Episode 17

Recent News

1. “British university offers master’s degree in magic and the occult,” theguardian.com, October 4, 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/oct/04/exeter-university-masters-degree-magic-occult

2. “Sealed Tomb Depicting Cerberus, Guardian of the Underworld, Found in Italy,” iflscience.com, October 12, 2023, https://www.iflscience.com/sealed-tomb-depicting-cerberus-guardian-of-the-underworld-found-in-italy-71055

3. “New ‘Giant’ Species of Long-Necked Dinosaur Discovered in Spain,” smithsonianmag.com, October 5, 2023, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-giant-species-of-long-necked-dinosaur-discovered-in-spain-180983013/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

4. “James Webb telescope finds never-before detected pairs of planet-like objects in Orion Nebula,” wionews.com, October 6, 2023, https://www.wionews.com/science/james-webb-finds-never-before-detected-pairs-of-planet-like-objects-in-the-orion-nebula-643329?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

5. “James Webb telescope makes ‘JuMBO’ discovery of planet-like objects in Orion,” bbc.com, October 2, 2023, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66974738

Old News

1. “The Great Northeast Blackout,” history.com, March 4, 2010, Updated November 6, 2020, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-northeast-blackout

2. “How Did the Northeast of America Go Dark During 1965?” historyhit.com, November 9, 2021, https://www.historyhit.com/the-northeast-blackout/

3. “The Great Northeastern Blackout of 1965,” newenglandhistoricalsociety.com, Date Unknown, https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/great-1965-northeastern-blackout/

4. “New Kingdom Rulers: Ramses III,” egyptianmuseum.org, Date Unknown, https://egyptianmuseum.org/explore/new-kingdom-ruler-ramses-iii

5. “Records of the strike in Egypt under Ramses III, c1157BCE,” libcom.org, February 26, 2007, https://libcom.org/article/records-strike-egypt-under-ramses-iii-c1157bce

6. “History’s First Recorded Strike By Workers,” thefridaytimes.com, June 27, 2022, https://thefridaytimes.com/27-Jun-2022/history-s-first-recorded-strike-by-workers

7. “Tootsie Rolls Saved The Troops At The Battle Of The Chosin Reservoir,” ripleys.com, August 5, 2016, https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/battle-chosin-reservoir/

8. “How Tootsie Rolls saved Marines during the Korean War,” talespress.com, Date Unknown, https://www.talespress.com/blog/how-tootsie-rolls-saved-marines-during-the-korean-war

9. “The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir,” marfork.marines.mil, October 17, 2018, https://www.marfork.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/1665198/the-battle-of-the-chosin-reservoir/

10. “Inflation Calculator,” usinflationcalculator.com, Accessed October 10, 2023, https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

11. “Husband of ‘Spirit Bride’ Sues Woman Medium for $7,500 as ‘Gold Digger,’” The San Francisco Examiner, November 27, 1927, https://www.newspapers.com/image/458159724/?terms=spirit%20bride&match=1

12. “‘Spirit Bride’ Trial in Kansas Exposes Medium,” The Morning Call, November 5, 1927, https://www.newspapers.com/image/274746861/?terms=spirit%20bride

13. “Spirit Bride Suit Hinges on Contract,” The Miami Herald, November 8, 1927, https://www.newspapers.com/image/616508630/?terms=spirit%20bride&match=1

Our Big Story

1. “The Story of the Doomed Franklin Expedition and the Mummified Body of John Torrington Left Behind,” allthatsinteresting.com, November 18, 2016, Updated July 25, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-torrington-franklin-expedition-mummies

2. “Arctic Autopsy: The Immortal John Torrington,” nathab.com, January 17, 2011, https://www.nathab.com/blog/arctic-autopsy-the-immortal-john-torrington/

3. “The Eerie Story of the HMS Terror and the Expedition that Ended in Cannibalism,” allthatsinteresting.com, August 28, 2019, Updated July 25, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/hms-terror

4. “Inside the Lost Franklin Expedition, the Arctic Voyage that Ended in Terrorism,” allthatsinteresting.com, September 3, 2020, Updated July 25, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/franklin-expedition

5. “What Happened to the Doomed Franklin Expedition? These Are the Clues,” history.com, January 3, 2020, September 12, 2023, https://www.history.com/news/franklin-expedition-mystery-northwest-passage

6. “Stranger in a Strange Land,” officialcharts.com, Accessed October 12, 2023, https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/iron-maiden-stranger-in-a-strange-land/

7. “The Frozen Man,” songfacts.com, October 12, 2023, https://www.songfacts.com/facts/james-taylor/the-frozen-man