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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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Wikipedia
Interesting Engineering
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Ancient Origins
Biblical Archaeological Society
Biblical Archaeological Society Library
Facsimile Editions
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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The Mother Source on St. Michael’s line and Ley Lines
Live Science
All That’s Interesting
The Guardian
BBC
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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Wikipedia
Digital Museums Canada
Boreal Conservation
NRDC 1
NRDC 2
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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Wikipedia
The New Yorker
Undark
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Knowable Magazine
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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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
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