Where the Weird Things Are Where the Weird Things Are

Brittany and Heather discuss the MANY stalkers of Taylor Swift, as well as the stalking of Jodie Foster that ultimately led to the attempted assissination of former President Ronald Regan.









Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/ronald-reagan-attempted-assassination-john-hinckley-jodie-foster
https://www.famous-trials.com/johnhinckley/533-letter
https://www.biography.com/crime/john-hinckley-jr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFXMsGIBQxA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0R2GHaaHUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46rWLMXoHc
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=kTQNM0cYcyY
https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/slideshow/2579817/celebrity-stalkers/1/ 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/taylor-swifts-alleged-stalker-arrested-again-shortly-leaving-court.amp 
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/metro/taylor-swifts-nyc-stalker-mentally-unfit-for-trial-attorney-claims-in-plea-to-get-him-out-of-rikers-island/amp/ 
https://celebrityaccess.com/2024/02/11/alleged-taylor-swift-stalker-david-crowe-deemed-mentally-unfit-for-trial/ 
https://www.newsweek.com/who-frank-andrew-hoover-taylor-swift-alleged-stalker-threatening-notes-singers-784584
https://pagesix.com/2024/01/20/entertainment/taylor-swifts-alleged-stalker-arrested-after-trying-to-get-into-her-building/ 
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/taylor-swift-stalker-domestic-violence-restraining-orders/ 
https://nypost.com/2022/01/11/taylor-swifts-terrifying-stalker-history-through-the-years/ 

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This is not a trick! Brittany and Chris discuss the story of Rumpelstiltskin, which involves a lot of questions and, of course, theories. 








Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumpelstiltskin
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rumpelstiltskin 
https://icelandicknitter.com/gilitrutt-an-icelandic-tale/
https://interestingliterature.com/2017/01/a-summary-and-analysis-of-the-rumpelstiltskin-fairy-tale/



Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

You're not seeing double! Brittany and Jenna discuss the paranormal phenomenon of doppelgangers and the case of Emilie Sagee.







Sources:

Buzzfeed Unsolved: The Eerie Doppelgänger Of Emilie Sagée - Unexplained Stories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_Sag%C3%A9e
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetch_(folklore)
https://www.communication-generation.com/doppelganger-origins-and-meanings/#:~:text=If%20someone%20saw%20a%20relative,believed%20to%20signal%20impending%20death.

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow are finally back for part 2 of Al Capone's story! This is where things start to go downhill for our ol' pal Al. 






Sources:

https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/al-capone/https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2010/get-capone-st-valentines-day-massacre-jonathan-eig/#:~:text=THE%20COLDEST%20CASE%3A%20Since%20February,usually%20point%20to%20Al%20Capone.https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htmhttps://websites.umich.edu/~eng217/student_projects/nkazmers/capone2.htmlhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone
https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/
https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htm
https://nypost.com/2018/08/11/these-are-the-spots-where-al-capone-became-a-hardened-gangster/
https://smileandgun.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/he-f****g-deserved-it-how-al-capone-got-his-famous-scars/




Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow go waaaaaaaay off track when they are joined by special guest, Jose, who gives them the (public knowldge) downlow on NORAD.






Sources:

Modern Marvels: NORAD: America’s Secret Underground Nuclear Base l Super Structures
(youtube)
https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/ocean/#:~:text=Oceans%20cover%20about%2071%25%20of,w
ater%20found%20on%20our%20Planet.
https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator
https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-testsday/history#:~:text=The%20world's%20nuclear%20arsenals%20ballooned,1980s%20(United%20
States%2023%2C000%20and
https://fasttrackteaching.com/ffap/Unit_11_Cold_War/U11_Cold_War_Maps.html
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/warsaw-treaty


Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather are back to discuss Gypsy Rose Blanchard's life after prison and the recent docuseries that was released.





Sources:

https://people.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-murder-case-timeline-8421449
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2024/1/8/24024249/gypsy-rose-blanchard-timeline-murder
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/gypsy-rose-blanchard-timeline-prison-release/amp/ https://www.ranker.com/list/dee-dee-blanchard-case-timeline/bailey-benningfield
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001555.htm#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20by%20proxy%20is,like%20the%20child%20is%20sick.
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/munchausen-by- proxy
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9834-factitious-disorder-imposed-on-another-fdia
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/munchausen-syndrome/overview/#:~:text=Munchausen%20syndrome%20is%20a%20psychological,are%20the%20centre%20of%20attention.
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard




Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686