What would you do as a ghost? Would you solve your own murder? Maria and Gina discuss what kinds of ghosts they would be and Maria covers the thought provoking tale of the Greenbrier Ghost - the only known case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murder. Was it justice or a witch hunt? 

Links:

https://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/blog/the-greenbrier-ghost-reexamined

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.html

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Spicier ways to say everyday phrases. A repertoire of rustic refrains, if you will

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The heart wants what the heart wants. Stories of people undergoing whole a*s personality changes after receiving a new heart- and not just any new personality… the personality of the donor

Small Business Recs:

Wicked cool stuff: https://www.bonecarverstore.com/

Earthy Stuff: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.parker.prints/

House: https://madeline.livianstlouis.com/

PT Chiro: https://www.healthsourcechiro.com/st-peters#gref

Links:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/epigenetics

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-leading-edge/202402/do-organ-transplants-cause-personality-change-in-recipients

https://www.sciencealert.com/eerie-personality-changes-sometimes-happen-after-organ-transplants

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-pseudoscience/donors-organ-donors-personality-lets-approach-sensibly

https://www.unilad.com/news/health/sonny-graham-terry-cottle-heart-transplant-suicide-667984-20240117

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1299456/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/202409/what-the-heart-remembers

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Eating an entire cake, switching places with their twin, giving their gf’s cat away, a justified bride, and more ‘Am I The As*hole’ stories with verdict

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Proclaimed to have killed “no fewer than 600 men” in 1600s Southern Italy, Guilia Tofana is considered both a sinner and a saint…depending who you ask

Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65094452-dark-waters

https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/

https://www.historiamag.com/giulia-tofana-poisoner-murderer-saviour/

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Maria and Gina’s raw reaction to the St. Louis Mystic Fair including their experience with an Animal Communicator, Tarot Card readings, Bone Witches, Reflexology, Murder Doll, and more

Links:

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/empowered-healing-kc-enneagram-healing-16458626519

https://www.bonecarverstore.com/

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GINA’S BACK! After a two month wedding sabbatical, Gina’s highly anticipated return has finally come! Tune in for not only stories of Gina’s wedding but other wedding traditions and where they come from

Gina’s Wedding Recs:

-Hair & Makeup: Bailey Hager https://www.instagram.com/baileyhagerhmua?igsh=MWwzbGVkbXlzZmI4NQ==

-Officiant: Greg Volpitto https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/greg-volpitto-saint-louis-mo-2055196

-Photographer: Rachel Myers https://www.rachelmyersphotography.com/

-Venue: The Stonehouse https://www.shofsc.com/

-Wedding Cake: Temmtations https://weddingwonderlandcakes.com/ 

Links:

https://www.aggiecatholic.org/thingstoknowbeforemarriage

https://theweek.com/articles/528746/origins-marriage

https://carlathomasphoto.com/blog/truth-behind-wedding-traditions/

https://www.brides.com/gallery/wedding-traditions-around-the-world

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Why we say different phrases, idioms, and slang and where they come from- no cap

Links:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/uncultured-swine

https://bygonetheatre.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/knock-em-dead-the-vaudeville-origins-of-theatre-slang/

https://en.amazingtalker.com/blog/en/english/69017/

https://grammarist.com/idiom/full-of-beans/

https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biology-and-human-anatomy/item/does-your-heart-stop-when-you-sneeze/

https://collider.com/jurassic-park-hold-on-to-your-butts-explained/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/cat-got-your-tongue

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St. Louis, MO has its fair share of spook and ghost stories including history of Zombie Road and Lemp Mansion.

Zombie Road is one the most haunted roads in America. It’s said to sit atop the site of one the largest Native American burial grounds and rumored to be occupied by spirits of indigenous people, confederate soldiers, children, and teenagers trying to get their smooch on in the 50s… 

Lemp Mansion, now a restaurant and inn, is considered the top ten most haunted places in America. After successfully building a brewery empire, tragedy struck and a hauntingly morbid family tradition commenced

Links:

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Stories-Missouri-S-Mott/dp/9768200170

https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/zombie-road-in-wildwood-missouri

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Court cases that POSSESS the paranormal

It’s (finally) Spooky Szn! Nowhere is safe from the spook and paranormal, not even in Court. Maria and guest/future lawyer, Andrea cover two cases of “possession”:

1. David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) who used “possession” as a defense and claimed the neighbor's dog was possessed and instructed David to kill
2. Arne Cheyenne Johnson, this landmark case known as “The Devil Made Me Do It” was the first known court case in the U.S. where the defense was the claim of demonic possession and denial of personal responsibility for the crime

Links:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/how-son-of-sam-changed-america-118562/

https://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/writeup/arne-cheyenne-johnson

https://wondery.com/shows/morbid-a-true-crime-podcast/episode/10863-the-devil-made-me-do-it/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5OBr2Q7GqOApE56u0RRE7U

https://allthatsinteresting.com/arne-cheyenne-johnson

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