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- E4 The Paranormal is PersonalEpisode Notes
In this episode, Samantha and Aaron step back from examining actual pieces of lore in order to share their own personal paranormal experiences. They examine the reasons why eye-witness testimonies of supernatural phenomena need to be handled with care, the ways their own experiences influence the way they interpret those from others, and how their training as historians has prepared them to analyze sources.
Time Stamps
History of Paranormal Research- 2:20Analyzing Sources- 13:46Personal Stories- 15:55Legend or Lie- 39:47Interpreting the Paranormal- 44:06The Desire to Have an Encounter- 54:07Sources
For this episode we relied on a lot of articles to help us explain some of the thoughts we had about why people believe in the paranormal, what can influence that belief, and the power of biases. In case you’d like to look at these, we’ve divided them into helpful categories.On the Public's Belief in Ghosts
Why do People Believe in Ghosts? (The Atlantic)[The Truth about the Paranormal] (BBC)(https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141030-the-truth-about-the-paranormal)Why do We Like a Scary Story? (Oxford Open Learning)On Dark vs. Supernatural Tourism
Dark Tourism, Explained (Washington Post)Dark Tourism: The Most Haunted Destinations in the World (Culture Trip)On Why We Like to Feel Scared
Why People will Pay to Feel Scared (The Atlantic)On Cryptids
So Why do People Believe in Bigfoot Anyway? (California Magazine)Have Scientists Finally Killed off the Loch Ness Monster? (The Conversation)Why Won't Scientific Evidence Change the Minds of Loch Ness Monster True Believers? (The Conversation)For a complete look at the Fox sisters and some pieces of nineteenth-century spiritualism, this Smithsonian article provides a good overview. Samantha also relied on previous research regarding the idea of a “Good Death” and the Civil War from Drew Gilpin Faust’s This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War.
Aaron and Samantha visited the Michigan Bigfoot Conference in this episode of The Saucer Life
The quotation that begins the second part of the episode is from Aaron’s book The Chaos Conundrum.
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1 hr 1 min - E3 Monday Mail Call- Dudgeon Swamp and the Mad GasserEpisode Notes
Due to listener demand, we're going to be including the Monday Mail Call as a regular episode from now on. In this installment, you'll get listener questions and feed back from our first two episodes--The Dudgeon Swamp Mystery and The Mad Gasser of Mattoon.
We'll see you back here in a week for The Paranormal is Personal...
Timestamps
0:00- Opening music0:16- The Dudgeon Swamp Mystery15:17- The Mad Gasser of MattoonVisit our website and follow us on...
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39 min - E2 The Mad Gasser of MattoonEpisode Notes
“He moves through the night as nimbly and secretly as a cat, squirting a sweetish gas through bedroom windows.” -(citation needed)
In this episode Samantha and Aaron are exploring the case of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon! In late-August and September of 1944 the citizens of Mattoon, Illinois began reporting cases of sweet smells in the home at night, followed by physical symptoms, such as a burning throat and temporary paralysis. Was there really an “anesthetic prowler” attacking the residents of Mattoon or is there another explanation?
Time Stamps:
Intro- 0:00Setting the Scene- 3:10What the Papers Said- 6:52Legend or Lie?- 44:58Paranormal Explanations- 49:17Psychological Explanations- 57:53An Actual Criminal?- 1:08:51Note! There are a couple of spots that had some brief, un-fixable audio distortion–only a second or so, here and there. Thank you for understanding.
For More Information:On the Gassings in Botetourt CountyOn Spring-Heeled JackOn The Dancing Plague of 1518Visit our website and follow us on...
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1 hr 19 min - E1 The Dudgeon Swamp MysteryEpisode Notes
In our inaugural episode, the Great Lakes Lore team will be diving into the sources and exploring the deaths of a father and son in rural, 1920s West Michigan. The Dudgeon family moved to White Cloud, Michigan in 1905 and, less than twenty years later three members of the family were convicted of murder. Were they guilty or were the locals out to get the new folks in town?
A special thanks to the folks at The October Project for bringing together many of the primary sources we used in our research. You can find Meda’s handwritten account of her husband’s death there, as well as more pictures and the history by Harry Spooner that we reference.
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1 hr 14 min - The BackstoryEpisode Notes
Samantha and Aaron give you a brief introduction to the show, and the importance of looking at weird events through a historian's eyes.
Be here in two weeks for the first full episode of Great Lakes Lore: the Dudgeon Swamp Mystery.
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6 min - Coming Soon: Great Lakes LoreEpisode Notes
Coming September, 2021: two historians tackle the legends, lore, and weird history of the Great Lakes region.
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About Great Lakes Lore
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What happens when two historians interested in the paranormal meet up? They start a podcast, of course! Join Samantha and Aaron as they discuss legends and lore of the Great Lakes Region. Expect lots…
of conversation, thorough research, and plenty of sarcasm (when justified). From ghosts to ghost towns and from mythical creatures to UFOs, Great Lakes Lore looks at it all with a scholarly, yet affectionate eye.
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