I've been having a rough few weeks and I thought a great pick me up would be to get George to come over and talk hockey.  Since this is a history and pop culture podcast I figure we could talk about one of the greatest hockey games in history; the 1980 USA vs USSR Olympic hockey game.  Also known as the Miracle on Ice.  So, we talk about that game, but mostly we talk about how the game was actually a sort of proxy war between the US and the Soviets.  We also talk about hockey in general and how political it is in Russia, even today.

Hey, guys!  In the last episode I talked about vampires.  In this episode I continue with the theme of blood sucking creatures of the night and talk to you about El Chupacabra.  This was actually a lot more fun than I thought it would be and I think I'm starting to sound better over the mic.  

Watch out world, soon I'll be a decent podcaster.

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In honor of Halloween, I spend this episode trying to give you as much information about vampires as I possibly can in 20 minutes.  I think it worked out alright.  I talk about Dracula and discuss how we use vampires in pop culture to help us express things that we are either afraid of or identify with. 

I got analytical.  It was fun and I hope you enjoy it too.

 

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Welcome, to And the Hero is, the history and pop culture podcast.  In this episode I talk to you about mummies curses, King Tut, and how women can use tales of the supernatural to their advantage.

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In this episode I talk about a specific episode of the old television show The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  I also talk about the development of the Middle East as we know it today as well as the famous Lawrence of Arabia.  

 

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For this episode I got my friend George to come over and talk about Slenderman and our feelings about creepypastas in general.  I also complain a lot about the Slenderman movie that just came out.  We also talk about some other creepy stories that we really like which is hopefully as fun for you as it was for us.

If you would like to shoot me some horror movie recommedations feel free to hit me up on twitter @msbadgerwillow.

In this episode I talk about Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk and all of the inspirations their story pulls from.  This includes Jekyll and Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and the Golem of Prague.  I learned a lot of stuff in preparation for this episode, including the fact that I like Bruce Banner more than I thought I did.  

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This episode guest stars my sister Linda and we talk about the British TV show Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper.  We also talk about some of the other media Jack the Ripper has made an appearance in.

In this episode I talk about Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  I discuss Doyles obession with spiritualism and his conflict with famous magician Harry Houdini.

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In this episode I talk about Thor, Loki, and the mythology that inspired them.  I also give you a very brief overview of Viking history.