This Podcast Doesn't Exist

This Podcast Doesn't Exist

By Shannon McCarthy and Emma Kiely-HampsonTrue Crime
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  • Ep. 167: The Flanguage: The Copper Scroll Mystery

    TREASURE! We love a hunt for some valuables and this week  Shannon brings us the story of the Copper Scroll. Hidden away in a cave in Jerusalem was a treasure map. Now that the scroll has completely oxidized, will we ever be able to find its goodies? Or have they already been found?! Nick Cage, JoJo Siwa, and a potato dressed like Tina Turner all make an appearance this week so tune in to see if we figure this one out. 


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    Sources

    Wikipedia

    Interesting Engineering

    USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

    Ancient Origins

    Biblical Archaeological Society

    Biblical Archaeological Society Library

    Facsimile Editions

    52 min
  • Ep. 166: Coinci-dance: Ley Lines

    Is every interesting structure on the planet just a pitstop for aliens on their energy highway in the sky? Or did ancient people really love climbing over hills rather than going around them? This week Emma lays down the lore of ley lines and the weird stuff that can happen around them. Ghosts? Check. Aliens? Check. The fact that St. Michael the archangel might really enjoy Glastonbury? Also check. Enjoy the tangents and our new segment!


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    Sources: 

    The Mother Source on St. Michael’s line and Ley Lines

    Live Science

    All That’s Interesting

    The Guardian

    BBC

    53 min
  • Ep. 165: Nature Daddy: The Silverwood Beast

    What lurks in the boreal forest region of northern Canada? Is it a shiny Bigfoot? A silver-fox being? A hairy Edward Cullen who is all rainbows and glitter? Come find out this week as Shannon dives into the tale of the Silverwood Beast. Stay tuned at the end for our new segment and a little surprise!


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    Sources:

    Wikipedia

    Digital Museums Canada

    Boreal Conservation

    NRDC 1

    NRDC 2

    46 min
  • Ep. 164: A Little Thumby: The Jane Addams-Hull House Museum

    We could do this all front-door day, man! Talk ghosties that is. This week Emma brings us the really cool history of the Jane Addams-Hull House Museum and the ghosts that stick around for the pure, good vibes. A nice haunted house. Who knew? We’ve got devil babies, Labyrinth, and social reform in the 1900s. What more could you want, really. Join us for the usual chaos and enjoy!


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    Sources: 

    Biographical Sketch of Charles Jerald Hull

    The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

    The Mother Source on Hull House

    The Long Road of Woman’s Memory

    The Mother Source on Jane Addams

    Hull House Museum Blog: “Finding Folklore”

    Ghost Files: The Devil Baby of the Hull-House Museum

    42 min
  • Repost: Ep. 27: Cocktail Hour in Heaven: Everest and the Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
    It might be getting warmer out there but it's likely still cold on Everest! Enjoy this jaunt through the past and we'll see you all next week!!
    The tallest mountain in the world has been conquered by many, but was Sir Edmund Hillary actually the first of these? Or was it George Mallory and his partner, lost to the snow at the peak? Listen as Shannon delves into her favorite topic, Mount Everest, and the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. Emma may or may not cry... 
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    Sources: 
    ⁠Mother Source ⁠
    ⁠PBS NOVA⁠
    ⁠The Clymb⁠
    ⁠Secrets of the Ice⁠
    ⁠Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb, Eric R. Simonson, Larry A. Johnson⁠
    ⁠Last Climb by David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld⁠
    ⁠Western Oregon University, Pete Poston⁠
    ⁠BBC News⁠
    National Geographic’s Lost on Everest (2020) - streaming on Disney+
    ⁠National Geographic
    1 hr 44 min
  • Repost: Ep. 74: Noodle Arms: Goatman's Bridge

    It's a repost! Your two best friends needed a break for a bit, so enjoy the crying!


    Welcome to another nonsense filled episode where Shannon narrowly avoids getting scared, this time by Goatman’s Bridge. Is it a demon on this bridge? A cryptid? A stoner kid in the tree whispering “Steve”? We might never know, but we do know that Emma wants to be a vase but might end up as a couch, and Shannon will certainly be prepared for any demon with a super soaker full of holy water. Apparently, Emma also draws the spooky line at clowns, so you're safe if that wasn't your jam. Just goat-headed barefoot demons here. 


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    Sources:

    ⁠Buzzfeed Unsolved⁠

    ⁠Clips from Ghost Adventures⁠

    ⁠Texas Hill Country⁠

    ⁠We Denton Do It⁠

    ⁠The Mother Source on the Old Alton Bridge⁠

    ⁠Atlas Obscura⁠

    ⁠All That’s Interesting⁠

    ⁠High School Newspaper Encounter at Old Alton Bridge

    1 hr 10 min
  • Ep. 163: Smooth Brain: The D.C. Demon Cat

    It’s Shannon’s birthday and you know what, friends? She’s never wrong. This week’s episode is about a little familiar roaming the halls of Washington D.C.’s government buildings. Is the Demon Cat a friendly little mouser just going about her business? Or does she bring tidings of more sinister things to come? Join in and listen to celebrate one half of your fav best friend duo turning over a new year! 


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    Sources:

    The White House Historical Association

    TPDE Ep. 96: Tell Your Mom About Us: The Haunted White House

    Wikipedia

    Atlas Obscura

    National Geographic

    WETA

    Skeptical Inquirer

    28 min
  • Ep. 162: Smelly Boi: Mark Landis

    It’s Shannon’s birthday season so we’re talking art crime and the audacity of man. This week Emma fills us in on Mark Landis, artist and forger, who managed to fool multiple museums over the course of 30 years into believing his donations of minor works were the real things. The catch? None, it seems. He didn’t earn a single penny from it. So then why did he do it? Come find out as we goof off, dream about museum gift shops, and get an insight into the Bone Shaman. Join the chaos and Emma’s first “solved” mystery episode! 


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    Sources: 

    The Mother Source

    Authentication in Art Unmasked Forgers

    The Giveaway from the New Yorker

    The New York Times

    The Art Newspaper

    BBC News

    Mark Landis’ website

    Slate

    Hyperallergic

    Treasures on Trial

    47 min
  • Ep. 161: All Hail the Pierogi: The Voynich Manuscript

    Shannon’s giving nerdy-nerdy-Emma-time as she clues us into one of the most mysterious items of the rare books world: the Voynich Manuscript. Is this late medieval piece a guide on bathing? An outline of the female body? A guidebook for aliens living here on Earth? Or is it all just a lie?! Come listen to these two pterodactyls do a podcast in their chaos den as Emma nerds out and Shannon has (almost) all the answers. 


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    Sources:

    Wikipedia

    The New Yorker

    Undark

    Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library


    Knowable Magazine

    1 hr 14 min
  • Ep. 160: A Sentient Mattress: The Grafton Monster

    Emma finishes out her trio of West Virginia cryptids this week with the Grafton Monster. Was this creature hopping between portals in time and space and happen to scare some locals? Was a disturbance of teenagers correct to go out looking for it? Or was it all just some elaborate way to say “up yours, Michigan”? Tangent town abounds as we explore these possibilities, if Bigfoot would have a pretzel cart, and discover that Shannon can’t whistle. Join for the usual chaos, spoofs, and goofs! 


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    Sources: 

    Cryptid Wiki

    Myth Wiki

    West Virginia Encyclopedia

    Grafton Monster Weebly blog

    Wild and Weird West Virginia

    The Clio

    WVNS 

    Cryptid Mountain Mini Golf

    West Virginia Explorer

    42 min

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