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This week, the femmes discuss the discovery of radium and the harrowing story of the radium dial painters. SUPPORT US https://www.buymeacoffee.com/femmesmacabres FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/femmesmacabres/ https://www.facebook.com/femmesmacabres https://twitter.com/FemmesMacabres OUR WEBSITE https://www.femmesmacabres.com/episodes Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Allegro by Emmit Fenn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Works Cited and Further Reading: Cengix, Mehtap. “The Radium Girls: Glowing Dials: Radium: Marie Curie: Pierre Curie: Mollie Maggia.” HOROBOX, 31 Mar. 2020, www.horobox.com/en/review-detail/american-radium-glowing-girls. Dean Pilcher, Lydia, director. Radium Girls. Cine Mosaic, 2018. Des Jardins, Julie. “Madame Curie's Passion.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Oct. 2011, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-curies-passion-74183598/. Haley, Helena M. “Health Program for Radium Dial Workers.” AJN, American Journal of Nursing, vol. 45, no. 12, 1945, pp. 998–1001., doi:10.1097/00000446-194512000-00008. Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: the Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Sourcebooks, Inc, 2018. Pool, Sandy. Undark: an Oratorio. Nightwood Editions, 2012. “Radium Cures.” The Museum of Quackery, www.museumofquackery.com/devices/radium.htm. “RADIUM PAINT TAKES ITS INVENTOR'S LIFE; Dr. Sabin A. Von Sochocky Ill a Long Time, Poisoned by Watch Dial Luminant. 13 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS Death Due to Aplastic Anemia-- Women Workers Who Were Stricken Sued Company.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Nov. 1928, www.nytimes.com/1928/11/15/archives/radium-paint-takes-its-inventors-life-dr-sabin-a-von-sochocky-ill-a.html. Sinclair, J. Michael. “Undark™ The Radioactive Paint.” DIEDFAMOUS, DIEDFAMOUS, 23 Jan. 2020, diedfamo.us/blog/2020/1/17/undark-the-radioactive-paint. Tasch, Barbara. “Marie Curie's Belongings Will Be Radioactive For Another 1,500 Years.” ScienceAlert, 31 Aug. 2015, www.sciencealert.com/these-personal-effects-of-marie-curie-will-be-radioactive-for-another-1-500-years. Wilcoxson, Samantha. Luminous: The Story of a Radium Girl. Amazon, 2020. Witman 07.20.2017, Sarah, et al. “When Undark Was Lethal: A New Look at the 'Radium Girls'.” Undark Magazine, 2 July 2020, undark.org/2017/07/20/radium-girls-book-review/.

In this week’s episode, Steph and Erin ring in the new year and discuss 2020, plans for Femmes Macabres in 2021, and talk murder as they investigate the mysterious murders of the Egan family gang in Watertown, New York on New Year's Eve 1964. Find us on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter If you are interested in submitting work to Coven Editions' online literary magazine, deathcap, read their submission guidelines here. Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search  Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Sources: Curry, Glenn. The Egan Murders, Trouble in the North Country, 5 May 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=my6MDbTSMoI. Dwyer, Brian. “Unsolved But Not Forgotten: Who Murdered the Egans?” Spectrum News, 4 Nov. 2014, www.spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/watertown/cold-cases/2015/01/15/unsolved-but-not-forgotten--who-murdered-the-egans- Shampine, Dave, and Daniel Boyer. The Jefferson County Egan Murders: Nightmare on New Year's Eve, 1964. The History Press, 2014.

In this week's bonus episode, Erin & Steph discuss alien abductions, hypnosis, and a guest appearance by Steph’s aunt Daisy . -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Sun Machine One by Loopop is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Sources: Jacobs, David Michael, and John E. Mack. Secret Life: Firsthand Documented Accounts of Ufo Abductions. Simon & Schuster, 1993. Thompson, Brian. “Recovered Trauma Memories and Hypnosis.” Mental Help Recovered Trauma Memories and Hypnosis Comments, American Addiction Centers, www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/recovered-trauma-memories-and-hypnosis/.

OOooOooOooOooooOO... Welcome to another episode of Femmes Macabres... oooOOOooOoOOOoooo...  In honour of our favourite holiday, Steph and Erin decided to get into the Halloween spirit by writing their own spooky stories.  The scariest part?  They wrote their stories within 48 hours -- that's 2 days!  Listen as they discuss their lockdown Halloween plans and read you their stories. -------- Find us on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram www.femmesmacabres.com -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Mermaid by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100671 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Alone with your Voices by Marc VD Meulen https://marcvdmeulen.com/royalty-free-horror-music/ Horror Ambience by ESN Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nD3Sp_saz4&fbclid=IwAR2890FsgYW6iXYhCW6iUwatW5EcjaXgNLAJ0eCzfAiD469SqVBi8idG2X8&ab_channel=ESNProductions

What does the 1977 murder of a Variety entertainment journalist have to do with the horror cult classic movie The Exorcist?  Find out in this week's episode.  Steph and Erin talk scary movies, The Exorcist and the murder of Addison Verill. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: Bell, A. (1977). There’s Nothing Gay About Murder. The Village Voice. 26 Sep. Available at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXRhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5662%2C5217392. ‌Bell, A. (1977). Phone Call from a Fugitive “I Killed Addison Verrill.” The Village Voice. 3 Oct. Available at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9gBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4659%2C4348. Bell, A. (1977). A Talk on the Wild Side. The Village Voice. 31 Oct. Available at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-QBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6360%2C2217416. horrorfan (2018). THE EXORCIST (1973) | Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0TmHK6e4SM&ab_channel=horrorfan  [Accessed 10 Oct. 2020]. Miller, M. (2018). Searching For the Truth About the Actual Murderer in “The Exorcist.” [online] Esquire. Available at: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23724262/paul-bateson-the-exorcist-murderer-true-story/ [Accessed 10 Oct. 2020]. Rites Held for Addison Verrill, Variety Reporter Killed in Robbery (Published 1977). (1977). The New York Times. [online] 20 Sep. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/20/archives/rites-held-for-addison-verrill-variety-reporter-killed-in-robbery.html [Accessed 11 Oct. 2020]. The Exorcist Online (2014). The Exorcist | The Cultural Impact (1974 Documentary). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OtrZoqN-xo&ab_channel=TheExorcistOnline [Accessed 10 Oct. 2020].

The long-lost episode is here at last! Steph and Erin discuss the life and work of domestic horror writer Shirley Jackson. BUY A RATHER HAUNTED LIFE: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/shirley-jackson-a-rather-haunted/9781631493416-item.html?ikwid=a+rather+haunted+life&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=d8a6191c75e0830bd817134f8f3337fb BUY THE LITERARY WITCHES ORACLE DECK: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-literary-witches-oracle-a/9781984824714-item.html?s_campaign=goo-DSA_Books&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwiaX8BRBZEiwAQQxGx8moIM9sxUsYGBqaoWTiqTt3FMTppGeMNuw5TnIKSrV4mlNoFZhQnRoCjcUQAvD_BwE Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: Franklin, Ruth. “Shirley Jackson Wasn't Actually a Witch.” Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2019, lithub.com/shirley-jackson-wasnt-actually-a-witch/. Franklin, Ruth. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life. Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017. Heller, Zoë. “The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson.” The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2016, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson. Klein, Annika Barranti. “Your Complete Guide to Shirley Jackson Books + Stories.” BOOK RIOT, 4 Feb. 2020, bookriot.com/2019/10/03/shirley-jackson-books/. Moshfegh, Ottessa . “How Shirley Jackson Makes Us Lose Our Minds.” Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2019, lithub.com/how-shirley-jackson-makes-us-lose-our-minds/. Moulton, Rachel Eve. “On the Haunted Lives of Girls and Women.” Literary Hub, 12 Sept. 2019, lithub.com/on-the-haunted-lives-of-girls-and-women/. Petrie, Kathye Fetsko. “In Search of Shirley Jackson's House.” Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2019, lithub.com/in-search-of-shirley-jacksons-house/. Stivers, Valerie. “Cooking with Shirley Jackson.” The Paris Review, 31 Oct. 2019, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/10/31/cooking-with-shirley-jackson/. Temple, Emily. “11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson.” Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2019, lithub.com/11-famous-writers-on-the-genius-and-influence-of-shirley-jackson/. Temple, Emily. “Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither.” Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2019, lithub.com/shirley-jackson-possibly-a-witch-definitely-played-the-zither/. Temple, Emily. “‘The Greatest Menace to the Writer Is the Reader’ and Other Advice from Shirley Jackson.” Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2019, lithub.com/the-greatest-menace-to-the-writer-is-the-reader-and-other-advice-from-shirley-jackson/.

Steph and Erin review The Child Remains, a 2017 horror flick, and then dive into the true story behind it; Nova Scotia's Ideal Maternity home and the Butterbox Babies. They also take a few detours on the way. Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: The Butterbox Babies by Bette Cahill The Child Remains (2017) dir. Michael Melski

In this week's episode of Femmes Macabres, Steph and Erin discuss the tragic death of 15-year old schoolgirl Ann Lovett. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: The Irish Women's Podcast Murder Most Irish https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jhoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4787%2C146122 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/the-abortion-issue-and-ireland-a-timeline-from-1983-1.2831517 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Lovett https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/ann-lovett-death-of-a-strong-kick-ass-girl-1.3429792 https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/i-was-ann-lovett-s-boyfriend-1.3484311

In this week's episode of Femmes Macabres, Steph and Erin discuss a pivotal moment in LGBTQIA+ history in honour of Pride Month 2020: The Compton Cafeteria Riots in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.  -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: https://www.kqed.org/news/11665527/why-hasnt-the-tenderloin-gentrified-like-the-rest-of-san-francisco http://www.tenderloinmuseum.org https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/21/stonewall-san-francisco-riot-tenderloin-neighborhood-trans-women https://web.archive.org/web/20131109075057/http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=17476 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7BkfGC3a427MWU3MTJhZTktYTc1My00YTgwLTk1MmItYzIwY2FiMThjMThi/view https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/21/stonewall-san-francisco-riot-tenderloin-neighborhood-trans-women

In this week's episode of Femmes Macabres, Steph and Erin are joined by James Dean superfan, Rachel Fernandes to discuss the iconic actor's short life and enduring legacy. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: “James Dean, Live Fast, Die Young.” Digiview Productions, 2005. Lawford, Peter, interviewer. James Dean as Remembered by Natalie Wood, 1974. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JyN_GGsqo. Schäfer, André and Werner Köhne, directors. Little Prince, Little Bastard. Florianfilm GmbH, 2005.

In this week's episode of Femmes Macabres Steph tells Erin about Hollywood hearthrob James Dean's sad and unfortunate death, and the legend of his cursed Porsche.   --------  Music:  Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/  --------  Sources:  Finkelman, Rob. “The Curse of the Little Bastard: Was James Dean Doomed?” Street Muscle, 3 May 2018, www.streetmusclemag.com/features/car-features/the-curse-of-the-little-bastard-james-dean-never-stood-a-chance/. Fitzgerald, Craig. “Cursed Cars: James Dean's Haunted ‘Little Bastard’ Porsche 550.” BestRide, bestride.com/news/entertainment/the-curse-of-the-little-bastard. “James Dean's Cursed Porsche.” Porsche, porschecentresaskatchewan.com/news/James DeanE28099s Cursed Porsche/18769/. Mcleod, David. “The Curse of the 'Little Bastard' Porsche.” DriveTribe, DriveTribe, 5 Jan. 2019, drivetribe.com/p/the-curse-of-the-little-bastard-NcMLqluGS0-GJaLCQVtD3Q?iid=Y3cu69JFQKuBpSV-SRTdug. Mikkelson, David. “James Dean Car Safety Film.” Snopes.com, www.snopes.com/fact-check/advice-not-taken/. Museum Has New Lead in Hunt for James Dean's Wrecked Porsche, www.volocars.com/blog/Museum has new lead in hunt for James Dean's wrecked Porsche. “Museum Has New Lead in Hunt for James Dean's Wrecked Porsche.” ABC7 Chicago, 28 Sept. 2015, abc7chicago.com/james-dean-death-porsche-car-crash/1006304/. “Warner Bros. Presents .” Warner Brothers, 1995, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3W87uWcx8.

In the first episode of season two, Erin and Steph discuss Mary Toft, an 18th English woman famous for giving birth to rabbits. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: Harvey, Karen, director. Mary Toft: the Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits - History Undergraduate Taster Lecture. Youtube, University of Birmingham, 4 Feb. 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaHIxLCYZR4 White, Edward. “An Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbits.” The Paris Review, 5 July 2016, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/07/05/an-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits/. Karen Harvey, What Mary Toft Felt: Women’s Voices, Pain, Power and the Body, History Workshop Journal, Volume 80, Issue 1, Autumn 2015, Pages 33–51, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbv029

In the second part of our episode on menstruation, Erin and Steph discuss periods, menstrual taboos, and folklore and mythology surrounding periods. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: “36 Superstitions about Periods from around the World.” Clue, Clue, 24 Feb. 2020, helloclue.com/articles/culture/36-superstitions-about-periods-from-around-world. Anonymous. “The Folklore of Menstruation.” The Lancet, vol. 175, no. 4507, 1910, pp. 184–185., doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)73629-x. Ashley-Montagu, M. F. “Physiology and the Origins of the Menstrual Prohibitions.” The Quarterly Review of Biology, vol. 15, no. 2, 1940, pp. 211–220. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2808578. DAMMERY, SALLY. FIRST BLOOD: a Cultural Study of Menarche. READHOWYOUWANT COM LTD, 2016. Phipps, William E. “The Menstrual Taboo in the Judeo-Christian Tradition.” Journal of Religion & Health, vol. 19, no. 4, 1980, pp. 298–303., doi:10.1007/bf00996252. Power, Maria. “Second-Class Republicans? Sinn Féin, Feminism and the Women's Hunger Strike.” Breaking News, The Irish Times, 18 Dec. 2015, www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/second-class-republicans-sinn-f%C3%A9in-feminism-and-the-women-s-hunger-strike-1.2468581?mode=amp. Tan, Delfin A. et al. "Cultural Aspects And Mythologies Surrounding Menstruation And Abnormal Uterine Bleeding". Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, vol 40, 2017, pp. 121-133. Elsevier BV, doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.09.015.

CONTENT WARNING: We want to make sure that all of our viewers feel safe and comfortable so with this episode we’d like to include a warning for sexual assault and abuse, as well as police brutality, inmate abuse, and violence. In the first of this week’s two-part episode on menstruation, Erin tells Steph about The 1980 Dirty Protests in Armagh Gaol in Northern Ireland, and how menstruation can be used as a weapon against women-- and also used by women against their oppressors. The Irish History Podcast that Erin recommended: https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/ -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------- Sources: “36 Superstitions about Periods from around the World.” Clue, Clue, 24 Feb. 2020, helloclue.com/articles/culture/36-superstitions-about-periods-from-around-world. Anonymous. “The Folklore of Menstruation.” The Lancet, vol. 175, no. 4507, 1910, pp. 184–185., doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)73629-x. Ashley-Montagu, M. F. “Physiology and the Origins of the Menstrual Prohibitions.” The Quarterly Review of Biology, vol. 15, no. 2, 1940, pp. 211–220. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2808578. Cowell, Alan. “50 Years Later, Troubles Still Cast 'Huge Shadow' Over Northern Ireland.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Oct. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/world/europe/northern-ireland-troubles.html. DAMMERY, SALLY. FIRST BLOOD: a Cultural Study of Menarche. READHOWYOUWANT COM LTD, 2016. McClelland, Niamh. “Women's Museum of Ireland.” Women's Museum of Ireland | Articles | The Dirty Protests, www.womensmuseumofireland.ie/articles/the-dirty-protests. Michaels, Samantha. “Getting Your Period in Prison Is Hell. These Numbers Prove It.” Mother Jones, 3 May 2019, www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/05/getting-your-period-in-prison-is-hell-these-numbers-prove-it/. O'keefe, Theresa. “Menstrual Blood as a Weapon of Resistance.” International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 8, no. 4, 2006, pp. 535–556., doi:10.1080/14616740600945123. Phipps, William E. “The Menstrual Taboo in the Judeo-Christian Tradition.” Journal of Religion & Health, vol. 19, no. 4, 1980, pp. 298–303., doi:10.1007/bf00996252. Power, Maria. “Second-Class Republicans? Sinn Féin, Feminism and the Women's Hunger Strike.” Breaking News, The Irish Times, 18 Dec. 2015, www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/second-class-republicans-sinn-f%C3%A9in-feminism-and-the-women-s-hunger-strike-1.2468581?mode=amp. Tan, Delfin A. et al. "Cultural Aspects And Mythologies Surrounding Menstruation And Abnormal Uterine Bleeding". Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, vol 40, 2017, pp. 121-133. Elsevier BV, doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.09.015.

In this week's bonus episode, Erin & Steph talk about the chaotic end to the end of a 300 year imperial rule over Russia, and try to uncover the mystery surrounding a possible survivor of the Romanov family massacre -- Anastasia. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ From Russia with Love by Huma-Huma -------- Sources: “Anastasia.” Unsolved Mysteries, performance by Robert Stack, season 6, episode 3, NBC, 6 Oct. 1993. Blakemore, Erin. “Why Czar Nicholas II and the Romanovs Were Murdered.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 25 Oct. 2018, www.history.com/news/romanov-family-murder-execution-reasons. Coble, Michael D., et al. “Mystery Solved: The Identification of the Two Missing Romanov Children Using DNA Analysis.” PLoS ONE, vol. 4, no. 3, 2009, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004838. “Iconic Corpse: The Romanov Family.” YouTube, Ask a Mortician, 19 Oct. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2xFsK0klw&t=1s. King, Greg, and Penny Wilson. The Resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Lawhon, Ariel. I Was Anastasia: a Novel. Anchor Books, 2019. Miller, Kelsey. “The Real Story Of The Fake Anastasia.” Anna Anderson Anastasia The Romanovs True Story, Refinery 29, 16 May 2016, www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/05/110617/anna-anderson-anastasia-romanov-impostor. “Role of the Bolsheviks - Reasons for the Success of the October Revolution, 1917 - Higher History Revision - BBC Bitesize.” BBC News, BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyc72hv/revision/6.

In this week's episode, Steph tells Erin about the Rendlesham Forest Incident.  -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Alien 1963 by Ramzoid  is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ---------- Sources: Pope, Nick, et al. Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: the inside Story of the Worlds Best-Documented UFO Incident. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Griffin, 2015. “The Rendlesham Forest Incident.” The Rendlesham Forest Incident, www.therendleshamforestincident.com. “UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest.” Suffolk Cottage Holidays, www.suffolkcottageholidays.com/blog/ufo-trail-rendlesham-forest. http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/halttape.htm

In this week's second episode, Erin & Steph discuss medical quackery, the bizarre tale of Dr Linda Hazzard, and the harms of the diet industry. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Sources: PAMBOUKIAN, SYLVIA A. Doctoring the Novel: Medicine and Quackery from Shelley to Doyle. 1st ed., Ohio University Press, 2012. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1j7x88b. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020. Soniak, Matt. “Why Is a Fake Doctor Called a Quack?” Mental Floss, 23 Jan. 2013, www.mentalfloss.com/article/33558/why-fake-doctor-called-quack. “Quackery: Its Illusions and Realities.” Association Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 56, 1854, pp. 78–79. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25495276. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020. “Unlicensed Physic.” The British Medical Journal, vol. 1, no. 114, 1863, pp. 245–246. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25199599. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020. Gregg Olsen, Starvation Heights (New York: Warner Books, 1997) Beck, Katherine. “Hazzard, Linda Burfield (1867-1938).” Hazzard, Linda Burfield (1867-1938), History Ling, 3 Nov. 2011, www.historylink.org/File/7955.

In the first of TWO episodes this week, Erin tells Steph the devastating tale of the exploitation of the Dionne Quintuplets. --------  Music:  Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/  &  The Coquette by United States Marine Band is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Courtesy of Youtube Audio Library  ---------  Sources:  Arnup, Katherine. "Raising the Dionne Quintuplets: Lessons for Modern Mothers." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 65-85. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203551854?accountid=14507.  BBC. “The Dionne Quintuplets.” Witness History, BBC, 3 Jun, 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s5p44.  Committo, Mike. “#Canada150: How Ontario Exploited Five Little Northern Girls and Put North Bay on the Map.” Sudbury.com, Sudbury.com, 27 May 2017, www.sudbury.com/columns/canada150/canada150-how-ontario-exploited-five-little-northern-girls-and-put-north-bay-on-the-map-628196.  Dehli, Kari. "Fictions of the Scientific Imagination: Researching the Dionne Quintuplets." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 86-110. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203531719?accountid=14507.  Depalma, Anthony. “3 Dionne Survivors Accept A $28 Million Settlement.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 1998, www.nytimes.com/1998/03/07/world/3-dionne-survivors-accept-a-28-million-settlement.html.  McKay, Ian. "Why Tell this Parable? some Ethical Reflections on the Dionne Quintuplets." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 144-152. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203551638?accountid=14507.  Miller, Sarah. The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2019. Parker, Ian. “DARK SIDE OF THE FAMOUS FIVE.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 22 Oct. 2011, www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/dark-side-of-the-famous-five-1538527.html.  Peter Handley, host. “MHC Heritage Diary- Episode 12- The Dionne Quintuplets.” Heritage Diary Podcast, North Bay Municipal Heritage Committee. 12 Aug, 2019. https://www.cityofnorthbay.ca/cityhall/department/planning-services/committees/municipal-heritage-committee/heritage-diary-podcast/mhc-heritage-diary-episode-12-the-dionne-quintuplets/  Soucy, Jean Yves, and Käthe Roth. Family Secrets: the Dionne Quintuplets' Own Story. Berkeley Books, 1997.  Wood, Shelley. “The Dionne Quintuplets as a Cautionary Tale for Kidfluencers.” Time, Time, 20 Mar. 2019, time.com/5555131/dionne-quintuplets-kidfluencers/.  Wright, Cynthia. "They were Five: The Dionne Quintuplets Revisited." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 1994, pp. 5-14. ProQuest, https://ucd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ucd.idm.oclc.org/docview/203551979?accountid=14507.

In this week's episode, Erin helps Steph celebrate her 27th birthday by discussing some myths surrounding the 27 Club and the strange disappearance of Richey Edwards.  Steph also reveals what her birthday tarot spread revealed about her year ahead. -------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ & The Hunter by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ --------- Sources: Evon, Dan. “FACT CHECK: Did Several Musicians Die with White BIC Lighters in Their Pockets?” Snopes.com, www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-bic-lighter-deaths/. “How to Do a Birthday Tarot Or Oracle Spread.” Cauldrons and Cupcakes, 12 Sept. 2017, www.cauldronsandcupcakes.com/2017/09/13/how-to-do-a-birthday-tarot-or-oracle-spread/. Lehmann, R C. “The Birthday.” Public Domain Poetry, www.public-domain-poetry.com/r-c-lehmann/birthday-23664. “The Day Richey Edwards Disappeared.” Manic Street Preachers Missing Member | 2019, Penguin Random House, 30 Jan. 2019, www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/jan/withdrawn-traces-richey-edwards-day-of-disappearance/. Roberts, Sara Hawks, and Leon Noakes. Withdrawn Traces: Searching For the Truth About Richey Manic. Virgin Books, 2019.

In this week's episode, Steph and Erin discuss the history of physic gardens, Jacob Bobart's contributions to botanancy, and the interesting lore and magic of mandrakes. --------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ --------- Sources: Baker, Margaret. Discovering the Folklore of Plants. Shire Publications, 2008. Carter, Anthony John. “Myths and Mandrakes.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, vol. 96, no. 3, Mar. 2003, pp. 144–147, doi:10.1177/014107680309600312. Culpeper, Nicholas. Culpeper's Complete Herbal. Project Gutenberg , 2015. “Hildegard's Medieval Garden.” Hildegarden: a Hildegard-Inspired Modern Medicinal Medieval Garden., 13 Aug. 2018, healthyhildegard.com/hildegards-medieval-garden/. Penn Medicine. “The Physic Garden.” Pennsylvania Hospital History: Historical Timeline - The Physic Garden, www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/timeline/1751/tline9.html. Powell, Claire. The Meaning of Flowers. Jupiter Books, 1977. Robertson, John. “THE POISON GARDEN Website  .” THE POISON GARDEN Website, 2018, www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/. SEEBER, KARIN. “JACOB BOBART (1596–1680): FIRST KEEPER OF THE OXFORD PHYSIC GARDEN.” Garden History, vol. 41, no. 2, 2013, pp. 278–284. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24636233. Accessed 15 Feb. 2020. “Trees, Plants, and Flowers.” A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe, by Dee Dee. Chainey, National Trust Books, 2018, pp. 112–121. Walker, Timothy. “THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN.” Australian Garden History, vol. 8, no. 5, 1997, pp. 18–18. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/44179690. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020. Wawer, I. “Digitalis Lanata.” Digitalis Lanata - an Overview, www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/digitalis-lanata.

Lupercalia, cabbages and sacred corpses.  What could be more romantic? --------- Music: Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/ --------- Sources: “Divination in Irish Folklore.” The Fading Year: Irish Folklore: Calendar Customs, Traditions & Beliefs, 31 Oct. 2018, thefadingyear.wordpress.com/category/divination-in-irish-folklore Hester, Jessica Leigh. “Where in the World Is Saint Valentine?” Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, 13 Feb. 2019, www.atlasobscura.com/lists/who-was-saint-valentine. “Love and Marriage.” A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe, by Dee Dee. Chainey, National Trust Books, 2018, pp. 112–121. “Lupercalia.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/Lupercalia. “Lupercalia.” History, A&E Television Networks, 13 Dec. 2017, www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/lupercalia. National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 094. https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008887/4963875/5078003 National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 371. https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5009270/5003314 Rose, Rae. “The Ladybird in British Folklore.” Hare & Moon, Hare & Moon, 8 July 2019, www.hare-moon.com/home/2016/2/17/ladybird-british-folklore-folkart. Sachs, E. “Some Notes on the Lupercalia.” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 84, no. 3, 1963, pp. 266–279. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/293110. Accessed 10 Feb. 2020. Sheldon, Natasha. “The Roman Festival of the Lupercalia.” History and Archaeology Online, 31 Aug. 2019, www.historyandarchaeologyonline.com/the-roman-festival-of-the-lupercalia/. Seipel, Arnie. “The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day.” NPR, NPR, 13 Feb. 2011, www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day?t=1581356979108. Towrie, Sigurd.  "Diving a Future Love: Marriage Divinations." The Orkney Jar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands, http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/weddings/lovediv.htm.