In this week's bonus episode, Erin & Steph talk about the chaotic end to the end of a 300 year imperial rule over Russia, and try to uncover the mystery surrounding a possible survivor of the Romanov family massacre -- Anastasia.

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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From Russia with Love by Huma-Huma

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Sources:

“Anastasia.” Unsolved Mysteries, performance by Robert Stack, season 6, episode 3, NBC, 6 Oct. 1993.

Blakemore, Erin. “Why Czar Nicholas II and the Romanovs Were Murdered.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 25 Oct. 2018, www.history.com/news/romanov-family-murder-execution-reasons.

Coble, Michael D., et al. “Mystery Solved: The Identification of the Two Missing Romanov Children Using DNA Analysis.” PLoS ONE, vol. 4, no. 3, 2009, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004838.

“Iconic Corpse: The Romanov Family.” YouTube, Ask a Mortician, 19 Oct. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2xFsK0klw&t=1s.

King, Greg, and Penny Wilson. The Resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

Lawhon, Ariel. I Was Anastasia: a Novel. Anchor Books, 2019.

Miller, Kelsey. “The Real Story Of The Fake Anastasia.” Anna Anderson Anastasia The Romanovs True Story, Refinery 29, 16 May 2016, www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/05/110617/anna-anderson-anastasia-romanov-impostor.

“Role of the Bolsheviks - Reasons for the Success of the October Revolution, 1917 - Higher History Revision - BBC Bitesize.” BBC News, BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyc72hv/revision/6.

In this week's episode, Steph tells Erin about the Rendlesham Forest Incident. 

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Alien 1963 by Ramzoid  is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Sources:

Pope, Nick, et al. Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: the inside Story of the Worlds

Best-Documented UFO Incident. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Griffin, 2015.

“The Rendlesham Forest Incident.” The Rendlesham Forest Incident, www.therendleshamforestincident.com.

“UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest.” Suffolk Cottage Holidays, www.suffolkcottageholidays.com/blog/ufo-trail-rendlesham-forest.

http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/halttape.htm

In this week's second episode, Erin & Steph discuss medical quackery, the bizarre tale of Dr Linda Hazzard, and the harms of the diet industry. --------

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Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Sources:

PAMBOUKIAN, SYLVIA A. Doctoring the Novel: Medicine and Quackery from Shelley to Doyle. 1st ed., Ohio University Press, 2012. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1j7x88b. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020.

Soniak, Matt. “Why Is a Fake Doctor Called a Quack?” Mental Floss, 23 Jan. 2013, www.mentalfloss.com/article/33558/why-fake-doctor-called-quack.

“Quackery: Its Illusions and Realities.” Association Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 56, 1854, pp. 78–79. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25495276. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020.

“Unlicensed Physic.” The British Medical Journal, vol. 1, no. 114, 1863, pp. 245–246. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25199599. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020.

Gregg Olsen, Starvation Heights (New York: Warner Books, 1997)

Beck, Katherine. “Hazzard, Linda Burfield (1867-1938).” Hazzard, Linda Burfield (1867-1938), History Ling, 3 Nov. 2011, www.historylink.org/File/7955.

In the first of TWO episodes this week, Erin tells Steph the devastating tale of the exploitation of the Dionne Quintuplets.

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Music: 

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 

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The Coquette by United States Marine Band is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Courtesy of Youtube Audio Library 

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Sources: 

Arnup, Katherine. "Raising the Dionne Quintuplets: Lessons for Modern Mothers." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 65-85. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203551854?accountid=14507. 

BBC. “The Dionne Quintuplets.” Witness History, BBC, 3 Jun, 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s5p44. 

Committo, Mike. “#Canada150: How Ontario Exploited Five Little Northern Girls and Put North Bay on the Map.” Sudbury.com, Sudbury.com, 27 May 2017, www.sudbury.com/columns/canada150/canada150-how-ontario-exploited-five-little-northern-girls-and-put-north-bay-on-the-map-628196. 

Dehli, Kari. "Fictions of the Scientific Imagination: Researching the Dionne Quintuplets." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 86-110. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203531719?accountid=14507. 

Depalma, Anthony. “3 Dionne Survivors Accept A $28 Million Settlement.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 1998, www.nytimes.com/1998/03/07/world/3-dionne-survivors-accept-a-28-million-settlement.html. 

McKay, Ian. "Why Tell this Parable? some Ethical Reflections on the Dionne Quintuplets." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 144-152. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203551638?accountid=14507. 

Miller, Sarah. The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2019. Parker, Ian. “DARK SIDE OF THE FAMOUS FIVE.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 22 Oct. 2011, www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/dark-side-of-the-famous-five-1538527.html. 

Peter Handley, host. “MHC Heritage Diary- Episode 12- The Dionne Quintuplets.” Heritage Diary Podcast, North Bay Municipal Heritage Committee. 12 Aug, 2019. https://www.cityofnorthbay.ca/cityhall/department/planning-services/committees/municipal-heritage-committee/heritage-diary-podcast/mhc-heritage-diary-episode-12-the-dionne-quintuplets/ 

Soucy, Jean Yves, and Käthe Roth. Family Secrets: the Dionne Quintuplets' Own Story. Berkeley Books, 1997. 

Wood, Shelley. “The Dionne Quintuplets as a Cautionary Tale for Kidfluencers.” Time, Time, 20 Mar. 2019, time.com/5555131/dionne-quintuplets-kidfluencers/. 

Wright, Cynthia. "They were Five: The Dionne Quintuplets Revisited." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 5-14. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203551979?accountid=14507.

In this week's episode, Erin helps Steph celebrate her 27th birthday by discussing some myths surrounding the 27 Club and the strange disappearance of Richey Edwards.  Steph also reveals what her birthday tarot spread revealed about her year ahead.

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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The Hunter by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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Sources:

Evon, Dan. “FACT CHECK: Did Several Musicians Die with White BIC Lighters in Their Pockets?” Snopes.com, www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-bic-lighter-deaths/.

“How to Do a Birthday Tarot Or Oracle Spread.” Cauldrons and Cupcakes, 12 Sept. 2017, www.cauldronsandcupcakes.com/2017/09/13/how-to-do-a-birthday-tarot-or-oracle-spread/.

Lehmann, R C. “The Birthday.” Public Domain Poetry, www.public-domain-poetry.com/r-c-lehmann/birthday-23664.

“The Day Richey Edwards Disappeared.” Manic Street Preachers Missing Member | 2019, Penguin Random House, 30 Jan. 2019, www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/jan/withdrawn-traces-richey-edwards-day-of-disappearance/.

Roberts, Sara Hawks, and Leon Noakes. Withdrawn Traces: Searching For the Truth About Richey Manic. Virgin Books, 2019.

In this week's episode, Steph and Erin discuss the history of physic gardens, Jacob Bobart's contributions to botanancy, and the interesting lore and magic of mandrakes.

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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Sources:

Baker, Margaret. Discovering the Folklore of Plants. Shire Publications, 2008.

Carter, Anthony John. “Myths and Mandrakes.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, vol. 96, no. 3, Mar. 2003, pp. 144–147, doi:10.1177/014107680309600312.

Culpeper, Nicholas. Culpeper's Complete Herbal. Project Gutenberg , 2015.

“Hildegard's Medieval Garden.” Hildegarden: a Hildegard-Inspired Modern Medicinal Medieval Garden., 13 Aug. 2018, healthyhildegard.com/hildegards-medieval-garden/.

Penn Medicine. “The Physic Garden.” Pennsylvania Hospital History: Historical Timeline - The Physic Garden, www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/timeline/1751/tline9.html.

Powell, Claire. The Meaning of Flowers. Jupiter Books, 1977.

Robertson, John. “THE POISON GARDEN Website  .” THE POISON GARDEN Website, 2018, www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/.

SEEBER, KARIN. “JACOB BOBART (1596–1680): FIRST KEEPER OF THE OXFORD PHYSIC GARDEN.” Garden History, vol. 41, no. 2, 2013, pp. 278–284. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24636233. Accessed 15 Feb. 2020.

“Trees, Plants, and Flowers.” A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe, by Dee Dee. Chainey, National Trust Books, 2018, pp. 112–121.

Walker, Timothy. “THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN.” Australian Garden History, vol. 8, no. 5, 1997, pp. 18–18. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/44179690. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020.

Wawer, I. “Digitalis Lanata.” Digitalis Lanata - an Overview, www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/digitalis-lanata.

Lupercalia, cabbages and sacred corpses.  What could be more romantic?

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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Sources:

“Divination in Irish Folklore.” The Fading Year: Irish Folklore: Calendar Customs, Traditions & Beliefs, 31 Oct. 2018, thefadingyear.wordpress.com/category/divination-in-irish-folklore

Hester, Jessica Leigh. “Where in the World Is Saint Valentine?” Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, 13 Feb. 2019, www.atlasobscura.com/lists/who-was-saint-valentine.

“Love and Marriage.” A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe, by Dee Dee. Chainey, National Trust Books, 2018, pp. 112–121.

“Lupercalia.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/Lupercalia.

“Lupercalia.” History, A&E Television Networks, 13 Dec. 2017, www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/lupercalia.

National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 094. https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008887/4963875/5078003

National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 371. https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5009270/5003314

Rose, Rae. “The Ladybird in British Folklore.” Hare & Moon, Hare & Moon, 8 July 2019, www.hare-moon.com/home/2016/2/17/ladybird-british-folklore-folkart.

Sachs, E. “Some Notes on the Lupercalia.” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 84, no. 3, 1963, pp. 266–279. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/293110. Accessed 10 Feb. 2020.

Sheldon, Natasha. “The Roman Festival of the Lupercalia.” History and Archaeology Online, 31 Aug. 2019, www.historyandarchaeologyonline.com/the-roman-festival-of-the-lupercalia/.

Seipel, Arnie. “The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day.” NPR, NPR, 13 Feb. 2011, www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day?t=1581356979108.

Towrie, Sigurd.  "Diving a Future Love: Marriage Divinations." The Orkney Jar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands, http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/weddings/lovediv.htm.