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It's goodbye to the bonus episodes but we are going out with a bang! Here is episode 7 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://apple.news/A_fcjxw3uQ2yJnHXPNEzB2Q https://apple.news/ApdDq47fESwKYSEpw1kKnYA https://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-object Casey's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barbie https://www.history.com/news/barbie-through-the-ages Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

We are back for the final 5 episodes of the show! (Warning!!! Our audio was kind of crap for this episode. We are really sorry about that and have fixed the issues) Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/an-essex-quakers-wife-the-indomitable-mary-farmer-her-daughters/ https://quaker.org/faith-and-practice/ https://www.renofriends.org/are-quakers-mennonites-or-amish/ https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/history-of-quakerism https://www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk https://www.quaker.org.uk/about-quakers/our-faith https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/alice-paul https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/lucretia-mott https://www.pym.org/famous-quaker-benjamin-banneker-an-astronomer-and-mathematician/ https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/english-civil-wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/margaret-fell/#LifeWork https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/8-badass-quaker-women https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/190/Nozizwe-Madlala-Routledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozizwe_Madlala-Routledge https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/8/The-Holy-Experiment-in-Pennsylvania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansted_15 Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_Clisson https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/Jeanne-de-Clisson https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=seigneury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Breton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Brittany Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we get a little too personal with our experiences with the ocean? There is also history and science too. :) Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/story/just-how-many-oceans-are-there https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.html https://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVY https://bestlifeonline.com/crazy-ocean-facts/ https://www.britannica.com/science/ocean https://www.britannica.com/animal/megalodon https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-legendary-black-demon-shark-of-mexico/ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/110818/prehistoric-megalodon-shark-still-exists-claim-conspiracy-theorists.html https://gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691 Karen's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_primacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis https://jokojokes.com/pope-jokes.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope https://www.britannica.com/topic/pope https://abcnews.go.com/International/pope-benedict-dogged-nazi-past-achievements-jewish-relations/story?id=18469350 Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week Karen talks about little green people (or possibly aliens?). Meanwhile, Casey takes us to the Bermuda Triangle to talk about two famous disappearances. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-of-Newburgh#ref165242 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Oxford_%281142%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latin https://www.britannica.com/event/Dark-Ages https://journals.umcs.pl/rh/article/download/7611/8307 https://www.ladyscience.com/diseases-of-virgins-and-spinsters-the-gynephobic-history-of-chlorosis-and-hysteria/no46 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochromic_anemia https://flemish.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2015/12/04/flemish-migration-to-scotland-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-periods/ Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/navigation https://www.ion.org/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/navigation-technology https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/bermuda-triangle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plalHGHwSj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBN6jvPmZGs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hv9FROD14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_19 https://www.nasflmuseum.com/flight-19.html https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/true-north-magnetic-north-whats-difference Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

It's a TRUE CRIME EPISODE!! This week we talk about murder. Casey talks about a serial killer who had his own house of horrors and Karen covers the murder of Marvin Gaye. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_fair https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/ Karen's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye https://web.archive.org/web/20090429075451/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/6 https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/marvin-gaye-death-father-explained/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_discography https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/facts-wife-children-parents-death/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml93wcrmo1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYBpvfvHF2Q https://www.audacy.com/wwl/scoot-real-story-behind-the-tragic-killing-of-marvin-gaye https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2017/12/todays-blind-items-soul-of-death.html?m=1 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marvin-gaye-is-shot-and-killed-by-his-own-father https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/marvin-gaye-murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye What Was Going On: The Life and Times of Marvin Gaye By LifeCaps Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

It's Episode 6 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. This episode Karen is out but we have a guest star! Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtY-90kcQNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3iXS8sm7Q4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lanier https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/lake-lanier https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.html https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/badge-bar/questions-linger-drowning-death-man-lake-lanier-margaritaville/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifMKfBO_R6s Rachel's Sources: https://www.thrillist.com/news/new-york/cape-may-ghost-train-tracks-jersey-shore https://www.nj.com/news/2018/03/last_chance_to_walk_njs_creepy_ghost_tracks_before_they_return_to_their_sandy_grave.html https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2018/01/with_freezing_temps_in_cape_may_it_has_let_some_wa.html https://www.app.com/story/news/weird/weird-nj/2017/04/09/weird-nj-ghostly-train-tracks-cape-may-beach/100148076/ https://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/wrd/pdf/fact-sheets/2016_alligator.pdf Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we talk drastically different journeys as Karen talks about her favorite thing, the bible. Meanwhile, Casey takes us deep into the wilderness to tell a story about surviving against all odds. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/journey https://todayscatholic.org/the-new-translation-of-the-holy-mass-12/ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026%3A17-30&version=NIV BBC- Richard Hammond & the Holy Grail Holy Grail UNEARTHED in Jerusalem | Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail (S1, E1) | History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJY4kmVKgY&t=2469s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_of_Corbenic https://kingarthursknights.com/knights-of-the-round-table/sir-galahad/ https://historyten.com/scythians/12-arthurian-knights-round-table-found-holy-grail/ https://danbrown.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Magdalene https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-holy-chalice-of-valencia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Chalice#Valencia_Chalice https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/holy-chalice-of-valencia BBC - Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail Casey's Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Blackjack https://www.history.com/news/ada-blackjack-inuit-wrangel-island Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week the spooky continues as Casey covers contacting murder victims. Meanwhile, Karen goes into the evolution of period products. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/top-popular-inventors-1992000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr https://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/inventors.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-08/ouija-board-juror-misbehaviour-murder-trials/9734868 https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-strange-history-of-the-ouija-board/ Karen's Sources: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/g19991273/period-products-through-the-years/ https://keeleydeangelo.com/from-rags-to-resilience-mary-kenner-us-patent-2881761a/ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/health-hygiene-and-beauty/feminine-hygiene-products https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1056830306/free-tampons-public-schools https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-period-comes-to-an-end-100-years-of-menstruation-products/2016/04/25/1afe3898-057e-11e6-bdcb-0133da18418d_story.html https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/07/12/lawmakers-tackle-period-poverty-with-tax-cuts-school-supplies https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/period-poverty-public-health-crisis-we-dont-talk-about https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/well/sustainable-period-products.html https://historyofyesterday.com/mary-kenner-the-inventor-of-sanitary-belts-3fa94eb31d15 https://blackdoctor.org/mary-beatrice-davidson-kenner-the-forgotten-inventor-who-changed-womens-health-forever/ Additional sources on our Instagram! Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we go spooky again as we talk haunted kitchens and an Inn that maybe should never have been built at all. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/394744491/?terms=william%20h%20mumler&match=1 Reichenbach, Karl. Physico-Physiological Researches on the Dynamides or Imponderables (Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallisation, and Chemical Attraction) in Their Relation to the Vital Force. Taylor, Walton, & Maberly, 1850 https://quotefancy.com/quote/1253701/Shirley-Jackson-Certainly-there-are-spots-which-inevitably-attach-to-themselves-an https://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll023.php https://hyperallergic.com/96583/the-man-who-tried-to-photograph-thoughts/ https://cdm16629.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/Eisenbud https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lmez_Faces https://medium.com/our-weird-wonderful-world/the-people-in-the-floor-ccc588d24826 https://youtu.be/-4pLHWC26fc The Faces of Belmez (Creepy and Unexplainable) Mitchell, Edgar D., et al. Psychic Exploration: A Challenge for Science: Understanding the Nature and Power of Consciousness. Cosimo, 2011, Scribd, www.scribd.com/read/308700917/Psychic-Photography-and-Thoughtography#. Casey's Sources: https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/ancient-ram-inns-haunted-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Ram_Inn https://ancientraminn.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJVvdQdkfE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7M4jZDQDHE https://www.livescience.com/41349-ley-lines.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/incubus https://www.haunted-britain.com/ancient-ram-inn.htm Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we talk Toilet Gods (no we are not kidding), sacrifices, and the origin of the word thug. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://listverse.com/2017/02/09/10-weirdly-specific-gods-your-mythology-class-left-out/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-japan-the-reign-of-the-toilet-god/article61790623.ece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_god https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapu_(Polynesian_culture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterquilinus https://martinifisher.com/2020/07/31/the-ancient-magic-of-hygiene/ Karen's Sources: Cartwright, Mark. “Kali.” World History Encyclopedia, World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar. 2022, www.worldhistory.org/Kali/ Ganesan, V. B. “The Lore of Thuggee and How the British Ended Its Reign.” Return to Frontpage, The Hindu, 22 Sept. 2014, www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-lore-of-thuggee-and-how-the-british-ended-its-reign/article6435967.ece Geller. “Kali - Hindu Goddess of Time, Power and Destruction.” Mythology.net, 30 Dec. 2016, mythology.net/hindu/hindu-gods/kali “History's Most Blood Thirsty Cult.” SwordAndScale, www.swordandscale.com/historys-most-blood-thirsty-cult “Kali.” Brooklyn Museum: Kali, www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/kali “Kali.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/Kali McDougall, Dan. “Indian Cult Kills Children for Goddess.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 5 Mar. 2006, www.theguardian.com/world/2006/mar/05/india.theobserver Perry, Alex. “Killing for 'Mother' Kali.” Time, Time Inc., 22 July 2002, content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,322673,00.html “Thug.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/thug Viswanathan, Rashmi. “Crime, Thuggee.” Academia.edu, 4 Nov. 2017, www.academia.edu/35054425/Crime_Thuggee Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we talk all things $$$. F is for Fortunes covers treasure hunts, sketch inheritances, and what exactly a Fortune 500 company is. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-titled-person https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/duchess-of-alba-fascinating-royal/f9efa173-017f-4434-88c9-9d3a5bd10913 https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/25140/duchess-of-alba-passes-away https://www.lasduenas.es/history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garc%C3%ADa_%C3%81lvarez_de_Toledo_y_Osorio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fadrique_%C3%81lvarez_de_Toledo,_4th_Duke_of_Alba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_de_las_Due%C3%B1as https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/spains-duchess-of-alba-leaves-5-billion-fortune-to-her-children-and-nothing-to-husband-alfonso-diez/news-story/3d8a768ed03a2fbf6ed313de85e6760b http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2088129,00.html https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/liria-palace https://www.reuters.com/article/us-auction-alba/spains-wealthy-house-of-alba-to-sell-furniture-idINBRE9200FZ20130301 Additional sources on our Instagram! Casey's Sources: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/forrest-fenn-treasure-jack-stuef/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasure https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3344366/fenn-and-the-gallery/ http://fennclues.com/the-poem.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos_National_Historical_Park Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Episode 5 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.sciencealert.com/these-water-beetles-can-houdini-their-way-out-of-a-frog-butt-after-being-swallowed Casey's Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/01/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelensky-russia/ https://www.aviationnepal.com/antonov-225-mriya-the-successful-soviet-cargo-plane-with-five-facts/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/worlds-largest-aircraft-antonov-an-225-destroyed-in-ukraine-180979654/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sggQqdvqHs Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

LSD, designer shoes, and one of the pettiest feuds we have ever heard of. Join us this week as we talk epiphanies and enemies. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: Beach Combing, “Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog,” Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog (April 2016) “Biography.com,” “Constantine I,” Biography.com (A&E Networks Television, May 2021) “Clueless,” Clueless. “Dictionary.com,” “Epiphany definition & meaning,” Dictionary.com (Dictionary.com). Editors of Encylcopedia Britannica, “Encyclopædia Britannica,” Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.). Elise Ballard, “Psychology Today,” Psychology Today (April 2011). Georgia Petridou, “Divine epiphany in greek literature and culture,” in Divine epiphany in greek literature and culture (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). Herodotus and A.D. Godley, “Perseus,” Perseus (Tufts University). History Today | Published in History Today Volume 69 Issue 3 March 2019, “History Today,” History Today. “IMDb,” “When Harry Met Sally...,” IMDb (IMDb.com). Kit Kittelstad, “Your Dictionary,” Your Dictionary. “Mindbloom wordmark in dark blue,” “Mindbloom: Psychedelic Medicine is here,” Mindbloom wordmark in dark blue. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “Nautilus,” Nautilus (March 2019). Myles Hudson, “Encyclopædia Britannica,” Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.). Olivia B. Waxman, “Time,” Time (Time, December 2020). Robin Carhart-Harris, “The Guardian,” The Guardian (June 2020). “Wikipedia,” “Eureka effect,” Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation, December 2021). William Braxton Irvine, Aha!: The moments of insight that shape our World (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015). “Woodhead Publishing,” “What is an epiphany in literature?,” Woodhead Publishing (2019). Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassler_brothers_feud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

In this weeks episode we talk serial killers, systematic racism, and yet another demon. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/list/9-mysterious-disappearances-of-people-other-than-amelia-earhart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/legebokoff-cody.htm https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/murderer-of-two-women-denied-parole-3736801 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jack_Fowler Karen's Sources: THE DOVER DEMON (2015) | Book Review - Horror Sci-Fi Novel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9UC8jVF_3c Lost Tapes Dover Demon reaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZ2N8_1H-Q https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26798788-the-dover-demon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lost_Tapes_episodes https://cryptozoologymuseum.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Coleman Brown, Charles. “Bizarre 4 Ft. Creature with Orange Skin and Glowing Eyes Stalking a Town.” San Antonio Express, 19 June 1977, p. 150. Coleman, Loren. “Chapter 5 A Case Study: The Dover Demon.” Mysterious America, Paraview, New York, NY, 2001, pp. 49–71. Gause, Carlyn. “Former Resident Writes About 'Unexplained'.” Heral and Review, 28 June 1977, p. 3. “Is Popular in Portland.” The Portsmouth Herald, 5 Feb. 1925, p. 3. “Parcels Beat Demons in Summer Loop Tilt.” The Sacramento Bee, 13 July 1951, p. 16. Indigenous women podcasts: Stolen: The Search for Jermain Season 3 of Up and Vanished Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we go dark as Karen gets into the history of cannibalism. Following the theme of skulls, Casey tries to find out just what exactly is going on behind the doors of the Skull and Bones secret society. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: RAWSON, CLAUDE. “Unspeakable Rites: Cultural Reticence and the Cannibal Question.” Social Research, vol. 66, no. 1, The New School, 1999, pp. 167–93, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40971308. Killeen, J. F. “Ireland in the Greek and Roman Writers.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, vol. 76, Royal Irish Academy, 1976, pp. 207–15, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25506324. https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2002/2002.06.31/ Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_(organization) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society https://www.britannica.com/topic/secret-society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_and_Bones https://www.britannica.com/topic/Skull-and-Bones-Yale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhq6E-AjSY Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week we return to our roots (pun intended) as we both decided to cover the same topic, bars. Enjoy this spooky, historical, and international episode! Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: Go Climb a Tree! | Shane Untame BAOBAB- THE TREE OF LIFE Boab Trees - Where did they come from? Baobab Trees in Madagascar - Healing Seekers BAOBAB FRUIT : The Sad Truth Behind Madagascar's Iconic Tree - Weird Fruit Explorer 388 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/23/fact-check-pub-inside-south-african-baobab-tree-now-closed/4802156001/ https://www.facebook.com/SunlandBaobab/?ref=page_internal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunland_Baobab https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/baobab/baobab-tree-flowers.htm Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(establishment) https://hangovercure.org/guides/fun-facts-about-alcohol/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speakeasy https://www.bucketlistbars.com/travelogues/147-the-oldest-bar-in-baltimore https://hiddenbaltimore.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/owl-bar-still-charms-with-history-atmosphere/ https://savingplaces.org/stories/historic-bars-owl-bar-baltimore-maryland#.YdCWSCxOmMk Additional sources on our Instagram! Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Season 2! This week on Encyclopedia Obscura Casey and Karen dive back into their books. This episode covers the history of aviation and a curse (of course) as well as Abraham. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-vengeful-ghost-of-lady-be-good/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft) https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196178/lady-be-good/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-air_balloon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Helios_Prototype https://www.baatraining.com/top-10-interesting-facts-about-aviation/ https://bestlifeonline.com/airplane-facts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_direction_finder Karen's Sources: https://www.biblica.com/bible/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/religion-by-country https://www.bl.uk/sacred-texts/articles/the-abrahamic-religions https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/11.htm https://weareisrael.org/2014/07/22/abram-destroys-terahs-idols/ https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=covenant+between+god+and+abraham+torah https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldtestament/section1/ https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8176/jewish/Chapter-12.htm https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1324268/jewish/What-Were-Abrahams-10-Tests.htm Additional sources on our Instagram! Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Happy Holidays! Please enjoy this bonus episode where we explore some of the worlds winter holiday traditions. See you in 2022! Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/axis/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/07/travel/the-spirit-of-the-zuni-pueblo.html https://theconversation.com/what-winter-solstice-rituals-tell-us-about-indigenous-people-108327 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva#Great_kiva https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/zunis-perform-ceremonial-dance-for-the-winter-solstice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalako#cite_note-every-2 https://coast.noaa.gov/data/Documents/OceanLawSearch/Summary%20of%20Law%20-%20American%20Indian%20Religious%20Freedom%20Act.pdf https://northcarolina.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.5149/9780807894217_wenger/upso-9780807832622-chapter-5gmgm Casey's Sources: https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-christmas-tradition-facts/matthew-lavelle https://www.ranker.com/list/story-of-icelandic-yule-brothers/erin-wisti?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=weirdhistory&utm_campaign=wh_active&utm_content=20211127 https://www.icelandairhotels.com/magazine/blog/icelands-13-yule-lads-mag https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/icelands-yule-lads-are-like-13-demented-santas-and-they-are-amazing Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Episode 3 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Happy Halloween! Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/inside-irelands-gate-to-hell-that-birthed-halloween https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/travel/thin-places-where-we-are-jolted-out-of-old-ways-of-seeing-the-world.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkUCEZKe9FA&t=92s Casey's Sources: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/a36915963/halloween-facts/ https://www.factinate.com/things/42-strange-facts-halloween/ https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/15/egyptian-official-claims-tomb-of-alexander-the-great-in-siwa/ Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Season one finale! Thank you for coming along with us. More news on our social medias for when S2 will come out. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo: nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/science/zoology#ref48755 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/06/health/evidence-puts-dolphins-in-new-light-as-killers.html https://www.the-sun.com/news/157479/aggressive-dolphin-attacks-are-on-the-rise-as-10-year-old-is-mauled-on-family-holiday/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/dolphins https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/140328-navy-dolphin-sea-lion-combat-ocean-animal-science https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphin-chef-follows-cuttlefish-recipe https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphins-catfish-feeding-behavior-animals https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphins-use-tools-peers-similar-great-apes https://awionline.org/content/swim-attractions-dolphin-assisted-therapy https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/inside-the-murky-world-of-dolphin-therapy Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_(crocodile) https://www.britannica.com/animal/crocodile-order https://factanimal.com/crocodiles/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0e9U21PJWk&t=412s Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist: http://incompetech.com/