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Enjoy this Jimmy Buffet episode all about the wonderful world of potatoes.  https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62276/8-odd-things-you-can-do-potato Mentalfloss.com 8 Surprising Uses for Potatoes by Anne Schweitzer https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-a-potato Bonappetit.com What is a Potato Anyway? By Amiel Stanek https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the...

In this episode Elizabeth tells the story of P.T. Barnum and Shannon tells us about circus animals and the hopeful future for those animals in sanctuaries. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-pt-barnum-greatest-humbug-them-all-180967634/ Smithsonianmag.com P.T. Barnum Isn’t the Hero the ‘Greatest Showman’ Wants You to Think by Jackie Mansky https://www.britannica.com/biography/P-T-Ba...

Studio 54 (2018) Directed by Matt Tyrnauer. With Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlisinger https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/movies/studio-54-documentary-ian-schrager.html The New York Times ‘A History of Studio 54, This Time Told by the Quiet Partner’ by Alan Light https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_54 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/musician/donna-summer...

Shannon tells the story of Jim and Tammy Faye Baker and Heritage USA and Elizabeth recounts the history of roller coasters. SOURCES https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-30-mn-594-story.html   https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-carolina/abandoned-theme-park-sc/   https://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article205362719.html   https://religionandpolitics.org/20...

Elizabeth talks about the folklore behind the dog days of summer and Shannon tells us about nude beaches, proper nudist etiquette, and where to find the best nude beaches for your next trip! SOURCES https://www.farmersalmanac.com/why-are-they-called-dog-days-of-summer-21705 Farmersalmanac.com What Are The Dog Days Of Summer? by Farmers’ Almanac Staff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_days https://...

NPR.org ‘A Brief History: The Smallest National Park Site’ heard on All Things Considered https://www.npr.org/2008/06/30/92035186/a-brief-history-the-smallest-national-park-site#:~:text=The%20National%20Park%20Service%20lists,as%20the%20smallest%20national%20park . Cnn.com The Wonder List ‘US National Parks: Biggest, Smallest, Highest, Lowest, and More’ By Karia Hetter https://www.cnn.com/travel/a...

http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36 https://www.vogue.com/article/jackie-kennedy-onassis-what-jackie-taught-us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt

Elizabeth recounts the fable and folklore of Robin Hood and Shannon tells the true story of the indomitable Eleanor of Aquitaine. SOURCES Fromoldbooks.org “Dictionary of Proverbs” (1917) Bailey, Nathan https://www.fromoldbooks.org/proverbs/pages/pp36-37/ Lithe and listen, gentlemen https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/lithe-and-listen-gentlemen Robin Hood Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_H...

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-menace-within https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe/catalog/tw410gq9883 https://stanfordprisonexperimentproject.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/another-blog-post/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/final-reckoning-stanford-prison-saga-hugo-meijers-msc-bsc

Stanford Prison Experiment Part 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/23/stanford-prison-experiment-how-accurate-is-the-movie-philip-zimbardo-weighs-in/amp/ https://psyarxiv.com/mjhnp/ https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe/catalog/fd396xq4047 https://www.ranker.com/list/stanford-prison-experiment-timeline/jodi-smith

Businessinsider.com “More leaders are scraping the 40-hour workweek. Here’s how it became so popular in the first place.” by Marguerite Ward and Shana Lebowitz  https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10#:~:text=September%2025%2C%201926%3A%20Ford%20Motor,the%20workweek%20to%2040%20hours . The State of Enterprise Work presented by Workfront and conducted by Harris...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be Helpforwriters.me “Etymology Series: Part One - History of Provervbs” By Nikki Halliwell https://www.helpforwriters.me/etymology-series-history-proverbs/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CBlood%20is%20Thicker%20Than%20Water%E2%80%9D&text=However%2C%20the%20full%20quote%20is,has%20the%20exact%20opposite%20meaning . Grammarist “Blood is thicker than water” https:...

Bills of Mortality Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bills_of_mortality Beforenewton “A Bill of Mortality (and a peck of snails)” by Kathleen Crowther https://beforenewton.blog/2014/11/07/a-bill-of-mortality-and-a-peck-of-snails/ The Vault “How Londoners Died in One Plague-Ridden Week in 1665” By Rebecca Onion https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/bill-of-mortality-document-shows-death-to...

Tupperware Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupperware Wonderful World of Tupperware - 1960s - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPjGl0vii4 Tuppereare party time! - Life in America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQNPRvLvFAg History.com “Madam C. J. Walker” By History.com Editors https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker Biography...

History.com “What’s So Unlucky About the Number 13?” By Barbara Maranzani https://www.history.com/news/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13 History.com “Friday the 13th” History.com Editors https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th Friday the 13th Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th History.com “Why Friday the 13th Spelled Doom for the Knights Templar” By Barara M...

Symbolsage “Gorgoneion - Symbol of Protection” By Nina Jay https://symbolsage.com/gorgoneion-symbol-of-protection/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_eye Classroom “Meaning of the Greek Eyeball Symbol” By Naomi Millburn https://classroom.synonym.com/meaning-greek-eyeball-symbol-7967.html Archaeological Museum Johns Hopkins University “Apotropaic Talisman Against the “Evil Eye”” By Michele Asuni ht...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WC-zpVw-Xo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26zzxVAdQRQ Greekmythology.com “The Fates: The Destiny Goddesses” By The Editors of GreekMythology.com https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/The_Fates/the_fates.html#:~:text=The%20Fates%20%E2%80%93%20or%20Moirai%20%E2%80%93%20are,and%20Atropos%20(the%20Inflexible). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirai https://en.wikipe...

https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/lego-group/the-lego-group-history/ https://www.lego.com/en-us/history/ Culture Trip “The History of the Barbie Doll” By Toni Marie Ford https://www.google.com/amp/s/theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/the-history-of-the-barbie-doll/%3famp=1 24/7 Wall Street “30 of the Most Popular Barbie Dolls of All Time” By Hristina Byrnes https://www.google.com/amp/s...

D23 The Official Disney Fan Club “Did You Know? 8 Incredible Facts About Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey” By Jim Fanning https://d23.com/did-you-know-8-incredible-facts-about-homeward-bound-the-incredible-journey/#:~:text=Ben%2C%20Rattler%2C%20and%20Tiki%2C,was%20played%20by%2010%20cats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_(TV_series) IMDb “Top 25 Animal Actors” By sergio91 https://www.i...

Vulture “The Last Great American Hideaway: A Brief History of Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island Feud By Julie Tremaine https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/taylor-swift-rhode-island-feud-last-great-american-dynasty.html Seewesterly “Taylor Swift’s House on the Hill” By Gregory Pettys https://seewesterly.com/taylor-swift-house-on-the-hill/ Vogue “The Outrageous Life of Rebekah Harkness, Taylor Swift’s High-So...

The Verge “Cabin Pressure: The Turbulent History of Flight Attendnts” By Darryl Campbell https://www.theverge.com/c/22258257/flight-attendants-history-covid-pandemic-airline-industry-aviation AFA-CWA “Turbulent Romance” The History of the Association of Flight Attendants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKbn905qohI AAP Aviation “Now and Then - A Brief History of Flight Attendants” By OSM Aviation h...

The Conversation “What Plato can teach you about finding a soulmate” By Firmin DeBrabander https://theconversation.com/what-plato-can-teach-you-about-finding-a-soulmate-72715 “Symposium” By Plato and Benjamin Jowett Shannon’s References: Greek Mytholoy.com “The Fates: The Destiny Goddesses” By the Editors of GreekMythology.com https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/The_Fates/the_fates.html Powe...

“Elizabeth” J. Randy Taraborrelli IMDB Elizabeth Taylor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/ Wikipedia Elizabeth Taylor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor ELIZABETH TAYLOR – A&E Biography narrated by Bill Mumy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0kRXxT8d3M

“Elizabeth” J. Randy Taraborrelli IMDB Elizabeth Taylor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/ Wikipedia Elizabeth Taylor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor ELIZABETH TAYLOR – A&E Biography narrated by Bill Mumy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0kRXxT8d3M

The Guardian "This is a very good question, Bob Dylan: Elton John, interviewed by famous fans" By Alexis Petridis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider_(theater) The Smoking Gun "Backstage Rider Jimmy Buffett" By Arena Rock The Smoking Gun "Backstage Rider Elton John" Elle "If This Leak of Justin Bieber's Rider is Real, I'm Going to be so Happy" By Estelle Tang Ultimate Classic Rock "Elton John Make...