Episode 35: GEEKING OUT ABOUT CRIMECON 2021 WITH AMY HASSEBROCK

Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome back Amy Hassebrock to talk about this year’s CrimeCon!

Amy’s site: https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/

https://www.crimecon.com/

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Episode 34: STEAMPUNK, GHOSTS, AND CELEBRATING BLACK INDIE COMICS

Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome Aiesha D. Little to the show to talk about comics, the upcoming Queen City Black Comix Day, and her ghost hunting adventure!

Aiesha is a writer/editor based in Cincinnati, and the co-founder of the Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance. The organization started in late 2014 and added Queen City Black Comix Day to its event roster in summer 2015. The day is meant to spotlight the contributions of Black indie comics creators throughout the Midwest, but especially in Ohio.

Queen City Black Comix Day:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1910924432401190/?ref=newsfeed

Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance:

https://www.facebook.com/MidwestBSFA

Cincinnati Comic Creators:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/690024191133975

Cincinnati Illustrators and Lunchers:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/894018753966828

Aiesha’s article about her ghost hunting adventure!

https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/i-ghosthunter1/?fbclid=IwAR3T87pcK3aD1aJqcUPthCeUmxwKxXwHCle0Emn7sXB6UWP8kjmWVUpPT4w

Cicada Follow up!

• Car Crashes in Cincinnati after cicada surprises driver. https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/brood-x/driver-in-cicada-induced-crash-has-advice-for-staying-safe-during-brood-x-summer

• Cicadas ground air traffic in Washington DC. https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004648785/a-cicada-infested-engine-is-to-blame-for-bidens-press-corps-travel-delays

• According to NPR, the press corps for President Joe Biden was delayed flying to Europe to cover the recent G7 summit by a swarm of cicadas. The cicadas had filled the plane's engines, causing them to stall. Another plane had to be called in.

• Cicadas were so numerous that the National Weather Service could see a cloud of them on radar. "THIS IS NOT RAIN, AND THIS IS NOT GROUND CLUTTER," NBC meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts concurred on Twitter on Monday. "As a result, cicadas are most certainly being picked up by the radar beam." Posted Lauryn Ricketts a NBC and WTOP broadcast meterologist.

• However, other scientists contested the claims that cicadas were creating clouds of specimens big enough to be seen on radar. Citing that cicadas only go 500 ft into the air at most, too low for radar mapping. However, it could be birds and bats, who eat cicadas, showing up?

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Episode 33: THE MYSTERIOUS LIFE CYCLE OF CICADAS

Kat, Jen, and Christina are talking bugs this week. BIG bugs… BIG bugs that hatch in the billions every 17 years. We discuss Brood X, CICADAS!

The swarming of cicadas feels like the fuel of horror movies. This is the real story behind our insect friends.

Thanks Kevin Necessary for the use of his Cicada Cartoons.

Visit his Etsy site here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NecessaryArtStudio?ref=profile_header

Sources:

https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/beware-the-squirrel-pie-cincinnatis-long-history-with-cicadas/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Henry_Turner_(zoologist)#Academic_career

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-benjamin-banneker-black-scientist-who-documented-brood-x-cicadas-late-1700s-180977676/

https://www.msj.edu/news/2021/04/17-year-cicadas-emerging-in-early-may.html

Video Clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exm-ZG8-Ogk&t=35s (first minute, President Reagan references cicadas in 1987.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfEVAABIpAQ (snappy tomato pizza cicada jingle 1987)

https://www.wlwt.com/article/archives-what-cincinnati-s-cicada-emergence-looked-like-in-2004/36480719 (2004 “Cicada Mania”)

The Parrots of Green-Wood Cemetery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green-Wood_Cemetery_parrots_(54862).webm

How did a flock of Argentinian parrots land in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery?

https://www.6sqft.com/how-did-a-group-of-argentinian-parrots-land-in-green-wood-cemetery/

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Episode 32: DESIGNING TAROT DECKS WITH STEPHANIE COST  

After a little geeking out about cicadas and the lunar eclipse, Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome illustrator Stephanie Cost to discuss Tarot Deck design after going over a BRIEF, UTTERLY INCOMPLETE, HISTORY OF TAROT. 

Stephanie Cost is Kickstarting her Chromatic Fates Tarot Deck here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chromaticfates/the-chromatic-fates-tarot

IT FUNDED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS BUT YOU CAN STILL GET YOURS!

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French-suited_playing_cards#English_patternhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Colman_Smith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider-Waite_tarot_deck

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

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71927/tarot-mythology-surprising-origins-worlds-most-misunderstood-cards?fbclid=IwAR0DLqIulWYuf_itYfTlQZFZZkLyJmOooUVLzagUyPXkITWYHDpgkYloZ_0

https://www.allure.com/gallery/oracle-cards-best-decks

https://hyperallergic.com/490918/pamela-colman-smith-pratt-institute-libraries/?fbclid=IwAR3MXAklPfOaHrX8aoO2kTr5NTjw_txsbFMR3YOAvmPahmWuBMY7Lrnbz-I

Great podcast about Tarot:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-mom-never-told-you-21123631/episode/the-art-of-tarot-30230963/?fbclid=IwAR1NX4H-rneE_TtKApk9CS5A7g5OrlRRmHUtNUPx18Josb2JsGIhco7pgO4 

Follow Stephanie Cost:

Twitter: @stephanie_draws

Website: https://www.stephaniedraws.com/ 

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Episode 31: THE HAUNTED BOOTLEGGER GEORGE REMUS

Kat, Jen, and Christina are back from a break and ready to talk about crime kingpin George Remus and his unfortunate wife Imogene. 

Ken Burns has some great segments in his Prohibition documentary about George Remus:

https://www.pbs.org/video/prohibition-george-remus-the-circle/?fbclid=IwAR1z0KhaXSJ_a2_Ldu1QnsJmQ9OjRlkf2ltAvxqR9y5Dr3K9pKWC7lCtK1M

https://www.pbs.org/video/prohibition-george-remus-the-primrose-path/?fbclid=IwAR3QZ0SrSSwc3FSEpgQBT2k6ZGWm2vkWqbS5qPBrBcNRxgJi9KMKAfGeMD8

And Kat wrote at length about him in her book Ohio's Haunted Crimes: An Exploration of Ten Haunted Crime Sceneshttps://www.amazon.com/Ohios-Haunted-Crimes-Exploration-Scenes/dp/0764350110/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kat+klockow&qid=1621992170&sr=8-1

They also discuss how any sequential project whether it is a book or comic is like fighting a boss monster!

Finally, Robin Ewers Carnes, shared her sketches and hometown haunt with us. Follow her here: @rewers on Instagram.

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Episode 30: THE DOLLHOUSE GRAVES OF INDIANA

Kat, Jen, and Christina hit the road to visit the famous Dollhouse Graves in Indiana! Feeling ready to explore the paranormal hotspots in the region after being vaccinated, they spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon visiting cemeteries…

First, they talk to local comic creator Lauren Sparks about the comic anthology she contributed to called Votes for Women: The battle for the 19th Amendment

Get yours at: https://www.littleredbird.press/

She can be found @wingedelfgirl on most social media. Check out her Cats Talking Words webcomic!

SOURCES and LINKS:

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/59389

https://orangebeanindiana.com/2020/01/06/the-dollhouse-grave-of-vivian-mae-allison/

https://www.cultofweird.com/death/dollhouse-graves/

http://tourconnersville.org/?view=article&id=41:doll-house&catid=27:must-see

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Episode 29: THE GHOSTLY SIDE OF THE GOLDEN LAMB

Once again, Amy Hassebrock joins Kat, Jen, Christina to talk about the copious history of the Golden Lamb, in operation since 1803! Not only has it had a distinguished guest list including 12 presidents, Mark Twain, and Charles Dickens, there are several ghosts said to haunt this property in Lebanon, Ohio!

Amy recently researched the curious death of Clement Vallandigham at the inn.

You can deep dive into his story here:

“OH MURDER, I AM SHOT!”: The Tragic Death of Clement Vallandigham

https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2021/04/20/oh-murder-i-am-shot-the-tragic-death-of-clement-vallandigham/

She also shares several paranormal experiences at the inn during visits with her family including photos that seem to have some sort of entity lurking around…

Sources:

http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2016/05/hgb-episode-125-golden-lamb-inn.html

https://creepycincinnati.com/2014/05/02/the-golden-lamb/

https://www.goldenlamb.com/news/ohio-magazine-includes-the-golden-lamb-on-its-haunted-ohio-road-trips-list/

https://www.ohiomagazine.com/travel/article/haunted-ohio-golden-lamb

https://local12.com/news/local/the-haunting-of-a-local-hotel-halloween-cincinnati-ohio-kentucky-indiana

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/cincinnati/most-haunted-restaurant-cincinnati/

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Episode 28: THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE OF HORRORS

Kat, Jen, and Christina talk about the legendary Southgate House in Newport, Kentucky and get mired in a discussion about Tarot cards on the way. Plus, where are all the cool, updated Ouija Board designs?

Weird thing this week: MONKEYS in Price Hill!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/08/reports-cincinnati-monkeys-loose-cemetery/7137211002/

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/04/08/police-probe-reports-of-monkeys-on-loose-in-ohio-cemetery/

More about Southgate House, now called the Thompson House:

http://cincy.com/home/neighborhoods/parms/1/hood/newport/page/history.html#:~:text=Richard%20Southgate%2C%20a%20lawyer%2C%20politician,of%20the%20War%20of%201812.&text=The%20Victorian%20era%20(1837%2D1901,the%20East%20Row%20Historic%20District

What have you seen while catching your favorite band at this eclectic music venue?

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Episode 27: CINCINNATI PARANORMAL POTLUCK

Kat, Jen, and Christina talk different Cincinnati and Ohio weirdnesses.

Weird thing this week, Easter edition: Easter Bunny Origin Story

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-weird-history-of-easter-traditions-50641

Jen talks BUFFALO RIDGE CREMATORIUM

Sources:

https://creepycincinnati.com/2011/11/20/the-buffalo-ridge-crematorium-observatory/

https://www.reddit.com/r/cincinnati/comments/dogtzu/spoopy_cincinnati_the_legends_of_buffalo_ridge/

https://cincinnatipreservation.org/cincinnatis-own-stonehenge-in-burnet-woods/

https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=24

Kat talks MELON HEADS OF KIRKLAND, OH

Sources:

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

https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/cle-myths-our-favorite-spooky-urban-legends

http://www.creepycleveland.net/2008/02/melonheads-in-kirtland-ohio_21.html

Christina chose a location too big for one segment so THE GOLDEN LAMB will get its own episode in 2 weeks with special guest Amy Hassebrock!

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Episode 26: THE WEIRD CINCINNATI HISTORY OF MAILING KIDS

Kat, Jen, and Christina are back from spring break!

First on a serious note: #stopasianhate

Lots of great links here to support your fellow Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.

https://asianpacificfund.org/make-an-impact/solidarity/ways-to-help/

George Takai’s musical called Allegiance starring Lea Salonga: http://allegiancemusical.com/article/meet-george-takei-and-the-cast-of-broadways-allegiance-2/

His graphic novel:

They Called Us Enemy

Get a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/They-Called-Enemy-George-Takei/dp/1603094504

Emily Hanako Momohara

Art Exhibit

Never Again is Now

Re-photographs of American Incarceration Camps

https://ehmomohara.com/about

Next, we reveal the lineup of Cabinet of Curiosities Issue 2…

• Christina Wald and Jeff Suess with the Price Hill Medium

• Kevin Necessary with the Ghost at the Chillicothe Gazette

• Tom Miller with the Screaming Bridge at Maud Hughes road

• Inky and Aziza with the Crosswick Snake

• Steve Stegelin with Cryptids Forever

• Kat Klockow with the Ghosts of The Sorg

Finally, the main topic… Mailing Kids! Yes! It really happened in Cincinnati in the early 1900s!!

Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-children-sent-through-mail-180959372/

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/very-special-deliveries#:~:text=The%20first%20child%20%E2%80%9Cmailed%E2%80%9D%20in,Little%20to%20its%20grandmother%2C%20Mrs.

https://wrruralpost.com/kids-going-postal/

https://handeaux.tumblr.com/post/185676843780/send-your-kids-to-grandma-through-the-us-mail

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