The Weirding Hour

This week you’ll hear us discussing the moon and moon-related topics while we try our hand at pastels. (Apologies for some background barking - Bo decided he wanted to be a guest on this episode!)

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Sources:

Bothwell:

https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-analyze-lunar-effect-does-crime-increase-when-the-moon-is-full/

https://astronomy.com/news/2019/08/why-do-we-still-believe-in-lunacy-during-a-full-moon

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326012

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190731-is-the-moon-impacting-your-mood-and-wellbeing

Stolzenberg, L., D’Alessio, S. J., & Flexon, J. L. (2017). A hunter’s moon: The effect of moon illumination on outdoor crime.

American journal of criminal justice, 42(1), 188-197. Thakur, C. P., & Sharma, D. (1984).

Full moon and crime. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed), 289(6460), 1789-1791.

Rhea:

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/overview/

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

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooning#Word_history

https://www.nasa.gov/content/former-astronauts-recall-historic-first-moon-landing

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/home/19jul_seaoftranquillity.html

This week we're talking about truth behind fairy tales while attempting some more clay crafting. Join us!

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Sources:

Bothwell:

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

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/10/24/the-twisted-history-of-snow-white

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/exploring-true-origins-snow-white-and-seven-dwarfs-004150

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/once-upon-a-time-snow-white-lived-in-bavaria-26058455.html

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/08/08/snow-white-gravestone/

Rhea:

https://www.pookpress.co.uk/project/hansel-and-gretel-history/

https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm015.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hansel-and-gretel-true-story#:~:text=When%20a%20great%20famine%20struck,story%20of%20Hansel%20and%20Gretel.&text=Dark%20as%20it%20is%2C%20the,cannibalism%2C%20enslavement%2C%20and%20murder.

Nina:

https://gizmodo.com/10-totally-psychotic-fairy-tales-that-hollywood-should-5880769

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm023.html

https://listverse.com/2013/03/16/10-unusual-little-known-fairy-tales/

https://www.flavorwire.com/344667/the-disturbing-origins-of-10-famous-fairy-tales

This week we are talking about being buried alive! Is it as awful as it sounds? Yes! Our craft of the week is digital drawing - you know how we like to keep it as relevant as possible...

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To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

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Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.weirdworldwire.com/angelo-hayes-buried-alive/

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/0305/193.html?sh=58a6cecf2f39

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/04/the-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html#:~:text=Her%20breathing%20had%20been%20shallow,in%20had%20not%20been%20airtight.

Rhea:

https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/history/vestal-virgins-in-ancient-rome.html#

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

Nina:

https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/16321080.tale-twice-buried-alive-woman/

https://apnews.com/article/d03d6212e2bbd9e1f556059b179097df

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/03/27/buried-alive-a-short-history-of-premature-burial-and-safety-coffins/

https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/coffin-stuff-changed-world-history-4861270-Oct2019/

Daily Mail website (forgive me)

Listen to us discussing the Mandela effect while one of us gets unnecessarily angry - can you guess who it'll be this week? Also we made cardboard creations!

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[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/media-spotlight/201503/remembering-911

https://www.livescience.com/15914-flashbulb-memory-september-11.html

https://time.com/3739786/memory-september-11/

Rhea:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-shared-past-that-wasnt/

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/22/alternate-realities-and-trump-mandala-effect-and-what-cern-does.html

http://mandelabiblechanges.com/index.php/2019/05/17/the-wolf-and-the-lamb-quantum-bible-changes-mandela-effect-isaiah-116/

Nina:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-secret-rooms-that-were-custom-built-to-hide-your-priest

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g28438966/mandela-effect-examples/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/585887/mandela-effect-examples

https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/thought-provoking/44-mandela-effect-examples-that-are-seriously-mind-bending

https://fionabroome.com/ https://hollowhill.com/ https://mandelaeffect.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect/

This week we're giving you some real/not real ghost encounters. Don't know what that means? You'll have to listen to find out! Also we made pom poms.

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[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Nina:

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/real-life-ghost-stories-167785 https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/01/176149/scary-stories-reddit-paranormal#slide-4

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7usaaw/serious_those_who_didnt_believe_in_ghoststhe/dtmu7op/.compact

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6629qa/serious_people_of_reddit_who_have_encountered/dgfb0ns?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9preal/skeptics_of_reddit_what_is_the_strongest_evidence/e83t2w0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

This week's episode tackles the ever cheery topic of bodies found in trees while we try our hands at soap carving.

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

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[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/14/melissa-joy-dietzel-dead-bizarre-suicide-riddle-after-body-of-american-tourist-found-30ft-up-sydney-tree_n_1275897.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2100499/Melissa-Joy-Dietzel-Decomposing-body-woman-30ft-tree-Sydney-missing-US-tourist.html

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-illness-that-dogged-a-family-and-drove-young-mima-to-a-terrible-end-20120214-1t3vu.html

Rhea:

http://www.strangehistory.net/2015/10/04/victorian-urban-legends-bodies-in-trees/

http://www.strangehistory.net/2015/10/18/real-tree-trunk-deaths/

http://www.strangehistory.net/2011/07/08/the-midsummer-oak-and-its-skeletons/

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_in_the_Wych_Elm%3F

https://crimereads.com/who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/revealed-after-75-years-face-14329271

This week's episode looks into genetics while we make stuff out of... tape? See us try make that relevant on our socials!

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

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[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men

https://www.newscientist.com/definition/what-is-crispr/

https://www.synthego.com/blog/could-crispr-make-x-men-a-realistic-possibility

https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/11/25/138962/exclusive-chinese-scientists-are-creating-crispr-babies/

Rhea:

https://www.treehugger.com/bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering-4869360

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14882008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8070252.stm

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates https://blog.prepscholar.com/blue-people-of-kentucky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methemoglobinemia#Genetic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Jones_(Libertarian_politician)

https://historycollection.com/the-fugate-family-of-kentucky-had-blue-skin-for-generations/2/

In this episode we tell each other urban legends and dip our brushes into paint again.

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To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

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[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbxzvq/come-on-those-two-crazy-tinder-horror-stories-cannot-be-true

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terrifying-tinder-date-sounds-like-12431529

https://www.mamamia.com.au/tinder-urban-legend/

https://jezebel.com/my-endless-quest-to-find-the-woman-in-this-terrifying-t-1791668318

Rhea:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00942/full

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150126-how-to-create-an-urban-legend

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/movies/slender-man-timeline.html

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

Nina:

http://yokai.com/teketeke/

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

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Teke_Teke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB7-vBy5oPw

This week we're talking curses and we're making wire craft. Come get cursed!

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

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[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/tutankhamuns-curse

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/curse-of-the-mummy

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2014/jul/23/mummy-curse-legend-discovering-tutankhamun-ashmolean-museum

Rhea:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/when-ancient-romans-had-their-clothes-stolen-they-responded-with-curse-tablets

https://latinnow.eu/2018/11/03/latinnow-is-spellbound-at-the-ashmolean/

Nina:

https://bestride.com/news/entertainment/the-curse-of-the-little-bastard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_James_Dean#Car_crash

This episode we focus on famous mythical animals and have a go at drawing them.

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

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[This episode was recorded via Zoom due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/bunyip

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/tim-the-yowie-man/2020/03/the-case-of-the-roaring-bunyip/

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

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bunyip

https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/bunyip/

Rhea:

http://www.oralanswers.com/tooth-traditions-world/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzUd94o2CEo

https://www.123dentist.com/a-brief-history-of-the-tooth-fairy/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/tooth-fairy-0010523

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#Name

https://weirdnwildcreatures.fandom.com/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster

https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,3604,1238030,00.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/articles/Loch-Ness-Monster-50-fascinating-facts/

https://tinyurl.com/kyuvdxne

https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_loch_ness_nt_131111_wmain.jpg