Encyclopedia Obscura

Encyclopedia Obscura

Encyclopedia Obscura is a indie Podcast. Journey through the Encyclopedia with two childhood best friends one weird, mysterious, or obscure subject at a time. linktr.ee/EOThePodcast

  1. Oct 6

    S is for Survival & T is for Treason - "Just a few more horrible things before you can go about your day"

    We are back (back again) to finish this season out. This week, Casey talks survival in the wild while Karen takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions with Treason. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod     Casey's Sources:  https://www.history.com/news/5-stunning-real-life-survival-stories https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/amazing-survival-stories-history https://trekbaron.com/survival-stories/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Simpson_(mountaineer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Yates_(mountaineer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siula_Grande https://pluto.tv/us/movies/63470c0acfefb200131c5480/#open https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touching_the_Void_(book) Karen's Sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treason#h1 https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-3/ https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_3_1-2s25.html https://www.marylandlawreview.org/volume-84-issue-3-articles/blog-post-title-three-aenzm https://www.marylandlawreview.org/volume-84-issue-3-articles/blog-post-title-three-aenzm https://time.com/archive/6601662/treason-not-worth-living/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawakita_v._United_States https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2006/october/gadahn_101106 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/world/middleeast/adam-gadahn-propagandist-for-al-qaeda-who-sold-terror-in-english.html https://www.hnn.us/article/treason-the-death-penalty-and-american-identity https://www.hnn.us/article/treason-the-death-penalty-and-american-identity Larson, Carlton. On Treason. P. 70  Id.; Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2001), 22–23. Stephen Watt Kearny, Proclamation to the People of Santa Fe, August 22, 1846, in Crutchfield, Revolt at Taos, 169–70. Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  2. 08/13/2023 ·  Bonus

    Opportuna Obscura - The Final Bonus Episode - Aliens & Barbie! (mostly unrelated)

    It's goodbye to the bonus episodes but we are going out with a bang! Here is episode 7 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.  Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources: https://apple.news/A_fcjxw3uQ2yJnHXPNEzB2Q https://apple.news/ApdDq47fESwKYSEpw1kKnYA https://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-object Casey's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barbie https://www.history.com/news/barbie-through-the-ages Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  3. 07/23/2023

    Q is for Quakers & R is for Rapscallions (Pirates!)

    We are back for the final 5 episodes of the show! (Warning!!! Our audio was kind of crap for this episode. We are really sorry about that and have fixed the issues) Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources: http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/an-essex-quakers-wife-the-indomitable-mary-farmer-her-daughters/ https://quaker.org/faith-and-practice/ https://www.renofriends.org/are-quakers-mennonites-or-amish/ https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/history-of-quakerism https://www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk https://www.quaker.org.uk/about-quakers/our-faith https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/alice-paul https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/lucretia-mott https://www.pym.org/famous-quaker-benjamin-banneker-an-astronomer-and-mathematician/ https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/english-civil-wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/margaret-fell/#LifeWork https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/8-badass-quaker-women https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/190/Nozizwe-Madlala-Routledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozizwe_Madlala-Routledge https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/8/The-Holy-Experiment-in-Pennsylvania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansted_15 Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_Clisson https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/Jeanne-de-Clisson https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=seigneury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Breton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Brittany  Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  4. 07/28/2022

    O is for Oceans (The Megalodon) & P is for Popes

    This week we get a little too personal with our experiences with the ocean? There is also history and science too. :) Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Casey's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/story/just-how-many-oceans-are-there https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.html https://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVY https://bestlifeonline.com/crazy-ocean-facts/ https://www.britannica.com/science/ocean https://www.britannica.com/animal/megalodon https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-legendary-black-demon-shark-of-mexico/ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/110818/prehistoric-megalodon-shark-still-exists-claim-conspiracy-theorists.html https://gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691 Karen's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_primacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis https://jokojokes.com/pope-jokes.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope https://www.britannica.com/topic/pope https://abcnews.go.com/International/pope-benedict-dogged-nazi-past-achievements-jewish-relations/story?id=18469350 Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  5. 07/10/2022

    M is for Medieval (The Green Children of Woolpit) & N is for Navigation (The Bermuda Triangle)

    This week Karen talks about little green people (or possibly aliens?). Meanwhile, Casey takes us to the Bermuda Triangle to talk about two famous disappearances. Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-of-Newburgh#ref165242 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Oxford_%281142%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latin https://www.britannica.com/event/Dark-Ages https://journals.umcs.pl/rh/article/download/7611/8307 https://www.ladyscience.com/diseases-of-virgins-and-spinsters-the-gynephobic-history-of-chlorosis-and-hysteria/no46 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochromic_anemia https://flemish.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2015/12/04/flemish-migration-to-scotland-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-periods/ Casey's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/navigation https://www.ion.org/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/navigation-technology https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/bermuda-triangle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plalHGHwSj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBN6jvPmZGs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hv9FROD14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_19 https://www.nasflmuseum.com/flight-19.html https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/true-north-magnetic-north-whats-difference Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  6. 06/27/2022

    K is for Killers (H.H. Holmes) & L is for Legends (Marvin Gaye)

    It's a TRUE CRIME EPISODE!! This week we talk about murder. Casey talks about a serial killer who had his own house of horrors and Karen covers the murder of Marvin Gaye.  Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Casey's Sources: https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_fair https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/ Karen's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye https://web.archive.org/web/20090429075451/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/6 https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/marvin-gaye-death-father-explained/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_discography https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/facts-wife-children-parents-death/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml93wcrmo1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYBpvfvHF2Q https://www.audacy.com/wwl/scoot-real-story-behind-the-tragic-killing-of-marvin-gaye https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2017/12/todays-blind-items-soul-of-death.html?m=1 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marvin-gaye-is-shot-and-killed-by-his-own-father https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/marvin-gaye-murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye What Was Going On: The Life and Times of Marvin Gaye By LifeCaps Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  7. 06/11/2022 ·  Bonus

    Opportuna Obscura - Episode 6: Lake Lanier & The Cape May Ghost Tracks

    It's Episode 6 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. This episode Karen is out but we have a guest star! Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.    Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Casey's Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtY-90kcQNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3iXS8sm7Q4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lanier https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/lake-lanier https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.html https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/badge-bar/questions-linger-drowning-death-man-lake-lanier-margaritaville/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifMKfBO_R6s Rachel's Sources: https://www.thrillist.com/news/new-york/cape-may-ghost-train-tracks-jersey-shore https://www.nj.com/news/2018/03/last_chance_to_walk_njs_creepy_ghost_tracks_before_they_return_to_their_sandy_grave.html https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2018/01/with_freezing_temps_in_cape_may_it_has_let_some_wa.html https://www.app.com/story/news/weird/weird-nj/2017/04/09/weird-nj-ghostly-train-tracks-cape-may-beach/100148076/ https://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/wrd/pdf/fact-sheets/2016_alligator.pdf Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

  8. 05/26/2022

    J is for Journeys: The Holy Grail & Ada Blackjack

    This week we talk drastically different journeys as Karen talks about her favorite thing, the bible. Meanwhile, Casey takes us deep into the wilderness to tell a story about surviving against all odds.  Artwork: Jovana Stekovic Logo:  nydaaa Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod    Karen's Sources: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/journey https://todayscatholic.org/the-new-translation-of-the-holy-mass-12/ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026%3A17-30&version=NIV BBC- Richard Hammond & the Holy Grail Holy Grail UNEARTHED in Jerusalem | Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail (S1, E1) | History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJY4kmVKgY&t=2469s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_of_Corbenic https://kingarthursknights.com/knights-of-the-round-table/sir-galahad/ https://historyten.com/scythians/12-arthurian-knights-round-table-found-holy-grail/ https://danbrown.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Magdalene https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-holy-chalice-of-valencia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Chalice#Valencia_Chalice https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/holy-chalice-of-valencia BBC - Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail Casey's Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Blackjack https://www.history.com/news/ada-blackjack-inuit-wrangel-island Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:  http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563 Artist:  http://incompetech.com/

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    Encyclopedia Obscura
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
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