Legends and Libations

Why are people so afraid of clowns? Also Ross' phobia is revealed and he has a difficult conversation with his wife.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/30/clowns-are-twice-as-scary-to-democrats-as-they-are-to-republicans/

https://www.britannica.com/list/10-famous-clowns-from-comical-to-creepy

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131380/was-rorschachs-pagliacci-joke-a-real-joke\

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

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns

https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/7/13191788/clown-attack-threats-2016-panic-hoax-debunked

https://blog.kachinahouse.com/an-exploration-of-hopi-clown-culture/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-and-psychology-of-clowns-being-scary-20394516/

https://time.com/5713958/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns/

We tackle spicy food myths and remedies with special guest Matthew Zagardo.

https://greatist.com/eat/best-way-to-soothe-burning-mouth

https://www.everydayhealth.com/peptic-ulcer/

https://www.livescience.com/34213-spicy-food-taste-buds-myth.html

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/study-reveals-men-who-prefer-hot-sauce-have-higher-testosterone

http://scottroberts.org/firetalkers-busting-chile-myths-with-dave-dewitt/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19671203/

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-06/fyi-are-people-born-tolerance-spicy-food/

https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2020/sep/how-to-cool-your-mouth-down-after-eating-spicy-food/

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/10-foods-expectant-moms-eat-induce-labor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin#Food

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/why-drinking-water-after-eating-spicy-food-is-the-worst-thing-you-can-do

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/spicy-foods/mouth-on-fire-myths--what-really-cools-your-palate-

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

https://www.thoughtco.com/examples-of-polar-and-nonpolar-molecules-608516

Ross gets educated on the first amendment of the Constitution, offends a group of people, and his father all in one episode!

Deep dive into a crytpid, the Batsquatch, including mystery solved.

References:

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Batsquatch

https://washingtonbigfoot.com/2019/04/04/legend-of-batsquatch/

https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-legend-of-the-batsquatch

https://portlandghosts.com/the-story-of-the-batsquatch-the-terror-that-mount-st-helens-awoke/

https://www.usgs.gov/news/mount-st-helens-1980-eruption-changed-future-volcanology#:~:text=Forty%20years%20ago%2C%20after%20two,ash%20hundreds%20of%20miles%20away.

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

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

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mount-shasta-spirituality

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Great-Horned-Owl#:~:text=Instead%20it%20has%20tufts%20of,three%20pounds%20(1.4%20kilograms).

http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/great_horned_owl#:~:text=Great%20Horned%20Owls%20are%20common,side%20of%20the%20Cascade%20Mountains.

*Listener suggest topic* We discuss the history and common misconceptions of the famous Scottish dress, the kilt.

https://www.authenticvacations.com/top-ten-secrets-about-kilts/

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

https://www.journeywonders.com/scotland-kilt-myths-facts/

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/debunking-the-myths-about-kilts/

Bonus episode! We discuss our favorite Christmas movies with special guest, Jeff Forrester.

Common Christian Myths with special guest, Jeff Forrester.

Halloween is upon us! We dissect the infamous Ouija Board including holding a session.

https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/houdini-the-hunter-of-fake-ghosts/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/

https://www.vox.com/2016/10/29/13301590/how-ouija-boards-work-debunked-ideomotor-effecthttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/20/seances-and-science

https://austinseance.com/2020/07/04/guest-post-the-history-and-use-of-spirit-trumpets/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87458/6-classic-seance-tricks-explained

https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/articles/blog/witch-endor

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

The history of halloween, trick or treating and a common fear with trick or treating is discussed in detail today.

Featured beers:

https://www.tbbc.beer/copy-of-quat

https://brewbususa.com/beer/basic-bitch/

Works cited:

https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned

https://abc13.com/news/houstons-own-real-life-halloween-horror-story/375883/

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C3%AD

https://fussfreeflavours.com/soul-cake-recipe/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths#Debunking_the_myths

https://www.mashed.com/171863/why-kids-probably-wont-get-weed-laced-candy-on-halloween/

Happy October!!! This is a great time of year full of myths and legends. This week we dissect the infamous Rougarou of Cajun Origin. 

References:

https://mythologian.net/loup-garou-rougarou-cajun-legend/

https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/

https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf#Nazi_Germany

https://theconversation.com/rabies-horrifying-symptoms-inspired-folktales-of-humans-turned-into-werewolves-vampires-and-other-monsters-125672