"The party has just begun!" yelled the bank robber, firing shots into the air...

This week, Cait tells us the origin story of the physiological phenomenon that we now know of as Stockholm Syndrome.

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Sources used in this week's episode:

https://www.history.com/news/stockholm-syndrome

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/six-day-hostage-standoff-gave-rise-stockholm-syndrome-180964537/

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

Podcast: My favourite murder – episode 197

In this week's episode, we explore the history of the Cesarean Section. From Julius Cesar to the fascinating tale of Dr. James Barry we try to take a global perspective at a surgery many of us take for granted.

Sources cited in this weeks Episode:

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-this-african-kingdom-performed-its-first-cesarean-section-in-1879

http://www.neonatology.org/pdf/cesarean.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cesarean/part1.html

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12362-primogeniture

https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/30961

Two people fall madly in love, get married and live happily ever after. That's how it's always been, right? This week, Kristin digs in to the history of marriage. We ask the question, in a historical context, what does love have to do, have to do with it.

Then, Julie's still riding high on some heart-warming Olympic highlights.

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Sources used in the episode:

https://www. theweek.com/articles/528746/origins-marriage%3famp

https://www.livescience.com/37777-history-of-marriage.html

https://www.sociologyguide.com/marriage-family-kinship/Types-of-marriages.php

https://medium.com/@stevenmoretti/the-strange-history-of-marrying-for-love-28e48d5b4ae7

https://www.thecut.com/2017/12/6-new-things-researchers-learned-about-single-people-in-2017.html

https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/gender-roles-in-the-19th-century

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/me-you-us/201407/the-trouble-modern-marriage

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/07/case-against-marriage/591973/

Have you ever given a gift with fears that it may cause the recipient a slow and painful death? This week we're talking about botulism, a toxin produced by bacteria that can thrive in a canned food environment if prepared incorrectly. Find out what the most potent toxin on earth has to do with beauty routines today.

Also, if Kristin had scripted her good news story for a movie, it wouldn't have been believable.

We're back with a bang and you do not want to miss a second of this episode!

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Sources used in this episode:

https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2020/04/14/episode-48-botulism-why-are-you-the-way-you-are/

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

https://www.aoa.org/healthy-eyes/eye-and-vision-conditions/strabismus?sso=y

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/28/garden/the-history-of-botulism.html

In this very special episode we share Ghost Stories. This content may not be appropriate for all listeners. For those brave enough to join us get ready to get the chills!!

What bings people together? What leads to insightful conversation? What spurred the Lloyd's of London to start insuring marine vessels? What beverage replaced the breakfast beer? What lengthens your life?? Coffee of course!

Sources used in today's Episode:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/02/father-son-and-holy-roast-how-coffee-became-christians-acceptable-vice/

https://www.ncausa.org/about-coffee/history-of-coffee

https://www.laweekly.com/the-history-of-booze-for-breakfast-7-morning-drinks/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/9-reasons-why-the-right-amount-of-coffee-is-good-for-you

Positive thinking. We know it, we love it. But is there such thing as too much positivity? This week we discuss the dangers of toxic positivity, and how you can't always make your problems go away with a gratitude journal.

We top off the discussion with Julie's happy moment of the week - and it left one of us quite tickled!

Sources used in today's episode:

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-5093958

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/toxic-positivity-during-the-pandemic#What-is-toxic-positivity?

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/positive-thinking-overview

https://www.stephanieattwater.com/advanced-class/2019/3/7/toxic-positivity-and-the-law-of-attraction

https://www.thedailypositive.com/toxic-positivity-vs-healthy-positivity

www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/nurturing-self-compassion/202002/the-power-and-shame-women-s-anger%3famp

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210302-tragic-optimism-the-antidote-to-toxic-positivity

www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/rethink-your-way-the-good-life/202102/the-difference-between-hopeful-optimism-and-toxic%3famp

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jason-sudeikis-addresses-olivia-wilde-split-for-1st-time/

Today, Cait delves into the history of being buried alive. Although it may seem an irrational fear some of these stories may inspire you to get a bell or trumpet on your coffin! And stick with us as we delve into the secret world of nude beaches here in Calgary.

Sources Referenced in today's episode:

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

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

https://historycollection.com/buried-alive-common-victorian-era-doctors-used-10-methods-prevent/

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

https://historycollection.com/buried-alive-common-victorian-era-doctors-used-10-methods-prevent/

The international standard for measurement was introduced in Canada in the 1970s…and by the 80s had divided a nation. In today’s episode we explore the Canadian conversion from imperial to metric and the partisan fighting it caused. We are talking the 'Freedom to Measure Movement’.

Sources used in today’s episode:

https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/1982-canadians-rebel-against-metric-system

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metric-conversion#:~:text=feet%20and%20inches).-,Background,pounds%2C%20gallons%2C%20etc.)&text=Beginning%20with%20a%20White%20Paper,a%20metric%20system%20of%20measurements.

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

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/30/us/jet-s-fuel-ran-out-after-metric-conversion-errors.html

https://www.zmescience.com/other/map-of-countries-officially-not-using-the-metric-system/

https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Canada-switch-to-the-metric-system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4B-skiH9ak

This week Kristin brings us our most divisive topic yet: The Morning Routine.

Sources used in today's episode:

https://thepowerofwhenquiz.com/

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/12/morning-routines/602788/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2018/05/30/the-importance-of-establishing-a-morning-routine/?sh=5b7ff33b2c31

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/morning-routines_b_8042428

https://www.self.com/story/morning-routine-habits

https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/create-perfect-morning-routine/

https://www.healthline.com/health/chronotype

www.timesnownews.com/amp/health/article/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-look-at-your-phone-first-thing-in-the-morning/512627

https://medium.com/personal-growth-lab/3-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-check-your-smartphone-within-1-hour-of-waking-up-6ccb1264ec74

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/personal-health-mastery/201708/what-hunter-gatherers-tell-us-about-natural-sleep-patterns

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/chronotypes