Don't Look Now

We discuss the creation and history of the great American comfort food, Mac and Cheese.

We discuss the story behind the invention/discovery of LSD and its extraction from ergot, the plant fungus that is considered to be behind almost every crazy witchcraft story from the middle ages.

We discuss Horace de Vere Cole and his many audacious pranks pulled during the glory days of the British Empire.  

The Field of Cloth of Gold was a huge party/festival/show of power thrown by Henry VIII of England (yes that Henry the 8th) and Francis I of France to show their desire for better relations and to subtly attempt to outshine each other and 5000 of their friends.  Learn all about the fun, from the tens of thousands of gallons of wine to the King on King wrestling match. 

Was Arizona "Ma" Barker a criminal mastermind that running the Barker-Karpis gang or just a middle aged mom trying to do her best to support her boys (who just happened to be murderous felons)?  We discuss Ma and the Gang from their beginnings to their notorious end in a Florida shootout.

In 1984, Malcolm Fairley terrified a series of small English towns with a spree of break ins, serial rape, and random mayhem. Dubbed ‘The Fox’ he was eventually captured by police after they were able to track his type and color of car from tracks and paint scrapings.

The suicide rate among First Nations youth in Canada is among the highest for any group in the world.  We discuss the origins of this alarming trend and how they relate to "The 60s Scoop" a policy in which indigenous children were taken from their families for placement in foster homes or adoption.

We discuss the Legend of Gil Perez, a 16th Century Spanish Solider that found himself instantly transported from the Manila in the Philippines to Mexico City, Mexico.  We also discuss Urban Legends in general, how they get started, why they stick in our heads, and the details of a few popular ones.

Jinn or Djinn are supernatual creatures from Arabian culture and are a concept that has spread around the world with Islam.  Western culture mostly has used the term Genie to describe the concept with the most famous version being the wish giving Genie from 1001 Arabian Nights.  We discuss the concept and history of Jinn which differs significantly from what is commonly seen in western culture.

We discuss Julia Child, renowned chef, American Cultural icon, deliverer of French cuisine to the common American household, and spy??