A Popular History of Unpopular Things

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The Andes Flight Disaster Jan 24, 2023

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Join Kelli as she tells the amazing story of Uruguayan Flight 571, where 45 people crashed into the snowy peaks on the Andes Mountains on the border of Argentina and Chile. After ten weeks, two of the 16 survivors emerged from the mountains. To survive, they had to do the unthinkable - they had to cannibalize the flesh of their dead friends and relatives.
This is a story of resilience, survival, and how far one will go to make it out alive.
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Sources referenced in the podcast:
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
Courage and Cannibalism: Inside the Andes Plane Disaster by 7News Spotlight on YT

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The Lost Franklin Expedition Jan 09, 2023

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Join Kelli as she explains what happened to the Terror and Erebus, the doomed ships of Captain Sir John Franklin's 1945 expedition, where all 134 men perished, most of whom were never found. The bones and artifacts left behind tell a chilling story of how far some men will go to survive - even if all hope is lost.
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Sources referenced in the podcast:
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie and John Geiger

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The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Dec 20, 2022

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Join Kelli as she teaches how nuclear power plants work, and why the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986 - the worst nuclear incident in history.
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Sources referenced in the podcast:
Illinois Energy Prof YouTube
Adam Higginbotham - Midnight in Chernobyl

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The London Cholera Epidemic Nov 20, 2022

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Join Kelli as she discusses the roots of the Cholera epidemic in London in the 1850s, and how a particularly smelly year in 1858 known as the "Great Stink" forced Parliament to fix London's sanitation infrastructure.
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The Lost Roanoke Colony Oct 30, 2022

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Join Kelli as she discusses the history surrounding the lost Roanoke colony, the first English attempt at colonizing the New World. In addition to discussing what happened to the colonists, Kelli will look into the history of the period to understand why Roanoke failed in 1587, but Jamestown survived only 20 years later.
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The Great Molasses Flood and the Kentucky Meat Shower Oct 23, 2022

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Join Kelli for this double-feature episode as she looks into two weird food stories - the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 and the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876.
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The Ghost Ship Oct 16, 2022

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A look at the mysterious disappearance of all ten crew members and passengers of the Mary Celeste in 1872. Halfway between the Azores and Portugal, a brigantine carrying alcohol bound for Italy was found floating adrift by another ship, completely empty of people - a Ghost Ship. Help Kelli solve the puzzle as she goes over the evidence to make sense of what happened to the Mary Celeste, one of the world's most enduring mysteries of the sea.
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The Dyatlov Pass Incident Oct 09, 2022

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A look at the mysterious deaths of nine hikers in 1959. In Russia's northern Ural Mountains, the hikers went missing overnight and were found weeks later by search and rescue teams. Though we know the various causes of death, how and why they died remains a mystery to this day. Join Kelli as she goes over the evidence and the scene, using her historical thinking skills to understand what happened to the Dyatlov Pass hikers.
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The Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory Oct 02, 2022

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A look at the historical context and life of Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian Countess that was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young servant girls to stay young. It's also rumored she was a vampire... Join Kelli as she gives an overview of the event and looks into the history that separates fact from fiction.
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The Salem Witch Trials Sep 25, 2022

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A look at the historical context and events of the Salem Witch Trials, where 19 people were hanged and one pressed to death after being accused of witchcraft. Join Kelli as she gives an overview of the event and looks into the history that explains how this infamous event could happen in a small Puritan town in New England.
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