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Encyclopedia Obscura is a indie Podcast. Journey through the Encyclopedia with two childhood best friends one weird, mysterious, or obscure subject at a time. linktr.ee/EOThePodcast
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We are back for the final 5 episodes of the show! (Warning!!! Our audio was kind of crap for this episode. We are really sorry about that and have fixed the issues)Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/an-essex-quakers-wife-the-indomitable-mary-farmer-her-daughters/ https://quaker.org/faith-and-practice/https://www.renofriends.org/are-quakers-mennonites-or-amish/https://www.history...
This week we get a little too personal with our experiences with the ocean? There is also history and science too. :)Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/story/just-how-many-oceans-are-therehttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.htmlhttps://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVYhttps://bestlifeonline.com/crazy-ocean-facts/https://www.britannica.com...
This week Karen talks about little green people (or possibly aliens?). Meanwhile, Casey takes us to the Bermuda Triangle to talk about two famous disappearances.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-of-Newburgh#ref165242https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Oxford_%281142%29https://en.wikipedia....
It's a TRUE CRIME EPISODE!! This week we talk about murder. Casey talks about a serial killer who had his own house of horrors and Karen covers the murder of Marvin Gaye. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_fairhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmeshttps://...
This week we talk drastically different journeys as Karen talks about her favorite thing, the bible. Meanwhile, Casey takes us deep into the wilderness to tell a story about surviving against all odds. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/journeyhttps://todayscatholic.org/the-new-translation-of-the-holy-mass-12/https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026%3A17-30&a...
This week the spooky continues as Casey covers contacting murder victims. Meanwhile, Karen goes into the evolution of period products. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://www.thoughtco.com/top-popular-inventors-1992000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarrhttps://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/inventors.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouijahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-08/ouija-board-juror-misbeh...
This week we go spooky again as we talk haunted kitchens and an Inn that maybe should never have been built at all. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/394744491/?terms=william%20h%20mumler&match=1 Reichenbach, Karl. Physico-Physiological Researches on the Dynamides or Imponderables (Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallisation, and Chemical Attraction) in Their Relatio...
This week we talk Toilet Gods (no we are not kidding), sacrifices, and the origin of the word thug.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://listverse.com/2017/02/09/10-weirdly-specific-gods-your-mythology-class-left-out/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-japan-the-reign-of-the-toilet-god/article61790623.ece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_godhttps://en.wikipedia.org/...
This week we talk all things $$$. F is for Fortunes covers treasure hunts, sketch inheritances, and what exactly a Fortune 500 company is. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-titled-personhttps://honey.nine.com.au/royals/duchess-of-alba-fascinating-royal/f9efa173-017f-4434-88c9-9d3a5bd10913https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/25140/duchess-of-alba-passes-aw...
LSD, designer shoes, and one of the pettiest feuds we have ever heard of. Join us this week as we talk epiphanies and enemies. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:Beach Combing, “Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog,” Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog (April 2016)“Biography.com,” “Constantine I,” Biography.com (A&E Networks Television, May 2021)“Clueless,” Clueless. “Dictionary.com,” “Epiphany definition &...
In this weeks episode we talk serial killers, systematic racism, and yet another demon. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/list/9-mysterious-disappearances-of-people-other-than-amelia-earharthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tearshttps://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/legebokoff-cody.htmhttps://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-n...
This week we go dark as Karen gets into the history of cannibalism. Following the theme of skulls, Casey tries to find out just what exactly is going on behind the doors of the Skull and Bones secret society. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:RAWSON, CLAUDE. “Unspeakable Rites: Cultural Reticence and the Cannibal Question.” Social Research, vol. 66, no. 1, The New School, 1999, pp. 167–93, http://www.jstor.org/s...
This week we return to our roots (pun intended) as we both decided to cover the same topic, bars. Enjoy this spooky, historical, and international episode! Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:Go Climb a Tree! | Shane UntameBAOBAB- THE TREE OF LIFEBoab Trees - Where did they come from?Baobab Trees in Madagascar - Healing SeekersBAOBAB FRUIT : The Sad Truth Behind Madagascar's Iconic Tree - Weird Fruit Explorer 388h...
Season 2! This week on Encyclopedia Obscura Casey and Karen dive back into their books. This episode covers the history of aviation and a curse (of course) as well as Abraham. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-vengeful-ghost-of-lady-be-good/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft)https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibit...
Season one finale! Thank you for coming along with us. More news on our social medias for when S2 will come out. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.britannica.com/science/zoology#ref48755https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinhttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/06/health/evidence-puts-dolphins-in-new-light-as-killers.htmlhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/157479/aggressive-dolphin-attacks-are-on-the-rise-as-10-ye...
In this banger of an episode the friends divide and conquer. Karen goes ancient and looks for a goddess and Casey talks about a small area where you can get away with a felony? Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.guidememalta.com/en/attraction/xaghra-stone-circlehttps://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/revealed-the-face-of-a-maltese-woman-5-600-years-ago.468752#cta_commentshttps://www.holdmyark.com/blog-...
Casey and Karen are at their best with this spooky topic. Casey cracks us up with a cave dwelling, big boned witch, Mother Shipton. Karen gets weird with the Witch of Edmonton and her devil dog Tom.Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witcheshttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witchhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_(disambiguation)https://www.weirdhistorian.co...
Karen goes dark this episode with her coverage of gjakmarrja, an ancient vendetta custom still alive today. Casey keeps a bloody postbellum bickering breezy when she covers the Lee-Peacock Feud. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://shakespeare.folger.edu/downloads/pdf/romeo-and-juliet_PDF_FolgerShakespeare.pdf> https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guy-Fawkeshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/kanunKanun - Blood ...
This week EO dives into what a perfect society would look like and what it takes to succeed. Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Casey's Sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shangri-lahttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/utopiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurovillehttps://auroville.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirra_Alfassahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Aurobindohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishihttps://en.wi...
Artwork: Jovana StekovicLogo: nydaaaMusic: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod Karen's Sources:https://www.onilikan.com/en/mayahuel-tequila-maguey-goddess/https://talesofthecocktail.org/history/ancient-art-tequilas/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agavehttps://talesofthecocktail.org/history/ancient-art-tequilas/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-margarita-57990212https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/3/17/8206609/the-story-of-the-irish-car-bombhttps:/...
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