Episode 4

Recent News

1. “British police show up looking for a screaming woman and find a parrot,” UPI, https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/07/11/Essex-police-parrot-screaming-woman/4461689094904

2. “World experiences a run on pink paint due to the production of the new Barbie movie,” NPR, https://www.npr.org/2023/06/05/1180133265/barbie-movie-pink-paint-shortage

3. “Knockoff Louis Vuitton handback the size of a grain of salt sells for 5 figures,”  HuffPost, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/small-handbag-sold-five-figures_n_649e6dd0e4b0c7e9d8e67347

Old News

1. BBC News. “Cambridge University Selwyn Master Keeps ‘Banned’ Dog as ‘Very Large Cat.’” 8/28/2014. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28966001#. Accessed 7/5/2023.

2. Belmore, Ryan. “Today in Newport History: August 11, 1866-First Roller Skating Rink Opens to the Public in U.S.” What’s Up Newp. 8/11/2022. https://whatsupnewp.com/2022/08/today-in-newport-history-august-11-1866-first-roller-skating-rink-opens-to-the-public-in-us/. Accessed 7/5/2023.

3. Bhatia, Aatish. “The Sound So Loud That it Circled the Earth Four Times.” Nautilus. 7/11/2016. https://nautil.us/the-sound-so-loud-that-it-circled-the-earth-four-times-2-236014/. Accessed 7/5/2023.

4. Boundy, Hannah. “The Onion King and Market Manipulation.” Sherwood Financial Partners. 5/20/2021. https://www.sherwoodfp.com/post/the-onion-king-and-market-manipulation. Accessed 7/5/2023.

5. Congress.gov. “H.R.376—An Act to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act to Prohibit Trading in Onion Futures in Commodity Exchanges.” Library of Congress. https://www.congress.gov/bill/85th-congress/house-bill/376/text. Accessed 7/5/2023.

6. Dierking, Ellie. “Cambridge University Master Can Keep His Banned Pet Dog After Convincing Officials It’s a ‘Very Large Cat.’” Huffington Post. 8/29/2014. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/29/cambridge-university-banned-pet-dog-very-large-cat_n_5736276.html. Accessed 7/5/2023.

7. Hermitanio, Maui. “Move Over Sue: Largest Dinosaur Ever Discovered to Replace T-Rex Display Spot at Field Museum in Chicago.” Tech Times. 2/6/2018. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/220436/20180206/sue-bigger-dinosaur-replace-t-rex-display-chicago-field-museum.htm. Accessed 7/6/2023.

8. History.com Editors. “Krakatoa.” HISTORY. A&E Television Networks. 5/9/2018. https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/krakatoa. Accessed 7/5/2023.

9. History.com Editors. “Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex Discovered.” HISTORY. A&E Television Networks. 11/24/2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skeleton-of-tyrannosaurus-rex-discovered. Accessed 7/6/2023.

10. Montanari, Shaena. “America’s Most Famous (And Most Expensive) Dinosaur Turns 25 Today.” Forbes. 8/15/2015. https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaenamontanari/2015/08/12/americas-most-famous-and-most-expensive-dinosaur-turns-25-today/?sh=56f1e9edf974. Accessed 7/6/2023.

11. Mosey, Roger. “The College Cat.” Selwyn College. University of Cambridge. 8/28/2014. https://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/-the-college-cat. Accessed 7/5/2023.

12. Selwyn College. “The Master.” University of Cambridge. https://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/current-members/master-and-fellows/master. Accessed 7/5/2023.

13. Smallwood, Karl. “Vincent Kosuga and His Onions.” Today I Found Out. 4/23/2014. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/04/vincent-kosuga-onions/. Accessed 7/5/2023.

Our Big Story

1. Donahue, Bill. “Preview: Was the First Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker a Fraud?” Backpacker. 9/13/2021. https://www.backpacker.com/stories/people/profiles/was-the-appalachian-trails-first-thru-hiker-earl-shaffer-a-fraud/. Accessed 7/6/2023. 

2. Donaldson, David, and Maurice J. Forrester. A Grip on the Mane of Life: An Authorized Biography of Earl V. Shaffer. Gardners, PA: Appalachian Trail Museum, 2014. 

3. “Hiker Completes Greater Part of 2000-Mile Trek.” Rutland Daily Herald. 7/29/1948. Page. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/534576914/?terms=%22earl%20shaffer%22&match=1. Accessed 7/6/2023. 

4. King, Brian. “‘The Long Cruise’ of Earl Shaffer.” Appalachian Trail. 8/5/2018. https://appalachiantrail.org/official-blog/the-long-cruise-earl-shaffer-at-thru-hike/. Accessed 7/5/2023. 

5. Janssen, Wendy. “National Park Getaway: Appalachian National Scenic Trail.” National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/getaway-appa.htm#:~:text=It%27s%20said%20that%20two%2Dthirds,of%20access%20points%20every%20year. Accessed 7/5/2023. 

6. “Mount Katahdin–Baxter State Park.” National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/places/katahdin-baxter-state-park.htm. Accessed 7/5/2023. 

7. Tucker, Abigail. “The Army Veteran Who Became the First to Hike the Entire Appalachian Trail.” Smithsonian Magazine. July 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/army-veteran-became-first-hike-entire-appalachian-trail-180963678/. Accessed 7/3/2023.