Stranger Still

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Stranger Still episodes

  • The Illegal History of Tea Room Fortune Telling
     
    Tea Rooms! Police Raids! NEW YAWK CITY! This week Nick had some personal matters to attend to, so I (Jon) gave my best shot at a solo episode. Its a little shorter than usual but the Atlas Obscura article it was based on was fascinating and I dressed it up with a score throughout.
    There’s no time like the present to support us on Patreon!
    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:
    Atlas Obscura - The Psychic Tea Rooms of 1930s New York Didn’t Predict All the Police Raids Tea parlors were the battleground in a war against fortune telling. BY ANNE EWBANK

    Greenwich Village, 1920-1930: A Comment on American Civilization in the Post-War Years By Caroline Farrar Ware

    Boston Tea Party Ship - Telling Your Fortune in a Teacup

    Restauranting Through History - Reading the tea leaves

    New York Times 8/12/1931 - TEA ROOM PROPHETS FEEL POLICE ACTION; Wave of Melancholia Among Women Extends Soothsaying Drive--Waitress Arrested. Caddy Says Cyril Walker Hit Him.

    GVSHP.org - A 79-year old book on Greenwich Village still a valuable resource

    IN A LITTLE GYPSY TEA ROOM Louis Prima and His NEW Orleans Gang Vocal Chorus by Louis Prima Lucky(Columbia JPN)

    12 min
  • 10 Incredible Flying Machines!
    This week we explore, "10 Incredible Flying Machines!" What better way to send off our Patreon Drive than to cover 10 wacky and wild flying machines. Since the dawn of time, man has wanted to take to the air. Some of the attempt are pretty silly.
    There's no time like the present to support us on Patreon!
    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:
    34 min
  • Totally Complete, 100% Accurate, Undebatable History of Comic Books (w/ Ryan Lynch)
    This week, we give you a totally complete, 100% accurate, undebatable history of comic books. We're joined by Ryan Lynch from Divisive Issues who schools us on where comics came from and how we got where we are today. Ever wonder why it matters if a comic had a cover or not? Or why comics became so cheesy in the 50s? We have the answers!
    Make sure to check out Ryan on Divisive Issues. And while you're at it support us on Patreon!
    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.comics.org/issue/610733/
    https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-comic-books
    https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/journalism-and-publishing/journalism-and-publishing/comic-strip
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_strip#History
    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/products/books/superlatives/superhero-timeline/
    https://www.sparklecitycomics.com/what-are-the-different-comic-book-ages/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaNGEbGdRfo&t=838s
    https://the-artifice.com/history-of-comics/
    1 hr 11 min
  • How to Interpret Your Dreams (w/ Helen)
    This week, we explore, "How to interpret your dreams." We're joined by the dreamiest Helen we know, Helen LaStar from Falling In Love Montage! Ever wonder what your dreams say about you? Or what purpose dreams actually serve the human body? We're here to get to the bottom of it.
    Make sure to check out Helen on Falling in Love Montage. And while you're at it support us on Patreon!
    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://www.dreammoods.com/dreaminformation/history.htm
    https://www.tuftandneedle.com/resources/dream-interpretation/
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dream-factory/201606/brief-history-dream-research
    https://site.eightsleep.com/blogs/news/the-difference-between-rem-and-deep-sleep
    https://news.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/dream-sleep/
    51 min
  • The Impacts of Code Switching (w/ Jaye Poole)
    This week, we explore, "The impacts of code switching." We're joined by Jaye from the Potstirrer Podcast to discuss code switching. First, we gotta figure out what code switching even is. Then Jaye walks us through the impacts code switching has on politics and social interactions.
    Make sure to check out Jaye on Potstirrer Podcast. And while you're at it support us on Patreon!
    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://people.howstuffworks.com/code-switching1.htm
    https://bilingualkidspot.com/2018/04/04/code-switching-sophisticated-linguistic-tool/
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/code-switching
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching#Reasons_for_code-switching
    https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/13/177126294/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphorical_code-switching
    http://www.glottopedia.org/index.php/Code-switching
    48 min
  • 5 Pieces of Art that Aren’t What You Think They Are (w/ Elle)
    This week, we explore, "5 pieces of art that aren't what you think they are." Complicated name? Yes. But we've got Elle from Short, Colorful, and Loud to help us sort it all out! She'll walk us through why the Mona Lisa was only, "okay," and why Claude Monet was a total hack.
    Make sure to check out Elle on Short, Colorful, and Loud. And while you're at it support us on Patreon!
    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
    1 hr 2 min
  • Where Did Language Even Come From?
    This week, we explore, "Where did language even come from?" Short answer: no one really know. And we never will. Long answer: this episode. Did language all evolve from one place? Why are there 6000 language? We'll find out!
    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.learnreligions.com/the-tower-of-babel-700219
    https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/language-evolve1.htm
    http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2018/12/07/where-does-language-come-from/#.XRFC3497mUk
    https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/08/origin-of-languages-tower-of-babel-proto-languages-and-the-brothers-grimm.html
    https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100351903
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFxg5vkaPgk&t=434s
    http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.231.4056&rep=rep1&type=pdf
    36 min
  • What’s the Skinny on Birth Control?
    This week, we explore, "What's the skinny on birth control?" We, here at Stranger Still, believe it's important to talk about things that might make Jon uncomfortable. Did I say Jon? I meant people in general. Either way, it's important stuff so listen up!
    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
    1 hr 4 min
  • 8 Instances of Totally Real UFO Activity
    This week, we explore, "8 Instances of Totally Real UFO Activity." Across the world for... millenia? -Ish? People have seen aliens touching down on our planet. But were they actually alien UFOs, or have we been bamboozled by a weather balloon once again?
    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
     
    40 min
  • What Your Poop Says About You (w/ Sadra Azizi)
    This week, we explore, “What your poop says about you!” We get Dr. Soles, aka Sadra Azizi, to figure out what your poop means about you. What color should it be? What smell is too bad? Join us in finding out!
    And don’t forget to check Sadra out on YouTube!
    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
    51 min

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