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In our 2nd episode-let, it's Noelle's turn to ask Jay 3 ghosty questions. Tune in to see if she gets them right. J/k! There are no right answers.

One note: Our conversation around the ribbon girl is actually about the legend of Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman, which you can hear more about in our episode 35, a Trio of Japanese Ghosts.

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Join us for our first episode-let when Jay asks Noelle 3 ghost-related questions. It's fun. It's wacky. It's kind of spooky!

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We continue our conversation about werewolves in the second part of our two-part series, or as Dracula calls them, "The children of the night."

In this episode, you can learn:

1. How can/do I become a werewolf?

2. How do I know I am a werewolf?

3. How can I stop being a werewolf?

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Noelle introduces werewolves in part 1 of this 2-part series.

This episode includes:

1. References to werewolves have been present since Ancient Greece, and they've been howling and running into the woods naked ever since.

2. Werewolvery was commonly tried during the witch trials in Europe in the 15th Century.

3. Was Peter Stubbe a bad guy or coerced into confessing?

4. It gets really ugly when medieval torture is introduced.

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Our apologies for the error with the previous track. It has now been corrected.

Jay fills us in on the fast life and death of James Dean, whose untimely death still has an affect on us today.

This episode includes:

1. Despite the bad boy, loner reputation, James Dean was a popular kid and and exceptional student.

2. James dropped out of UCLA in 1951 and starred in his first movie in 1955, East of Eden.

3. The movie Rebel Without a Cause is said to be cursed, with all 3 lead actors dying tragic deaths.

4. Dean had aspirations of racing in the Indy 500.

5. Dean's Porsche Spyder, which was the vehicle he crashed, has long been the subject of mystery post-accident.

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We round out our series on Lizzie Borden and offer our conclusions to what really happened.

This episode includes:

1. Lizzie goes to trial.

2. The jury really thinks it over... for 1 1/2 hours.

3. You can spend the night in the room where Abby was murdered. (Or not)

4. Spoiler alert! There were other murders on the property!

5. Jay and Noelle have a differing opinion on how it all went down. What do you think happened?

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Jay and Noelle deliver the facts of the Lizzie Borden case in this first part of our 2-part Lizzie Borden series:

This episode includes:

1. The Bordens were a respected, church-going family. How could something like this happen to them?

2. Was Abby Borden a gold digger and evil stepmother or just a casualty of a sociopathic murder spree?

3. What really is the deal with Lizzie and those pigeons?

4. Would Elizabeth Montgomery, of TV's Bewitched fame, have played Lizzie if she knew they were 6th cousins??? (Probably)

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Jay introduces us to French alchemist, Albert Le Grand.

This episode features:

1. Wait. There are 2 Albert Le Grands? We'll explain.

2. We could all do magic if we just applied ourselves more.

3. Petit Albert was a best-selling book that no one owned, or at least said they did.

5. Albert Le Grand most likely influenced Marie Leveau, Aleister Crowley and Anton LaVey. You don't need to read the book for $925.89 to learn this. We just told you.

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Noelle shares the story of the haunted Morris-Jumel Mansion of Manhattan

This episode features:

1. The home was originally built as a modest summer home for Colonel Roger Morris and his wife Mary Philipse on 135 acres of land. No biggie.

2. George Washington and his soldiers moved in and used the house as a headquarters during the Revolutionary War.

3. After the war, the house is purchased by Eliza and Stephen Jumel for $2,000 less than the asking price due to Eliza's shrewd business sense.

5. The local elites were not fans of Eliza. Sounds like we've got a Real House Wives of the Revolution going on here.

4. Aaron Burr mismanages a whole lot of money. That guy can't seem to get a break.

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Jay introduces Noelle and Megan to Alice B. Toklas, a ghost in life and in death.

This episode features:

1. Alice B. Toklas takes a leap from piano student in Seattle to ex-pat living in Paris.

2. Alice B. Toklas meets Gertrude Stein, and they never spend a day apart again.

3. Was Alice B. Toklas the inspiration for many of Gertrude Stein's proteges? Probs.

5. How do we find that hash recipe? Asking for us.

4. How does a person who dies in Paris haunt Seattle? Do the math.

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