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"I'm doing air quotes again." We're back! It's been a month of laryngitis, ridiculous work hours, and little sleep, but we're alive. In this episode, hear a Japanese myth about a creepy-yet-reasonable flesh-eating horse and the history of Chief Poundmaker, the peacemaking Cree chieftain with an unsung impact on Canadian history. * Find the podcast: Website: epicstorytimepodcast.wixsite.com Facebook: facebook.com/Epic-Storytime-Podcast-303192430274041/ Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ http://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer www.mikkihelmer.com * For more on flesh-eating horses: (sources forthcoming) For more on Chief Poundmaker: Check out the following link first. I (Caitlyn) didn't find it until after recording, but it was written by the Poundmaker Cree Nation. It's their history in their own words, which are obviously much more in-depth and reliable than mine.  http://www.poundmakercn.ca/about.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/chief-poundmaker-to-be-exonerated-by-federal-government-1.4778823 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-january-09-2018-1.4478144/civilization-video-game-paints-an-inaccurate-and-dangerous-picture-of-poundmaker-cree-nation-chief-1.4478159 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%AEhtokahanapiwiyin

"Canada is the best part of whatever you have going on." In this episode, Caitlyn and Mikki announce the GIVEAWAY WINNER! They also discuss a Roman dictator who knew how to handle power and a man-eating beast who ravaged the south of France in the late 1760’s. * Website: epicstorytimepodcast.wixsite.com Facebook: facebook.com/Epic-Storytime-Podcast-303192430274041/ Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ http://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer www.mikkihelmer.com For more on Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/cincinnatus.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuciusQuinctiusCincinnatus https://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Roman_Republic/ https://www.rome.info/ancient/history/ For more on the Beast of Gévaudan: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/beast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeastofG%C3%A9vaudan

"Raw and uncut." On this episode, join Caitlyn and Mikki for MOAR FACTOIDS and a 24-hour extension to the giveaway! The prize? A unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following: • Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below) • Follow us on Twitter • Follow us on Instagram • Email us an epic story • Tweet us an epic story • Share our podcast on social media and tag us! Giveaway ends October 9, 2018 at 11:59 pm. * Website: epicstorytimepodcast.wixsite.com Facebook: facebook.com/Epic-Storytime-Podcast-303192430274041/ Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer

Caitlyn and Mikki tell you all about the unimpeachable honor of Capt. Robert Campbell and discuss Anthony Comstock’s malicious harassment of Victorian-era sex positivity advocate Ida Craddock. WARNING: Slightly sexy themes. And don’t forget the GIVEAWAY! The prize is a unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following: • Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below) • Follow us on Twitter • Follow us on Instagram • Email us an epic story • Tweet us an epic story • Share our podcast on social media and tag us! Giveaway ends October 8, 2018 at 11:59 pm. * Website: epicstorytimepodcast.wixsite.com Facebook: facebook.com/Epic-Storytime-Podcast-303192430274041/ Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Captain Campbell: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2410059/WW1-soldier-Captain-Robert-Campbell-freed-prison-camp-dying-mother-kept-promise-return.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/captain-robert-campbell https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23957605 Ida Craddock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Craddock http://what-when-how.com/birth-control/comstock-anthony-1844-1915-and-comstockery-birth-control/ http://www.idacraddock.com/intro.html

"Muffinhumps." In this short-ish episode, Caitlyn and Mikki share amazing unicorn facts to celebrate their amazing unicorn giveaway. The prize is a unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following: Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below) Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Email us an epic story Tweet us an epic story Share our podcast on social media and tag us! Giveaway ends October 8, 2018 at 11:59 pm. * Website: epicstorytimepodcast.wixsite.com Facebook: facebook.com/Epic-Storytime-Podcast-303192430274041/ Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * Unicorns! https://www.seriousfacts.com/unicorn-facts/ http://www.unicornsrule.com/unicorn-facts/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141112-unicorn-deer-slovenia-antlers-science-animals/

“10% immune to factoids.” On this episode, join Caitlyn and Mikki for dozens of probably-true facts and an EPIC GIVEAWAY! The prize? A unicorn mug filled with treats and a handmade drawstring pouch! One entry for each of the following: Subscribe to our newsletter (see website link below) Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Email us an epic story Tweet us an epic story Share our podcast on social media and tag us! Giveaway ends October 1, 2018 at 11:59 pm. * Website: epicstorytimepodcast.wixsite.com Facebook: facebook.com/Epic-Storytime-Podcast-303192430274041/ Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer

"I feel like these are my people.” In this episode full of deadly women, Caitlyn and Mikki talk about a shrewd, powerful pirate queen and the Russian Nachthexen of WWII. * Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Adam McLain: www.amclain.com For more about Cheng I Sao/Ching Shih/Shi XiangGu : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheungPoTsai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2lhxUqMMQ (Cheng I Sao – Pirate Queen) https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/ching-shih-41396.php http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/27/woman.pirate/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkgngNRZhV4 (China's Pirate Queen: Shi XiangGu) For more about the Nachthexen: https://explorethearchive.com/night-witches-soviet-union-wwii?utmsource=Sailthru&utmmedium=email&utmcampaign=Archive%20Weekly%20Newsletter%202018-09-03&utmterm=Explore%20The%20Archive https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/russian-night-lady-bombers.html?utmsource=getresponse&utmmedium=email&utmcampaign=warhistoryonline&utmcontent=%5BWar+History+Online%5D+Your+Daily+Dose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_Po-2

"Now you're too old to be young again.” In this episode that will give you opinions, Mikki and Caitlyn talk about unsettling art and teen outlaw Colton Harris-Moore. * Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Christina's World: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%27s_World Colton Harris-Moore: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/colton-harris-moore-timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColtonHarrisMoore https://www.outsideonline.com/1897106/game-over https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/ctcpx/iliveintheareathatthebarefootbandit_hails/ https://www.goskagit.com/search/?sd=desc&l=25&s=start_time&f=html&t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&app%5B0%5D=editorial&nsa=eedition&q=colton+harris-moore&o=100

"The School Unicorn is back!” In this animal-centric episode, Caitlyn and Mikki talk about a baboon with uncanny intelligence and a group of seven women who braved water and weather to rescue over a hundred stranded horses. * Instagram: @epic_podcast  Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Jack the Signalman: http://forum.forteantimes.com/index.php?threads/jack-the-baboon-signalman.63411/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon) https://www.techly.com.au/2014/12/08/monkeying-around-baboon-employed-railroad-signalman-never-made-mistake/ The Great Netherlands Horse Rescue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_zWoC4XPo4&t=4s https://www.littlethings.com/great-netherlands-horse-rescue/

"Girl power and whatnot.” Caitlyn and Mikki talk about animals held accountable for human crimes and the girl Paul Revere. Also featuring sassy cross stitch, girl power, and pigs. * Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Stitchy Little Fox Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchyLittleFox Animal justice: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/21/medieval-animal-trials-in-europe-a-pig-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging-for-murder/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeyselfiecopyrightdispute#Narutoetalv.DavidSlater http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2013/02/medievalanimaltrialswhytheyrenotquiteascrazyastheysound.html http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/041873/beasts-before-the-bar Sybil Ludington: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sybil-Ludington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Ludington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere

"What's all this terror?"  Caitlyn and Mikki cover Island stories this week with Doll Island of Mexico and the Pork Legend of Hawaii. Decapitated baby dolls nailed to trees and angry volcano goddesses—we don't know which is scarier.  * Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com * Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery   * Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer * For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Doll Island:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco#TheIslandoftheDolls http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/island-of-the-dolls/ http://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionReview-g150800-d8064709-Reviews-TheIslandoftheDolls-MexicoCityCentralMexicoandGulf_Coast.html * Pork Legend of Hawaii:   http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hlov/hlov25.htm  http://www.royalhawaiianmint.com/catalog/royal-issues/2014-king-kamehameha-madame-pele-and-captain-cook-set.html  http://www.keliiskayak.com/ghost-stories-of-hawaii/  http://www.hawaii.com/discover/culture/pele/  http://mauimagazine.net/hawaii-fire-goddess-pele/  http://mythicalrealm.com/mythical-gods-legends/pele-goddess-of-fire-hawaii/  http://www.gohawaii.com/islands/oahu/regions/windward-coast/nuuanu-pali-lookout

Our most macabre episode yet! With horrifying video games and hanged maids, this is an episode to give you shivers. Instagram: @epic_podcast Twitter: @epicpodcast1 Email: epicpodcaststory@gmail.com Find Caitlyn: http://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/ http://twitter.com/CHMcFarland www.caitlynmcfarland.com Find Mikki: http://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ https://twitter.com/MikkiHelmer For more info about the epic stories in this week's episode, check out these links! Kholat Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM0tk9Qsw54 Link to the Kholat game: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343710/Kholat/ Half-Hangit Maggie: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/maggiedickson.html Caitlyn's Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery

Happy birthday, Harry! Join us in celebrating Harry Potter's birthday with some J.K. Rowling related ruminations, involving library books, wizards, graves, elves, magic horses, and some Potter Puppet Pals Angst.  Please remember in your exploration of the outdoors to respect the dead and refrain from desecrating graves. Also it's probably illegal...just saying. Featured Images from the episode can be found at our Instagram page: @epic_podcast Caitlyn's Dungeons and Dragons Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wordsandgeekery  Mikki's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikkihelmer/ Caitlyn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitlynmcfarland/  Potter Puppet Pals: https://www.youtube.com/user/potterpuppetpals?annotationid=annotation62292&feature=iv&src_vid=Tx1XIm6q4r4  A Very Potter Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk&list=PLC76BE906C9D83A3A  For more reading about this week's stories, please visit:  http://deadohio.com http://www.forgottenoh.com  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/celtic-myths-and-legends-peter-berresford-ellis/1103235644?ean=9780786711079#/

This week, Mikki and Caitlyn discuss a warrior queen and the peculiar theories of Alaska's missing persons.  The Epic Storytelling Podcast is about the weird, the horrifying, and the interesting. Unicorn sightings? We have them. Classical artists fighting in church? We were there. Nifty nefarious plots and hilarious history? Oh, yeah, baby. "This is the place." - Brigham Young, some dude. Subscribe to our new podcast, hosted by authors Mikki Helmer and Caitlyn McFarland, and let us guide you through your morning commute, mentally cradle you while you fold laundry, or you know, entertain you when you should be working. -- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epic_podcast/  --  Email us your epic story at epicpodcaststory@gmail.com Tell your friends.

Caitlyn McFarland and Mikki Helmer tell stories about running into the "Big Ex" and a woman who turned gods into goddesses.  -- The Epic Storytelling Podcast is about the weird, the horrifying, and the interesting. Unicorn sightings? We have them. Classical artists fighting in church? We were there. Nifty nefarious plots and hilarious history? Oh, yeah, baby. "This is the place." - Brigham Young, some dude. Subscribe to our new podcast, hosted by authors Mikki Helmer and Caitlyn McFarland, and let us guide you through your morning commute, mentally cradle you while you fold laundry, or you know, entertain you when you should be working. -- Tell your friends.

Caitlyn McFarland and Mikki Helmer tell the stories of How France Came to Speak French and Australia's Emu War. -- The Epic Storytelling Podcast is about the weird, the horrifying, and the interesting. Unicorn sightings? We have them. Classical artists fighting in church? We were there. Nifty nefarious plots and hilarious history? Oh, yeah, baby. "This is the place." - Brigham Young, some dude. Subscribe to our new podcast, hosted by authors Mikki Helmer and Caitlyn McFarland, and let us guide you through your morning commute, mentally cradle you while you fold laundry, or you know, entertain you when you should be working. -- Tell your friends.

In this, our inaugural episode, Caitlyn McFarland and Mikki Helmer tell the stories of Sargent Allison Digby Tatham-Warter and Utah's Whales. -- The Epic Storytelling Podcast is about the weird, the horrifying, and the interesting. Unicorn sightings? We have them. Classical artists fighting in church? We were there. Nifty nefarious plots and hilarious history? Oh, yeah, baby. "This is the place." - Brigham Young, some dude. Subscribe to our new podcast, hosted by authors Mikki Helmer and Caitlyn McFarland, and let us guide you through your morning commute, mentally cradle you while you fold laundry, or you know, entertain you when you should be working. -- Tell your friends. We appreciate you. Appreciate us by rating and subscribing to our podcast. You rock. Here's a unicorn.