A look at the Hope Diamond and other allegedly cursed gems from recent history.           DeBeers slogan (1947) predates Bond book (1956) and is different: A Diamond Is Forever | Diamonds Are Forever The Gift - anthro book about reciprocity Superman and the giant spider story - Kevin Smith Osiander's preface to Copernicus Robert Conrad (the actor) famous battery ads from 1979 David Trampier - artist for D&D; PHB  The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Recent TV adaptation of same The Mark of the Beast - Kipling Jean-Baptiste Tavernier The Order of the Golden Fleece (NatGeo) Curator of Gems at Smithsonian Institution Paul Desautels Jeb alluded to trouble at the end of his career Link to "The Dollop" episode on the McClean family. We don't know if the Koh-i-noor diamond is related to Star Trek's Kolinahr.

S03E20 - Diamond Curse

The show where we watch the 1970s TV show "In Search Of..." and look at possible explanations the producers didn't consider.

Natural Sciences

Science & Medicine

Science

Blake and Jeb look for the real location of Mt. Sinai, where Moses was supposed to have received the Ten Commandments from God.

S04E12 - Ten Commandments (Explicit)

   Jeb and Blake extinguish our cigarettes, put our trays in the upright position, and head out the back of the plane in search of the elusive skyjacker known as D. B. Cooper. Nimoy Fashion Alert - dimly lit corporate office edition.   D. B. Cooper - Wikipedia The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (Movie) - if you buy it on Amazon we get a few pennies. Recent Netflix series on D. B. Cooper Blake's friend Rick Ollerman offered some opinions on vintage round parachutes.     Later we meet Nimoy outside where you can make out more of his ensemble.   Of course this is an episode about D. B. Cooper - who for Jeb and I, evokes the classic "MIB" look.   This ain't deal-a-meal. This is a different Richard Simmons.   There is some great photography in this episode. I liked seeing the reservoir and dam. Imagine landing there on a stormy November night without jump boots...     Finally - kudos to the faceless Cooper stand-in who lugged stuff around in the anonymous re-creations.    

S04E11 - In Search of D. B. Cooper

    Jeb and Blake join Leonard Nimoy's search for Pompeii!  (Well - is it really about finding Pompeii?  Or is it about finding a possibly Christian cross in Pompeii?  Tune in and find out!)   Links:     Depictions of the crucifixion in Medieval Art    People debating the cross at Pompeii    Christian graffiti at Pompeii   House of the Faun - Pompeii   About that "lost Legion" thing    Discovery and rediscovery of Pompeii   Giuseppe Fiorelli    Terentius Neo   Lupinar   Villa of Mysteries   Dinosyian Mysteries   Greco-Roman Mysteries   Thyrsus   Nimoy Fashion Alert!    Hey - it's NOT a Jumpsuit.    We complain but there really is WAY too much red-shift in the majority of this episode:     You need pumice? WE GOT BUCKETS OF PUMICE!             

S04E10 - Pompeii (Explicit)

   Jeb and Blake track the last cryptozoology episode of the original In Search Of… as we join the late Peter C. Byrne in a search for "The Abominable Snowman."  Imagining the Wild Man: Yeti Sightings in Folktales and Newspapers of the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills  More on Tom Slick - MonsterTalk Monty Python "abattoir" sketch Searching for Sasquatch (affiliate link)  Article about Byrne still "hunting" in his 90s. The Eternal Return  Bigfoot Map Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds (YouTube) Horror in the Heights - Kolchak Episode with Rakshasha   NFA - "Proof of Life"       Crevasse photo we mention from the episode.     

S04E09 - The Abominable Snowman

 Jeb is right at home as we go In Search Of... Mexican Pyramids!  Links from research  Sacrifice City  Great Pyramid of Cholula  Templo Mayor   Ruz' Palenque Dissertation   The Christmas Robbery of the Century  Secrets of the Maya Temple (1958)  Museo (2018) movie about the robbery - affiliate link   Mystery of the Meridas Ciudad Maya nightclub  Music/Art film tied to the nightclub site   Operation PBSuccess - CIA and Guatemala    Mystery film we think MAY have sourced part of this episode.  Director Jean Chartier    Pyramid Comparison visual tool (wikipedia)     Nimoy Fashion Alert!  Jungle Cotton Blend edition:       There are actually subtle stripes on that shirt!    This episode has some amazing models - so cool:    And - of course - it wouldn't be ISO without some reenactments...     

S03E20 - Diamond Curse

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