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Ep. 34: Speculation Station: Flat Earth WITH SPECIAL GUEST RUTH

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

How do we know the Earth is round? Because the Disneyland NASA actors told us? Probably. Is the sun a lamp strapped to the ice wall? Definitely. Buckle in for a tangent-filled, chaotic, messy-but-fun episode about Flat Earthers with our Meme Lord RUTH!

Sources:

Flat Earth ‘Theory’

Modern Flat Earth belief from the Mother Source

Myth of Flat Earth from the Mother Source

Flat Earth Society webpage

Library of Congress collection of Flat Earth Material

Fighting Flat Earth Theory

Flat Earth Conference coverage from CNN

Forbes on Flat Earth Supporters going to Antarctica

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Ep. 33: The Coconuts!: The Oak Island Money Pit

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

There is nothing better than a treasure hunt. Except maybe if it's a pirate treasure. And it's in Canada. Come join us as Shannon tells Emma all about Canada's national treasure (and we aren't talking poutine) in the Oak Island Money Pit.

Sources:

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Ep. 32: Baby Bones: The Watcher

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Creepy is back!! And what is creepier than a house that comes with a designated "watcher?" Emma does her best to scare Shannon (and mostly fails) with the story of The Watcher from Westfield, New Jersey. Because of course it's New Jersey.

Sources:

The Haunting of 657 Boulevard from The Cut

Why Westfield is so scary

Inside the House

Tales of True Crime Episode 18

Letters and Story of the Watcher

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Ep. 31: John Cena's Horcrux: Staircases in the Woods

Fri, 28 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Are there staircases in the depths of the American National Parks? Are they remnants of a lost city, a tornado dump, a portal to another world? Or are they just a hoax? Come listen this week as Shannon pulls an Emma and talks about her Reddit deep dive into the creepy, solitary staircases in the woods.

Sources:

SearchAndRescueWoods on Reddit Pt. 1 and Pt. 2

Renee Rose on Medium

Wikipedia on the Roswell Incident

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust

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Ep. 30: Sugar and Blood: The Gardner Museum Heist

Fri, 21 May 2021 03:21:08 GMT

How would someone go about stealing almost $50 million in art from a central Boston museum? How could they even get away with it? Well, thieves in 1990 somehow did, and the things they stole have been missing ever since. Come listen as Emma pulls a Shannon and shares the story of the most expensive art heist in the world from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! Somehow she makes Shannon cry!

Sources:

The Mother Source on the Museum

The Mother Source on the Theft

The Gardner Museum

Boston Magazine infographic of the theft

FBI website of the theft

Time Magazine anniversary article

The Guardian article on the FBI’s suspects found

Netflix limited series: This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist

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Ep. 29: Alleged Blankets: The Manslaughter Conspiracy of Taylor Swift and Harry Styles

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Did Taylor Swift and Harry Styles commit manslaughter during their whirlwind romance? Or is TikTok just stirring up conspiracy for the fun of it? Come join us on this little episode all about TSwift and her penchant for writing songs that may just reveal a bit more than she wanted them to.

Sources:

TikTok

HAIM on IG

Haylor commiting vehicular manslaughter by Laragh O'Reilly on Mind Meister

“I Think Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Killed Someone” by clementines on Spotify

Bustle

Your Tango

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Ep. 28: Big Mac Daddy: The Montauk Project

Fri, 07 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Time travel is always an option! And so apparently are teleportation, making giant ships invisible, and becoming a tour guide for computers in a futuristic landscape. Come join us this week as Emma makes Shannon cry (with laughter) at this story of the Montauk Project and the experiments they tried.

Sources:

The Mother Source on the Montauk Project

The Mother Source on the Books

The Mother Source on John von Neumann

The Montauk Project Gallery

The Montauk Project connection to Stranger Things

A Closer Look at the Montauk Project (for stuff that Emma didn’t mention)

Sky Books, where you can find the Montauk books

Montauk Survivor Accounts

Stewart Swerdlow’s website (with workbooks)

Stranger Things influenced by the Montauk Project, by the New York Daily News

What really happened during the Philadelphia Experiment

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Ep. 27: Cocktail Hour in Heaven: Everest and the Mystery of Mallory and Irvine

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 03:34:34 GMT

The tallest mountain in the world has been conquered by many, but was Sir Edmund Hillary actually the first of these? Or was it George Mallory and his partner, lost to the snow at the peak? Listen as Shannon delves into her favorite topic, Mount Everest, and the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. Emma may or may not cry...

Sources:

Mother Source

PBS NOVA

The Clymb

Secrets of the Ice

Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb, Eric R. Simonson, Larry A. Johnson

Last Climb by David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld

Western Oregon University, Pete Poston

BBC News

National Geographic’s Lost on Everest (2020) - streaming on Disney+

National Geographic

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Ep. 26: If You're a Cow, I'm a Cow: The Mandela Effect

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Does Curious George have a tail? Are we living in a simulation? Is Shannon from an alternate universe? Answers to these questions and more on this episode where Emma tells Shannon about the Mandela effect (not the mandala one) and how there are just some things about the world that are a *little* off.

Sources:

Take a quiz to see what you remember

How False Memories Occur

Mental Floss: 10 Examples of the Mandela Effect

Buzzfeed’s list of examples

The ‘Mandela Effect’ and How Your Mind is Playing Tricks on You

The film Wiki

The Mandela Effect, Statue of Liberty, and Black Tom Island

Conspiracy Custard

Forbes: The Mandela Effect--Bad Memories or an Alternate Universe?

Medical News Today: What is the Mandela Effect?

MandelaEffect.com

George Takei’s Facebook Post

Snopes: Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!

Black Tom Island

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Ep. 25: Botanical Sexism: The Seasonal Allergies Conspiracy

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Do you have a stuffy nose the minute you walk out your door? Eyes itch and throat get scratchy just by existing during the spring? Well then it may just be Big Nursery coming after you, and Big Pharma's in on it too! Listen this week as Shannon clues Emma in on the giant conspiracy that the government is trying to kill her and allergy sufferers like her. Sources: @theovtnetwork on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMemAYAeV/ Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees Scientific American: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/botanical-sexism-cultivates-home-grown-allergies/ Mel Magazine: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-horticulturalist-whose-lifes-work-is-to-end-botanical-sexism The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPALS_(Ogren_Plant_Allergy_Scale) Wired: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hay-fever-botanical-sexism San Luis Ranch, “Home Grown Community”: https://www.sanluisranch.com/

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Mailbag #3: Doubt Your Doubts

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Another mailbag?! So quickly!? Well we just had to finish all the emails you'd sent us, and of course some of them are doozies. Ghosts that you drive through, Hollywood Chris rankings, and more Sweet Briar stories this episode! We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next Friday. Enjoy!

Sources from Jesse:

Article: Radar scan of Shakespeare's grave confirms skull apparently missing: by Sarah Young; editing by Stephen Addison

Article: The Curse on Shakespeare's Grave: by Stacy Conradt

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Mailbag #2: Daisy Listens

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 04:01:40 GMT

We finally have another mailbag! We've got Sweet Briar College ghosts, a Titanic Museum visit, and a near-death-by-ghost in the family. And of course, lots of "detours" which couldn't be avoided even if we tried. And we didn't try very hard. Enjoy!

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Ep. 24: Rubber Chicken Slinky: D.B. Cooper

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:47:26 GMT

Who was the mystery man who jumped out of a plane in 1971? A spy? A superhero? An idiot? Join us as Emma tells Shannon the story of D.B. Cooper, get sidetracked by thought experiments and fanny packs, and try our hardest to keep this 2 hour long episode entertaining (sorry it's so long ya'll! Leave us a review or leave us alone!). Stay at the end for a bonus ten minutes of National Treasure Talk!

Sources:

The Mother Source

The FBI

The Hollywood Reporter on Rackstraw

The Rolling Stone

History Channel on Letters from D.B. Cooper

Ransom Money Clues

Documentary on HBO

Documentary Review

“HA-HA-HA” by D.B. Cooper

The History of the Fanny Pack

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Ep. 23: Pale and Frail: The Kennedy Curse

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 04:42:47 GMT

Join us this week from another one of Emma's family closets as Shannon regales us with the story of Camelot. Well, the Kennedy Camelot, all its twists and turns and the curse that hangs over them all. Is it really a curse, a testosterone-fueled urge to take risks, or just a whole lot of bad luck from a whole lot of gold coins? Come find out!

Surprise appearance from Emma's mom. (Hi, Mom!)

Sources:

The Mother Source on the curse and the family

Refinery29 Curse Timeline

Two Sons, One Destiny by Vanity Fair

CNN on the curse

Kennedy’s on Larry King

My Favorite Murder

Grunge (YouTube)

All That’s Interesting

The New York Times on Jackie’s pink suit

The National Post

Ireland’s Big Issue

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Ep. 22: A Crop Circle of Virgin Mary's: Annabelle the Doll

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:00:00 GMT

A demon? A ghost? A prank gone wrong? Whatever the reason, this doll is creepy as all get out, so much so that it has to be kept locked away in a glass case like a Marvel villian. Listen as Emma freaks Shannon out with another scary doll mystery, but only cries like once!

Sources:

The Mother Source

Mysteries at the Museum

Annabelle appearing in Shazam and Aquaman

Inside the Warren’s Occult Museum from The Daily Mirror

Annabelle’s escape attempt

The New Haven Register on the “Real Annabelle”

All That’s Interesting

The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren

The Museum is closed

Tony Spera’s Website on the Warrens

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Ep. 21: Jean-Paul Joe Schmoe: Amelia Earhart

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:00:00 GMT

This week Shannon scares Emma with planes and gigantic crabs in retaliation for all the times Emma has made her cry to tell the incredible story of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, who disappeared in the Pacific in the 30s. Were they stranded and eventually eaten by crabs? (ew. no thank you.) Were they captured? Sucked up into space? Come listen to our theories and all of our shoutouts to Tom King, archeologist extraordinare!Sources: Wikipedia The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery: General overview and in-depth evidence list National Archives MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Half of the National Geographic website: disappearance theories, colossal demon crabs, forensic puppies, plane theories, and discredited photo. NBC News here and here Insider Royal Museums Greenwich USA Today ZME Science

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Ep. 20: Batpig: The Mothman

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT

A creature born of radioactivity scared the bejesus out of two couples in 1966 on a dark road at midnight. Or was it a gigantic bird? Or Batpig? More likely it was the antihero of Point Pleasant: Mothman! Come listen to Emma tell Shannon about the feathered man bird and all of his "cousins" around the world.

Sources:

The Mother Source

First report in the Point Pleasant Register

Second report in the Williamson Daily News

Mothman Wiki

The Silver Bridge collapse and why it buckled

Other Disasters

Photographic evidence of Mothman in 2016 and a fact check

The Chicago Mothman in Vice, NPR, and 2020

Mothman Cam

Sandhill crane

Petition for Mothman statues to replace stinky Confederate ones

Shoebill stork

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Ep. 19: Woo! Politics: El Dorado

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Now we would love to all find a city of gold, but could we actually succeed? And why do we even think there is one in the first place? Come listen as Shannon tells Emma all about El Dorado, both the maybe mythical place and the 2000 movie (Elton's greatest work) that everyone should be in love with.

Sources:

ThoughtCo.: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-legend-of-el-dorado-2136432 and https://www.thoughtco.com/walter-raleighs-journey-to-el-dorado-2136440
National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/el-dorado/#close
BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20964114#:~:text=The%20European%20myth%20that%20arose,lands%20for%20their%20monetary%20value.
Poetry Foundation: “Eldorado” by Edgar Allen Poe: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48634/eldorado-56d22a0920778
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_El_Dorado

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Ep. 18: A Dingo Ate My Body!: The Tamam Shud Case

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Emma gets real lazy this week and retells Shannon one of her favorite mysteries: The Tamam Shud Case. Luckily, Shannon remembers none of it! Was this man a Soviet spy? Or a British seaman? No one knows, but maybe we figure it out!

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamam_Shud_case

ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-14/somerton-man-cold-case-could-be-one-step-closer-to-solved/9245512

The Smithsonian (good read): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/

THe Herald Sun: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/portrait-may-hold-key-to-somerton-man-beach-mystery/news-story/2fd340506364419ca316c2d1e721021b

The Adelaide City Explorer: https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/162 and https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/163

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Ep. 17: Error 401: The Titanic

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT

Did the Titanic actually hit an iceberg, or was it sunk by a rich man's conspiracy to commit murder? Or was it a mummy in London cursing whoever it saw fit? Find out about these and other theories as Shannon tells Emma about her all-time favorite morbid fascination!Sources:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Titanic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_conspiracy_theories and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_OlympicThe History Channel: https://www.history.com/news/titanic-sinking-conspiracy-myths-jp-morgan-olympicThe Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/-did-a-german-uboat-sink-_b_1413770Popular Mechanics: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a26533526/olympic-titanic-conspiracy-theory/Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/aumhwo/which_conspiracy_theory_is_so_believable_that_it/eh9lbu7/Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/titanic-sinking-conspiracy-theories-2018-4#the-ship-was-attacked-by-a-u-boat-3The Washington Post (possible paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/04/how-j-p-morgan-didnt-sink-the-titanic-and-other-qanon-conspiracy-theories-debunked/The National Archives (UK): https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/titanic/stories/margaret-brown.htmTitanic: A New Musical: https://open.spotify.com/album/6C4TnyShiHnUHzJojd2gCV?si=zUeZ-Du_Rd2zWJoBtVYGIQ

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Ep. 16: An Undiagnosed Wizard: Robert the Doll

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Does this life size doll have a life of its own, cursing those who get in its way? Or is he just an old doll with a hell of a lot of creep factor? Come listen as Emma tries to explain and Shannon cries in this episode on Key West's Robert the Doll.

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

Boredom Therapy: https://boredomtherapy.com/s/creepy-history-of-robert-the-doll?as=799&asv=1&bdk=0

Ghosts and Gravestones Ghost Tours and Key West History: https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll

Key West Art and Historical Society Exhibition Description and History: https://www.kwahs.org/exhibitions/robert-the-doll

Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-story-behind-the-worlds-most-haunted-doll

The Artist’s House: http://www.artisthousekeywest.com/about/robert-the-doll/ and http://www.artisthousekeywest.com/about/key-west-hotel-history/

All That’s Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-the-doll

The Curse of Robert the Doll: https://www.workforcesoftware.com/blog/the-curse-of-robert-the-doll/#:~:text=Robert%20is%20three%20feet%20tall,propped%20up%20on%20a%20stool.

The Story of Robert Gene Otto and Robert the Doll: https://missysmadhouse.tumblr.com/post/614251533290323968/robert-the-doll

Museum Ghost Tour: https://ghostfort.com/ghost-tour

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Mailbag #1: Doppelganger Mom

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Welcome to our very first Mailbag episode! We read you some stories sent in by "friend-ly fans" and add some corrections from our past episodes. Buckle in for ghosts, UFOs, and mistakes!

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Ep. 15: International Treasure: The Amber Room

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Did the Nazi's manage to dismantle the 8th wonder of the world and destroy it within the span of a few years? Or is it at the bottom of the ocean? Could it still be in Russia? Did Nicholas Cage find it in his new movie International Treasure? Come listen as Shannon tells Emma all about the mysterious Amber Room and where it may, or may not, be now.

Sources:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Room
Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-amber-room-160940121/?no-ist and https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-monuments-men-180949569/
The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/ghost-army-the-inflatable-tanks-that-fooled-hitler/276137/
Stuff You Missed in History Class (podcast): https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/the-ghost-army-30207647/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUSgxUKrLXw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCsO0PzNd-A
Listverse: https://listverse.com/2018/07/28/10-rumored-locations-of-the-lost-amber-room/
Forbes:https://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/2004/0329/048.html?sh=576e01655424
Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/amber-room-nazi-wreck-poland.html
IndieBound Books: The Monuments Men: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781599951508 and Salt to the Sea: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780142423622

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Ep. 14: Snap Me Like a Glowstick: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Did Elvis actually ever "leave the building"? Or did he just hop a plane to Rio and has been sipping sangria for years? This week, hear Emma tell Shannon about the theory that Elvis is still alive. We talk about dead bodies, bad music, and how a friend tortured Emma in high school. So join us! And long live the King!

Check out Luke Caccetta on Spotify

Also, Emma remembered the name of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game. with Leah Remini and Mike Rinder

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

The King’s Palace: https://www.graceland.com/

Elvis “Sightings” in the Wild: https://www.graceland.com/elvis-sightings

Elvis Bio: https://www.graceland.com/1974---1977

Funeral Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Acs4iWERZ4&ab_channel=TheMattDollarShow

Catalogued Elvis Sightings: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503466/suspicious-minds-bizarre-40-year-history-elvis-presley-sightings

Nixon and Presley: https://time.com/4894301/elvis-president-nixon-photo/

The Elvis Information Network: http://www.elvisinfonet.com/conspiracy.html

Graceland Ghosts: http://alastarpacker.weebly.com/mists--moonlight/alastar-packer-haunted-graceland-and-a-ghostly-encounter-in-memphis

Places to look for Elvis’s Ghost: https://www.houstonpress.com/music/all-the-places-to-see-elvis-presleys-ghost-6755060

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Ep. 13: Gorls, Gargoyles, and Airperts: The Denver Airport

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT

What's scarier than a demon horse named Blucifer? Probably the Illuminati plotting government overthrows with the lizard people below the Denver International Airport. Listen this week to Shannon tell Emma all about the conspiracies surrounding the beautiful, albeit riddled with aliens, airport in Colorado's capital city. Warning: Emma screams with excitement. Watch your ears.

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_International_Airport
The Travel: https://www.thetravel.com/20-reasons-why-the-mysterious-denver-airport-is-like-no-other-in-the-world/
The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/us/denver-airport-saw-the-future-it-didnt-work.html
The Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/definitive-guide-to-denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories/
Insider: https://www.insider.com/denver-airport-conspiracy-theories-2016-9
Fly Denver: https://www.flydenver.com/about/art_culture/untitled_interior_garden, https://www.flydenver.com/about/art_culture/notre_denver, and https://www.flydenver.com/greathall
Uncover Colorado: https://www.uncovercolorado.com/denver-airport-murals-painting-location/
YouTube: Denver7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tW7bLJgo4g
YouTube: Atlas Obscura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzfjOe2ynY
YouTube: United: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6sIcFSGXWc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DENAirport/status/1344691473216921603?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Fly Denver: DEN Files: https://www.flydenver.com/great_hall/denfiles

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Ep. 12: Zeus@MtOlympus.net: Atlantis

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:34:20 GMT

This week, to start off the new year, Emma tells Shannon about her favorite place: Atlantis! Was Plato right, or was he a big fat liar? Is Atlantis still under the ocean, ruled by Milo and Kida? Tune in to hear about the good, the unknown, and the potentially magical.

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis

The Theosophical Society books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Doctrine

Live Science, Atlantis: https://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html, https://www.livescience.com/4846-eruption-thera-changed-world.html, https://www.livescience.com/64176-lost-city-atlantis-spain.html and https://www.livescience.com/26275-peaceful-minoans-surprisingly-warlike.html

Critias and Timaeus: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1571/1571-h/1571-h.htm and https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1572/1572-h/1572-h.htm

Lost Worlds: Atlantis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkhGaNGnbU&ab_channel=HISTORY

Ancient Aliens: Aliens and Forbidden Islands: https://www.hulu.com/watch/4f9c3233-e9ef-495c-9dbe-5f455b4a9c46

National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/atlantis/

Discover Magazine: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist

Atlantis Rising with James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici, found on Disney +

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Ep. 11: Let Me Know if You Need to Scream: Sabena Flight 548

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who celebrate! Honor the day and Shannon's Aunt Fran by listening to Emma scream as Shannon tells her the devastating story of Sabena Flight 548 and the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. Stay till the end for a surprise for Emma!Sources: Wikipedia: “1961” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961#Events) Wikipedia: “Sabena Flight 548” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_548) ESPN: Still Crystal Clear (http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110215/skatingcrash&redirected=true) Sports Illustrated, Feb. 13, 1961 (https://vault.si.com/vault/1961/02/13/mother-set-the-style) Podcast: All Bad Things (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-086-sabena-flight-548/id1260408998?i=1000430564619) Wikipedia: “1961 U.S. Figure Skating Championships” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_U.S._Figure_Skating_Championships) YouTube: “Laurence Owen - 1961 US National Championships Freeskate” (https://youtu.be/0114AudgYms) YouTube: “Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards - Freeskate US Nationals 1961” (https://youtu.be/qICTuC1SeWk) This Day in Aviation: https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/sabena-flight-sn548/ TIME: “In 1961 a Plane Crash Killed the Entire U.S. Figure Skating Team. Here's How the Tragic Legacy Lives On” (https://time.com/5172201/1961-plane-crash-us-figure-skating/) YouTube: “Documentary - the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team & the Sabena Flight 548 air disaster” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0cYfPXxcco) Sports Illustrated, Feb. 21, 2011, “The Day the Music Stopped” (https://vault.si.com/vault/2011/02/21/the-day-the-music-stopped) Washington Post: “The terrible plane crash that devastated U.S. figure skating — and still shapes it today” (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/02/20/the-terrible-plane-crash-that-devastated-u-s-figure-skating-and-still-shapes-it-today/) Vintage News: “The Saddest Day in Figure Skating History- The Fateful Flight of the 1961 U.S. Team” (https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/06/1961-figure-skating-team/)

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Ep. 10: Haunt People While You’re Alive: The Dybbuk Box

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT

This week we get extra spooky as Emma regales Shannon with the story of the most haunted item in the world: The Dybbuk Box. Is it haunted by a Jewish supernatural being, a demon, or is it all a lie? Join us this week and try not to cry! Shannon does and it's fine because scary things are scary, ya'll.

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk_box, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shema_Yisrael Archived
EBAY description: https://web.archive.org/web/20051105000557/http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/rubyc/eBay_dibbuk.htm
Questions of Zak Bagans’ idiocy of opening the box: https://www.tvshowsace.com/2020/07/02/zak-bagans-shares-ten-things-to-know-about-the-evil-dybbuk-box-prior-to-opening-on-ghost-adventures-quarantine/
Skeptoid article about the box: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4428?gclid=CjwKCAiA_Kz-BRAJEiwAhJNY75e3xT_wpgal7quQ2Uhl84SDgBMl_9gHtsLOU4Qlo8Z4bBm06A8m5RoCQikQAvD_BwE
LA Times article that was the inspiration for the movie The Possession: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-25-ca-gornstein25-story.html
The Dibbuk Box website, run by Jason Haxton: http://www.dibbukbox.com/links.htm
Keselim meanings: https://www.contdict.com/translate/turkish-english/keselim
Truman University site to buy The Dibbuk Box: https://tsup.truman.edu/product/dibbuk-box-the/
Episode 1 of Season 1 of Ghost Adventures: Artifacts: https://www.hulu.com/watch/6554d8cc-ed78-433c-932b-baef056c482d
Evidence of Kevin Mannis’s poetic license: https://www.facebook.com/GhostAdventures/posts/hey-zak-just-finished-watching-episode-1-of-your-artifacts-show-which-is-great-w/10154702483432413/
Opening the dybbuk box during quarantine (requires a cable connection): https://watch.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/ghost-adventures-quarantine/full-episodes/dybbuk-box-the-opening
Post Malone touching the box: https://www.tmz.com/2018/09/16/post-malone-emergency-plane-landing-car-crash-home-invasion-haunted-box/
Sinisterhood Episode 96: The Dybbuk

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Ep. 9: Summon the Father-in-Law: The Vyne Ring

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT

This week, Shannon tells Emma the tale of the Vyne Ring, a (almost) cursed object from the time of the ancient Romans, stolen from a man who put his curse down in metal. Was this ring the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's famous novels? Or is it just the discarded piece of jewelry from an unwanted Christmas gift? Join us this week for a short episode about elves, novels, and petty theft, oh my!

Sources:

The National Trust: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/719789
Astonishing Legends: https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/7/7/the-ring-of-senicianus
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J.W. Ocker (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781683692362)
Imgur: “Behold the cursed ring that may have inspired Tolkien's One Ring” (https://imgur.com/gallery/0I1wu)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not: “One Ring to Curse Them All” (https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/one-ring-to-curse-them-all/)
YouTube: The Vyne - A Tolkien-inspired experience for children (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mMxjzaSoTs)
CNN: “'The Lord of the Rings' cast is crowdfunding to buy J.R.R. Tolkien's home and turn it into a literary center” by Scottie Andrew (https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/entertainment/tolkien-home-lord-of-the-rings-trnd/index.html)

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Ep. 8: IKEA Aliens WITH SPECIAL GUEST!: The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT

Our very first guest, Liam, (little brother!) joins us as Emma tells Shannon the story of the 1961 abduction of Betty and Barney Hill. The Hills were a New Hampshire couple who truly believed that aliens had taken and returned them; there's even a historical marker in the spot! We all figure out that IKEA is the modern alien's abduction site and that if we get tattoos, Betty's star map may just be the inspiration. Sources:The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill#cite_note-27The Exhibition of Betty and Barney Hill at the University of New Hampshire: https://www.newswise.com/articles/exhibition-of-betty-and-barney-hill-collection-opens-at-unh-couple-claimed-to-be-abducted-by-aliensThe collection: https://www.library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-and-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006#series-1Boston Globe “Why Alien Abductions are Down”: https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2016/06/11/why-alien-abductions-are-down-dramatically/qQ3zdBIc2tLAf3LVms8GLP/story.htmlThe Death of Betty Hill, covered by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/23/us/betty-hill-85-figure-in-alien-abduction-case-dies.htmlBetty and Barney’s story by the Concord Monitor: https://www.concordmonitor.com/In-Lincoln-a-UFO-story-that-is-out-of-this-world-15987667The Truth about the Star Map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmDxXcRCkN4&ab_channel=DiscoveryUKAn overview of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixPZD8Pu_68&ab_channel=BuzzFeedUnsolvedNetworkThe Basement Office overview of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO5OhbIdXWU&ab_channel=NewYorkPost

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Ep. 7: Hairball Awareness Day: The Lies Your Parents Told You

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:53:15 GMT

This week Shannon lightens the mood with the lies your parents told you as a kid. Emma screams, Shannon waxes poetic on Santa and hairballs, and we get to hear from a special guest! Listen along to what you thought you'd never know the answers to. Sources: CNN: “Chocolate milk definitely doesn't come from brown cows -- but some adults think otherwise” by Nancy Coleman (https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/chocolate-milk-help-trnd/index.html) The Conversation: “Lies about Santa? They could be good for your child” by Kristen Dunfield (https://theconversation.com/lies-about-santa-they-could-be-good-for-your-child-88855) SwimmingPool.com: “7 Common Swimming Pool Myths Busted” (https://www.swimmingpool.com/blog/pool-myths-busted/) Mayo Clinic: “Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wait 30 minutes to swim after eating?” by Ian Roth (https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-should-you-wait-30-minutes-to-swim-after-eating/) The Smithsonian: “A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark” by K. Annabelle Smith (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-wwii-propaganda-campaign-popularized-the-myth-that-carrots-help-you-see-in-the-dark-28812484/) The World Carrot Museum (http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/) Potato Pete jingle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ndKK3j8ms Scientific American: “Fact or Fiction?: Chewing Gum Takes Seven Years to Digest” by John Matson (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-chewing-gum-takes-seven-years-to-digest/) Moms.com: “20 Strange Habits That Kids Have (Explained By Scientists)” by Layne G. (https://www.moms.com/20-strange-habits-that-kids-have-explained-by-scientists/) (CW: Super gross medical photos) National Museum of Health and Medicine: “Hairballs: Myths And Realities Behind Some Medical Curiosities” (https://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm?p=exhibits.virtual.hairball.index)

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Ep. 6: Heebus Jeebus: The Disappearance of Maura Murray

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT

On a snowy night in February, 2004, a young woman disappeared without a trace...YIKES! Tune in as Emma tells Shannon the spooky and sad story of Maura Murray and the many theories behind what could have possibly made her vanish.

Sources:

-Billy Jensen writing in 2014 about internet sleuthing in the case: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/01/28/maura-murray/4/

-Our mother source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Maura_Murray

- The Maura Murray Missing site, still active: https://www.mauramurraymissing.org/about.html

-True Crime Addict on Google Books: https://www.google.com/books/edition/True_Crime_Addict/Vd7aCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

-True Crime Garage, on Stitcher

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Ep. 5: Like a Raisin: The Tennessee Children's Home Society

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT

This week Shannon tells Emma about the Tennessee Children's Home Society and the awful, evil, scary lady, Georgia Tann, who kidnapped, scammed, and abused children and families in the early decades of the 1900s. There are families still waiting for an answer and people realizing that their stories are eerily similar to the horrors of the Society, so listen along and freak out with both of us!

Sources:

Insider / Erika Celeste: https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12
Newton County, Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society / Lois Cooper: https://www.nchgs.org/html/a_story_of_stolen_babies.html
New York Post / Nick Poppy: https://nypost.com/2017/06/17/this-woman-stole-children-from-the-poor-to-give-to-the-rich/
Los Angeles Times / Beverly Beyette: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-20-vw-882-story.html
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann#In_the_media
The Baby Thief by Barbara Bisantz Raymond: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781402758638
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780425284704
Before and After by Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593130148
Women’s Refugee Commission: “Here’s How You Can Help Migrant Children” - https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/how-you-can-help-migrant-children/

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Ep. 4: Sister Somethin': The Bermuda Triangle and the Mystery of Flight 19

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT

The Bermuda Triangle is rumored to be a vortex where ships and planes go missing and might just be a portal for extra-terrestrial beings to join us here on earth. Of all the "notable incidents" that occur within the triangle's bounds, the disappearance of Flight 19 in 1945 is the most famous. Were the pilots plucked from the air by aliens? Were they thrown off course by magnetic forces? Or was it just human error and a crash into the ocean? Maybe the triangle is the site of Atlantis! Join us in this (more rambly than usual) episode on the scariest part of the ocean.

Sources:

The Basics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_19

Some theories: https://www.liveabout.com/theories-of-the-bermuda-triangle-2593654 and https://www.theweek.co.uk/95557/bermuda-triangle-five-theories-on-the-mysterious-disappearances and https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/5-famous-mysterious-stories-of-the-bermuda-triangle/

Actual historians writing about the Bermuda Triangle: https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/bermuda-triangle#section_2

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Ep. 3: The Group Project from Hell: Who was William Shakespeare?

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:35:52 GMT

We all know Shakespeare’s plays, but do we actually know the man? This week we explore the theory that Shakespeare is not at all who he says he is. Was he merely a player? Or a woman? Or even the QUEEN OF ENGLAND?! Come expound on all the possibilities with us!

Sources: -Shakespeare conspiracy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/essay-anonymous-and-the-shakespeare-conspiracy-theory-that-wouldnt-die/2011/10/25/gIQAebibPM_story.html -Inside the Weird World of Shakespeare Conspiracy Theories: https://www.insidehook.com/article/books/inside-the-weird-world-of-shakespeare-conspiracy-theories -Was Shakespeare a Woman?: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/who-is-shakespeare-emilia-bassano/588076/ -"Who really wrote Shakespeare?" by Robert McCrum (who looks like the most dour middle-aged Englishman you can think of): https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/mar/14/who-wrote-shakespeare-james-shapiro -Christopher Marlowe: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/christopher-marlowe-the-elizabethan-james-bond-1.2674323 -TED-Ed - Did Shakespeare write his plays?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-aAUwAFZlQ -Francis Bacon Society: https://francisbaconsociety.co.uk/shakespeare-authorship/bacon-shakespeare-and-the-rosicrucians/ -Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Was Shakespeare: https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/top-reasons-why-edward-de-vere-17th-earl-of-oxford-was-shakespeare/

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Ep. 1: DJ EZ and Mr. Nice: The Unsolved Case of Tupac Shakur

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Was the most famous and prolific rapper of the ninety's murdered, or is he actually alive, traveling the world, and putting out music on Soundcloud? In this (our very first!) episode we dive into the life and potential death of Tupac and whether or not Kamala Harris knows the truth.

Sources:

-Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tupac-shakurs-unsolved-murder-musics-most-wtf-conspiracy-theories-explained-118189/ and https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tupac-alive-movie-951140/

-Kamala Harris knows things: https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/kamala-harris-confirms-tupac-conspiracy-theory-bf11e3e18518

-Forty facts you didn't know about Tupac: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/forty-facts-you-didnt-know-about-tupac/13/

-Michael Nice's claims: https://www.nme.com/news/man-helped-tupac-fake-death-claims-faked-own-death-prove-rapper-alive-2590816

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Ep. 2: A Spiritual Prenup: The Winchester Mystery House

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Why did Sarah Winchester build an insane house in San Jose, California? Was it because she believed she was cursed? Or did she just like architecture? Maybe she was rich-people-eccentric? The Winchester Mystery House is one of the U.S.'s most notoriously haunted homes. Or is it? This week we talk about all the possible reasons the house was built, and what, or who, remains in it. Sources:The house's site: https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/The 360 tour for $9: https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/introducing-360-tour/Shakespeare, Bacon, and Masons, Oh My!: http://thetruthaboutthewinchesterhouse.com/Neil the Necromancer: https://www.facebook.com/NeilTobinNecromancer/posts/necromancer-solves-a-winchester-house-mysteryilluminating-the-grand-ballrooma-fe/10154276700363011/Zak Bagans taunting ghosts: https://www.travelchannel.com/videos/winchester-encounters-0180413Secrets from Mental Floss and People: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633036/mental-floss-favorite-horror-books?utm_content=infinitescroll1 and https://people.com/movies/americas-most-haunted-house-creepy-secrets-of-the-winchester-mansion/

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Introducing....Us!

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:03:56 GMT

Hello new friends! We are Emma and Shannon, the hosts of This Podcast Doesn't Exist. We can't wait to have you join us each week for a new spooky, scary, or downright oddball case that has no answers. We'll explore all the stories and theories for each, and maybe find the answers along the way. See you soon!

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