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Amelia Earhart Pt. 1 Jun 28, 2022

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Her goal was to circumnavigate the earth along the equator, and she had the equipment and the skillset to make it happen. The greatest difficulty would be getting across the expansive Pacific Ocean. Everything was set for a record-breaking journey with a plan to refuel at the Howland Islands. Except, Amelia Earhart never showed up.

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Doomed Expeditions: Space Catastrophes Jun 23, 2022

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Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated into pieces after re-entering the earth's atmosphere. NASA admits that both of these tragedies could have been prevented. So why weren't they?

Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss this chilling summer read that takes you deep into the darkest sides of human nature. Learn more at www.parcast.com/cults!

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Doomed Expeditions: An Arctic Vanishing Jun 21, 2022

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A fabled route connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans lured sailors to the Arctic, where the temptation of discovering the Northwest Passage brought many to their deaths. The most infamous of these expeditions was led by Sir John Franklin, who set sail from Europe with nearly 130 crewmen in two ships: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. They never returned, and investigations revealed the voyagers were beset by horrors.

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Doomed Expeditions: The Donner Party Jun 16, 2022

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While over half of the Donner Party survived, what's remembered most about their expedition is how survivors resorted to cannibalism. Though that's only part of the reason why some people lived to tell the tale and others perished.

Countdown to the CULTS book release! Parcast’s first book hits shelves July 12th. It’s an unflinching exploration of shame, secrecy, power, exploitation, and destruction. Learn more at www.parcast.com/cults!

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Doomed Expeditions: The Hyde Honeymoon Jun 14, 2022

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Glen and Bessie Hyde were newlyweds who attempted to raft down the Colorado River in 1928. Their goal was to become famous. Instead, they would become infamous — an attention-seeking couple who ignored safety precautions and never made it out of the canyon.

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Doomed Expeditions: Mallory’s Everest Ascent Jun 09, 2022

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George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set out in 1924 to summit the world’s tallest peak. Then they disappeared. Their fate has left a lasting mystery in Everest lore: Did they actually make it to the top, thirty years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?

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Lucid Dreaming Jun 07, 2022

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Our dreamscapes can be terrible, wonderful, and truly bizarre. What if we could control them? In the late 1800s an aristocrat studying sleep became legendary for his ability to direct his dreams. A century later, researchers broke new ground with their studies of the cycles of slumber.

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Fatal Insomnia & The Mystery of Prion Diseases Pt. 2 Jun 02, 2022

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In 18th-century England, inbred sheep are afflicted with a disease that leaves them with an unscratchable itch. In New Guinea, a group of indigenous people blame sorcery for “kuru,” a disease causing tremors and uncontrollable fits of emotion. By the 1980s, scientists discovered they shared a groundbreaking link — one that could help explain why an Italian family was dying of insomnia.

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Fatal Insomnia & The Mystery of Prion Diseases Pt. 1 May 31, 2022

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Generations of a Venetian family succumbed to a mysterious illness that stopped them from entering a state of deep rest. Without sleep, they died. Faced with an early and terrible death, members of the family grew determined to unlock the secrets of their wicked inheritance.

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The Beast of Gévaudan Pt. 2 May 26, 2022

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War veterans, celebrated wolf hunters, even the king’s own gunbearer all tried to slay the blood-thirsty Beast of Gévaudan. It was finally brought down in 1767, three years and dozens of deaths after it first appeared. Some believe it was a werewolf, or perhaps a serial killer in disguise. An autopsy of the monster points to a possible royal conspiracy.

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