Stay Out Of The Attic

Greetings earthlings! Or... other worlders... is that a thing? Okay how about those on a different plane... if you get this transmission, I'm sorry. I wish you'd found something better but this will just have to do. After a years hiatus, your podcast over(under?)lord is back to talk all things radio. My inspiration started after I watched a friends (Cory Boughton!) newest feature film, Free the Airwaves, a true story about his and his brother's time doing pirate radio in Asheville in the late 90s, early 2000s. Check out that hyper link folks! The sources, of course--

https://www.usa.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Communications%20Commission%20regulates,%2C%20television%2C%20satellite%20and%20wire. , https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/fcc-and-speech#:~:text=Pursuant%20to%20these%20legal%20mandates,counter%2Dspeech%22%20from%20others. , https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/public-and-broadcasting#OBSCENE , https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/podcast/pirate-radio , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station , https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170801-the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run , https://www.mercatus.org/economic-insights/expert-commentary/regulating-without-regulation-how-fcc-sidesteps-first-amendment , https://www.facebook.com/ParanormalInvestigationsUK/posts/marcello-bacci-the-grandfather-of-itc-and-direct-radio-voice-communication-has-p/1565367243599619/ , https://roosterteeth.com/watch/red-web-2023-1-9 , https://beliefhole.com/3-04-broadcasts-from-the-beyond-itc-and-marcello-baccis-spirit-radio/

2021 ... it's almost over ya'll! I know things were scary but this episode should bring a few things into perspective. If you're reading this then you must have made it, congrats! Learn about some death-related phenomenon such as "voodoo death" or thanatophobia, and dive into morbid curiosity-it might just save your life! Special guest and friend Kira joins me for this episode and hear some of her takes on mental health and tips going into the holidays and new year. See you on the flip side, 2022!  

Sources: https://www.npr.org/2012/10/26/163712863/scared-to-death-literally , https://www.verywellmind.com/scared-to-death-of-death-1132501 . https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321939#causes-and-types , https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7e4b9/true-crime-and-mental-health , https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cardiomyopathy/what-is-cardiomyopathy-in-adults/is-broken-heart-syndrome-real , https://news.uchicago.edu/story/why-scary-movies-are-helping-some-people-cope-pandemic.

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Welcome back listeners-I hope your turkey day was fantastic, but it's time to dive into the thick of it again. This is a story I have been hoping to cover for a while but had little to information on it, making it difficult to discuss. I managed to scrounge up another article recently that I hope means this case can eventually be solved. Check out that article here: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2017/02/20/austin-police-say-2014-killing-of-grace-chen-could-be-solved/10133317007/ . I hope we can gain some justice for Grace Chen! Share these articles, call the Austin Police Department if you have any information. The number for the homicide tip line is: 512-477-3588

Interested in helping the Stop AAIP Hate case or finding a local cause near you to stop hate crimes? Here's a link: https://stopaapihate.org/actnow/

As always, my sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/anti-asian-hate-crimes-rose-73-last-year-updated-fbi-data-says-rcna3741 , https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/son-of-woman-found-murdered-six-years-ago-in-nw-austin-wants-her-cold-case-kept-alive , https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/cold-case-apd-gives-update-on-2014-murder-of-grace-chen/269-408767668 , https://www.fox7austin.com/news/who-killed-grace-chen-friends-family-still-search-for-answers-four-years-later , https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/cold-case-apd-gives-update-on-2014-murder-of-grace-chen/269-408767668 , https://www.kxan.com/news/unsolved-new-development-in-grace-chen-murder-case/ 

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And last but not least, a very Happy Birthday to my sister, Lo! Enjoy your day. 

Happy Halloween everyone! Enjoy this spooky little folklore short about some different legends and campfire stories surrounding the history of the Appalachians mountains and trails. Read this story after you are done for a creepy little dessert : https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/appalachian-trail-ghost-story/

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And here are my sources: https://piddlin.com/library/smoky-mountains/spearfinger , https://www.themoonlitroad.com/appalachian-mountain-culture-ghost-stories/ , https://www.appalachiabare.com/something-beyond-reason-not-ordinary-appalachias-folklore-creatures-part-1/ , https://www.appalachiabare.com/a-strange-and-frightful-being-appalachias-folklore-creatures-part-3/ , https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2020/10/tommy-knockers-mine-ghosts.html , https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/haunted-forests-north-america-visit-halloween.amp , https://www.looper.com/436493/the-appalachian-horror-mystery-thats-heating-up-on-netflix/

Background music credit here: Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ , https://soundcloud.com/mcfunkypants2018

Ahoy mateys! Apologies for my scallywag-like behavior lately -- hope you don't hang the jib too much since I've been gone. I've got a new sloop and crew so I'm back at it again and looking for some fresh booty! And if you are confused at all to what that means, tune into this season starter about the legend of Blackbeard and learn some pirate slang. We'll cover some of his early days and then explore his reign during the Golden Age of Piracy--and finally cover his imminent downfall off the coast of North Carolina. 

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Shiver me timbers! Write to me with any concerns, questions, corrections, episode ideas,  or personal stories at [email protected] . 

Sources for this episode : 
https://www.islands.com/40-useful-pirate-phrases-for-national-talk-like-pirate-day/ , https://www.amherst.edu/users/U/dullian08/node/20554 , https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard , https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-chinese-female-pirate-who-commanded-80000-outlaws , https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/ghosts-of-ocracoke-nc/ , https://www.villagecraftsmen.com/legends-of-blackbeards-skull/ , https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article244270542.html

Podcasts listened to: 
Short History : Blackbeard the Pirate
Today in True Crime: Blackbeard Killed
GONE: Blackbeard's Treasure
You're Dead To Me: Blackbeard
Stuff You Missed in History Class: How Blackbeard Worked

And here we go again with a mini deep dive into some less than savory aspects of Mardi Gras celebrations. I cover a bit of plain jane history then move towards some complicated racial tensions and finish up with ghosts, deaths, and few theories. Stay tuned next month for my most special episode yet, which will be my season one finale!

Happy Black History Month! Here are some podcasts from black creators: https://www.afar.com/magazine/podcasts-by-black-creators-to-listen-to-now

Sources: https://www.aaihs.org/the-complicated-history-of-race-and-mardi-gras/ , https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-mardi-gras#:~:text=Mardi%20Gras%20is%20believed%20to,and%20held%20a%20small%20gala. , https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/dark-side-mardi-gras/ , https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/06/the-obscure-origins-of-american-mardi-gras-which-begins-today/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras#:~:text=Some%20think%20Mardi%20Gras%20may,the%20sowing%20of%20winter%20crops. , http://americashauntedroadtrip.com/tag/arnauds/ , https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/02/23/mardi-gras-parade-float-deaths/ , https://www.wbrz.com/news/police-identify-man-struck-and-killed-by-float-during-endymion-parade/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58_(number)#:~:text=Belief%20in%20the%20existence%20of,of%20times%20before%20disaster%20fell. , https://www.ranker.com/list/horrible-mardi-gras-incidents/philgibbons , https://wanderwomenproject.com/places/the-germaine-cazenave-wells-mardi-gras-museum/ .

Happy New Year! Come on in and listen up for the second half of our episode on the Papin Sisters, as Lo and I discuss the murders, subsequent trial and deterioration of those involved.  Take a dive into the theories surrounding this case, involving telepathy, intelligentsia, and shared paranoid disorder. End with a few quality memes, and thank yourself for being here.  ;)

Sources: http://prayer-center.upperroom.org/quiz , https://drlesleyphillips.com/psychic-development/signs-you-are-telepathic/ , https://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-allegedly-murdered-year-half-sister-arrested-500/story?id=73426190 , https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/12/the-papin-sisters-and-the-murder-case-that-still-haunts-france-after-more-than-80-years/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_and_L%C3%A9a_Papin , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hioAbT8Vq_g , https://www.google.com/search?q=memes+for+sibling+telepathy&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS601US601&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitzoTPkuztAhVSPK0KHbgaCtoQ_AUoAXoECBAQAw&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=TKQnbG1tzLjLHM

Documentary: https://www.amazon.com/Murderous-Maids-Sylvie-Testud/dp/B000YA0F6K#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20true%20story,their%20employer%20and%20her%20daughter.

Happy New Year everyone! We can finally breathe a sigh of relief that 2020 is gone. Not so much for the victims of the Papin Sisters, though. Take a listen to two very ... disturbed sisters, (and yes, I mean my very own sister Lo that joined me for this episode!), as they dig into a story about two sisters that murdered half of a family one fated February evening in La Mans, France. This first part will cover the telepathy test that we conducted between the two of us, spoiler, we're not telepathic, and the beginnings of these twisted sister's history. Stay tuned this weekend/next week for the second half and I will post my sources then. Biiiiiiiieeeeee

Hey yall - I'm back! I managed to get one episode up for the month of November in the nick of time. Shout out to my sister, Happy Birthday Lo! Here's an interesting episode where I am channeling my inner Spooky Psychology (GREAT podcast) to talk about Munchausen Syndrome and Fictitious Disorder, famously brought into the limelight by the recent movie, The Act, about Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Instead of going over this story I decided to focus on an ongoing trial with the story of Olivia Gant and her mother, Kelly Turner. Turner supposedly has demonstrated Munchausen by Proxy that resulted in the death of her daughter, Olivia. Lets take a *small* dive into this story and explore the possibilities. Hopefully, we will have an updated episode after this trial has concluded. Stay tuned SOOTA listeners!

Reporting Resources: Kansas Department of Children and Families site with information and hot line for child OR elderly/vulnerable populations: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/pps/pages/kips/kipswebintake.aspx , National abuse hotlines: https://www.childhelp.org/hotline/

Sources: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxzma/munchausen-by-proxy-msbp-survivors-using-tiktok-to-talk-about-abuse , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen , https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9833-munchausen-syndrome-factitious-disorder-imposed-on-self#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20(factitious%20disorder%20imposed%20on%20self)%20is%20when%20someone,themselves%20to%20get%20the%20symptoms. , https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw180537#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20by%20proxy%20(MSBP,child%20abuse%20or%20elder%20abuse. , https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/22/terminally-ill-daughter-had-bucket-list-colorado-mother-ended-up-allegedly-killing-her/ , https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/mom-accused-of-killing-daughter-faking-her-illness/73-e7f34459-6e21-4a88-8c53-04064f761f1f , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGgMIlxkS84 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN-5xKJqzYU , https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/11/01/olivia-gant-kelly-turner-make-a-wish-murder/