Today, we’re talking about a dance from a Chinese stage adaptation. But it’s so much more. For this episode, we’ll be diving into the Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River.

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Sources:

Book: The Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River

Translated and adapted by Yu Zhiying, Art by Ye Luying

https://vocal.media/art/is-the-hanging-in-ancient-chinese-criminal-law-equivalent-to-hanging-in-the-west-the-dark-history-of-hanging-in-the-east-and-the-west

https://www.shenyuncollections.com/blogs/blog/silk-a-gift-from-heaven#:~:text=Dating%20all%20the%20way%20back,be%20buried%20in%20the%20ground.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61TjEP26ej4

https://www.newhanfu.com/74029.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luoshen#:~:text=Afterwards%2C%20Cao%20Rui%20found%20this,English%20translation

Have you ever heard the history of the Nepal royal family? What about the Kumari? The living goddess that uses young girls as vessels. Today, we’re talking about a country who’s history is intertwined with political power struggles, a living goddess, and a curse.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumari_(goddess)

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1wPim9gm3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB92ixJW4oo

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

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

https://factsanddetails.com/south-asia/Nepal/History_Nepal/entry-7807.html

Have you ever heard of the Rosenhan experiments at Standford? If not, you’re not alone. It didn’t receive as much attention as some other experiments performed by Standford, but the results were unsettling. Because unlike some experiments, this one was held in the real world. No safeguards were put into place the volunteers, and there was no way for them to quit. Once it started, they were trapped. Quite literally.

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Sources:

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

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/rosenhan-experiment

https://www.simplypsychology.org/rosenhan_experiment.html

https://www.in-mind.org/blog/post/doing-ill-for-the-greater-good-understanding-what-really-went-on-in-the-stanford-prison?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=343237259&gbraid=0AAAAADg-6I2p1EvESY13Czll6wVr34H-p&gclid=CjwKCAjwq6DQBhBVEiwA4ZD5XIwGYp9InxTLKBOPOlRGuhhclk1zJ-5_GVGxStkS3UMQ8-kDbmji0hoCcAsQAvD_BwE

Today, we’re talking about at a story that comes from Germany in 1140. It answers the age-old question. If your house was on fire and you could only take one thing with you, what would that be? Would it be a family heirloom, maybe your computer, or something else entirely?

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Sources:

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0875ast.html

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

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

Today, we’re covering two stories that took place during the holocaust. One is of a ballerina that fought until the bitter end. The other, a Sultan that stood by his people despite the risks.

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Sources:

https://www.holocausthistoricalsociety.org.uk/contents/jewishaccounts/franceskamannactofresistanceinbirkenau.html

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

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/vatican-documents-show-secret-back-channel-between-pope-pius-xii-and-adolph-hitler

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-moroccan-sultan-who-protected-his-countrys-jews-during-world-war-ii-180983903/#:~:text=Vichy%20officials%20quickly%20moved%20to,butted%20heads%20with%20them%20repeatedly.

Have you ever heard of the daughters of the king? Well, if you have Canadian ancestry, there’s a chance you’re related to them. They left their home after being urged by the King of France to save a new colony. And save the colony, they did.

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Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=512815544459127

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filles_du_Roy#

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/03/14/remembering-a-group-of-founding-mothers/#:~:text=Also%2C%20it's%20just%20common%20sense,Filles%20du%20Roi%20fascinate%20me.

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/filles-du-roi

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4pital_de_la_Salp%C3%AAtri%C3%A8re

One ring to rule them all. Have you heard this saying? Maybe you’ve read the books, or watched the movies. Do you know what inspired a story about wizards, hobbits, humans, and dwarves. Well, it all actually did indeed start, with a ring.

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCcUZjr5524

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

The Night Witches were an all women squadron in the Soviet Union that flew planes on the front lines. For this episode, we’re going into their history, their accomplishments, and what happened after the war. They had to learn that sometimes, especially after war, you don’t get to be a hero and a women.

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Sources:

https://explorethearchive.com/night-witches-soviet-union-wwii

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches#:~:text=Although%20the%20aircraft%20was%20obsolete%20and%20slow%2C,of%2031%20July%20%E2%80%93%201%20August%201943.

Were you aware that Japan in the 1960s had a huge problem with female only gangs? Today we’re taking a look at Sukeban gangs, and how they came to exist in Japanese society.

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Sources:

https://www.yokogaomag.com/editorial/sukeban-japanese-girl-gangs

https://www.per-spex.com/articles/fashion-history/2019/2/16/sukeban-the-forgotten-story-of-japans-girl-gangs

Today, we’ll be talking about one of the largest land grab that happened by the church’s hand. Though, you might know this time better as the infamous witch trials. To learn about what really happened, we’re going to Salem.

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Sources:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gksEuJN04Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTMtOsrdbwQ&t=333s

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

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