Ep. 249: The Coming Cicada Swarm
An extraordinarily rare event is going to happen in 2024: Two periodical cicada broods will be emerging at the same time, covering both the South and the Midwest in large,…
Ep. 248: The Untold Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was the original Gloomy Gus right? Writing horror stories alone, in a dilapidated mansion, with only the company of a red-eyed raven to keep him sane. Most…
Ep. 247: The Guy Who Stole The Mona Lisa
Just the mention of the name "Mona Lisa" sparks images of a cherub faced woman, half-smiling, hanging on a wall at the Louvre. This is true of almost EVERYONE on…
*Bonus* – Avoiding Urban Animals
As humans continue to sprawl into every known corner of the world, reproducing at a unsustainable rate, more and more we are invading on turf currently occupied by wild animals. …
Ep. 246: Surviving Wild Animal Encounters
I don't know about you, but I enjoy the outdoors. Hiking can be a fun past time, but depending on where you go there is always a chance that you…
Ep. 245: How Will It End? Let Me Count The Ways
No one knows how it all will end. Will we blow ourselves up in a fiery nuclear explosion? Will an asteroid smash into the Earth giving us the dinosaur treatment? …
*Bonus* – Communes in California
As the center of the hippie movement, California has a long history of cults and communes. In this bones episode, we tell the story of how religious groups helped popularize…
Ep. 244: How Cults & Communes Cultivated Common Cuisine
When it comes to spiritual belief, the United States is very unique. Since religion is protected by the first amendment, the country has been fertile ground to many spiritual groups,…