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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Big 5-0! In our first episode we said we would take a self defense class, and here we are 49 episodes later with said class under our belt. Listen as we recount our experience of the class and the adventure that happened immediately after

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10+ ways running (working out) make you a better person

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Feel good stories for some faith in humanity restoration with guest star Emily

Links:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-08/japan-keeps-the-defunct-kyu-shirataki-train-station-open-for-just-one-high-school-girl

https://olaug-ma.com/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/12/metro/old-ladies-against-underwater-garbage/

https://www.dailygood.org/story/264/the-business-9-women-kept-a-secret-for-three-decades-lori-weiss/

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10 years of friendship with guest star, Steph, has produced a myriad of life lessons- some funny, some valuable, and some very specific 

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Maria is making like Han and flying solo this week covering the Van Buren sisters! The Van Buren sisters wanted to prove that women were capable of aiding in the War efforts by riding on their motorbikes across the country. Not only were they fighting for the right to vote and serve their country but also to wear pants…! Addie and Gussie Van Buren were pulled over multiple times on their historical ride because it was illegal for women to wear pants

Links:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/martin-van-buren/

https://expeditionportal.com/pioneers-of-moto-history-the-van-buren-sisters-1916-ride-across-america/

https://womeninexploration.org/timeline/augusta-adeline-van-buren

http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=285

https://explorersweb.com/legends-series-van-buren-sisters/

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 I think everyone can agree, collectively, as a species- we need to do better, be better. Maria & James discuss various icks/cringes- whatever generational word you use - no judgies, but judgies 

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