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  • It's been fun, but it's time to say goodbye. Join us as we discuss supersonic propeller planes, beaver butt ice cream, heat records, and why we're saying farewell.

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech

    https://www.engadget.com/2007-08-21-arcade-arm-wrestling-game-pulled-for-arm-wrecking.html

    https://www.engadget.com/2007-08-21-arm-wrestling-arcade-game-recalled-due-to-penchant-for-arm-break.html

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

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus

    https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-bleach-salesman-church-leader-mark-grenon-charged-with-conspiracy-11664158

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177

    https://time.com/5835244/accidental-poisonings-trump/

    https://www.fooddive.com/news/chocolate-leads-the-way-as-candy-purchases-spike-during-pandemic/584309/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-on-venus-breakthrough-initiatives-funds-study-of-possible-biosignature/

    https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/france-fighter-jet-ejection-scli-intl/index.html

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  • In our second to last episode we're tackling a topic that's been on the to-do list since day 1: Guns. We'll talk about how to increase your risk of being shot, justice minded toddlers, and trigger happy dogs.

    Sources:

    https://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16602880_385093748517820_4035165616085928796_n.jpg

    https://giffords.org/blog/2020/03/every-incident-of-mishandled-guns-in-schools-blog/

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/gun

    https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Hoplophobia#:~:text=Hoplophobia%20(from%20Greek%20hoplo%2C%20meaning,phobia%20as%20weapons%20are%20deadly.

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

    https://injury.research.chop.edu/violence-prevention-initiative/types-violence-involving-youth/gun-violence/gun-violence-facts-and#.X0clgOhKiiN

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

    https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/S4RCv_HcDeQiQg1C4BvvwbaQlcE=/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost/public/5X2ZKNMFTE2QDNCZDDGRXGZTJA.png

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

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

    https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5002a1.htm#:~:text=Sex%2C%20and%20Disposition-,During%201993%2D%2D1998%2C%20an%20estimated%20average%20of%20115%2C000%20firearm,were%20fatal%20(Figure%201).

    https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(15)01030-X/fulltext

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/peru-travel-advisory.html

    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Uruguay.html

    https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/211201.pdf

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquaintance_rape#:~:text=In%20the%20U.S.%2C%20acquaintance%20rape,of%20those%20knew%20their%20attacker.

    https://www.infoplease.com/us/crime/timeline-of-worldwide-school-and-mass-shootings

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3487308/Pro-gun-mom-shot-four-year-old-son-STOLE-500-children-s-clothes-using-boy-s-stroller-Florida-store.html

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dog-shoots-man-brigham-ci_n_1121998

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/26/dog-trigger-shoots-owner-hunt-indiana

    http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5950304/ns/health-pet_health/t/puppy-shoots-florida-man-deputies-say/#.X0nK5-hKiiN

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-506809/Dog-shoots-kills-man-freak-hunting-accident.html

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

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/

    https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policekillings/

    https://ktla.com/news/local-news/teen-shoots-himself-in-leg-while-trying-to-scare-ex-girlfriend-new-boyfriend-police-say/

    https://www.rawstory.com/2014/01/florida-man-mistakenly-shoots-himself-during-road-rage-incident/

    https://www.wideopenspaces.com/graphic-stupid-guy-thought-steel-toed-boot-would-stop-a-45-bullet/

    https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/case-fatality/

    https://www.sprc.org/scope/means-suicide

    https://giffords.org/blog/2020/03/every-incident-of-mishandled-guns-in-schools-blog/

    https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/marietta-woman-accused-shooting-into-kfc-after-not-receiving-fork-napkins/qR7C8QmzQ8Ek1ZzpsMx54L/

  • This week we're chewing the fat talking about animals what chew the fat. Join us as we discuss some of the most deadly anthrophages like lions, bears, and the most heinous of all, the mosquito.

  • This week it's under water spiders as we talk about crustaceans. Join us as we discuss America's most dangerous job, how to kill someone with a shrimp, and why it's a bad idea to keep critters inside your eye.

    Sources:

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/crustacea

    https://common-phobias.com/Ostraconophobia.htm

    https://clinicalanatomy.com/mtd1/873-kabourophobia

    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113824-coconut-crabs-bone-crushing-grip-is-10-times-stronger-than-ours/

    http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/blogs/andrew-hosie/creature-feature-toxic-crabs

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54168/meet-worlds-only-known-venomous-crustacean

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

    https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-crustaceans/

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(lobster)

    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america-according-to-bls-data.html

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

    https://money.cnn.com/2012/07/27/pf/jobs/crab-fishing-dangerous-jobs/index.htm

    https://bugbustersusa.com/2017/09/18/gribbles-are-the-termites-of-the-sea/

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

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

    https://www.google.com/search?q=benthic&oq=benthic&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.2688j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/crustaceans/glossary/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/coconut-crab

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

    https://www.earthlife.net/inverts/pentastoma.html#:~:text=The%20Phylum%20Pentastomida,Bilaterally%20symmetrical%20and%20vermiform.

    https://naturespoisons.com/2015/03/26/cerberin-death-by-coconut-crab/

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/01/everybody-was-trying-to-get-out-alaska-crab-boat-sinking-survivor-describes-fatal-night.html

    https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2006/02/13/65299.htm

  • This week we're sorting through the mail to talk about the postal service. Join us as we discuss the literal tons of junk mail, going postal, and how to mail various parts of people through the mail.

    Sources:

    https://www.nps.gov/poex/faqs.htm

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53334/6-bizarre-items-mailed-through-us-postal-system

    https://www.ssipkg.com/news/the-7-weirdest-things-people-have-sent-through-the-mail

    https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-05-30/severed-hand-foot-mail-came-headless-torso

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

    http://wasteawaygroup.blogspot.com/2018/01/junk-mail-facts-and-statistics.html

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/

    https://pe.usps.com/businessmail101?ViewName=MinMax#:~:text=The%20maximum%20size%20for%20most,any%20mailpiece%20is%2070%20pounds

    https://listverse.com/2018/01/26/10-weirdest-things-sent-through-the-post/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jun_Lin#Murder_and_investigation

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

    https://www.nps.gov/poex/faqs.htm#:~:text=7.-,How%20many%20Pony%20Express%20riders%20died%20on%20the%20job%3F,and%20two%20froze%20to%20death

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

  • This week we go digging for treasure! Or, barring that, at least some stories of people who died looking for treasure. Join us as we discuss cursed gold, incomprehensible maps, and how lucrative being a shepherd can be.

    Sources:

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/treasure

    https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=hunt

    https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Thesaurophobia

    https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=thesaurus

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aroda_Treasure

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

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

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

    https://archiveatlantic.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/d4752-treasure_-the-legend-of-captain-kidds-treasure-at-money-cove-grand-manan.pdf

    https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/mystery-of-lake-toplitz.html

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

    https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2018/2/21/mysteries-of-the-nahinni-park-reserve-in-canada

    https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1947/3/15/valley-of-mystery

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-23-me-56857-story.html

    https://www.vox.com/a/fenn-treasure-hunt-map

    https://stories.californiasunday.com/2015-07-05/the-everlasting-forrest-fenn/

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

  • This week we drink to the bottom of the cup to learn about coffee and tea. Join us as we discuss drinking poop, trading tea for opium, and how coffee won the American civil war.

    Sources:

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

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/25/485227943/if-war-is-hell-then-coffee-has-offered-u-s-soldiers-some-salvation#:~:text=If%20war%20is%20hell%2C%20then%20for%20many%20soldiers%20throughout%20American,Civil%20War%2C%20Vietnam%20and%20Afghanistan.

    https://www.history.com/news/coffee-houses-revolutions

    https://www.metro.us/are-coffee-enemas-dangerous-yes-so-dont-do-them-even-if-gwyneth-paltrow-says-to/

    https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/opium-wars-china

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36781368

    https://membracid.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/insect-poop-tea/

  • The votes are in! Or are they? This week we take a look at the perils of voting such as racial discrimination, electing literal clowns to office, and winning by several hundred percent.

    Sources:

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/vote

    https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=elect

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

    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/14/more-than-half-of-countries-are-democratic/

    https://www.polyas.de/blog/en/electoral-research/election-terms

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

    https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections

    https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/voter-turnout-by-country

    https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-07-19/how-vote-north-korea

    https://www.grunge.com/209180/the-truth-about-the-rhino-who-ran-for-office/

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/brazil-clown-tiririca-grumpy-to-leave-congress-ashamed-embarrassed

  • This week we're putting out a hit. Episode that is! Join us as we discuss How to change careers from encyclopedia salesman to hitman, the dangers of carpet sales, and how to get out of a legal situation via murder.

    Sources:

    https://m.ranker.com/list/famous-hitmen/ranker-crime

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

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/not-movies-study-kills-myths-about-hit-men-n83126

    https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/spousfac.pr

    https://www.grunge.com/160475/the-truth-about-woody-harrelsons-hitman-father/

    https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/jan-st-louis-car-bombing-is-the-work-of-the/article_439cb546-1d2d-544f-9a49-847fb62b2be7.html

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

    https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/benjamin-bugsy-siegel/

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

  • This week we look deep inside to find the hidden dangers of x-rays and radiation. Well, maybe not so hidden. Join us as we discuss mismatched hands, glowing women, and radioactive water jugs.

    Sources:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roentgen-xrays-discovery-radiographs

    https://polioforever.wordpress.com/x-rays/

    https://www.fda.gov/media/74894/download

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium#Historical_applications

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope

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

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

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision-123713565/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-marie-curie-brought-x-ray-machines-to-battlefield-180965240/

    https://www.history.com/news/marie-curie-facts

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-curies-passion-74183598/

    https://io9.gizmodo.com/seriously-scary-radioactive-consumer-products-from-the-498044380

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

    https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie

    https://www.sciencealert.com/these-personal-effects-of-marie-curie-will-be-radioactive-for-another-1-500-years

  • This week we're going for the gold! Join us as we discuss anit-terrorist wrestlers, competitive engraving, and how to throw a manhole cover.

    Sources:

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/olympian

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

    https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf#_ga=2.195687785.479946192.1593657210-1328914994.1593657210

    https://www.teenvogue.com/story/youngest-olympians-ever-olympics-athletes

    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/bdaSCt7MBhUvIALNH-lSUrOcQDWYEH0K4diqfAd0Po3_DvOFnT-hKKbO9e3ALYklKFDgjPF5kE1Wt9CXQ0VrkCdd9ZbOF1QFUyMRK2Bw4MZdXSC73cakI4DsYP_emAanGUFGhrZvoF6Q7xTYtR33IHad1lFLvwZlCqud7P0wi46cH2-0DKEb62DaNAb29Z-tfkmRiMj3OHrzPhjMiwDZx4l1litkdKSlinZv91I7

    https://www.oldest.org/sports/olympians/

    https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/top-winners.htm

    https://www.olympic.org/biathlon

    https://www.olympic.org/skeleton

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skijoring_at_the_1928_Winter_Olympics

    https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/sport/olympics-strangest-events-trnd/index.html

    https://www.olympic.org/news/garrett-throws-his-weight-around

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

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/20/587356461/how-an-average-american-skier-managed-to-scheme-her-way-into-the-olympics

    https://listverse.com/2016/04/01/10-crazy-tales-from-olympic-history/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Z%C3%A1topek

    https://medium.com/@idysports/women-in-the-olympic-games-89eba9641da6

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

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

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

    https://listverse.com/2015/10/25/10-famous-intersex-athletes/

  • This week we're traveling the wide world of lakes. Join us as we tour some of the strangest and deadliest lakes including lakes that boil, explode, and kill entire valleys with death clouds.

  • Touch gloves and get in your corner, because we're taking on boxing. Join us as we discuss why you should always listen to prophetic dreams, how to make slow hardening casts, and how many super classifications is too many.

    Sources:

    https://www.oddee.com/item_97241.aspx

    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/965780-13-most-shocking-scandals-in-boxing-history

    https://www.titleboxing.com/boxing-dictionary

    https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Rules_of_Boxing

    https://shortboxing.com/boxing-sparring-brain-damage/

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.casino.org/blog/10-fighters-who-died-in-the-ring/amp/

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing

    https://www.abcboxing.com/unified-weight-classes-mma/

  • This week we talk about Queens who got their hands dirty. Join us as we discuss many reasons to not mess with royalty such as being banished, being blinded, and being turned into a priest against your will.

    Sources:

    https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/byzantine-empire/empress-irene-athens-first-female-ruler-byzantine-empire/

    https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/fredegund

    https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/wu-zetian

    https://www.thoughtco.com/irene-of-athens-p2-3529666

    https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/killer-queens

    https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2016/08/07/brunhilde-and-fredegund/

    https://historycollection.com/wu-zetain-chinas-only-female-ruler-killed-her-children-to-secure-power-but-like-many-other-great-leaders-spiraled-into-disgrace/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-demonization-of-empress-wu-20743091/

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

    https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/a-cultural-history-of-tea-in-china/

    https://www.ancient.eu/Bede/

  • This week we're talking about thieves what don't get caught. Join us for tales of daring robberies for such precious items as priceless hair pins, candy, and an entire beach.

    Sources:

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/burglar

    https://www.fearof.net/fear-of-crime-phobia-scelerophobia/#:~:text=Fear%20of%20Crime%20Phobia%20%E2%80%93%20Scelerophobia,-By%20Jacob%20Olesen&text=Scelerophobia%20is%20the%20fear%20of,'deep%20dread%20or%20fear'.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cat%20burglar

    https://www.alarms.org/burglary-statistics/

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7678379.stm

    https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/apr/08/entire-cabin-stolen-foundation-baffling-owner/

    https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/bizarre/tokyo-burglar-stealing-250-sweets-and-four-bottles-of-soft-drinks-arrested-by-police-4585086/

    https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/01/22/nearly-50000-in-bull-semen-stolen-from-turlock-truck/

    https://supremealarm.com/learn-infamous-burglars-confessions/

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-13-me-thief13-story.html

    https://listverse.com/2011/09/10/top-10-infamous-cat-burglars/

    https://absolutehistory.com/anthropology-and-history/heists/old-man-candy-bank-workers-devilish-scheme/34/

    https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff-masterthief-blanchard/

  • Have you ever wondered what science without humanity looks like? This week we're talking about a time where that happened when we discuss the horrors of the P.O.W. camp, Unit 731.

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Ishii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongma_Fortress http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/instree/1929c.htm https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/17/world/unmasking-horror-a-special-report-japan-confronting-gruesome-war-atrocity.html https://www.history.com/news/attack-of-japans-killer-wwii-balloons-70-years-ago https://listverse.com/2017/03/09/10-atrocious-experiments-conducted-by-unit-731/

  • This week we ask, does the house always win? Well, not if you cheat or rob them. Other than that, though, yes, it does.

    Sources:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamblinghttp://www.documentarytube.com/articles/the-earliest-forms-of-gambling-in-ancient-civilizationshttps://www.gambling.com/us/online-casinos/strategy/the-world-s-oldest-casino-games-1512800http://www.gitesderustin.com/brief-history-gambling-three-key-dates.htmlhttps://www.caesarsgames.com/2017/10/27/most-popular-casino-games-in-las-vegas/https://siamrehab.com/gambling-addiction/https://a2zcasinos.org/5-biggest-casino-heists-of-all-timehttps://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131939&page=1https://www.clearwatercasino.com/5-things-movies-get-wrong-about-gambling-and-casinos/https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-casinos-use-design-psychology-to-get-you-to-gamble-1667182023https://unibo.com/science/maze-vs-playground/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/gambler-dropped-127-million-vegas-blames-casino-losses/story?id=9272730https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/etc/facts.htmlhttps://moneywise.com/a/casino-dealers-talk-about-the-most-money-lost-in-one-sittinghttps://www.etymonline.com/word/gamblehttps://www.etymonline.com/search?q=casinohttp://common-phobias.com/Penia/phobia.htmhttp://common-phobias.com/Pluto/phobia.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_Stateshttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-are-your-odds-of-winning-the-lotteryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_criterion

  • The Pox, the Great Imitator, the insert-racial-stereotype-here disease. This week we're talking about Syphilis and everything people have done to try and get rid of it. Join us as we discuss cures such as rubbing mercury into wounds, contracting Malaria, and locking up sleazy looking women (i.e. any woman).

    Sources:

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/syphilis

    https://www.synonym.com/synonyms/syphilis

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

    https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm

    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/12/the-return-of-syphilis/418170/

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

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089383/

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

    http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-05-01-04

    https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/congenital-syphilis/

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

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

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

    https://listverse.com/2014/10/04/10-insane-medical-beliefs-from-the-past/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Wagner-Jauregg

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

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

    https://books.google.com/books?id=ANijeeP_430C&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=1724+governor+louisiana+syphilis&source=bl&ots=c2KCSJQ92T&sig=ACfU3U2fKfj2XsXJVhdlpxQZx4k0czKWbg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2n8_9qJ7pAhXCsZ4KHeaNB80Q6AEwBXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=1724%20governor%20louisiana%20syphilis&f=false

    https://www.americanheritage.com/social-evil-ordinance

    https://newrepublic.com/article/148493/forgotten-war-women

    https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women

  • This week we're traveling to the cold, harsh climate of Russia to talk about some of the cold, harsh rulers it has had. Join us as we discuss naked clowns in ice palaces, destroying entire towns with pigeons, and how to become the ruler of Poland by being really good in bed.

    Sources:

    https://www.biography.com/news/catherine-the-great-lovers

    https://www.biography.com/news/catherine-the-great-lovers

    https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/olga-of-kiev-one-saint-you-do-not-want-to-mess-with/

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

    https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/catherine-i-1684-1727

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

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

    https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev#Drevlian_Uprising

    https://slate.com/culture/2015/11/empress-anna-ivanovna-of-russia-hated-love-and-marriage-so-much-that-she-imprisoned-the-prince-and-his-bride-in-an-ice-palace-death-chamber.html