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Episode 17 Sources: “Soviet Union Spring Break 1959: The Dyatlov Pass Incident”

Happy New Year, Spooky People! Winter is here and since we’re hunkering down for a cold couple of months, we think there’s no better time to discuss the mysterious, snowy deaths that occurred at Dyatlov Pass. In our first episode of 2021, we challenge some of the most popular theories surrounding the demise of nine hikers on February 2, 1959. We cover a handful of possibilities, from avalanches and hypothermia to aliens and government conspiracies. If this story leaves you scratching your head, you are not alone. If you have any thoughts on this topic, drop them in the comments below or reach out on social media! 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: Unexplained Season 2, Episode 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3; Astonishing Legends Episodes 23 and 24; Timesuck Episode 62

YouTube: Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime, “The Strange Deaths of the 9 Hikers of Dyatlov Pass”; Morbid Mystery, “The Dyatlov Pass Incident”; The Infographics Show, “What Made Hikers Take Clothes Off In Below Freezing Temps? (The Dyatlov Pass Mystery)”

Websites:

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass
  2. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/russia-dyatlov-pass-conspiracy-theory/605863/
  3. https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/europe/dyatlov-pass-incident-scli-intl/index.html
  4. https://www.rbth.com/history/332434-official-cause-of-death-of-the-dyatlov-group?fbclid=IwAR2RN5POfghNddCR2H5GrHZtqdHta7gtgU8TaNAXDsXGJ8pasQhZDAuEyu0
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/facebookwatch/limetown-dyatlov.html
  6. http://www.museumcenter.org/the-curious-curator/2020/5/15/historys-mysteries-revealed-crystal-skulls-nazca-lines-shroud-of-turin-and-dyatlov-pass-incident-54lfg
  7. https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/12/28/dyatlov-pass-incident/
  8. https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/findings-from-new-investigation-into-dyatlov-pass-incident-announced/
  9. https://www.msrgear.com/blog/backcountry-basics-recognizing-assessing-avalanche-terrain/

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Bigfoot, everybody’s favorite cryptid, is up for Episode 6! If Bigfoot is real, what species would it be? We discuss all the possibilities and debunk everything from that famous Sasquatch video (you know the one), to the numerous big footprints that have been found. Would you kill a Bigfoot in the name of science? Listen to find out what we would do!

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