Welcome back to Extra AF where we dive into what happened this month in history and what happened this month that made history. And of course, we read your emails! This month we discover a pagan tomb and discuss whether the Loch Ness Monster is really a Whale's Willy. Then, of course, we jump into your eerie and historical stories!

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Welcome to Space Part Two with special guests Hashtag History Podcast! This week we get morbid and funny with the anxiety-inducing Apollo 13 mission and inspirational with some amazing women at NASA!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo13.html

https://www.space.com/17250-apollo-13-facts.html

https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo13.cfm

https://www.space.com/19652-nasa-astronaut-jerry-ross-interview.html#:~:text=NASA's%20Frequent%2DFlyer%20Astronaut%20Jerry,Spaceflights%20Were%20'A%20Good%20Start'&text=There%20are%20few%20people%20more,space%20a%20record%20seven%20times.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/04/apollo-13-anniversary-pandemic/609874/

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1970-029A

https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Apollo-13-Accident

https://www.britannica.com/science/Apollo-space-program#ref1259215

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

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apollo-13-launched-to-moon

https://www.history.com/news/apollo-13-what-went-wrong

https://spacecenter.org/apollo-13-infographic-how-did-they-make-that-co2-scrubber/

https://www.popsci.com/why-do-astronauts-lose-weight-in-space/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmyByJ4nqN0

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/us/sally-ride-biography-space-challenger-scn/index.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-sally-ride-100-tampons/

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/953266844458201088

https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-100-tampons-women-in-space

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/how-do-women-deal-with-having-a-period-in-space

https://www.businessinsider.com/nasas-specialist-sniffs-things-before-space-2018-8#:~:text=What%20it's%20like%20to%20be,before%20they%20go%20into%20space&text=George%20Aldrich%20has%20been%20a,Space%20Station%20for%20offensive%20smells.

https://www.inverse.com/article/59931-first-all-female-spacewalk

https://www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2007/09/19/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-space-exploration

https://www.factinate.com/things/21-facts-space-exploration/

https://theportalist.com/5-extraordinary-facts-about-katherine-johnson

https://mars.nasa.gov/people/profile/index.cfm?id=22937

https://www.rd.com/list/women-of-nasa/

Hello friends! This month (June 2021) will kick off having one theme per month with a small space before we jump into the next topic. This will allow more room for activities (so many ideas) and give us more time to give our guests and themes the glory they deserve! You will still be getting 5 episodes a month (with the Nerdy and Extra episodes) so there won't be any weeks that lack new content :) 

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Thank you all for being incredible humans, your support means the world to me. 

Kyna

Welcome to Space Part One with special guests Spooky Science Sisters! This week we get eerie and historical with anxiety-inducing space facts, aliens, and the first woman in space!

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NOXOhghSc

Welcome to Spies Part Three with special guests Weird Distractions Podcast! This week we get weird with spy gadgets and random with American Revolution spy rings!

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• BBC History website -The Mirror website article – When spies lose the plot: The most bizarre operations and plans dreamed up by spooks – By: Tom Parry – December 28t, 2013 -Hackeducation.com website article – Pigeons, Operant Conditioning, and Social Control – By: Audrey Watters – June 15th, 2018 -Buzzfeed article – 21 Top Secret Devices from the Dangerous World of Spies – by: Gabriel H. Sanchez – no date posted -Flickr website – NOW DC post – Tree Stump Listening Device -National Geographic Kids website -The Wired website article – “Oh, those movie spies and their cyanide pill” – By: Deborah Blum – April 20th, 2013 -History on the Net article – “8 Amazing Spy Gadgets Used During the Cold War” – by: Scott Rank

Welcome to Spies Part Two with special guests Encyclopedia Obscura Podcast! This week we have four-ish segments for you: the witty & badass Nancy Wake, the incredible Virginia Hall, the Elizabethan spy network, and the curse of MacBet you thought I'd say it so I also get cursed huh.

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• https://www.thoughtco.com/tudors-introduction-to-a-royal-dynasty-1222009

Welcome to Spies Part One with special guest Nicholas!! This week things get a little morbid with the history of Rose Valland in WWII but we turn it around with some funny spy operations!

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• https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-hitler-happen

Welcome to the newest bonus episode, Nerdy AF! I am joined by Julie to geek out about Alice B Toklas, pot brownies, & avant-garde art! 

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Welcome to the Inventions Part Three with special guest For the Love of History Podcast! This week things get a little weird with the invention of the bra, a dog named Clytoris, & the incredible Dr. NakaMats! 

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• https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/roman-girls-bikinis-mosaic-villa-romana-del-casale-sicily/

Welcome to the Inventions Part Two with special guests Plodding Through the Presidents Podcast! This week we kick it off with some weird inventions by Thomas Jefferson. Naturally this is followed by some rage because he's kind of the worst. Next, we dive into some of the earliest African American inventors in the United States that everyone should know!

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• https://www.badgerbots.org/black-inventors-historically-denied-rights-under-patent-law/