High Tales of History

The Beach Boys are one of America's most innovative and influential music groups, known by most for their "California Sound." Their early hits were about catching waves and the eyes of girls, driving cars and basking in the Good Vibrations sunshine. But, despite their complex and stunning harmonies in the studio, the lives of some of its members--namely, the Wilson brothers--were anything but harmonious.

In this episode, Laurel has a sesh with Assistant Professor of History, Dr. Darren R. Reid to talk about the most bizarre story in the band's history: the connection between Dennis Wilson, middle brother of the Wilson trio, and one of America's most infamous criminals: Charles Manson and the Manson Family.

They explore the dichotomy of the 1960s, where the Beach Boys' cheerful music of its early years contrasted sharply with the darker realities of the latter half of the decade. The conversation highlights the impact of the Wilsons' family dynamics, substance abuse, and the counterculture movement on the band's legacy. It explores the themes of belonging, insecurity, and the gradual descent into cult life. Ultimately, it reflects on the profound aftermath of Manson's influence on those involved and the cultural ramifications of the Manson murders, particularly focusing on the Beach Boys and Dennis Wilson's experiences. The tragic events that took place in Los Angeles in 1969 forever shaped the lives of those involved and put a dark end to the Summer of Love and the peace and love counter-culture movement of the 1960s.

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Darren's short documentary "Learning To Smile" on YouTube

"Never Learn Not to Love" The Beach Boys song originally written by Charles Manson

Episode 45: The Satanic Panic

Resources for Domestic and Emotional Abuse:

In the U.S. --- 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or text “start” to 88788

International Resources for Abuse and Exploitation

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Check Out What Our Guest, Dr. Darren R. Reid, is Doing! ⁠

YouTube ⁠ ⁨@FrontierHistorian⁩ ⁠

Instagram ⁠@ThatHistorianInsta⁠

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Sources:

https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson-dennis-wilson-friendship

https://www.businessinsider.com/charles-mansons-relationship-with-the-beach-boys-explained-2017-11

https://abcnews.com/US/beach-boys-mike-love-recalls-meeting-charles-manson/story?id=46023397

The 20/20 special that goes along with this website directly above was heavily used and gives a deeper looking into the Manson Family crimes.

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Mass extinction events! There have been five in the history of Earth. They all completely suck but some were worse than others. In this episode, KT takes us on a trip hundreds of millions of years into the past to learn about the K-T Extinction Event (yeah, we know. That's an unfortunate coincidence) when a massive asteroid killed the dinosaurs. She also covers the WORST mass extinction event that few people know about: The Permian-Triassic Extinction also known as The Great Dying (I'm sorry but WTF?!)

Join us where the only land was the supercontinent of Pangea, dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and all the bad, awful stuff gets measured in gigatons and Empire State Buildings.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Earth's Catastrophic Extinctions

10:02 The Mesozoic Era and Dinosaur Dominance

19:57 The KT Extinction: Impact and Aftermath

29:56 The Permian Extinction: The Worst Mass Extinction

40:01 Global Effects of the Impact: Firestorms, Tsunamis, and Climate Change

49:54 Lessons from Earth's Past Disasters

47:46 The Impact of Water Displacement and Marine Fossils

49:19 Earthquake, Tsunamis, and Volcanic Eruptions

50:35 The Aftermath: Winter, Darkness, and Starvation

51:33 How Bad Was the Asteroid Impact?

52:43 Volcanic Activity and Long-Term Cooling

55:58 The Permian Extinction and Siberian Traps

01:00:00 Earth's Hot Past and Continents

01:04:39 The Great Dying: Causes and Consequences

01:09:40 The Permian Extinction's Global Impact

01:19:50 Marine Extinction and Ocean Changes

01:20:57 The Hypothetical Hypercane Storms

01:23:25 The Sixth Mass Extinction and Human Impact

01:29:59 What We Can Do to Prevent Further Extinction

01:34:25 The Resilience of Life and Earth's Future

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Source Material and References:

https://youtu.be/rFlEe0qflGs?si=gkI7AAbxscfuJTtt 

https://youtu.be/It8orOogiPI?si=yRwdD_2UagMnbQlp 

https://share.google/hyAV0tY5YDY8e8IzE 

https://share.google/zypoYeeeZYbk3Yfwd 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event 

https://share.google/eA48R22GhJ7KAaTgd 

https://share.google/QeOmRue2vDK7na4O8 

https://share.google/WDuyjb5ENg4fIDL69 

https://share.google/XqLRclRn6v4odCHb6 

https://share.google/Q8GTyDoZ3Db5zhX7I 

https://share.google/l3jpRVjNA6Qqt5dLT 

https://share.google/utrKHzSDmqcubj3yZ 

https://share.google/lvZixDR3HOnucmNuy 

https://share.google/ZafjvDcuDrTzxOeqI 

https://share.google/RCTGGIMXe8OOMmtre 

https://share.google/SMP2adjjxP8b6oUnW 

https://share.google/SD7OgqcDFnjCPY0PX 

https://share.google/mDKp1kRQHu97QbSg1 ⁠

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Welcome into the Smoke Circle for the start of season 8!

The sisters have cooked up another episode of food history with part two of The Munchies That Made Us! In part one, we discussed four food staples that grew civilizations and created the classic munchies we know and love.

Part two traces the origins of "The Holy Trinity" of savory stoner foods: pizza, tacos, and instant ramen. This episode shows how global trade, migration, war, and convenience shaped what we eat when the munchies hit. Along the way, we debate who has the best pizza, get delightfully sidetracked by tomato lore (did you know the tomato isn't native to Italy?!), the mystery of the taco, and what a hostage crisis did for instant ramen sales.

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Timestamps
01:05 - Part two preview: pizza, tacos, and instant ramen
06:31 - Recap of part one and the role of staple crops
07:30 - Why pizza belongs on every munchies list
09:58 - Focaccia, flatbreads, and the missing tomato
12:39 - Tomatoes begin in Mesoamerica, not Italy
15:03 - Columbus, Cortés, and the Columbian Exchange
19:26 - Europe mistrusts tomatoes as “wolf peaches”
27:28 - Naples, volcanic soil, and the first tomato sauce pizza
30:07 - The Margherita pizza legend and royal branding
32:24 - Pizza spreads through Italy and into the United States
38:35 - What counts as a taco and why chalupas are real
40:05 - Corn tortillas in Mesoamerica and the roots of taco culture
42:40 - One theory for the word taco from silver mines
46:37 - The “chili queens” and tacos entering American food culture
49:52 - Glenn Bell, Taco Bell, and the commercialization of tacos
54:10 - Instant ramen as one of the world’s most consumed foods
56:10 - Japan closes its doors, then reopens under the Meiji Restoration
58:00 - Chinese noodle soup becomes ramen in Yokohama
59:48 - World War II destruction and the food crisis in Japan
64:28 - Momofuku Ando spots the long ramen line that sparks an idea
66:26 - The invention of shelf-stable instant noodles and the launch of Chicken Ramen
70:31 - Cup noodles and the push into the American market
73:52 - The hostage crisis accidentally becomes a massive ramen commercial
78:40 - The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum and ramen culture today
81:12 - Why convenience foods matter and what they trade off

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Mentioned in the Episode:

Episode 90: The Werewolf Trials of Europe

Half Baked (1998) Munchies List

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN00PtRWjlU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza

https://www.history.com/articles/a-slice-of-history-pizza-through-the-ages

https://www.twistedtaco.com/the-history-of-the-taco

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/where-did-the-taco-come-from-81228162/

https://www.google.com/search?q=firebombing+of+japan+vs+atomic+bombs

https://ramenmuseum.nyc/history-of-ramen/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nov7lFsvBIo

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It's the season finale! Your favorite Midwestern history sisters get baked and tuck into the deliciously weird history of the foods that shaped human civilization. From the birth of bread in the Fertile Crescent to the global spread of rice. From the mythology and tooth-breaking beginnings of corn to the weird history of their personal favorite--potatoes--this episode serves up the surprising story of how everyday staples changed peopledom...and Stonerdom.

Along the way, they trade laughs and their personal favorite munchies while unpacking the history and global impact behind each food. It’s part history lesson, part comedy smoke sesh, and all about the munchies that made us!

The next season starts August 28th, 2026! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the first episode back and we'll see you in the Smoke Circle then!

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Mentioned In the Stories:

Our History of Cheese Episode

Episode 48: How Indigenous Women Inspired the Women's Rights Movement⁠
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Source Material and References:

Sources:

https://foodmuseum.org.uk/the-history-of-bread-making-a-universal-lens/

OTR History of Bread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892yaBEwtbM

OTR History of Rice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ivJsV1A5oU

https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/amazing-journey-maize

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/ancient-dna-continues-rewrite-corns-9000-year-society-shaping-history

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2282/sioux-story-of-the-gift-of-corn/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-potato-changed-the-world-108470605/

OTR History of the Potato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjVJqw1AUag

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What if the original Jaws story was real? In 1916, shark attacks along the New Jersey coast turned a summer beach season into a nationwide panic.

In our penultimate episode for the season, Laurel and KT *dive* (ha!) into the terrifying true story of the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks — a twelve day reign of terror that shocked the public, inspired Jaws, and forever changed the way people think about sharks. From beach panic to scientific debate, this episode explores the real history behind one of America’s most infamous summer horror stories.

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Mentioned In the Stories:

Map of the Jersey Shore Attacks

Ocean Ramsey Redirecting a Great White Shark

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

Capuzzo, Michael, and Taylor Mali. Close to shore: the terrifying shark attacks of 1916. Ashland: AudioBookShelf, 2011.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/150702-shark-attack-jersey-shore-1916-great-white⁠

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It's 1937 in China. Japan has invaded China some years prior and the Chinese people are under a ruthless Japaneses occupation. This story is about when people get fed the fuck up and rise against their oppressors.

While most historians agree that WWII started with the invasion of Poland, some historians will say this is an even earlier catalyst for the war--and it all took place at the Lugou Bridge, most commonly known as the Marco Polo Bridge (although that guy had nothing to do with the bridge besides being awestruck and writing about it in his journal...) This must be some bridge and some "incident," right?!

For episode 120, KT is taking us to China in 1937 with the event that started the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Episode 4: Hatori Honzo

Episode 93: Yi Sun-Sin, the Korean admiral

GEICO Marco Polo ad

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

https://www.pacificatrocities.org/blog/the-marco-polo-bridge-incident-a-catalyst-for-the-second-sino-japanese-war 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_Bridge_incident 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Marco-Polo-Bridge-Incident 

https://origins.osu.edu/read/marco-polo-bridge-incident-1937 

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Come, dear Listener! The game is afoot!

The sisters are relocating the Smoke Circle to the cozy sitting room of 221B Baker Street! In this episode, Laurel takes you through the history of Sherlock Holmes' from literary creation to global phenomenon, exploring the life of Sherlock's creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the birth of his great detective Sherlock Holmes, and his influence on modern media and forensic science.

Find out who Sherlock Holmes is REALLY based on, how Sherlock's fandom is the first "modern" one (complete with fanfic!), and how badly the creator wanted to kill off his creation.

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Mentioned In the Stories:

⁠Episode 98: The Queen's Seer: A History of Divination, from the Elizabethan Period and Beyond⁠

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The complete Sherlock Holmes. New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 2015.

https://www.history.com/articles/was-sherlock-holmes-based-on-a-real-person

https://historynet.com/sherlock-holmes-history/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41398643?seq=1

https://www.pbs.org/articles/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-reluctant-creator-of-sherlock-holmes

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Think Merlin was a happy, magical wizard? Think again.

Join us in the Smoke Circle as KT takes us through the dark history of Merlin's origins and his evolution through time. From demon spawn to bard, from "madman" to the wise sage of Camelot, Merlin has a fascinating history. Join us as we contrast the myth with historical realities, and examine how folklore reflects cultural and historical transformations.

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Mentioned In the Stories:

And this is website working on getting all that poetry up for everyone to see and read:https://merlinpoetry.wales/welcome/ 

Episode 91: A History of Witches

⁠⁠Episode 87: The Sword in the Bosnian Stone

Episode 97: Divining the Future in Ancient Civilizations

Episode 98: The Queen's Seer: A History of Divination, from the Elizabethan Period and Beyond

Episode 45: The Satanic Panic

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Merlin-legendary-magician

https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/merlin-demons/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Myrddin-Wyllt

https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/early-welsh-literature/pages/merlin.shtml

https://blogsarchive.sites.haverford.edu/celticfringe/2014/03/10/757/

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2025/02/rediscovering-myrddin-early-merlin-poems-reveal-the-poet-and-prophet-behind-the-myth.php

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One night in June 1497, Giovanni Borgia--the second and most favorite son of Pope Alexander VI--was in the company of his valet and possibly a masked man. Both the valet and Giovanni were soon found dead with no leads in solving the case. Who might have murdered Giovanni Borgia and what was the motive?

Turns out, a handful of people would want him dead and for a variety of reasons. The Borgias are one of history's greatest notorious families. Their lives were filled with salacious (often slanderous) rumors of their sexual proclivities as well as briberies, assassinations and feuds against other powerful Italian families of the time.

Settle into the Smoke Circle for one of history's greatest cold cases. It's going to be a wild ride...

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Mentioned In the Stories:

⁠Episode 66. Syndrome K: The Deadly Disease that Saved Lives

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/pope-alexander-borgia-family-black-legend?loggedin=true&rnd=1773433319727

https://www.rutaborjaborgia.com/en/epoca/2-349/la-muerte-de-juan-borgia.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banquet_of_Chestnuts

https://archive.org/details/popealexandervih00burc/page/90/mode/2up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Borgia2ndDuke_of_Gand%C3%ADa

https://www.historytoday.com/history-matters/were-borgias-really-so-bad

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There's something in the trees and it ain't no man...
It's Kt, actually. She's bringing a change up for episode 116 with the history and social commentary around the 1987 classic, Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and the massive Kevin Peter Hall as the titular Predator.
Together, Kt takes us through the jungles of toxic masculinity tropes, patriarchy and 80s politics reflected in the 1987 movie, we well as behind the scenes looks at its "hit and hope" creation. Kt also talks about the lore that surrounds the Yautja (the alien species that are the predators) throughout the franchise.

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Mentioned In the Stories:

Predator Helicopter Scene "Goddamn Sexual Tyrannosaurus!"

Commando Opening Scene

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Source Material and References:

Sources:

https://www.fangoria.com/aint-no-man-how-predator-targets-toxic-masculinity/

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/predator-john-mctiernans-first-studio-gig-became-epic-action-classic/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3p_WopxE_E&t=32s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(film)#:~:text=Jim%20and%20John%20Thomas's,forces%20operations%20during%20that%20time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(fictional_species)#:~:text=Early%20Predator%20design%20concepts%20by,adding%20dreadlocks%20to%20the%20design

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