Ill-Equipped History

25: History and Legends of the Oldest City in the United States

Emileigh and Morgan Explore the history and spooky legends of some of St. Augustine's oldest structures. This episode is full of tragic tales and even a few personal experiences Emileigh has had at those locations.  
 
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Sources: 
https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/explore-learn/
https://www.citystaug.com/693/Our-History#:~:text=Founded%20in%201565%2C%20St.,the%20Spanish%20established%20at%20St.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_Florida
https://savingplaces.org/distinctive-destinations/st-augustine-lighthouse-and-maritime-museum
https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/2020/03/02/ghost-stories-the-pittee-girls/
https://ghostcitytours.com/st-augustine/haunted-places/st-augustine-lighthouse/
https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm#:~:text=The%20Treaty%20of%20Paris%20was,the%20U.S.%20significant%20western%20territory.
http://npshistory.com/publications/casa/index.htm#:~:text=Castillo%20de%20San%20Marcos%20was,extended%20northward%20to%20the%20St.
https://ghostcitytours.com/st-augustine/haunted-places/castillo-de-san-marcos/
https://www.history.com/news/st-augustine-first-american-settlement
 

Bonus 1: Investigation of the Bell Witch Cave

We investigated the paranormal at one of the country's most notorious locations! Listen to hear the history, tales, and personal experiences of the famous Bell Witch of Adams, TN. 
 
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Sources: 
The Bell Witch of Tennessee Written by Charles Bailey Bell 
http://www.bellwitch.org/
Ourselves 
 
 

24: Ed & Lorraine Warren - Paranormal Investigators

Our first spooky episode! Ed and Lorraine Warren are perhaps the most renowned paranormal investigators of all time. While their methods may be controversial, there's no denying their influence on pop culture to this day. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the history of a very dynamic duo. 
 
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Sources: 
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed + Lorraine Warren (1970) by Gerard Brittle http://www.paranormalscholar.com/perron-family-haunting/  https://www.biography.com/crime/the-real-amityville-horror-facts  https://meaww.com/ed-and-lorraine-warren-bridgeport-poltergeist-amityville-haunting-most-famous-cases-the-conjuring  https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/08/warren-museum-closed-why-location-where/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren  https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/warrens-real-life-story-behind-conjuring-movies-nun  https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/06/05/lorraine-warren-cause-of-death/  https://www.higgypop.com/news/movies-based-on-the-warrens-cases/  

23: The Great Emu War: Tactical Emus

Emileigh and Morgan head to the Outback to discuss how Australia would wage war on their own national bird and lose. 
 
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Sources: 
1932: The Great Emu War
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/australias-emu-wars/
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/emu
https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/the-great-emu-war-of-1932
https://www.mapsofindia.com/world-map/australia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejiYxSWrkdY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXpu6tbFCsI
https://open.spotify.com/show/5kDqn38KD36ShKymPItbM7?si=a4d09436e3244cc9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War#First_attempt

22: The History and Hijinks of the Pepsi Corporation

Pepsi is one of the world's most popular soft drinks. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they explore Pepsi's past, from its humble beginnings in the southern United States, to its current status as the largest food and beverage company in the world - including the missteps along the way. 
 
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Sources: 
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet (2022) documentary series
Pepsi vs Cola: The Marketing Battle of the Century (2014) documentary
“Why Pepsi Went Bankrupt” by MagnatesMedia on YouTube
“Pepsi - Bigger Than You Know” by Company Man on YouTube
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mountain-dew-racist-commercial-2013-goat-ad-called-19090103 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/05/pepsi-tried-cashing-in-on-black-lives-matter-with-a-kendall-jenner-ad-heres-how-thats-going/ 
https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/caleb-bradham-1867-1934/ 
https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/soda-fountains--their-pharmacist-inventors 
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/pepsi-349-number-fever-a00289-20220117-lfrm 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo

21 : The King of the Wild Frontier

Emileigh and Morgan have the pleasure of talking about the life of Davy Crockett. He was the true King of the Wild Frontier, the Coon Skinned Congressman, and even a bit of a hopeless romantic. 
 
YouTube Link to Song: Ballad of Davy Crockett 
 
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https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/davy-crockett#birthplace
Audio Book: Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies, The real West written by David Fisher
https://www.softschools.com/timelines/davy_crockett_timeline/225/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett#Marriages_and_children
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5757233/davy-crockett
Book: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett 

20: The Jacobite Rebellion

For the span of about 60 years in the United Kingdom, political and religious unrest led to a series of rebellions by the Jacobites, a group of Highland Scots that wanted their own back on the throne. Morgan and Emileigh dive into the decades prior to the rebellions, the rebellions themselves, and the aftermath. 
 
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Sources: 
Bonanzas and Jacobites: The Story of the Silver Glen by Stephen Moreton (2007)
Inglorious Revolutions: Explaining the Jacobite Cause by The Munros: A Personal Voyage on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzFlCbngR4s 
Captivating History on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztXHMg_bdoc 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-queen-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland
https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Stuart
https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Hanover
https://www.britannica.com/event/Massacre-of-Glencoe
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-III-king-of-England-Scotland-and-Ireland/King-of-England
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Boyne
https://www.britannica.com/facts/War-of-the-Austrian-Succession 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation#United_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1715
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 
https://www.scottishhistory.org/articles/battle-of-killiecrankie/
https://www.scottishhistory.org/blog/battle-of-sheriffmuir/
https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/battle-of-glenshiel/ 
https://www.thoughtco.com/jacobite-rebellion-4766629 
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-war-of-jenkins-ear/ 
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-culloden 

19: Baseball’s most Eccentric Player

Emileigh and Morgan comb through the incredible life of Rube Waddell. He was not only known for his talents in the game but the wild life he led. 
 
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https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wadderu01.shtml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k1BaJcZmyU
https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/waddell-george-edward-rube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXuPQfv0ljY
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/waddell-rube
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rube-waddell/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Waddell#Pitching_style
https://glennrmillerwrites.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/the-legend-of-rube-waddell/#:~:text=A's%20first%20baseman%20Harry%20Davis,a%20kind%20and%20lovable%20disposition.%E2%80%9D
http://rubewaddell.net/
 

18: The History of Chichén Itzá

Morgan and Emileigh discuss the history of the Maya and Chichén Itzá, one of the 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 
 
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Sources: 
“Buried Truth of the Maya” documentary by National Geographic (2019)
Expedition Unknown “Mayan Apocalypse” (2015)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/article/chichen-itza
https://www.chichenitza.com/ruins 
https://www.britannica.com/place/Chichen-Itza
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maya-people 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Toltec 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C4%81lchit%C5%8Dnatiuh 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacmool 
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/483#:~:text=After%20the%2013th%20century%20no%20major%20monuments%20seem,The%20ruins%20were%20not%20excavated%20until%201841%20A.D. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza

17: Women’s Suffrage and Harry T. Burn

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the fight for American Women's right to Vote and the person who had the deciding vote on the 19th Amendment. 
 
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https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/woman-suffrage#background
 
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-man-and-his-mom-who-gave-women-the-vote
 
http://teachtnhistory.org/File/Harry_T._Burn.pdf
 
https://tag.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/suffrage-by-state.pdf
 
The Vote: Documentary by PBS
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztpe2qb1KQg
 
https://www.nps.gov/people/harry-t-burn.htm
 
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-paul
 
https://cattcenter.iastate.edu/home/about-us/carrie-chapman-catt/
 
https://nynpa.com/docs/nie/nielawday/9_LawDay2020_CarrieChapmanCatt.pdf
 
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/17/902345079/the-nudge-and-tie-breaker-that-took-womens-suffrage-from-nay-to-yea