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And so we go out showing you all the times we flubbed, fell, and farted. Thanks for again for joining us. Stay safe out there.

It's been fun, but it's time to say goodbye. Join us as we discuss supersonic propeller planes, beaver butt ice cream, heat records, and why we're saying farewell. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech https://www.engadget.com/2007-08-21-arcade-arm-wrestling-game-pulled-for-arm-wrecking.html https://www.engadget.com/2007-08-21-arm-wrestling-arcade-game-recalled-due-to-penchant-for-arm-break.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Dead_Men https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-bleach-salesman-church-leader-mark-grenon-charged-with-conspiracy-11664158 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 https://time.com/5835244/accidental-poisonings-trump/ https://www.fooddive.com/news/chocolate-leads-the-way-as-candy-purchases-spike-during-pandemic/584309/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-on-venus-breakthrough-initiatives-funds-study-of-possible-biosignature/ https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/france-fighter-jet-ejection-scli-intl/index.html

In our second to last episode we're tackling a topic that's been on the to-do list since day 1: Guns. We'll talk about how to increase your risk of being shot, justice minded toddlers, and trigger happy dogs. Sources: https://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16602880_385093748517820_4035165616085928796_n.jpg https://giffords.org/blog/2020/03/every-incident-of-mishandled-guns-in-schools-blog/ https://www.etymonline.com/word/gun https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Hoplophobia#:~:text=Hoplophobia%20(from%20Greek%20hoplo%2C%20meaning,phobia%20as%20weapons%20are%20deadly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://injury.research.chop.edu/violence-prevention-initiative/types-violence-involving-youth/gun-violence/gun-violence-facts-and#.X0clgOhKiiN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/S4RCv_HcDeQiQg1C4BvvwbaQlcE=/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost/public/5X2ZKNMFTE2QDNCZDDGRXGZTJA.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kleck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_gun_use https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5002a1.htm#:~:text=Sex%2C%20and%20Disposition-,During%201993%2D%2D1998%2C%20an%20estimated%20average%20of%20115%2C000%20firearm,were%20fatal%20(Figure%201). https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(15)01030-X/fulltext https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/peru-travel-advisory.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Uruguay.html https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/211201.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquaintance_rape#:~:text=In%20the%20U.S.%2C%20acquaintance%20rape,of%20those%20knew%20their%20attacker. https://www.infoplease.com/us/crime/timeline-of-worldwide-school-and-mass-shootings https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3487308/Pro-gun-mom-shot-four-year-old-son-STOLE-500-children-s-clothes-using-boy-s-stroller-Florida-store.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dog-shoots-man-brigham-ci_n_1121998 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/26/dog-trigger-shoots-owner-hunt-indiana http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5950304/ns/health-pet_health/t/puppy-shoots-florida-man-deputies-say/#.X0nK5-hKiiN https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-506809/Dog-shoots-kills-man-freak-hunting-accident.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/ https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policekillings/ https://ktla.com/news/local-news/teen-shoots-himself-in-leg-while-trying-to-scare-ex-girlfriend-new-boyfriend-police-say/ https://www.rawstory.com/2014/01/florida-man-mistakenly-shoots-himself-during-road-rage-incident/ https://www.wideopenspaces.com/graphic-stupid-guy-thought-steel-toed-boot-would-stop-a-45-bullet/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/case-fatality/ https://www.sprc.org/scope/means-suicide https://giffords.org/blog/2020/03/every-incident-of-mishandled-guns-in-schools-blog/ https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/marietta-woman-accused-shooting-into-kfc-after-not-receiving-fork-napkins/qR7C8QmzQ8Ek1ZzpsMx54L/

This week we're chewing the fat talking about animals what chew the fat. Join us as we discuss some of the most deadly anthrophages like lions, bears, and the most heinous of all, the mosquito.

This week it's under water spiders as we talk about crustaceans. Join us as we discuss America's most dangerous job, how to kill someone with a shrimp, and why it's a bad idea to keep critters inside your eye. Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/crustacea https://common-phobias.com/Ostraconophobia.htm https://clinicalanatomy.com/mtd1/873-kabourophobia https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113824-coconut-crabs-bone-crushing-grip-is-10-times-stronger-than-ours/ http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/blogs/andrew-hosie/creature-feature-toxic-crabs https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54168/meet-worlds-only-known-venomous-crustacean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-crustaceans/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_giant_crab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stygotantulus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(lobster) https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america-according-to-bls-data.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_king_crab_fishing https://money.cnn.com/2012/07/27/pf/jobs/crab-fishing-dangerous-jobs/index.htm https://bugbustersusa.com/2017/09/18/gribbles-are-the-termites-of-the-sea/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Way_Seawall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gribble https://www.google.com/search?q=benthic&oq=benthic&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.2688j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/crustaceans/glossary/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/coconut-crab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentastomida https://www.earthlife.net/inverts/pentastoma.html#:~:text=The%20Phylum%20Pentastomida,Bilaterally%20symmetrical%20and%20vermiform. https://naturespoisons.com/2015/03/26/cerberin-death-by-coconut-crab/ https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/01/everybody-was-trying-to-get-out-alaska-crab-boat-sinking-survivor-describes-fatal-night.html https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2006/02/13/65299.htm

This week we're sorting through the mail to talk about the postal service. Join us as we discuss the literal tons of junk mail, going postal, and how to mail various parts of people through the mail. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/poex/faqs.htm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53334/6-bizarre-items-mailed-through-us-postal-system https://www.ssipkg.com/news/the-7-weirdest-things-people-have-sent-through-the-mail https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-05-30/severed-hand-foot-mail-came-headless-torso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_killings http://wasteawaygroup.blogspot.com/2018/01/junk-mail-facts-and-statistics.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/ https://pe.usps.com/businessmail101?ViewName=MinMax#:~:text=The%20maximum%20size%20for%20most,any%20mailpiece%20is%2070%20pounds https://listverse.com/2018/01/26/10-weirdest-things-sent-through-the-post/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jun_Lin#Murder_and_investigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service https://www.nps.gov/poex/faqs.htm#:~:text=7.-,How%20many%20Pony%20Express%20riders%20died%20on%20the%20job%3F,and%20two%20froze%20to%20death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Box_Brown

This week we go digging for treasure! Or, barring that, at least some stories of people who died looking for treasure. Join us as we discuss cursed gold, incomprehensible maps, and how lucrative being a shepherd can be.  Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/treasure https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=hunt https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Thesaurophobia https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=thesaurus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aroda_Treasure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Scroll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island_mystery https://archiveatlantic.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/d4752-treasure_-the-legend-of-captain-kidds-treasure-at-money-cove-grand-manan.pdf https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/mystery-of-lake-toplitz.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahanni_National_Park_Reserve https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2018/2/21/mysteries-of-the-nahinni-park-reserve-in-canada https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1947/3/15/valley-of-mystery https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-23-me-56857-story.html https://www.vox.com/a/fenn-treasure-hunt-map https://stories.californiasunday.com/2015-07-05/the-everlasting-forrest-fenn/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasure

This week we drink to the bottom of the cup to learn about coffee and tea. Join us as we discuss drinking poop, trading tea for opium, and how coffee won the American civil war. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Young https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/25/485227943/if-war-is-hell-then-coffee-has-offered-u-s-soldiers-some-salvation#:~:text=If%20war%20is%20hell%2C%20then%20for%20many%20soldiers%20throughout%20American,Civil%20War%2C%20Vietnam%20and%20Afghanistan. https://www.history.com/news/coffee-houses-revolutions https://www.metro.us/are-coffee-enemas-dangerous-yes-so-dont-do-them-even-if-gwyneth-paltrow-says-to/ https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/opium-wars-china https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36781368 https://membracid.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/insect-poop-tea/ http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160425-the-pot-of-tea-that-costs-10000#:~:text=China's%20ancient%20bushes%20of%20Da,times%20its%20weight%20in%20gold.&text=In%202002%2C%20a%20wealthy%20purchaser,legendary%20Da%20Hong%20Pao%20tea. https://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/What-is-Coffee https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/tea1.htm https://tea-drunk.com/history-of-tea https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2095707/great-tea-robbery-how-british-stole-chinas https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-origin-of-coffee-765180 https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nations.html https://www.statista.com/statistics/507950/global-per-capita-tea-consumption-by-country/#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20Turkey%20was%20the,followed%20by%20India%20and%20Kenya. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasseography https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/young-graham.htm

The votes are in! Or are they? This week we take a look at the perils of voting such as racial discrimination, electing literal clowns to office, and winning by several hundred percent. Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vote https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=elect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleisthenes https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/14/more-than-half-of-countries-are-democratic/ https://www.polyas.de/blog/en/electoral-research/election-terms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_States https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/voter-turnout-by-country https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-07-19/how-vote-north-korea https://www.grunge.com/209180/the-truth-about-the-rhino-who-ran-for-office/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/brazil-clown-tiririca-grumpy-to-leave-congress-ashamed-embarrassed

This week we're putting out a hit. Episode that is! Join us as we discuss How to change careers from encyclopedia salesman to hitman, the dangers of carpet sales, and how to get out of a legal situation via murder. Sources: https://m.ranker.com/list/famous-hitmen/ranker-crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_killing https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/not-movies-study-kills-myths-about-hit-men-n83126 https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/spousfac.pr https://www.grunge.com/160475/the-truth-about-woody-harrelsons-hitman-father/ https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/jan-st-louis-car-bombing-is-the-work-of-the/article_439cb546-1d2d-544f-9a49-847fb62b2be7.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Siegel https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/benjamin-bugsy-siegel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kuklinski

This week we look deep inside to find the hidden dangers of x-rays and radiation. Well, maybe not so hidden. Join us as we discuss mismatched hands, glowing women, and radioactive water jugs. Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roentgen-xrays-discovery-radiographs https://polioforever.wordpress.com/x-rays/ https://www.fda.gov/media/74894/download https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium#Historical_applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doramad_Radioactive_Toothpaste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radiation_therapy https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision-123713565/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-marie-curie-brought-x-ray-machines-to-battlefield-180965240/ https://www.history.com/news/marie-curie-facts https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-curies-passion-74183598/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/seriously-scary-radioactive-consumer-products-from-the-498044380 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_quackery https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie https://www.sciencealert.com/these-personal-effects-of-marie-curie-will-be-radioactive-for-another-1-500-years

This week we're going for the gold! Join us as we discuss anit-terrorist wrestlers, competitive engraving, and how to throw a manhole cover.   Sources:   https://www.etymonline.com/word/olympian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf#_ga=2.195687785.479946192.1593657210-1328914994.1593657210 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/youngest-olympians-ever-olympics-athletes https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/bdaSCt7MBhUvIALNH-lSUrOcQDWYEH0K4diqfAd0Po3_DvOFnT-hKKbO9e3ALYklKFDgjPF5kE1Wt9CXQ0VrkCdd9ZbOF1QFUyMRK2Bw4MZdXSC73cakI4DsYP_emAanGUFGhrZvoF6Q7xTYtR33IHad1lFLvwZlCqud7P0wi46cH2-0DKEb62DaNAb29Z-tfkmRiMj3OHrzPhjMiwDZx4l1litkdKSlinZv91I7 https://www.oldest.org/sports/olympians/ https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/top-winners.htm https://www.olympic.org/biathlon https://www.olympic.org/skeleton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skijoring_at_the_1928_Winter_Olympics https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/sport/olympics-strangest-events-trnd/index.html https://www.olympic.org/news/garrett-throws-his-weight-around https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garrett https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/20/587356461/how-an-average-american-skier-managed-to-scheme-her-way-into-the-olympics https://listverse.com/2016/04/01/10-crazy-tales-from-olympic-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Z%C3%A1topek https://medium.com/@idysports/women-in-the-olympic-games-89eba9641da6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlatelolco_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinki_Pramanik https://listverse.com/2015/10/25/10-famous-intersex-athletes/

This week we're traveling the wide world of lakes. Join us as we tour some of the strangest and deadliest lakes including lakes that boil, explode, and kill entire valleys with death clouds.

Touch gloves and get in your corner, because we're taking on boxing. Join us as we discuss why you should always listen to prophetic dreams, how to make slow hardening casts, and how many super classifications is too many. Sources: https://www.oddee.com/item_97241.aspx https://bleacherreport.com/articles/965780-13-most-shocking-scandals-in-boxing-history https://www.titleboxing.com/boxing-dictionary https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Rules_of_Boxing https://shortboxing.com/boxing-sparring-brain-damage/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.casino.org/blog/10-fighters-who-died-in-the-ring/amp/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing https://www.abcboxing.com/unified-weight-classes-mma/

This week we talk about Queens who got their hands dirty. Join us as we discuss many reasons to not mess with royalty such as being banished, being blinded, and being turned into a priest against your will. Sources: https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/byzantine-empire/empress-irene-athens-first-female-ruler-byzantine-empire/ https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/fredegund https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/wu-zetian https://www.thoughtco.com/irene-of-athens-p2-3529666 https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/killer-queens https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2016/08/07/brunhilde-and-fredegund/ https://historycollection.com/wu-zetain-chinas-only-female-ruler-killed-her-children-to-secure-power-but-like-many-other-great-leaders-spiraled-into-disgrace/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-demonization-of-empress-wu-20743091/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Justinian https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/a-cultural-history-of-tea-in-china/ https://www.ancient.eu/Bede/

This week we're talking about thieves what don't get caught. Join us for tales of daring robberies for such precious items as priceless hair pins, candy, and an entire beach. Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/burglar https://www.fearof.net/fear-of-crime-phobia-scelerophobia/#:~:text=Fear%20of%20Crime%20Phobia%20%E2%80%93%20Scelerophobia,-By%20Jacob%20Olesen&text=Scelerophobia%20is%20the%20fear%20of,'deep%20dread%20or%20fear'. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cat%20burglar https://www.alarms.org/burglary-statistics/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7678379.stm https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/apr/08/entire-cabin-stolen-foundation-baffling-owner/ https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/bizarre/tokyo-burglar-stealing-250-sweets-and-four-bottles-of-soft-drinks-arrested-by-police-4585086/ https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/01/22/nearly-50000-in-bull-semen-stolen-from-turlock-truck/ https://supremealarm.com/learn-infamous-burglars-confessions/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-13-me-thief13-story.html https://listverse.com/2011/09/10/top-10-infamous-cat-burglars/ https://absolutehistory.com/anthropology-and-history/heists/old-man-candy-bank-workers-devilish-scheme/34/ https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff-masterthief-blanchard/

Have you ever wondered what science without humanity looks like? This week we're talking about a time where that happened when we discuss the horrors of the P.O.W. camp, Unit 731. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Ishii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongma_Fortress http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/instree/1929c.htm https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/17/world/unmasking-horror-a-special-report-japan-confronting-gruesome-war-atrocity.html https://www.history.com/news/attack-of-japans-killer-wwii-balloons-70-years-ago https://listverse.com/2017/03/09/10-atrocious-experiments-conducted-by-unit-731/

This week we ask, does the house always win? Well, not if you cheat or rob them. Other than that, though, yes, it does. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling http://www.documentarytube.com/articles/the-earliest-forms-of-gambling-in-ancient-civilizations https://www.gambling.com/us/online-casinos/strategy/the-world-s-oldest-casino-games-1512800 http://www.gitesderustin.com/brief-history-gambling-three-key-dates.html https://www.caesarsgames.com/2017/10/27/most-popular-casino-games-in-las-vegas/ https://siamrehab.com/gambling-addiction/ https://a2zcasinos.org/5-biggest-casino-heists-of-all-time https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131939&page=1 https://www.clearwatercasino.com/5-things-movies-get-wrong-about-gambling-and-casinos/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-casinos-use-design-psychology-to-get-you-to-gamble-1667182023 https://unibo.com/science/maze-vs-playground/ https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/gambler-dropped-127-million-vegas-blames-casino-losses/story?id=9272730 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/etc/facts.html https://moneywise.com/a/casino-dealers-talk-about-the-most-money-lost-in-one-sitting https://www.etymonline.com/word/gamble https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=casino http://common-phobias.com/Penia/phobia.htm http://common-phobias.com/Pluto/phobia.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-are-your-odds-of-winning-the-lottery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_criterion

The Pox, the Great Imitator, the insert-racial-stereotype-here disease. This week we're talking about Syphilis and everything people have done to try and get rid of it. Join us as we discuss cures such as rubbing mercury into wounds, contracting Malaria, and locking up sleazy looking women (i.e. any woman). Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/syphilis https://www.synonym.com/synonyms/syphilis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_syphilis https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/12/the-return-of-syphilis/418170/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosophobia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089383/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-05-01-04 https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/congenital-syphilis/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotherapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaiacum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunter_(surgeon) https://listverse.com/2014/10/04/10-insane-medical-beliefs-from-the-past/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Wagner-Jauregg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_syphilis_experiments https://books.google.com/books?id=ANijeeP_430C&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=1724+governor+louisiana+syphilis&source=bl&ots=c2KCSJQ92T&sig=ACfU3U2fKfj2XsXJVhdlpxQZx4k0czKWbg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2n8_9qJ7pAhXCsZ4KHeaNB80Q6AEwBXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=1724%20governor%20louisiana%20syphilis&f=false https://www.americanheritage.com/social-evil-ordinance https://newrepublic.com/article/148493/forgotten-war-women https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women

This week we're traveling to the cold, harsh climate of Russia to talk about some of the cold, harsh rulers it has had. Join us as we discuss naked clowns in ice palaces, destroying entire towns with pigeons, and how to become the ruler of Poland by being really good in bed. Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/catherine-the-great-lovers https://www.biography.com/news/catherine-the-great-lovers https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/olga-of-kiev-one-saint-you-do-not-want-to-mess-with/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_of_Russia https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/catherine-i-1684-1727 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_Ranks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fount_of_honour https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev#Drevlian_Uprising https://slate.com/culture/2015/11/empress-anna-ivanovna-of-russia-hated-love-and-marriage-so-much-that-she-imprisoned-the-prince-and-his-bride-in-an-ice-palace-death-chamber.html