Effed Up History

Today we will be talking about the incredibly suspicious death of Christian Trask who one man said could only have died by witchcraft Sources: https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n14.html Beverly Bedeviled: One Town’s True Connections with the Witchcraft of 1692 by Edward R. Brown Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts Music: Medieval Loop One, Headless Horseman and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada |...

*sigh* I suppose it's time to talk about Theseus, my arch nemesis. This has to be some sort of cry for help, right? Anyway... sorry about this I guess. Source: Greek Myths by Robert Graves Music: Music: Medieval Loop One, Dawn, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)...

Originally published to Spotify 4/1//24 Let's explore the evolution of Satan and how that led to the original Satanic Panics, the early modern witch panics. Happy to have Jody and Shea with me on this one from the Rainy Day Rabbit Holes podcast! Music: Medieval Loop One, Headless Horseman and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www....

Originally published to spotify 3/11/24 Today we will be talking about the second witchcraft pamphlet from England, the case of John Walsh. Although can we even call this a witchcraft case?  Sources: Early Modern Witches: Witchcraft Cases in Contemporary Writing by Marion Gibson and MY BRAIN Music: Medieval Loop One, Headless Horseman and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoun...

Join us for this discussion about the Deerfield Raid of 1704 on the 320th anniversary with Lindsay Kruzlic, Assistant Curator at the Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield, MA: Home of the famous door, which we'll talk about in lengths. Links for further research: http://1704.deerfield.history.museum/?fbclid=IwAR3rhnxhC4U03YmkuCxdw7q7LTvPnxZq7r3AKt53B-7Kg07VMs8IER0t2Qs https://www.wampumchronicles....

Originally posted to Spotify 2/14/24 Here is a long awaited episode of one of my favorite mythological figures: Medusa. However the myth of Medusa goes much deeper than the story that we know and love. Her story has changed and evolved over time and has become complicated and complex. So let's explore it all Sources: theoi.com The Medusa Reader by  Marjorie Garber (Editor), Nancy J. Vickers (E...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/25/23 Here are all of the episodes together. For individual sources please see each episode. Bigfoot Yeti Other Bigfoot Stories Chupacabra Dover Demon Dingonek Man Eating Trees Mothman Owlman Yara Ma Yha Who Drop Bear Fresno Nightcrawler Loch Ness Monster Kelpie Selkie Jersey Devil Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarad...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/22/23 For the finale of the 12 days of Cryptmas series I present you the Jersey Devil. My favorite one that I think I've researched thus far. It's got everything. A cute creature, witchcraft, the devil, religion, politics, pettiness, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, and a potential real estate hoax. What more could you possibly ask for? Music Medieval Loop One,  12 Days o...

Originally posted 12/21/23 On the eleventh day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you Scottish water creatures. Man this list is getting weird. But to be fair the original song is all freaking birds. Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International...

Originally published to Spotify 12/20/23 On the whatever this is day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you YOU NAMED MY DAUGHTER AFTER THE LOCH NESS MONSTER?! Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/...

Originally published to Spotify 12/19/23 On the ninth day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a weird creature that is all leeeegs Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources t...

Originally published to Spotify 12/18/23 On the eighth day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a tiny vampiric frog maaaaaaan Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https...

Originally published to Spotify 12/15/23 On the seventh day of Cryptmas I present to you my boyfriend and his cousin Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources https://pine...

Originally posted on Spotify 12/13/23 On the 6th? day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you Man Eating Trees. What I want to be reincarnated as, honestly. Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/lice...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/11/23 On the fifth day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a story probably made up by a racist fool Music: Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/8/23 On the 4th day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you a double episode about a cryptid. Does that still work in the song? Who knows anymore? Anyway here ya go.  Sources: https://www.princeton.edu/~accion/chupa.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Chupacabra?so=search https://www.occultopedia.com/m/maboya.htm Cryptozoology A-Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark Music:...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/6/23 On the third day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you............. more bigfoot stories. I promise this is the last one. Music Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/l...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/4/23 On the second day of Cryptmas Krystina gave to you.... the Yetiiiiii. Listen I'm not that great of a singer. Here ya go. Sources:  Cryptozoology A-Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/brief-communications/Footprint-Evidence-of-Chinese-Yeren.pdf https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Types_of_Yetis https://exemplore.com/crypt...

Originally posted to Spotify 12/1/23 Merry freaking Cryptmas, friends. Today we'll be talking about the ever elusive bigfoot of North America, also referred to as the Sasquatch. A cryptid shrouded in mystery and indigenous folklore. Music Medieval Loop One,  12 Days of Christmas, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stoc...

Originally posted to Spotify 10/31/23 So I did this two years ago but it isn't nearly as detailed as I would like it to be. So here it is again like 10 times the length. I am so tired but it does a better dent on telling the story of the witch trials that happened in Salem, Massachusetts and really gives better honor to the victims. Sources: Trust me bro. Just kidding. It's far too many to...

Originally published to Spotify 10/6/23 I'm presenting next week in Canada and I'm freaking out but it's cool. Because you're super awesome and wonderful, here is a sneak peak of my entire presentation that I'll be giving there. You get the first listening, I hope you learn something. If not, well thanks for listening to my blithering idiocy.  Also here's a picture of my fa...

Originally published to Spotify 9/15/23 Hey I'm back from getting that carton of milk! Let's talk about a weird Salem story I researched. Sources Account of Leslie’s Retreat by Charles Moses Endicott ( https://archive.org/details/accountofleslies00endi/page/n7/mode/2up?q=genteel ) Paul Revere’s Ride by David Hackett Fischer https://historicipswich.net/2023/02/22/leslies-retreat-or-how-the-...

Originally posted to Spotify 7/10/23 Today we have Aries. For those who celebrate their birthdays between March 21st- April 19th. Sources Constellation Myths translated by Robin Hard Greek Myths by Robert Graves theoi.com Music: Medieval Loop One,The Foreign Tale, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribut...

Originally posted to Spotify 7/3/23 Today we have Pisces. For those who celebrate their birthdays between February 19th- March 20th. Sources Constellation Myths translated by Robin Hard Greek Myths by Robert Graves theoi.com https://www.thecollector.com/athena-poseidon-contest-athens-name-giving/ Music: Medieval Loop One,The Foreign Tale, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpent...

Originally posted to Spotify 6/20/23 I'm back with the longest single-recorded episode to date. Here is the Odyssey, the story of Odysseus on his way home from Troy. And--spoiler-- I hate him.  Sources See Troy Episode  https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Odysseus/odysseus.html https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Sisyphus/sisyphus.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cultu...