Anomalous Fascination

Anomalous Fascination

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  • Bonus Episode - Q&A

    This week, I will be answering listener questions about past episodes, the show as a whole, and about me - Andy. Please note - this is an unscripted and lightly edited episode - so don't expect top tier quality here. Check it out!



    Music:


    Music:  Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad". 

    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad   


    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song "Come Fly with Me". 

     You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.

    37 min
  • The Carrington Event
    In episode 24, we go back in time to the late 1850s...when one man's scientific discovery...quickly turned into worldwide terror. Because sometimes...when it comes to telescopes....images can be closer than they may appear.....Lets take a stroll, shall we?
    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
    https://www.history.com/news/a-perfect-solar-superstorm-the-1859-carrington-event
    https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/08/carrington-event-warning/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_maximum
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunspot
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaic_pile
    https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/in-depth/#:~:text=The%20Sun%2C%20like%20others%20stars,%25%20hydrogen%20and%2027.4%25%20helium.
    Music: 
    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad". 
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad   
    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song "Watching tower".  
    You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com. 
     And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "Drown in Mirrors".  
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing
    21 min
  • Phantom Islands
    In episode 23, we zoom out. Taking our sights off the comings and goings of humanity and onto the map of the world. Or should I say...."Maps"...of the world. The face of the world has changed millions of times throughout history...usually through exploration and discovery....but sometimes...through "Undiscovery"....lets take a stroll shall we?
    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermeja
    https://www.wonderslist.com/top-10-phantom-islands/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasil_(mythical_island)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_island
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougherty_Island
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Island,_New_Caledonia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealandia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_reckoning
    Music:
    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad".
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad  
    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their songs "Watching tower" and "Chod".  
    You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.  
    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their song "The Healing". 
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing
    15 min
  • The Death of Rodney Marks
    In episode 22, we head south....WAY south - to explore the only known possible murder on our 7th continent...Antarctica....let’s take a stroll shall we?
    Sources:
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jan/14/antarctica.robinmckie#:~:text=Mystery%20of%20poisoning%20in%20Antarctic%20deepens%20as%20suicide%20is%20ruled%20out,-Battle%20by%20New&text=In%20a%20few%20weeks%20coroner,Marks%20at%20the%20South%20Pole
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Marks
    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/579732/mysterious-death-rodney-marks-scientist-who-was-poisoned-antarctica
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/russian-faces-antarctica-attempted-murder-charge-180970632/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Submillimeter_Telescope_and_Remote_Observatory
    https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/cruise/#:~:text=The%20trip%20to%20Mars%20will,at%20Jezero%20Crater%20on%20Mars.
    Music:
    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad". 
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad 
    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song "Watching tower". 
    You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com. 
    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "Cursed House".
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing
    18 min
  • Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone
    In Episode 21, we will be going back to a familiar place and time...but where we go from there...isn't quite what you'd have expected. Join as we follow the lives of Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone - in their lives AFTER Lincoln was assassinated.....Lets take a stroll shall we?
    Promo from Octoberpod - octoberpodvhs.com.  youtu.be/Ux-mNWYo2zY (immediately following episode)
    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Harris#:~:text=Harris%20and%20Rathbone%20were%20married,born%20September%2015%2C%201872).
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rathbone
    https://blog.nyhistory.org/attending-fords-theater-with-the-lincolns-the-tragic-lives-of-clara-harris-and-henry-rathbone/
    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/07/henry-reed-rathbone/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
    Music: 
    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad". You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad
    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "The Loneliness" You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing
    17 min
  • The Sodder Children (Part 2)
    In Episode 20, we will be continuing our investigation into the events of December 24th, 1945. Things seemed strange enough the night of the incident...but somehow...it only gets stranger after that......lets take a stroll shall we?
    Sources:
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance
    https://thoughtcatalog.com/emily-madriga/2018/03/35-puzzling-facts-about-the-sodder-children-disappearance/
    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/522074/enduring-mystery-sodder-childrens-christmas-disappearance
    Music:
    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad".
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad
    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their songs "There" and "Watching tower".
    You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.
    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing"
    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing
    25 min
  • The Sodder Children (Part 1)

    In Episode 19, we'll be diving into a subject so incredible...that I had to make two episodes out of it. Part 1 is the story of what happened...part 2...will be everything else. Hop in and learn about a family who lost more than they could bear when an early morning tragedy struck their family....Lets take a stroll shall we?


    Sources:

    https://thoughtcatalog.com/emily-madriga/2018/03/35-puzzling-facts-about-the-sodder-children-disappearance/


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance


    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/


    https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Sodder_Family


    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/522074/enduring-mystery-sodder-childrens-christmas-disappearance#:~:text=George%20and%20Jennie%20Sodder%E2%80%94both,toys%20they%20had%20already%20acquired.



    Music:


     Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad" and their song "Idea". 

    You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad


    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song  "Watching tower". 

    You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com. 


    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" 

     You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing

    17 min
  • The Salish Sea Feet
    In Episode 18, we're headed to the great pacific northwest. Where we will be exploring a series of....unpleasant discoveries...that have haunted British Columbia and Washington for the past 14 years....Lets take a stroll shall we?
    Sources:
    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea_human_foot_discoveries
    - https://longreads.com/2019/04/08/the-curious-tale-of-the-salish-sea-feet/
    - https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/12/18/16777724/human-feet-beach-pacific-northwest-seattle-vancouver
    - https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/the-macabre-case-of-the-21-severed-feet-of-the-salish-sea-71209d372a8e
    http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/05/18/the-strange-salish-sea-foot-mystery/
    Music:
    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad".
    You can find more from them at:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad
    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song  "Watching tower".
    You can find more from them at:
    http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.
    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "The Signals"
    You can find more from them at:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing
    19 min
  • The Fermi Paradox

    In Episode 17, we're getting back to outer space...with a familiar friend that seemingly shows up everywhere in this show...aliens. We'll be tackling a question that a well known physicist once posed...."where are they?"... Lets take a stroll, shall we?


    Sources

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox


    https://www.biography.com/scientist/enrico-fermi


    https://www.britannica.com/story/the-fermi-paradox-where-are-all-the-aliens


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Drake


    Music:

    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad".

    You can find more from them at:

    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad

    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song  "Watching tower".

    You can find more from them at:

    http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.

    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "White Atlantis"

    You can find more from them at:

    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing

    20 min
  • The Great Sheep Panic

    In Episode 16, we will be discussing a bizarre, but more light hearted subject. When something so frightening and alarming occurred...that thousands of sheep would go absolutely berserk... Lets take a stroll, shall we?


    Sources


    https://esoterx.com/2015/07/14/the-mysterious-oxfordshire-sheep-panic-of-1888/


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sheep_Panic


    https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/08/the-strange-case-of-the-great-sheep-panics-of-oxfordshire/


    Music:

    Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad".

    You can find more from them at:

    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad

    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song  "Watching tower".

    You can find more from them at:

    http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.

    And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "When You Leave"

    You can find more from them at:

    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing

    14 min

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