Higher Education

Noelle dives into different types of fire and how different chemicals burn, along with a few fun stories about how Noelle and Laura have dealt with fire in their past! 

**Let us know if you can catch the high Laura goof of this episode!** 

References:

https://sciencing.com/list-flammable-gases-8522611.html

https://www.elgas.com.au/blog/1585-why-does-a-gas-flame-burn-blue-lpg-gas-natural-propane-methane/

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

https://www.iflscience.com/the-broom-test-one-of-the-stupidest-things-that-ever-took-place-at-nasa-67319

https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/hydrogen/hydrogen_fuel_of_choice.html

Noelle and special guest, Jen, fill Laura in on the history of werewolves! 

Noelle and Laura welcome special guest Jerry Smith to discuss some of their favorite cryptids! 

Noelle educates Laura on some LGBTQIA+ history. While it is the last day of PRIDE month, we want everyone to remember where the fight started but more importantly where it is going. Especially with recent events, it is important to educate ourselves on the history of human rights. 

**Trigger Warning** the word rape is used in reference to the historical accuracy of the Bible. 

References:

https://youtu.be/S7jnzOMxb14

https://youtu.be/0IYeOOmJ2yU

https://youtu.be/Q9wdMJmuBlA

https://youtu.be/Q6-P1TyVKjs

https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/

Special thank you to David Ready for theme music! 

Noelle dives into the history of cannabis and how it grew to be such a divisive topic. This episode was meant to be released much closer to April 20th, but technology is challenging folks! Thank you for your patience while we figure this crazy stuff out! 

Sources:

https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/04-20-10-waldos-treasure-maps-and-plenty-of-weed-the-history-of-420/

Special Thanks: David Ready

Laura and Noelle switch roles again! Laura explains the roots of St. Patrick's Day and how it became the holiday it is today. 

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day#section_7

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/st-patricks-day-traditions

Special Thanks for intro and outro music: David Ready 

Noelle explains why America doesn't use the metric system and why we drive on the right side of the road. We hope you enjoy! 

Sources:

https://youtu.be/q1B6L5nE2bI 

https://youtu.be/1TV6JFxMEcI 

https://youtu.be/7bUVjJWA6Vw 

https://nomadsworld.com/aussie-slang/ 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/parade.com/1293790/marynliles/british-slang-words/amp/

Special thanks to David Ready for opening and closing music and continued editing and sound advice! 

Noelle, Laura, and Special Guest Craig dive into the "logic" used my people that believe the Earth is flat. 

Special Thanks: Craig Lantz for being our very first guest! 

                        David Ready for theme song along with sound and equipment assistance.

Sources: 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/christopher-columbus-never-set-out-to-prove-the-earth-was-round

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/flat-earthers-what-they-believe-and-why/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/celebrity/flat-earth-celebrities-world-not-round/%3famp=true

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2008/06/dayintech-0619/amp

https://thebestschools.org/magazine/15-logical-fallacies-know/

Laura and Noelle switch roles and Laura tackles the witch trials and how they got so crazy. 

Shout outs are our Instagram followers! 

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/what-sparked-our-fear-of-witches--and-what-kept-it-burning-so-long/2017/10/12/084ad90c-aebc-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

https://www.history.com/news/women-werent-only-victims-of-salem-witch-trials

Witches: The Truth Behind Legends & Lore

Ancient Mysteries: Season 4, Episode 5 "Witches"

Special Thanks: David Ready for intro song.

Noelle gives Laura a little history into our favorite spooky holiday! 

Sources:

https://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/special_sections/100-years-of-tradition-how-it-all-began-with-mrs-krebs/article_ca12522b-5176-5ad8-86f9-a8cd4613f37f.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

Special Thanks: David Ready for an amazing SPOOKY intro!