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Mini Fix #7: A Chat with Historical Fiction Author Sara Swann-Barnard
Hello dear listeners, this is Shea LaFountaine, popping in on a Wednesday with a mini fix for you. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down for a …
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 32 Body Snatchers: How the Need for Medical Cadavers Led to a Black Market of Stolen Bodies
Episode 32
Burial has always been a sacred thing, undertaken with utmost reverence and respect for the dead. Graveyards and cemeteries, while yes often creepy, …
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 31 Giant Skeletons: How Newspapers Reported An Ancient Race of Giants and Then Went Silent
Episode 31
“Skeleton of a Giant Found,” “Reported Discovery of a Huge Skeleton,” “Monstrous Skulls and Bones,” “A Race of Indian Giants,” “Giant Skeleton Uneart…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 30 Dracula: How the Real Life Brutality of Vlad the Impaler Inspired the World’s Most Famous Vampire
Episode 30
Picture a vampire. Yeah, you’re picturing Dracula. That’s Dracula. I mean unless you’re a Twilight fan, then maybe you’re picturing Robert Pattinson’…
2 years, 5 months ago
Mini Fix #5: Full Interview With Emma Louise Dyson
This is my full, uncut interview with Emma Louise Dyson, an Earth medicine practitioner and practicing witch in the UK.
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2 years, 6 months ago
Mini Fix #6: Full Interview With Ben Stimpson
This is my full, uncut interview with Ben Stimpson, a psychotherapist, pagan author, and student of classical, medieval, and religious studies at the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 29 Witches: How the Church Twisted Innocent Caretakers Into Evil Devil Worshipers
Episode 29
Think of a witch. You’re likely picturing an old woman, gnarled and stooped with a hooked nose and stringy unkempt hair. Maybe she’s wearing a black …
2 years, 6 months ago
Mini Fix #4: The Other Lost Colony of Roanoke
In 1586 Sir Francis Drake arrived off the coast of present day North Carolina with a massive fleet, ships heavy with Spanish gold and riches he’d sto…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 28 Roanoke Part 2: How the Real Story of the “Lost Colony” Goes Way Deeper Than You Thought
Episode 28
John White stares at the sun bleached skull. Empty eye sockets stare back. This was surely one of Grenville’s men. But 15 stayed behind to hold Fort …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 27 Roanoke Part 1: How the Real Story of the “Lost Colony” Goes Way Deeper Than You Thought
Episode 27
In 1587, John White arrived on Roanoke Island, part of the Outer Banks of present day North Carolina. He was part of an expedition sent by Queen Eliz…
2 years, 6 months ago