Encyclopedia Obscura

It's goodbye to the bonus episodes but we are going out with a bang! Here is episode 7 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://apple.news/A_fcjxw3uQ2yJnHXPNEzB2Qhttps://apple.news/ApdDq47fESwKYSEpw1k...

We are back for the final 5 episodes of the show! (Warning!!! Our audio was kind of crap for this episode. We are really sorry about that and have fixed the issues)Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/an-essex-quakers-wife-the-indomitable-mary-farmer-her-daughters/ https://quaker.org/faith-and-practice/https://www.renofriends.org/are-quakers-mennonites-or-amish/https://www.history...

This week we get a little too personal with our experiences with the ocean? There is also history and science too. :)Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/story/just-how-many-oceans-are-therehttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.htmlhttps://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVYhttps://bestlifeonline.com/crazy-ocean-facts/https://www.britannica.com...

This week Karen talks about little green people (or possibly aliens?). Meanwhile, Casey takes us to the Bermuda Triangle to talk about two famous disappearances.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-of-Newburgh#ref165242https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Oxford_%281142%29https://en.wikipedia....

It's a TRUE CRIME EPISODE!! This week we talk about murder. Casey talks about a serial killer who had his own house of horrors and Karen covers the murder of Marvin Gaye. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_fairhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmeshttps://...

It's Episode 6 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. This episode Karen is out but we have a guest star! Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtY-90kcQNshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3iXS8sm7Q4https://...

This week we talk drastically different journeys as Karen talks about her favorite thing, the bible. Meanwhile, Casey takes us deep into the wilderness to tell a story about surviving against all odds. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/journeyhttps://todayscatholic.org/the-new-translation-of-the-holy-mass-12/https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026%3A17-30&a...

This week the spooky continues as Casey covers contacting murder victims. Meanwhile, Karen goes into the evolution of period products. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://www.thoughtco.com/top-popular-inventors-1992000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarrhttps://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/inventors.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouijahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-08/ouija-board-juror-misbeh...

This week we go spooky again as we talk haunted kitchens and an Inn that maybe should never have been built at all. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/394744491/?terms=william%20h%20mumler&match=1 Reichenbach, Karl. Physico-Physiological Researches on the Dynamides or Imponderables (Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallisation, and Chemical Attraction) in Their Relatio...

This week we talk Toilet Gods (no we are not kidding), sacrifices, and the origin of the word thug.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://listverse.com/2017/02/09/10-weirdly-specific-gods-your-mythology-class-left-out/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-japan-the-reign-of-the-toilet-god/article61790623.ece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_godhttps://en.wikipedia.org/...