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Three Food MemoriesSeason 5: Coming soon (well, July 23rd to be exact!)That's it for season four of Three Food Memories. Savva's off to take a short break and catch some sun before returning for season five. You'll hear from designer Yasmine Ghoniem, Vanity Fair's Robert Risko, author and lawyer Mohsin Zaidi, and legendary newsreader Chris Bath. In the meantime don’t forget to check out the back episodes. Get cooking with Stephanie Alexander, Nat's What I Reckon, and Christine Manfield, have a lol with Bianka Ismailovski and Jennifer Wong, and your art and architecture fix with Ken Done, Sally Scales, and Tim Ross. There are more than...2024-07-0101 min
Dig: A History PodcastVaudevillian, Countess, Spy, Activist: The Complicated Life of Josephine Baker5 Cs of History: Complexity, #2 of 4. Josephine Baker’s life story - both what we know and what we don’t/can’t know - is fascinating. For our purposes today, her life story is a perfect case study for complexity in historical thinking. Not only was she an icon of contradictions, but the way she lived and interacted with the world has allowed historians and feminist scholars to really tease out the complexity of her lifetime. Josephine Baker lived from 1906 until 1975. She was both a Civil Rights activist and a performer who used blackface and racialized tropes to entertain. She wa...2023-09-111h 24
Libations and LegendsGassy Tail ThiefBob recounts a story about an anonymous man gassing people in a small Illinois town. Jen spins the tale of the Tailypo a strange creature of the Appalachian Mountains.2020-08-2936 minLibations and LegendsWe're Back! Season 2 Electric BoogalooAfter a brief hiatus, we've returned. This week Jen will share some of her personal ghostly encounters and Bob will regal you with the story of missing flight 914.2020-08-1438 minLibations and LegendsA Madman and a Hook.On this episode we delve into the bizarre history of Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist as well as the legend of the Hookman.2020-06-1323 minLibations and LegendsA Beaver Eater in Dallas.On today's episode Bob tells the story of the Yukon Beaver Eater and Jen will delve into the disappearance of adult film star Bambi Woods, better known as "Debbie Does Dallas."2020-06-0630 minLibations and LegendsOperation Mockingbird and The Internet SlavemasterOperation Mockingbird was a CIA covert operation that used the mainstream media to spread anti communist propaganda for decades. John Edward Robinson was known as The Internet Slavemaster who killed at eight women and defrauded many people out of money. He even sold,a baby to his brother from one of the women he murdered. Talk about a human piece of garbage. 2020-05-3043 minLibations and LegendsThe Red Church and the Hinsdale HouseBob tells of a mysterious Satanic cult who is said to roam the streets at night on their way to their rituals. Jen has the weird history of what has been called the “Mount Everest” of haunted houses in North America.2020-05-2333 minLibations and LegendsSuperstitious Aliens?Jen talks about superstitions from around the world and Bob regales you with an alien abduction story.2020-05-1632 minLibations and LegendsA Pot of Gold at the End of a Cult.Bob tells about a strange occurrence in Mobile, Alabama where a neighborhood spots a leprechaun and Jen tells you about some cults you may have never heard of. *apologies for my very loud rendition of The Jefferson’s theme songs at the beginning*2020-05-0933 minLibations and LegendsSerial Killer Fun Facts and Bob’s Haunted Experience.Learn some kooky facts about serial killers and Bob has a ghostly encounter in his youth.2020-05-0243 minLibations and LegendsA Frogman and a Haunted HouseToday we discuss the Frogman of Loveland Ohio and my personal experience at The Winchester Mansion. You’ll also get an interruption from our dog Peanut. She’s cute so we’ll allow it.2020-04-2535 minLibations and LegendsA Curse and a Do GooderFind out if a particular part of Beverly Hills is cursed and the deeds of a man dubbed The Robin Hood of Pennsylvania.2020-04-1956 min
Libations and LegendsOn the Wings of Squonks.Learn about a weeping cryptid in Northern Pennsylvania that has made it into a Steely Dan and a Genesis song and a fertility goddess with a very special feature from Hawaii.2020-04-1038 min