Willing & Fable

This week Rowan and Tracey come together to bring you the real history of the "freak show" performances of of the late 19th century.

We talk about William Henry Johnson aka "Zip the Pinhead", Ella Harper aka "The Camel Girl", Chang and Eng Bunker aka "The Siamese Twins", and Annie Jones the "Bearded Lady".

Sources

Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

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

Virginia University

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/freed/Barnum/freaks2.html

Instagram @HistoryCoolKids

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjxukcUOOy0/?hl=en

Lynchburg Museum

https://www.lynchburgmuseum.org/sideshows

National Fairgrounds and Circus Archive

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca/researchandarticles/freakshows

EScholarship

https://escholarship.org/content/qt1g32z0dx/qt1g32z0dx.pdf?t=nnbys0

Crime Reads

https://crimereads.com/for-decades-carnival-sideshows-were-a-real-nightmare-alley/

Mutter Museum

http://memento.muttermuseum.org/detail/death-cast-of-chang-eng-bunker

Louis Round Wilson Library

https://library.unc.edu/wilson/gallery/twins/

The Embryo Project Encyclopedia

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/chang-and-eng-bunker-1811-1874

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ella-harper

History Channel

https://www.historicmysteries.com/camel-girl/

Walther Collection

https://www.walthercollection.com/en/collection/artworks/bearded-lady

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jones_(bearded_woman)

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/annie-jones-bearded-lady

Human Marvels 

https://www.thehumanmarvels.com/annie-jones-the-esau-woman/

UNC Library

https://library.unc.edu/wilson/gallery/twins/

Mutter Museum

http://memento.muttermuseum.org/detail/death-cast-of-chang-eng-bunker

ASU Embryo Project

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/chang-and-eng-bunker-1811-1874

This week Tracey and Rowan combined forces to bring you a Halloween-themed variety episode. Join our hosts to learn about the ghosts that occupy the great castles of the world (and stick around to learn how to DIY your own haunting!)

The team explores the histories and ghost stories of Leap Castle, Castle Eltz, Predjama Castle, Himeji Castle, and Chillingham Castle. Haunted stories include: a castle in a cave, a fierce lady night, a terrifying sheep elemental, a mind-reading yokai, more than one dungeon…and “just a little, light murder”.

Sources

CN Traveler 

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/haunted-castles-around-the-world

Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillingham_Castle#Chillingham's_ghosts

Discovering Ireland

https://www.discoveringireland.com/haunted-castles-in-ireland/

Kinnitty

https://kinnitty.com/places-to-visit/leap-castle/

Ireland Before You Die

https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/leap-castle-history-and-info-about-the-worlds-most-haunted-castle/

Little House of Horrors

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/burg-eltz/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/chillingham-castle/

Dark Tourist

https://darktourists.com/visiting-eltz-castle-burg-eltz-wierschem-germany/

Country Life UK

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-15th-century-scottish-castle-for-sale-at-just-650000-thats-been-in-the-same-family-for-over-470-years-229540

Ghost Fandom

https://ghosts.fandom.com/wiki/Himeji_Castle

Remote Lands

https://www.remotelands.com/travelogues/magic-and-bloodshed-a-short-odd-history-of-himeji-castle/

The Willow Web

https://thewillowweb.com/2017/06/21/japanese-ghost-stories-himeji-castle-okiku-well/

Paula Gaston

https://paulagaston.com/himeji-japan/

All About Japan

https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/2868/

National Treasure Guidebook

https://web.archive.org/web/20110710161456/http://www.e-somen.com/castle/subdata/print/engdata.pdf

Chillingham Castle

https://chillingham-castle.com/

Great Castles

https://great-castles.com/chillinghamghost.html

Historic UK

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Chillingham-Castle/

Insider

https://www.insider.com/photos-500-year-old-scottish-kilberry-castle-for-sale-2021-7

This week Tracey brings you four of the most haunted homes, hotels, and castles across the United States.

She covers the history and the ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel, the Whaley House, the Joshua Ward House, and Franklin Castle.

Sources

HGTV https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/holidays/americas-scariest-homes-real-life-haunted-houses-pictures

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaley_House_(San_Diego,_California)

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

Timeout

https://www.timeout.com/usa/things-to-do/scariest-haunted-houses-in-the-us

Cleveland Historical 

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/531

Chelsea Community News

https://chelseacommunitynews.com/2020/10/23/ghostly-guests-of-the-chelsea-hotel/

Whaley House

https://www.whaleyhousesandiego.com/san-diego-museums-tours/

Ghosts and Gravestones

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/san-diego/whaley-house

Salem Ghosts

https://salemghosts.com/the-joshua-ward-house/

Salem Witch Museum

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/site-of-george-corwin-house-joshua-ward-house/

Ghost City Tours

https://ghostcitytours.com/salem/haunted-places/joshua-ward-house/

Cleveland Magazine

https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/cle-myths-haunted-franklin-castle

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/franklin-castle

This episode is our Part 2 of our true tale of the most kissed woman in the world.

In this miniseries, Rowan presents the story of L’Inconnue de la Seine or, The Ophelia of the Seine. Our hosts discuss poetry, inspiration, CPR, and also tell a classic horror story about a man who makes death masks.

Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inconnue_de_la_Seine

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/27/last-salem-witch-pardoned-elizabeth-johnson-jr-massachusetts

Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1183550-something-wicked-this-way-comes

Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/cpr-doll-resusci-annie-face.html

William Gaddis

http://williamgaddis.org/recognitions/inconnue/index.shtml

Dusty Old Thing

https://dustyoldthing.com/victorian-death-mask-cpr-doll/

How Stuff Works

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/anna-coleman-ladd-helped-disfigured-soldiers-live-better-lives.htm

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/death-mask4.htm

https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/19th-century-paris-morgue.htm

New Zealand Herald

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-the-kiss-of-a-dead-girl-saves-thousands-of-lives-each-year/BGBUVWCTZI3FXKXEXPGZBAVXBM/

New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/world/europe/paris-mask-picasso-truffaut.html

Cocosse Journal

http://www.cocosse-journal.org/2020/06/the-unknown-woman-of-seine-most-kissed.html

Snopes

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cpr-annie/

The BNJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4554

Haunted Palace

https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/the-paris-morgue-dark-tourism-in-the-19th-century/

https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/memento-mori-victorian-post-mortem-photography/

Laerdal

https://laerdal.com/us/products/simulation-training/resuscitation-training/resusci-anne-qcpr/

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/01/france.art

JStor

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1770855?seq=1

https://daily.jstor.org/the-paris-morgue-provided-ghoulish-entertainment/

Typepad

https://sarahdeming.typepad.com/spiralstaircase/2007/12/the-most-kissed.html

Atlas Obscura

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/paris-morgue-public-viewing

We’re kicking off spooky season with what may be one of the eeriest true-history stories we’ve had on the show.

In this two part series, Rowan presents the story of L’Inconnue de la Seine or, The Drowned Mona Lisa. Our hosts discuss the Victorian “culture of looking”, the famous Paris Morgue, death masks, drowning…and how it’s possible that they’ve both kissed a woman from the 19th century (psst…you’ve kissed her too!)

Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inconnue_de_la_Seine

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/27/last-salem-witch-pardoned-elizabeth-johnson-jr-massachusetts

Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1183550-something-wicked-this-way-comes

Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/cpr-doll-resusci-annie-face.html

William Gaddis

http://williamgaddis.org/recognitions/inconnue/index.shtml

Dusty Old Thing

https://dustyoldthing.com/victorian-death-mask-cpr-doll/

How Stuff Works

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/anna-coleman-ladd-helped-disfigured-soldiers-live-better-lives.htm

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/death-mask4.htm

https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/19th-century-paris-morgue.htm

New Zealand Herald

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-the-kiss-of-a-dead-girl-saves-thousands-of-lives-each-year/BGBUVWCTZI3FXKXEXPGZBAVXBM/

New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/world/europe/paris-mask-picasso-truffaut.html

Cocosse Journal

http://www.cocosse-journal.org/2020/06/the-unknown-woman-of-seine-most-kissed.html

Snopes

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cpr-annie/

The BNJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4554

Haunted Palace

https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/the-paris-morgue-dark-tourism-in-the-19th-century/

https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/memento-mori-victorian-post-mortem-photography/

Laerdal

https://laerdal.com/us/products/simulation-training/resuscitation-training/resusci-anne-qcpr/

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/01/france.art

JStor

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1770855?seq=1

https://daily.jstor.org/the-paris-morgue-provided-ghoulish-entertainment/

Typepad

https://sarahdeming.typepad.com/spiralstaircase/2007/12/the-most-kissed.html

Atlas Obscura

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/paris-morgue-public-viewing

This week resident art historian Jamie Harrison is back to tell us all about the Mona Lisa.

She dives into the life of DaVinci as well as the history of the painting.

Sources

Science ABC

https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/why-is-mona-lisa-so-famous-worth-cost-today-meaning.html

Wikipedia

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

Leonardo Davinci 

https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-mona-lisa.jsp

The Lourve 

https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/from-the-mona-lisa-to-the-wedding-feast-at-cana

Google Arts and Culture

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/5-things-you-didn-39-t-know-about-the-mona-lisa/RAWhCf30WpKiZQ?hl=en

Paris City Painting

https://www.pariscityvision.com/en/paris/museums/louvre-museum/the-mona-lisa-history-and-mystery

The Cold Wire

https://www.thecoldwire.com/why-is-the-mona-lisa-so-famous/

ThoughtCo

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-is-the-mona-lisa-so-famous-4587695

Heidelberg University

https://web.archive.org/web/20131105050239/http://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/Englisch/news/monalisa.html

Lisa del Giocondo

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

Mona Lisa

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

Mona Lisa

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting

Mona Lisa Spovero Revealed 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1296207420304362?via%3Dihub

This week Tracey covers the mythology behind Nana Buluku, Mawu, & Lisa. She also dives into Vodun mythology and the impacts of the trans atlantic slave trade.

Sources

Wikidpedia 

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

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

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

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

Face 2 Face Africa

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/nana-buluku-the-revered-goddess-and-supreme-deity-of-west-africa-and-the-caribbean

Symbol Sage

https://symbolsage.com/nana-buluku-goddess/

Google Arts and Culture

https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/nana-buluku/m03fwxj?hl=en

Talk Africa

https://talkafricana.com/nana-buluku-the-west-african-goddess-who-created-the-universe/

Home Team History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83fqGWH75ww&ab_channel=HomeTeamHistory

Arts MIA

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/113598/adire-cloth-yoruba

NG Opera

https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/travel/7da305915f49438bbfe9062eafb74ee1

Candomble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnQfOXUFHws&ab_channel=FUSION

Oxford Reference

https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100222778

DBPedia

https://dbpedia.org/page/Nana_Buluku

Atlas Mythica

https://atlasmythica.com/mawu-lisa-african-creator-goddess/

IDHI Library

https://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/introductionatlanticworld/trans_atlantic_slave_trade

UN

https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/legacy-slavery-caribbean-and-journey-towards-justice#:~:text=The%20Caribbean%20was%20at%20the,principal%20market%20for%20enslaved%20labour.

British Library

https://www.bl.uk/west-india-regiment/articles/an-introduction-to-the-caribbean-empire-and-slavery

Fine Art America

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mawu-lisa-dual-deity-of-creation-synthia-saint-james.html

Encyclopedia 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mawu-lisa#:~:text=Mawu%20also%20creates%20human%20souls,can%20see%20resemblances%20in%20people).

Slavery Rememberance 

https://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0105

This week, Rowan tells us what she learned about the Hindu Goddess Durga and her association with strength, destruction, and motherhood. Our hosts discuss shakti, colonialism, and the myriad of ways to be a woman.

Sources

Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHDt4lUP-4k&ab_channel=MocomiKids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB4PvLdbfTM&ab_channel=THEHINDUSAGA

India Currents

https://indiacurrents.com/what-does-goddess-durga-symbolize/

Study.com

https://study.com/learn/lesson/hindu-goddess-durga-origin-symbols-forms.htmlKhan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/south-asia/x97ec695a:500-1100-c-e-deccan-and-south/a/durga-slays-the-buffalo-demon-at-mamallapuram

India Today

https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/mahishasura-mardini-durga-puja-indra-vishnu-brahma-buffalo-king-1047785-2017-09-19

Open Scholarship

https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1553&context=law_globalstudies

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42637998

NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/07/09/860912124/black-lives-matter-gets-indians-talking-about-skin-lightening-and-colorism

Bright Magazine

https://brightthemag.com/fair-but-not-so-lovely-indias-obsession-with-skin-whitening-beauty-body-image-bleaching-4d6ba9c9743d

Mocomi

https://mocomi.com/the-story-of-goddess-durga/

This week Tracey talks about the famous 17th century poison Aqua Tofana. She dives into the tale of Giulia Tofana the supposed woman who killed over 600 men.

Sources

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Hours: 24/7. Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service Learn more

800-799-7233

SMS: Text START to 88788

Wikipedia

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thofania_d%27Adamo

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

SYFY

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/giulia-tofana-the-italian-serial-poisoner-who-became-a-legend

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/giulia-tofana

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana

Forgotten Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dCex8L-XBU&ab_channel=ForgottenLives

Medium

https://medium.com/@editors_91459/meet-the-woman-who-poisoned-makeup-to-help-over-600-women-murder-their-husbands-cfb03929c36d

Ranker

https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-giulia-tofana/genevieve-carlton

History Hustle

https://historyhustle.com/giulia-tofana/

Novel Suspects

https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/meet-the-woman-who-killed-over-600-men-giulia-tofana/

Indie 88

https://indie88.com/the-shocking-true-story-of-giulia-tofana-her-poison-perfume/

Thought Nova

https://thoughtnova.com/giulia-tofana-a-professional-17th-century-poisoner

Mike Dash History

https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/

Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128095546000068

NCADV

https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/domestic_violence_and_psychological_abuse_ncadv.pdf

https://ncadv.org/why-do-victims-stay

Emotional abuse in intimate relationships: The role of gender and age

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876290/#:~:text=For%20emotional%20abuse%2C%20prevalence%20rates,NISVS)%20by%20Black%20et%20al.

ANANIAS Foundation

https://www.ananiasfoundation.org/domestic-violence-statistics/

Psychology in Seattle 

https://www.psychologyinseattle.com/

How to spot Abuse:

Healthline

https://www.healthline.com/health/signs-of-mental-abuse#neglect-and-isolation

Psych Central

https://psychcentral.com/lib/emotional-abuse-signs#signs-of-emotional-abuse

Stop Relationship Abuse

http://stoprelationshipabuse.org/educated/barriers-to-leaving-an-abusive-relationship/

We’re ready for spooky season! To close Aug-tober, Rowan is presenting a variety show of Haunted Dolls. Join us getting creeped out by Robert the Doll, Okiku, The Island of Dolls, and more…

Sources

Wikipedia

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_doll#:~:text=According%20to%20modern%20Japanese%20folklore,on%20the%20doll%20was%20growing.

Smithsonian Mag

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-creepy-dolls-180955916/

Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Real%20Haunted%20Dolls&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-156598-737224-3&mkcid=2&keyword=real%20haunted%20dolls&crlp=435064091451_&MT_ID=585636&geo_id=10232&rlsatarget=aud-649939740884:kwd-296048592853&adpos=&device=c&mktype=&loc=9031202&poi=&abcId=1141866&cmpgn=6548453943&sitelnk=&adgroupid=80140726938&network=g&matchtype=p&gclid=CjwKCAjwrZOXBhACEiwA0EoRD_faWXmm5j0nvyXqF4hODQCcOZMijjbZKHCoX2y4S2YRCJPK40_lARoC8pIQAvD_BwE

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Real+Haunted+Dolls&norover=1&mkrid=711-156598-737224-3&mkcid=2&keyword=real+haunted+dolls&crlp=435064091451_&MT_ID=585636&geo_id=10232&rlsatarget=aud-649939740884%3Akwd-296048592853&adpos=&device=c&mktype=&loc=9031202&poi=&abcId=1141866&cmpgn=6548453943&sitelnk=&adgroupid=80140726938&network=g&matchtype=p&gclid=CjwKCAjwrZOXBhACEiwA0EoRD_faWXmm5j0nvyXqF4hODQCcOZMijjbZKHCoX2y4S2YRCJPK40_lARoC8pIQAvD_BwE&_pgn=2

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35416537

Culture Trip

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/luk-thep-thailands-baby-doll-tradition/’

Travel Channel

https://www.travelchannel.com/ghostober/articles/paranormal-playthings-the-worlds-most-famous-haunted-dolls

Atlas Obscura

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/akodessewa-fetish-market

Mental Floss

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650191/haunted-dolls

Vice

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bnp854/inside-the-uks-lucrative-world-of-trading-in-haunted-dolls-245

The Guardian - Nigeria

https://guardian.ng/life/exploring-the-worlds-largest-fetish-market-in-lome/

Isla De Las Muñecas

https://isladelasmunecas.com/

Curious Archive

https://www.curiousarchive.com/okiku-haunted-japanese-doll/

PopSugar

https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/What-Is-Robert-Doll-Curse-46495802

Khaosod English

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/2016/01/27/1453882536/