Fancy A Fact?

Mari and Rosa

The podcast where two sisters bring you one topic and two stories to educate you about people, places and things from throughout the world, throughout time, bringing you anything from pilots to cryptids. Sit back and enjoy the show.

Tập

  1. 15/04/2020

    The Spy Episode

    In this weeks episode we cover fabulous female spies of the world wars; Noor Inayat Khan and Mathe Cnockeart. We discuss prison escapes, explosions and way too many books about spies.  Email us as: fancyafact@gmail.com Sources: Noor Inayat Khan: Spy Princess- The Life Of Noor Inayat Khan (by Shrabani Basu) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Inayat_Khan#Early_years https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/noor-inayat-khan Marthe Cnockeart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_Cnockaert https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-female-allied-spy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/obituaries/marthe-mckenna-overlooked.html

  2. 08/04/2020

    The Cryptid Episode

    This week we talk about the creepy world of cryptids, with the ominous bloop and the terrifyingly relatable Banshee. We discuss oceanic phenomena, creatures from the depth and how David Attenborough dies.  Email us at: fancyafact@gmail.com  Sources: The Bloop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bloop https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17423474-000-calls-from-the-deep/ https://www.urbo.com/content/this-is-what-actually-caused-that-underwater-bloop-sound/ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mystery-sound-mariana-trench https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/arts/television/mermaids-the-body-found-on-animal-planet.html Banshee https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee http://themanchestermirror.com/2017/06/19/the-beaufort-street-banshee-manchesters-cryptid/ https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/06/bizarre-encounters-with-real-banshees/ https://www.trueghosttales.com/

  3. 01/04/2020

    The Pilot Episode

    In this episode of Fancy a Fact, we cover the pilots James Doolittle and Amelia Earheart. We discuss crashing gliders, world records and yellow vehicles. We apologise for our computer microphone grade audio- we'll try to fix it next episode :) If you want to contact us about this episode, feel free to do so via email- fancyafact@gmail.com Sources: James Doolittle- https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/10-great-pilots-4026745/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-H-Doolittle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/james-h-doolittle https://www.beachesmuseum.org/lt-james-h-doolittle-record-breaking-flight/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid https://allthatsinteresting.com/jimmy-doolittle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8103787/death-investigation-major-james-h/ Amelia Earheart- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/explorer/amelia-earhart https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/07/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories-spd

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Giới Thiệu

The podcast where two sisters bring you one topic and two stories to educate you about people, places and things from throughout the world, throughout time, bringing you anything from pilots to cryptids. Sit back and enjoy the show.

Thông Tin

  • Nhà sáng tạo
    Mari and Rosa
  • Năm hoạt động
    2020
  • Tập
    3
  • Xếp hạng
    Sạch
  • Bản quyền
    © Mari and Rosa
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    Fancy A Fact?