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Bonus 25: Old South Pittsburg Hospital Paranormal Research Center Investigation

The girls have done it again! Another paranormal investigation has come to a close and what a great one it was! This episode is free for everyone but sign up for our Patreon in the month of October and receive an exclusive Investigation sticker and more content for only $5 a month! 
 
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Sources:
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Information given to us by our guide
 
https://southernplacesandfaces.com/2023/07/17/a-shootout-a-famous-actress-and-a-cornbread-festival-explore-south-pittsburg-tenn-2/
 
https://historicsouthpittsburgtn.com/ 
 
 

127: The Dancing Plague of 1518: The Curse of St. Vitus

Emileigh and Morgan kick off the October spooky episode with one of our favorite curse stories! In the Holy Roman Empire all the way in 1518, a town was swept up in a frenzy that occurred more than you think. Happy Spooky Season everyone! 
 
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Sources:
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/
 
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania#
 
https://connection.newmanministry.com/saint/saint-vitus/
 
https://www.stvituscatholicschoolofdance.com/st-vitus
 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-students-twitcnew-york-h/schools-end-clears-up-new-york-students-mystery-twitching-idUSBRE85M0DF20120623/
 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paracelsus
 

126: The History of Drag and Ballroom Culture

Ballroom culture is a community of drag made for queer people of color to express themselves in an accepting, safe environment. But the history of drag and ballroom culture goes back farther than you'd think in history! Join Morgan and Emileigh as they explore the amazing queens and kings that made this culture what it is today. 
 
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Sources:
Paris is Burning documentary (1990), directed by Jennie Livingston
 
“The fabulous history of drag” (May 2019)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbkmkmn
 
“Understanding Drag: As American as Apple Pie”
https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-drag
 
https://www.royalhouseoflabeija.com/history 
 
“Subcultures and Sociology” 
https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/underground-ball-culture/
 
“Living the Fantasy: A Brief History of Baltimore Ballroom” by Joseph Plaster
https://peabodyballroom.library.jhu.edu/home/ballroom-history/
 
“44 Stunning Photos Of The Ballroom Scene, The Vibrant Queer Subculture Known For Its Underground Drag Balls” by Kaleena Fraga, edited by Maggie Donahue (Sept 6 2024)
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ballroom-culture
 
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Crowd ambience.wav by IllusiaProductions -- https://freesound.org/s/249939/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
https://freesound.org/people/IllusiaProductions/sounds/249939/?
 
Cheer 4 yas kween get it girl.wav by jayfrosting -- https://freesound.org/s/333410/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
https://freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333410/
 
Audience Applause/Clapping by FynFyn -- https://freesound.org/s/458535/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
https://freesound.org/people/FynFyn/sounds/458535/ 
 
Music by Marvellous Francis from Pixabay 
https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-beach-party-254359/

125: Frank Lloyd Wright: The Life Behind the Designs

Fresh from a trip to Chicago, Emileigh was inspired to cover the life and career of America's greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The girls are then thrown into a story of a life full of scandal, inspiration, and creativity. 
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4UOOtSdRQ
 
https://flwright.org/sites/default/files/ckfinder/userfiles/files/The-Wright-Family.pdf
 
https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright-and-japan/
 
http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Artifact%20Pages/PhMiriam.htm
 
https://flwright.org/sites/default/files/ckfinder/userfiles/files/The-Wright-Family.pdf
 
https://architectsandartisans.com/blog/the-life-of-olgivanna-lloyd-wright/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright#Midlife_problems
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olgivanna_Lloyd_Wright#The_Taliesin_Fellowship
 
https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright/

124: Vercingetorix, the Man Who Stood Up to Caesar

Vercingetorix was a Gallic king who united discordant tribes to fight against Roman conquest. The only problem was that his adversary was Julius Caesar. Today's episode discusses the political climate leading up to the Gallic Wars, Caesar's conquest, and one man's attempt to win back freedom for his people. 
 
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Sources:
“Who were the Gauls?”
https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/gauls/
 
“Gallic Wars” 
https://history-maps.com/story/Gallic-Wars
 
“The Gallic Wars: How Julius Caesar Conquered Gaul (Modern France)” by Robert Holmes (Jan 16 2021)
https://www.thecollector.com/gallic-wars-how-julius-caesar-conquered-gaul/
 
“The Untold Truth of Vercingetorix” by Engrid Barnett (Feb 3 2023) 
https://www.grunge.com/759710/the-untold-truth-of-vercingetorix/
 
“Meet Vercingetorix, the Chieftain Whose Gallic Warriors Beat Caesar” by Leyla Alyanak (June 2 2025) 
https://www.offbeatfrance.com/gallic-warriors.html
 
“The Gallic Chieftain Vercingetorix and His Famous Revolt Against Caesar” by Hayden Chakra (Apr 15 2025)
https://about-history.com/the-gallic-chieftain-vercingetorix-and-his-famous-revolt-against-caesar/
 
“Vercingetorix (82 BC-46 BC): Heroic Galic Chieftain and His Struggle Against Rome” by Vladimir Vulic 
https://roman-empire.net/people/vercingetorix-heroic-galic-chieftain 
 
“Vercingetorix: the Gallic warrior who defied Julius Caesar’s legions and almost succeeded” 
https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/vercingetorix/
 
“Vercingetorix: The Ancient Freedom Fighter Who Nearly Beat Caesar” by Katie Serana and John Kuroski (Jun 2 2019, updated Nov 6 2019)
https://allthatsinteresting.com/vercingetorix
 
“Vercingetorix” 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vercingetorix
 
“Siege of Avaricum, 52 BC” by John Rickard (Mar 23 2009)
https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_avaricum.html 
 
“Battle of Gergovia” (Dec 28 2015) 
https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/battle-of-gergovia
 
“Battle of Gergovia” 
https://romangeek.com/wiki/battle_of_gergovia/
 
“Siege of Noviodunum, March 52 BC” by John Rickard (Mar 23 2009)
https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_noviodunum.html 
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G29-54-Men Yell  Riot.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/438414/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Battle drums action by Land_of_Books_YouTube https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-battle-drums-action-223566/

123: The Cod Wars: Fish and Communiam

Emileigh and Morgan dive into some of the pettiest 20 year span of history. You could say that something fishy was going on. The Cod Wars were a series of conflicts between Iceland and Great Britain. This story of how the underdogs used the threat of Communism to win isn't one to be overlooked. 
 
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https://www.nhdca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23014-Jr_HistoricalPaper_Miller-Alexander-Miller.pdf
 
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-cod-wars-explained-the-conflict-between-iceland-and-britain
 
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Cod-and-Communism---The-Story-of-the-Cod-Wars/0H7MATBQQWMVSHVWHQB58XNLWZ
 

122: Ignaz Semmelweis: The Savior of Mothers

Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian doctor who made the revolutionary discovery that handwashing saves lives. However, his research results were rejected by the medical community. Learn how he persisted in his fight to mandate sterilizing handwashing techniques to reduce maternal deaths in childbirth. 
 
*CONTENT WARNING*
This episodes contains discussion of death in childbirth, as well as infant mortality. Please take care of yourself while listening. 
 
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“Life of Ignác Semmelweis” 
http://semmelweis200.hu/english/life-of-ignac-semmelweis/
 
“Ignaz Semmelweis” by Imre Zoltán (updated Aug 9 2025)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ignaz-Semmelweis
 
“Ignaz Semmelweis: The Saviour of Mothers” by Katrina Johnson (Aug 20 2022)
https://museumofhealthcare.blog/ignaz-semmelweis-the-saviour-of-mothers/
 
“Ignaz Semmelweis: ‘The Savior of Mothers’ on the 200th Anniversary of the Birth” by Nicholas Kadar, Roberto Romero, and Zoltán Papp (Dec 1 2019) for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 219(6), pp 519-522. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.036 
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6333090/
 
“In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: wash your hands” by Dr. Howard Markel (May 15 2015)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/ignaz-semmelweis-doctor-prescribed-hand-washing
 
“The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing And Briefly Saved Lives” by Rebecca Davis for NPR (Jan 12 2015)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives
 
“Ignaz Semmelweis” by Sam Wong 
https://www.newscientist.com/people/ignaz-semmelweis/
 
“Ignaz Semmelweis: How One Doctor’s Radical Ideas Transformed Hygiene in Medicine” by Arthur Marquis (Feb 2 2025) 
https://scientificorigin.com/ignaz-semmelweis-how-one-doctors-radical-ideas-transformed-hygiene-in-medicine
 
“Ignaz Semmelweis 1818-1865” 
https://semmelweisinstitute.ac.at/mission/ignaz-semmelweis/
 
“Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis (1818-1865)” 
https://semmelweis.hu/english/about-semmelweis-university/semmelweis200/
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Deeply Emotional Orchestral Violin - L'Unico Che Amo
https://pixabay.com/music/nostalgia-deeply-emotional-orchestral-violin-lx27unico-che-amo-270824/
 
Somber Piano Composition 2 - With Melodic High Notes by TopSecretMusicNetwork
https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-somber-piano-composition-2-with-melodic-high-notes-10093/
 
 

121: Theft of the Scream and the life of Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch lead a tragic childhood and a talent that forever changed the world of art. His art became so legendary that it has been the target of art thieves multiple times over the years. Today, Emileigh and Morgan dive into his life and stolen art. 
 
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https://www.edvardmunch.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85jPRQYxUrI
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/the-scream-recovered
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-11/scream-edvard-munch-art-heist/103423910
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/art-crime/0/steps/11879
 

120: The Dust Bowl

The 1930s were a collective hellhole for Americans; not only were they suffering from the Great Depression, but decades of agricultural malpractice and a serious drought led to one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Thankfully, there is light at the end of the dust cloud. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they discuss humanity's stewardship of the Earth, and its harsh consequences. 
 
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“Dust Bowl” (Oct 27 2009, updated May 28 2025)
https://www.history.com/articles/dust-bowl
 
“The Real Story Behind the ‘Migrant Mother’” by Sarah Pruitt (May 8 2020, updated May 28 2025)
https://www.history.com/articles/migrant-mother-new-deal-great-depression
 
“The Dust Bowl” 
loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/
 
“The Dust Bowl (c. 1930-1940)” 
https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-dust-bowl/
 
“Public Land: Whose Land is it?” 
https://www.nebraskastudies.org/en/1900-1924/reforming-beef/public-land-whose-land-is-it/
 
“Homesteading in the Badlands” 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/homesteading.htm
 
“Dust Bowl Facts and Timeline” by Russell Yost (Nov 21 2020, updated Nov 4 2023)
https://thehistoryjunkie.com/dust-bowl-facts-and-timeline/
 
“Timeline: The Dust Bowl” 
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dust-bowl-surviving-dust-bowl/
 
“What Caused the Dust Bowl?” by Maria Trimarchi (Sept 14 2023)
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/dust-bowl-cause.htm
 
“The Dust Bowl” 
https://drought.unl.edu/DustBowl/
 
“1988 U.S. Drought/Heatwave” 
https://www.hsdl.org/c/timeline/1988-u-s-droughtheatwave/
 
“The Drought of 1988 was the worst since the Dust Bowl” by Tom Skilling” (Jul 21 2018)
https://wgntv.com/news/the-drought-of-1988-was-the-worst-since-the-dust-bowl/
 
“‘89 Drought Feared as a World Catastrophe” (Oct 2 1988)
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/02/us/89-drought-feared-as-a-world-catastrophe.html#
 
“Remembering the Drought of 1988”
https://www.glenallenweather.com/upload/history/significant/early-events/1988/1988.pdf
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“Running Tile” by waveformwanderer [https://audio.com/waveformwanderer/audio/running-tile]
 
“Calm-Piano” by Martyn Odonnell [https://audio.com/martyn-odonnell/audio/calm-piano] 
 
“Deep Wind Gusts” by sonicfableforge [https://audio.com/sonicfableforge/audio/deep-wind-gusts]
 
“Stormy Winds” by Hertzheirloomvoyager [https://audio.com/hertzheirloomvoyager/audio/stormy-winds]
 
“Gale Force Winds” by echopulsemystic [https://audio.com/echopulsemystic/audio/gale-force-winds] 
 
“Dedpression” by krym1964 [https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-dedpression-339994/] 

119: Marilyn Monroe: "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world"

Marilyn Monroe is one of the most iconic women in the world. Her fame was propelled by her beauty and talent but there was much more beneath the surface. Under the glamour was a woman who just wanted to be loved unconditionally and was constantly let down by those around her. Her death was made a spectacle and rumors of conspiracy flew. Emileigh and Morgan dive into her life, love, and death and come to their own conclusions of what happened to Hollywood's Blonde Bombshell. 
 
Disclaimer: This episode touches on the topic of suicide. If you or or a loved one is struggling, please reach out to the suicide prevention hotline at 988. You are loved and you are wanted here with us. 
 
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https://www.biography.com/actors/marilyn-monroe-mother-relationship
 
https://www.biography.com/actors/marilyn-monroe
 
https://www.netflix.com/title/81216491
 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-Monroe
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3UeqsLrOLA