On this episode, Emily caved and decided to play with a Oujia board!!

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APRIL FOOLS!!

On this episode, Emily talks about a Grimoire, some creepy kids and an uncomfortable rocking chair... sounds like a recipe for some hauntings!!!

Sources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/cursed-books

https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/grand-grimoire/34106/

https://www.grunge.com/475421/the-scary-story-behind-the-most-haunted-rocking-chair-in-history/

https://listverse.com/2021/10/07/10-haunting-facts-about-the-painting-the-hands-resist-him/

https://www.grunge.com/468481/the-scary-story-behind-the-most-haunted-painting-in-history/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/unexplained/2002/haunted_painting/ebay_haunted_painting_01.shtml

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

What’s something that makes you just go… ✨WOMEN✨. It’s these ladies. Some accomplished, some rebellious, some bloodied and some who may or may not have been murderers, but today the crew are covering some memorable women in history and they’re wild stories.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khawla_bint_al-Azwar

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

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

https://www.lovebritishhistory.co.uk/2023/02/lady-mary-bankes-and-1643-siege-of.html

https://guides.loc.gov/women-in-the-french-revolution/theroigne-de-mericourt

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Artemisia-I

https://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/42.html

https://www.archeotravelers.com/en/2020/06/16/artemisia-i-of-caria/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C6%B0ng_sisters

https://www.history.com/news/trung-sisters-vietnam-rebellion-han-dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyd%C3%ADs_Eir%C3%ADksd%C3%B3ttir

https://allthatsinteresting.com/freydis-eiriksdottir

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

https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/wrestling/article/3100842/forget-mulan-meet-khutulun-mongolias-undefeated

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

http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/ching-shih/

Ken picks up where he left off in this second part of all things Enrico Fermi! The girls get a free math lesson, so you know they loved it!

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This week, Ken teaches the girls all about Enrico Fermi in the first part of a two-parter on all things Fermi. If you needed an excuse to brush up on your projective geometry and transuranic elements, this one's for you!

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transuranium_element
https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/enrico-fermi/

Put on your hiking boots as SSS travels to the haunted Hoia Baciu Forest where they encounter some potential strigoi and fairies! Grab your scythe and settle in for this spooky episode!

Sources:

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/romania/hoia-baciu-haunted-forest-travel-guide-b2256555.html

Expedition X

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania! In Part 1 of this two-parter, Emmy dives into the rich history of Vlad the Impaler and learns about Adam Sandler's voice acting range.

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

https://www.thetravel.com/visit-poienair-castle-of-vlad-the-impaler/

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2021/11/vlad-the-impalers-thirst-for-blood-was-an-inspiration-for-count-dracula

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/bran-castle/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigoi

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/romania/hoia-baciu-haunted-forest-travel-guide-b2256555.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12479329/amp/The-real-life-Dracula-VEGAN-Experts-claim-Vlad-Impaler-inspiration-fictional-vampire-followed-plant-based-diet.html

Expedition X

Hope the listeners aren’t eating while you tune in because the crew is discussing The Rotenburg Cannibal - a disturbing case out of Germany from the early 2000s.

Sources:

The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told by Jack Rosewood

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

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding

Get ready for a Ken episode all!

Of course, there will be some Skeptipoints up for stake in this one.

Cereal-ously, the girls are not ready for everything that will be discussed by Ken.

He can sometimes get off track a bit...

Insisting on completing the full journey through the rabbit hole.

Exhibit A, this episode description.

For real though, listen in for the interesting history of the Battle Creek Sanitarium!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church
https://www.battlecreekvisitors.org/blog/post/facts-about-battle-creeks-world-famous-health-spa-in-the-1900s/
https://www.history.com/news/dr-john-kellogg-cereal-wellness-wacky-sanitarium-treatments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._Post
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Consumer_Brands

Happy Birthday, Em because this week we’re talking about…. SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMONS! Tune in as the crew covers sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and common entities seen during these terrifying moments between slumber and wake.

Sources:

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-demon#:~:text=Sleep%20demons%20commonly%20involve%20temporary,semi%2Daware%20during%20the%20episode.

https://www.sleep.com/sleep-health/sleep-paralysis-demon

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/sleep-paralysis-names-around-the-world

https://the-line-up.com/the-hat-man

https://sleepopolis.com/education/sleep-myths-the-old-hag/

https://rdnewsnow.com/2023/03/22/who-is-the-hat-man-a-nightmare-shared-by-dreamers-around-the-world/

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

In this week's episode, SSS discusses some haunted and cursed objects! From jewelry to dolls to some very evil boxes, there is a little something for everyone! Grab a honey whiskey and settle in for some creepy collectibles!

Sources:

https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/7-cursed-objects-around-the-world-guaranteed-to-ruin-your-life

https://amyscrypt.com/letta-me-out-haunted-doll/

https://www.si.edu/sidedoor/ep-1-curse-hope-diamond

https://www.livescience.com/16981-hope-diamond-cursed.html

https://www.inverse.com/input/features/dybbuk-box-dibbuk-kevin-mannis-zak-bagans-haunted-hoax-revealed