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- The Donner Party
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The third episode of the Spooktacuar is about The Donner Party! This was a group of American pioneers who left for California in 1846. They took a shortcut known as the Hastings Cutoff, which turned out to be much longer and more treacherous than expected. The group would then get delayed by harsh weather and become trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter. As their supplies dwindled, they were forced to make desperate choices to survive, including cannibalism. Only a fraction of the group would survive.
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👻 Haunted Moonlight Podcast, hosted by Michelle
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42 min - The Sweating Sickness
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This episode of the Spooktacular is about The Sweating Sickness! This mysterious and deadly disease swept through England and Europe in the late 15th and 16th centuries. Beginning in 1485, this contagious illness caused sudden onset symptoms, and would often lead to death within hours.
This episode explores the chaotic historical context of outbreaks of The Sweating Sickness, including its impact on society and the theories surrounding its unknown cause. Drawing on accounts from people who were living through it, this episode also discusses the fear and superstition that gripped the population during these epidemics. The Sweating Sickness remains a frightening mystery in medical history, which is why it’s a great subject for the Spooktacular!
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⚰️ The D.E.A.D. Podcast, hosted by Desi
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26 min - Jamestown
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This first episode of 2024’s Spooktacular explores the history of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, established in 1607. The settlers faced a series of catastrophic challenges: a severe drought, poor relations with the indigenous tribes of the surrounding area, and not enough food. These challenges would lead to a year infamously known as ‘The Starving Time’. This episode gets into some real historical horror!
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👻Audibly Haunted, hosted by Ani Khajad0urian: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2241631
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24 min - The Hatfields and McCoys
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This episode looks into the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud.
This was a bitter and violent rivalry between two American families along the West Virginia-Kentucky border from 1863 to 1891.
This episode discusses how the feud started with wartime grievances, and then escalated with personal vendettas, a notorious pig dispute, and eventually brutal violence.
This episode also discusses how the feud's legacy has evolved in modern-day, with reconciliations and even a truce between the families and celebrations like the Hatfield-McCoy Reunion Festival.
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It's a History Podcast, hosted by Madison Schmidt:
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20 min - The Princes in the Tower
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This episode discusses the Princes in the Tower mystery! After the death of King Edward IV, his sons princes Edward and Richard went into the Tower of London to await Edward’s coronation. Their uncle Richard, who was regent, seized the throne and was crowned King Richard III. The two princes were never seen again, and the mystery of what happened to them has fueled questions and theories for hundreds of years. This episode gets into the rapid sequence of events leading to the disappearance of the two princes, and various theories about who might have been responsible for it.
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29 min - Marie Curie
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This episode discusses Marie Curie, who was born in Warsaw in 1867. She eventually moved to Paris, where she conducted groundbreaking scientific research with her husband Pierre Curie. Marie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Marie and Pierre discovered the elements polonium and radium, and also coined the term ‘radioactivity’. During the First World War, Marie would support the war effort, and invent mobile X-ray units. Marie Curie lived a very full, inspiring life, and has had a continued impact on science and medicine.
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🦉The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast,
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31 min - Helen Keller
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This episode discusses the life of Helen Keller. Born in 1880, Helen was left blind and deaf from an illness at 19 months old. She overcame great challenges with the help of her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan. From groundbreaking achievements like becoming the first blind-deaf person to earn a BA degree to her impactful advocacy work, Helen's legacy is both inspiring and enduring. Helen Keller was a remarkable person who made significant contributions to society, and her story is truly inspiring!
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26 min - Bonus episode: 5K downloads!
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Door Key has reached the milestone of five thousand downloads! This is a bonus episode to say thank you - going over some of my favorite moments throughout Door Key’s episodes.
Thank you so very much for listening to Door Key - here’s to the next five thousand downloads!
Here are links to each of the episodes that were mentioned in this episode:
Aaron Burr, after Alexander Hamilton: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/10857968
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/11095286
Julia Child:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/11278146
Edgar Alan Poe:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/11429727
Studio 54:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/12107927
John Adams:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/12569858
Oscar Wilde:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/13137213
Exploring the graffiti of Pompeii:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/13416320
Alice Roosevelt:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/13571298
The Salem Witch Trials:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/13696267
Amelia Earhart:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/14752939
Clara Bow:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/14845013
Rasputin:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/14899563
Sally Ride:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/15169364
Zheng Yi Sao:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2008007/15422059
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11 min - Zheng Yi Sao, The Pirate Queen
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Door Key is talking about Zheng Yi Sao, the Pirate Queen this episode!
Zheng Yi Sao lived in China during the late 1700s and early 1800s, and from humble beginnings ended up becoming not only history's most successful female pirate, but one of the most successful pirates in history, period. Zheng Yi Sao is the epitome of the phrase ‘Well-behaved women seldom make history’, and her story is fascinating!
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The picture I used for the episode: 'A fanciful depiction from History of Pirates of all Nations published in 1836' - Public Domain.Support the show
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22 min - A Conversation with historian Jackson van Uden
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My friend historian, political scientist, and author Jackson van Uden and I had a conversation about totalitarian regimes and the movie ‘The Death of Stalin’. The movie is a satire, so we were able to talk about this dark subject from a different lens than usual.
Jackson’s info:- website: https://historywithjackson.co.uk/
- podcast ‘History with Jackson’: https://historywithjackson.co.uk/podcast
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXh8pNeS7gdE377kgrNOIw
- books ‘The Crystallisation of Totalitarianism’ and ‘Dictators’: https://historywithjackson.co.uk/books
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47 min
About Door Key
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I find myself drawn to the more social side of history than dates or battles. While I do think dates and battles are important, I find questions like ‘When did Catherine of Aragon realize…
she'd lost Henry VIII’s love to Anne Boleyn?’ or ‘Just what exactly was Aaron Burr's deal?’ to be what really fascinates me about history. This is the lens that I view history from on the Door Key Podcast (and the accompanying Substack newsletter) because I'm a dork with a deep love of history who wants to talk about it.
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