The Witching

A special Halloween epsiode!

Happy Halloween everyone! This week Julia and Shea celebrate All Hallow's Eve by reading spooky short stories by the author S.E. Schlosser. We read, "Jack O'Lantern," "Black Magic," The Face," and "Bloody Mary." 

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Sources:

https://www.americanfolklore.net/scary-halloween-stories/

A spooky story episode! 

This week, Julia reads from her personal HP Lovecraft storybook while Shea listens in and tries to make sense of how a 15 year old has a better vocabulary than all of the adults she knows. What creature lurks in the "limestone labyrinth"? Tune in to find out! 

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A supernatural episode!

This week, Shea tells Julia about her recent trip to Scotland and how everyone there believes in faeries? Also, Shea saw a Kelpie AND a giant cave where a deer-man-god was born??? Julia also admits she's really bad at avoiding fae traps. Tune in to this weeks episode, it's truly something you won't want to miss! 

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Sources:

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Kelpie/

https://thehazeltree.co.uk/2015/11/26/ossians-cave-in-glen-coe/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp

A true crime episode! Julia retells the story of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S. History - the case of D.B. Cooper and the NORJAK Plane Hijacking. Shea and Julia discuss the facts of the case, and any potential theories and suspects. 

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Sources:  https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking 

https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-was-db-cooper-theories 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper 

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

A supernatural episode! This week Julia talks about MERMAIDS! The history, different legends from different cultures, and about if they are actually real. Shea reveals her obsession with mermaid tiktok. 

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Sources: https://www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.html 

https://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-strange-murderous-sometimes-sexy-history-mermaid/

An occult episode! 

Shea gives the run down on what (historically) Walpurgis Night is all about, while Julia listens in! Join us as we talk about the “night of the witches” and find out which witch was accused of vampirism and child murder… spooky!

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Sources:

https://germangirlinamerica.com/what-is-walpurgisnacht/

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

A pop culture episode!

This week Julia talks about J.R.R Tolkein, the famous author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and many more. Shea tries to keep her composure as Julia struggles to say the word Silmarillion. 

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/biography/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beren_and_L%C3%BAthien

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Languages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien%27s_legendarium

A True Crime episode!... kinda  This week, Shea tells Julia about the the legend of the Hammersmith Ghost, native to England. Shea also explores other local folklore while Julia questions if she should lock her windows at night from aggressively jumping men.  

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Sources: 

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/black_country/article_2.shtml

A wonders of the natural world episode!

This week, Julia talks about the 1986 nuclear explosion that took place in Chernobyl Ukraine and the effects on the environment and animals in the surrounding area while Shea fantasizes about all the bunny mutants.

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Sources:

https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx

https://www.dianuke.org/what-we-know-about-the-chernobyl-animal-mutations/#:~:text=Most%20deformities%20were%20so%20severe,radioactive%20feed%20produced%20radioactive%20milk.

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

A history episode!

This week, Shea briefs Julia on the history of exorcisms and discusses a 15th century conspiracy theory. Is your lettuce demonic? Find out on this week's episode! 

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Sources:

https://www.openbible.info/topics/exorcism_prayer

https://www.realm.fm/blog/5famousexorcisms