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Special delivery! It’s time to talk about the United States Postal Service. But wait! Before you turn the podcast off, what if we promise you wolf attacks, nuns, whiskey, cigars, and face punches? Cancel culture can’t cancel these stamps!

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Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hungary for blood? We’ve got just the cure for you (see what we did there?). This week, Audrey describes in great detail just how deep Elizabeth Bathory’s bloodlust went (or did it?). And Elena dissects the Mercy Brown Vampire Incident (house painter Eldin is not included in this story, unfortunately).

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The circus is a beautiful, exciting, magical, wonderful place…until it’s not. And if it’s not, we’ll just romanticize it in a film! In this week’s episode we share our love for the circus, but also shine a light on its problematic history and its very dangerous nature. And Elena only cries twice! 

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Circus Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3509-circus-waltz
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whether on the side of a dirt road in Pleasant Valley, AZ, or in the middle of an Italian restaurant on Coney Island, we learn this week that family feuds can get real bloody, real fast. Can’t we all just love one another? No? Okay then pass the Bucatini and the Sicilian red. 

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pop that cork, mama, it’s time to chat wine fraud! Whether it comes from an expensive bottle previously owned by an American President or a bladder inside of a box of wine from your local Aldi, we take comfort in the yeasty grape water. But did you know that wine fraud has always been and continues to be prevalent among the poor, the middle class, and the stinking rich? Pour a glass and sharpen your knives: tonight we will eat the rich and wash it down with a big old swig of Barefoot’s finest!

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grab your shovel and start digging; we’re looking for gold! Whether at the bottom of a magic lake in Columbia in the 16th century, or at the bottom of a Great Lake in the 21st century, people always be after that shiny gold!...to the point of maybe losing their damn minds. Join Elena and Audrey for a treasure hunt or two, a Midas tale, a brief science lesson, and the capture of a Confederate leader in drag. 

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Glitter Blast by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4707-glitter-blast
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Simple Music to Frighten Small Children By by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4366-simple-music-to-frighten-small-children-by
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Happy Inauguration and a happy episode 32 to you all! The last thing we want to remind you of today is the 45th President’s treason and insurrection, but it’s important that we #neverforget. Plus, you know us: we make treason fun! This week Elena discusses the Beer Hall Putsch in November of 1923 and its echoes in the Capitol Insurrection in January 2021. Plus: do you know your countries’ Benedict? Audrey will loop you in! Treason: 2 thumbs down, do not recommend. 

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Are you already exceeding your 2021 fitness goals? NO OF COURSE YOU AREN’T THERE’S A PANDEMIC AND A COUP. But honestly, we hope you’re treating your body well and being kind to your soul! Let us inspire you by talking about the many amazing feats of human strength of fitness guru Jack LaLanne  You’re only as old as your body tells you you are in the middle of 1000 push-ups and 1000 chin-ups! Also touched on in this episode: juicers, punching sharks, Dwight Schrute, CPR Annie, Michael Jackson, Body Worlds, and the plastination of human bodies. Welcome to 2021!

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A very happy, healthy, and safe New Year to everyone that listens to our little Podcast, and those who have yet to discover it. In the last episode of 2020, Audrey and Elena reflect on New Years traditions and history, revisit that pesky Y2K fiasco, and explain why you should do your best to put your hands on a peacock at midnight. However and whenever you celebrate, we hope 2021 has some amazing things in store for you!

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Episode music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Here we come a-wassailing with episode 029, chock full of Christmas history, lore, and, most importantly, miracles! Is that a bike on dad’s foot, or are you just excited to see us?! From the Wishing a safe and healthy holiday season to all of you. Enjoy responsibly, sing loudly, eat voraciously, and give yourself a big hug: we’re almost at the end of 2021. Lo, Saturnalia! 

Episode Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3942-jingle-bells
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Angels We Have Heard on High by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3368-angels-we-have-heard-on-high
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license