Superstitions and Traditions

Send us Fan Mail Superstitions about Doppelgangers can be traced back for centuries in several different cultures with as many different names.  The modern twist on the superstition...people are actively searching for their Doppelgangers! In this episode we explore the superstition, and let Tric ruin the fun with some science and practicality.  Drop a comment if you have ever spotted your doppelga...

Send us Fan Mail The Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893 introduced the world to many products we still use today, but it's also remembered for its racial prejudices and the serial killer living in a nearby murder castle. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe...

Send us Fan Mail There are so many rules when it comes to whistling. It is bad luck to whistle on a boat, in a theater, in a house, in the woods, in a graveyard, or at night; to be safe you probably shouldn't whistle at all, anywhere, ever...  Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! ...

Send us Fan Mail He discovered the method for long term blood storage, working closely with the American Red Cross, despite the discrimination against black people at the time. He is the reason countless people are alive today, and the reason the blood mobile exists. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the li...

Send us Fan Mail The Daguerreotype was one of the original forms of photography. It was used for about 20 years, with the French government buying the rights to it. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If y...

Send us Fan Mail The first Christmas of World War I enemies celebrated together on the western front.  A Christmas Truce...British, French, and Belgian soldiers singing, dining, and playing football with German soldiers.  A simple unsanctioned gesture of humanity in the midst of war. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we share some our favorite Christmas traditions we shared as family, with bonus clips of my grandmother, our matriarch, a few years before she passed.  Hope you enjoy this glimpse into our lives. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscrib...

Send us Fan Mail Bridget Cleary asked her husband for fresh milk for her tea.  To him, it was a clear sign of problems... Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream o...

Send us Fan Mail Chatelaines were the medieval times version of a purse. Essential items were attached to it, conveniently dangling at the hip ready for use when needed. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you!...

Send us Fan Mail A Bubonic plague outbreak in Eyam was recognized early and precautions were taken within the township to stop the spread.  Later discoveries from descendants of survivors are still saving lives today. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our cha...

Send us Fan Mail Christmas is a favorite holiday for millions of people.  We celebrate the birth of Christ, decorate galore, gift our loved ones with treasures we hope they'll love.  The festivities and traditions we hold dear have been symbolic for centuries or even longer.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our...

Send us Fan Mail Gifted with the ability to see the future, Marie Anne rose to fame during the Napoleonic era with her accurate, though not always well received, predictions of notable Parisians. Orphaned at seven years old and sent to a convent, she left the convent to start her life in Paris at only 14 years old. She opened a bookstore in Paris as a young adult to cover her fortune telling busin...

Send us Fan Mail Who doesn't want a plaster of paris rock of a deceased loved one's face?  For centuries funerary masks served as mementos of the dead, kept by family members to remember their likeness. Many famous death masks survive, some from hundreds of years ago. Let know how you feel about them. Should this be a tradition brought back? Leave your review below! Support the show Than...

Send us Fan Mail December 10, 1815...Ada Lovelace was born. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day owning a private island off the coast of Italy to...

Send us Fan Mail Life in a Magdalene Laundry was rough for the women confined, but just how rough it was only recently discovered after nearly 240 years of opening.  Unknown bodies in a mass grave, lead to conversations about abuse, neglect, and torture in these church run facilities. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text...

Send us Fan Mail Since the beginning of time people have been trying to figure out their future.  Our ancient ancestors used bones, yarrow stalks, documents, Homer's poetry to predict their future.  Sit with us as we tell you all about the history of fortune telling. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at t...

Send us Fan Mail December 9, 1868...a gas powered stop light at the busiest intersection in London, what could go wrong?  Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream o...

Send us Fan Mail December 8, 1963...Frank Sinatra, Jr. was kidnapped and held for ransom at the start of his career. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a o...

Send us Fan Mail December 7, 1703...a storm destroyed much of England claiming thousands of lives. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day owning a pr...

Send us Fan Mail December 6, 1969...The Altamont Free Concert was not the event it was expected it be, though the problems with preparation and planning for the event was similar to Woodstock, the reality of the event was a stark contrast to the peace and love of Woodstock. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at...

Send us Fan Mail December 6, 1969...The Altamont Free Concert was not the event it was expected it be, though the problems with preparation and planning for the event was similar to Woodstock, the reality of the event was a stark contrast to the peace and love of Woodstock. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at...

Send us Fan Mail December 5, 1955...The Montgomery Bus Boycott started the civil rights movement, with activists like Claudette Calvin, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. leading the end of the racist Jim Crow Laws. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our...

Send us Fan Mail December 4, 1872...The brigantine Mary Celeste has a long history, not much of her history is on the water, though.  A death and two wrecks on its maiden voyage, passing hands several times, all to be left floating in the Atlantic abandoned. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buz...

Send us Fan Mail December 3, 1979...a trampling incident outside of the venue of a Who concert lead to the death of several young people. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us...

Send us Fan Mail December 2, 1954...McCarthy told the US public he a had a list of communists, a lie to prey on the fears of the American people to gain political followers. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank...