Effed Up History

A podcast where we talk about a little tidbit from history and mythology that is... super effed up. So sit back, relax, and practice your "oh good God what the F*(%" faces." Effed Up History is researched, written, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager. For any inquiries, please email me at effeduphistory@gmail.com

Was Christian Trask Killed by the Devil or is this just SUS?, Effed Up Witch-ory XI

Today we will be talking about the incredibly suspicious death of Christian Trask who one man said could only have died by witchcraft Sources: https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n14.html Beverly Bedeviled: One Town’s True Connections with the Witchcraft of 1692 by Edward R. Brown Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts Music:Medieval Loop One, Headless Horseman and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠

10-31
25:31

Theseus... Bless Your Heart, Effed Up Mythology XXIX

*sigh* I suppose it's time to talk about Theseus, my arch nemesis. This has to be some sort of cry for help, right? Anyway... sorry about this I guess. Source: Greek Myths by Robert Graves Music: Music:Medieval Loop One, Dawn, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

09-09
38:55

From Myth to Malefic: The Evolution of Satan and Satanic Panics with RAINY DAY RABBIT HOLES, Effed Up Witch-ory X

Originally published to Spotify 4/1//24 Let's explore the evolution of Satan and how that led to the original Satanic Panics, the early modern witch panics. Happy to have Jody and Shea with me on this one from the Rainy Day Rabbit Holes podcast!Music:Medieval Loop One, Headless Horseman and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

04-11
02:05:10

John Walsh and the Definition of a Witch: Effed Up Witch-ory XI

Originally published to spotify 3/11/24 Today we will be talking about the second witchcraft pamphlet from England, the case of John Walsh. Although can we even call this a witchcraft case? Sources:Early Modern Witches: Witchcraft Cases in Contemporary Writing by Marion Gibsonand MY BRAINMusic:Medieval Loop One, Headless Horseman and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

03-11
40:13

The Deerfield Raid with Lindsay Kruzlic, Effed Up History XXIII

Join us for this discussion about the Deerfield Raid of 1704 on the 320th anniversary with Lindsay Kruzlic, Assistant Curator at the Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield, MA: Home of the famous door, which we'll talk about in lengths.Links for further research:http://1704.deerfield.history.museum/?fbclid=IwAR3rhnxhC4U03YmkuCxdw7q7LTvPnxZq7r3AKt53B-7Kg07VMs8IER0t2Qshttps://www.wampumchronicles.com/stregis1853.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2sxytAiO38 Music:Medieval Loop One, Dawn, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

02-29
01:38:44

The Story (and History) of Medusa, Effed Up Mythology XXVIII

Originally posted to Spotify 2/14/24 Here is a long awaited episode of one of my favorite mythological figures: Medusa. However the myth of Medusa goes much deeper than the story that we know and love. Her story has changed and evolved over time and has become complicated and complex. So let's explore it allSources:theoi.comThe Medusa Reader by  Marjorie Garber (Editor), Nancy J. Vickers (Editor)The Greek Myths by Robert GravesMusic:Cool Jazz Loops by JuliusH (https://pixabay.com/music/traditional-jazz-cool-jazz-loops-2641/)Medieval Loop One, Dawn, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

02-14
01:27:10

12 Days of Cryptmas Mega Episode

Originally posted to Spotify 12/25/23 Here are all of the episodes together. For individual sources please see each episode. Bigfoot Yeti Other Bigfoot Stories Chupacabra Dover Demon Dingonek Man Eating Trees Mothman Owlman Yara Ma Yha Who Drop Bear Fresno Nightcrawler Loch Ness Monster Kelpie Selkie Jersey Devil Music:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Lee Rosevere Reflections

12-25
02:14:40

The 12 Days of Cryptmas: The Jersey Devil

Originally posted to Spotify 12/22/23 For the finale of the 12 days of Cryptmas series I present you the Jersey Devil. My favorite one that I think I've researched thus far. It's got everything. A cute creature, witchcraft, the devil, religion, politics, pettiness, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, and a potential real estate hoax. What more could you possibly ask for?MusicMedieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

12-22
21:49

12 Days of Cryptmas: Kelpie and Selkie

Originally posted 12/21/23 On the eleventh day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you Scottish water creatures. Man this list is getting weird. But to be fair the original song is all freaking birds.Music:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources to come, I researched and wrote this on my tablet

12-21
10:35

12 Days of Cryptmas: Loch Ness Monster

Originally published to Spotify 12/20/23 On the whatever this is day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you YOU NAMED MY DAUGHTER AFTER THE LOCH NESS MONSTER?!Music:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources to come, I researched and wrote this on my tablet

12-20
12:14

12 Days of Cryptmas: The Fresno Nightcrawler/ Carmel Area Creature

Originally published to Spotify 12/19/23 On the ninth day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a weird creature that is all leeeegsMusic:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources to come, I researched and wrote this on my tablet

12-19
11:38

12 Days of Cryptmas: Yara Ma Yha Who (and the Drop Bear, too!)

Originally published to Spotify 12/18/23 On the eighth day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a tiny vampiric frog maaaaaaanMusic:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://pantheon.org/articles/y/yara-ma-yha-who.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Yara_Ma_Yha_Who https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/drop-bear/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8217719/drop-bears-were-real-fossils-found-to-support-aussie-folklore/

12-18
11:11

12 Days of Cryptmas: Mothman (and the Owlman?!)

Originally published to Spotify 12/15/23 On the seventh day of Cryptmas I present to you my boyfriend and his cousinMusic:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-the-owlman-aka-the-cornish-owlman-or-the-owlman-of-mawnan https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Owlman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_%22Doc%22_Shiels Loch ness monster picture taken by Doc https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/341097/ The United States of Cryptids by J.W. Ocker The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology by Deena West Budd https://bit.ly/3sJXky6 https://wvexplorer.com/2023/02/28/three-facts-mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia/ https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/ https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia https://www.wv.gov/daily304/archives/Pages/Three-facts-about-West-Virginia's-Mothman-legend-few-know.aspx Newspaper clippings https://archive.wvculture.org/hiStory/notewv/mothman1.jpg https://archive.wvculture.org/hiStory/notewv/mothman2.jpg https://archive.wvculture.org/hiStory/notewv/mothman3.jpg

12-15
14:26

12 Days of Cryptmas: Man Eating Trees

Originally posted on Spotify 12/13/23 On the 6th? day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you Man Eating Trees. What I want to be reincarnated as, honestly.Music:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ya-Te-Veo https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Man-Eating_Tree_of_Nubia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eating_plant https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Man-eating_tree_of_Nubia Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktree

12-13
11:10

12 Days of Cryptmas: The Dingonek

Originally posted to Spotify 12/11/23 On the fifth day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a story probably made up by a racist foolMusic:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dingonek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingonek https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Dingonek#Hoax Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktreeSocials:Instagram (Official Instagram I rarely post on)tiktok

12-11
07:28

12 Days of Cryptmas: Chupacabra and Dover Demon

Originally posted to Spotify 12/8/23 On the 4th day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a double episode about a cryptid. Does that still work in the song? Who knows anymore? Anyway here ya go. Sources: https://www.princeton.edu/~accion/chupa.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Chupacabra?so=search https://www.occultopedia.com/m/maboya.htm Cryptozoology A-Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark Music:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktreeSocials:Instagram (Official Instagram I rarely post on)tiktok

12-08
12:47

The 12 Days of Cryptmas: Other Bigfoot (Bigfeet?) From Around the World

Originally posted to Spotify 12/6/23 On the third day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you............. more bigfoot stories. I promise this is the last one.MusicMedieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SourcesCryptozoology A-Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/brief-communications/Footprint-Evidence-of-Chinese-Yeren.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeren https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Hibagon https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Barmanu https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Woodwose https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/South_American_Bigfoot https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Waterbobbejan https://nationalcryptidsociety.org/2017/09/16/ncs-case-file-50/ https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/travel/australia/australian-mythical-folklore-creatures.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Yowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqSVUS-EO7A (Deborah Hatswell video) https://open.spotify.com/show/5KEn4UdewvJAUWce0zJHBb (BBR Investigations Podcast) Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktreeSocials:Instagram (Official Instagram I rarely post on)tiktok

12-06
16:08

The 12 Days Of Cryptmas: The Yeti

Originally posted to Spotify 12/4/23 On the second day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you.... the Yetiiiiii. Listen I'm not that great of a singer. Here ya go.Sources:  Cryptozoology A-Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/brief-communications/Footprint-Evidence-of-Chinese-Yeren.pdf https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Types_of_Yetis https://exemplore.com/cryptids/8-Mysterious-Monsters-of-Asia Music:Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktreeSocials:Instagram (Official Instagram I rarely post on)tiktok

12-04
07:37

The 12 Days Of Cryptmas: Bigfoot

Originally posted to Spotify 12/1/23 Merry freaking Cryptmas, friends.Today we'll be talking about the ever elusive bigfoot of North America, also referred to as the Sasquatch. A cryptid shrouded in mystery and indigenous folklore.MusicMedieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-huge-huma/120351893/ https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/ca/nature/bluff-creek https://www.native-languages.org/legends-bigfoot.htm https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Grassman http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/argosy.htm https://www.native-languages.org/monsters.htm https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0db3994df3ea46019219097c28715177 https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/White_Things_(Devil_Dogs)#Cherokee_Mythology https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Sheepsquatch Cryptozoology A-Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark The United States of Cryptids by J. W. Ocker Bigfoot/Sasquatch Resurgence of Native American Indian Legends by Leon Pfaller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q60mSMmhTZU&t=2s (Patterson Film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVegHHmZ028 (Bigfoot hoax film) Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktreeSocials:Instagram (Official Instagram I rarely post on)tiktok

12-01
36:05

Salem Witch Trials Take 2: Electric Boogaloo, Effed Up Witch-ory X

Originally posted to Spotify 10/31/23 So I did this two years ago but it isn't nearly as detailed as I would like it to be. So here it is again like 10 times the length. I am so tired but it does a better dent on telling the story of the witch trials that happened in Salem, Massachusetts and really gives better honor to the victims.Sources: Trust me bro. Just kidding. It's far too many to list but here is a recommended reading list if you want to hear or learn moreThe Salem Witch Hunt: A Brief History with Documents by Richard GodbeerThe Salem Witch Trials Reader by Frances HillThe Salem Witch Trials: A day by day Chronicle of a Community Under Seige by Marilynne RoachDamned Women by Elizabeth ReisIn the Devil's Snare by Mary Beth NortonStorm of Witchcraft by Emerson Bakerhistoryofmassachuetts.orgAll original records have been digitized by the University of VirginiaMusicMedieval Loop One, Headless Horseman, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager.Contact Me:effeduphistory@gmail.comLinky Things:Book a TourPatreonBuy Me a CoffeeLinktreeSocials:Instagram (Official Instagram I rarely post on)tiktok

10-31
03:18:03

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