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Emileigh and Morgan talk about the history and hauntings at the Historic Hales Bar Dam below Chattanooga, TN. This is including Emileigh's personal accounts from the dam! 

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Sources: 

https://www.tva.com/about-tva/our-history/tva-heritage/dam-spooky

https://www.wate.com/haunted-tennessee/stories-of-injuries-deaths-at-tennessee-haunted-dam/

https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/locations/hales-bar-dam/#:~:text=The%20most%20notorious%20hazard%20was,sucked%20in%20by%20their%20ancestors.

Kindred Spirits  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10648660/

Ghost Adventures  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899875/

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/4/4/248154/River-Hazards-in-the-Chattanooga-Vicinity.aspx

https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2021/05/1967-tva-nickajack-dam-replaced-1913.html

https://tagcaver.wixsite.com/undergroundearth/single-post/2017/07/28/the-history-of-the-hales-bar-dam-on-the-tennessee-river-in-marion-county-tennessee

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/tennessee-valley-authority-act

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

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/nov/11/local-history-tennessee-river-gorge-tfp/

Marina and Whisky websites 

https://damwhiskeyco.com/#

https://halesbarmarina.com/

Charlie Chaplin is a true story of rags to riches stardom. Starting out in the poorest area of London, Charlie acted his way to be one of the most iconic stars in Hollywood history. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they examine his life, his very high highs, and his very low lows. 

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Sources

“Overview of His Life” 

https://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/21-Overview-of-His-Life

The Birth of The Tramp (2019)

“Charlie Chaplin” by Ann Douglas (Jun 8 1998) for TIME Magazine 

https://web.archive.org/web/20110531034618/http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/chaplin.html

“40 Years Ago: The Birth of the Chaplin Award” by Martin E. Segal (Mar 30 2012)

https://web.archive.org/web/20120502165257/http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/the-birth-of-the-chaplin-award

“Chaplin’s World museum opens its doors in Switzerland” by Ania Poullain-Majchrzak (Apr 18 2016)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chaplin-museum-idUSKCN0XF212/

“Charlie Chaplins gather in their hundreds to set world record - video” (Apr 16 2017)

https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2017/apr/17/charlie-chaplins-gather-in-their-hundreds-to-set-world-record-video

“Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)” 

https://web.archive.org/web/20180501143558/http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/subject/sir-charlie-chaplin-2190#.Wuh7XHbP32c

“Charlie Chaplin’s family see the funny side of film about his corpse being stolen” by Geoffrey Macnab (Aug 24 2018)

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/charlie-chaplin-s-family-see-the-funny-side-of-film-about-his-corpse-being-stolen-9697758.html

“1975: Comic genius Chaplin is knighted” 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/4/newsid_2794000/2794107.stm

https://vault.fbi.gov/charlie-chaplin/charlie-chaplin-part-01-of-10/view

“MI5 spied on Charlie Chaplin after FBI asked for help to banish him from US” by Richard Norton-Taylor (Feb 16 2012)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/17/mi5-spied-on-charlie-chaplin

“Charlie Chaplin’s Wives” 

https://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/220-Charlie-Chaplin-s-Wives

“How Charlie Chaplin Changed Paternity Laws in America” by Garin Pirnia (Apr 16 2022)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63158/how-charlie-chaplin-changed-paternity-laws-america

“When Chaplin’s corpse was kidnapped” by Micahel van Orsouw (Jun 13 2023)

https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2023/06/when-chaplins-corpse-was-kidnapped/

“Charlie Chaplin” by Harold L. Erickson & Michael Barson (updated Aug 3 2024)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-Chaplin/The-sound-era-City-Lights-to-Limelight

“When Chaplin played father” by David Thomas (Dec 26 2002)

https://web.archive.org/web/20120715051303/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3587749/When-Chaplin-played-father.html

Sound Credits:

Alcatraz was claimed to be inescapable. But on today's episode, Emileigh and Morgan dive into the stories of the three men who just might have proved that wrong. 

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https://www.history.com/news/alcatraz-infamous-inmates-capone-birdman

https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp

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

https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc1.htm

The Alcatraz Escape: Boldest Prison Break in U.S. History

Expedition Unknown: Escape from the Rock

The Mona Lisa wasn't always the household name it is today. For most of its existence, it was respected as a beautiful piece of art by artists and critics. In 1911, a man named Vincenzo Peruggia stole the masterpiece from its spot in the Louvre, which catapulted the Mona Lisa into worldwide fame. Morgan and Emileigh discuss the history of the Louvre, the Mona Lisa, and the man who changed the art world forever. 

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“To Catch a Thief” by Joanna Lucarino (Dec 2019)

https://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/history-culture/9282-to-catch-a-thief#google_vignette

“Mona Lisa: The theft that created a legend” by Sheena McKanzie for CNN (Nov 19 2013)

https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/18/world/europe/mona-lisa-the-theft/index.html

“The Theft That Made The ‘Mona Lisa’ A Masterpiece” by NPR (July 30 2011)

https://www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138800110/the-theft-that-made-the-mona-lisa-a-masterpiece

“100 Years Ago: The Mastermind Behind the Mona Lisa Heist” by Jeff Nilsson for The Saturday Evening Post (Dec 7 2013)

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/12/the-mona-lisa-heist/

“Stealing Mona Lisa” by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler for Vanity Fair, excerpted from The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection (Apr 16 2009)

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/05/mona-lisa-excerpt200905

“Stolen: How the Mona Lisa Became the World’s Most Famous Painting” by James Zug for Smithsonian Magazine (June 15 2011)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/stolen-how-the-mona-lisa-became-the-worlds-most-famous-painting-16406234/

“The Heist that Made the Mona Lisa Famous” by Evan Andrews (Aug 19, 2016)

https://www.history.com/news/the-heist-that-made-the-mona-lisa-famous

“6 Times the Mona Lisa Was Vandalized or Stolen” by Alex Greenberger (Jan 28 2024)

https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/mona-lisa-vandalism-1234630407/

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

“The History and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mysterious ‘Mona Lisa’” by Kelly Richman-Abdou and Margherita Cole (June 28 2024)

https://mymodernmet.com/leonardo-da-vinci-mona-lisa-facts/

https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/the-salon-carre

“The Louvre visitor guide” 

https://www.francethisway.com/paris/the-louvre.php#google_vignette

Sound Credits:

Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-cinematic-trailer-music-06-cinematic-cello-arpeggio-trailer-114623/ 

Ahoy mateys! Today Emileigh and Morgan sail the high seas to bring you a story of the only confirmed pirate ship ever discovered and the treasure that was found within. This story is full of heartbreak, booty, and a discovery of a lifetime. 

As promised in the episode, here is the link to the museum where all the found treasure can be found. 

https://www.discoverpirates.com/

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCvZ8ToSj0

The History Guy: The Wreck of the Whydah Gally 

https://www.ampltd.co.uk/collections_az/slavemorice/editorial-introduction.aspx

https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/underwater-explorer-proves-wreck-is-whydah.html

https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2009/08/18/whydah-cannon-located-by-jfk/51895310007/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgQcUAc1fJc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whydah_Gally#:~:text=A%20square%2Drigged%20three%2Dmasted,%2Fh%3B%2015%20mph).

Book: Expedition Whydah by Barry Clifford and Paul Perry

Join Morgan and Emileigh as they explore the (surprisingly) extensive history of a bird ubiquitous with bustling urban centers. The homing pigeon has been humanity's most reliable mode of long-distance communication for most of human history! 

*Warning* - some mention of animal experimentation. Nothing drastic or disturbing. 

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Sources:

“Pigeon transfers data faster than South Africa’s Telkom” by Peroshni Govender (ed by Jon Hemming) (Sept. 10 2009)

https://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5885PM20090909/

“Sa pigeon ‘faster than broadband’” (Sept 10 2009)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8248056.stm

“Cocaine carrier pigeons are the latest drug smuggling technique” by Conrad Quilty-Harper (Sept 1 2015)

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/cocaine-smuggling-carrier-pigeons

“Homer Pigeons: Origin, Appearance, Behavior, Care, And More” by Khan Imran (Mar 18 2023)

https://avicultureblog.com/homer-pigeons/ 

“Rock Pigeon”

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rock_Pigeon/overview 

“Pigeon ‘caught with backpack of drugs’” (May 25 2017)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40042260

“The System of Military Dove Cotes in Europe” 

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/14990/14990-h/14990-h.htm#art10

“Carrier Pigeons (Portugal)” by João Moreira Taveras (Feb 12 2016)

https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/carrier-pigeons-portugal/

“Pigeon Homing: Observations, Experiments and Confusions” by Charles Walcott (1996); Journal of Experimental Biology, 199 (1); pp 21-27

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/199/1/21/7360/Pigeon-Homing-Observations-Experiments-and

“Paul Julius Reuter Founds the Reuters News Service” 

https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=46#:~:text=In%201850%20Paul%20Julius%20Reuter%20%28originally%20named%20Israel,points%20of%20the%20German%20and%20French-Belgian%20telegraph%20lines.

“Beginners Guide to Racing Pigeons”

http://www.pigeonmad.com/beginners_guide_to_racing_pigeons.php

“4. Cher Ami the Pigeon” from Top 10 Heroic Animals, Kayla Webley (Mar 21 2011) for Time Magazine

https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2059858_2059863_2060209,00.html

“How Pigeons Always Find Their Way Home” by Real Science on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DkMVCzvgRg 

“Cairo’s Fancy Flyers” by David Degner and Andrew D. Blechman (2011); Saudi Aramco World, 62(2); pp 5-9

https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/201102/cairo.s.fancy.fliers.htm

“Did Ancient Egypt Have a Pigeon Problem?” by Shoshi Parks (Jan 25 2023)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-egypt-pigeon-problem

“The Natural History of Birds.” from Book X of The Natural History by Pliny the Elder. Att. to John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., & H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A., Ed.

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D10

“The pigeon that saved a World War II bomber crew” by Christopher Sleight (Feb 23 2012)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-17138990 

“Indian pigeons lose out to e-mail” (Mar 26 2002)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1892085.stm

“Signal Corps Pigeons” by Carter W. Clarke, 1st Lt. (1933). The Military Engineer, 25(140); pp 133-138

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44563742

Sound Credits:

pfranzen https://freesound.org/people/pfranzen/sounds/192072/

Emileigh and Morgan uncover the life of a little known but extraordinary abolitionist, Cassius Marcellus Clay. 

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Sources: 

Henry Clay Details 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cassius-Marcellus-Clay

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Lloyd-Garrison

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/cassius-marcellus-clay-fiery-kentucky-abolitionist

Kentucky History Video: Cassius Clay 

https://www.berea.edu/no-tuition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6nwCuVd66w

https://whitehall.eku.edu/- White Hall website 

Morgan and Emileigh travel o'er yonder to the origins of country music and its evolution over time. Have a sit and get out yer fiddle for an exploration of 100 years of country music! 

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Sources:

Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns (PBS Documentary)

“Country Music Timeline” from the Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/articles-and-essays/country-music-timeline/

“History of Country Music: An Introduction” by Dr. Justin Wildridge (Feb 9 2023)

https://www.cmuse.org/history-of-country-music/

“Roots & Branches of Country Music” 

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/roots-branches-of-country-music/

“History of the Dulcimer”

https://www.gardnersdulcimer.com/Page.aspx?id=129

“Timeline of African American Music - Vaudeville/Classic Blues”

https://timeline.carnegiehall.org/genres/vaudevilleclassic-blues

“History”

https://www.opry.com/about/history

“Jimmie Rodgers” by Nolan Porterfield for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/jimmie-rodgers

“Nashville’s Music Row” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

https://savingplaces.org/places/nashvilles-music-row

“How The Sound Of Country Music Changed” by Jewly Hight (Mar 20 2018) for NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/03/20/594037569/how-the-sound-of-country-music-changed

“Why country is now the hot genre in the music industry” by Anna Nicolaou (Mar 14 2024) for Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/514290f5-23d7-4efc-956b-385b2377fd33

Sound Credits:

“Sleep Baby Sleep” by Jimmy Rodgers (Edited)

Selection from 'The Old Country Record Shop' radio broadcast with commentary by Richard Bruce Morriale / Yodeling Dick Brooks.

Richard Bruce Morriale / Yodeling Dick Brooks Archives

Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection

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WeakWero https://freesound.org/people/WeakWero/sounds/652347/ 

Emileigh and Morgan go through the life of Howard Carter and his multitude of decades as an Egyptologist. 

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Sources: 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Howard-Carter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoqtH5OFaDQ

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-discovery-of-king-tuts-tomb

https://www.history.com/news/king-tut-tomb-artifacts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert,_5th_Earl_of_Carnarvon

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/graphics/seven-days-of-unwrapping-king-tutankhamuns-mummy

The Book of Unusual Knowledge: page 392-393 

https://beyondkingtut.com/the-curse-of-king-tuts-tomb/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d8SlwGDXXE

Today Emileigh and Morgan are exploring the short-lived Hawaiian monarchy and the last queen of Hawaii, Lili'uokalani. Tune in to learn about her life and the unfortunate downfall of the Hawaiian Kingdom at the hands of greedy capitalists. 

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Sources:

“9 Facts About Lili’uokalani, the Last Queen of Hawaii” by April Snellings (May 25 2022)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/queen-liliuokalani-hawaii-facts-biography

“Her Story” by the Lili’uokalani Trust

https://onipaa.org/her-story

“The Life of queen Lili’uokalani”

https://onipaa.org/queen-liliuokalani 

“Factual History of the Kingdom of Hawai’i” 

https://www.thekingdomofhawaii.org/about-the-kingdom/history

“King Kamehameha” 

https://www.gohawaii.com/culture/history/king-kamehameha

“King Kalakaua, the ‘Merrie Monarch’”

https://www.hawaii.com/king-kalakaua-the-merrie-monarch/

“A Brief History of Queen Lili’uokalani” by Peter T. Young for Ke Ola Magazine

https://keolamagazine.com/people/history-queen-liliuokalani/

“In Hawai’i, Plantation Tourism Tastes Like Pineapple” by Mallory Huard (Nov 12 2019)

https://edgeeffects.net/dole-pineapple-plantation/#:~:text=James%20Drummond%20Dole%20founded%20the%20Hawaiian%20Pineapple%20Company,voyage%20to%20markets%20in%20the%20eastern%20United%20States.

Sound Credits

florianreichelt https://freesound.org/people/florianreichelt/sounds/450755/