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This laid-back podcast has history, paranormal, lore, true crime, and - best of all - a bunch of weirdos to tell you about it. Join Brittany and one of her...
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This laid-back podcast has history, paranormal, lore, true crime, and - best of all - a bunch of weirdos to tell you about it.
Join Brittany and one of her rotating co-hosts for some kind-of-informative banter every other Friday!
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Join Brittany and one of her rotating co-hosts for some kind-of-informative banter every other Friday!
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5 NOV 2024 · Brittany and Thurlow get together to talk about the death of a founding father and first president of The United States of America: George Washington! While most know him in all of his glory, we explain one of the most widely used examples of blood-letting.
Sources:
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/the-death-of-george-washington?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADye4kGoqj3nsTlSDmfqMrkpDFv_Y&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmt24BhDPARIsAJFYKk2RT4Ys6AmP3NjaF1w6A-XX59KMqDuJRfQET6xy7n8d0FFWXelxzbkaAknwEALw_wcB
https://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-George-Washington-die
https://www.utmb.edu/mdnews/podcast/episode/what-killed-washington
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
Explicit
14 OCT 2024 · In this long overdue Way Off Track episode, Brittany tells Thurlow about the ghost town of Singapore, Michigan, and how it became buried beneath the sand dunes.Â
Sources:Â
https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/crises/1837.htmlÂ
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/michigan-life/remnants-of-buried-singapore-are-hiding-in-plain-sight-today/69-51227c66-54b9-4164-8c97-e090891a1318Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvxLIVwizo
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/best-of-the-daily-j-the-story-of-singapore-michigans-buried-ghost-town
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/best-of-the-daily-j-the-story-of-singapore-michigans-buried-ghost-town
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/history/2024/08/02/lake-michigan-ghost-town-speculated-buried-beneath-dunes/6805496001/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore,_Michigan#:~:text=Singapore%20is%20a%20ghost%20town,ravaged%20by%20fires%20in%201871
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29 JUL 2024 · Brittany and Heather are back for Part 2 of our con artist series where Brittany tells the story of how Anna Delvey tricked the New York socialites and (almost) made her way to the top. Grab your champagne and your Birkin bag - you're not going to miss out on this one.
Sources:
https://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html
https://people.com/crime/inventing-anna-true-story/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a38517687/anna-delvey-sorkin-inventing-anna-true-story/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_toc_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_17942344289&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7ZO0BhDYARIsAFttkCjg63qKvuFHqPYqxjW3V_x0o0GMnA3vFd1yd-OuAVjztvwyRjvgXXMaAug4EALw_wcB
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a38962970/where-is-anna-delvey-today/
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/video/anna-delvey-documentary/
https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/inventing-anna-fact-check
https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/anna-delvey-now-rcna15204
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a21563727/summer-of-scam-anna-delvey-explained/20/20 - The Sinfluencer of Soho
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
Explicit
16 JUL 2024 · Heather gives Brittany the history behind some of the most well-known nursery rhymes, and let us tell you - some are downright creepy!Â
Sources:
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/families/rhymes-in-time/muffin-manÂ
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2023/10/04/the-muffin-man-is-the-beloved-nursery-rhyme-based-on-a-serial-killer/Â
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muffin-man-song-serial-killer/Â
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymesÂ
https://theghostposts.com/8-dark-nursery-rhymes/Â https://cafemom.com/parenting/meanings-nursery-rhymes-lullabies/this-old-manÂ
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/famous-nursery-rhymes-popular-song-meaningsÂ
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
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7 JUL 2024 · Brittany and Heather are getting into con artists! Scammers, phonies, fakes, scheisty individuals... whatever you call them, you're not going to want to miss part one of this series where Heather shares the details on Victor Lustig. Did we con you into listening?Â
Sources:Â
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/
https://strawpoll.com/most-famous-con-artisthttps://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.htmlhttps://thehustle.co/originals/the-con-man-who-sold-the-eiffel-tower-twice-1https://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html
https://www.uselessinformation.org/lustig/index.htmlhttps://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9880185/The-man-conned-world-Audacious-scams-career-criminal-Victor-Lustig-told-new-book.htmlhttps://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
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25 JUN 2024 · Brittany and Chris try to figure out where those garden dudes orginated from, and some of the trouble they caused along the way. Get out your shovels for some digging.Â
Sources:
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gnome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome
https://www.britannica.com/art/gnome
The Gnome by The Brothers Grimm
Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes by R.L. Stein
https://goosebumps.fandom.com/wiki/Lawn_Gnomes
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
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18 JUN 2024 · New Way Off Track incoming! Brittany really wanted to talk about when people got accidentally buried alive back in the day, and Thurlow helped with the technical stuff.Â
Sources:Â
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/people-feared-being-buried-alive-so-much-they-invented-these-special-safety-coffins-180970627/
https://www.nmfh.org/buried-alive-boetticher/
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2023/07/13/the-terrifyingly-true-stories-of-people-that-were-buried-alive/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_burial#:~:text=In%20the%20seventeenth%20century%20in,burial%20was%20changed%20to%20beheading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_burial#:~:text=In%20the%20seventeenth%20century%20in,burial%20was%20changed%20to%20beheading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher
https://poemuseum.org/the-cask-of-amontillado/
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
Explicit
9 JUN 2024 · Brittany and Thurlow are back for part 2 of (Class) Action Park where the choas continues.Â
Sources:
https://arlenlawfirm.com/the-real-facts-about-class-action-park/#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20Action%20Park,were%20injured%20throughout%20the%20years.
https://www.history.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-action-park-new-jerseys-most-dangerous-water-park
https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a33795371/class-action-park-rides/
https://arlenlawfirm.com/the-real-facts-about-class-action-park/
https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20220313/32428/action-park-americas-most-dangerous-amusement-park
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
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4 JUN 2024 · Brittany and Thurlow wet their theme park appetites with part one of the wild story of Action Park. We'd tell you to buckle up, but there are no seatbelts.Â
Sources:
https://arlenlawfirm.com/the-real-facts-about-class-action-park/#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20Action%20Park,were%20injured%20throughout%20the%20years.
https://www.history.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-action-park-new-jerseys-most-dangerous-water-park
https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a33795371/class-action-park-rides/
https://arlenlawfirm.com/the-real-facts-about-class-action-park/
https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20220313/32428/action-park-americas-most-dangerous-amusement-park
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
Explicit
21 MAY 2024 · In this spooky episode, Brittany and Jenna talk about "the most haunted house in London"... supposedly. It's best to listen and make up your own mind.Â
Sources:
https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-most-haunted-house-in-london/Â
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Berkeley_Square
The Most Haunted House In London - 50 Berkeley Square: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hcPcFLjayAÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8InnbKy4L8
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jwn9Â
Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
This laid-back podcast has history, paranormal, lore, true crime, and - best of all - a bunch of weirdos to tell you about it. Join Brittany and one of her...
show more
This laid-back podcast has history, paranormal, lore, true crime, and - best of all - a bunch of weirdos to tell you about it.
Join Brittany and one of her rotating co-hosts for some kind-of-informative banter every other Friday!
show less
Join Brittany and one of her rotating co-hosts for some kind-of-informative banter every other Friday!
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| Author | Where the Weird Things Are |
| Organization | Where the Weird Things Are |
| Categories | History |
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