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Mother Nature Will Kill You
By Jillian Swinford and Haley BurlesonSociety & Culture
Mother Nature Will Kill You episodes
- Episode 90 - Do Some Lollygaggin'
Haley and Jillian visit Haley's ancestral home of Croatia for the mysterious death that occurred in a cave in Pogancia Bay, and then Haley delves into some Croatian folklore monsters and spirits.
Sources:
Petri, Nadan and Marija Definis-Gojanovic.2003. Scuba diver with a knife in his chest: homicide or suicide? Croatian Medical Journal. 44(3):355–359.Underwater Suicide? Mysterious Case of Diver Who Stabbed Himself, Cameron English, American Council of Science and HealthPogancia Bay: A Cave Diving Disaster, Fascinating HorrorBukavac, Cryptid Wiki
Šumske dekle ("forest girls"), Cryptid WikiDomovoy, Wikipedia
1 hr 41 min - Episode 89 - Hot Beef Sundae
Jillian and Haley talk all things Iowa State Fair and Jillian jumps into the spooky phenomenon that many explorers experience, the mysterious third man syndrome. Haley then rounds out our first spooky season episode with cryptid corner featuring the Antarctic ningen.
Sources:
The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible, John Geiger
Ningen, Cryptid Wiki
1 hr 53 min - Episode 88 - B*tchin Bitumen
Haley and Jillian cover another story related to current world events, the terrifying Fort McMurray Fire of 2016. Haley then gives us a conservation corner twofer with the limber pine and the Clark's Nutcracker.
Sources:
Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World, John Vaillant
Bitumen, Wikipedia
Clark's Nutcracker, Cornell Lab, All About Birds
Species at Risk: A Guide to Endangered and Threatened Species, and Species of Special Concern in Alberta
1 hr 49 min - Episode 87 - Smashing
Haley and Jillian reflect on all of the topic related news stories going on recently before diving into another National Park topic: the accidents and deaths surrounding Yellowstone National Park's hot springs. Haley talks about the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone for conservation corner.
Sources:
Has Anyone Died from Falling in a Geyser? Tom Arrandale, Yellowstone National ParkDeath in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the National Park, Chicago TribuneMan Burns to Death Rescuing Dog from Hot Springs, David Mikkelson, SnopesLost in Yellowstone, The Misadventures of Truman Everts, Yellowstone National ParkThirty-Seven Days Lost in the Yellowstone: The Story of Truman Everts, Kenton Krueger, Backcountry JourneysWoman dead, two burned in park hot spring, Scott McMillion, Bozeman Daily ChronicleOne dead, two others critically burned in Yellowstone hot spring, Nevada AppealHydrothermal Features, Yellowstone National Park, National Park ServiceYellowstone National Park, WikipediaWolf Restoration, Yellowstone National Park
2 hr 1 min - Episode 86 - Zero Days Since Last Accident
Haley and Jillian dive right into a national park summer vacation with Yosemite and the horrors of the half dome hike. Then Jillian talks about Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep for conservation corner.
Sources:
Yosemite National Park, The National Park Foundation
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Mariposa County
John Muir, National Park Service
Ansel Adams, National Park Service
Half Dome Day Hike, National Park Service
Deaths in Yosemite National Park, Roberts & Spiegel Injury Lawyers
Half Dome hiker tried to grab Arizona woman as she tumbled to her death, Mike Moffitt, SF Gate
How I Almost Died Climbing Yosemite's Half Dome, Swati Vijaykumar, India Currents
A perilous summit in Yosemite has caused at least 300 accident in the past 15 years. Here's why people keep sleeping and falling, Aria Bendix, Business Insider
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Facts, California Department of Fish and WildlifeSierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep FoundationEpisode 172 - Bighorn Sheep: Nature's Hard Hats, Life, Death, and Taxonomy1 hr 46 min - Episode 85 - I Bless The Rains Down In Africa
Haley and Jillian talk exploration in the news with Hurricane Beryl, OceanGate's upcoming trip to a blue hole, the recent shark attacks in Florida, and the two men stuck in space. Then Jillian gets into the worst shark attack in recorded history with the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Haley rounds it out with conservation corner with the strange ugly-cute binturong.
Sources:
The Worst Shark Attack in History, Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian MagazineSurviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, Seth Paridon, The National WWII MuseumUSS Indianapolis sinking: “You could see sharks circling”, Alex Last, BBCUSS Indianapolis (CA-35), WikipediaOceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Cathleen Bester, Florida MuseumThe Truth About Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Katie Hogge, The Ocean ConservancyBinturong, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute1 hr 45 min - Episode 84 - Hepatitis Blues
Jillian and Haley explore the misleading theories on Polynesian navigation and migration to the South Pacific with the Kon-Tiki Expedition, and talk about how it really happened with the story of the Hōkūle'a. Haley brings it all home with a Moana themed conservation corner with the Giant Manta Ray.
Sources:
How the Voyage of the Kon-Tiki Misled the World About Navigating the Pacific, Doug Herman, Smithsonian MagazineCelebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Famous Kon-Tiki Expedition, Preet Dhillon, Medium.com1976 Hawai’i to Tahiti and Back, Hokulea.comHokule'a: The First Voyage (Part 1-4), KHON2 NewsThe Building of the Hokule’a - 1973-75, Polynesian Voyaging SocietyGiant Manta Ray, NOAA Fisheries1 hr 46 min - Episode 83 - A Real Fireball, Boy
Haley and Jillian "land" on the two incredible space-gone-wrong stories of John Glenn's Friendship 7 mission and the landing survival story of the Soyuz 23. Haley then spends a lot of time talking about flamingos, and the one time she flamingled with them.
Sources:
60 years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7, John Uri, NASAAstronaut John Glenn and the Friendship 7 Mission, National ArchivesA Closer Look at the Friendship 7 Spacecraft, Thomas Paone, Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumSoyuz 23: How two cosmonauts almost died after landing back on Earth, Doug Adler, AstronomyA Watery Yarn: The Unlucky Voyage of Soyuz 23 Part 1 and 2, Ben Evans, America SpaceGreater Flamingo, Wikipedia
1 hr 30 min - Episode 82 - I Respect Your Distance
Haley and Jillian reunite back on east coast time with the story of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island. Haley delves into the ecology of the Catalina Island Fox.
Sources:
Natural History Museum Unveils Portrait of Juana Maria, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History“Island of the Blue Dolphins” women’s cave believed found, Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles TimesThe Lone Woman of San Nicolas, National Park ServiceResearchers uncover new twist in 165-year-old story of Lone Woman’s life on island, Cheri Carlson, Ventura County StarStranded on the Island of Blue Dolphins: The True Story of Juana Maria, Erin Blakemore, JSTORThe Unbelievable True Story of Juana Maria, The Woman Who Inspired “Island of the Blue Dolphins”, Natasha Ishak, All That Is InterestingChannel Islands (California), WikipediaUnearthing our history: Local scientists reveal fate of “Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island”, Lisa Andre, Santa Maria Times
Friends of the Island Fox1 hr 28 min - Episode 81 - Wonderful Avalanche Machine
This weeks episode is a little shorter than normal, because Haley is solo for the first time! Haley covers the 1982 Lake Tahoe Alpine Meadows avalanche, covering for Jillian until she returns for the next episode (Jillian is moving!).
Sources:
Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche, Jared Drake and Steven Siig, Netflix
The Legacy of Alpine Meadows: The 1982 Avalanche, Unofficial Alpine.com
Sierra Nevada, Wikipedia
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Two marine scientists share true stories of tragedy and triumph in the great outdoors, from the comfort of their home.