The Rainy Book Nook

We're back, baby! The Disney story of the Beauty and the Beast that many of us are familiar with today is generally believed to be based on a couple of stories written in the late 1700s. But who were THOSE stories based on? Take a stroll with me down a very old and dark road and learn about Petrus Gonsalvus, a man born in 1537 with Congenital Hypertrichosis Languinosa; a man who lived anything...

Blue: nature's most naturally unnatural color. Many know that nature has a scarcity of blue, but what you may not know is that what blue there IS, probably isn't blue at all. Want to know what I mean? Check out this episode of The Rainy Book Nook and learn about why blue butterflies are blue, what the heck a bile pigment is, and your next new favorite color. Have a topic you want me to loo...

On December 22nd, 1987 over the span of two hours, two separate signal jamming incidents took place in Chicago during late night television. Max Headroom, "the world's first computer generated television host" was the face on the mask - but who was behind it? Have a topic you want me to look into? Instagram: @therainybooknook email: therainybooknook@gmail.com Sources:   The Story Of...

Dig up the deeply rooted history of the world's most expensive fungus - the Truffle, and learn about how they're hunted today! Instagram: @therainybooknook email me: therainybooknook@gmail.com Sources: Why Real Truffles Are So Expensive Insider Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ1nY51txoA   This Truffle Dog is Facing a Really Challenging Truffle Hunt Smithsonian, YouTube This Truff...

Part 2 of "The Night That Horror Befell Reaper, Wyoming" concludes the events of Tillie Everts' eventful (to put it lightly) night. Tillie has to make a very hard decision without having any clue of what the outcome will be. She shows us the strength of her will to live - but will that be enough? FIND OUT NOW! Instagram: @therainybooknook email me: therainybooknook@gmail.com

WOOHOO! This was SO FUN to do, I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Today's episode is a story I wrote, using contributions from you guys over on Instagram! Follow the horrifying night that one woman in Reaper, Wyoming experiences, all by herself. This is a tale that picks at all of your worst fears of isolation.

Let's talk about bones, baby, let's talk about jaw disease! (Doesn't have the same ring to it....) In Episode 17 I talk about a few things that our ancestors thought was 100% normal. Spoiler Alert: It's absolutely anything but normal. Mummy unwrappings, laws targeting disabled people, and the falsifying of Radium's purported health benefits are featured in this episode of The R...

Welcome Back! It's been a few weeks and this was worth the wait; travel to Colombia and all over the Mammalian Kingdom with your host, Shelby here at The Rainy Book Nook Podcast. I discuss how Pablo Escobar smuggled animals into Colombia for his Estate Zoo during the 1980s, but one animal remains in the area to this day and continues to grow rapidly, recently being officially declared an invas...

In Episode 15 we travel to Ireland for a new installment of our Folklore Series. Learn about how the Christianization of Ireland effected the Celtic Religion and other ways Irish mythology evolved. I talk a bit about two Irish mythological beings who really intrigued me. Instagram: @therainybooknook Email (submissions open): therainybooknook@gmail.com Sources: General Info:  https://www.irelandbef...

In Episode 14 I talk about 3 heart-wrenching accidents at Amusement Parks from ride safety gone wrong. Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsled ride has seen two fatalities in its lifespan, but what other tragedies have struck the places that are meant to be the most fun? For the final segment of the episode I talk about a murder case that happened at an abandoned theme park, one that I feel has nowher...

Episode 13 - On the 13th! Kinda...In this episode I talk alllll about Friday the 13th and the "history" behind it. We travel from 1792 B.C. all the way up to modern times and discuss how this number has become the sensational hell-iday it's become today. (Sorry - that was corny.) **CLARIFICATION** I reference the roman numeral 17, and say it as VXII when it is XVII. OOPS! I hope you...

I have a new "intro" song, much shorter and way more the vibe :) In Episode 12 I talk about one of the most unsolvable mysteries of all time - the disappearance of those on board the Brigantine ship, the Mary Celeste . Piracy, aliens, and giant squids are just a few of the things I talk about in this episode, this one is a real head scratcher - please let me know what you think! Instagra...

Part 2 of 2! In Part 2 I pick back up where we left off with things heating up for Hyde and his wife, entering a tumultuous legal battle that started in 1911 and ended in 1917. In this episode we see how lack of education created a dangerous precedent in the courtoom among the jurors and even the Missouri State Supreme Court Justices. Stick around for a truly creepy story for the second half of th...

Part 1 of 2! In this episode we explore the life and crimes of Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde, and the family whose lives he ruined. Lies, greed, millions of dollars on the line...what would you do for an inheritance? We follow the timeline from when the crimes in the Swope estate began, leading up to the initial investigation and some of the witness testimonials. Instagram: @therainybooknook Email me! Su...

TW: R*pe is mentioned in the context of explaining a criminal's origins. This episode's themes are NOT safe for children!! Thank you. In Episode 9 I talk about the men who inspired the horrible character in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of them being Robert Louis Stevenson's personal friend. Instagram: @therainybooknook Email me at: therainybooknook@gmail.com (Submission...

Instagram: @therainybooknook | email: therainybooknook@gmail.com Now taking submissions. In Episode 8 I look into the Voynich Manuscript, a 13th century document that has never been deciphered. Some worry that it is a forgery perpetrated by its namesake, Wilfred Voynich. But let's see what science has to say about it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGvZL_SIZJ0&t=1612s Decoding the Unknown...

Message me on Instagram! @therainybooknook Email for story or topic submissions: therainybooknook@gmail.com In Episode 7 of The Rainy Book Nook Podcast we have another book review....sorta! It's a lot like the first episode. After a quick review of Violet Made of Thorns #1- a fantasy novel told from the perspective of a morally gray Seer who has a little bit too much bit - we do a quick dip of...

Water monsters, zombie spirits and other cannabilistic terrors cross paths today, as well as the visitation of classic Norwegian folklore and Norse mythology. Instagram: @therainybooknook Email: therainybooknook@gmail.com New episodes releasing biweekly on Sundays! Please leave a review wherever you are listening. :-) Norns: https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/others/the-norns/ Nine Rea...

Instagram: @therainybooknook   contact me: therainybooknook@gmail.com  Happy Sunday Friends! This episode begins a world tour of mythical folklore, full of whimsy and a little bit of chaos.  Sorry for the late release, y'all! I give myself extra time and somehow I'm still late! Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy listening to this episode because I had a lot of fun recording it. ...

Instagram: @therainybooknook  Email: therainybooknook@gmail.com This episode I talk about Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, his rise to fame, and a bit of an analysis on his involvement in the murder of 75-year-old Attorney, Joseph Galfy.  Please send in original stories or topic ideas to me!

In episode 3 we talk about the famous Dyatlov Pass incident and shed some light on a few things that are often misconstrued. At the end of the day, the mystery still remains; but some very interesting things are brought to light. I read a story by u/Stranger_at_night on Reddit, you can find their profile here: https://www.reddit.com/user/Stranger_at_Night/ Instagram: @therainybooknook Email: thera...

In this episode I talk about the catastrophic incident that may have contributed to the ending of the hit show, To Catch a Predator. For the remainder of the episode I read a short story written by: yours, truly!  User submissions: @therainybooknook on Instagram, or email me at therainybooknook@gmail.com Sources for 'Suicide of Bill Conradt' segment,   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suici...

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instagram: @therainybooknook email: therainybooknook@gmail.com In this episode I talk about She's Gone, a suspenseful thriller that will lure you in quickly. I also discuss many things morbid, peculiar, and curious that range from the invention of the stop light to horrifying stories on Reddit. Origin and evolution of the traffic light: https://www.livescience.com/57231-who-invented-the-traffic-li...