S4E4 - Spring-Heeled Jack!

Episode Notes

In which a strange ghost-like figure terrorises the streets of London.

SOURCES https://web.archive.org/web/20061018113915/http://living.scotsman.com/people.cfm?id=1465132006 https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Spring-Heeled-Jack/ https://unresolved.me/springheeled-jack https://eehe.org.uk/?p=33406 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Beresford,_3rd_Marquess_of_Waterford https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/origins-painting-town-red-waterford-england-alcohol-fuelled-debauchery-169446 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93472/19th-century-aristocrat-who-literally-painted-town-red The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack by Karl Bell

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S4E3 - The Magician & The Monsters!

Episode Notes

In which a magician and some naked witches summon a series of monsters, including Nessie.

SOURCES https://twitter.com/tetzoo/status/1279732505285984257 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_%22Doc%22_Shiels https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Monstermind/IhE8MQAACAAJ?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penwith_Society_of_Arts https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/tony-doc-shiels http://www.artcornwall.org/features/Paul_Francis_Memoirs.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgawr_(folklore) https://tetzoo.com/blog/2021/2/2/morgawr-and-the-mary-f-photos https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/morgawr http://www.artcornwall.org/features/Andy_Roberts_Tony_Doc_Shiels.htm Sixpence for the Wind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore by Malcolm Archibald https://itsmth.fandom.com/wiki/Morgawr http://magoniamagazine.blogspot.com/2013/12/monstrous-tales.html https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornish-owlman-mawnan-smith-been-4045776 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/photos-of-the-loch-ness-monster-revisited/ https://www.apstrange.com/2019/04/nessie-day-4-tony-shiels-whats-up-doc.html

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S4E2 - Robert Johnson & The Devil!

Episode Notes

In which Robert Johnson does a deal with The Devil at the crossroads in order to become a great blues guitarist.

SOURCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaKkzNqCPnc&t=672s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson Up Jumped The Devil: The Real Life Of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow ReMastered: Devil At The Crossroads, director Brian Oakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_recordings#Sessionography https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/devil-and-robert-johnson.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_Mr._Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/16/robert-johnson-sells-soul-devil https://trueblueser.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/the-truth-about-robert-johnson/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070718180120/http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/people/tommy_johnson.htm

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S4E1 - Elves of Iceland!

Episode Notes

In which the Elves of Iceland assert their power over the government.

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/30/world/iceland-s-elves-are-enlisted-in-anti-nato-effort.html https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/04/iceland200904 https://sedulia.blogs.com/sedulias_quotations/2012/11/michael-lewis-on-alcoas-problem-with-elves-and-icelanders.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/03/reality_check_vanity_fairs_fis.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulduf%C3%B3lk https://timarit.is/files/12740786 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134710/https://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Angry_Elves_Said_to_Have_Wreaked_Havoc_in_West_Fjords_0_379383.news.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210125004333/https://www.icenews.is/2011/07/02/icelandic-town-hopes-angry-elves-have-been-soothed-by-songs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-searching-for-elves-and-hidden-people/a-2786922 https://theelfschool.com/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/road-project-in-iceland-delayed-to-protect-hidden-elves-9021768.html Huldufolk 102, directed by Nisha Inalsingh https://grapevine.is/mag/articles/2014/08/20/it-was-my-way-and-the-highway/

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S3E8 - JFK Surprise Attack!

Episode Notes

In which a secret service officer makes a mortal error, and shoots JFK in the head.

SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy https://youtu.be/jdwVUBlK-Y0 https://youtu.be/cDZweMXXY6Y https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-bullet_theory http://www.jfkfiles.com/jfk/html/zaxis.htm https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1a.html https://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/infojfk/jfk6/timing.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19661103&id=bclOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4883,718763 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-02-23-1992054044-story.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53763/9-people-who-killed-jfk-according-conspiracy-theorists https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/16/us/jfk-assassination-conspiracy-theories-debunked/index.html https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-4.html#marine http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/D%20Disk/Donahue%20Howard/Item%2006.pdf https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhickey.htm https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-09-30-1997273060-story.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dUsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4654%2C213971 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/aussie-out-to-show-secret-service-blunder-was-to-blame/news-story/46f853573c29c89f4f8fcb016fb9f1e8 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/jfk-assassination-robert-f-kennedy-took-his-brothers-brain-after-autopsy/news-story/e22123c43934d769aaa439bb0eeea761 https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/Shooting_holes_in_theory_that_a_Secret_Service_agent_killed_President_Kennedy.html https://www.amazon.com/review/R1NDDJNK9HO8W3 https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/stuffing-up-the-mother-of-all-jfk-conspiracy-theories-20131106-2x1kk.html https://medium.com/@mokan9997/hidden-in-plain-sight-4761be7b8115

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