The 1892 Rojas Murders marked a significant leap in policing.  Learn about the first time in history that fingerprints were used to determine a criminal’s guilt.

Myth Busters Torture Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vESKdr8uqE

Attributed Music:

Bass walker – Film Noir

Dark Mystery

Learn about the real people, places and story of the most popular baseball poem ever ‘Casey At The Bat’.  Who was Casey? Where is Mudville? Find out in this week’s episode.

Casey At The Bat, Disney version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfSed2MUsA

Casey’s Revenge: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_case2.shtml

Learn how a Boy Scout named David Hahn built a nuclear reactor in his mother’s backyard shed in 1994. Part 2 of 2.

Professional Explanation of a Breeder Reactor: https://www.coursera.org/learn/energy-environment-life/lecture/fR25c/making-more-than-you-use-breeder-reactors 

Attributed Music:

I am Running with Temporary Success

Klockworx

Time Passing By

In 1994 a Boy Scout named David Hahn caused a panic by attempting to build is own nuclear reactor in his backyard.  Did he succeed? Learn about part 1 of his crazy story.

Atomic Badge 1991: https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/medalsmementoes/boyscoutbadge.htm

Atomic Badge Updated: https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Atomic_Energy

Vinney Dawson’s music: http://www.vinneydawson.com/

Attributed Music:

Aitech by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100336

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Chee Zee Lab – Netherworld Shanty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100683

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

In 1956 a Marine Corps Drill Instructor marched his ill-fated platoon into the swampy Ribbon Creek at Parris Island.  This incident left a dark mark on the Marines that forced them to modernize.

Full Metal Jacket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3121e_Cgg

Attributed Music:

Video Game Soldiers

Cryptic Sorrow Atlantean Twilight

As the first female aeronaut Sophie Blanchard took ballooning to new heights.  Hear her amazing story of adventure in the skies as she captivated the world.

Types of Balloons: http://www.gordonbennett2012.ch/read-news/items/en-difference-gas-hotair-balloons.html

Hot Air Ballooning History: https://www.hotairballooncappadocia.com/History-Ballooning.html

Real or fake? This is the strange story of the man who claimed to discover a South American ape.  The creature was used to bolster racist theories, but also remains a fun mystery in cryptozoology.

De Loys’ Ape: http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Dey_Loy%27s_Ape

Attributed Music:

Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Dama-May – Primal Drive by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Hear the incredible story of the only man officially recognized to have survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

1940’s Slang: http://www.cultureify.com/1940s-slang-lingo-phrases/

1940’s Sang 2: http://1940s.org/history/on-the-homefront/forties-slang-40s

Attributed Music:

The Dark Glow

Continuing the odd story of Dr. Brinkley, the man who transplanted goat glands into people. His quackery took him on a journey of radio pioneering, international politics, fame & ruin.

The Goat Gland Doctor Pt 1: https://www.incrediblestoriespodcast.com/the-goat-gland-doctor-part-1/

Attributed music this episode:

Daily Beetle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

O UT by P C III is licensed under a Attribution License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/O_UT_1733/O_UT

The odd story of Dr. Brinkley, the man who transplanted goat glands into people. His rags-to-riches-to-rags story involves medical quackery, radio pioneering & international politics!

Baby Goats in PJs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfxUt9UM0nc