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1918 Pandemic, AKA Spanish Flu | Case File #53 Feb 17, 2021

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The 1918 global pandemic is almost note-for-note identical to what is happening today. In 1918, a severe case of influenza ravaged the entire planet - killing around 50 Million people worldwide in the span of a few years. The way we handled with it, the misinformation, the denial, the politicization, and everything else surrounding the Spanish Flu was oddly similar to what has happened in the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet we didn't seem to learn anything from it because, for whatever reason, the Spanish Flu just hasn't really been taught in schools or kept in the cultural consciousness. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we delve deep into the story of the 1918 global pandemic, and its similarities to our current situation. -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our new album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew -- Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives D.Catalano's music used with permission of Fivese7encollective https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Woman Who Co-Wrote Novels With a Ghost | Case File #52 Feb 10, 2021

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Pearl Curran wrote several novels in her lifetime, but she claims they were all actually written by a ghost. In the early 1900s, Pearl Curran became famous because she was a published novelist who claimed to have written all of her books by communicating with a spirit through a Ouija board. The ghost would communicate the words to her, and she would write them down. Was this true? Was Pearl insane? Or was she a con artist? We dive into the odd and fascinating story of Pearl Curran on this episode of Deep Cuts! Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch Listen to our new album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives D.Catalano's music used with permission of Fivese7encollective https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Gamestop Bankrupted Wall Street | Case File #51 Feb 03, 2021

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An exhaustive breakdown of how Reddit bankrupted Wall Street using Gamestop stock. In late January 2020, a bunch of amateur stock traders in the subreddit /r/WallStreetBets decided that they would hatch a plan to drive up the value of stock shares in the ailing video game retailer, Gamestop. They bought up tons of the stock and within a few days the shares went up from $12 to over $400. Because a bunch of hedge funds had been majorly betting against Gamestop's stock improving, this move literally cost them billions and bankrupted a few of them. Here is the step-by-step walkthrough of how one of the craziest financial moments in American history happened. Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch Pre-Save the album version of the Napster musical on Spotify now! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thedeadboydetectives/simple-code Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives D.Catalano's music used with permission of Fivese7encollective https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Dadbeats http://bit.ly/FoodFightPod P S E U D O C I D E https://www.facebook.com/pseudocidesc/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Bilzerian, Social Media Fraud | Case File #50 Jan 27, 2021

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He projected a lifestyle of riches, fame, women, cars, and guns...but it was all a lie. Dan Bilzerian started as a professional poker player that came from a rich - albeit controversial - family. Then, at some point in the 2010s he transitioned into being this ubiquitous Internet influencer - posting pictures of his wild parties, surrounded by beautiful models, in giant mansions, brandishing huge guns, and just generally showing off an aspirational lifestyle that garnered him a ton of attention. Everyone wanted to be him, and that's why he was famous. But as time went on, we started to slowly see the illusion unravel and realize that none of it was real. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we explore the social media deceit of Dan Bilzerian! Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives P S E U D O C I D E https://www.facebook.com/pseudocidesc/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Warrens, Ghost Grifters & Secret Pedophiles? | Case File #49 Jan 20, 2021

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The Conjuring was based on them, they were world famous ghost hunters, but they had two very dark secrets. Throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, all the way up to their deaths in the late 2000s, Ed and Lorraine Warren were world famous for hunting ghosts, spirits, and other supernatural entities. They were a fiercely religious married couple who claimed to be demonologists and mediums. The Amityville Horror was based on one of their cases. They were the owners of the Annabelle doll. They are the characters portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in the Conjuring franchise. But they had a huge secret - their entire careers were a total scam. They were grifters. But wait...they had an even darker secret. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we delve into the bizarre and horrifying secret lives of the Warrens. Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch Check out Just Dandy's music! https://www.instagram.com/justdandyofficial/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/50FcpmpnkRCD83ilDr5iWs?si=JnOsTAE6QX6uiSxDiHlSCQ Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helen Keller Doesn't Exist? | Case File #48 Jan 13, 2021

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A movement of millions of teenagers on Tik Tok now believe Helen Keller is a hoax. Why? At some point during this hells cape we called 2020, what started off as possibly a joke turned into a movement of millions of Gen Z kids on Tik Tok who collectively developed an elaborate conspiracy theory about how Helen Keller wasn't a real person. Some people believe she never existed. Some believe she was a scam artist. Some believe she was faking at least one of her disabilities. But either way, it's a testament to the post truth society we now live in where lies get laundered by social algorithms and become fact to millions of people. But how did this happen in the first place? We explore the bizarre, enraging, and completely ableist myth/conspiracy theory about the Helen Keller hoax. Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch Check out Just Dandy's music! https://www.instagram.com/justdandyofficial/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/50FcpmpnkRCD83ilDr5iWs?si=JnOsTAE6QX6uiSxDiHlSCQ Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Dadbeats http://bit.ly/FoodFightPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hobby Horsing, Competitive Fake Horse Riding | Case File #47 Jan 06, 2021

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In Finland, thousands of little girls compete in national competitions where they do tricks on fake horses. Around 2004, a bizarre trend popped up in Finland among preteen girls - Hobby Horsing. Where little girls trains laboriously to compete in Olympics-style competitions where they take one of those horse heads on a wooden stick and ride it around doing intricate tricks and jumping over hurdles. The competitions are judged like an actual horse show, and the girls take their dedication to the craft very seriously. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we delve into the strange world of competitive Hobby Horsing. Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com Dadbeats http://bit.ly/FoodFightPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rise and Fall of Napster | Case File #46 Dec 30, 2020

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Napster came out of nowhere, was the biggest thing in the world, and then disappeared just as quickly. What really happened? In the late 90s, the music industry was on the verge of change. Many were concerned about the growing popularity of the Internet, and how digital files could be easily shared from home to home. Could this have some kind of lasting effect on sales of albums somewhere down the line? But all that changed when a new program popped out seemingly out of nowhere: Napster. And it did everything that the music execs feared. It let anybody shared any music for free. Over the next couple of years the program exploded in popularity, but it was steeped in legal trouble almost immediately. And then it was gone. So what really happened in the fascinating tale of the rise and fall of Napster? On this very special season finale of Deep Cuts, we explore that very question...in musical form. The Rise and Fall of Napster was written by Andrew & Dave. All of the songs in this production were written, produced, and performed by the Deadboy Detectives. With drums performed by Jake Naugle And sound mixing by SANTIAGO MORILLO SEGOVIA except: Always Be Alright, which has additional vocal performance by Jadyn Beyer and Ephraim Price A Simple Code, which was written and produced by Jeremy Arambulo with lyrics written by Andrew Price and Dave Baker and performed by Dave Baker. You can check out Jeremy’s cartoonist work at jeremyarambulo.com/ and his music project, Fluorescent Beige, at fluorescentbeige.bandcamp.com/ Everything Good Blows Up, which was written and performed by Good Bison. Good Bison has a new EP coming out at the end of January called Scattered Storms. The first single from the EP, Can’t Predict the Weather, is already out anywhere you stream music. The next single will be out the first week of january 2021. You can check out more of Good Bison’s music at goodbisonmusic.com or by following them on instagram @goodbison. And Drowning In the Middle of the Universe, which was written and performed by Marvelous Persona. You can check out their album, In the Blood, anywhere you stream music. The incidental music used in this production was created by D. Catalano. D.Catalano's music used with permission of Fivese7encollective. You can check him out anywhere you stream you music as well. And If (==False) True which has additional vocal performance by Jadyn Beyer These people are being credited for no particular reason: Mike Bedard Mike Miller Kelly Bohart And Wes Robertson Special thanks to Jadyn Beyer for allowing her home to become a recording studio for the entire month of December without completely losing her mind. And to Ephraim and Alastair Price, who inspired all of these songs. Track List: Always Be Alright A Simple Code Again and Again San Mateo Brick Wall Everything Good Blows Up Art & Values drowning in the middle of the universe This Used to Be Fun Life Bleeds Into Decay If (==False) True Lyrics Sheet: https://pastebin.com/91HwUV11 -- 01000001 00100000 01000010 01100001 01100100 00100000 01000100 01100101 01110110 01101111 01110100 01100101 01100100 00100000 01000101 01111001 01100101 00100000 01000110 01101001 01110011 01101000 01100101 01110010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hillsmer's Holiday Special | Case File #45 Dec 28, 2020

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Join Dave, Andrew, and Hillsmer on a very special Holiday episode of Deep Cuts. 00110000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phantom Patriot, Deep State Superhero | Case File #44 Dec 23, 2020

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He was a masked vigilante who stormed a private club for the wealthy elite in hopes of uncovering a deep state trafficking ring. In the early 2000s, Richard McCaslin had become obsessed with the idea of the Deep State and the New World Order, and the fact that Reptilian overlords were controlling humanity from behind the scenes. Specifically, he had hear from Alex Jones that there was a private club in Northern California called Bohemian Grove where some of the richest, most powerful celebrities, politicians, and public figures secretly held ritual sacrifices of children and trafficked them in perverse sex rings. So he decided to gear up as the masked vigilante superhero, the Phantom Patriot, and raid the club with a machine gun. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we delve into the fascinating but terrifying life of Richard McCaslin. Additional incidental music credits: D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com 110001 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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