Almost four years into our time as the Spooky Science Sisters and we are finally delivering on our promise of talking about the Salem Witch Trials. What we thought would be one of our original set of episodes back in 2020 was pushed back, along with our own trip to the Witch City. Well, in September 2023, we finally took that trip, and we are so excited to share our thoughts about Salem with you! We promise the wait was worth it. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and more.
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Here are our sources:
- https://www.pem.org/salem-witch-trials.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/
- https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/overview.html
- https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/possessed-salem-witch-trials
- https://www.neh.gov/article/records-salem-witch-trials
- https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/the-robbins-collection/exhibitions/witch-trials-in-early-modern-europe-and-new-england/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period
- https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/witch-trials/
- https://www.thoughtco.com/european-witch-hunts-timeline-3530786
- https://www.thecollector.com/european-witch-hunting/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/witchcraft/The-witch-hunts
- https://time.com/4543405/connecticut-witch-trials/
- https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/exhibits/salem-witch-trials-legal-resources/
In this episode, Meagan is joined by Substitute Sisters Tyson Kemp and Jeremy Foster, both residents of Appalachia, to talk about the internet phenomenon that is Appalachian folklore. We discuss the history of the region, America’s long-standing fascination with its folklore, and how stereotypes about Appalachia and its people have developed and evolved over the past 300 years.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and more.
Tyson can be found on Instagram @tysonunkempt. Jeremy can be found on TikTok @the_twilight_emporium.
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Here are our sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachia
- https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/appalachian-folklore-and-superstitions/
- Appalachian Folklore Scholarship by W. K. MC NEIL; Source: Appalachian Journal , Autumn 1977, Vol. 5, No. 1, A Guide to Appalachian Studies (Autumn 1977), pp. 55-64
- https://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/keeping-tradition-alive-taking-steps-preserve-appalachian-folk-culture
- https://www.brown.edu/news/2016-11-21/appalachians https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth109/node/973
We are once again joined by the wonderful Sara Head of the Archaeological Fantasies and Digging to the Other Side podcasts to talk about all things Atlantis. In this episode, we tackle the origins of the myth, what science has to say about real “lost” civilizations and continents, and the very serious problems with the perpetuation of the Atlantis myth today.
You can find Sara on Twitter @ArchyFantasies, or on these podcasts: Archaeological Fantasies, Paranormal Archaeology, and Digging to the Other Side.
You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, or iHeartRadio.
Here are our sources:
- https://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html
- https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/atlantis
- https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World#:~:text=Atlantis%3A%20The%20Antediluvian%20World%20is,descended%20from%20this%20lost%20land.
- https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/article/GSATG321A.1.htm
- https://t.co/yBBP6AVfmw
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-archaeology/divers-probe-mayan-ruins-submerged-in-guatemala-lake-idUSTRE59T4P120091030
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2020/06/29/stunning-new-maps-reveal-what-the-lost-continent-of-zealandia-looks-like/?sh=6a26579522be
- https://mysteriousthing.com/the-devastating-nuclear-war-between-lemuria-and-atlantis-more-than-10000-years-ago-video
- https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-lemuria-the-lost-con-1624866897
- https://www.greeka.com/cyclades/santorini/sightseeing/santorini-volcano/atlantis/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_eruption
- https://www.livescience.com/4846-eruption-thera-changed-world.html
In this episode we are joined by professor of science history at Kean University and author, Dr. Brian Regal, to discuss the origins of cryptozoology. We chat about some of our favorite cryptids, and learn about how sea serpents and mating whales helped to create what we know today as the field of cryptozoology.
You can find out more about Brian on his website here: https://sites.google.com/a/kean.edu/brian-regal-phd/ or by following him on Twitter @Tarbosaur!
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This episode is the second half of our two-part series on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Most of us have heard of Amelia Earhart but as prominent as she is in the history books there is still a ton of uncertainty surrounding what happened to her. Last time, we focused on the details of the trip and the possibility that she and Noonan ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean. In this episode, we review some of the other popular hypotheses about what befell the famous pilot and her navigator. You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Pandora.
Here are the sources we used for this episode:
Podcasts: Vanished: Amelia Earhart; Astonishing Legends, Episodes 4 & 5: Amelia Earhart Vanishes Parts 1 & 2
This episode is the second half of our two-part series on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Most of us have heard of Amelia Earhart but as prominent as she is in the history books there is still a ton of uncertainty surrounding what happened to her. Last time, we focused on the details of the trip and the possibility that she and Noonan ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean. In this episode, we review some of the other popular hypotheses about what befell the famous pilot and her navigator.
To see our sources for this episode, head to our website at spookysciencesisters.com. Hit subscribe to be notified of future episodes, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SpookySciPod), and Facebook (@SpookyScienceSisters) for even more spooky content! Help us grow by sharing with a friend and leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support the podcast by buying us a “spirit” here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SpookySciPod
Spooky Science Sisters is a member of the Straight Up Strange Podcast Network.
This episode is the first of a two part series on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Most of us have heard of Amelia Earhart, but as prominent as she is in the history books, there is still a ton of uncertainty and speculation surrounding her 1937 disappearance. What actually happened to her and her navigator, Fred Noonan? Did they survive their plane crash? Did Earhart change her name to Irene Bolam? We will attempt to answer these questions, explore the evidence that exists, and talk about what we think the most credible hypotheses are. You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Pandora.
Here are the sources we used for this episode:
Podcasts: Vanished: Amelia Earhart; Astonishing Legends, Episodes 4 & 5: Amelia Earhart Vanishes Parts 1 & 2
