60 acast.com Medium Dives https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives en deep dive,medium,science,culture,paranormal,phenomena,history,psychology ,pop psychology ,pop culture,comedy,conversations,casual,funny,research Medium Dives is where we chat about anything we find interesting enough to share - society, science, history, cults, crime, or just finding the answers to the things that keep us up at night. Our promise to you is that we will look into things at least a medium amount, but we are too lazy to commit to a deep dive. We absolutely will get off topic, but we think you’ll be entertained. We try to post a new episode every month - follow our Instagram where we will post when a new episode is up! Feel free to email us with topic requests, comments, questions, or just to say hi!


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]]> Medium Dives is where we chat about anything we find interesting enough to share - society, science, history, cults, crime, or just finding the answers to the things that keep us up at night. Our promise to you is that we will look into things at least a medium amount, but we are too lazy to commit to a deep dive. We absolutely will get off topic, but we think you’ll be entertained. We try to post a new episode every month - follow our Instagram where we will post when a new episode is up! Feel free to email us with topic requests, comments, questions, or just to say hi!


Instagram: @mediumdivespod

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com

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]]> true mediumdives@gmail.com 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d mediumdives episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1705262741394-bbe5bc5947040b9c2fc8571e29d23751.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives Medium Dives E7: This Episode Is Not About Baba Yaga E7: This Episode Is Not About Baba Yaga Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:21:11 GMT 1:01:57 674cc537a12aa442327a5c66 true https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e7-this-episode-is-not-about-baba-yaga 674cc537a12aa442327a5c66 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e7-this-episode-is-not-about-baba-yaga full 7 Really, it's not about Baba Yaga. Alicia talks about doodles found on microchips, and Tyler tells us about the Four Pests Campaign in China that resulted in a horrific famine.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com

Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources:

Microchip Art

Visual story: https://ig.ft.com/microchips/

Silicon Zoo Website: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/index.html 

https://web.archive.org/web/20150305182626/http://www.chipworks.com/newsroom/silicon-art-library 

https://www.asml.com/en/technology/all-about-microchips 

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1242941475/new-generation-chip-art-silicon-doodles-engineers-microchip

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-secret-art-of-chip-graffiti

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/12/25/fsu-groundbreaking-researcher-davidson-dies/77910748/ 

https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/newsletters-and-journals/bioprobes-journal-of-cell-biology-applications/bioprobes-73/bioprobes-73-mike-davidson-tribute.html

Four Pests Campaign

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0306422018800259

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/01/chinas-misguided-war-against-sparrows.html 

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-four-pests-campaign-objectives-execution-failure-and-consequences.html 

https://www.orkin.com/pests/locusts/what-do-locusts-eat 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Leap-Forward 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine

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]]> Really, it's not about Baba Yaga. Alicia talks about doodles found on microchips, and Tyler tells us about the Four Pests Campaign in China that resulted in a horrific famine.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com

Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

Microchip Art

Visual story: https://ig.ft.com/microchips/

Silicon Zoo Website: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/index.html 

https://web.archive.org/web/20150305182626/http://www.chipworks.com/newsroom/silicon-art-library 

https://www.asml.com/en/technology/all-about-microchips 

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1242941475/new-generation-chip-art-silicon-doodles-engineers-microchip

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-secret-art-of-chip-graffiti

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/12/25/fsu-groundbreaking-researcher-davidson-dies/77910748/ 

https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/newsletters-and-journals/bioprobes-journal-of-cell-biology-applications/bioprobes-73/bioprobes-73-mike-davidson-tribute.html

Four Pests Campaign

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0306422018800259

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/01/chinas-misguided-war-against-sparrows.html 

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-four-pests-campaign-objectives-execution-failure-and-consequences.html 

https://www.orkin.com/pests/locusts/what-do-locusts-eat 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Leap-Forward 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine

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]]> E6: Monkey Selfie Copyright Qualms and Big Milk Propaganda E6: Monkey Selfie Copyright Qualms and Big Milk Propaganda Tue, 23 Jul 2024 01:31:20 GMT 1:11:25 669f052860b0ed46da543a4e false https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e6-monkey-selfie-copyright-qualms-and-big-milk-propaganda 669f052860b0ed46da543a4e 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e6-monkey-selfie-copyright-qualms-and-big-milk-propaganda full 6 Let's pretend like this almost 4 month long break was intentional, shall we? This episode, Alicia talks about several legal cases involving animals, including one involving copyright disputes over a selfie taken by a monkey. Then we get into a discussion about animal rights activism and whether it's ethical to own pets. Tyler follows up on cheese caves, mentioned in Episode 4! A surplus in dairy products led to the U.S. government owning a bunch of cheese and a nationwide promotion of milk.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

Monkey Selfie/Animal Rights:

The Animal Turn Podcast S6E5 - https://youtu.be/yfnBnnLKvWQ?si=MXO3fC4jYaynu608

https://technology.ie/monkey-selfie-photographer-david-slater-tells-story-audio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_nigra_self-portrait_large.jpg

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/12/550417823/-animal-rights-advocates-photographer-compromise-over-ownership-of-monkey-selfie

https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/cetacean-community-v-bush/

https://www.mass.gov/news/do-animals-have-standing-to-sue-part-2-animals-filing-as-individuals

https://animalfreedom.org/english/column/francione.html

https://www.projetogap.org/en/the-project/

https://www.nonhumanrights.org/litigation/


Cheese Caves/Big Milk:

https://www.sfhscollegeprep.org/news-detail?pk=1237113#

https://dairymarkets.org/pubPod/pubs/EB9505.pdf

https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/insider/extras/2017/03/02/looking-back-milk-shortage-caused-by-protesting-dairy-farmers-in-1967/98640658

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dominos-pizza-and-the-usd_b_780868

https://plantbasednews.org/opinion/twisted-history-milk-america

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]]> Let's pretend like this almost 4 month long break was intentional, shall we? This episode, Alicia talks about several legal cases involving animals, including one involving copyright disputes over a selfie taken by a monkey. Then we get into a discussion about animal rights activism and whether it's ethical to own pets. Tyler follows up on cheese caves, mentioned in Episode 4! A surplus in dairy products led to the U.S. government owning a bunch of cheese and a nationwide promotion of milk.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

Monkey Selfie/Animal Rights:

The Animal Turn Podcast S6E5 - https://youtu.be/yfnBnnLKvWQ?si=MXO3fC4jYaynu608

https://technology.ie/monkey-selfie-photographer-david-slater-tells-story-audio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_nigra_self-portrait_large.jpg

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/12/550417823/-animal-rights-advocates-photographer-compromise-over-ownership-of-monkey-selfie

https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/cetacean-community-v-bush/

https://www.mass.gov/news/do-animals-have-standing-to-sue-part-2-animals-filing-as-individuals

https://animalfreedom.org/english/column/francione.html

https://www.projetogap.org/en/the-project/

https://www.nonhumanrights.org/litigation/


Cheese Caves/Big Milk:

https://www.sfhscollegeprep.org/news-detail?pk=1237113#

https://dairymarkets.org/pubPod/pubs/EB9505.pdf

https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/insider/extras/2017/03/02/looking-back-milk-shortage-caused-by-protesting-dairy-farmers-in-1967/98640658

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dominos-pizza-and-the-usd_b_780868

https://plantbasednews.org/opinion/twisted-history-milk-america

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]]> E5: Groundhog Day Ridiculousness and How Do You Scratch an Itch in an Iron Lung? E5: Groundhog Day Ridiculousness and How Do You Scratch an Itch in an Iron Lung? Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:08:33 GMT 58:52 6612d31154ba0e0016efb757 true https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e5-groundhog-day-ridiculousness-and-how-do-you-scratch-an-it 6612d31154ba0e0016efb757 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e5-groundhog-day-ridiculousness-and-how-do-you-scratch-an-it full 4 Alicia talks about the origins of Groundhog Day, going all the way back to Imbolc, then Candlemas, then finally to Pennsylvania Dutch culture. We also have a lot of fun talking about the lore surrounding Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous weather-predicting groundhog. Tyler explains iron lungs and answers some questions that have kept him up at night, like how do people scratch an itch or prevent bed sores when in an iron lung? We also talk about Paul Alexandar, a man who achieved amazing things while in an iron lung.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

Groundhog Day

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/02/groundhog-day-ancient-origins-of-a-modern-celebration/

https://www.groundhog.org/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/02/01/a-groundhog-day-scandal-potomac-phil-denies-rumors-of-collusion/

https://wtop.com/dc/2019/02/potomac-phil-defies-punxsutawney-with-prediction-of-his-own/

https://archive.org/details/yearinireland00kevi/page/14/mode/1up

https://web.archive.org/web/20141129095147/http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/groundhog-day-forecasts-and-climate-history


Iron Lungs/Paul Alexander

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240315-iron-lung-led-to-creation-of-modern-day-intensive-care-unit

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/paul-alexander-iron-lung-dead.html 

https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/iron-lung

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]]> Alicia talks about the origins of Groundhog Day, going all the way back to Imbolc, then Candlemas, then finally to Pennsylvania Dutch culture. We also have a lot of fun talking about the lore surrounding Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous weather-predicting groundhog. Tyler explains iron lungs and answers some questions that have kept him up at night, like how do people scratch an itch or prevent bed sores when in an iron lung? We also talk about Paul Alexandar, a man who achieved amazing things while in an iron lung.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

Groundhog Day

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/02/groundhog-day-ancient-origins-of-a-modern-celebration/

https://www.groundhog.org/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/02/01/a-groundhog-day-scandal-potomac-phil-denies-rumors-of-collusion/

https://wtop.com/dc/2019/02/potomac-phil-defies-punxsutawney-with-prediction-of-his-own/

https://archive.org/details/yearinireland00kevi/page/14/mode/1up

https://web.archive.org/web/20141129095147/http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/groundhog-day-forecasts-and-climate-history


Iron Lungs/Paul Alexander

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240315-iron-lung-led-to-creation-of-modern-day-intensive-care-unit

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/paul-alexander-iron-lung-dead.html 

https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/iron-lung

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]]> E4: Chest Deep in Butter and Stick it to the Man E4: Chest Deep in Butter and Stick it to the Man Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:32:53 GMT 1:10:50 65fb01a53c6a620017a59854 true https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e4-chest-deep-in-butter-and-stick-it-to-the-man 65fb01a53c6a620017a59854 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e4-chest-deep-in-butter-and-stick-it-to-the-man full 4 This week, Alicia talks about four different non-water floods. We've got whiskey, molassess, chocolate, and butter, y'all. Tyler tells the history of the Kowloon Walled City and reminds us of the resiliency of the human spirit.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

mashed.com/493134/the-shocking-story-behind-the-great-whiskey-fire-of-dublin

irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/the-night-a-river-of-whiskey-ran-through-the-streets-of-dublin

history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science 

edp.org/molpark.htm 

newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-rockwood-chocol

newspapers.com/article/the-standard-union-rockwood-plant-fire

wisfarmer.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/05/11/over-20-m-lbs-commodities-lost-great-butter-fire-1991

upi.com/Archives/1991/05/04/Dairy-warehouse-fire-melts-butter-lots-of-it

tonemadison.com/articles/butter-where-butter-shouldnt-be

mediakron.bc.edu/edges/a-history-for-hong-kong/the-yamen-an-inquiry-into-identity-and-place-in-the-kowloon-walled-city/the-magistrate-and-the-suburbs-1843-1899

thetravelclub.org/articles/travelogues/664-kowloon-walled-city-life-in-the-city-of-darkness

history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/kowloon-walled-city

atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city

archdaily.com/800698/heres-what-western-accounts-of-the-kowloon-walled-city-dont-tell-you

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]]> This week, Alicia talks about four different non-water floods. We've got whiskey, molassess, chocolate, and butter, y'all. Tyler tells the history of the Kowloon Walled City and reminds us of the resiliency of the human spirit.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 

Email: mediumdives@gmail.com


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Sources:

mashed.com/493134/the-shocking-story-behind-the-great-whiskey-fire-of-dublin

irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/the-night-a-river-of-whiskey-ran-through-the-streets-of-dublin

history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science 

edp.org/molpark.htm 

newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-rockwood-chocol

newspapers.com/article/the-standard-union-rockwood-plant-fire

wisfarmer.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/05/11/over-20-m-lbs-commodities-lost-great-butter-fire-1991

upi.com/Archives/1991/05/04/Dairy-warehouse-fire-melts-butter-lots-of-it

tonemadison.com/articles/butter-where-butter-shouldnt-be

mediakron.bc.edu/edges/a-history-for-hong-kong/the-yamen-an-inquiry-into-identity-and-place-in-the-kowloon-walled-city/the-magistrate-and-the-suburbs-1843-1899

thetravelclub.org/articles/travelogues/664-kowloon-walled-city-life-in-the-city-of-darkness

history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/kowloon-walled-city

atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city

archdaily.com/800698/heres-what-western-accounts-of-the-kowloon-walled-city-dont-tell-you

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]]> E3: Who Is That Behind Me, and Is That a Trillion Bugs Underneath You? E3: Who Is That Behind Me, and Is That a Trillion Bugs Underneath You? Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:31:12 GMT 1:06:03 65e42e83dd3dcf001687937a true https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e3-helpful-hallucinations-and-is-that-a-trillion-bugs-under- 65e42e83dd3dcf001687937a 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e3-helpful-hallucinations-and-is-that-a-trillion-bugs-under- full 3 Apologies for our impromptu month-long break!


In episode 3, Alicia talks about the Third Man Syndrome, a phenomenon where people feel/see a helpful presence in life-threatening scenarios. Tyler talks about cicadas, primarily the periodical ones that emerge every 13 or 17 years and ruin everyone's lives for a couple weeks - it turns out they are quite mysterious.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> Apologies for our impromptu month-long break!


In episode 3, Alicia talks about the Third Man Syndrome, a phenomenon where people feel/see a helpful presence in life-threatening scenarios. Tyler talks about cicadas, primarily the periodical ones that emerge every 13 or 17 years and ruin everyone's lives for a couple weeks - it turns out they are quite mysterious.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> E2: How to Gaslight Yourself, Banshees are Just Owls, and an Un(der)-Trained Veneer Tech E2: How to Gaslight Yourself, Banshees are Just Owls, and an Un(der)-Trained Veneer Tech Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:06:49 GMT 1:00:00 65ba6e4df83c230016a023ea true https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e2-how-to-gaslight-yourself-banshees-are-just-owls-and-an-un 65ba6e4df83c230016a023ea 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e2-how-to-gaslight-yourself-banshees-are-just-owls-and-an-un full 2 Sorry for the delay in posting Episode 2! (But not that sorry because we have full-time jobs)


This week Alicia talks about how our memory is worse than we think it is. Tyler explores the origin of the Boogeyman and Banshees, and discusses an under-trained veneer tech.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> Sorry for the delay in posting Episode 2! (But not that sorry because we have full-time jobs)


This week Alicia talks about how our memory is worse than we think it is. Tyler explores the origin of the Boogeyman and Banshees, and discusses an under-trained veneer tech.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 


Intro/Outro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> E1: Socialist Trees, (No) Dying at Disney, and Cocomelon in NY Water E1: Socialist Trees, (No) Dying at Disney, and Cocomelon in NY Water Sun, 14 Jan 2024 21:45:00 GMT 1:07:41 65a43faa9ae19800163009a6 true https://shows.acast.com/mediumdives/episodes/e1-socialist-trees-no-dying-at-disney-and-cocomelon-in-ny-wa 65a43faa9ae19800163009a6 65a43f0a9150c500169a311d e1-socialist-trees-no-dying-at-disney-and-cocomelon-in-ny-wa full 1 Alicia talks about how trees use fungi to communicate with each other (the “wood wide web”), and Tyler explains Disney’s no-dying-on-grounds policy and how New York water is superior.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 


Intro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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]]> Alicia talks about how trees use fungi to communicate with each other (the “wood wide web”), and Tyler explains Disney’s no-dying-on-grounds policy and how New York water is superior.


Instagram: @mediumdivespod 


Intro Music Credit:

"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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