The Epic Story Time Podcast with Mikki Helmer and Caitlyn McFarland

"Canada is the best part of whatever you have going on."

In this episode, Caitlyn and Mikki announce the GIVEAWAY WINNER! They also discuss a Roman dictator who knew how to handle power and a man-eating beast who ravaged the south of France in the late 1760’s.

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**For more on Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus:**

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/cincinnatus.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus

https://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Roman_Republic/

https://www.rome.info/ancient/history/

**For more on the Beast of Gévaudan:**

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/beast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan

"Raw and uncut."

On this episode, join Caitlyn and Mikki for MOAR FACTOIDS and a 24-hour extension to the giveaway! The prize? A unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following:

• Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below)

• Follow us on Twitter

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• Email us an epic story

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• Share our podcast on social media and tag us!

Giveaway ends October 9, 2018 at 11:59 pm.

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Caitlyn and Mikki tell you all about the unimpeachable honor of Capt. Robert Campbell and discuss Anthony Comstock’s malicious harassment of Victorian-era sex positivity advocate Ida Craddock. WARNING: Slightly sexy themes.

And don’t forget the GIVEAWAY! The prize is a unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following:

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**Giveaway ends October 8, 2018 at 11:59 pm.**

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**For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links!**

**Captain Campbell:**

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2410059/WW1-soldier-Captain-Robert-Campbell-freed-prison-camp-dying-mother-kept-promise-return.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/captain-robert-campbell

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23957605

**Ida Craddock:**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Craddock

http://what-when-how.com/birth-control/comstock-anthony-1844-1915-and-comstockery-birth-control/

http://www.idacraddock.com/intro.html

"Muffinhumps."

In this short-ish episode, Caitlyn and Mikki share amazing unicorn facts to celebrate their amazing unicorn giveaway. The prize is a unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following:

* Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below)

* Follow us on Twitter

* Follow us on Instagram

* Email us an epic story

* Tweet us an epic story

* Share our podcast on social media and tag us!

Giveaway ends October 8, 2018 at 11:59 pm.

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Unicorns!

https://www.seriousfacts.com/unicorn-facts/

http://www.unicornsrule.com/unicorn-facts/

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141112-unicorn-deer-slovenia-antlers-science-animals/

“10% immune to factoids.”

On this episode, join Caitlyn and Mikki for dozens of probably-true facts and an EPIC GIVEAWAY!

The prize? A unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following:

- Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below)

- Follow us on Twitter

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Giveaway ends October 1, 2018 at 11:59 pm.

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Find Caitlyn:

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"I feel like these are my people.”

In this episode full of deadly women, Caitlyn and Mikki talk about a shrewd, powerful pirate queen and the Russian Nachthexen of WWII.

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**For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links!**

Adam McLain:

www.amclain.com

**For more about Cheng I Sao/Ching Shih/Shi XiangGu :**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheung_Po_Tsai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2lhxUqMMQ (Cheng I Sao – Pirate Queen)

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/ching-shih-41396.php

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/27/woman.pirate/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkgngNRZhV4 (China's Pirate Queen: Shi XiangGu)

**For more about the Nachthexen:**

https://explorethearchive.com/night-witches-soviet-union-wwii?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Archive%20Weekly%20Newsletter%202018-09-03&utm_term=Explore%20The%20Archive

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/russian-night-lady-bombers.html?utm_source=getresponse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=warhistoryonline&utm_content=%5BWar+History+Online%5D+Your+Daily+Dose

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_Po-2

"Now you're too old to be young again.”

In this episode that will give you opinions, Mikki and Caitlyn talk about unsettling art and teen outlaw Colton Harris-Moore.

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For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links!

Christina's World:

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%27s_World

Colton Harris-Moore:

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/colton-harris-moore-timeline/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton_Harris_Moore

https://www.outsideonline.com/1897106/game-over

https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/ctcpx/i_live_in_the_area_that_the_barefoot_bandit_hails/

https://www.goskagit.com/search/?sd=desc&l=25&s=start_time&f=html&t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&app%5B0%5D=editorial&nsa=eedition&q=colton+harris-moore&o=100

"The School Unicorn is back!”

In this animal-centric episode, Caitlyn and Mikki talk about a baboon with uncanny intelligence and a group of seven women who braved water and weather to rescue over a hundred stranded horses.

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For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links!

Jack the Signalman:

http://forum.forteantimes.com/index.php?threads/jack-the-baboon-signalman.63411/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon)

https://www.techly.com.au/2014/12/08/monkeying-around-baboon-employed-railroad-signalman-never-made-mistake/

The Great Netherlands Horse Rescue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_zWoC4XPo4&t=4s

https://www.littlethings.com/great-netherlands-horse-rescue/

"Girl power and whatnot.”

Caitlyn and Mikki talk about animals held accountable for human crimes and the girl Paul Revere. Also featuring sassy cross stitch, girl power, and pigs.

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For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links!

Stitchy Little Fox Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchyLittleFox

Animal justice:

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/21/medieval-animal-trials-in-europe-a-pig-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging-for-murder/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_selfie_copyright_dispute#Naruto_et_al_v._David_Slater

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2013/02/medieval_animal_trials_why_they_re_not_quite_as_crazy_as_they_sound.html

http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/041873/beasts-before-the-bar

Sybil Ludington:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sybil-Ludington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Ludington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere

"What's all this terror?" 

Caitlyn and Mikki cover Island stories this week with Doll Island of Mexico and the Pork Legend of Hawaii. Decapitated baby dolls nailed to trees and angry volcano goddesses—we don't know which is scarier. 

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For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links!

Doll Island: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco#The_Island_of_the_Dolls

http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/island-of-the-dolls/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g150800-d8064709-Reviews-The_Island_of_the_Dolls-Mexico_City_Central_Mexico_and_Gulf_Coast.html

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Pork Legend of Hawaii:  

http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hlov/hlov25.htm 

http://www.royalhawaiianmint.com/catalog/royal-issues/2014-king-kamehameha-madame-pele-and-captain-cook-set.html 

http://www.keliiskayak.com/ghost-stories-of-hawaii/ 

http://www.hawaii.com/discover/culture/pele/ 

http://mauimagazine.net/hawaii-fire-goddess-pele/ 

http://mythicalrealm.com/mythical-gods-legends/pele-goddess-of-fire-hawaii/ 

http://www.gohawaii.com/islands/oahu/regions/windward-coast/nuuanu-pali-lookout