If fiery or icy creatures need some temperature regulation, water's the body fluid that does it. And 6.  Flashing and watching from many creatures on Halloween night are eyes, either scary, suspenseful, or super-powered; and eyes have chambers containing aqueous humor and vitreous humour, two fluids that consist mostly of water and that maintain the shape of the eyes. This Halloween, imagine being a creature that's about 60 percent composed of an amazing substance with unique powers to dissolve other substances, absorb and release heat, and withstand being compressed.  What would you be?  Why, the water-based human being that you are! Thanks to Torrin Hallett for composing this week's music for Virginia Water Radio, and we close with another listen to the last few seconds of “A Little Fright Music.” MUSIC - ~13 sec – instrumental SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close the show.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The wind and creaking tree sounds were recorded by Virginia Water Radio in Blacksburg, Va., on October 5, 2014.  “A Little Fright Music” is copyright 2020 by Torrin Hallett, used with permission.  Torrin is a 2018 graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio; a 2020 graduate in Horn Performance from Manhattan School of Music in New York; and a 2021 graduate of the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver.  He is currently a graduate student at the Yale School of Music.  More information about Torrin is available online at https://www.facebook.com/torrin.hallett.  Thanks very much to Torrin for composing the piece especially for Virginia Water Radio.  This music was previously used in Episode 548, 10-26-20. Following are other music pieces composed by Torrin Hallett for Virginia Water Radio, with episodes featuring the music. “Beetle Ballet” – used in Episode 525, 5-18-20, on aquatic beetles.“Chesapeake Bay Ballad” – used in Episode 537, 8-10-20, on conditions in the Chesapeake Bay.“Corona Cue” – used in Episode 517, 3-23-20, on the coronavirus pandemic.“Flow Stopper – used in Episode 599, 10-28-21, on the “Imagine a Day Without Water” campaign.“Geese Piece” – used most recently in Episode 440, 10-1-18, on E-bird. “Ice Dance” – used in Episode 556, 12-21-20, on how organisms survive freezing temperatures.“Lizard Lied” – used in Episode 514, 3-2-20, on lizards.“New Year's Water” – used in Episode 349, 1-2-17, on the New Year. “Rain Refrain” – used most recently Episode 559, 1-11-21, on record rainfall in 2020.“Runoff” – in Episode 585, 7-12-21 – on middle-school students calling out stormwater-related water words.“Spider Strike” – used in Episode 523, 5-4-20, on fishing spiders.“Tropical Tantrum” – used most recently in Episode 580, 6-7-21, on the 2021 Atlantic tropical storm season preview.“Tundra Swan Song – used in Episode 554, 12-7-20, on Tundra Swans.“Turkey Tune” – used in Episode 343, 11-21-16, on the Wild Turkey.  Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGE Water uses in the human body.  Illustration from the U.S. Geological Survey, “The Water in You: Water and the Human Body,”  https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-you-water-and-human-body?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects. SOURCES Used for Audio Peter Abrahams, ed., How the Body Works: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Anatomy, Metro Books, New York, 2007. American Red Cross, “Blood Components,” online at https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/types-of-blood-donations/blood-components.html. Erin Blakemore, “How Twitching Frog Legs Helped Inspire ‘Frankenstein,'” Smithsonian Magazine, December 4, 2015, online at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-twitching-frog-legs-helped-inspire-frankenstein-180957457/. Fandom, “Monster Wiki/Frankenstein's Monster,” online at https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Monster. Mayo Clinic Health System, “Water: Essential to your body,” online at https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/water-essential-to-your-body. Science Direct:“Aqueous Humor,” online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/aqueous-humor;“Vitreous Humour,” online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/vitreous-humour. University of Michigan Health, “Eye Anatomy and Function,” as of August 31, 2020, online at https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw121946. U.S. Geological Survey, “The Water in You: Water and the Human Body,” https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-you-water-and-human-body?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects. U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, SEER Training Modules:“Composition of the Blood,” online at https://training.seer.cancer.gov/leukemia/anatomy/composition.html;“Skeletal System,” online at https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/skeletal/. For More Information about Human Biology, Including Water Aspects American Society of Hematology, “Blood Basics,” online at https://www.hematology.org/education/patients/blood-basics.Cleveland [Ohio] Clinic:“Heart & Blood Vessels: How Does Blood Travel Through Your Body,” online at https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/heart-blood-vessels-blood-flow-body;“Lymphatic System,” online at https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/21199-lymphatic-system. Eric Cudler, “Neuroscience for Kids,” online at https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html. The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Penn., “Blood Vessels,” online at https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels. Isabel Lorenzo et al., “The Role of Water Homeostasis in Muscle Function and Frailty: A Review,” Nutrients, Vol. 11, No. 8 (August 2019, accessed online at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6723611/(subscription may be required for access). Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, “Facts About Blood and Blood Cells,” online at https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/facts-about-blood-and-blood-cells. Science Direct, “Synovial Fluid: Structure and Function,” excerpted from Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology, 5th Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005; accessed online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/synovial-fluid(subscription may be required for access). University of Bristol (England), School of Medical Sciences, “Brain Basics: The Fundamentals of Neuroscience,” online at http://www.bris.ac.uk/synaptic/basics/basics-0.html. U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, SEER Training Modules:“Blood, Heart and Circulation,” online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodheartandcirculation.html;“Muscular System,” online at https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/muscular/;“Nervous System,” online at https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/nervous/. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Science” subject category. Following are links to other episodes on connections of water to human biology (much of the information in this week's episode was taken from these previous episodes). Overview of water's roles in the body – Episode 592, 8-30-21.Disease: COVID-19 – Episode 517, 3-23-20 and Episode 519, 4-6-20.Disease: influenza – Episode 393, 11-6-17.Disease: viruses – Episode 600, 10-25-21.Circulatory system connections to water – Episode 593, 9-6-21.Muscular system connections to water – Episode 596, 9-27-21.Neurological system connections to water – Episode 594, 9-13-21.Skeleton system connections to water (with a Halloween theme) – Episode 595, 9-20-21.Water intake and exercise – Episode 466, 4-1-19.Water thermodynamics – Episode 195, 1-6-14. Following are links to other Halloween-themed episodes. Episode 238, 10-31-14 – focusing on the plant Witch-hazel.Episode 548, 10-26-20 – focusing on water-related readings that are supernatural, mysterious, or imaginative. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-3 plus 5: MatterK.4 – Water is important in our daily lives and has properties.3.3 – Materials interact with water. Grades K-4: Living Systems and Processes4.2 – Plants and animals h

Today we're traveling back to 1960s/70s Chicago with 2021 Oscar winner Judas and the Black Messiah! Join us for a discussion of the Black Panther Party's breakfast program, the role played by women, the real organization that inspired "The Crowns", William O'Neal, and more! Sources: William O'Neal: "Eyes on the Prize: Interview With William O'Neal," American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Available at https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-151-x34mk66290 Transcripts of Eyes on the Prize Interviews available at http://digital.wustl.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=eop;cc=eop;rgn=main;view=text;idno=one5427.1047.125 600 F.2d 600, Iberia Hampton et al v. Edward V. Hanrahan et al, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Available at https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/600/600.F2d.600.77-1370.77-1210.77-1698.html Robert Blau, "Jan 18th 1990: Panther Informant William O'Neal's Death Ruled a Suicide," Chicago Tribune, available at https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-01-18-9001050412-story.html The Free Breakfast Program: Joshua Bloom and Waldo E Martin Jr, Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2016). PBS Independent Lens https://www.pbs.org/video/independent-lens-free-breakfast-program/ Erin Blakemore, "How the Black Panthers’ Breakfast Program Both Inspired and Threatened the Government" History https://www.history.com/news/free-school-breakfast-black-panther-party "Nik Heynen, ""Bending the Bars of Empire from Every Ghetto for Survival: The Black Panther Party's Radical Antihunger Politics of Social Reproduction and Scale"" Pages 406-422 | Received 01 Oct 2005, Accepted 01 Jul 2008, Published online: 01 May 2009 https://doi.org/10.1080/00045600802683767 " The Crowns: Natalie Y. Moore and Lance Williams, The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang (Chicago Review Press: 2011). Joshua Bloom and Waldo E Martin Jr, Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2016). Film Background: Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/judas_and_the_black_messiah NPR "Director Shaka King On 'Judas And The Black Messiah': 'I See It ... I'm In'" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/965362196/director-shaka-kings-journey-from-newlyweeds-to-the-black-messiah https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9784798/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/movies/judas-and-the-black-messiah-review.html Women in the Black Panther Party: Janelle Harris Dixon, "The Rank and File Women of the Black Panther Party and Their Influence," Smithsonian Magazine, available at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rank-and-file-women-black-panther-party-their-powerful-influence-180971591/ "Comrade Mama Akua Njeri: Long Live Revolution!" Available at https://youtu.be/T7Wdn2e6kqA Peniel E. Joseph, "The Black Power Movement: The State of the Field," Journal of American History 86, 3 (2009) Lisa Rofel and Jeremy Tai, "A Conversation With Ericka Huggins," Feminist Studies 42, 1 (2016) Rhonda Y. Williams, "Black Women and Black Power," OAH Magazine of History 22, 3 (2008)

Show Notes Girl Scouts of the USA began as an all-white organization in Savannah, Ga., in 1912. But over time, the organization confronted systemic racism in its own ranks and became what Dr. Martin Luther King described as “a force for desegregation.” Listen as Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square trace the evolution of Girl Scouts and their connection to Maggie Lena Walker, a little known but powerful figure in economic, civic, and social change in America. Citations “Black History Month: Girl Scouts' Legacy of Inclusivity,” gsblog, February 14, 2021. https://blog.girlscouts.org/2017/02/black-history-month-girl-scouts-legacy.html “Black History Month: A Celebration of #BlackGirlMagic,” gsblog, February 2, 2021https://blog.girlscouts.org/2021/02/black-history-month-celebration-of.html “Exposing Maggie Walker's life one page at a time,” Jim Ducibella. September 17, 2013 William and Mary, https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2013/exposing-maggie-walkers-life,-one-page-at-a-time.php “Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated,” Erin Blakemore, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM February 21, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/girl-scouting-was-once-segregated-180962208/ "Maggie Walker." Norwood, Arlisha, National Women's History Museum. 2017. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maggie-walker. “The Girl Scouts used to segregate Black and White girls. Now they have their first Black CEO,” Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, August 19, 2020.https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/business/girl-scouts-first-black-ceo/index.html “Walker, Maggie Lena, Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/walker-maggie-lena-1864-1934/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support

Merci aux box à cuisiner HelloFresh de soutenir Quoi de meuf et rdv sur hellofresh.fr/quoidemeuf pour bénéficier de 20€ de réduction sur vos 2 premières commandes avec le code QUOIDEMEUF.Habité depuis des dizaines de milliers d’années puis envahi par les colons français et britanniques à la fin du XVIème siècle, le territoire québécois a derrière lui un passé douloureux. Aujourd’hui pourtant, le Québec est, dans l’imaginaire collectif, plus progressiste que la France et considéré par certain-e-s comme la terre promise de l’exil féministe. Qu’en est-il réellement? Clémentine en discute avec Émeline dans ce nouvel épisode. Les références entendues de l’épisode :Camille Kouchner, La familia grande, Seuil (2021)« Premières Nations », L’encyclopédie canadienne Erin Blakemore, « Canada’s Long, Gradual Road to Independence », History Stories (2018)« Jusque’à ce qu’il n’y ait plus un seul Indien au Canada », Facing History and ourselvesAnne-Marie Yvon, « Réconciliation avec les Autochtones à Montréal: enthousiasme et questionnement », Radio Canada (2020)« Front de libération des femmes du Québec », Wikipédia, L’encyclopédie libreDiane Lamoureux, « Les ambivalences du féminisme québécois face au discours postcolonial », Département de science politique, Université Laval (Québec)Jean-Louis Bordeleau, « Idle No More Québec, cinq ans plus tard », Radio Canada (2017)François Marmouyet, « #MoiAussi: Le roi du rire Gilbert Rozon accusé d’agressions sexuelles », France 24 (2017)Marie-Eve Maheu, « #AgressionNonDénoncée: des victimes brisent le silence », Radio Canada (2014)Hélène Jouan, « « Féminisme du lynchage » ou « éclatant continuum »: la seconde vague de #metoo au Québec », Le Monde (2020)Francis Dupuis Déri, La crise de la masculinité: autopsie d’un mythe tenace, Eds du Remue-Menace (2018)Bénédicte Magnier, « La mort de Joyce Echaquan au Québec réveille le débat sur le racisme », Huffpost (2020) Sylvie Braibant, « Stérilisation forcée des femmes des Premières nations au Canada: la taille optimale d’une famille selon les autorités », Information tv5 monde (2017)Betty Ann Adam, « Saskatchewan women pressured to have tubal ligations », Saskatoon Star Phoenix (2015) « Quand la police est une menace pour les femmes autochtones de Val-d’Or », Radio Canada (2015)Catherine François, « Au Québec, des femmes autochtones brisées par des agressions sexuelles et par l’absence de justice », Information tv5 monde (2016)« Nos femmes et nos filles sont sacrées, Rapport provisoire, l’enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées (2014)Lucile Bellan, Thomas Messias, « Polytechnique, le massacre qui fascine encore ceux qui ont la haine des femmes », Slate (2017)Sarah Labarre, « Le Québec, une société matriarcale? », Urbania (2014)Mélodie Nelson, « Papa, Maman, j’étais escorte », Urbania (2020)« Le Bulletin des cousins », un podcast de Garance et Julio Mendy (2020)« Ferry, traversée érotique » un podcast de Catherine Lavoie, Radio Canada (depuis 2018)Emilie, la passion d’une vie, de Jean Baudin et Fernand Dansereau (1990)La femme de mon frère, Monia Chokri (2019) Crazy, de Jean-Marc Vallée (2006)Une colonie, de Geneviève Dulude-De Celles (2019)Antigone, de Sophie Deraspe (2020)Aline, de Valérie Lemercier (2021)Féminin, féminin, de Chloé Robichaud (2014) Amours d’occasion, d’Eva Kabuya (2020)Gabrielle Roy, Bonheur d’occasion, Boréal (1976)Nelly Arcan, Putain, Seuil (2002)Marie-Eve Thuot, La trajectoire des confettis, ed. Du Sous-sol (2020)Michel Rabagliatti, la série de bd Paul, La Pastèque Mirion Malle, C’est comme ça que je disparais, La ville brûle (2020Julie Delporte, Journal, L’agrume (2014)Vinca Petersen, No system, Vinca Petersen (2020) Mum de Stefan Golaszewski, BBC two (2016)Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Ecoutes. Cet épisode est conçu et présenté par Clémentine Gallot et Emeline Amétis. Mixage par Laurie Galligani. Générique réalisé par Aurore Meyer Mahieu. Prise de son par Adrien Beccaria à l’Arrière Boutique. Montage, réalisation et coordination Ashley Tola.

Les femmes pratiquent la médecine depuis la nuit des temps. Encore aujourd’hui, les étudiant-e-s “mobilisé-e-s, les infirmier.e.s, les aides soignant.e.s, les personnel des ehpad sont aujourd’hui majoritairement des femmes. Malgré leur forte présence dans les métiers du care, les corps féminins continuent d’être maltraités et peu considérés dans ce domaine encore plus lorsqu’ils ne sont pas blancs. En pleine seconde vague du Covid-19, Clémentine et Emeline questionnent la place des femmes dans la médecine. Les références entendues dans l’épisode :Siham Jibril, Génération XX (podcast)A l’écoute, le magazine hors-série de Génération XXPierre Bouvier, “En Géorgie, Joe Biden récolte les fruits du travail de terrain de Stacey Abrams”, Le Monde (2020)Wren Sanders, “Unpacking Kamala Harris’s Record on Trans and Sex Work Issues”, Them, Août 2020“US election 2020: Sarah Mcbride to be first trans state senator”, BBC (2020) Guillaume Perrodeau, “Marine Martin, lanceuse d’alerte: « je ne pouvais pas me taire »”, Europe 1 (2019)Delphine Bauer, Ariane Puccini, Mauvais traitements: Pourquoi les femmes sont mal soignées (Seuil, 2020)Wassila Belhacine, “Coronavirus: les femmes représentent 5% des experts scientifiques invités dans les médias”, Néon (2020). Amandine Mathivet, Au turbin!, Regards (podcast)Loïc Le Clerc, “Covid-19: mais où est donc passé le « plan massif » pour l’hôpital promis par Macron?”, Regards (2020). “Bas les masques!: « à toutes les personnes qui n’en peuvent plus de cette gestion de crise calamiteuse »”, Bastamag (2020). J. Léonard, Femmes, religion et médecine, PerséeNatalie Pigeard-Micault, “Histoire de l’entrée des femmes en médecine”, université de ParisPerles d’Histoire, 1902: Le destin tragique de Typhoid Mary (YouTube) Siddhesh Joshi, “James Barry (surgeon)”, Alchetron Aude Lorriaux, “Comment le sexisme s’est solidement ancré dans la médecine française”, Slate (2015)Collectif, “Accès des femmes aux postes hospitalo-universitaires: il est temps de passer à l’action”, Le Monde (2018)Soazig Le Nevé, “Harcèlement sexuel, violences morales: le cauchemar des stages en internes en médecine générale”, Le Monde (2020)Emma Strack, “Distilbène: une troisième génération de victimes”, Allodocteur (2011)Aude Lorriaux, “On apprend encore aux futurs gynécologues à toucher les patientes endormies sans leur consentement”, Slate (2018)Erin Blakemore, “The First Birth Control Pill Used Puerto Rican Women as Guinea Pigs”, History (2019) Alice Sangouard, “Des soignants noirs pour des patients noirs? L’initiative « Globule Noir » divise le monde médical”, Huffpost (2020)Dorothée Duchemin, “Martin Winckler, bouffeur de médecins”, Slate (2020)Perry Garfinkel, “Television/Radio; As Doctors on TV, Women Still Battle The Old Clichés”, NY times (2002) Bonnie Banane est une chanteuse française. Elle a sorti son premier album Sexy Planet, le 13 novembre dernier.This Way Up, de Aisling Bea, Canal+ (depuis 2019)Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Écoutes, cet épisode est conçu par Clémentine Gallot et présenté avec Emeline Amétis. Mixage Laurie Galligani. Générique réalisé par Aurore Meyer Mahieu. Montage et coordination Ashley Tola.

SUBJECTIVENow that we've talked about making a zombie, let's talk about unmaking one. In the second of our three zombie episodes, we'll discuss lone microbiologists, dried scab powder, and the power of therapeutic stabbing. Sure, manufacturing a zombie cure from your own blood is impressive, but unless you have detailed lab notes, it basically didn't happen. We're looking at you, Will Smith.OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:I Am Legend Wiki - Krippin Virus, accessed October 2020"Opinion: The Slave Who Helped Boston Battle Smallpox" by Lashyra Nolen, Undark, Apr 2020"How an African Slave in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox" by Erin Blakemore, History, Feb 2019"Better Know a Plague: Smallpox" by Brooke Borel, Popular Science, May 2014"Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine" by Monica Gandhi and George W. Rutherford, New England Journal of Medicine, Sep 2020CDC - Measles (Rubeola), last reviewed October 2019, accessed Oct 2020"I Am Legend's Alternate Ending Explained: What Happens & Why It Was Cut" by Michael Kennedy, Screen Rant, Dec 2019ASSESSMENTDeepa: 1 out of 10 congealed tubes of Will Smith's bloodJen: 0 out of 10 missing lab notebooksPLANSubscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

It's election time, so Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square decided to jump in with a special episode looking at systemic racism in the American presidency. The highest office of the land should be one of objectivity and fairness, since whoever holds the title of president represents all Americans. Down through history, however, some U.S. presidents have not governed on behalf of all the citizenry. François and Square highlight some of the more egregious examples of systemic racism straight from the Oval Office. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA Citations “A history of racism is woven into the US presidency,” Russell Contreras, Associated Press, July 30, 2019. https://apnews.com/article/b0fe304f1fad44e19e5ff4490ad1110c “How the GI Bill was denied to a million black WWII veterans,” Erin Blakemore, The History Channel, Updated Sept. 30, 2019. “Joe Biden calls Trump the country's ‘first' racist president,” Will Wiessert, Associated Press, July 22, 2020. Lincoln & Race: The Great Emancipator didn't advocate racial equality. But was he a racist?, Stacy Pratt McDermott, NPR Illinois Morning Edition, FEB 1, 2004. “Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards black Americans,” The Conversation, August, 26, 2020. “The 11 Most Racist U.S. Presidents,” Ibram X. Kendi, Huffpost,05/27/2016 Updated May 28, 2017 “Trump condemns ‘all White supremacists' after refusing to do so at presidential debate,” Paul LeBlanc, CNN, Oct. 1, 2020. When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century, Ira Katznelson, W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint Edition, August 17, 2006. #blacklivesmatter #racism #antiracism #justice #racisminamerica #endracism #diversity #inclusion #whyaretheysoangry #president #scandal #whitesupremacy #rutherfordbhayes #americanpolitics --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support

In this episode, we discuss Tituba, the first witch to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. We also discuss the parallels between those witch trials and our current times. Do you think much has changed? Want to connect with us? Instagram: @mysticandthehag Email: mysticandthehag@gmail.com Danielle: @littlereadertarot Linktree: https://linktr.ee/littlereadertarot Lia: @crucifix.vi Linktree: https://linktr.ee/crucifix_vi ------------------------------------------------------ Websites: Tituba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tituba Unravelling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-mysteries-tituba-salem-witch-trials-180956960/ The Mysterious Slave Who Sparked Salem's Witch Hunt by Erin Blakemore: https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-first-accused-woman-slave Tituba, The Slave Girl Who May Have Used The Salem Witch Trials To Win Her Own Freedom by William DeLong: https://allthatsinteresting.com/tituba Tituba by Alyssa Barillari: http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/tituba.html ------------------------------------------------------ Music: Oblivious By Nilhore: http://www.nihilore.com/dream-pop --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mystic-and-the-hag/message

In 1957, an English doctor was accused of killing his patients for their money. The courtroom drama that followed was called the "murder trial of the century." In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the case of John Bodkin Adams and its significance in British legal history. We'll also bomb Calgary and puzzle over a passive policeman. Intro: In 1959, James Sellers proposed installing microphones in baseball bases. In the Strand, Henry Dudeney offered a puzzle about asparagus bundles. Sources for our feature on John Bodkin Adams: Patrick Baron Devlin, Easing the Passing: The Trial of Dr John Bodkin Adams, 2004. Sybille Bedford, The Trial of Dr. Adams, 1962. Percy Hoskins, Two Men Were Acquitted: The Trial and Acquittal of Doctor John Bodkin Adams, 1984. Kieran Dolin, "The Case of Dr. John Bodkin Adams: A 'Notable' Trial and Its Narratives," in Brook Thomas, ed., Law and Literature, 2002. Jonathan Reinarz and Rebecca Wynter, eds., Complaints, Controversies and Grievances in Medicine: Historical and Social Science Perspectives, 2014. Russell G. Smith, Health Care, Crime and Regulatory Control, 1998. Gail Tulloch, Euthanasia, Choice and Death, 2005. Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Munby, "Medicine and the Law of Homicide: A Case for Reform?", King's Law Journal 23:3 (December 2012), 207-232. Percy Hoskins, "Points: Dr John Bodkin Adams," British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition) 287:6404 (Nov. 19, 1983), 1555. "Trial of Dr. J. Bodkin Adams," British Medical Journal 1:5020 (March 23, 1957), 712-713. "Trial of Dr. J. Bodkin Adams," British Medical Journal 1:5021 (March 30, 1957), 771-772. "Trial of Dr. J. Bodkin Adams: Expert Evidence," British Medical Journal 1:5022 (April 6, 1957), 828-834. "Trial of Dr. J. Bodkin Adams: Expert Evidence Continued," British Medical Journal 1:5023 (April 13, 1957), 889-894. Daniel E. Murray, "The Trial of Dr. Adams," University of Miami Law Review 13:4 (1959), 494. A.W. Simpson, "Euthanasia for Sale?", Michigan Law Review 84:4 (February-April 1986), 807. J.E. Hall Williams, "The Report of the Tucker Committee on Proceedings Before Examining Justices (July, 1958: Cmnd. 479)," Modern Law Review 21:6 (November 1958), 647-652. Caitlin Mahar, "Roy Porter Student Prize Essay, 2012: Easing the Passing: R v Adams and Terminal Care in Postwar Britain," Social History of Medicine 28:1 (2015), 155-171. Peter Ranscombe, "Shipman and Bodkin Adams in the Dock," Lancet Psychiatry 2:11 (November 2015), e32. "Crown vs. Dr. Adams: A Majestic Trial in Old Bailey," Life 42:16 (April 22, 1957), 30-37. Amanda Poole, "Did Antrim's Notorious 'Doctor Death' Go to His Grave With 300 Murders on His Conscience?", Belfast Telegraph, May 21, 2013, 3. Joyce Galbraith, "What Happens When Doctors Play God ...," Irish Medical Times 40:14 (April 7, 2006), 28. Jeremy Laurance, "Serial Killers 'Attracted to Medical Profession,'" Independent, May 10, 2001, 10. Ian Starrett, "Ulster's Notorious 'Mercy' Killing Doc," Belfast News Letter, Feb. 2, 2000, 13. "Dr. John Bodkin Adams Is Buried, and So Is Answer to Patients' Deaths," Philadelphia Inquirer, July 22, 1983, C.18. "Hearing for Dr. Adams Opens," New York Times, May 21, 1957. "Dr. Adams -- One Month After Acquittal," New York Times, May 5, 1957. "Adams Acquitted," New York Times, April 14, 1957. Kennett Love, "Adams Case Due to Go to Jurors," New York Times, April 8, 1957. Kennett Love, "Murder Defense May Call Adams," New York Times, April 1, 1957. Kennett Love, "The Trial of Dr. Adams," New York Times, March 31, 1957. Kennett Love, "Dr. Adams' Trial Enters 2d Week," New York Times, March 25, 1957. Kennett Love, "Suicide Bid Cited in Poison Hearing," New York Times, Jan. 24, 1957. Kennett Love, "Aim of Addiction Linked to Doctor," New York Times, Jan. 23, 1957 Kennett Love, "Britain's Doctor's Plot Already a Classic Case," New York Times, Jan. 20, 1957. Kennett Love, "Unusual Request Linked to Doctor," New York Times, Jan. 19, 1957. Kennett Love, "Evidence Is Gone, Britons Testify," New York Times, Jan. 18, 1957. "Murder by Narcotic Addiction Is Charged to a British Doctor," New York Times, Jan. 15, 1957. Percy Hoskins, "Adams, John Bodkin (1899–1983)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Sept. 23, 2004. Listener mail: Wikipedia, "Before Present" (accessed April 25, 2020). Wikipedia, "Radiocarbon Dating" (accessed April 25, 2020). Erin Blakemore, "Radiocarbon Helps Date Ancient Objects -- But It's Not Perfect," National Geographic, July 12, 2019. Mindy Weisberger, "Nuclear Fallout Exposes Fake 'Antique' Whisky," Live Science, Jan. 27, 2020. David Williams, "Scottish Scientists Use Radioactive Isotopes From Old Nuclear Tests to Find Counterfeit Whisky. More Than 40 Percent of What They Tested Is Fake," CNN, Jan. 24, 2020. "Cal Cavendish, the 'Mad Manure Bomber,' Tells His Story," CBC News, May 7, 2015. Heath McCoy, "A Buzz From the Past," Calgary Herald, Jan. 31, 2009. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Chris Pallant. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

“DEADLY DOCTORS, NASTY NURSES, AND MURDEROUS MEDICINE” #WeirdDarknessIf you like the podcast, please leave a review in the podcast app you listen from, and share a link to the podcast on Facebook and Twitter to invite others to become Weirdos too!IN THIS EPISODE: H.H. Holmes allegedly killed as many as 200 people by luring visitors to his lair during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The 100 rooms of the house he built, were filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove. But now, some historians say many of the gruesome stories about Doctor Holmes may be myth! (The Doctor And His Murder Castle) *** Michael Swango was an MD. He was a doctor. But the MD after his name could just as easily have represented “Master of Death”, or “Many Dead” - because there were. Up to sixty of his patients died by his own hands before he was stopped. (Doctor of Death) *** Dr. Buck Ruxton’s brutal deeds earned the surgeon a grim nickname… the Savage Surgeon. (The Savage Surgeon) *** During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill. (The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton) *** Stubbins Ffirth was so determined to learn about Yellow Fever in the late 1700s that he purposely exposed himself to those who had it. But HOW he exposed himself is an utter nightmare and will curl your stomach. (The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth) *** Horrifying medical experiments on twins helped Nazis justify the Holocaust, and at the center of it was Dr. Josef Mengele. (The Nazi Angel of Death) *** We’ll also look at a few other derailed doctors and nurses who had an unhealthy appetite for lobotomies, blisters, and the plague. (Doctors of Evil) *** Doctors killing or experimenting on patients isn’t confined to human victims, some animal experiments were equally as gruesome or bizarre. For example, what would happen if you gave an elephant LSD? (Strange Medical Experiments)TODAY’S BONUS AUDIO FOR PATRONS…“Paranormal Weather”: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36593576 TRANSCRIPT FOR THIS EPISODE…(Scroll to bottom of blog post): https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6293 LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE…“Siren Head” story in this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6264 “PenPal” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/4730 SUPPORT THE PODCAST…Become a patron: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/WEIRDO Visit the store: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/STORE Social media and contact info: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/CONTACT STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)“The Doctor And His Murder Castle” by Becky Little for History: https://tinyurl.com/y842s6b5 “Doctor of Death” by Xavier Piedra for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ycrhsvfu “The Savage Surgeon” by Robert Walsh for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ufhzmpf “The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton” by Laura Martisiute for All That’s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y987en4v “The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth” from Alpha History: https://tinyurl.com/y8hknxsx “The Nazi Angel of Death” by Erin Blakemore for History: https://tinyurl.com/uhecxjq “Evil Doctors” by Kaitlyn Johnstone for The Line Up, https://tinyurl.com/y9ze8p4z; Linda Girgis, MD for Physicians Weekly, https://tinyurl.com/ya7po8qs and; Gabe Paoletti for All That’s Interesting, https://tinyurl.com/yaraqzod; and Ranker Crime, https://tinyurl.com/y76nebzh “Strange Medical Experiments” by Alex Boese for The Scientist: https://tinyurl.com/ya48h2g7 Weird Darkness opening and closing theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music, varying by episode, provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license; Shadows Symphony (http://bit.ly/2W6N1xJ), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://www.youtube.com/user/myuuji) used with permission. 

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In this (kinda short) update episode, we discuss recent developments for women in horror, TV, sports, music, math, science, movies, and space. Most of the news is good - but all of it is essential. Who's broken records in music? What happened to our all female space walk? Why are people still telling women what they can't wear to play sports? How did women already become more impressive at math since just last month?  Also, more to say about Captain Marvel, lady detectives, and horror. It's a fun episode, with guest spots from Cristina (Brooklyn 99!) and Austin, some great recommendations for binge-watching and normal watching, and some news that will outrage but also inspire.  Written and hosted by Allegra Davis Hanna and Misty Wilson-Mehrtens. Clips from "7 Rings" and "Thank U, Next" and from Jordan Peele's "Us." To read the Tweets we quote about the space walk, follow Erin Blakemore (@heroinebook): https://twitter.com/heroinebook/status/1110313517599449088.

On today’s show we talk to Kalyanee Mam, the director and producer of the documentary film, “A River Changes Course.” For several years, Mam filmed two Cambodian families—one that subsists on fishing, the other on farming—affected by vast environmental and economic changes in their country. Plus, contributing editor Erin Blakemore tells us how Violet Jessup…

Erin Blakemore is the author of “The Heroine’s Bookshelf“, a non-fiction story about twelve classic, literary heroines and the authors who created them.  In this episode, guest host Julia Jenkins talks with Blakemore about the book which explores how contemporary audiences can relate to the classic writers, and what life lessons can be appreciated even now […]

Cathy Langer, head book buyer for the Tattered Cover Bookstore, moderates a panel featuring three success authors in a discussion of the business skills required to be a "Literary CEO." Joining Cathy in the 710 KNUS AM studios are Nick Arvin, author of The Reconstructionist, and Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine's Bookshelf.  Also participating by phone from New York is Eli Gottlieb, author of The Face Thief. As co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart point out, writing and successfully publishing a book is very much a business - requiring many of the same skills that any successful entrepreneur must master. Do you have the right product line (subject matter)? How much will it cost to produce (time, lost opportunities, out-of-pocket expenses)? What's your marketing plan (if no one buys the book, then what)? Do you have the self-discipline and dedication to see the project through? What type of team do you need to assemble to get the job done (agent, publisher, PR, editor, etc.)? This is the second of three related segments. Original air date:  February 26, 2012Photo: Nick Arvin, The Reconstructionist

The Business Unconventional "book club" continues its exploration of the business skills required by successful book authors.   On this segment, the final of three related segments, guest moderator Cathy Langer and three successful authors share insights that aspiring authors can use to help them along their journey, including the question of how to connect with a good book agent. Cathy is the head book buyer at Colorado's famed Tattered Cover Bookstore.  Joining her in this conversation are Nick Arvin, author of The Reconstructionist; Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine's Bookshelf; and Eli Gottlieb, author of The Face Thief. B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver.  The program, hosted by David Biondo and Dean Rotbart, is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.  Original air date:  February 26, 2012Photo: Erin Blakemore, The Heroine's Bookshelf

Erin Blakemore learned to drool over Darcy and cry over Little Women in suburban San Diego, California. These days, her inner heroine loves roller derby, running her own business, and hiking in her adopted hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about Erin and THE HEROINE’S BOOKSHELF at http://theheroinesbookshelf.com/ and http://erinblakemore.com.

Erin Blakemore learned to drool over Darcy and cry over Little Women in suburban San Diego, California. These days, her inner heroine loves roller derby, running her own business, and hiking in her adopted hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about Erin and THE HEROINE’S BOOKSHELF at http://theheroinesbookshelf.com/ and http://erinblakemore.com.

In 1931, Judge Samuel Seabury was leading an investigation for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt into corruption in New York's magistrate courts when a witness in the investigation named Vivian Gordon was found murdered in the Bronx. Because of the public demand for answers in this high-profile murder case, FDR could no longer keep his uneasy peace with Tammany Hall and expanded the scope of Seabury's investigation. What Seabury's team uncovered brought down Mayor Jimmy Walker and began to topple the Tammany Hall stranglehold on New York City politics.Joining me in this episode is writer Michael Wolraich, author of The Bishop And The Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age.Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The mid-episode music is by Daniel Carlton on Pixabay and is available for use via the Pixabay Content License. The episode image is “Mid-town Manhattan, looking northeast toward Chrysler Building,” photographed by William Frange, ca. 1931; there are no known restrictions on publication and the image is available via the Library of Congress.Additional Sources:“The Politics and Iconography of Tammany in the Early American Republic,” by Keith Muchowski, Journal of the American Revolution, August 19, 2021“Boss Tweed's Rise and Downfall | New York: A Documentary Film [video],” PBS.“The corrupt N.Y. congressman who was sentenced to prison — and escaped,” by George Bass, The Washington post, July 2, 2023.“The Case For Tammany Hall Being On The Right Side Of History,” NPR Fresh Air, March 5, 2014.“How an Unlikely Alliance Saved the Democrats 100 Years Ago,” by Terry Golway, Politico Magazine, September 17, 2018.“Franklin D. Roosevelt: Life Before the Presidency,” by William E. Leuchtenburg, UVA Miller Center.“Samuel Seabury,” Historical Society of the New York Courts.“The Insane 1930s Graft Investigation That Took Down New York's Mayor—and Then Tammany Hall,” by Erin Blakemore, History.com, Originally posted April 17, 2019, and updated April 22, 2019.“The Dead Woman Who Brought Down the Mayor,” by Rachel Shteir, Smithsonian Magazine, February 25, 2013.“Jimmy Walker May Have Been NYC's Most Corrupt Mayor, but Damn Was He Fun,” Avenue Magazine, December 2, 2021.“Jazz Age Mayor and Villager, Jimmy Walker,” by Sarah Bean Apmann, Off the Grid, June 18, 2020.