Where the Weird Things Are

This is not a trick! Brittany and Chris discuss the story of Rumpelstiltskin, which involves a lot of questions and, of course, theories. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumpelstiltskinhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Rumpelstiltskin https://icelandicknitter.com/gilitrutt-an-icelandic-tale/https://interestingliterature.com/2017/01/a-summary-and-analysis-of-the-rumpelstiltskin-fairy-tale/Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

You're not seeing double! Brittany and Jenna discuss the paranormal phenomenon of doppelgangers and the case of Emilie Sagee.Sources:Buzzfeed Unsolved: The Eerie Doppelgänger Of Emilie Sagée - Unexplained Storieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_Sag%C3%A9ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetch_(folklore)https://www.communication-generation.com/doppelganger-origins-and-meanings/#:~:text=If%20someone%20saw%20a%20relative,believed%20to%20signal%20impending%20death.Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow are finally back for part 2 of Al Capone's story! This is where things start to go downhill for our ol' pal Al. Sources:https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/al-capone/https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2010/get-capone-st-valentines-day-massacre-jonathan-eig/#:~:text=THE%20COLDEST%20CASE%3A%20Since%20February,usually%20point%20to%20Al%20Capone.https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htmhttps://websites.umich.edu/~eng217/student_projects/nkazmers/capone2.htmlhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-caponehttps://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htmhttps://nypost.com/2018/08/11/these-are-the-spots-where-al-capone-became-a-hardened-gangster/https://smileandgun.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/he-fcking-deserved-it-how-al-capone-got-his-famous-scars/Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow go waaaaaaaay off track when they are joined by special guest, Jose, who gives them the (public knowldge) downlow on NORAD.Sources:Modern Marvels: NORAD: America’s Secret Underground Nuclear Base l Super Structures(youtube)https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/ocean/#:~:text=Oceans%20cover%20about%2071%25%20of,water%20found%20on%20our%20Planet.https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculatorhttps://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-testsday/history#:~:text=The%20world's%20nuclear%20arsenals%20ballooned,1980s%20(United%20States%2023%2C000%20andhttps://fasttrackteaching.com/ffap/Unit_11_Cold_War/U11_Cold_War_Maps.htmlhttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/warsaw-treatyMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather are back to discuss Gypsy Rose Blanchard's life after prison and the recent docuseries that was released.Sources: https://people.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-murder-case-timeline-8421449 https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2024/1/8/24024249/gypsy-rose-blanchard-timeline-murder https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/gypsy-rose-blanchard-timeline-prison-release/amp/ https://www.ranker.com/list/dee-dee-blanchard-case-timeline/bailey-benningfieldhttps://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001555.htm#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20by%20proxy%20is,like%20the%20child%20is%20sick. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/munchausen-by- proxy https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9834-factitious-disorder-imposed-on-another-fdia https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/munchausen-syndrome/overview/#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20is%20a%20psychological,are%20the%20centre%20of%20attention.The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose BlanchardMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather jump on the bandwagon and cover the fascinating case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her part in the murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard.Sources: https://people.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-murder-case-timeline-8421449 https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2024/1/8/24024249/gypsy-rose-blanchard-timeline-murder https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/gypsy-rose-blanchard-timeline-prison-release/amp/ https://www.ranker.com/list/dee-dee-blanchard-case-timeline/bailey-benningfieldhttps://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001555.htm#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20by%20proxy%20is,like%20the%20child%20is%20sick. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/munchausen-by- proxy https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9834-factitious-disorder-imposed-on-another-fdia https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/munchausen-syndrome/overview/#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20is%20a%20psychological,are%20the%20centre%20of%20attention.The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose BlanchardMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686https://www.amazon.com/REAL-AMITYVILLE-HORROR-Behind-Murders/dp/1521798699

Brittany and Chris are back for part two of werewolves, where they spend some time discussing the pop culture of it all. Or at least try to.Sources: The Werewolf in Lore and Legend by Monatgue Summers https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legendhttps://www.history.com/news/6-famous-wild-children-from-historyhttps://www.werewolves.com/docs/werewolf-timeline/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolfhttps://cultural-phenomenons.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolves_in_popular_culturehttps://www.werewolves.com/docs/werewolf-timeline/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620125/https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies

This week Brittany and Chris delve into werewolves; no suprise that Chris had a LOT of thoughts on this topic. Sources: The Werewolf in Lore and Legend by Monatgue Summers https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legendhttps://www.history.com/news/6-famous-wild-children-from-historyhttps://www.werewolves.com/docs/werewolf-timeline/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolfhttps://cultural-phenomenons.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolves_in_popular_culturehttps://www.werewolves.com/docs/werewolf-timeline/Chris' Brain, I guess

Jenna, Heather, and Brittany are back for Part 2 of the Amityville series where they cover the (supposed) haunting after the murders, which of course wouldn't be complete without the brief mention of the Warrens. Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcoyXIxKiz4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr.https://www.amazon.com/Night-DeFeos-Died-Ric-Osuna/dp/1591095867 https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-murders#:~:text=The%20real%2Dlife%20horror%20story,nearby%20bar%2C%20crying%20for%20help. The Night the Defeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders by Ric OsunaThe Real Amityville Horror: The True Story Behind the Brutal Defeo Murders by Frances J. ArmstrongMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686https://www.amazon.com/REAL-AMITYVILLE-HORROR-Behind-Murders/dp/1521798699

Brace yourselves for the first ever three host episode where Jenna and Brittany are joined by Heather to cover one of the most notorious family annihilation cases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcoyXIxKiz4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr.https://www.amazon.com/Night-DeFeos-Died-Ric-Osuna/dp/1591095867 https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-murders#:~:text=The%20real%2Dlife%20horror%20story,nearby%20bar%2C%20crying%20for%20help. The Night the Defeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders by Ric OsunaThe Real Amityville Horror: The True Story Behind the Brutal Defeo Murders by Frances J. ArmstrongMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686https://www.amazon.com/REAL-AMITYVILLE-HORROR-Behind-Murders/dp/1521798699

Brittany and Thurlow give you part one of the story of Al Capone, cause it's a lot.Sources:https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-caponehttps://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htmhttps://nypost.com/2018/08/11/these-are-the-spots-where-al-capone-became-a-hardened-gangster/https://smileandgun.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/he-fcking-deserved-it-how-al-capone-got-his-famous-scars/Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather cover cases that happened on Christmas - this includes the Lawson Family murders and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Yes, it's a lot, but it could have been a lot more. Sources: JonBenét: An American Murder Mystery - Discover+https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/us/10ramsey.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramseyhttps://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/jonbenet-ramsey/timeline-jonbenet-ramsey-death-25-years/73-25f3e556-5137-4197-a771-281ffde2494chttps://myfox8.com/true-crime-nc/deadly-secrets-the-lawson-family-murder/ https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-25-the-portrait/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19901227&id=6e0bAAAAIBAJ&pg=6595,9332231&hl=en https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/katy-perry-actually-jonbenet-ramsey-conspiracy-theorists-videos-6890483/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3U4ANr9vQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujr2iGu6Azc https://ew.com/gallery/celebrity-conspiracy-theories/ https://www.tiktok.com/@pattypopculture/video/7147523379891981614?lang=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@lauranorth1234/video/7247498697678818602 https://www.tiktok.com/@randywstover/video/7283270115066416430 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/katy-perry-addresses-jonbenet-ramsey-theory Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Chris discuss what hatched the legend of the cockatrice and how it's NOT a basilisk. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creaturehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatricehttps://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Basiliskhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Pliny-the-Elderhttps://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cockatrice Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Jenna takes Brittany on a spooky tour through the historic Whitney house in Detroit, MI. Get your tea ready, it's a fancy one.Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

This time Brittany and Thurlow spice things up by sharing stories of some very unlucky people: Ann E. Hodges and Wilmer McLean. You can decide how bad for them you feel...Sources:Biography of Wilmer McLean, May 3, 1814 - June 5, 1882 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Virginia - http://npshistory.com/publications/apco/mclean-bio.pdf https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/appomattox-court-househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmer_McLeanhttps://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/10/the-peculiar-story-of-wilmer-mclean/https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Appomattox-Court-House#ref1273218https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2015/04/a-tale-of-two-houses-and-the-u-s-civil-war/https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian MagazineHodges Meteorite Strike (Sylacauga Aerolite) - Encyclopedia of AlabamaAnn Hodges - The Only Person Ever Struck by a Meteorite | The Vintage NewsMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather discuss cases where some really terrible people pretend to be someone else.Sources:The Imposter - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_BourdinMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany is back and is with Chris to talk about the undead. Join them as they dive into the origins and modern interpretations of zombies! Sources: PBS - Monstrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGmsxBMnjAhttps://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdchttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150828-where-do-zombies-come-fromhttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombieshttps://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-zombie-movies/https://www.cdc.gov/prepyourhealth/https://www.hsdl.org/c/operation-z-if-and-when-zombies-attack/Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

On this Way Off Track episode we are all unfortunately experiencing what it's like without Brittany in our cast. So come see what the lesser polished members of the cast featuring Chris and Thurlow have to say about the SPC Foundation.

Brittany and Jenna are bringing spooky back this week with some talk of cursed items and, more specifically, Busby's Stoop Chair. Sources:Minting, Stuart, 18th Century Murderer’s Chair Continues to Captivate Supernatural Fans, The Northern Echo, October 29, 2014, https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/11566417.18th-century-murderers-chair-continues-captivate-supernatural-fans/Phosa, Para, Urban Legends- The Deadly Curse of Thomas Busby’s Chair, Puzzle Box Horror, November 13, 2021, https://puzzleboxhorror.com/urban-legends-the-deadly-curse-of-thomas-busbys-chair/Thirsk Museum website http://thirskmuseum.org/displays.htmlPatton, Ali, Behind the Curse of the White Lighter, American Songwriter, February 2023, https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-curse-of-the-white-lighter/Parker, Julian, A Shirley Shadford Caistor armchair in unexpected places - the Busby Stoop Chair, Lincolnshire Windsor & Rush-seated chairs Blogspot page, January 13, 2020, https://lincolnshirechairs2019.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-shirley-shadford-caistor-armchair-in.htmlThe University of Buckingham’s website, https://lincolnshirechairs2019.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-shirley-shadford-caistor-armchair-in.htmlThomas, Peter, Yorkshire’s Historic Pubs, E-book Kindle edition, The History Press, 2005/2013, pages 294-298Unsolved Mysteries: Season 10, Episode 10https://thehauntedmuseum.com/https://www.spookyisles.com/busby-stoop/https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chair_of_Deathhttp://www.thirskmuseum.org/displays.htmlMusic by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow (but mostly Thurlow) bring you the story of the Hindenburg and the ensuing disaster in this history episode.Sources:https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/80th-anniversary-hindenburg-disaster-mysteries-remain-180963107/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hindenburghttps://www.airships.net/hindenburg/hindenburg-design-technology/https://www.grunge.com/461498/what-it-was-like-traveling-on-the-hindenburg/Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686