Episode 16

Recent News

1. “Wally the emotional support alligator went to see the Phillies. Then he went viral,” npr.org, September 29, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202615294/wally-emotional-support-alligator-phillies-game

2. “Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say,” apnews.com, September 20, 2023, https://apnews.com/article/outhouse-toilet-rescue-apple-watch-michigan-412b00a58658eb32c36e9610a6714b9a#lnorfyl4vdziaupr5l

3. “Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state,” apnews.com, September 23, 2023, https://apnews.com/article/flamingos-wisconsin-lake-michigan-beach-614fabe236ce2f2da86b12e1edb4510a#lnorfrqtdkp9swbtv5q

4. “Sealed 5,000-Year-Old Wine Jars From Ancient Egypt Unearthed,” newsweek.com, October 2, 2023, https://www.newsweek.com/sealed-5000-year-old-wine-jars-ancient-egypt-unearthed-1831382

Old News

1. “D.B. Cooper Hijacking,” fbi.gov, Updated July 12, 2016, https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking

2. “D.B. Cooper,” crime museum.org, Date Unknown, https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/d-b-cooper/

3. “Man leaps from plane with $200,000 ransom,” Ukiah Daily Journal, November 25, 1971, https://www.newspapers.com/article/13897862/man_leaps_from_plane_with_200000/

4. “Larry Batson,” Star Tribune. December 5, 1971, https://www.newspapers.com/image/185140802/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE4NTE0MDgwMiwiaWF0IjoxNjkzNTcxMjQ4LCJleHAiOjE2OTM2NTc2NDh9._lpUoObv6TEwQxqnVoQElobNTCX6cqtspkW39WX9Vs0

5. “DB Cooper hijacked a plane, stole a pile of cash, and vanished. Fifty years on, a ‘hero’ flight attendant speaks out,” independent.co.uk, February 10, 2022, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/db-cooper-hijacking-flight-attendant-b1981703.html

6. “This abandoned railway was London’s train for the dead,” nationalgeographic.co.uk, November 2, 2020, https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2020/11/this-abandoned-railroad-was-londons-train-for-the-dead

7. “The London Necropolis Railway Funeral Train Carried the Dead to Their Graves for 87 Years,” cultofweird.com, Date Unknown, https://www.cultofweird.com/death/london-necropolis-railway/

8. “London Necropolis Railway Station,” atlasobscura.com, January 6, 2015, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/london-necropolis-railway-station

9. “The London Necropolis Railway,” london-walking-tours.co.uk, Date Unknown, https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/secret-london/london-necropolis-railway.htm

10. “How Gorbachev and Reagan’s Friendship Helped Thaw the Cold War,” history.com October 24, 2019, https://www.history.com/news/gorbachev-reagan-cold-war

11. “Presidential X-Files: Ronald Reagan and the Alien Attack,” potus-geeks.livejournal.com, April 6, 2021, https://potus-geeks.livejournal.com/1313646.html

12. “Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion,” smithsonianmag.com, November 25, 2015, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reagan-and-gorbachev-agreed-pause-cold-war-case-alien-invasion-180957402/

13. “Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Fight Aliens Together,” ripleys.com, March 1, 2016, https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/alien-invasion-agreement/

14. “Men Struggle in Flood of Whisky,” The Tacoma Daily Ledger, December 23, 1906, https://www.newspapers.com/image/724915368/?terms=Gorbals%20whisky%20flood&match=1

15. “Our History,” adelphidistillery.com, Date Unknown, https://www.adelphidistillery.com/our-history/

16. “The History of Scotch Whisky, Uisge Beatha,” historic-uk.com, Date Unknown, https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Uisge-Beatha/

Our Big Story

1. “Diamond A Hoodoo.” Newark Star-Eagle. January 7, 1908. Page 10. https://www.newspapers.com/image/895119813/?terms=%22hope%20diamond%22&match=1

2. “Diamond Dealers Find Times Hard.” Salinas Daily Index. January 7, 1908. Page 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/527575009/?terms=%22hope%20diamond%22&match=1

3. “Famous Hope Diamond Is Really A Misfortune.” Buffalo Enquirer. January 7, 1908. Page 11. https://www.newspapers.com/image/325645243/?terms=%22hope%20diamond%22&match=1

4. “History of the Hope Diamond.” National Museum of Natural History. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/explore/collections/hope-diamond-history

5. “History of the Hope Diamond.” Smithsonian Institute. https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond/history

6. “The Hope Diamond Mystery & Curse.” Capetown Diamond Museum. https://www.capetowndiamondmuseum.org/blog/2019/09/5988/

7. “Hope Diamond Timeline.” PBS. https://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/hope/hlevel_1/htimeline.html

8. “Hope Diamond Wrapper.” Smithsonian Institute. https://www.si.edu/object/hope-diamond-wrapper:npm_1992.2002.15

9. Live Science Staff. “Is the Hope Diamond Really Cursed?” Live Science. November 10, 2011. https://www.livescience.com/16981-hope-diamond-cursed.html

10. “The Many Owners of the Hope Diamond.” Smithsonian Institute. https://www.si.edu/object/many-owners-hope-diamond:yt_t-ihhvxdu7Q

11. “Remarkable Diamond A Hoodoo.” Washington Post. January 19, 1908. https://www.newspapers.com/image/28877863/?terms=%22hope%20diamond%22&match=1

12. “Queen Elizabeth Visits the Smithsonian.” Smithsonian Institute. https://www.si.edu/object/queen-elizabeth-visits-smithsonian:siris_sic_8562