Stranger Still

This week, I read an adaptation of Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," or as it's more commonly know, "The Night Before Christmas." That's right, I went ahead and ruined a classic for a shameless Christmas special.

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This week we cover 5 creepy Christmas cryptids. To be fair, most of them are winter cryptids, but over the years have become associated with Santa and his whole deal. So here we are, introducing you to new nightmares just in time for Christmas!

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monsters-of-christmas https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43989p/perchta-christmas-goddess-demon-woman https://www.huffpost.com/entry/my-elf-on-the-shelf-and-t_b_6237164 https://www.ingebretsens.com/culture/traditions/legend-of-nisse-and-tomte https://www.dailyscandinavian.com/the-tomten/ https://scarylittlechristmas.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/icelandic-terrors/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/12/131217-krampus-christmas-santa-devil/

This week we explore the Shocking History of Electroshock Therapy. Get it? I bet we're the first people to ever make that joke. Electroshock Therapy, or as its more accurately called: Electroconvulsive therapy. It's got a dark history and an even worse reputation. But does it get what it deserves?

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/schizophrenia/history-ect-unsolved-mysteries/page/0/2 http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/techniques/ect https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1256&context=jeffjpsychiatry https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/about/pac-20393894 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000084/#!po=7.73810 http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/january/ECTdebate.pdf https://ectjustice.com https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/specialty_areas/brain_stimulation/ect/faq_ect.html

This week, we explore 10 great articles from Snopes.com. I'm (Nick) flying solo this week, so I thought I'd let Snopes do my homework, but then it ended up being more work than just a normal episode. We explore: Is there a nude woman in The Rescuers? Was a 5 year old the world's youngest mother? Can Tibetan monks raise their body temperature through meditation? Does vaping cause popcorn lung? Can menstrual cycles synchronize? Are Winnie the Pooh characters based on mental disorders? Does Red Bull contain bull semen? Is Le-a a real name? Did George Washington have wooden teeth? And do we only use 10% of our brains? Hopefully you learn something new! Thanks, Snopes!

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-rescuers/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/youngest-mother/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harvard-study-confirms-tibetan-monks-can-raise-body-temperature-with-their-minds/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vaping-causes-popcorn-lung/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/menstrual-cycles-synchronize/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/winnie-the-pooh-mental-disorders/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-ten-percent-myth/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/red-bull-semen/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/le-a/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-washington-wooden-teeth/

This week we explore, "Why does Black Friday make people go crazy?" It's like a worm gets into our brain and whispers things like, "You need that new TV," or, "You should totally stab that guy. But why is that?!

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241645908_A_Perfect_Storm_for_Consumer_Misbehavior_Shopping_on_Black_Friday https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/worker-dies-li-wal-mart-stampede-article-1.334059?barcprox=true https://web.archive.org/web/20160212040631/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/28/socal-toys-r-us-shooting_n_147032.html https://nationalpost.com/news/twenty-injured-after-woman-pepper-sprays-l-a-black-friday-shoppers-in-act-of-competitive-shopping https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/black-friday-years-10-toys-parents-fought-gallery-1.2885231 https://blog.cheapism.com/holiday-toy-crazes-18296/ https://www.history.com/news/whats-the-real-history-of-black-friday https://www.inquisitr.com/10079/walmart-stampede/

This week we explore Lab-Grown Meat: Food of the future? Jon's a vegan, Nick is not. But what if their worlds collide? Can Nick convince Jon to eat a lab-grown hamburger? Will Nick convert to vegetarianism? The answers you've been waiting for are inside.

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lab-grown-meat/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/science/lab-meat-texture.html https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/10/lab-grown-meat-could-be-on-store-shelves-by-2022-thanks-to-future-meat-technologies/ https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47724267 https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/lab-grown-meat-food-agriculture-system.html https://www.futurefood.org/in-vitro-meat/index_en.php https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/grow-meat-in-lab3.htm https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/20/2811553/scientists-working-to-produce-a https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/thenow/what-is-labgrown-meat/1/ http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2011-06-21-lab-grown-meat-would-cut-emissions-and-save-energy

This week we explore, "Can 20,000,000 trees really make a difference?" #teamtrees is out there gallivanting about, trying to save the world or something. But will it actually make a difference? We're being coy. Of course it will, but what if we put math to it?

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: https://www.arborday.org/programs/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/feb/18/trees-tropics-climate-change https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/global/pdf/canadell&raupach2008_managingforests.science.pdf https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/11/drones-plant-trees-deforestation-environment/ https://www.fs.fed.us/restoration/reforestation/overview.shtml https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/how-to-regrow-forest-right-way-minimize-fire-water-use/#close https://projects.ncsu.edu/project/treesofstrength/treefact.htm https://arbordayblog.org/treeplanting/need-know-planting-right-tree-right-place/

This week we explore altruism, beautiful people, and the evolution of video games. Jenova Chen, founder of thatgamecompany, shows us the passion that goes into making a video game as well as the analytical and almost scientific side not many people talk about. We get some insight into how to make a beautiful experience, where games have come from and going, and lots of book recommendations.

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

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This week we explore the Matsell Bridge. Every town has that bridge or railroad track that supposedly haunted. If you stop your car on it, ghostly people will push you away leaving marks of their hands behind! You might even feel some ghostly touches. We decide to get to the bottom of our local legend for this Octobermonth.

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network  

This week we explore, "How Satanic Panic made the country go manic." There was a period of time when 70% of the US lost its mind and bought into the idea that Satanic sex cults were out there. Turns out, there weren't! Hindsight truly is 20/20.

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Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask and try to answer them. We want to make you laugh and teach you something interesting at the same time. So join us every Wednesday for another fun filled learn!

If you've got a strange question you want answered ask us on Facebook, tweet us @StrangerStill, or drop us an email at [email protected]. To find other great podcasts, head on over to FlyingMachine.Network

Sources: https://slate.com/technology/2014/01/fran-and-dan-keller-freed-two-of-the-last-victims-of-satanic-ritual-abuse-panic.html https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained http://www.answers.org/satan/warnke1.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7960286 https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/api/collection/p245801coll10/id/316654/download https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-13-mn-2150-story.html https://splinternews.com/revisiting-the-satanic-panic-television-specials-of-the-1793852408