205 | 1847: A Cannibal Story

This is an exploration of the "psychology" of the circumstances that lead to the decision to cannibalize others to survive. This large group of ambitious, largely white emigrants made several ill-informed decisions that put them several months behind schedule to reach their destination. Their delay had them stranded in an inescapable snowstorm in already nearly impassable terrain. The rest, as they say, is history. Links for Today:https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0CzxWpBueNqLVuH1g_gUF58HQ#Journal_Article_on_Historical_Evidence https://www.etymonline.com/word/cannibal#etymonline_v_667 (Etymology of “cannibal”)https://www.jstor.org/stable/25612556?seq=1 (Article on how “cannibal” was a political term)https://www.amazon.com/Emigrants-Oregon-California-Lansford-Hastings/dp/1557092451 (The Huckster’s Guide to an Early Death)https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0Ga06vDZkvoQqEiYMMt7YVpdg#Mexicans_in_the_California_Mines,_1848-53 https://www.timothysnyder.org/books/bloodlands https://www.babymed.com/info/eating-placenta-placentophagia (Discussion on whether eating placentas is cannibalism)https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/eating-placentas-cannibalism-recycling-or-health-food/ (Skeptical critique of placenta eating)https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17095605 (BBC Article on starvation)Donnar MuseumCookbookVOX Article on CannibalismNPR Article: When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged2009 Movie on the Donnar Party (looks terrible lol)Other movies that depict CannibalismDonnar Party Memorial siteWe are on Reddit! https://www.reddit.com/user/WhyWeDoWhatWeDo RecommendationsAbraham: Ike’s Love and Sandwiches (http://www.loveandsandwiches.com/locations/)Shane: Black Card by Chris L. Terry (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/black-card-chris-l-terry/1130028044)You can reach us directly at 775.525.0908, at [email protected], through the comments below OR on social via @wwdwwdpodcast or #wwdwwdpodcast.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.