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Hello Spooky Kids! To kick off our October season, we are gonna take a hay ride down to Iowa! We will start our journey at the Farrar Schoolhouse, make our way down to the Mathias Ham House, stop at a charming inn called the Mason House. We might even have some extra time to spend at the Franklin Hotel, see a 8.5 ft. tall black angel statue at the Oakland Cemetery, and finally meet a chocolate loving ghost atop the Rainbow Bridge.

 Of course, no trip is complete without snacks...Boy Scouts - Smores Popcorn!

Join us ( if you dare)!

Sources:
https://hauntingatfarrar.com/about-farrar
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2016/10/14/ghostly-things-happening-empty-school-near-des-moines/92050972/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/haunted-asylum-in-ia/
https://k923.fm/5-haunted-iowa-destinations-3-mathias-ham-house/
https://www.rivermuseum.org/ham/hamsite
http://hauntedhouses.com/iowa/the-ham-house/
https://www.iowahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/franklin-hotel.html
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Our-Town-Strawberry-Point-Inside-the-towns-historic-and-haunted-hotel-427470693.html
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/haunted-hotel-in-ia/
https://www.hauntedrooms.com/iowa
https://www.iowahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/black-angel--oakland-cemetery.html
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/spooky-ia-cemetery/
https://littlevillagemag.com/local-legends-the-black-angel-coe-colleges-ghost-and-the-haunted-edinburgh-manor/
https://www.iowapbs.org/article/8600/local-legends-around-iowas-haunted-locations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Rainbow_Arch_Bridge_(Lake_City,_Iowa)#
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g37679-d217917-Reviews-Mason_House_Inn_and_Caboose_Cottage-Bentonsport_Iowa.html
https://www.ocoosaws.com/me/haunted-travels-usa/services/mason-house-inn-9622.html

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Ladies & Gentleman, welcome to DIA. Your baggage will be located by the gargoyles past the creepy art. If you hit bLUCIFER, you have gone too far. Please refrain from entering the tunnels as the illuminati  might be hosting a zoom meeting. Local time is the witching hour. The temperature is hot as HELL! Thank you for flying Air SCARYGODMOTHERS!

Our complimentary drink on this flight was 1877 Sparkling Water in the flavor of Mango!

Sources:
Greg the Talking Gargoyle
Reddit Story

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/insider/chasing-conspiracy-theories-at-the-denver-airport.html
https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/definitive-guide-to-denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories/
https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/locals-guide-dia-conspiracy-theories
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/2023/04/lesson-plan-debunking-denver-airport-conspiracies/
https://www.flydenver.com/sites/default/files/pressKit/den_Conspiracies.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mustang
https://www.denver.org/blog/post/myths-denver-airport/
NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Fortress Is Back | COVID-19 Pandemic (popularmechanics.com)
Grotesque (architecture) - Wikipedia
Freemasonry - Wikipedia

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Hello fellow thrill seekers! We are back with some haunted fun in Colorado- the centennial state! We will be talking about an haunted asylum, a haunted road, the hotel that inspired the famous Stephen King novel "The Shining" & finally end our episode on an interesting tradition celebrating a local woman's death!

To pair with our paranormal adventure - we tried the Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Sandwiches!

Sources:

http://www.emmacrawfordfestival.com/who-was-emma-crawford.html 

https://www.unilad.com/news/riverdale-road-us-most-haunted-20221022

https://www.antiquearchaeology.com/blog/tag/joggers-hill/

https://www.9news.com/article/life/holidays/halloween/riverdale-road-thornton-brighton/73-2619a367-b69a-483e-aa45-3f590eeec24a

https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/western-history/dark-history-abandoned-institution?page=0

https://www.slashfilm.com/805503/the-haunted-history-behind-the-shinings-stanley-hotel/

https://amuse.vice.com/en_us/article/mbd8gp/stanley-hotel-colorado

https://gazette.com/life/the-16-wildest-colorado-legends/collection_757b9120-f10d-11e9-ac15-fba8feb0118f.html#16

https://bestthingsco.com/myths-urban-legends/#gsc.tab=0

https://kekbfm.com/colorado-ridge-home-history/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/94vy96/does_anyone_have_any_stories_about_the_ridge_home/

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TW: This episode has many mentions of sexual violence against women, crimes against children, and domestic abuse.  If you or a loved one is experiencing sexual violence or domestic abuse, please contact the RAINN at 800-656-4673 or  National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

Hey friends! Today we’re talking about an all female vigilante group formed in India!!! These absolute badasses fight to improve women’s lives and work to build a better India for everyone- and they do it all while rocking HOT PINK! We won’t say anymore and let you find out the rest. Thank you for all you do, Gulabi Gang!

Snack: Trader Joe's Sour Cream and Onion flavored Rings! They are definitely onion-y!

We love you! Stay safe! Stay awesome!
 
Sources: 

Gulabi Gang - Wikipedia

Sampat Pal's Gulabi Gang fights for gender revolution in India | CBC News

Gulabi Gang: Breaking The Ceiling With Lathis | #IndianWomenInHistory | (feminisminindia.com)

The women's gangs of India. (slate.com)

Gulabi Gang: India’s women warriors | Arts and Culture | Al Jazeera

Rising crimes against Indian women in five charts - BBC News

India's destructive caste system hurts women more than anyone else (trtworld.com)

Acid Attacks: Indian Women Victims of Brutality - Guardian Liberty Voice (guardianlv.com)

GULABI GANG :: Women Empowerment India

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data - The Hindu

Explained: What is the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text recently under controversy? | Explained News,The Indian Express

What is India's caste system? - BBC News

Women's Vigilantism in India: A Case Study of the Pink Sari Gang | Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance - Research Network

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 Hello Hello Hello! Happy July everyone! Coming to you with a tiny tale on the human hair trade industry is your scary godmothers. Join us as we take a very quick look at the crimes that spring from the root of the hair trade in India.

Our snack to try was the THINK! Protein Bars in the S'mores Flavor.

Be an informed consumer! Check sources below!
Books: Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India & Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair  
Documentaries: https://www.greatlengths.com/en-us/beyond-hair-expectations
Sources:
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/thieves-are-breaking-temples-south-india-steal-human-hair-worth-several-crores-53113
https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/crime-thieves-steal-bags-of-human-hair-from-indian-temple/h5z631v
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/hair-donated-by-devotees-stolen-from-andhra-temple-4382741/
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/neither-gold-nor-cash-burglars-loot-800-kg-hair-worth-rs-45-lakh-from-tn-temple/story-SSMwHE00mBFIHAUvl6FknJ.html
Bags of human hair worth Rs 10 lakh stolen from temple in AP | Latest News India - Hindustan Times
Someone Just Stole 1,000 Kilograms of Human Hair from a Train (vice.com)
Hair Thieves - The Borgen Project
Jayalalithaa recovered completely, but still in ICCU, says Apollo Hospitals' Prathap Reddy (indiatimes.com)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/25/india.theobserver
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/human-hair-pickers/
Indian sacrifices keep the West supplied with hair extensions (thenationalnews.com)
Hair thieves striking fear in India - BBC News
More hair-attack reports pour in | Ahmedabad News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-23707452
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/200036/human-hair-extensions-ethical-sourcing

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Hello Godchildren! Buckle in for an especially rough case. This is the case of a ten year old girl who disappeared on August 24th 1951 after attending a community event. Beverly was never found and her case remains open.

If you know anything credible about the disappearance of Beverly Potts – please contact the Cleveland Police.

Our snack is homemade brownies (though we probably should have bought them instead)!

We love you & stay safe!

Sources:

BOOK: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Twilight_of_Innocence/rbp-VMvTFBcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR3&printsec=frontcover

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

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2015/08/64_years_later_a_possible_brea.html

https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Children/Potts-%281%29

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2BYw476zN4

https://medium.com/@yasminscherrer/beverly-potts-disappeared-after-a-show-in-cleveland-never-to-be-seen-again-what-happened-to-her-be2ff9a943ba

https://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Locals-Cleveland-Gallo-Becker/dp/1467100293

Potts - Newspapers.com

Untitled-1 (teachingcleveland.org)

The sad, enduring mystery of the disappearance of Beverly Potts: Brent Larkin - cleveland.com

Murder story a hoax: Man says he confessed to get back to Cleveland - Newspapers.com

Beverly Rose Potts (1941-1951) - Find a Grave Memorial

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DISCLAIMER: This episode contains topics related to war, genocide, and sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Today's episode is about Nadia Murad - a remarkable Yazidi human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.  A woman who has made it her life’s mission to advocate for the Yazidi people who are undergoing a current genocide. To talk about Nadia, we must first talk about her people- the Yazidi & their religion. 

This is an incredibly hard episode to do but these topics must be talked about.  We must educate ourselves, bring awareness, and donate to end the relentless persecutions of the Yazidi people.

Nadia’s Initiative: https://www.nadiasinitiative.org/nadia-murad

Sources:

https://www.worldhistory.org/Yazidism/

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

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2018/murad/interview/

https://giwps.georgetown.edu/nobel-peace-prize-winner-nadia-murad-on-taking-isis-to-court/

https://www.nafsa.org/people/nadia-murad

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/who-yazidi-isis-iraq-religion-ethnicity-mountains

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/25/slaves-of-isis-the-long-walk-of-the-yazidi-women

https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/Yazidis-Perceptions-of-Reconciliation-and-Conflict-Report.pdf

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DISCLAIMER: EXTREMELY WHACKY EPISODE AHEAD.  We got technical difficulties, witchy laughter, and an unplanned diarrhea  break for us both ( try to locate it).

Today we're talking about the BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHTS!  These lights have been bamboozling people for hundreds of years. To calm our guts from the chaos, we tried Mayawell Prebiotic Soda in the flavor Pineapple Mango with Turmeric! Shit smacks.

Try to follow along on this especially chaotic episode! Stay safe & we love you!

Sources:

Appalachian Folklore Monsters and Superstitions (blueridgemountainstravelguide.com)

Appalachian Legends | Mothman, Bell Witch, Brown Mountain Lights (blueridgeoutdoors.com)

The Mystery of Brown Mountain – Chilling Encounters

(18) Lulu Belle and Scotty - The Brown Mountain Light [c.1962]. - YouTube

Mysterious Lights in the Brown Mountain ⋆ Mysterious Facts

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TW: This episode may contain materials pertaining to self harm and suicide.
 If you or anyone you know is struggling with these ideations, please contact:  Get Info Here  or dial 988 & for international listeners try this for more help. 
We love you <3

Resources:
A Look at the World’s Most ‘Cursed’ Jewels | National Jeweler
The 5 Strangest Jewelry Curse Stories, Because Diamonds Aren't Always A Girl's Best Friend (bustle.com)
6 Pieces of Real-Life Cursed Jewelry that Could Destroy You (gizmodo.com)
The Curse of the Black Orlov Diamond (gemselect.com)
Black Orlov - Wikipedia
The Black Orlov: The Unbelievable Story of the Cursed Diamond - Only Natural Diamonds

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Hi friends! This episode is all about Franklin Castle (as if Cleveland Ohio itself wasn’t scary enough). Godmother Mal did some serious research to bring you this material (she watched Ghost Adventures!) Hope you enjoy the discussion and please never go here!

To pair with this scary ass place, we tried the Watermelon flavor of the Poppi drink! It’s the prebiotic soda that went viral! (wait- it went viral, right? It wasn’t *just* on our FYP . . .  right???? )

Resources:
Vudu - Ghost Adventures: Franklin Castle
Franklin Castle, The Haunted Ohio House With A Grim Past (allthatsinteresting.com)
Franklin Castle - Wikipedia
Franklin Castle, one of Ohio’s ‘most haunted houses,’ is looking for brave visitors to stay the night - cleveland.com
The Ghosts of Ohio - Lore & Legends in Ohio - Franklin Castle

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