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In this episode, we fully execute our 200th episode and with well wishes from friends, family and others, as well as Krysta's Corner plus an entire episode about the creation, acquisition, loss and recreation of the Amber Room.  Dean becomes obsessed with how many flies trapped in the Amber Room had dinosaur DNA?  We also discuss Sharon Kinne, Josh Gates and an idealized show-raiding Ernest Hemingway in this celebratory and educational episode of the Family Plot Podcast.

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This week, we go back to the 1850's to meet a writer named Ambrose Bierce.  A man who could trace his family back to the Puritans and didn't care one whit.  A man who fought in the Civil War so he could help see slavery abolished.  A man who wrote against what he saw as the evils of his day even standing between a railroad magnate and his company trying to arrange to have a loan given them by the government forgiven.  His stories told tales of war and horror and he inspired writers like Stephen Crane and H. P. Lovecraft.  He also disappeared mysteriously and to this day no one knows exactly how or why in this crazy episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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So this episode is so chock full of goodness, you might need a cookie and a glass of milk to wash it down.  In her corner, Krys reads us some very short horror stories.  Then we go all in on Zheng Yi Sao aka Shang Yi aka Ching Shih.  We talk about her early life, of which we know very little, her meeting and marrying one of the greatest pirates of her time, how she came to control the ragtag fleet she did and just what a smart combatant she was.  We discuss the death of her first husband, her continued command of the rag-tag band of pirates and how she retired and lived like a queen in this man I wish I knew more about this amazing person episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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In this episode we once again go deep into the history of Fairy Tales.  Laura opens with Snow White and we hear the familiar tale in all it's glory.  Then, in Krysta's Corner, she shares a book that touched her while reading it at school as well as shares her own found fairy tale, the Six Swans! Then we look into the origins of Snow White and how it might actually be based on a true story, including little men...kinda.  Then Krysta reads us Pinocchio (did you know there's a cricket in the actual story?  Know that it gets squished?  Sorry Jiminy!)  And we wrap up with a discussion of Hansel & Gretel in this Folklore heavy episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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In this episode there is so much going on.  Krysta is having issues as many young teens do, we discuss the life and death of Elizabeth Short, her crazy life and her  rough death at the hands of person or persons unknown.  After the episode stick around for a happy birthday for Lexi our daughter turning 7 on the day this episode drops.  It is a full episode all about life, death but most importantly the Fam!  Join us as we learn about the Black Dahlia and so much more in this intense episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

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In this episode, Krysta talks My Hero Academia in her corner before we dig into the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Greenlease Junior.  We talk about Bobby's father and their family, how they came to be so well off and how Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady came to know of and attempt to kidnap Robert Greenlease Senior's youngest child.  We get into the kidnapping, the murder,l the ransom and the missing money in this local true crime sometimes it's gonna be weird episode of the Family Plot Podcast!!

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