Where the Weird Things Are

Brittany and Heather present some cases that involve false confessions; specifically the false confessions that led to the wrongful convictions of Ryan Ferguson and John Purvis. Grad a drink and prepare yourself for these wild and frustrating stories.

Brittany and Chris get into the story of the Mothman and everything that came after it.







Sources:

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Return_of_The_Mothmanhttps://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginiahttps://www.southernliving.com/culture/the-mothman-legend-west-virginiahttps://wvtourism.com/company/mothman-museum/https://uwm.edu/letters-science/news/featured-stories/history-student-tells-the-story-of-the-mothman/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CupbRr2m_sM



Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

On this Way Off Track episide, Heather gives Brittany the history and origins of the Oni Masks.





Sources:

https://yokai.com/oni/ https://dumpstatadventures.com/blog/deep-dive-the-oni
https://www.britannica.com/topic/oni https://sakura.co/blog/japanese-oni-japans-historical-villain/
https://japaneseonimasks.com/blogs/magazine/what-is-oni mask#:~:text=Oni%20masks%20are%20considered%20to,a%20protective%20talisman%20during%20festivals.





Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Jenna delve into the origins of the Ouija Board; parlor game or portal to the dead?







Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/
https://time.com/4529861/ouija-board-history-origin-of-evil/
https://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8765053/ouija-board-meaning-name
https://nerdist.com/article/history-behind-the-ouija-board/
https://www.historyhit.com/the-strange-history-of-the-ouija-board/
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a6962920/real-life-ouija-board-stories/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_cos_md_pmx_us_urlx_18419138764&gclid=CjwKCAjwgqejBhBAEiwAuWHioJMfvoRdRlhxcWPrfibXOectxQOKLNh7IfLyPY1ULnr8hGn8LC9A-RoCNmQQAvD_BwE
https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-dark-and-fascinating-history-of-the-ouija-board-baltimore-origins/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_of_Light
https://www.rd.com/list/chilling-crimes-involving-ouija-boards/
https://apnews.com/article/6ae8fe31f5509a53ca9e0612f331a531

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow go (kind of) back to the Wild West and tell you the story of Annie Oakley.








Sources:



https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/oakley-annie/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oakley/
https://centerofthewest.org/explore/buffalo-bill/research/annie-oakley/
https://centerofthewest.org/explore/buffalo-bill/research/annie-oakley/
https://freerangeamerican.us/annie-oakley-legacy/#:~:text=Annie%20was%20known%20for%20making,facing%20her%20at%2030%20yards.
Timesuck Podcast: https://timesuckpodcast.com/

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

We've gone Way Off Track again! Thurlow regales Brittany with the tale of The Tree That Owns itself.






Sources:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jackson-6862
https://indie88.com/tree-that-owns-itself/
https://www.visitathensga.com/listing/the-tree-that-owns-itself/234/








Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather discuss true crime cases where games went wrong, including the suitcase murder of Jorge Torres Jr.



Sources:
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/series/series-articles/analysing-the-truth-crime-law-and-forensics/5-crime-fails-almost-too-funny-to-be-true
https://journalnow.com/lexington-man-charged-with-making-a-fake-1-million-bill-and-trying-to-spend-it/article_0ea7afdb-7f8c-58a9-a345-1377e706a98a.html
https://journalnow.com/charges-dropped-against-man-who-tried-to-use-1-million-bill/article_90a12ef6-a4ce-57ac-b934-a176e052b4ce.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11479097/amp/Oklahoma-man-arrested-family-game-Monopoly-got-angry-started-shooting.html
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/whats-next-for-sarah-boone-woman-accused-of-putting-boyfriend-in-suitcase-leaving-him-to-die
https://www.courttv.com/news/sarah-boone-accused-in-boyfriends-suitcase-death-pens-letter-to-attorney-and-judge/
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/01/17/hearing-set-for-orlando-woman-accused-of-killing-boyfriend-in-zipped-suitcase/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/woman-accused-murder-boyfriend-found-suitcase-plans-argue-battered-spouse-defense-lawyer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jorge_Torres



Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany can't keep Chris away from mythological creatures, so this Lore episode is brought to you by goblins! We're all going to need a snack to keep up with this story.








Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/art/goblin
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Goblin
https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Goblin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin
https://labyrinth.fandom.com/wiki/The_Goblins_of_Labyrinth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjh5x3g-lg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTkPvKb86fc


Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow are here for another history episode, and Thurlow is very excited to share the details and origins of ninjas (or at least the bad ones).







Sources:

https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninja/
https://japanjunky.com/ninja-weapons/
https://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub107/entry-5321.html

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
https://www.japancentric.com/a-brief-history-of-ninjas/

We're back with another Way Off Track episode, and this time Brittany tells Thurlow the wild story of the Great Smog of London (and some warning signs that came before).







Sources:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/great-smog-of-london-1952-coal-air-pollution-environmental-disaster
https://www.history.com/news/the-killer-fog-that-blanketed-london-60-years-ago
https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Smog-of-London#ref1273797
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_soup_fog
https://www.britannica.com/science/pea-soup-fog
https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/londons-historic-pea-soupers.html



Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686