Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast

Happy President's Day, Ya'll! In this episode we explore the family who would stop at nothing to get one of their own into the White House and the nonstop tragedy that pummeled them every step of the way. The Kennedy saga has been the subject of countless books, movies and documentaries and that's because their story is fascinatin'! Are they really cursed or just really bad at making decisions? Listen and decide!
 
 Sources:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kennedy

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/story?id=8271369

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/12/fbi-satan-mobplot-kill-ted-kennedy-097180

https://nypost.com/1999/07/21/a-conversation-in-hell/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-kennedy-jrs-estranged-wife-mary-richardson-kennedy/story?id=16362607

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/kennedy-compound-overdose.html

http://sparechangenews.net/2012/01/the-origin-of-the-kennedy-curse/

https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/395/

The Kennedy Curse: Shattered, by Les Williams
The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded, by Ronald Kessler

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In their heyday, Earnestine Mitchell and Hazel Jones rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in rock and soul history. Their juke joint was the go-to hangout for the after-show party crowd. After decades of decadence, 13 souls remain at the bar to party for eternity. From a haunted jukebox to a fire-haired phantom to a cheeseburger that'll make you wanna slap your, mama, Earnestine and Hazel's has got it all. 

Source material:

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

https://memphisrap.com/news/memphis-bar-owner-russell-george-found-dead-of-suicide-in-earnestine-hazels/

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/memphis/earnestine-and-hazels-memphis-burger-dive-bar

https://houseofgeekery.com/2020/12/24/creepy-mysteries-ghosts-of-earnestine-and-hazels/

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/breaking/2019/07/18/bones-found-earnestine-and-hazels-bar-memphis/1766422001/

https://www.southernspiritguide.org/the-haunted-jukebox-and-associates-earnestine-and-hazels-memphis/

http://souledoutblog.com/a-weekend-in-americas-most-haunted-bar/

https://www.actionnews5.com/2019/07/18/bones-found-wall-earnestine-hazels/

https://www.canalefuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/Russell-George-33378/

https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/2013/09/ernestine-and-hazels-owner-found-dead.html

https://ilovememphisblog.com/earnestineandhazels

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In 1918,  the SS Princess Sophia sank in a freak accident off the coast of Juneau, Alaska. All 353 passengers aboard her perished. But some of them found their way out of their watery graves and still reside in the basements of Juneau businesses.  

Sources:

 Haunted Inside Passage, by Bjorn Dihle

“The Alaskan Titanic”, S1, E6, of The Alaska Triangle

https://www.westmarginpress.com/blog/a-spooky-alaskan-story-for-halloween-juneaus-front-street-ghosts/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/terrible-shipwreck-is-bone-chilling-ak/

https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ssprincesssophia/the-sinking/leaving-skagway/passenger-and-crew-list/

https://www.nps.gov/people/kate-carmack.htm

https://evelazarus.com/the-sinking-of-the-princess-sophia/#:~:text=There%20were%2024%20horses%20and%20five%20dogs%20in%20the%20hold.&text=Captain%20Leonard%20Locke%2C%2066%2C%20had,Sophia%20slammed%20into%20Vanderbilt%20Reef.

https://www.juneauempire.com/news/spirits-from-shipwreck-still-spooking-downtown-business/

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

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

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In 1871, the city of Memphis, Tennessee was paralyzed with fear.  Pink Lizzie had returned from the grave looking for a buried treasure...and revenge on the man who wronged her family.
Get ready to hear Memphis' oldest ghost story and to really hear my accent at it's absolute worst!

https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/myth/ghosts.htm

https://books.google.com/books?id=_MyHZxeQBPQC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=children+of+winston+j+davie+and+sarah+ann+phillips+davie&source=bl&ots=iXQlMIo-4t&sig=ACfU3U2ziPUbgoNHwKdp8IiTDH1YnniZxg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8_-DTtNP1AhUPk4kEHeSUBDkQ6AF6BAgYEAM#v=onepage&q=children%20of%20winston%20j%20davie%20and%20sarah%20ann%20phillips%20davie&f=false

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Memphis,_Tennessee

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

Haunted Memphis by Laura Cunningham

https://historic-memphis.com/memphis-historic/brinkley-female-college/brinkley-female-college.html

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/tn/tn0100/tn0127/data/tn0127data.pdf

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Beer and baseball, it's what St Louis is made of! But there's a dark side to the city, and in it a haunted mansion that was once home to a German beer baron who made it all possible. In this episode we cover the history of the Lemp family,  the tragic circumstances that led to six of their deaths (four of which happened inside the mansion) and the hauntings that have been going on ever since the death of the final Lemp heir. 
 
Trigger warning: this episode deals heavily with suicide. 

Suicide & Spirits: The True Story of the Rise and Fall of the Lemp Empire,  by Troy Taylor

https://www.timesnewspapers.com/westendword/exploring-a-lemp-mansion-mystery/article_14480610-5d8f-11ea-ae8d-d70995bc6099.html

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

https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-william-j-lemp/

https://www.stlmag.com/history/profiles/unveiling-the-real-johann-adam-lemp/

https://www.stlmag.com/history/another-mystery-enters-the-lemp-family-saga/

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

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Food, drink and ghosts are a few of my favorite things (top 3, actually). In this episode, I present you with the haunted history of Muriel's, Lafitte's Blacksmith Tavern and The Court of Two Sisters, all located in the French Quarter, as well as food and drink recommendations at each. 

 Sources:

Personal experience! Also:

www.muriels.com

http://www.lafittesblacksmithshop.com

https://nolaghosts.com/lafittes-blacksmith-shop-phantom-pirates-ghostly-contraband/

https://www.academia.edu/39242544/Who_Did_Diddie_In?pop_sutd=false

https://www.courtoftwosisters.com/about-us/our-history

https://nolaghosts.com/the-court-of-two-sisters/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafitte%27s_Blacksmith_Shop

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I recently found a mysterious book in my library that I'd never seen before. It's called The Demon Hunter's Handbook and it was written by a cat named Abelard Van Helsing.  Although I don't recall applying for or accepting such a job, and I'm not sure how the HR department slid this handbook onto my home bookshelf, I read it anyway. And now wish I hadn't. Because apparently, if you're physically able to read it, then it's your job to fight the forces of Hell. Gonna be honest, the job does not sound lit. Wanna take the position? Listen to what the handbook says and decide!

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Well,  maybe they won't exactly eat  your soul. They will definitely nibble some holes in it though! Today we discuss 6 pieces of art that are famously haunted, cursed, or both. These paintings, sculptures and vases do everything from making you flunk your algebra midterm to outright killing you and your entire family just for laying hands on it. Hit up Google for the visuals, but please don't buy this art! 
 
https://www.stonehamstudios.com/haunted

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/124421/the-anguished-man-the-worlds-most-haunted-painting-is-not-for-sale/

https://www.ranker.com/list/anguished-man-haunted-painting-facts/inigo-gonzalez

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/crying-boy-painting-fires

https://www.thegypsythread.org/women-from-lemb/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Proposes,_God_Disposes

https://www.edwinhenrylandseer.com/man-proposes-god-disposes/

https://archaicwonder.tumblr.com/post/101364989421/they-call-it-the-goddess-of-death-but-its-real#:~:text=Today%2C%20the%20Women%20from%20Lemb,the%20most%20ancient%20in%20Cyprus.

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It's the 97th anniversary of the day that freakin' jerk named the Cecil Hotel opened and the mouth of Hell opened with it. She seemed so cool at first, but she turned into a psycho real fast. Just like me! Almost from the beginning, the Cecil drew in desperate souls and quickly became a vortex of misery, violence and despair.  In this episode, I chronicle the  dozens of deaths that occurred there (hundreds if you ask the former hotel manager) , as well as the violent murderers who called it home, leading up to the tragic and mysterious case of Elisa Lam.

Sources:

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel,  2021 ‧ Documentary, Netflix

https://laist.com/news/entertainment/hotel-cecil-history

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

https://thetab.com/uk/2021/02/12/where-is-amy-price-now-cecil-hotel-manager-netflix-195055

https://woman.forumdaily.com/en/otel-ubijca-15-zagadochnyx-smertej-sluchivshixsya-v-otele-cecill/

https://www.marieclaire.com.au/who-is-jack-unterweger-cecil-hotel

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29333811/cecil-hotel/

The Cecil Hotel, by Chris Swinney

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Each year, hundreds of people attempt to climb Mount Everest. Each year, someone dies trying. More than 200  bodies remain there, making the mountain a graveyard in the sky. In this episode, we look at why the climb is so deadly and the lives behind some of the most well-known climbers who still reside on Everest. Do you love to cry? Do you think my voice is nasal but not quite nasal enough? Well get ready, because I'm barely intelligible through my tears. Apologies in advance.

Legends of Everest:
George Mallory, Sandy Irvine, Harsh and Jai Bahuguna, Hannelore Schmatz, Tsewang Paljor, Subedar Samanla, Dorje Morup , David Sharp, Marko Lihteneker, Francys and Sergei Arsentiev, Scott Fischer, Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa,  Anatoli Boukreev, Rob Hall, Doug Hansen, Yasuko Namba, and Andy Harris.

Sources:
 
The Climb, by Anatoli Boukreev

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/comparing-routes-everest/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151008-the-graveyard-in-the-clouds-everests-200-dead-bodies

https://allthatsinteresting.com/francys-arsentiev

https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2021/05/14/everest-2021-a-look-at-deaths-on-everest/

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

https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2021/05/14/everest-2021-a-look-at-deaths-oneverest/

www.snowbrains.com

https://www.mountainzone.com/climbing/everest/imax/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151008-the-tragic-story-of-mt-everests-most-famous-dead-body

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/05/20/Japanese-husband-returns-without-wife/1748832564800/

https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2019/02/05/rob-hall/

https://alchetron.com/Hannelore-Schmatz

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-tragic-stories-of-the-climbers-left-to-rest-on-mt-everest/6X6GY6F5NISFN3V3EAXPX6BVQ4/

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

https://www.kaggle.com/josdeaguiarsarquis/everest

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/541627/

https://mpora.com/mountaineering-expeditions/the-gruesome-truth-about-the-climbers-who-die-on-mount-everest/

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

https://www.npr.org/sections/paralle

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