Spark My Interest
By Granevan Media
Spark My InterestJan 18, 2021
Fireside #5
Debra, Diana, and Jesi answer a listener question about Halloween vs Christmas.
Send us your burning questions on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast), or email us at sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
155. Like Ducks to Water
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about idiom origin stories, extreme trading up, and man who fasted for more than a year... and eggcorns.
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Articles and other sources:
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/eggcorn-examples-faulty-phrases-that-still-make-scents
https://www.rd.com/list/amusing-stories-behind-expressions/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/from-paper-clip-to-house-in-14-trades-1.573973
https://www.the-sun.com/money/4441217/traded-bobby-pin-for-house-how/
Fireside #4
Debra, Diana, and Jesi answer a listener question about embarrassing moments. They also address their first correction to a personal story from a listener who was there when it happened.
Send us your burning questions on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast), or email us at sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
154. Balloon Butt
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a celebrity's James Dean premonition, a man who became a human balloon, and the only place in America where the locals still speak Elizabethan English... and the future of tongue prints.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.scienceofpeople.com/category/health/the-weirdest-fact-about-human-tongues/
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/Cursed-James-Dean-car-part-sells-16907965.php
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13537084
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190623-the-us-island-that-speaks-elizabethan-english
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgi9wYsR5fo
Fireside #3
Debra, Diana, and Jesi answer a question about allergies. They got 'em! Especially Debra.
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153. Friday the 13th Every Month?!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about what really happened to Buddy Holly, the international fixed calendar, and an amateur archeologist couple who had some incredible finds... and the amazing Frank Oz.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Article and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-11/the-death-and-life-of-the-13-month-calendar
Fireside #2
Debra, Diana, and Jesi follow up on the topic of pretending to be someone else out in the real world. They all have and got away with it! Well, most of the time.
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152. The Person was the Bread Bowl
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Boeing the Bunny, sheela na gigs, and the luckiest (or unluckiest) man... and a strange custom time forgot.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/rabbit-bomb-scare-adelaide-airport
https://www.rspcasa.org.au/boeing-the-bunny-gets-new-home/
https://relevantmagazine.com/faith/the-strange-christian-beliefs-that-time-forgot/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheela_na_gig
Fireside #1
Welcome to our first Fireside Friday! Join us as Debra, Diana, and Jesi answer this week's listener question: "Is there a moment in life where you had the best one-liner that it felt like it was something straight out of a movie?"
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151. Well of Hell
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the Well of Hell, a great flamingo escape, and Yugoslavian poem reciters... and the world's most hated foods.
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Articles and other sources:
https://soyummy.com/most-hated-foods-world/
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-58653795
150. FYI, I'm Not Her
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about premonitions from The Simpsons, the Battle of Karánsebes, and the Dodleston Messages... and a tale of two Guys.
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a35279081/best-simpsons-predictions-future/
https://www.quora.com/What-were-the-most-embarrassing-moments-in-history/answer/Prime-Wongsaard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kar%C3%A1nsebes
https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/dodleston-messages.htm
149. What About THESE Beamers?
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a caffeine overdose, a hero swimmer, and a bladder tumbler... and a life-saving venomous spider.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.newsweek.com/one-worlds-deadliest-spider-venoms-could-help-heart-attack-patients-1610585
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60570470
https://nypost.com/2022/03/16/womans-uti-was-actually-glass-tumbler-lodged-in-bladder-for-4-years/
148. Denture Adventure
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a traveling salesman known as Old Mike, some adventurous dentures, and a murderous murmuration… and something strange banned in Arkansas.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.rd.com/list/weird-things-banned-in-the-u-s/
https://swark.today/prescott-history-old-mike/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-blackbirds-plummet-sky-deaths/
https://www.treehugger.com/the-incredible-science-behind-starling-murmurations-4863751
147. The Penguin Faces South!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a badass nurse, The Great Green Wall, and Peggy the doll... and Dillon T. Pickle's disappearance... and Jesi's second prank on Diana.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.mamamia.com.au/woman-killed-hitman-hired-to-kill-her
https://www.rd.com/list/interesting-facts/
https://www.greatgreenwall.org/about-great-green-wall
https://www.redbookmag.com/life/news/a21511/warning-this-video-of-a-haunted-doll-may-make-you-sick/
146. It's Weird, But I Love It
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the life of a courtesan, the power of strangers, and Rubik's cube pogo sticking... and Cleopatra.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesan
https://www.readersdigest.ca/culture/good-news-stories-world/
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/free-conversations-movement-adria-ballester-art-of-talking-1027956
https://www.healthpartners.com/blog/mental-illnesses-terms-to-use-terms-to-avoid/
145. Fixed the Newel Post!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a connection between Steve Irwin and Charles Darwin, a bear that joined the Polish Army, and the women's fight for the right to smoke... and some Friends trivia.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.tiktok.com/@lach_mac/video/7061714649745493250
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13115101
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15736812
https://historyofyesterday.com/women-were-once-fined-and-arrested-for-smoking-13747db36fa0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torches_of_Freedom
144. What Does He Know?
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the disturbing life of Blanche Monnier, the short-lived Condom Hut, and progressive penguins... and a particularly versatile medication. Gryffindor!
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
http://www.ibdclinic.ca/treatment/medications/why-do-some-drugs-have-several-names/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sildenafil#Jet_lag_research
https://historydaily.org/blanche-monnier-story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Monnier
https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/condom_hut/
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/gay-penguins-hatch-egg-scli-intl-scn/index.html
143. A Long-Tongued Moment
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about George Washington's teeth, a bellend of football, and the youngest murderer in Japan... and the Ethiopian calendar.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://thetravelintern.com/fun-facts-about-the-world/
https://www.livescience.com/61919-george-washington-teeth-not-wood.html
https://youtube.com/shorts/j8TSn6muR1A?feature=share
142. The Incident was Regrettable (Valentine's Episode)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by their husbands Jeff, David, and Nathan to talk about Potemkin's villages, the most-kissed lips in history, and corporate team build gone wrong... and the worst Valentine's Day gifts.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://tinybeans.com/worst-valentines-day-gifts/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great/Influence-of-Grigory-Potemkin
141. Forest Man of India
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about mascot mishaps, the forest man of India, and a timber wolf whisperer... and intestines... and caulk.
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/portland-pickles-dillon-suggestive-photo_n_61e05e1fe4b04e9d84e22e7f
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1063007-top-10-moments-in-sports-mascot-failure
140. Pinkest Pink
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the pinkest pink, the curse of Dudleytown, and a rat hero... and Victorian slang.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://bestlifeonline.com/vintage-slang-words/
https://www.dezeen.com/2016/12/30/anish-kapoor-uses-stuart-semple-worlds-pinkest-pink-despite-ban/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudleytown,_Connecticut
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072153873/magawa-hero-rat-dies-bomb-sniffing
139. Double Doozy
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the longest fall survivor, someone spared by hitmen, and the elephant bird... and what you call people from certain US states.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAT_Flight_367
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38427411
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35496480
138. Puttin' My Lips to That
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about salmon sperm plastic, Juan Romero's moments with Robert Kennedy, and the unsettling story of La Pascualita... and the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/04/654282422/juan-romero-busboy-who-cradled-dying-rfk-dies-at-68
https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-pascualita
137. The Night Witches (Special Guest Alicia Kenworthy)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Alicia Kenworthy of Uncut.fm and Cut Loose podcast to talk about a family's river savior, a message-in-a-bottle hunter, a bird in the boot, and the night witches... and a "fun" fact about headphones.
Here is the link to Uncut.fm's December 2021 beta app with Spark My Interest: https://app.uncut.fm/episode/241
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wearing-headphones-just-hour-increase-bacteria-your-ear-kalyani
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/1/10/14220962/how-to-find-message-in-bottle
136. Surf's Up!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a man who never gave up on his education, an extreme overwaterer, and a surfboard that inspired a fundraiser... and the man with the most world records.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.onlinecollegeplan.com/oldest-recorded-college-graduates/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/12/Finally-court-limits-lawn-sprinkling/2247455860800/
https://www.rd.com/article/surf-board-travels-hawaii-to-philippines/
135. Peppermint Pod
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Edgar Allan Poe's premonition, the new kilogram, and a clock that caused a near riot... and a trend to watch in 2022. Happy New Year!
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.cfr.org/article/visualizing-2022-trends-watch
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30093/edgar-allan-poes-eerie-richard-parker-coincidence
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/top-ten-scientific-discoveries-decade-180973873/
https://www.westcloxmuseum.com/post/2016/11/05/-the-clock-that-caused-a-near-riot
134. We'll Bowl You Over
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Discordianism, a bank robber who got away, and a crazy plum pudding coincidence... and why the months don't make sense.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.learnreligions.com/discordianism-95677
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qbn483/the-discordian-revival-chaos-festival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055659885/cleveland-ohio-bank-robber-identified-marshals-service
https://www.npr.org/2016/09/27/495532494/magic-or-math-the-appeal-of-coincidences-and-the-reality
133. Fancy AF (Special Guest Jessica Ryan)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined again by Jessica Ryan (IG @jessicaryannyla) of broadwayunlocked.com and the new #TechTheater podcast to talk about eerie Wired predictions, the Russian Popeye, the man who ate from the same menu for 7 years, and Norton I., Emperor of the United States... and the shortest running show in London.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20-amazing-theatre-facts_34626.html
https://nypost.com/2021/09/20/russian-popeye-may-die-if-petroleum-jelly-stays-in-arms/
https://news.yahoo.com/33-old-california-man-says-145448113.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton
132. Taters!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a war over a pig, a fake website that attracts real crime, and the watcher house... and singing sand.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pig-war-british-american-border-dispute-san-juan-island
https://www.nps.gov/places/lyman-cutlar-homestead.htm
131. Dogman
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Buffalo Bill, a novel learn-to-play-piano app, and the mysterious Dogman... and the longest wedding veil.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://time.com/6114737/buffalo-bill-cody-wild-west-myth/
https://verypiano.com/2017/07/24/interview-flowkey-ceo-jonas-gosling/
https://www.michiganradio.org/offbeat/2019-10-30/whos-a-good-boy-not-the-michigan-dogman
130. Tijuana Car Chase (Special Guest Srinivas Rao)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Srinivas Rao of The Unmistakable Creative Podcast (unmistakablecreative.com) to talk about a couple handcuffed for love, a female crime syndicate, Taster's (bad) Choice, and Srini's Tijuana car chase... and some Thanksgiving stuff. Srini also recounts his experience on the reality dating show Indian Matchmaking.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://news.yahoo.com/being-handcuffed-together-123-days-215717541.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants
https://ingrace.us/december-4th-from-riches-to-rags-in-4-years/
129. Hypnotic (Special Guest Lucie Guest)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by actor-writer-director Lucie Guest (IG @lucieguest) to talk about forensic hypnosis, a gift that keeps on giving, arachnophobic spiders, and when Harry met Lucie... and some fun brain facts.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/04/false-witness-us-using-hypnosis-convict-criminals
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/27/texas-court-stays-execution-in-dallas-murder/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_hypnosis
https://www.facebook.com/cdf999299/
https://www.readersdigest.ca/health/relationships/hilarious-family-stories/
128. Crazy Love
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a third thumb technology, missing giants, and some crazy love... and some kooky comic strip vocabulary.
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://www.insider.com/third-thumb-prosthetic-2018-3
https://archaeology-world.com/the-mystery-behind-the-18-giant-skeletons-found-in-the-usa/
https://www.cultofweird.com/death/giant-skeletons-in-wisconsin/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/smithsonian-giant-skeletons/
https://www.rd.com/list/most-bizarre-true-stories-that-became-documentaries/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/nyregion/burt-pugach-dead.html
127. Get to that Equator!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the Dublin whiskey fire, the Whiskey Robber, and a supermom... and why you should get to that equator!
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
Articles and other sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/dublin-whiskey-fire
https://wikispro.com/attila-ambrus-wiki-networth-age/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila_Ambrus
https://www.cracked.com/article_23350_6-real-people-who-lived-absurd-double-lives.html
126. Halloween Bonus Episode
Identical twin cohosts Debra and Diana recount their unsettling experiences with Ouija boards for cohost Jesi and guests Lauren and Ashley from Keep It Weird podcast (keepitweirdpodcast.com, @keepitweirdcast). Happy Halloween!
Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!
125. The Halloween Special (featuring Keep It Weird podcast)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Lauren and Ashley from Keep It Weird podcast (keepitweirdpodcast.com, @keepitweirdcast) to talk about the Chair of Death, a Bigfoot theory, the Pladl family, Gabourey Sidibe's spell, and Duffy's Cut... and the most haunted states.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
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Articles and other sources:
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chair_of_Death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busby%27s_stoop_chair
https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_deathchair.html
http://www.thirskmuseum.org/displays.html
https://weirdhq.com/greg-newkirk-and-dana-matthews-join-finding-bigfoot-for-2-hour-season-premiere/
https://www.looper.com/338303/the-american-horror-story-scene-gabourey-sidibe-regretted-filming/
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/us/secrets-of-duffys-cut-yield-to-shovel-and-science.html
124. Endless Hole
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the deepest hole, ghosts of Disneyland, and a mysterious silent man... and two rare human body conditions.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).
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Articles and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole
https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/haunted-disneyland-ghosts-in-the-happiest-place-on-earth
https://www.ranker.com/list/real-nurse-doctor-ghost-stories/jamaal-armstrong
123. Twin Strangers
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about an invisible monster, a case of unexplained amnesia, and twin strangers... and foods once sold as medicine.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24691/10-snack-foods-originally-sold-medicines
https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Restless-Spirits-Haunted-Places/dp/1578594014
122. Killer Handwriting
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about metallic water, a found milk carton girl, and cave-painting women... and killer handwriting.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
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Articles and other sources:
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1578074,00.html
https://www.livescience.com/water-into-metal-experiment.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02065-w
https://unbelievable-facts.com/2018/04/missing-children-milk-carton.html
https://www.inspiremore.com/bonnie-lohman-milk-carton-missing-child/
121. Fast, Cheap, and Easy
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the brain of JFK, The Kiss of Life, and a very determined mother... and the world's tallest statue.
This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). We also announce the winner of the drawing for a free test kit!
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.historicmysteries.com/jfks-missing-brain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize
https://historydaily.org/story-behind-iconic-kiss-life-photo
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dbv4a/mother-rescue-trafficked-daughter-bangladesh-india
120. We Are Not the Father (Special Guest Becky Tsai)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Becky Tsai from Fulgent Genetics to talk about the hosts' genetic test results, a relay baby, the smallest DNA sample to solve a crime, and a prison doctor who experimented on inmates...and some interesting facts about the human body. Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for discount) or leave a like and comment on our social media post for episode 120 on TikTok or Instagram by September 27, 2021 to be entered to win a free test kit of your choice!
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.factretriever.com/body-facts
https://abc7news.com/two-moms-mothers-pregnancy-carry-same-baby/4576470/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/23/cold-case-vegas-stephanie-isaacson/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57947785
https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/leo-stanley-gland-rejuvenation-surgery-14298920.php
119. Lady Death
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the Wife Swap murders, a phantom whistler, and Lady Death... and Winona Ryder's middle school bully.
This episode was sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com
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Articles and other sources:
https://people.com/style/winona-ryder-bullied-middle-school/
https://popculture.com/trending/news/wife-swap-double-murder-jacob-stockdale-shotgun/
https://973thedawg.com/louisianas-disturbing-unsolved-mystery-of-the-phantom-whistler-video/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3550775/sniper-lady-death-world-war-2-nazis/
118. Don't Put That Out There
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the oldest living bird, a forbidden fruit, and the strange world of cryonics... and whale hearts.
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Articles and other sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_(albatross)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/when-tomatoes-were-blamed-for-witchcraft-and-werewolves
117. Is It Too Far?
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about spiders on drugs, Syndrome K, and the only person hit by a meteorite... and the hobo union.
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Articles and other sources:
http://www.hobo.net/touristunion63.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-powerful-is-caffeine-nasa-spider-web-study-2019-5
https://www.historynet.com/syndrome-k-the-disease-that-saved-lives-in-wwii.htm
116. Hearing Two Voices
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about children sent by mail, the origin of humans, and a woman who heard helpful voices... and strange pills being sold online.
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/chocolate-fart-pill
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50210701
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/voices-told-woman-she-had-brain-tumour-1.138853
115. Murder & Gas
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Articles and other sources:
www.mentalfloss.com/article/19350/13-gold-medal-worthy-olympic-stories
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_de_Coubertin_medal
allthatsinteresting.com/nannie-doss-giggling-granny
blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/
114. Still Burning (Special Guest Arielle Nissenblatt)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Arielle Nissenblatt (Instagram - @ariellethisandthat), creator of Earbuds Podcast Collective and Outlier Podcast Festival, to talk about a fire that has burned since 1962, a dog who freed his owner, flexing with a double arm transplant, and the effect of city folk on a suburban ecosystem... and the state with the fewest escalators.
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.history.com/news/mine-fire-burning-more-50-years-ghost-town
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/science/suburbs-wildlife-deer-owls.html
113. Balls Are Everywhere!
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a confused AI camera, a special thumbprint, and some backyard bowling balls... and a looming cola war.
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/07/16/italy-michelangelo-fingerprint/9751626458547/
112. Twerk Myself Outta Here (featuring My Worst Date podcast)
Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Christina from My Worst Date podcast to talk about a woman's strange last words, the greener Empire State Building, choreomania, and the ghost that got away... and zits vs dry lips.
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Articles and other sources:
https://www.businessinsider.com/erin-valenti-death-remains-mystery-2019-11
https://housely.com/energy-efficient-buildings/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/climate-solutions/empire-state-building-emissions/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12143150-real-ghost-stories
111. Fart My Interest
Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a modern-day Jonah, a fartiste, and a sole survivor... and Jesi's treacherous road trip.
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