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You’ve heard of Rosa Parks, but have you heard of Claudette Colvin? She was the first black person to refuse to give up her bus seat, a full 9 months before Rosa Parks! And, she was only 15 years old! We’ll go into the details of her life and her extremely courageous act. You won't want to miss this inspiring episode!

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Sources: https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-there-was-claudette-colvin

https://rosaparksbiography.org/bio/claudette-colvin/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSnf2s4wL0w&t=18s

https://youtu.be/haG6CS9E4vQ

The Black Panthers originally formed to offer black history at their college, but turned into a political party that instituted social programs and monitored police activity in their communities. In this episode we’ll talk about how their free breakfast program inspired the nationwide program we have today, how the police and FBI disrupted their social programs, and the controversies that led to their dissolution. All that, plus some facts about Marvel’s Black Panther! You won't want to miss this history rich episode!

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Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-panthers

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marxism.asp

https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/1966/10/15.htm

https://www.history.com/news/free-school-breakfast-black-panther-party

https://bppaln.org/programs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/black-panthers-were-founded-50-years-ago-and-their-influence-hasnt-waned-180960940/

Have you ever watched a movie that was so crazy, yet it was based on a true story?  In this episode we go behind the Hollywood script and get the facts behind the story of how a prank caller got a McDonald’s employee to be stripped search as seen in the movie Compliance and the Netflix documentary Don't Pick Up The Phone and how a bear overdosed on cocaine from the upcoming movie Cocaine Bear! You won't want to miss this movie focused episode!

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Sources: https://www.netflix.com/title/81576846

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuH3GYmSjzU

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1971352/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html

https://www.iflscience.com/cocaine-bear-the-true-story-of-a-bear-that-ate-70-pounds-of-cocaine-58990

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHQP6GyXRGg

The Aswang is one of the most feared creatures in all Filipino folklore, combining the most terrifying elements of vampires, shape shifters, and witches in one horrifying monster. In this episode we’ll discuss the origins of this legend, how it uses deception to trick its prey, and how the Spanish and the CIA used this legend against the Filipinos to further their own agendas. Grab your garlic and albularyos oil, and take a listen to this terrifying story!

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Sources: https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2015/05/maguindanao-north-cotabato-villagers-arming-against-aswang/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aswang

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/blood-revolution-filipina-writers-aswang/

https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/cia-aswang-war-a00304-a2416-20191019-lfrm

Playing in the NHL is likely the dream of most young Canadian boys, but what do you do when you’re not the best skater? In this episode we'll talk about how John Scott got that dream and how he made it into the NHL All Star Game! Listen to hear this fascinating story!

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Sources: https://radiolab.org/episodes/radiolab-punchline

https://www.si.com/nhl/2016/01/19/john-scott-nhl-all-star-game-fan-vote-trade-explainer

https://youtu.be/DC4iQp1XG2Q

The Taos Hum has been puzzling people since the 1990’s but is it really an enigma, or just a case where the mystery is more exciting than the actual explanation? In this episode we’ll discuss this and other auditory phenomena, like the Holmfield Hum and the infamous Sky Trumpets. Are the answers rooted in the extraterrestrial or a more earthly source? Listen and find out!

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Sources: https://www.livescience.com/43519-taos-hum.html

https://www.ft.com/content/69d94162-8580-4001-96ea-42675739d483

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WXUOLHp54w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T93Z6pYzf14

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-sound-of-apocalypse/

Living through a pandemic, it is likely we are dealing with some form of grief. In this episode we’ll be chatting about Dr. Lucy Hone and how she pulled through her own personal grief as she lived through a mother's worse nightmare. Listen to hear this heartbreaking story, and how you too might be able to use the tools she used, to overcome your grief.

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Sources: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/healing-your-heart/

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-history/its-time-let-five-stages-grief-die

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/20/1056741090/grief-loss-holiday-brain-healing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzOvi0Aa2EA

On this special episode of Technically A Conversation, we are joined by Cristina from Espooky Tales, Dakota from Contra Zoom Pod, and one half of The Queens, Elena to bring a short story we wrote to life. A grieving family conducts a séance on Christmas to communicate with their deceased mother, but things go horribly wrong. Listen, if you dare!

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Luana Montes: Super Friend Elena

Doña Cuquita Negredi: Isela

Your Bumbling Narrator:  José

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The Ideal Maternity Home was opened by Lila and William Young in the 1920’s as a way to offer discreet birthing and adoption for unwed mothers and widows. But, greed got the best of them and they became more interested in making profits than offering quality healthcare. In this episode we’ll talk about the illegal adoption business they were running, how they dealt with unmarketable babies, and why their victims were known as The Butterbox Babies. Listen to hear this heartbreaking story.

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Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-11-mn-26314-story.html

https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/the-butterbox-babies-the-stolen-babies-of-nova-scotia

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCV3-B6K/violet-hope-hatt-1921-2002

Long before Billy Porter and Jared Leto wore beautiful dresses to gala events, the art of drag and cross dressing got its humble start in  Shakespearean plays. We'll follow drag through the timeline, and see how you do in our drag slang quiz! Yaasssss, Queen.. Listen to hear its fascinating history!

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Sources: https://different-level.com/history-of-drag-from-antic-greece-to-rupauls-drag-race/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHlE3RIkRi0

https://japanobjects.com/features/kabuki

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736320026/how-drag-queens-have-sashayed-their-way-through-history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WKyuVMDT5U