Don't Look Now

The Haunted Mansion is one of Disney's most famous rides.  We discuss the history of the ride and it's backstory, both fictional and historical.  Come learn about the Haunted Mansion.

What do you get when you mix two eccentric brothers, hoarding, and paranoia?  You get the sad yet fascinating case of the Collyer brothers.  These two bachelor brothers became part of Harlem lore due to the sad, grizzly tale of the discovery of their bodies in their brownstone apartment that was filled with over 100 tons of trash and collected items. 

We continue our segment on the American fur trade with the impacts of the trade on societies, the effect on Native American women, and the rise of the Metis people.

We discuss the American Fur Trade, one of the earliest and most important economic trades between Europe and the natives and colonies in the New World.  This trade resulted in multiple wars between native tribes, and constant rivalry between the French and English colonies.

It might not be pretty, but it sure is interesting.  We discuss the origins, history, and cultural implications of Syphilis.  Once a horrifying disease that caused madness and disfigurement, The Pox was stigmatized in many cultures and many time periods.  Come find out more as we discuss the uncomfortable topic of Syphilis. 

The Molly Maguires were an Irish secret society from the 19th century what were know for vigilantism against authority figures deemed to have wronged the people.  The are most famous for their involvement in the labor conflicts over the conditions of immigrant laborers in late 19th century Pennsylvania.  However, were the Molly Maguires really a threat or was their existence made up to excuse local bosses in crushing a new formed labor union?  Check out this week's podcast and find out.

Dr. Grover Krantz was an American anthropologist that was widely published on multiple topics.  He also was an avid bigfoot hunter, both figuratively and literally, researching any traces of the possible animal and driving though the woods at night with a shotgun.  Listen in and learn all about this highly colorful character.

John B. Calhoun was interested in looking at the effects of overcrowding on societies of mammals, so he created a mouse utopia, Universe 25.  Universe 25 was an environment made with unlimited supplies of food and water with no predators, where the mice could live without stress and allow their population to grow without environmental restriction.  What he found was an initial utopia with explosive population growth, but it eventually led to a complete collapse of the social structure of the mice and the death of the entire colony.  What can we learn from this experiment and how might if parallel human society?  Come find out!

The actress Natalie Wood, is synonymous with the golden age of Hollywood.  Famous as a child actress she is sill known for her role in "A Miracle on 34th Street"  and as Maria in "West Side Story".  She was active from the 1940s until her untimely death by drowning under mysterious circumstances in 1981.  We discuss her origins as Natalie Zacharenko, the daughter of Russian immigrants, her path from child star to adult in Hollywood, and what might have happened that final fateful night on her yacht.

We discuss the famous duo of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, founders in turn of Psychoanalysis and Analytical Psychology.  Their relationship went from friends and compatriots to bitter rivals.  What caused the rift and what did each of them contribute to the understanding of the human condition?  Come find out!