If These Walls...

It’s SPOOKY Season! Each week in October we will tell you stories to thrill, chill and KILL…your sense of safety. This week: g-g-g-g-ghosts! Theatre folks are a superstitious bunch, especially when it comes to the dead and undead. Elena introduces us to a friendly flapper ghost and walks us through the most awful theatre tragedy in American history. Be sure to check over your shoulder…and beware that backpack in the corner….

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

Anxiety by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3374-anxiety
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grab a cup of hot tea or a pint of cold fall beer, but don’t spill! Today Audrey tells us about two very unnatural tragedies (The Beer Flood of London and the Molasses Disaster in Boston) that will leave you feeling damp in all the wrong ways. It’s a bit of a sticky situation…wait no, it's criminal negligence. Plus a NEW sponsor and a game of silly lawsuits!




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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

Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventures
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Roller skate your way on over, grab a warm cup of tea and light some candles (for your hygge), and get your tent pitching skills ready: it’s time for some poetry and a trip to Inner Mongolia! In this week’s episode, Elena covers the kind-of-mythical-but-actually-real-but-is-it-yes-it-is-but-it-kinda-requires-some-background-so-listen-up story of the wonderful and amazing and ethereal XANADU!!!! From the real Palace, to the Samuel Taylor Coleridge depiction, to the Rush (greatest band of all time) song, to Olivia N-J swirling in a sequin dress, we will cover it all! We’re also excited to announce our first sponsor PLUS Romantic Poetry Mad Libs to hone your writing skills and make your belly ache from laughter!



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/

Episode music:
The Zone by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/270-the-zone
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventures
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

“I’m not a player I just crush a lot,” - Hiram Bingham III, 1911

What started as a deep dive into the Incan civilization of Machu Picchu turns into a fascinating story of discovery, lying about discovery, and having your rich wife foot the bill for those expensive trips to South America. In this episode of If These Walls…Audrey tells you all about Hiram Bingham III and his “contributions” to the world of exploration. And she dives into the brilliant, smart, and efficient citadel at Machu Picchu. Also in this episode: Dule Hill tap dances, we plan our hygge, toe talk, and Elena scores a passing grade on a quiz!



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/

You know that feeling when you buy a multi-million dollar house in cash but then forget to move in and just pay the property taxes on it for 60 years? Same. Huguette Clark was the daughter of an eccentric Copper Baron who amassed a fortune so grand, she would never have to worry about money a day in her life. But this isn’t the normal story of a wealthy, socialite heiress; this is the tale of a woman whose greatest joy was to be left alone in her generosity. Told through the many properties that the Clark family amassed over the years, this episode will introduce you to a delightful character or two, and will have you asking: “what actually is money?”



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/

Hey there history fans: you ready for some WAP?! No, not that WAP; we’re talking about those WILD ASS PLANTAGENETS on this week's If These Walls…! Audrey, a self proclaimed Richard III apologist, takes us back to the late 15th century where we learn about the War of the Roses, struggle to figure out which Edward and Richard we’re actually talking about, and, mostly importantly, discuss the imprisonment of King Richard III’s nephews in the Tower of London. For hundreds of years, historians have struggled to tear fact from fiction in this heartbreaking story; Audrey will present you with most of the facts, a little of the fiction, and all of the drama. Stay tuned at the end for Elena to embarrass herself greatly on a quiz specifically catered to her! This episode is sponsored by Mango Margaritas. 

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/

WARNING: This episode contains sausage. But the good kind.

Have you ever thought to yourself "I'm pretty sure I know more about Grover on Sesame Street than I do about Grover Cleveland?"  Do you have $400million dollars lying around and a hankering to live in a swamp land? Have you heard about the Love Tunnel that our country's most eligible bachelors are all clamoring to dive into?  Do you love history, but want it broken down into easily digestible lil McNugglets?  Well thank God that Audrey and Elena have once again delivered the goods you crave.  This week on If These Walls, we present our first minisode as both queens volley bite-size stories from the White House and drill each other on all the presidential trivia you'll need to pass that upcoming pop quiz.

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/

In this second part of our two part series on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Elena takes us through Booth's day step by step: from waking up hungover with no purpose to fleeing Washington DC on a horse held by a Peanut. Travel with Booth as he shoots, performs an unfortunate leap onto the stage, and disappears into the Maryland and Virginia wilderness for the next 12 days. Who helped him, who regrets it, where did he spend his "lost week," what became of his body? Plus: silly drunk texts and embarrassed kitties that just want more scritches. 




Resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Episode Music:

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

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5048-stay-the-course
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We dare you to join us in looking at the popular events of history in a different light: specifically, one that is not white-washed for your 8th grade history books. In our very first two-parter, we hear the story from Lincoln’s side: his first term, his re-election, the bloody end of the Civil War and the politics involved, and then, what should have been a delightful night at the theatre. Audrey will also dive into the anti-racist work that Ford’s Theatre is doing, and how they protect the legacy of our country’s history through their extensive teaching aides. Light about 10,000 candles in celebration (and then sorrow), and listen to the details of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 

Next week in Part 2: an actor gets his comeuppance.



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/

Episode music:
Night Vigil by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5746-night-vigil
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fig Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

MOSCOW ARE YOU READY TO ROCK!? This week, Elena takes you inside Lenin Stadium on August 12-13, 1989 for the story behind the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Capitalism, communism, drugs, alcohol, Ozzy peeing his pants, Heather Locklear on a jet, Bon Jovi in a Soviet era military uniform, Russian Hells Angels….this story has it all! Also included in this week’s episode: the power of music and live performance and a rousing game of Finish These Lyrics: Hair Metal Edition!




Episode sources: 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/