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We are BACK with our first post-Spooktober episode and it's all science-y. Emily talks us through all the dimensions and why inter-dimensional travel could explain fairies?

Sources:

UFOs Trojan Horse by John Keel

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

https://denniscooperblog.com/big-feet-and-the-interdimensional-hypothesis-2/

https://www.history.com/news/j-allen-hynek-ufos-project-blue-book

https://books.google.ie/books/about/Jon_Erik_Beckjord.html?id=Iy6btgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/

https://www.gaia.com/article/ufos-bigfoot-evidence-interdimensional-connection 

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/physicists-outline-10-different-dimensions-and-how-youd-experience-them/

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Spooktober culminates in our extended Samhain episode! Niamh takes us through the ancient Irish festival (and a creature feature), while Emily looks back on the history of Halloween in the US.

CW: Mentions of rape in a mythological context.

Sources:

• The Ritual Killing of the Irish Kings G. P. Dalton
• https://www.knowth.com/tara.htm
• https://pucafestival.com/origins/
• The Púca: A Multi-Functional Irish Supernatural Entity by Deasún Breatnach
• November Eve Beliefs and Customs in Irish Life and Literature by Helen Sewell Johnson 
• The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various.. By Thomas Keightley
• The History of Halloween - Ellen Feldman

Additional sound effects from Pixabay

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Spooktober 3 is us scaring the knickers off you with some listener/friend/personal ghost stories, as well as some chilling internet finds. Also we ridicule TV mediums. CW for mentions of panic attacks and anxiety.

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In Spooktober 2, Niamh takes us on a journey through death omens,  harbingers, and of course that creepy creep known as The Banshee. Who knew foxes were so scary?

Sources:

Patricia Lysaght

Death Omens in a Breton Memorate by Ellen Badone

Duchas.ie

Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death | Monstrum

http://gaslight-lit.s3-website.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/gaslight/banshee.htm

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/starlight/2018/09/hail-lady-death-death-goddesses-from-around-the-world/

Roman Omens, Roman Audiences, and Roman History by PAULINE RIPAT

Croker, Thomas Crofton. Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland, John Murray, London, 1825.

http://wesclark.com/jw/doppleganger_lincoln.html

Sound effects: BBC Sounds, Pixabay

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Spooktober 1 is is Emily telling us about the weird occurrences of the Bennington Triangle. Also a rant about millionaires.

Sources:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/bennington-triangle-vermont/

https://medium.com/@archiegoodwin_80602/the-mystery-of-the-bennington-triangle-588a22338e72

https://obscurevermont.com/the-vanished-town-of-glastenbury-and-the-bennington-triangle/

Mentioned:

Lore Podcast - Ep 67 Red Coats

Bridgewater Podcast,

Sherpa documentary

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Spooky Season Spectacular continues with our joint Autumn Equinox episode just in time for the sabbat. Niamh talks about why it maybe shouldn't be called Mabon, and butchers some Welsh. Emily gets witchy wit' it. Hang on to your cauldrons.

Sources:

• Kris Hughes on Youtube
• https://www.godeeper.info/mabon.html
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Apollo-Greek-mythology
• https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2018/09/mabon-is-a-god/ 
• In Our Time Culture Podcast
• Bonfire Babble podcast
• https://www.learnreligions.com/maiden-mother-and-crone-2562881
• https://www.learnreligions.com/all-about-mabon-the-autumn-equinox-2562286
• https://www.patheos.com/blogs/holisticspirituality/2020/09/23/persephone-and-the-autumn-equinox/

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• Jeremy Swamp Road, Southbury, Connecticut

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-melon-heads-of-connecticut/

• Route 44, Rehoboth, MA
• Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL

https://the-line-up.com/resurrection-cemetery-and-the-ghost-of-resurrection-mary

• Siren Bridge - Siren, WI
• Ortega Ridge Road - Montecito, CA
• Shades of Death Road in New Jersey
• Kirkstone Pass, Lake District England

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/kirkstone-pass-inn-ambleside-cumbria

• Tri-County Truck Stop, Villa Ridge, Missouri

https://www.paranormaltaskforce.com/tricountystory.html

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Niamh introduces fairies and the Tuatha Dé Danann. Emily might have angered some pixies...?

https://teaandrosemary.comhttps://tvtropes.org/ https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Fairy#Temperament https://www.wildernessireland.com/blog/irish-folklore-fairies/https://mythopedia.com/topics/nuadaIrishtimes.com https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/

Books:The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elves And Fairies By Sirona Knight

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Emily shares her passion for amphibians and encourages you to please not lick any. Content warning: Fertility/infertility

Sources:

• amphibianlife.com
• learnreligions.com
• samorini.it
• greatlakes.org

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Niamh indulges in an info-dump about werewolves and laments the perils of targeted erotic ads. 

Sources:

• Unreal podcast
• Dark Histories podcast 
• Werewolves: The Occult Truth By Konstantinos
• The Fables of Mkhitar Gosh (New York, 1987), translated with an introduction by R. Bedrosian
• Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez (1978).
• Tropedia
• flashback.com
• University of Pittsburgh
• Kidzconnect.com

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