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Freak Family Favorites: Bat People, Moon Hoaxes, and Museums That Shouldn't Exist This Freak Family Favorites episode comes straight from the recommendations of the Freak Family, and it's packed with the kind of stories that remind us why history is often stranger than fiction. First, Kat unpacks one of the greatest media hoaxes ever printed: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. Newspapers convinced thousands of readers that a giant telescope had discovered life on the Moon—including winged bat people, intelligent beavers that built villages, strange temples, and an entire lunar civilization. It spread across America and Europe before anyone stopped to ask whether any of it was actually true. Then Jethro takes a tour through some of the world's most bizarre museum exhibits. From Galileo's preserved middle finger and Thomas Edison's supposed last breath to necropants, human-skin books, serial killer relics, and anatomical displays that blur the line between science and the macabre, these are museums unlike any you've ever visited. If you've ever wondered how easily people can be fooled—or why museums sometimes keep the strangest souvenirs imaginable—this Freak Family favorite belongs at the top of your playlist. In this episode: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Bat people, lunar beavers, and the newspaper story that fooled the world Sir John Herschel's unwitting role in history's most famous astronomy hoax Edgar Allan Poe's unexpected connection to the scandal The world's strangest museum exhibits Galileo's middle finger, Thomas Edison's last breath, necropants, human-skin books, and more Weird history, oddities, curiosities, and unbelievable true stories Perfect for fans of: Weird history, historical hoaxes, Edgar Allan Poe, astronomy, museums, macabre history, curiosities, folklore, and the strange true stories that make the world wonderfully weird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1954, hundreds of Glasgow schoolchildren armed with makeshift weapons stormed the Southern Necropolis, hunting a towering, iron-toothed vampire they believed had already claimed two victims.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/GorbalsVampireREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4xtvswmmFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: What caused hundreds of Scottish children in the 1950s to suddenly become vampire hunters? (The Gorbals Vampire) *** Over the years, from ancient to more modern times there have been a number of incredible cases of mass hysteria. Some are so unbelievable it's difficult to understand how they happened at all. (Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria) *** Zachary Davis had a history of mental disturbance, but no one could have predicted the horrors he was truly capable of. (The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis) *** When poor travelers are found dead in the frozen winter, could it be that there is something more to their story? Could they have been killed not by the cold, but by a demon of the snow? (Demon of the Snow) *** Southwest of Tombstone, Arizona are the remains of a simple adobe cabin nicknamed ‘the bloodiest cabin in Arizona'. (Brunkow's Cabin) *** Oscar Beckwith was a hermit who lived in the woods, in a small, squalid shack with no furnishings but a bunk, two stools, and a stove… on which he cooked human flesh. (The Cannibal of Austerlitz)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:02.525 = Show Open00:03:13.218 = The Gorbals Vampire00:07:54.447 = Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria00:23:57.158 = The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis ***00:32:13.121 = Demon of the Snow00:38:22.972 = Brunkow's Cabin ***00:43:01.745 = The Cannibal of Austerlitz00:48:36.810 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Gorbals Vampire” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: (link no longer valid)“Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria” posted at Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2Iw12SX“The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis” by William DeLong for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2UOxLd6“Demon of the Snow” by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2UlTX97“Brunkow's Cabin” by Amanda Penn: http://bit.ly/2GojnOB“The Cannibal of Austerlitz” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2ZjADwV(Over time links 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.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2019Weird Darkness moves from a 1950s Scottish vampire panic and centuries of mass hysteria through a Tennessee teenager's matricide, the vengeful Japanese snow demon Yuki-Onna, the bloodiest cabin in the Arizona desert, and a New York hermit who cooked the man he murdered.It opens on the evening of September 23, 1954, when hundreds of schoolchildren poured into the Southern Necropolis cemetery in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Scotland, armed with sharpened stakes and knives to hunt a creature they called the vampire with iron teeth, blamed for abducting and killing two missing boys. Police could not clear the children from among the headstones, and only the rain finally drove them home, though the hunt resumed over the next two days. Although no children were actually missing, newspapers and Parliament blamed American horror comics such as Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, a panic that drew in Labour MP Alice Cullen and led to the 1955 Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, while others traced the iron-toothed monster to the Book of Daniel or to the Glasgow Green bogeywoman Jenny Wee. From the Gorbals the episode widens into centuries of mass hysteria: the first recorded case on an Egyptian papyrus dated to 1990 BC, children in a 1676 Dutch orphanage who barked and crawled like dogs, the 1374 dancing plague known as choreomania that seized the German town of Aachen, the Swedish witch panic of 1664 to 1676 and its children flown to the devil's meadow of Blakula, and French convent nuns who meowed in unison until soldiers threatened them with rods. The same survey takes in the 1630 poisoning terror of Milan that sent the barber Mora to torture and execution, the 1771 Okage Mairi pilgrimage that drew five million Japanese to the Ise Grand Shrine of Amaterasu Omikami, Richard A. Locke's 1835 Great Moon Hoax describing winged bat-men called Vespertilio-homo in the New York Sun, the Salem witch trials of 1692 that hanged nineteen people after the slave Tituba's confession, and the Hammersmith ghost of 1804 that ended when Francis Smith shot the plasterer Thomas Millwood dead in the dark.From there the focus shifts to Sumner County, Tennessee, where on August 10, 2012, fifteen-year-old Zachary Davis killed his sleeping mother, Melanie, striking her nearly twenty times with a sledgehammer he had carried up from the basement, acting on what he believed was the voice of his dead father. His father, Chris, had died of ALS in 2007, after which Vanderbilt psychiatrist Dr. Bradley Freeman diagnosed the boy with schizophrenia and depression before Melanie pulled him out of therapy. After the killing Davis doused the family game room in whiskey and gasoline and set it ablaze to kill his sixteen-year-old brother Josh, who woke to a smoke alarm and escaped while Davis fled on foot and was found roughly ten miles away. He told investigators he felt nothing when he killed her, laughed during a televised interview with Dr. Phil McGraw as he described the weapon and the wet sound it made, and was sentenced to life in prison after Judge D. David Gay told him he had gone to the dark side, with parole possible only after fifty-one years.Next the episode crosses into Japanese folklore and Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow, a vengeful Onryo spirit said to have begun as a pregnant woman left to freeze in a mountain storm and to return on snowy nights as a tall, pale figure with blue lips and long black hair who floats over the drifts without leaving footprints. Her most famous tale follows two woodcutters, the old Mosaku and the young Minokichi, who shelter in a mountain hut where Yuki-Onna breathes a killing cold over Mosaku but spares Minokichi on the condition that he never speak of her. Years later Minokichi marries a woman named Oyuki who never seems to age, and when he finally recounts his strange night in the hut, Oyuki reveals that she is the snow demon herself and vanishes, sparing his life only for the sake of their children.After that the episode turns to the desert of Cochise County, southwest of Tombstone, Arizona, where the ruined adobe Brunckow Cabin earned its reputation as the bloodiest cabin in Arizona through at least twenty-one deaths. The German miner Frederick Brunckow built it in 1858 to work a San Pedro silver claim and was murdered there by his own laborers, killed with a rock drill driven into his abdomen alongside the chemist John Moss and the miner James Williams. The owners who followed met similar ends: Milton Duffield, the first U.S. Marshal of Arizona Territory, was shot dead at the cabin by James T. Holmes during an eviction, N.M. Rogers was killed by Apaches, and five thieves who hid there gunned one another down in a quarrel over stolen loot. Ed Scheifelin used the cabin as a base camp in 1877 before he founded and named nearby Tombstone, and visitors today report an apparition that fades when approached and the phantom sound of mining machinery drifting through the ruins.The episode closes with Oscar Beckwith, a seventy-two-year-old hermit living in a squalid shack in Austerlitz, New York, who on January 10, 1882, killed his mining partner Simon Vanderkoek over a soured gold claim near Alford, Massachusetts, then dismembered and cooked the body. A neighbor named Harrison Calkins smelled burning flesh at the shack and was told Beckwith was only frying pork rinds, but he returned the next day to find the mutilated remains, a blood-stained axe, and charred bones in the stove. Beckwith fled to Canada and evaded capture until the detective J.B. Gildersleeve tracked him to Bracebridge, Ontario, in 1885, by which time rumor had branded him the Cannibal of Austerlitz. Six trials sent him to the gallows in Hudson, New York, on March 1, 1888, where at seventy-eight he became both the oldest man and the last person hanged in the state, struggling at the end of the rope for eighteen minutes before he died.

This week Scott, solo, discusses the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, when The New York Sun newspaper shocked the world with a fictitious story about Sir John Herschel constructing a wondrous telescope which allowed him to view the moon close up. It goes on to describe a vivid world of Bat-Human hybrids living in a utopian society that has bizarre esoteric undertones amongst otherworldly beings.

Le 25 août 1835, les lecteurs du journal américain The Sun découvrent une information extraordinaire. Selon une série d'articles publiés en une, un célèbre astronome britannique aurait observé… la vie sur la Lune. Pas seulement quelques traces mystérieuses : de véritables forêts, des océans, des animaux étranges et même des humanoïdes ailés !Cette histoire incroyable est restée célèbre sous le nom de “Great Moon Hoax”, autrement dit le “grand canular lunaire”. Et ce faux reportage va provoquer un immense succès commercial.À l'époque, l'astronomie passionne le public. Le XIXe siècle est marqué par les progrès scientifiques et les découvertes spectaculaires. Beaucoup pensent que l'Homme est sur le point de percer les secrets de l'univers. Le journal profite donc de cet enthousiasme collectif.Les articles prétendent rapporter les observations du véritable astronome John Herschel, fils du célèbre découvreur de la planète Uranus. Herschel se trouve alors en Afrique du Sud pour observer le ciel austral. Ce détail rend l'histoire crédible : peu de lecteurs peuvent vérifier ce qu'il fait réellement à des milliers de kilomètres.Le journal affirme qu'un télescope révolutionnaire aurait permis d'observer la surface lunaire avec une précision incroyable. Les descriptions deviennent de plus en plus folles au fil des jours : on parle de plages de sable bleu, de forêts rouges, de bisons lunaires, de castors capables de marcher debout… puis apparaissent les créatures les plus célèbres du récit : des êtres humanoïdes ailés ressemblant à des chauves-souris géantes.Aujourd'hui cela paraît absurde. Mais en 1835, beaucoup de lecteurs y croient. Pourquoi ? D'abord parce que les articles utilisent un langage scientifique très détaillé. Ensuite parce que le nom de John Herschel inspire confiance. Enfin parce que les journaux de l'époque vérifient rarement leurs informations avec rigueur.Le résultat est spectaculaire. Les ventes de The Sun explosent. Le quotidien devient l'un des plus lus de New York. Des milliers de personnes achètent chaque numéro pour découvrir la suite des révélations lunaires.Quelques semaines plus tard, le canular est finalement dévoilé. Son auteur principal serait le journaliste Richard Adams Locke. Mais le mal — ou le génie médiatique — est déjà fait.Cette affaire reste importante aujourd'hui car elle montre que les “fake news” ne datent pas d'Internet. Dès le XIXe siècle, une histoire sensationnelle, présentée avec un vernis scientifique, pouvait déjà tromper des foules entières… et rapporter énormément d'argent. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Today's True Weird Stuff - Revisiting Beavers On The Moon   Claims that the Apollo 11 moon landing was a hoax have existed for decades. Meet the grandaddy of moon landing conspiracy theories, Bill Kaysing. He believed the Apollo Moon landings between 1969 and 1972 were faked. However, this isn't the only lunar conspiracy...The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 went as far as to trick people into believing that animals lived on the moon.

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This week I'm reading from Becky Ferreira's book 'First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens' A narrative and visual exploration of humanity's age-old search for and fixation with extraterrestrials. First Contact explores the ancient idea—and epic quest to prove—that we are not alone in the universe. Presented in a heavily illustrated cabinet of curiosities format, the book explores our fascination with aliens from early history to present day, including chapters on alien conspiracy theories, aliens in science fiction, the actual science behind our search for aliens, and what happens if and when they come…or, if we are in fact descended from them. Each chapter is filled with bite-sized explainers and longer sections on meatier topics such as habitable zones, xenolinguistics, and UFO religions. Smaller topics include alien abductions, ancient astronauts, exodinosaurs, Project Cyclops, and the Great Moon Hoax. Bio Becky is a science writer based in Ithaca, New York. She is a regular contributor to the journalist-founded site 404 Media, where she writes the weekly science newsletter the Abstract. ​She has her own newsletter, The BeX Files, which covers science, culture, and more. I have bylines in The New York Times, WIRED, MIT Technology Review, National Geographic, Motherboard, Supercluster, and many more. I have appeared as an expert guest on the Science Channel and hosted the Motherboard video series "Space Show." https://www.beckyferreira.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSFLYV6V https://bexfiles.ghost.io/ https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/ https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast https://simonbown.com/ My new book, Aspects of Alien Abduction https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9Y Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode we set the Elevator of History back to 1835 where we witness the ;'penny paperss' papers sold for one cent instead of six that featured stories people WANTED to read, rather than news by and for a political party.  These papers brought us separate sections on news, finance, sports and featured on the scene reporting and lurid true crime details.  But it was the New York Sun that launched into a six day report of what a famous mathematician, chemist and learned individual was looking at the moon through a legendary telescope and reporting the discovery of the most amazing things including:  albino moon-bison, miniature zebras, one horned goats, unicorns and the fascinating bat people of the moon who dwelt in massive temples carved from giant rubies.  The public was fascinated by this series of articles until the report, six days later that the telescope had caught a stray sunbeam, magnified it's intensity and set the observatory alight causing it to burn to the ground.  In the days and weeks that followed it slowly came out that none of this was true, however, the Sun never printed a retraction and their readership had grown significantly despite the scandal, most new readers stayed.  We discuss all this, the Blue Fugates, touch on Orson Welles War of the Worlds  and discuss Terry Gilliam's the Adventures of Baron Munchausen  in this it can't get weirder than this episode of the Family Plot Podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support.

Is the moon landing the greatest hoax in history? Jeff and Jeremy dive deep into the conspiracy theories surrounding the moon landing and the upcoming moon flyby. From magician David Blaine's balloon stunts to Felix Baumgartner's space jump, the duo debates what's real and what's just a high-altitude prank. Plus, a special April Fool's Day surprise and a look at the NASA coverage that has everyone talking. In This Episode: Moon Flyby Fever: Jeff and Jeremy discuss the excitement (and skepticism) surrounding the latest lunar mission. The Balloon Boy Era: A trip down memory lane to the "Balloon Boy" coverage and other high-flying stunts. David Blaine vs. Felix Baumgartner: Comparing the daredevil feats of magicians and space jumpers. April Fool's Shenanigans: Jeremy shares his experience getting pranked by a listener and the best ways to avoid being fooled. Moon Landing Skepticism: The guys voice their doubts about the original moon landing and why the new mission feels like "the biggest hoax in history." NASA's 24/7 Coverage: A look at the extensive live stream and why some think it's all just for show. The Cal Poly Connection: Discovering the local ties to the moon mission's pilot. Don't miss a beat of the morning chaos! Subscribe to the Jeff and Jeremy podcast on Google, Spotify, Apple, or YouTube at KZOZ.com.

This week I'm talking to Becky Ferreira about her book 'First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens' A narrative and visual exploration of humanity's age-old search for and fixation with extraterrestrials. First Contact explores the ancient idea—and epic quest to prove—that we are not alone in the universe. Presented in a heavily illustrated cabinet of curiosities format, the book explores our fascination with aliens from early history to present day, including chapters on alien conspiracy theories, aliens in science fiction, the actual science behind our search for aliens, and what happens if and when they come…or, if we are in fact descended from them. Each chapter is filled with bite-sized explainers and longer sections on meatier topics such as habitable zones, xenolinguistics, and UFO religions. Smaller topics include alien abductions, ancient astronauts, exodinosaurs, Project Cyclops, and the Great Moon Hoax. Bio Becky is a science writer based in Ithaca, New York. She is a regular contributor to the journalist-founded site 404 Media, where she writes the weekly science newsletter the Abstract. ​She has her own newsletter, The BeX Files, which covers science, culture, and more. I have bylines in The New York Times, WIRED, MIT Technology Review, National Geographic, Motherboard, Supercluster, and many more. I have appeared as an expert guest on the Science Channel and hosted the Motherboard video series "Space Show." https://www.beckyferreira.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSFLYV6V https://bexfiles.ghost.io/ https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/ https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast https://simonbown.com/ My new book, Aspects of Alien Abduction https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9Y Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Before clickbait headlines and conspiracy YouTubers, there was The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. Join us as we talk lunar lies, Victorian media chaos, and a fake discovery so elaborate it makes some modern conspiracy theories look tame. All that, and one astronomer who just wanted to mind his own telescope.Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.

Hosts Jack and Kevin open with a hilarious backyard tale about a giant iguana in the pool, everyday household frustrations, and a long-awaited return to the movie theater to watch Demon Slayer. They then launch into a lively countdown of history's biggest hoaxes — from the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals and the Great Moon Hoax to crop circles, the Cottingley fairies, the Piltdown Man, and Orson Welles's War of the Worlds — exploring why people believed them and how media fueled the myths.

 In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced the public that intelligent bat-men lived on the moon—and millions believed it. This is the true story of the first viral media hoax in history.

Send us a text*Donate on GoFundMe to help me direct my first short film!*Remembering 80s icon Pee-Wee Herman. Reminiscing about popular 1960s board games. Discovering some of the shortest-lived video game consoles.Episode 209 celebrates the unofficial end of summer with a heavy dose of Gen-X nostalgia.It all begins with a children's comedy icon. Gray suit, red bow tie, an affinity for bicycles and talking furniture; it all equals the one and only Pee-Wee Herman. We take a look back at the beginning of the character and its evolution. Plus proof that Pee-Wee's brand of entertainment is timeless.Back in the 1960s, choices for entertainment were far fewer than today. While there was no internet or smartphones, there was no shortage of fun board games to play. There will be a mix of classics and lesser-known games to bring back memories of Family Fun Nights.You won't find the NES, Genesis, or PlayStation on this week's Top 5. We're going to look at some of the shortest-lived video game consoles. Some were ahead of their time while others were plagued with poor development and marketing. Did you own or play any of them?There is, as always, a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule looking at the strange case of the Great Moon Hoax.You can support my work by becoming a member on Patreon. Or you can Buy Me A Coffee!Helpful Links from this EpisodeSearching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime BookCape Cod Beyond the Beach Photography BookIn My Footsteps: A Cape Cod Travel Guide(2nd Edition)Hooked By Kiwi - Etsy.comDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenChristopher Setterlund.comCape Cod Living - Zazzle StoreSubscribe on YouTube!Initial Impressions 2.0 BlogWebcam Weekly Wrapup PodcastCJSetterlundPhotos on EtsyListen to Episode 208 hereSupport the show

The articles that formed the “Great Moon Hoax” stated that famed astronomer John Herschel had observed animals resembling bison, goats, and even humanoid bat-like creatures on the Moon alongside forests, oceans, pyramids, and ...

The ‘Great Moon Hoax' was published by the New York Sun on 25th August, 1835, claiming over six instalments that renowned English astronomer John Herschel had spotted bat-men, unicorns, and bipedal beavers on the lunar surface. Despite the absurdity of the claims, the tale was so wild and well-written that many readers bought into it. The mastermind behind the hoax, Richard Adam Locke, later tried to justify his actions by claiming it was a satire meant to expose the ridiculousness of some contemporary scientific theories. Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the Sun used the horrors of slavery to account for its deception; consider how the story spread all the way to Italy; and reveal why Edgar Allen Poe was particularly unimpressed by the gag… Further Reading: • ‘The Great Moon Hoax Was Simply a Sign of Its Time' (Smithsonian, 2015): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-moon-hoax-was-simply-sign-its-time-180955761/ • 'Belief, Legend, and the Great Moon Hoax | Folklife Today' (Library of Congress, 2014): https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/ • 'The Great Moon Hoax' (The Folklorist, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azlz163nN-A This episode first aired in 2024 Love the show? Support us!  Join 

Today in 1835, the start of a six-part series in the New York Sun newspaper about fantastical creatures living on the moon. It wasn't true, but it was wildly popular. Plus: starting today, an auction of some rare US gold coins from the collection of an 80s rocker and avid collector. The Great Moon Hoax of 1835: The Birth of Fake News? (Interesting Engineering)Rick Springfield Collection of U.S. gold coins to be sold (Coin World)It would be fantastic (but not fantastical) for our listeners to back our show on Patreon

Join Scot and Tony for another wild ride through bizarre but true news stories! In this episode, we dive into:

In 1835, the New York Sun ran a series of articles about amazing discoveries of sentient creatures living happy and productive lives in harmony on…the moon. And people believed it!Sources:Goodman, Matthew. The Sun and the Moon : The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York. New York, Basic Books,.Matthias, Meg. “The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Was Sci-Fi Passed off as News | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, 2024, www.britannica.com/story/the-great-moon-hoax-of-1835-was-sci-fi-passed-off-as-news. Accessed 2025.Richard Adams Locke, and Ormond Seavey. The Moon Hoax. 1836. Boston Gregg Pr, 1975.

A sky bound hoax was front page news in 1835.More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this daily episode of WikiListen, Rachel Teichman, LMSW read the Wikipedia page for the Great Moon Hoax. You're going to learn about some original fake news regarding life on the moon.Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel TeichmanFull Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_HoaxWE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcastFind us on social media!https://www.facebook.com/WikiListenInstagram @WikiListenTwitter @Wiki_ListenYoutubeGet bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Still Can't Trust the press - Astonishing account of Fake News from the past.

Today's True Weird Stuff - Beavers on the Moon    Claims that the Apollo 11 moon landing was a hoax have existed for decades. Meet the grandaddy of moon landing conspiracy theories, Bill Kaysing. He believed the Apollo Moon landings between 1969 and 1972 were faked. However, this isn't the only lunar conspiracy...The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 went as far as to trick people into believing that animals lived on the moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unlike most episodes there are no film spoilers ahead! For full detailed show notes please click the episode on this page and scroll down. This episode we take a huge jump back to the end of the 19th century and a side step to science fiction literature rather than film. Robert Duncan Milne is a lost pioneer of science fiction literature. Milne's work had largely vanished despite a book drawing attention to him in 1980. Born in Scotland in 1844 he died in San Francisco at the dawn of the 20th century. During his time in San Francisco he worked as a journalist as well as writing science fiction short stories. In the many stories Milne wrote he included themes of time travel, alien life, teleportation, cryogenic preservation, remote surveillance and much much more. My fantastic guests today have spent many years researching and compiling Milne's work and trying to discover as much as possible about his life and work. The ExpertsKeith Williams is a Reader in English Literature at the University of Dundee where he runs the science fiction programme. He has a special interest in the pre 1945 period. Ari Brin completed her Masters at the University of Dundee where she began her PhD research which focuses on the life and work of Robert Duncan Milne.The book that Ari and Keith have been working on will be released in January 2025. It is available for pre-order for the ungodly price of £117 in the UK or $175 in the USA. We all hope a cheaper, consumer friendly version will be released in the future. Shownotes: 00:00 Introduction 01:59 Why was this pioneer's work lost? 03:21 Milne's contemporaries and the topics he wrote about 06:57 The promising young man who vanishes from Scottish society 12:32 San Francisco: an exciting literary hub in the late 19th century 14:18 Milne's excessive drinking and the Keeley cure 19:27 Milne's journalism and how it fed into his fiction 22:20 The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 25:51 Milne, Wells and visions of the future 33:17 The death of Milne and his work 36:32 Keith and Ari's book and the crazy price NEXT EPISODE! WE ARE IN THE 1950s!!!!! It is an exciting but overwhelming time so please bear with me. The next film we will be speaking about The Thing From Another World (1951). You can find out where you can watch it on Just Watch: https://www.justwatch.com/ It is available to rent or buy on Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play and other outlets. If you are in the USA I believe you can watch it for free (with ads) on Tubi.

Dave Bowman dives into the wild and whimsical story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, when the New York Sun convinced the public that bat-like beings thrived on the moon. But this is just the starting point for a broader discussion on the nature of media, communication, and the influence they wield over society. Dave reflects on his experiences in a new mass communications class, critiques the idea that "all media is social," and questions the role of modern news outlets. What happens when media, government, and powerful entities shape our perceptions? Is it just fear, or is there something more? Tune in as Dave unravels the threads connecting 19th-century lunar fantasies to today's media landscape, with a few pointed jabs at Zuckerberg's recent revelations about media manipulation thrown in for good measure.

In this episode, we explore the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, a sensational series of articles published by The Sun newspaper that captivated New York with fantastical tales of lunar landscapes and creatures. Penned by Richard Adams Locke, the hoax demonstrated the power of media manipulation and the public's fascination with the extraordinary, ultimately leading to a discussion on the challenges of information verification in journalism. As the truth emerged, the hoax revealed critical insights into the evolving relationship between media, truth, and public perception.

"EXTRA! EXTRA! HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Please find your favorite cozy spot in The Reading Room, Dear Guest! Tonight we have a special, surprising, and even shocking tale for you: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835! Have you ever wondered if there's really anything interesting on the moon? People long ago did too, and wow did they get the early scoop on the troop of wild beings that you're unlikely to be informed about in modern times. But never fear, we'll fill you in! Now, grab a wolf pup and listen up as we prepare to do a little moon gazing!" Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

In the first half, space author and journalist Rod Pyle discussed the latest developments in the new space economy and humanity's movement into space, including the recent Space X test flight, Boeing Starliner test flight, the Chinese robot on the "far side" of the Moon, and NASA Mars samples. China, he announced, may conduct a crewed mission to the Moon in 2029, in tandem with the anniversary of the People's Republic of China, though America may also have a mission there in that time frame. SpaceX and Boeing were given money starting about 2010 to create privately built rockets and operate missions to the space station (ISS). While SpaceX has had much success in that regard, Boeing has run behind, and their recent Starliner capsule, which is currently docked at the space station, has encountered mechanical issues that have delayed the return of two NASA astronauts.Zero gravity's effect on the human body, particularly for men, is a concern in long-duration space missions, Pyle pointed out. Problems include vision failure, cardiovascular issues, and bone density loss. Regarding Mars exploration, it will take several decades for humanity to establish a significant presence on Mars, and just to get there is a six to seven month trip. Most observers, he added, think it may not be till the mid to late 2030s at the earliest when humans first arrive on the Red Planet. Pyle also reported on a Florida family suing NASA as debris from the space station hit their house, narrowly missing their sleeping child.------------In the latter half, author Marc Hartzman took us on a journey through some of his favorite weird history stories. From Flat Earth theories and Victorian spiritualists to the ghost stories that have shaped our modern conception of the spirit world, each story was a fascinating tale. In 1921, an Illinois school principal named Wilbur Glenn Voliva preached his Flat Earth theory to a thousand grade school and high school students, along with the idea that the sun was actually much smaller and located only a few miles away from our planet. Hartzman then recounted the tale of Hugh Mansfield Robinson, a British doctor who claimed to be in telepathic communication with a Martian woman named Oomaruru, and how he tried to send her a telegram from a London radio tower in 1926.He recalled the 1960 presidential campaign of UFO contactee Gabriel Green, who ran against Nixon and Kennedy on the "Space-Age" ticket. Hartzman delved into the "Great Moon Hoax" of 1835 when the New York Sun newspaper ran a series of articles about living creatures on the Moon that had been supposedly seen through an astronomer's telescope. The articles featured illustrations of "man-bats" and other exotic flora and fauna. He also spoke about the discovery of a never-before-seen scrapbook of the Rubber Skin Lady, a 1930s-era sideshow star.During the last half-hour, George featured a replay from 2011 with author Brad Steiger discussing alien mysteries. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/georgenoory/message

This week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners.Episode Tabs:The Great Moon Hoaxhttps://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoaxhttps://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-newsThe Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewelshttps://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewelsListener Tabs:https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royaltyEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we learn about the 1904 Olympic marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. A listener email teaches us how to dance with the devil.Episode Tabs:The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Everhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/Belief, Legend, and the Great Moon Hoaxhttps://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/Listener Tabs:https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/c/82315/files/2022/09/DIGITAL-COPY-Dancing-with-Devils-Latin-American-Masks-Traditions.pdfhttps://library.osu.edu/site/dancingwithdevils/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join us as we uncover the truth behind the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and explore its enduring legacy in the realm of human imagination. Tune in to this spellbinding episode for a journey through the cosmos and the curious intersection of truth and fiction. Aj likes space and Dee hates Trek, which comes together in this spellbinding episode. Our Website The Store Insta Reddit Patreon  

In a tapestry of interconnected theories and speculations, David Bowie emerges as a figure who transcends the limitations of time, reality, and even dimensions. Whether through his startling foresight into the evolution of the Internet as a potential form of sentient life, his art that may serve as cosmic codes and multi-dimensional narratives, or his seemingly prophetic insights into cosmic and earthly mysteries, Bowie challenges our understanding of existence itself. His work resonates with historical enigmas like the Great Moon Hoax, potentially self-sustaining time loops, and the ever-blurring lines between the organic and digital, the earthly and the extraterrestrial. Through this lens, Bowie is not merely an artist or a visionary; he becomes a temporal and cosmic architect, whose influence might be woven into the very fabric of our understanding of reality...New! Follow Troubled Minds TV Here! -- https://bit.ly/43I9HHeLIVE ON Digital Radio! http://bit.ly/3m2Wxom or http://bit.ly/40KBtlWhttp://www.troubledminds.org Support The Show!https://rokfin.com/creator/troubledmindshttps://patreon.com/troubledmindshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledmindshttps://troubledfans.comFriends of Troubled Minds! - https://troubledminds.org/friendsShow Schedule Sun-Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 7-10pstiTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqMTuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErSTwitter - https://bit.ly/2CYB71U----------------------------------------https://troubledminds.org/the-alien-life-form-lunar-bison-surfing-the-mars-internet/https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-756389https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-moon-hoaxhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-moon-hoax-was-simply-sign-its-time-180955761/https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-756389https://www.readtrung.com/p/was-david-bowie-from-the-futurehttps://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1696697298867322916https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tCC9yxUIdw&ab_channel=Humbertohttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-last-super-blue-moon-until-2037-rises-tonight-heres-how-to-see-it/ar-AA1fZm7i#image=1https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2367/the-next-full-moon-is-a-supermoon-and-a-blue-moon/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4953916/advertisement

The Great Moon Hoax began on this day in 1835. There are many more details in the March 30 and April 1, 2015, episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1925, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters held its first meeting. Learn more about the Brotherhood in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-brotherhood-of-sleeping-car-porters.htm ---  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week our current interests coverage as we discuss high-powered telescope technology, media misinformation, and the moon. But what exactly did they see then when we looked to the night sky? And how much should be believed? Grab our limited edition MOON JUNE '23 shirt. Available for one week only! Once a month, we record the podcast live at http://twitch.tv/frightday. Don't miss out! Follow/subscribe now.    Send us physical things: Frightday LLC PO Box 372 Lolo, MT 59847 Want even more? Join the Frightday Society, at http://thefrightdaysociety.org You'll have access to all Screamium content (Behind the Screams, It's Been a Weird Week, A Conversation With..., Toast to Toast PM with Wine Kelly, Cinema Autopsy, the Writers' Room, bonus episodes of Captain Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies, Byron's Serial Corner, and so much more!  You'll also be part of our interactive community dedicated to the advancement of horror, hauntings, cryptids, conspiracies, aliens, and true crime. All things frightening.  Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com  Theme music by Cemeteries Produced by Byron McKoy Follow us in the shadows at the following places: @byronmckoy @kellyfrightday @frightday

The first mass media event fools millions with wild tales of life on the Moon, and then we take an ill-fated trip on a raft with 147 other desperate men lost at sea.   Vote For Your Favorite Paranormal Podcast: Dead Rabbit Radio! https://paranormalitymag.com/vote25/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=18482113 PayPal Donation Link https://tinyurl.com/mrxe36ph MERCH STORE!!! https://tinyurl.com/y8zam4o2 Amazon Wish List https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/28CIOGSFRUXAD?ref_=wl_share Dead Rabbit Radio Wiki https://deadrabbitradio.pods.monster/doku.php?id=Welcome Help Promote Dead Rabbit! Dual Flyer https://i.imgur.com/OhuoI2v.jpg "As Above" Flyer https://i.imgur.com/yobMtUp.jpg “Alien Flyer” By TVP VT U https://imgur.com/gallery/aPN1Fnw “QR Code Flyer” by Finn https://imgur.com/a/aYYUMAh Links: The Great Moon Hoax http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax The Great Moon Hoax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax French frigate Méduse (1810) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_M%C3%A9duse_(1810) ------------------------------------------------ Logo Art By Ash Black Opening Song: "Atlantis Attacks" Closing Song: "Bella Royale" Music By Simple Rabbitron 3000 created by Eerbud Thanks to Chris K, Founder Of The Golden Rabbit Brigade Dead Rabbit Archivist Some Weirdo On Twitter AKA Jack YouTube Champ Stewart Meatball The Haunted Mic Arm provided by Chyme Chili The Golden Rabbit Army: Fabio N, Chyme Chili, Greg Gourley, Vixen Wiki created by Germ http://www.DeadRabbit.com Email: DeadRabbitRadio@gmail.com Twitter: @DeadRabbitRadio Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DeadRabbitRadio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deadrabbitradio Dead Rabbit Radio Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadRabbitRadio/ Paranormal News Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalNews/ Mailing Address Jason Carpenter PO Box 1363 Hood River, OR 97031 Paranormal, Conspiracy, and True Crime news as it happens! Jason Carpenter breaks the stories they'll be talking about tomorrow, assuming the world doesn't end today. All Contents Of This Podcast Copyright Jason Carpenter 2018 - 2023  

In this case, we bring it allll the way back to the 1830s/40s to talk about the unsolved case of Mary Rogers. This case was a major catalyst for the start of the True Crime genre. Mary herself was a sort of a "reality celebrity" in town, with many people traveling to the tobacco store she worked at for the sole purpose of getting to see her. Mary had a suspicious disappearance in 1838, though this was only for several days. Three years later, though, Mary's body is found near Sybil's Cave in Hoboken, New Jersey. The case spread so wildly that Edgar Allen Poe even wrote a short story about it, and attempted to crack the case himself. There's some twists and turns in this one, so buckle up!Sources:1) https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Epidemiology-and-Emerging-Infections/A-Brief-History-of-Lyme-Disease-in-Connecticut 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rogers3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax 4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jqp7xVStE 5) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edgar-allan-poe-tried-and-failed-to-crack-the-mysterious-murder-case-of-mary-rogers-7493607/ 

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Hey Campers, get away from that bitter man and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and how lying to the public is not only a fun prank, but also profitable.  We also tell you about another cryptid from the big foot family, that's right we're talking about Ol' Yellow Top and how not even a limp or a rock to the back could stop this zaddy.

The Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, was one of the most incredible achievements in human history up to that point. Despite this feat, some people claimed the “giant leap for mankind” had been faked entirely and that man had never really set foot on the moon. Conspiracy theories that the moon landing was actually a hoax that the U.S. government had staged quickly gained traction and haven't let up since. SOURCEShttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/50-years-after-apollo-conspiracy-theorists-are-still-howling-at-the-moon-hoax/2019/05/23/ca5b4a3a-700e-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.htmlhttps://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/technology-it-took-get-moonhttps://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/tools-and-technology-apollo-programvhttps://www.universetoday.com/106887/apollo-conspiracy-theories-debunked-in-coming-video-series/One Small Step? : The Great Moon Hoax and the Race to Dominate Earth from Space - January 15, 2008; by Gerhard Wisnewski

The ‘Great Moon Hoax' that fooled the world – BBC REEL https://youtu.be/93BHCewPiPU EmTech MIT 2022 – impressões do primeiro dia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbkoWad3cQ EmTech MIT – encerrando o primeiro dia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SahdZq97Z_Q EmTech Digital 2022 e o futuro da AI – usina https://usina.com/2022/04/13/emtech-digital-2022-e-o-futuro-da-ai/ Future Compute no MIT – minhas impressões – usina https://usina.com/2022/05/05/future-compute-no-mit-minhas-impressoes/ Facebook e a verdadeira revolução: ... Read more

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Mark is still away on his Caribbean dream vacay, so CoRri is joined by Dead and Lovely’s Hollywood Steve this week to talk about his journey from atheist to Mormon to atheist again, with some fascinating history and theology thrown in. If you didn’t think Big Foot featured into Mormon beliefs, you’re in for a surprise! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Steve about the Great Moon Hoax of 1835[24:30] It’s a ramble. Ultimately, the point is, the Queen should make a sex tape.[48:00] What we’ve watched and played lately and why VR is too dystopian to be fun[72:00] We discuss Mormons! Stuff we referenced: Belief, Legend, and the Great Moon Hoax The Great Moon Hoax Was Simply a Sign of Its Time The Great Moon Hoax and the Christian Philosopher “The Great Moon Hoax” Is published in the “New York Sun”

The Paranormal 60 News with Dave Schrader - The Great Moon Hoax EditionThe Paranormal 60 News Crew crash lands in your home with tales of the Great Moon Hoax, Bleeding Walls, Ridding yourself of the Myling, Buried Alive, claims of Alien Tech in our Oceans, Charles Dickens & the Supernatural, the BEST UFO picture EVER and a brand new ParaTune! Pour yourself a drink, join in the fun and hang on tight, this week's show is out of this world.DO NOT FORGET TO WATCH - Ghosts of Devil's Perch this Sunday Aug 21 on #TravelChannel & #DiscoveryPlus and every Sunday through Mid - #Ghostober!Join Dave this weekend at The Gettysburg Battle Bash: https://gettysburgbattlefieldbash.com/Join Dave next weekend at the 12th Annual Michigan Paracon: https://saultstemarie.com/events-calendar/michigan-paranormal-convention/Go here to find ways to subscribe to The Paranormal 60 Podcast Free: https://www.spreaker.com/show/paranormal-60

This week on the pod we have a crazy story about one of the first instances of fake news (probably); the great moon hoax. We also have some scary stories from the haunted Ringwood Mine. Give it a listen!! LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/myths_podcast Email us your stories!!! or if you want to sponsor us #spons Email - mysteriesmythslegends@gmail.com ESTY: www.LuxieandLuna.com We post pictures of our stories every week on instagram!!!! FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: Tiktok: @myths_podcast Instagram: @myths_podcast Twitter: @myths_podcast Taylor's Instagram: @teeelive Taylor's Twitter: @teeelive Savannah's Instagram: @kavannahaha Savannah's Twitter: @sanna_sunshine Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax#:~:text=The%20%22Great%20Moon%20Hoax%22%2C,even%20civilization%20on%20the%20Moon. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-moon-hoax-was-simply-sign-its-time-180955761/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-moon-hoax https://www.britannica.com/story/the-great-moon-hoax-of-1835-was-sci-fi-passed-off-as-news https://www.legendsofamerica.com/trs-rockhoundingmines/ https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/ringwood/2019/10/22/ringwood-nj-mines-theres-ghosts-says-retired-archaeologist/3854640002/ https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/26/nyregion/gosts-in-ringwood-manor.html

In this milestone episode we talk about the sinking of the SS Arctic, the death of Glenn Miller, the NEOM Line, a crazy 10 year dream, time traveler John Titor, the man who choked a mountain lion to death, Tabby's Star, and the Great Moon Hoax of 1835.  Strap in for a wild one, grandchildren.

The wait is over! Finally the exciting conclusion to Garth's tale of The Great Moon Hoax will be heard. How will the discerning public of the 1830's react to the unraveling of The Sun's astonishing hoax about Bat-Men and bipedal beavers on the moon? Will there be riots in the streets? Guillotines in front of newspaper offices? Or will everyone just sort of shrug? Listen in to find out! Also, what is the deal with the man on the moon?

Laughter is a universal language and today we celebrate humor through the ages by exploring three historic pranks. The first involves Anthemius of Tralles, one of the main architects involved in building the Hagia Sophia and a genius who really knew how to hold a grudge. Then we skip ahead several handfuls of centuries to uncover the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 when a newspaper editor for The Sun ignited a hoax that had everyone looking to the moon for bipedal beavers, bat-like humanoids, and even a unicorn. After that we head to the 1950s near Atlanta, Georgia where three guys, a $10 bet, a fake UFO sighting, and one unfortunate "Monkey from Mars" show us just how quickly a prank can go too far.

Welcome to our April Fool's episode but we promise that everything said here is the truth, and boy does that make so much better! Kaleigh does two stories this week, she kicks us off with the Great Stink of 1858, Kat then takes us all the way to the land down under to tell us about the Great Emu War, then Kaleigh finished us off with another 'great' story of history - the Great Moon Hoax of 1835. We hope that all those greats makes this a great episode!Contact Us!Twitter: @TINAHLpodcastEmail: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.comTaika we weren't kidding - text us!Remember to rate us wherever you can, love y'all!

Kat is joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon to talk about the Joe Rogan controversy, the Great Moon Hoax, and moving the media needle away from contempt for the working class. Links:Batya's book: Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy Kindle EditionKat's New Statesman article: The Joe Rogan controversy isn't about truth – it's about control - New StatesmanSpotify Quietly Pulls Over 70 Episodes of Joe Rogan's Podcast: ReportMore on the Moon Hoax: "The Great Moon Hoax" Is published in the "New York Sun" - HISTORY See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit femchaospod.substack.com/subscribe

On this daily episode of WikiListen, Rachel Teichman, LMSW read the Wikipedia page for the Great Moon Hoax. You're going to learn about some original fake news regarding life on the moon. Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast Find us on social media! https://www.facebook.com/WikiListen Instagram @WikiListen Twitter @Wiki_Listen Youtube Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices