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Burke & Hare
This week, we get a crash course on 1827 Edinburgh and the serial killer case that rocked the first half of the 19th century. Rebecca tells Laura how she learned about the murders and how it has become a bit of an obsession…because Serial Killers are more interesting in a gothic old city. Sources: Related…
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Season 2, Episode 3 – Yellowstone
This week Rebecca tells Laura why the book “Death in Yellowstone” is a great read but maybe not while vacationing in Yellowstone. Additionally, selfies and the dawn of phone cameras are just the modern version of decades of “Dumb Ways to Die” in the park and surrounding areas. It’s an episode of Bears, Boilings, Bad…
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Blucifer – Denver International Airport
Laura and Rebecca discuss the myths and legends that surround the Airport, inside and out, and how you too can have fun with conspiracy theories!
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Merry Krampus
Krampus is quickly becoming a beloved Christmas monster in the United States and the cultural zeitgeist. Laura explains to Rebecca what the legend is in the past and how romance novels are influencing the present. While an oddball Germanic tradition reaching into our Pagan past of Europe. He resembles other legends, including that of Iceland;…
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The Thanksgiving Myth
We’re all told one story – pilgrims (a group of puritans) running from religious persecution landed on our shores to a new land. The Native Americans (Indians) aided these pilgrims in their conquering of what is modern day New England. We’re given cute cartoons, plays, horrifically racist paper outfits and headdresses, and told it’s all…
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Colorado’s Weirdest Event – Coffin Races
Fast-Forward to 1929, 38 years later and a massive rain storm and flooding caused Emma and her coffin to come racing down the mountain and into town.
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Body Worlds
This week we are visiting the 20th and 21st century versions of the anatomical model. Is it ethical? What’s the story? Just HOW do they make them? While we don’t have concrete answers, we ask a lot of questions and naturally share our opinions! Show Resources: Denver Museum of Nature and Science: “The Hikers” Exhibit…
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Anatomical Venus
In our first episode EVER we delve into some weird wonders hidden in the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy! While stunning, and beautiful in their own ways, these anatomical models had a big influence on the time they were created and into today. Becca tells Laura about her experience seeing them, and why they’re important…
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S3.E1 – Machu Picchu
Few places capture the imagination quite like the mountain wonder that is Machu Picchu. Built in the 15th century, this short lived modern wonder of the world sat unfinished in the Peruvian Andes, until some white guy “found it” in 1911 – or did he? Join Rebecca as she talks about the lasting effect of…
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Season 3
Ok we didn’t fall off the earth – life just lifed We’re BACK! Season 3 will take us to Latin America, around the Colorado and American Wild West, and into the impact of media on our understanding of the world! We’re so excited and we can’t wait to share everything with you! We are now…
Dark Wanderings 