Episodes
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Who was Blackbeard, really? Where is his famed treasure, if any? How did a pirate become so famous that his name is still well known centuries later? Join us as we cover BLACKBEARD!
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Link to Queen Anne’s Revenge Project: https://www.qaronline.org/history/discovery-shipwreck
Links to Research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hornigold
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Blackbeard
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/blackbeard-edward-teach-pirate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Charles_Johnson
https://coastalreview.org/2022/10/search-for-blackbeards-treasure-based-on-enduring-myth/
https://www.visitvirginiabeach.com/blog/post/vabeach-haunts-the-lost-treasure-of-edward-teach/
https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/queen-annes-revenge/#:~:text=Soon%20after%20the%20incident%20at,under%20CC%20BY%2DSA%204.0.
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Mirror, Mirror, on the wall... what do you mean you can make us unlucky, hold spirits captive, and be portal to Other Worlds?! Enjoy an episode all about the object found in every household!
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Links to Research:
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/how-are-mirrors-made
https://www.maicar.com/GML/Narcissus.html
https://www.mirrorhistory.com/mirror-facts/
https://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Fauna_of_Mirrors
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You might be familiar with Disney's Snow White & The Seven Dwarves... but do you know of the Grimm Tale? Join your Sirens as we deep dive into the first Grimm Tale of the podcast! Learn about the true Snow White... and her sister, Rose Red!
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Links to Research:
https://www.fabledcollective.com/snow-white-rose-red/
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3182/snow-white-and-rose-red/
https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Brothers_Grimm/Grimm_fairy_stories/Snow-White_And_Rose-Red.html#gsc.tab=0
http://ianellis-jones.blogspot.com/2018/04/snow-white-and-rose-redor-how-to-become.html
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/the-tale-of-snow-white-and-what-the-various-versions-mean-to-us/
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It's St. Patrick's Day week! Cue the green confetti and pints of Guinness! Enjoy this deep dive into the man behind this holiday and what is celebrated around the world. Special thanks to our very own Adam for joining us in this episode and sharing some fun facts about Irish traditions!
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St Patricks Confessio: https://www.confessio.ie/etexts/confessio_english#
John Ford’s Subversive St. Patrick’s Day Classic - The Quiet Man: https://newrepublic.com/article/112666/subversive-st-patricks-day-classic
Links to Research:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Patrick
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day
https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
https://time.com/4261456/st-patrick-day-2016-history-real-saint/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/celebrations/article/st-patricks-day
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You may have heard about Nome, Alaska's famous dog, Balto, but have you ever heard of Togo? Or how about the other eighteen dog sledding teams who helped save the town? Join your Sirens as the deep dive into this historical story!
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Map of the Great Serum Run: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_serum_run_to_Nome#/media/File:Iditarod_Trail_BLM_map.jpg
Links to Research:
https://www.alaska.org/detail/leonhard-seppala
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/900800
https://americacomesalive.com/balto-and-togo-two-great-sled-dogs/
https://www.nps.gov/people/togo.htm
https://dogtails.dogwatch.com/2012/03/06/balto/
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/togo-siberian-husky-sled-dog-hero-of-1925/
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What better way to explain the history of massive humanoid creatures than by doing so in an incredibly short episode? Join your Sirens as they unravel the legends of GIANTS!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/giant-mythology
https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/giants-in-the-bible/
https://vikingr.org/
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Time to deep dive into Scottish and Irish myths! Join your Sirens as they discuss the Selkie, a type of merfolk that you cannot help but fall in love with.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://intrepidusoutdoors.co.uk/scottish-folklore-the-selkie#:~:text=Selkies%20are%20shapeshifters%2C%20transforming%20between,them%20falling%20desperately%20in%20love.https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm062.htmhttps://folklorescotland.com/selkies/https://www.wildernessireland.com/blog/irish-myths-legends-part-4-selkies/https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/selkies-sex-and-the-supernatural/https://www.houseoflegends.me/blog/what-is-a-selkie-selkies-psyche-scottish-folklorehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie -
Love is the air this week, so your Sirens have a love story that's as old as time! Get ready to deep dive into the bond between Cupid & Psyche.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.htmlhttps://www.thoughtco.com/the-myth-of-cupid-and-psyche-117892https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius -
Join your Sirens as they dive into Anomalous Health Incidents, or better known as the Havana Syndrome. Also joining is Lisette Alvarez, creator of Stormfire Productions and the podcast Havana Syndrome, to educate us all more on this disputed medical condition.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Link to Havana Syndrome, created by Stormfire Productions:
https://stormfireproductions.com/havana-syndrome/
Follow Stormfire Productions on instagram: @stormfireproductions
Links to Research:
https://time.com/6962399/havana-syndrome-russia-u-s/
https://www.gao.gov/blog/havana-syndrome-americans-affected-mysterious-symptoms-may-struggle-get-care
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome
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Time to deep dive into some Slavic folklore and talk about the 'Purest Evil' grandma that you'd never want to meet: Baba Yaga!
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Links to Books:
‘Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale’ by Andreas Johns - https://books.google.com/books?id=yVN64AACjMAC&pg=PA8&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false
Links to Research:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Slavic-religionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilisa_the_Beautifulhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-allhttps://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/baba-yaga-confounding-crone-slavic-folklore-002836 http://www.creativecountryside.com/blog/baba-yaga -
The second part to our two-part deep dive of Homer's The Odyssey is here! This is a big one, filled with lots of twists and turns that finally lead our main character back home. Enjoy!
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Map of Journey: https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
Links to Research:
‘The Odyssey’ by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson‘The Greek Myths’ Vol. II by Robert Graves, co. 1955, 1960https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laestrygonianshttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section1/ https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciconeshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer -
Do you also have Epic the Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herran's on repeat? Learn about the story of Odysseus and his men, including his family, in this deep dive of Homer's The Odyssey!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Map of Journey: https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
Links to Research:
‘The Odyssey’ by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson‘The Greek Myths’ Vol. II by Robert Graves, co. 1955, 1960https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laestrygonianshttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section1/ https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciconeshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer -
Ever wondered what the Unseelie and Seelie Courts consists of? While there might be a hot fae on either side, we're certain that both will get a kick out of torturing you.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/the-seelie-and-unseelie-courts/https://seasonofearth.com/seelie-vs-unseelie-fairy-courts/https://www.britannica.com/https://folklorescotland.com/ -
Happy New Year, listeners! Starting off the year with some cute and rather crazy (because, folklore logic) folktales, fables and facts on our furry little friends: foxes!
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FOX SPIRIT by Min Ding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCQ6C03Ln5A&t=322s
Links to Research:
https://www.theoi.com/Ther/AlopexTeumesios.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmus
https://www.britannica.com/topic/kitsune
https://yokai.com/kitsune/
https://sakura.co/blog/what-is-a-kitsune-japans-shapeshifter?srsltid=AfmBOooAARYZ0P5fUSOULs96qsRWhfpmQSfz-DpnfWCa09UPdQQN4TUJ
https://vampire_mythology.en-academic.com/307/Huli_Jing
https://academia.issendai.com/chinese-fox-stories.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiho
https://pantheon.org/articles/k/kumiho.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reynard-the-Fox-literary-character
https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/files/reynardlowresforblogpdf
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/664/aesops-fables/#:~:text=Written%20by%20a%20former%20Greek,teaching%20a%20moral%20or%20lesson.
https://aesopsfables.org/C18_aesops_fables_about_foxes.html#:~:text=There%20are%2028%20fables%20in,order%20based%20on%20their%20title.)
https://www.wildthingsfood.co.uk/news/10-facts-about-foxes-that-may-surprise-you/
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Christmas was yesterday and we hope you were on the Nice list. If not, you were probably greeted by the meanest, scariest, most gruesome Christmas demon… KRAMPUS! Join your Story Sirens as they deep dive into the Santa's co-conspirator and all-around evil spirit, Krampus.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
http://www.rvakrampus.com/p/history.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/frau-perchta-christmas-witch-winter-goddess
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/
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We all know about ol' Saint Nick - but do we know the true origins of how he came to be so beloved? Time to deep dive into Santa Claus' true origins... and some of his helpers, too!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Poems and Stories:
Katherine Lee Bate’s poem “Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Goody_Santa_Claus_on_a_Sleigh_Ride
Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus - 1881 - https://longislandwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nast-cover.jpg and https://www.thedailymeal.com/img/gallery/jolly-facts-you-didnt-know-about-santa-claus/24_A_political_cartoonist_first_portrait_GettyEditorial.webp
Podcast Episode:
A Christmas in Pine Grove NOSLEEP BONUS episode - for purchase only!
Links to Research:
https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholashttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholashttps://explorethearchive.com/where-did-santa-claus-originate-fromhttps://www.norsegarde.com/blogs/lore-and-mythology/odin-the-allfather?srsltid=AfmBOooj6lzlIf6feHP6_NM7fvkAIdXbOxp2JMvn-yddbc4nWdeNe7UThttps://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmashttps://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claushttps://www.sttammanylibrary.org/blogs/post/the-legend-of-santa-claus-part-1-the-origin-and-history-of-a-christmas-legend/#:~:text=The%20name%2C%20Santa%20Claus%2C%20was,minister%20for%20his%20three%20daughters.https://www.thoughtco.com/clement-clarke-moore-1773672#:~:text=Moore%20died%20in%20Newport%2C%20Rhode,accessed%20October%202%2C%202024).https://www.childrensmuseum.org/blog/why-does-santa-wear-red -
We all have gone to The Nutcracker ballet at least once in our lives... but what's the story behind it? Time to travel to 1816, and deep dive into this! Get ready for a (rather startling) tale of ETA Hoffman's The Nutcracker and The Mouse King.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
https://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167732828/no-sugar-plums-here-the-dark-romantic-roots-of-the-nutcrackerhttps://www.thecollector.com/german-romanticism-revolt-against-capitalism/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nutcracker_and_Mouse-King/Chapter_1https://nutcracker.com/history-of-nutcracker/https://nutcrackerballetgifts.com/blogs/blog/history-of-the-nutcracker#:~:text=The%20story%20for%20the%20Nutcracker,was%20in%201892%20in%20Russia.https://www.nutcrackermuseum.com/history.htm#:~:text=The%20first%20wooden%20nutcrackers%20were,or%20screw%2C%20is%20cracked%20open.https://www.oldstyletales.com/single-post/2018/12/17/e-t-a-hoffmanns-the-nutcracker-an-analysis-of-the-dark-creepy-story-behind-the-classic-ch#:~:text=The%20fickle%2C%20eccentric%20Drosselmeier%20uses,instead%20of%20assuming%20that%20the -
It's December! Time to deep dive into winter tales, and your Sirens are starting off the month with Snow Maidens, particularly the tales of Snegurochka and the Yuki-Onna. Also, Happy Mariah Carey Christmas Album Month!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Book to Read:
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn
https://www.amazon.com/Kwaidan-Stories-Studies-Strange-Things/dp/0804836620
Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis
https://www.amazon.com/Myths-Legends-Japan-Hadland-Davis/dp/0486270459
Mysterious Tales From Japan by Rafe Martin
https://www.rafemartin.com/bk_mysterious.html
Links to research:
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/145/the-pink-fairy-book/4841/snowflake/
https://www.russianamericancompany.com/the-snowmaiden/#:~:text=The%20Snowmaiden,in%20at%20least%20two%20folktales.
https://yokai.com/yukionna/
https://www.americanfolklore.net/the-snow-maiden/
https://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/12/18/yuki-onna-the-snow-woman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn
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Happy Thanksgiving! Deep dive with your Sirens on the history of fruit in mythology from around the world... which mostly involves some kind of death. It'll make you think twice about that fruit bowl!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fruit-mythologyhttps://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2020/06/30/mythical-tales-fruit.htmlhttps://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/surprising-pomegranate-facts#:~:text=Symbol%20of%20death%20and%20fertility&text=It%20also%20prominently%20featured%20in,in%20Ancient%20Greece%20and%20Rome.https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/pomegranate-miracle-fruit#:~:text=Pomegranates%20have%20diverse%20cultural%2Dreligious,in%20Greek%20and%20Persian%20mythology.https://www.worldhistory.org/Idunn/https://www.nps.gov/npsa/learn/historyculture/sinatuna.htmhttps://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/food/the-story-of-the-strawberry/https://www.nativerootsde.org/blog/strawberries#:~:text=Strawberries%20are%20a%20traditional%20Indigenous,said%20she%20was%20never%20returning.https://mythcrafts.com/2019/07/25/strawberries-the-fruits-of-love/https://www.britannica.com/topic/pantaohttps://archive.shine.cn/district/jinshan/Peach-of-immortality-in-Chinese-mythology/shdaily.shtmlhttps://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelineshttps://academics.nsuok.edu/Portals/39/Three%20Sisters%20Legend.pdfhttps://thegardenstrust.blog/2023/06/10/the-garden-of-the-hesperides/https://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Eris.htmlhttps://hilo.hawaii.edu/news/kekalahea/spring-2023/march/origin-of-hawaiian-plantshttps://deeprooted.co/blogs/religious-and-cultural-significance-of-mangohttps://ima.princeton.edu/2019/11/18/digging-into-the-horn-of-plenty/ -
Get ready to go on an adventure with the coolest sailor in Baghdad, Sinbad! Journey with your Sirens through Sinbad's seven (absolutely insane) voyages.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
http://mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/arabian/pages/04.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Thousand-and-One-Nights
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sindbad-the-Sailor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/scheherazade-the-story-of-a-storyteller
https://forebears.io/surnames/sinbad
https://www.thebump.com/b/sinbad-baby-name
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sinbad
https://www.britannica.com/topic/roc-legendary-bird
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