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Book Review: Ghostland

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Book Review: Ghostland

Relevant episode, post, and navigation: * Episode 28: The Talk Board * Dollopween October 1: Finding the Spooky Side (Dollopween 2015) * tag: Spiritualism * category: Religion: Spiritualism And away I bluster rant warn you review: I was quite excited to spend my monthly Audible credit on this book; what a fascinating idea–reframing

By Carla Pettigrew 24 Feb 2017
Episode 204: Live: The Modern Bushman

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Episode 204: Live: The Modern Bushman

Gareth: He’s sharing a tree with a snake! Dave: It’s Australia. Now, who was Rodney Ansell, the inspiration for the Crocodile Dundee movie series? As a young man, he made a living hunting feral water buffalo… “Feral“? As opposed to all those tame buffalo that sleep by firesides

By Carla Pettigrew 30 Jan 2017
Episode 163: Dollop: Syphilis in America

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Episode 163: Dollop: Syphilis in America

Dave: It started with ulcers on the genitals. Gareth: That is right off the bat a terrible start–and did you just wink at me? Before I dig (eww) deep on this one, let’s start with the science and stuff. From the Center for Disease Control, here you go–

By Carla Pettigrew 18 Jan 2017
Episode 220: Dollop: Tylenol Man

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Episode 220: Dollop: Tylenol Man

Hello, the name’s Red. Red Herring. –Gareth Before I get to going on this spooky-ass before and after event of my childhood, only seconded by the airing of the soul-scorching TV movie The Day After (weirdest school bus ride that next day EVAR), and the airing of

By Carla Pettigrew 05 Jan 2017
Episode 182: Smollop: Street Dentist Painless Parker

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Episode 182: Smollop: Street Dentist Painless Parker

Hello, how are you? Do you mind if I go inside your head? –Gareth Here’s your trigger warning: teeth necklace. Painless Parker: A Dental Renegade’s Fight to Make Advertising Ethical by Arden Christen The Adventures of Painless Parker, an online comic by Zoe Piel seaweed and dental care

By Carla Pettigrew 10 Dec 2016
Happy Thanksgiving, from Tisquantum and The Dollop

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Happy Thanksgiving, from Tisquantum and The Dollop

first, Episode 35: Tisquantum (not “Squanto”), rat-catcher’s yellow, and racism. Yay! Happy Thanksgiving! then: the first American Thanksgiving was in 1610 in Virginia, yes indeedy. Quoting myself, if I may: The first American Thanksgiving was actually in Jamestown, Virginia in 1610. 490 settlers starved over an incredibly difficult

By Carla Pettigrew 23 Nov 2016
Voting for Victoria

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Voting for Victoria

I am voting today, yes, for the first female president of the United States of America. I vote for Hillary Rodham Clinto, but I vote for–in honor of–Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for president. So, naturally, the Dollop episode I recommend today for your listening

By Carla Pettigrew 08 Nov 2016
Episode 138: Dollop: History of American Firefighters

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Episode 138: Dollop: History of American Firefighters

Horrible news! Help is on the way! –Gareth http://traffic.libsyn.com/thedollop/firefighters.mp3?dest-id=139740 Episode 138: In which our stuff catches aflame, and we fight each other instead of the fire. Because ‘Murica. Let’s do this. First, we cannot speak of firefighting and fire engines

By Carla Pettigrew 05 Nov 2016
Dollopween 31: Happy Halloween: This American Life

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Dollopween 31: Happy Halloween: This American Life

Podcast and Podcaster: This American Life, Ira Levin, Episode 199: The House on Loon Lake 199: House on Loon Lake NOV 16, 2001 Our entire show this week is one long story, sort of a real-life Hardy Boys mystery. More than most of our shows, this one lends itself

By Carla Pettigrew 31 Oct 2016
Dollopween 30: Jim Harold’s Campfire: True Ghost Stories

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Dollopween 30: Jim Harold’s Campfire: True Ghost Stories

Podcast and Podcaster: Jim Harold’s Campfire—True Ghost Stories, Campfire 283, Freaky EVP http://media.blubrry.com/jhcampfire/p/traffic.libsyn.com/campfire/Freaky_EVP_-_Campfire_283.mp3 The most chilling recorded EVP we’ve ever featured on the show, a demon, ghost stories, and one specifically that feature

By Carla Pettigrew 30 Oct 2016
Dollopween 29: In Sight Podcast: The Jamison Family

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Dollopween 29: In Sight Podcast: The Jamison Family

Podcast and Podcaster: In Sight Podcast, Ali and Charlie: The Jamison Family (click through for photos and to stream episode) In Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie explore the baffling mystery of the Jamison family. Why did they go up to the

By Carla Pettigrew 29 Oct 2016
Dollopween 28: Missing Maura Murray: Before Rt 112 and The Scorpion

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Dollopween 28: Missing Maura Murray: Before Rt 112 and The Scorpion

Podcast and Podcasters: Missing Maura Murray, Episodes 2 and 3, Lance Reenstierna and Tim Pilleri Episode 1: Introduction (Dollopween 7) Episode 2: Before Route 112 Lance Reenstierna and Tim Pilleri delve into the timeline before Maura Murray’s 2004 disappearance. Who was Maura talking on the phone with? Did she

By Carla Pettigrew 28 Oct 2016
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