It all comes back to the Hapsburgs! Illustrator and graphic designer Leah Felicity Lucci tells Val about her fascination with the genetic story of the Hapsburg royal family, and how that lead to a research hole about eugenics, racism, and anti-Semitism and inspired her sketchbook project These are Not My Ancestors. SHOW NOTES: There is an article in The Atlantic about the layered “erased” writing of monks in the Middle Ages called The Age of Erasable Books. A palimpsest is a word for parchment on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain. Type that word into google image search for lots of examples. To view some examples of Mannerist art, search for The Vision of St. John by El Greco or Madonna with the Long Neck by Parmigianino.The Do you know the Muffin Man? Pic can be found on Leah’s instagram at https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyAAZKnjk-/23&Me wrote a concise summary of the Habsburg inbreeding problem.White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg can be found wherever books are sold. Hitler or Lovecraft? quiz is at http://www.beesgo.biz/horp.htmlNot going to dignify David Eden Lane with a link but suffice it to say he was a piece of shit who died in prison after instigating and taking part in many crimes. Here’s the graphic Leah described of a Jewish family tree. It dates back to the 1700 and you can look at how it changes in 1940: https://upload.democraticunderground.com/12237693These Are Not My Ancestors sketchbook project by Leah Felicity Lucci: https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/S258809 Remember Me: Displaced Children Archive via the Holocaust Museum: https://rememberme.ushmm.org/

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Val talks to author Mary Winn Heider about ornithologist (bird scientist) drama from the early to mid 1800s. We get into the gigging lifestyles of Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon. Charles Lucien Bonaparte, George Ord, and a snooty engraver named Lawson also make appearances. SHOW NOTES: [All links below can be found on our website researchholepodcast.com.]Most of this research hole came from a book I read called A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and the Making of American Science by Robert McCracken Peck and Patricia Tyson Stroud.Wilson’s tome was called American Ornithology. It was nine volumes long. Group of jellyfish is called a ‘bloom’ or ‘swarm.’ There are many online sources that say a group of jellyfish is called a ‘smack’ but none of them are good sources, so this might be wishful thinking. Detailed account of the frenemous relationship between Charles Bonaparte and John James Audubon can be found here: https://www.audubongalleries.com/education/bonaparte.phpThe TED Talk my dad listened to is called The Power of Deliberate Listening by Ronnie Polaneczky. You can find it on youtube. Mary Winn Heider is the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson and The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy. Find her books (and more about her) at Marywinnheider.comEmail us at [email protected] to share something you learned this week, either through a research hole or while just living your life!

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Middle grade author Mary Winn Heider talks about her gig as a receptionist at a cadaver lab, and how it turned into the setting for her funny, fictional novel The Mortification of Fovea Munson. SHOW NOTES:[All links below can be found on our website researchholepodcast.com.]Mary Winn Heider’s two books for middle grade readers are The Mortification of Fovea Munson and The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy. You can links to purchase the books on her website: www.marywinnheider.comAlso on her website, she has a great FAQ about cadaver labs that is kid-friendly!Extra credit: Read the Washington Post article on Mary Winn’s second book The Losers at the Center of the GalaxyYou can find an excellent and simple explanation of bone grafting on the John Hopkins Medicine websiteI was trying to find an article about bone sales on the black market but I didn’t find anything credible. If you’ve read anything like this and have a good source, let me know!The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson can be ordered wherever books are sold. How to donate your body to science - go to Healthline for a simple article about how the process words (and how to find a reputable organization to contact to start the process) A google image search for “anatomical heart picture” is a fun rabbit hole of its own, but I think my favorite are the stickers.

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Middle grade writer Laurie Morrison shares some baked goods-related research holes she found in the process of writing her third novel Saint Ivy. Val makes it weird by talking about some random historical Philadelphia dishes, from terrapin to salad customs to scrapple. SHOW NOTES:[All links below can be found on our website researchholepodcast.com.]Visit the Abrams website for links to all the stores where you can buy Saint Ivy. (I said Bookshop.com in the episode but what I meant was Bookshop.org - it’s a site where a small percentage of your purchase goes to indie bookstores. You can also find your local indie bookstore by looking it up on Indiebound.org.) Saint Ivy activity guide (with kid-friendly German Chocolate Cake recipe!) can be found on Laurie's website.I’m not sure if this is truly the original German chocolate cake recipe, but it’s listed as such on a Baker’s German sweet chocolate bar wrapper, so I’m guessing it’s close. The Llanfear Pattern by Francis Biddle is hard to find online - the best I have for you is this Worldcat link. But there is a review of the book in the New York Times from 1927! (Long story short - the critic found the story lacking in personality, but thought Biddle was promising as a writer. To each his own!) Diamondback Terrapin pic that I sent to Laurie is from the wikipedia page :(There is a good explainer of the difference between Philadelphia vs. French style ice cream on The Week (with some bonus other types of ice cream thrown in)The full list and schedule of Jeopardy guest hosts can be found at EW.com. Laurie Morrison’s website: lauriemorrisonwrites.comFollow Laurie on twitter and instagram (@LaurieLMorrison)

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Rebecca Jay, a Brooklyn-based dancer, performer, writer, and dreamer, is back to hear Val's tale of how she found historical draft dodger and reckless rich dude Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, and why she had to learn his whole life story. SHOW NOTES: All links below are published on researchholepodcast.com. Or you can just google!The Foodie Flamingo by Vanessa Howl - order wherever books are sold.The Bryn Mawr Horse Show no longer exists, the Devon Horse Show is alive and kicking! Check out their website.Also still online: the Curbed article on the Bergdoll mansion. Titled: Bergdoll Mansion (aka Not Vince Fumo's House) for $6.9 MillionIf you want the full story of Grover’s life, check out The Artful Dodger: The 20-Year Pursuit of World War I Draft Dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll by Dirk Langeveld. Check out some marketing materials for The Louis Bergdoll Brewing Company, courtesy of the Smithsonian. You can find a picture of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll is from his wanted poster on wikicommons. There is also this picture of Grover’s family in attendance at his Senate hearing (you can find Emma Bergdoll on far right): https://picryl.com/media/bergdoll-family-at-senate-military-affairs-committee-hearing-washington-dc

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Sail Tall Ships!! Rebecca Jay, a Brooklyn-based dancer, performer, writer, and dreamer, joins Val to share how her musical-in-progress, Sailing, lead her down a research hole about the physics of sails and boat metaphors. SHOW NOTES: Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea by the American Sail Training Association: https://www.amazon.com/Sail-Ships-Directory-Training-Adventure/dp/096364839X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sail+tall+ships&qid=1617392007&s=books&sr=1-1Bernoulli’s Principle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inh1LY4T7VoCongratulations in Portugese: ParabénsRebecca Jay’s instagram: rebecca_jayy, https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_jayy/?hl=en

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