Month: August 2021

We’ve all heard stories of Elizabeth Bathory, who is known as the most torturous and prolific female serial killer in history. Was she really the monster we all know her as, or was she the Regina George of her time – a powerful woman with enemies just as mean as she was? Kyna, host of the Historical AF podcast joins us for our second spooky true crime episode. Listen in for a giggle-filled discussion on the famed Blood Countess and her residence-turned-prison, Cachtice Castle. You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, or iHeartRadio.

Here are our sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory
2. https://www.thoughtco.com/elizabeth-bathory-mass-murderer-or-victim-1221244
3. https://stmuhistorymedia.org/elizabeth-bathory/
4. https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/elizabeth-bathory/elizabeth-bathory-countess-dracula/
5. https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story
6. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed
7. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elizabeth-bathory#:~:text=In%201610%20she%20was%20accused,for%20most%20prolific%20female%20murderer.
8. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1134&context=etd
9. https://www.historyhit.com/the-blood-countess-facts-about-elizabeth-bathory/
10. https://www.thetravel.com/elizabeth-bathory-history-education-hungary-travel/
11. https://www.istrianet.org/istria/legends/vampires/bathory.htm
12. https://historycollection.com/real-countess-dracula-12-facts-life-crimes-elizabeth-bathory/6/
13. https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/ID3093779.html
14. https://stmuhistorymedia.org/elizabeth-bathory/#marker-96966-11
15. https://serialkillershistory.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/the-true-story-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess-2/
16. https://amyscrypt.com/cachtice-castle-elizabeth-bathory/
17. https://historycollection.com/10-ghosts-of-the-most-famous-historical-figures-and-where-to-find-them/6/
18. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/blood-countess-slovakia/index.html
19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egNckCeKevE

Thousands of crop circles have appeared in fields worldwide. Theories about what created them have included everything from horny hedgehogs to extraterrestrials. In this episode we discuss the history of crop circles and cover who (or what) is really behind them. You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, or iHeartRadio.

Here are our sources:

Podcasts: Stuff You Should Know, “What’s the Deal with Crop Circles?”; Astonishing Legends, Episodes 206-208: Crop Circles; Unexplained Mysteries, “Crop Circles”

Key Images Discussed in the Episode:

1. Hedgehogs cartoon: https://twitter.com/yerufoguy/status/1363101028380516354?s=21
2. The Mowing Devil: https://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/the-mowing-devil/
3. Arecibo message & hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message

Other sources:

1. http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/ericeproduction/I.a_Plowing_patterns.htm
2. https://www.livescience.com/26540-crop-circles.html
3. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/crop-circles-the-art-of-the-hoax-2524283/
4. https://daily.jstor.org/pssst-crop-circles-were-a-hoax/
5. https://www.nature.com/articles/465693a.pdf?origin=ppub
6. www.circlemakers.org
7. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/03/two-men-started-phenomenon-crop-circles-planks-wire/
8. https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-cave-artists-might-ve-knowingly-deprived-themselves-of-oxygen-to-paint
9. https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-08/popsci-qampa-using-modern-tech-make-crop-circles/