The Tales We Tell

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We're back! After an unexpected delay, Hannah and Katy are back, battling technical difficulties and failing computers. This week, Hannah tells Katy the tragic story of John Edward Jones and his disastrous encounter with Nutty Putty Cave. There's not a lot of fun to be had with this, but the girls make the best of it with fun facts about Silly Putty, call backs to our buddy Floyd Collins, and more! Plus, a special announcement (and our reason for missing last week.)

So pour your drinks, cancel your caving expedition, and join us for this ominous tale!

Special thanks to guest producer, Tony, for supplying a working computer and editing the episode!

Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/nutty-putty-cave
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/nutty-putty-cave.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193780694/john-edward-jones
https://museumfacts.co.uk/nutty-putty-cave/
https://cavehaven.com/nutty-putty-cave-accident/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutty_Putty_Cave

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Have you killed someone in a former (or current) life? Or, did you accidentally piss off an Egyptian god while on vacation? Or maybe you just have ley lines crossed underneath your house? These are just some of the speculations as to what afflicted the Rich family in the early 90’s when they lived at Heol Fanog. This week, Hannah tells Katy about this wild haunting, which included things like bird-headed apparitions, a salad that was either really bland or mind-blowingly good, prophetic paintings, Anne Boleyn, and more!

So pour your drinks, light the sage, and join us for this Spooky Story!

Sources:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/possessions-strange-visions-ghostly-figures-14554672
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/the-terrifying-real-story-of-the-true-horror-haunted-house/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/bfN7VPDQxynYbZbrhbjYrK/the-story-of-the-witch-farm#:~:text=Now%20I'm%20following%20the,%22Road%20to%20the%20Peaks%22.
https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/listen/e246?rq=unsolved
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63440012
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ley-lines

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In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, as several Bostonians were still celebrating St. Patrick's Day, two men easily conned their way into the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum, and proceeded to steal 13 priceless works of art. This week, Hannah tells Katy about the infamous (unsolved) Gardner Museum Heist, the stolen works, and the authorities' fruitless search for the thieves. The girls talk a little art history, organized crime, overcoming grief, black market art sales, and more! The pictures of the art alone are reason enough to listen, but we think you'll also enjoy the twists and turns of this modern heist that stumped the FBI.

So pour your drinks, and join us for this Unsolved Mystery!

And be sure to check out some of the modern artists we mention: @egbertmodderman, @kehindewiley, and @stevelove.studios

Sources: 
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/03/0211Boston-Heist-FINAL-2.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft#Robbery
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1998/03/biggest-art-heist-us-history
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/style/isabella-gardner-heist-facts/index.html

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For centuries, scientists and doctors have been asking the big questions about the human body, and striving for ways to better understand these meat sacks we live in. Some, have asked less important questions than others. This week, Hannah tells Katy about Dr. Duncan MacDougal, who asked, "does the human soul have a measurable weight?" The girls discuss the validity of this question, MacDougall's questionable experiences, other people's opinions of dogs, a possible Reaper in disguise, and so much more! 

So pour your drinks, hug your dog, and join us for this Scientific Mystery!

Sources:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-man-who-tried-to-weigh-the-soul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experiment#:~:text=Despite%20its%20rejection%20within%20the,that%20it%20weighs%2021%20grams.
https://www.livescience.com/32327-how-much-does-the-soul-weigh.html
https://whav.net/2014/06/28/haverhills-man-who-weighed-souls/
https://www.newdualism.org/papers/D.MacDougall/soul-substance.htm
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19070616.2.91&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
https://sqpn.com/2023/05/weighing-the-soul-scientific-evidence-for-the-human-soul-spirit-life-after-death/

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F is for Frankenstein's Monster, crafted by hand! This week, it's a Tell we Tale, and Katy takes the driver's seat to tell Hannah all about the origins of Frankenstein's monster, and the real life scientific pursuits to reanimate the dead (there are way more than we thought!) This episode is full of fun historical facts, medical innovations (some brought about in less than ethical ways), and lots of electricity puns!

So pour your drinks, and get ready for this electrifying (see what I did there?) Creature Feature! 

Sources: 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279684/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments/7
https://www.cnet.com/science/halloween-treat-brief-history-of-real-life-frankensteins/
https://www.britannica.com/story/the-real-science-behind-frankenstein

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Is it a poltergeist, a demon, a curse placed on you by a witch, or just the manifestation of your stress? This week, Hannah tells Katy about the haunting of the Tallman family on Larabee Street. There's red or green-eyed monsters, a ghost who may or may not be in the mob, poor pet ownership, an unhinged pastor, magic communion, possibly a squatter, and so much more. This is a classic haunting with enough peculiar details to make it just a little bit funny. 

So get out those EMF detectors and dowsing rods, and join us for this Spooky Story! 

Sources: 
https://q985online.com/wisconsin-tallman-home-ghost/
Norman, Michael, and Beth Scott. “Something Evil on Larabee Street.” Haunted Heritage, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, New York, NY, 2002, pp. 179–221.

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For less than $5/night you used to be able to get a room at a pretty nice hotel, complete with a bellboy to walk you up from the lobby. But that was 1935. And an affordable hotel doesn't mean you're safe from your past (or present). This week Hannah tells Katy about the mysterious death in Room 1046, the mystery man that stayed there, the less than helpful bellboy, and the shady characters who might be caught up in it all. There's master skeleton keys, beautiful names, grease burns, anonymous phone calls, missing thumbs, and more! 

So pour those drinks, and join us for this Unsolved Mystery!

Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030654/https://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-1-roland-t-owen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Artemus_Ogletree
https://www.al.com/news/erry-2018/09/56ecbe55ac9479/the-mystery-of-what-was-in-the.html
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167645421
https://kchistory.org/blog/mystery-room-1046-pt-2-love-forever-louise

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When you send your teenage daughter out to keep an eye on your cows/geese, be prepared for her to face wolves, receive marriage proposals, and maybe even encounter a friend of the Devil himself. This week, special guest, Morgan, fills in for Katy, and Hannah tells her about Jean Grenier: the teenage werewolf. There's wolves that look like Yorkies, a hell-house in the woods, magical animal hides that require a healthy slathering of Crisco, and one very unhinged witch-hunter. We love a good werewolf story, and this one does not disappoint. 

So pour your drinks, slip into that wolf-skin that Satan gave you, and join us for this spooky lore! 

Sources:
https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/116724/3/Jean%20Grenier%20-%20Article%20REVISED%20%281%29.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20120128101825/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/werewolf_killers/9.html
https://archive.org/details/manmythmagicillu20cave/page/2782/mode/2up?view=theater
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VjVBQ1tGKCLF5nDBhUaY7?si=6K1FLiadTOCYvT18afUK3w

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In 1977, in an isolated valley in Devil's Den State Park, Terry Lovelace's life was changed forever. This week, Hannah tells Katy the infamous story of Terry's incredible encounter, and the horrifying details he would later remember. From mysterious children wandering in the wilderness, to stalking alligators, to mantis-doctors, to shocking medical discoveries. Plus, Katy's theories on dangerous brush fires and possible non-alien explanations. This story is wild, and we had a blas recording it!

So pour your drinks, readjust your tinfoil hats, and join us for this spooky, extraterrestrial story! 

Sources: 
https://ufocongress.com/terry-lovelace-2019/
https://astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/10/13/ep-155-abduction-at-devils-den?rq=lovelace
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terry-lovelace-incident-at-devils-den-part-1/id1511121397?i=1000601452546
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terry-lovelace-the-reckoning-ndes-part-2/id1511121397?i=1000642497146

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