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26: Pig Butchering, Mohammad Khordadian, & the Tiffany Problem Jul 17, 2024

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In this week's highly anticipated crossover episode, we are joined by House of Pod's Dr. Kaveh Hoda as we learn about Pig Butchering, famed Iranian dancer Mohammad Khordadian, and the Tiffany Problem. A listener email clues us into the existence of Bog Butter.

Episode Tabs:

Pig Butchering Scam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam

Keeping Up with the Khordadian

https://www.bidoun.org/articles/keeping-up-with-the-khordadian

Tiffany Problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Problem

Listener Tabs:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/25/eminem-was-interviewed-by-secret-service-about-threatening-trump-lyrics

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25: Kumitab!! (500 Open Stabs) Jul 10, 2024

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In honor of reaching our 25th episode milestone, this week we host the ancient tournament of Kumitab! Join our battle royale as we pit some of our craziest tab subjects against one another including a lobotomized housewife, Richard Nixon, and the burning MacArthur overpass. A listener email informs illustrators to which patron saint they should pray.

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titivillus

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24: The 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt2 and Tanuki balls Jul 03, 2024

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This week we conclude Richard of Pudlicott's 1303 heist of Edward Longshanks' crown jewels and learn about Meiji era political cartoons involving Tanuki balls. A listener email explains the beaverly origins of strawberry flavoring.

Episode Tabs:

1303 Heist PART II

https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/download/ChaptersintheAdministrativeHistoryofMediaevalEngland_10193632.pdf

Testicular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor for Children with a Ribald Satirical Twist

https://blogs.princeton.edu/cotsen/2017/09/tanuki/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3m885/a-history-of-flavoring-food-with-beaver-butt-juice

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/08/17/four-weirdest-animals-on-the-planet/

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23: Taco Bell Paintings and the 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt1 Jun 26, 2024

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This week we learn about Mark T. Smith's iconic Taco Bell paintings and Richard of Pudlicott's plan to rob Edward Longshanks in 1303. A listener email explains how failing to learn the Persian language resulted in Europeans eating mummies for medicinal purposes.

Episode Tabs:

One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-paintings-19464177.php

The One Where England’s Treasury War Robbed

https://medium.com/@madmedic11671/the-one-where-englands-treasury-war-robbed-9727181fc8b

Listener Tabs:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo

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22: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt2 and Colonel Thomas Blood Jun 19, 2024

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This week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners.

Episode Tabs:

The Great Moon Hoax

https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-news

The Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels

https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels

Listener Tabs:

https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty

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21: 1904 Olympic Marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt1 Jun 12, 2024

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This week we learn about the 1904 Olympic marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. A listener email teaches us how to dance with the devil.

Episode Tabs:

The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

Belief, Legend, and the Great Moon Hoax

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/

Listener Tabs:

https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/c/82315/files/2022/09/DIGITAL-COPY-Dancing-with-Devils-Latin-American-Masks-Traditions.pdf

https://library.osu.edu/site/dancingwithdevils/

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20: Frank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime Dog Jun 05, 2024

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This week we are joined by special guest Miles Greb (Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast) as we learn about Bloodsport's Frank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime Dog. A listener email reveals a special item on an ancient Greek brothel menu.

Go see Kaveh in SF this weekend for his event on June 8th:

https://www.booksinc.net/event/lindsay-ellis-books-inc-opera-plaza

Episode Tabs:

Frank Dux

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Dux

Fantastically Wrong: The Bizarre Mirages That Once Scared the Bejesus Out of Sailors

https://www.wired.com/2015/01/fantastically-wrong-fata-morgana/

McGruff The Crime Dog Has Been In Prison For A Decade

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/cltr/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-prison.html

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2015746/m1/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/waterbed-history-rise-fall-255635

https://www.thecut.com/2018/07/lioness-on-cheese-grater-lysistrata-meaning.html

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19: MacArthur Maze pt 2 and Rose O'Neill May 29, 2024

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This week we wrap up the MacArthur Maze debacle and learn about pioneering cartoonist Rose O'Neill. A listener email dives into the mysterious poisoning of a Chinese billionaire.

Episode Tabs:

Rebuilding The Maze p2

https://youtu.be/-TKjwblp1XI?si=pcAFthBY_vVzV0ss

Rose O’Neill : Artist and Suffragist

https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/rose-oneill

Listener Tabs:

https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2012/08/03/found-in-the-collection-mr-coffee-nerves/

https://www.preview.ph/culture/3-body-problem-producer-poison-death-a5158-20240405

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18: Trial of Anne Hutchinson and MacArthur Maze pt 1 May 22, 2024

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This week we learn about the renegade Anne Hutchinson and how the MacArthur Maze was reconstructed in record time after a fire. A listener email explains the sword-fighting roots of the Best Man.

Episode Tabs:

The Trial of Anne Hutchinson

https://www.famous-trials.com/hutchinson/2395-hutchinson-1637-account

Rebuilding The Maze

Listener Tabs:

https://fpmaine.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-best-man/

https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-high-schools-complete-23-inning-2-day-marathon-baseball-game-020427000.html

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17: Fake buildings, Sperm Whale Defenses, and Sea Lego May 15, 2024

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This week we are joined by special guest Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, See Jurassic Right) as we learn about fake buildings, Sperm whale defense tactics, and Lego lost at sea. A listener email penetrates some myths about lobotomies.

Episode Tabs:

Fake Buildings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_building

Sperm whales survive surprise attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/sperm-whales-survive-surprise-orca-attack/103609696

Lego Lost at Sea

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whimsical-legos-are-still-washing-ashore-decades-after-they-were-lost-at-sea-180979580/

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Hendrickson

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