Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael E Bell

BONUS CONTENTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/MFTIC?fan_landing=trueRokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/myfamilythinksimcrazySubstack: https://myfamilythinksimcrazy.substack.com/Synchro-Wisdom Dialogue: https://linktr.ee/mysticmarkpodcastKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/myfamilythinksimcrazyMerch: https://mftic-podcast.creator-spring.comHelp fund the show, I cannot do this without your support.CashApp: $MarkSteevesJrVenmo: @MysticMarkPaypal: @mysticmarkBuy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MFTICWithout you this Podcast would not exist, may good karma bless all who support.Roman Merrell, Co-host of Rising From The Ashes, invited me to join him in interviewing Doctor Michael E. Bell. We discussed Dr. Bell's book Food For The Dead, how folklore holds valuable information about human culture and how man has reconciled with and understood disease's like Tuberculosis as recently as 200 years ago. Only since the invention of Microscope have we had clear indications of a possible microscopic explanation for disease, nonetheless faith healing, folk medicine and arcane rituals persist in human culture. Consumption as it was known in the early days of American history, was often blamed on a vampiric disembodied evil that manifested its evil upon the living and siphoned vital energies into a nearby corpse usually of a known relative who recently perished to consumption themselves. Roman and I asked Dr. Bell many questions about folklore and Paracelsian medicine. Learn more from Doctor Bell, buy his book Food For The Dead via any major book retailer. Support the Homie Romie on Patreon and subscribe to his podcast Rising From The Ashes. This Episode's Artwork was created by Tiku follow him @Tikunkit @eyekonok on Instagram.Share This Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ed39e59bThis Podcast is Sponsored by the Hit Kit! check out the Hit Kit Here  https://hitkit.us/New Booklet by Mystic MarkS.E.E.E.N. #2 N.E.M.M.E.S.S.I.S.S. Buy Nowhttps://ko-fi.com/s/9baa70f625MFTIC MerchJoin us on TelegramLeave me a message On Telegram!For Exclusive My Family Thinks I'm Crazy Content: Only 5$ get 150+ Bonus Episodes, Sign up on our Patreon For Exclusive Episodes. Check out the S.E.E.E.N.or on Rokfin@MFTICPodcast on Twitter@myfamilythinksimcrazy on Instagram, Follow, Subscribe, Rate, and Review we appreciate you!https://www.myfamilythinksimcrazy.comhttps://altmediaunited.com/my-family-thinks-im-crazy/Listen to Every AMU Podcast with this link. https://lnns.co/pI5xHeyFdfgGET A NEW PODCASTING APP! https://podcastindex.org/appsMUSICAL CREDITSMusic: DruidBy Wicked CinemaMusic: SinisterBy Ghost BeatzOutroMusic: Piano Concerto No 21 in C Major/As I DreamBy MomentsMusic: Soul TrapBy Tao ShuReleased under a Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License Thanks To Soundstripe and FMA CC4.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Sound of Violet is a romantic comedy about a man who thinks he found his soulmate but his autism keeps him from realizing she's a prostitute looking for a ticket out of her trapped life.  Lead cast members Cason Thomas, Cora Cleary, Jan D'Arcy, and Michael E. Bell join the movie's writer, director, and producer Allen Wolf, to talk about the challenges of making the movie, building the characters, and how the story inspired them. The Sound of Violet opens April 29, only in theaters. Get tickets and exclusive content at TheSoundofViolet.com.During this compelling discussion, Cason talks about his experience having a mom who was a victim of trafficking, how he grew up in the foster system of Houston, Texas, and how that informed his view of the story. Cora shares about how she went undercover to research her character while Jan and Michael talk about how they connected with their roles.Links:• The Sound of Violet Official Site• The Sound of Violet on IMDb, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok• Navigating HollywoodAllen Wolf's new movie, The Sound of Violet, will be coming out in theaters starting April 29th. To watch the trailer, see exclusive content, showtimes and more, please visit TheSoundofViolet.com. We'll have red carpet events and Q&As in select cities on opening weekend. You can find out more about that at TheSoundofViolet.com.

Dr. Michael E. Bell (author of Food for the Dead: On the Trail Of New England's Vampires) was Rhode Island's official folklorist when he became a vampire hunter- well, it's when he first began to hunt down stories of vampires! His research came from tales passed down in families among the generations, from old newspaper articles, from personal letters and medical writings by doctors practicing in the 18th and 19th centuries. The vampire "cure" was a mysterious "therapeutic ritual" done by the common people and the practice has been found to have taken place throughout New England. The word vampire is a bit controversial, as no one ever involved in these cases referred to the dead as vampires. Dr. Bell's research took him back to a time when consumption was ravaging entire families. Consumption, now known as pulmonary tuberculosis, is a frightening, wasting disease. It could lay dormant for years, and then suddenly begin to dwindle down the life force. It was no respecter of age, class or social position. The cure often involved the exhumation of a corpse, because it was suspected that the deceased may be stealing the life force from family members still living, but suffering the effects of the consumption. Signs were looked for, such as fresh blood found int e vital organs. Sometimes the person's heart was removed and burned to ash, sometimes they were turned facedown in their coffin. In an age much like our own, people turned to unorthodox methods to try and save their loved ones. Dr. Michael E. Bell honors us with this conversation. Music Credits: Theme Song: February 5th by Lee Chernowetz

In the 19th century, some New England communities grew so desperate to help victims of tuberculosis that they resorted to a macabre practice: digging up dead relatives and ritually burning their organs. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll examine the causes of this bizarre belief and review some unsettling examples. We'll also consider some fighting cyclists and puzzle over Freddie Mercury's stamp. Intro: Residents of Sydney and London could take a train to the local necropolis. In the 19th century, a dog named Tschingel climbed 30 peaks. Sources for our feature on the New England vampire panic: Michael E. Bell, Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires, 2014. Sarah Richardson, "When Americans Saw Vampires," American History 54:5 (December 2019), 7. Michael E. Bell, "Vampires and Death in New England, 1784 to 1892," Anthropology and Humanism 31:2 (2006), 124-140. George R. Stetson, "The Animistic Vampire in New England," American Anthropologist 9:1 (January 1896), 1-13. John Buhler, "Disease and the Undead: Digging Up the Truth About Vampires," Canadian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science 81:3 (Fall 2019), 14-16. Jennifer Daniels-Higginbotham et al., "DNA Testing Reveals the Putative Identity of JB55, a 19th Century Vampire Buried in Griswold, Connecticut," Genes 10:9 (2019), 636. G. David Keyworth, "Was the Vampire of the Eighteenth Century a Unique Type of Undead-corpse?" Folklore 117:3 (December 2006), 241-260. Patricia D. Lock, "America's Last Vampire," Calliope 22:2 (October 2011), 20. Josepha Sherman, "Spirited Defense," Archaeology 57:3 (May/June 2004), 8. Abigail Tucker, "The Great New England Vampire Panic," Smithsonian 43:6 (October 2012), 58-66. Joe Bills, "New England's Vampire History," Yankee New England, Oct. 28, 2019. "Letters to the Editor - New England Vampire Beliefs," Skeptical Inquirer 17:3 (Spring 1993), 339. Morgan Hines, "DNA Evidence: This New England 'Vampire' Was Named John Barber in Life," USA Today, Aug. 10, 2019. Michael E. Ruane, "Vampire Bones?; A 'Vampire's' Remains Were Found About 30 Years Ago and Now DNA Is Giving Him New Life," [Brantford, Ont.] Expositor, Aug. 1, 2019. Craig S. Semon, "Uncovering 'Vampirism' in New England," [Worcester, Mass.] Telegram & Gazette, Sept. 30, 2015. Valerie Franchi, "Author Shares Vivid Tales of Vampires: Bell Addresses Meeting of Historical Society," [Worcester, Mass.] Telegram & Gazette, Oct. 24, 2008. Jascha Hoffman, "A New England Vampire Tale," Boston Globe, July 20, 2003. Cate McQuaid, "The Secrets of the Grave When the Living Were Ill, They Sought Out the Dead," Boston Globe, Oct. 27, 2002. "Tales of the Vampire Make Way Into Colonial Press, Finding Captive Audience," Hartford Courant, Oct. 24, 1999. David Brown, "Uncovering a Therapy From the Grave," Washington Post, Oct. 25, 1993. Sam Libby, "Cemetery Holds Tales of Vampires," New York Times, Feb. 16, 1992. "Did Mercy Brown Become a Vampire?" [New London, Ct.] Day, Oct. 25, 1981. "Romance in Origin of Superstitions," Omaha Daily Bee, Jan. 11, 1921. Andrew Lange, "The Common Vampire," Washington Post, Aug. 21, 1904. "Lang on the Vampire," Saint Paul Globe, Aug. 7, 1904. "Believe in Vampires," Boston Globe, Jan. 27, 1896. "Is Consumption Catching?" Quebec Saturday Budget, June 1, 1895. "Did Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?" New England Historical Society (accessed March 7, 2021). Edgar B. Herwick III, "It's Not Just Witches. New England Has a History With Vampires, Too," The World, PRI, Oct. 31, 2018. Listener mail: David Mikkelson, "Letter Exchange Between Law Firm and Cleveland Browns," Snopes, Jan. 19, 2011. Casey C. Sullivan, "Is This the Best Legal Response Letter Ever?" FindLaw, Aug. 2, 2016. David Seideman, "Lady Struck Twice by Foul Balls Hit by Phillies' Richie Ashburn in the Same at Bat," Forbes, Sept. 21, 2017. David Donovan, "Litigant Cries Foul Over Court's Baseball Rule," North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Jan. 8, 2021. "1955 Le Mans Disaster," Wikipedia (accessed March 11, 2021). "Race Car at Le Mans Crashes Into Spectators, Killing 82," History.com, June 9, 2020. "When Riders Attack: Memorable Scuffles From Recent Cycling History," Cyclingnews, March 20, 2020. "Froome's Spectator Punch: How Does It Stack Up?" VeloNews (accessed March 13, 2021). This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Saphia Fleury. Here's a corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). 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. 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38 Minutes Descriptions of Graphic Violence Pete asked Michael Bell Sr. to come on the show and talk about the 2004 murder of his son by Kenosha, Wisconsin police. Mr. Bell tells the story in graphic detail and specifically talks about the active cover-up by the police department to absolve themselves of blame. One officer involved has since taken his own life but two, including the Lt. who gave the order to shoot, and the order follower who pulled the trigger, have suffered no consequences even after it was proven they acted purposefully to cover this up. The emails mentioned are listed below. Please mention Wisconsin Attorney General, Josh Kaul, in the email and it will be seen.   visteae@doj.state.wi.us,   Ashley Viste Wisconsin Attorney General Chief of Staff,     wilsonej@doj.state.wi.us, Eric Wilson WI DOJ Deputy Attorney General   Michael Bell Op Ed in the Washington Post   Chicago Tribune Story   Michael Sr. Takes a Knee at Football Game Story   CBS National Story   "Forensically Impossible"   "The Shooting Officer Confronts Michael Sr."   A Plea for Change Website   Indiegogo for The Monopoly on Violence Pete's Patreon Pete's Bitbacker Pete's Books on Amazon Pete's Books Available for Crypto Pete on Facebook Pete on Twitter    

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Michael Bell, author of the book Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires. Bio Michael E. Bell was awarded a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University at … Continue reading →