My Inquiring Mind Podcast

Happy Black History Month!
Richard and Mildred Loving successfully challenged a Virginia law banning interracial marriage in June of 1967. The day would later become known as Loving Day in the United States. Loving Day happened just 55 short years ago. The Lovings story is certainly inspirational but it is also one of true love. A true love that stood the ultimate hardship and prevailed. This episode tells of their amazing love story, explores Anti-miscegenation laws and talks about what Loving Day now represents.

SOURCES:
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/12/1005848169/loving-day-interracial-marriage-legal-origin
https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/loving-mildred
https://www.biography.com/activist/richard-loving

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The Zodiac Killer is one of America's most talked about serial killers from the late 1960’s. The murderer terrorized communities in the San Francisco area with a series of brutal slayings and unsolvable riddles. The Zodiac killer was never caught but has been officially connected to five murders occurring in 1968 and 1969. This killer stood out from other serial killers because they tortured authorities by sending letters with complicated ciphers to them after committing these merciless crimes. The infamous murders have inspired books, movies and documentaries in the years since. The mystery has left Amateurs and professionals alike to examine the case tirelessly trying to figure out that age old question: who was the Zodiac killer?! A team which consists of more than 40 former law enforcement investigators, journalists and military intelligence officers say that they have identified the Zodiac Killer!

In this episode I breakdown the history of Zodiac attacks, reveal what new evidence has been found and answer that age old question... WHO was the Zodiac Killer?!

SOURCES:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cold-case-zodiac-killer-identified-murder
https://zodiackiller.com/zodiac-killer-victim-cheri-jo-bates/

Theme Music by:
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Background Music By: Endzeiter on Pixabay.com

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The world is filled with magic, people are more kind and winter feels cozy. Whether your celebration is religious , like Hanukkah or Christmas, or a more non-religious, you probably have some traditions that make the holiday season special to you.  Haven’t you ever wondered what other people and other cultures across the world do to celebrate the holiday season?  I know I have! 

I’ve got a very special Christmas countdown for you as the last episode of 2021! Sit back and hold on tight, I found the most bizarre, the most wonderful and the most fun traditions from all over the world!

SOURCES:
https://www.momondo.com/discover/christmas-traditions-around-the-world
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/san-fernando-philippines-christmas/index.html
https://globalgraduates.com/articles/krampus-run-austria
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/kfc-christmas-tradition-japan/index.html
https://nationalmenorah.org/
https://www.jewishallianceri.org/hanukkah-2016/how-to-light-the-menorah/#:~:text=On%20the%20first%20night%20of,and%20replace%20the%20lit%20shamash.
https://www.visitgavle.se/en/about-gavle-goat
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/christmaspickle.shtml

Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.com

A Warning To My Listeners: Today’s episode features Mature Subject Matter that may Not be Suitable for Children.

Walter Elias Disney, aka Walt Disney, was the entrepreneur of all entrepreneur’s,an  animator, a writer, a voice actor, and major film producer. Disney was a pioneer of the animation industry because established several developments in the creation of cartoons. However, a lot of his famous disney movies that we all grew up on are “cleaned up, happy versions” of books and some even have sinister real life stories behind them.

Join me in today's episode where I discuss where the inspiration came from for many of our favorite Disney movies growing up... it's not as happy as you'd think!


SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE FROM:
https://screenrant.com/disney-movies-dark-origin-inspirations-mulan/

https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/true-story-pocahontas-historical-myths-versus-sad-reality

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/21/pocahontas/

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/10/sleeping-beauty-is-based-on-a-story-where-a-married-king-finds-a-girl-asleep-and-cant-wake-her-so-rapes-her-instead/

https://www.wattpad.com/118817625-the-real-story-behind-disney-movie-the-fox-and-the

Episode Music By: https://pixabay.com/music/epic-classical-epic-darkness-469/

Mother Goose is the fictional sweet old lady who wrote the nursery rhymes that many of use grew up hearing and maybe some of you have even passed them on to your own children… but most of those nursery rhymes actually come from very dark origins.

You have been warned... THIS EPISODE MAY RUIN YOUR CHILDHOOD! In this episode I expose the backstories of 11 popular nursery rhymes and songs. I'm talking murderers, sexists, racists, plagues... ya know, all the good stuff that you want to teach your children about.


ALL SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
https://reginajeffers.blog/2014/09/23/rub-a-dub-dub-nursery-rhyme/
https://www.bustle.com/life/nursery-rhymes-with-bizarre-hidden-meanings-because-peter-pumpkin-eater-is-a-murderer
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes
https://the-line-up.com/creepy-backstories-nusery-rhymes
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muffin-man-song-serial-killer/0

EPISODE MUSIC BY:
https://pixabay.com/music/happy-childrens-tunes-baby-game-mane-without-laughter-8779/
https://pixabay.com/music/epic-classical-epic-darkness-469/

Breaking down the timeline of events for the Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie case. Hear audio from the 911 call and that infamous police body cam footage. I discuss what I feel happened, how the police handled the traffic stop, mental health and my own experiences with mental health. Listen as I tell the tragic and suspicious outcome of this toxic love story. I challenge you to think beyond what the media is telling us and ask your own questions. 

EPISODE SOURCES:
Yahoo News Article and Timeline of events: https://news.yahoo.com/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-case-timeline-190120303.html
BodyCam Footage on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATZdGqV0jYQ
Domestic Violence Support: https://www.thehotline.org/

PODCAST THEME MUSIC BY: https://pixabay.com/music/epic-classical-epic-darkness-469/

Lake Lanier... desired vacation spot or gross lake with a dark history? I'll let you be the judge. This episode dives into the real life tragedy happening at Lake Lanier, discusses some of the ghost stories surrounding the lake and educates listeners about the dark history that existed long before the lake itself. *EPISODE TRIGGER WARNING*


EPISODE SOURCES:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.html
https://www.schollelaw.com/blog/boating-accidents/lake-lanier-boat-accidents/
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/the-reveal/forsyth-county-lynching-memorial-to-go-up/85-e9e16326-36d5-4c3b-abfd-e76f9b0a793a
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lanier

Podcast Music By: https://pixabay.com/music/epic-classical-epic-darkness-469/

Episode 8: Centers, Tight Ends & CTE
In 2002 America would mourn the death of former NFL Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Webster. In the days leading up to his death Webster was acting "crazy". He was living out of his truck by choice, even though he had plenty of money. He appeared unkept, paranoid and lacked sleep.

On June 26, 2013, the entire United Stated watched as a star player on one of the NFL's biggest franchises was escorted out of his house by police. New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged later that day with the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as CTE, is the term used to describe brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas. CTE is a diagnosis made only at autopsy by studying sections of the brain. Is CTE silently killing athletes and veterans?

Episode Sources:
http://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/cte-former-nfl-players/
https://concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/what-is-CTE
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/aaron-hernandez-timeline-murders-trials-prison-suicide/1886y82a8bgyx123qxcgg04lb5
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/concussion/
https://medium.com/@sam.hooker10/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-prominence-in-former-nfl-players-d1d0d707265a

Music and Sound Effects Credit:
https://pixabay.com/music/epic-classical-epic-darkness-469/

A special Easter mini episode!

Urban Legends are often an uneven mix of story telling and real life events. This one tells the story of a bus crash with criminally ill convicts who escape! All are captured safely and accounted for ... except for one! Did that one become the man that dressed up in an Easter Bunny costume while he threatened and tortured people?! *Cringe*

Whatever Easter means to you - whether its a religious holiday, a day to eat Reeses and Cadbury eggs, both or neither- just make sure you stay safe and avoid any creepy Easter bunnies!


Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man
https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/10/23/the-scary-weird-somewhat-true-story-of-the-fairfax-bunny-man/

Sound Effects: https://pixabay.com/music/search/genre/cartoons/

Episode Theme Music: https://pixabay.com/music/epic-classical-epic-darkness-469/

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and there is this ominous presence that at first you feel and then when you open your eyes there it is! Watching you, coming fro you or strangling you. Imagine begin so scared that you try to scream out loud and get away — but you can’t. You feel paralyzed almost as if you were being held down by a wicked force. What in the world is happening?

Sleep Paralysis is experienced by many people at some point in their life. I'm here to explain to you what it is and what it means! Of course, I had to share my own creepy experience with Sleep Paralysis too!

SOURCES:
https://blog.fitbit.com/sleep-stages-explained/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleep-paralysis/
https://metro.co.uk/2015/10/22/5-of-the-scariest-sleep-paralysis-stories-weve-heard-5455385/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis#:~:text=Sleep%20paralysis%20is%20a%20state,than%20a%20couple%20of%20minutes.

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