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Episode 15 - Niagara Falls, Frankie Angel
Sharing some weird info about holiday tradition and other cold weather trivia. Also, I botch some Icelandic words and we learn about the unfortunate fate of the Yule Goat.
Songs for this episode:
- Hazy Shade of Winter - the Bangles
- Two Weeks in December - Skullcrusher
- Candles - Daughter
- A Long December - the Counting Crows
- The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
- Staralfur (the Staring Elf) - Sigur Ros
Sources:
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mount-ingino-christmas-tree
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/our-favorite-scandinavian-yuletide-burning-goat-is-back
- https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/i-17-mystery-christmas-tree
- https://historycollection.com/15-bizarre-christmas-traditions-from-history-you-wont-believe-existed/
- https://www.japanesewithhikari.com/blog/kfc-and-christmas-in-japan-how-it-has-become-a-tradition
- https://adventures.is/blog/iceland-christmas-eve-tradition/
- https://www.mashed.com/1454845/worst-christmas-food-trends/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station
- https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/sweden-does-not-use-new-beet-extract-salt-de-ice-roads-nourish-birds-2025-11-21/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/19/fact-check-photo-doesnt-show-finlands-reflective-reindeer-antlers/7971862002/
- https://dunapress.org/why-norwegians-hide-brooms-on-christmas-eve-a-fascinating-tradition/
- https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-new-science-of-how-winter-affects-your-brain-and-body-and-what-to-do-about-it/90998751
- https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/01/03/what-cold-weather-does-to-the-body-and-how-to-protect-yourself-this-winter
Sound mixing performed by Brother Jay from The Rule of Scary podcast - check that out if you’re a horror movie fan! And hey! Thank you for listening to my stories. Keep it weird out there.
To find song recommendations for this podcast, check out the Spotify Professional Weird playlist
- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d
Email me at [email protected]
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By Anonymous NarratorSharing some weird info about holiday tradition and other cold weather trivia. Also, I botch some Icelandic words and we learn about the unfortunate fate of the Yule Goat.
Songs for this episode:
- Hazy Shade of Winter - the Bangles
- Two Weeks in December - Skullcrusher
- Candles - Daughter
- A Long December - the Counting Crows
- The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
- Staralfur (the Staring Elf) - Sigur Ros
Sources:
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mount-ingino-christmas-tree
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/our-favorite-scandinavian-yuletide-burning-goat-is-back
- https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/i-17-mystery-christmas-tree
- https://historycollection.com/15-bizarre-christmas-traditions-from-history-you-wont-believe-existed/
- https://www.japanesewithhikari.com/blog/kfc-and-christmas-in-japan-how-it-has-become-a-tradition
- https://adventures.is/blog/iceland-christmas-eve-tradition/
- https://www.mashed.com/1454845/worst-christmas-food-trends/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station
- https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/sweden-does-not-use-new-beet-extract-salt-de-ice-roads-nourish-birds-2025-11-21/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/19/fact-check-photo-doesnt-show-finlands-reflective-reindeer-antlers/7971862002/
- https://dunapress.org/why-norwegians-hide-brooms-on-christmas-eve-a-fascinating-tradition/
- https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-new-science-of-how-winter-affects-your-brain-and-body-and-what-to-do-about-it/90998751
- https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/01/03/what-cold-weather-does-to-the-body-and-how-to-protect-yourself-this-winter
Sound mixing performed by Brother Jay from The Rule of Scary podcast - check that out if you’re a horror movie fan! And hey! Thank you for listening to my stories. Keep it weird out there.
To find song recommendations for this podcast, check out the Spotify Professional Weird playlist
- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d
Email me at [email protected]