Heinous Hotels

I don't even know where to start with this episode. This episode is about a medication that no longer exists but is similar to Vick's topical analgesic. https://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/2015/03/12/lees-save-the-baby-more-misbranded-nostrums-from-our-not-so-distant-past/ https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/look-back-old-time-medicines https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/savetheba...

I was so unsatisfied by other re-tellings and explanations of this legend that I did an intense deep dive into it. I ended up obsessing over Father Gallitzin and did a cradle to grave biography about him and his episode is on this feed as well. The Mystery of the Wizard Clip is a supernatural event that took place in the 1790’s in Middleway, West Virginia which was investigated by the Catholic chu...

People who've worked in hotels tell all about their worst experiences on the job.  Music from https://filmmusic.io "Fretless" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  

Today's Patreon exclusive episode is about the alien gravesite in Aurora, TX that reportedly contains the remains of "Ned", an alien who crash-landed and died. Is it a hoax? What do you think?

If you grew up in Alabama, you have probably been told the legend of Noccalula Falls. Many people do not know that this is a made-up story that is harmful to indigenous people of the United States rather than being a romantic story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noccalula_Falls_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Turkey

If you grew up in Alabama, you have probably been told the legend of Noccalula Falls. Many people do not know that this is a made-up story that is harmful to indigenous people of the United States rather than being a romantic story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noccalula_Falls_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Turkey

Miss Baker was a squirrel monkey who is buried just outside the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. Miss Baker was the first mammal to survive being launched into space.  **Trigger warning for animal lovers. This episode, unfortunately, contains sad details regarding the mistreatment of animals.**

Today's short episode is about a weird cocktail from "long time ago days" when people added  ammonia smelling salts to coca-cola as a health tonic. It was very popular in the US and some people still enjoy it today.

After Roselind Nadine Earles passed away a week before Christmas, her parents honored her memory by building a permanent playhouse structure as a mausoleum over her grave site. Her parents are buried beside her in Lanett, Alabama. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/little-nadine-earles-doll-house-grave-lanett     https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/21933     https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11...

In the South, we do things a lil bit different. Especially when it comes to weddings. Is burying a bottle of bourbon an ancient pagan ritual passed down from generations to curry favor with the gods that control the weather, or is it a made up tradition created by the alcohol industry?

The Mothervine is a muscadine wine grape vine that is the oldest in the United States. It has been getting people lit, turnt, and crunk for hundreds of years.  Was it planted by the Croatan tribe or maybe even by the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Listen to find out.

No slugs were harmed in the making of this bonus content.

While researching the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles I came across this case and decided to research it further. It opened a can of worms about Raymond's family, but I ended up making a full episode about it for Patreon. I mean no insensitivity whatsoever to surviving members of these families.

This episode is about the famous Pumpkin House in West Virginia.

Is this pre-war brownstone haunted by 22 ghosts? Is Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain one of them? https://gvshp.org/blog/2019/08/06/how-one-building-turned-greenwich-village-into-an-artists-mecca/ Music in this episode by:    https://filmmusic.io License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Another article read with commentary by me. This article drew my attention because of the large illustration, which was not very common at the time. This article is about a woman who was arrested and charged with murder for being an abortionist that ran a confinement home for women. A young lady died while in her care as the result of an illegal abortion.

As I was researching Hotel Majestic for an episode on the main feed I came across an article that I wanted to share with listeners but would not make sense in the episode, because I thought it was funny. I also included another article about a male cobra that ate a female cobra whole, but the writer wrote the article as if the mated pair were in a domestic quarrel that ended in violence.

Another minimally edited episode for those who are interested in my pet research project, the city of Anniston and the Victoria Inn/Hotel Finial. This episode never made it on to the Patreon feed as life was so hectic I never had time to compile my recordings how I wanted. On my Patreon feed I used to read old articles from a subscription based archival newspaper site in order to give extra contex...

This episode was very minimally edited and was meant to undergo more editing and then go onto the Patreon feed but I left it a bit rough. I decided not to keep editing and to go ahead and post it. On my Patreon feed I used to read old articles from a subscription based archival newspaper site in order to give extra context to some of my episodes for those who want exhaustive deep dives. The Kirby...

Donated to the anti-segregationist Methodist congregation by industrialist Henry Flagler in 1886, this church is both beautiful and historically significant.  My apologies for how breathy this episode is. I have some mild asthma and it was acting up a little bit on my recording day. I tried to edit it out as much as I could but there were some louder breaths and sighs I could not isolate and get r...

I posted a ton of photos for these episodes on the Heinous Hotels social media pages. Part 1 and 2 of this Grandma Bandit story are another cradle to grave biography of Ethel Catts, one of the most fascinating people I've researched. But no one knows who she is. She had a tragic life story and as a result became infamous as the Grandma Bandit late in life. I extensively and exhaustively researched...

I posted a ton of photos for these episodes on the Heinous Hotels social media pages. Part 1 and 2 of this Grandma Bandit story are another cradle to grave biography of Ethel Catts, one of the most fascinating people I've researched. But no one knows who she is. She had a tragic life story and as a result became infamous as the Grandma Bandit late in life. I extensively and exhaustively researched...

This is a terribly sad event that I tried to handle with all sensitivity. I think we can learn a lot from this which is the only reason I will post this episode. There were so many failures of our healthcare and justice system that could have prevented everything that happened.

This week’s episode is about hotels that are associated with the Titanic disaster with a special focus on hotels that welcomed survivors. In this episode, I want to explore the aftermath of the disaster within the context of the hotels associated with the Titanic. Music in this episode by:    https://filmmusic.io "Comfortable Mystery 4" by Kevin MacLeod, "Comfortable Mystery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Co...

This week’s episode is about hotels that are associated with the Titanic disaster. Music in this episode by:    https://filmmusic.io "Comfortable Mystery 4" by Kevin MacLeod, "Comfortable Mystery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Comfortable Mystery 2" by Kevin MacLeod, "Comfortable Mystery 3" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Edm Detection M...