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Remember when everyone in America was digging up giant human skeletons (see episode 199)? Well it turns out, some people were digging up and identifying actual dinosaur bones as well; two of those people were Cope and Marsh. This week, Katy takes the reins and tells Hannah about the Bone Wars! The girls talk not so friendly rivalries, future TV series casting, dinosaurs (duh), explosions, and plenty of “bone” jokes. If you love science, chaos, and pettiness, you’re gonna love this episode! So pour your drinks, grab a snack, and join us for this Tell We Tale! Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

It's our 200th episode!!! And we are throwing it back to where it all began, but with better audio, and more thorough research. This week, Hannah re-tells Katy the story of the Lost Cosmonaut, and all the deep, dark, terrible things that happened within the Soviet (and US) Space Program. The girls talk about the ethics of putting dogs in space (spoiler: it's not ethical and should never be done), horrific ways to die (ie, burned alive), not so bad ways to die (ie, exposed to the vacuum of space), and the likelihood of two Italian brothers uncovering the darkest, and most deeply kept secret in Soviet Russia. The first time we covered this topic, we were little baby podcasters stumbling through our 7th episode with what turned out to be faulty audio; this time around, we're "seasoned" podcasters making our 200th episode, still trying to figure out the whole audio thing, and trying to keep the food noises to a minimum. Basically, we're professionals.  Pour your drinks, get a celebratory snack (we chose chocolate/peanut butter cookies, and peanuts), and join us for this astronomical Conspiracy Theory! Sources: https://time.com/5627637/nasa-nazi-von-braun/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185636/http://fly.historicwings.com/2012/06/first-woman-in-space/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ride https://web.archive.org/web/20060220234602/http://www.space.com/news/laika_anniversary_991103.html https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sp-4408.pdf?emrc=797dd2 https://web.archive.org/web/20050109091102/http://www.astronautix.com/astros/ilyushin.htm https://www.vice.com/en/article/aeeyep/when-soyuz-1-fell-to-earth https://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-remembering-the-crew-of-soyuz-11/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_11#Mission https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjd5dm/judica-cordiglia-brothers-were-eavesdropping-soviet-space-radio-transmissions-cries-for-help-mystery https://web.archive.org/web/20130403150442/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/1302/lost_in_space.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Astronaut Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

In the mid 1800’s, giant human bones seemed to be turning up all across America, at the same time that many scholars and preachers were teaching that the Americas had once been inhabited by a race of prehistoric white giants. This week, Hannah tells Katy about this “fun” time in American history, and some of the skeletons that were unearthed. The mushy teenage girl brains do not go away (they’re talking about abnormally large bones… come on), but they do talk a little science, history, and just the right amount of tangents. So pour the drinks, dust off your paleontology books, and join us for this weird-ass tale! Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/26/us/alabama-execution-nitrogen-what-we-know/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_and_racism#Mound_Builders https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2020/04/26/archaeology-saga-giant-mound-builders/1286127007/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2020/12/27/column-newspapers-have-been-debunking-giant-hoaxes-long-time/3989156001/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22954-gigantism https://web.archive.org/web/20091217020128/http://www.archaeology.org/0511/etc/giants.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cardiff-giant-was-just-big-hoax-180965274/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L0EoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VwUGAAAAIBAJ&dq=there-can-be-no-question-about-the-genuineness-of-this-piece-of-statuary&pg=6491%2C6900187 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Muldoon https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/compliance.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/kandahar-giant @giants_of_ancientamerica on Instagram Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

It’s the episode Hannah’s been waiting for! This week, Hannah finally tells Katy the tragic story of inmate, Sam Shockley, and how he was failed by the system at every stage of his life. From the time he was a teenager, until he was caught up in the Battle of Alcatraz as an adult and unfairly executed by the state, Sam is the prime example of why mental health advocacy matters, why prison reform matters, and why we won’t stop talking about either one.  Pour the stiff drinks if you’ve got ‘em, and brace yourself for a story we hope stays with you. (And bid farewell to our Alcatraz series!)  Sources: https://samshockley.blogspot.com/ https://theshockleyfamily561159808.wordpress.com/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/us/nitrogen-gas-execution-kenneth-smith/index.html Jim Quillen. Alcatraz from Inside. ISBN 0962520616 Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

We’re almost through our mugshot profiles, and in Alcatraz, pt. 5 (no one’s sick of this, right?) Hannah tells Katy about smirking James Boarman, and Dermot Mulroney/Marvin Hubbard. The girls talk mushy teenage boy brains, mushy teenage girl brains, botched escape attempts, and so much more. It’s an unintentionally chaotic episode, but worth it! So pour the drinks, bear with us, and join us for our second to the last Alcatraz episode!  Sources: https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1940?amount=12812 https://archive.org/details/alcatrazdefiniti0000essl/page/304/mode/2up?view=theater https://alanehunter.com/tag/james-a-boarman/ https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/local/2017/12/30/from-etowah-county-to-alcatraz-hubbard-was-involved-in-1946-uprising-at-infamous-prison/16693279007/ https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/local/2018/01/01/hubbard-falls-victim-to-temptation/16703500007/ https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/local/2018/01/01/etowah-county-native-dies-in-failed-alcatraz-escape-attempt/16700777007/ Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

Surprise, it’s another Alcatraz episode! This time, in preparation for the one inmate profile Hannah really wants to do (Sam Shockley), she decided to preface by giving Katy the rundown on the four mugshots we have hanging in the studio, starting with the infamous Ted Cole and Ralph Roe. The girls talk about what led to the first ever successful escape from the rock, what makes a good FBI description, Chris Angeling your way out of handcuffs, and why you should never pick up handsome hitchhikers.  It’s long and it’s probably unnecessary, but we’re leaning into the hyper-fixation, and we hope you don’t mind. So pour the drinks, and join us for what is technically an Unsolved Mystery!  Sources: https://tulsaworld.com/did-ted-cole-escape-alcatraz-alive/article_16841f6a-e8b3-5c4a-b0e2-38324a591f4a.html https://blog.genealogybank.com/did-two-cons-escape-from-escape-proof-alcatraz.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Firstborn_(Morrisite)#Teachings https://www.cityexperiences.com/blog/the-december-departures-from-alcatraz/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74841432/ralph-roe https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1934?amount=3206.46https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/public-enemy-no-1/article_932c6bbd-c3ad-5575-b1c8-92b0e0b5d055.html Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

If you suddenly find yourself in a dark tunnel experiencing an overwhelming feeling of love and peace, and being drawn towards a bright light, you might be dead. Or you might be one of the 9 million Americans who have had a Near Death Experience (and you're about to be brought back to life by medical science.) This week, Hannah tells Katy about the crazy phenomenon that is Near Death Experiences: something experienced by people of all ages, cultures, orientations, etc. with a remarkable degree of consistency. It gets a little science-y, but the girls talk falling off mountains, anesthesia awareness, videos that make them cry (aka: children hearing for the first time and dogs being reunited with their owners), and so much more. This is truly a topic you can get lost in, so buckle up! Pour the drinks, get a snack, and settle in for this tale of life after death!  Link to the HKL Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@a.wareclothing Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173534/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-death_experience https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a23248/the-prophet/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830716300283#preview-section-references https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2190/96XL-RQE6-DDXR-DUD5 https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quasithanatology https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/01/STE46_Do-Near-Death-Experiences-Provide Evidence-for-Survival-of-Human-Personality.pdf https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104397005 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc461701/m1/4/ https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/01/NDE21_distressingfNDE-Psych.pdf Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

Is it a strange breed of hairless, underground coyote? A reptilian alien with fur? The Jersey Devil far from home? Or is it the infamous chupacabra? This week, the girls are back from their holiday break, and Katy tells Hannah about the southern goat-sucker that’s been terrorizing livestock for (surprisingly) not that long. They talk about the various sightings, as well as its various forms, what could really be bleeding goats and cows dry (spoiler alert: science), and why you should not refrigerate bones.  We hope everyone had a safe happy New Year, and are recovering from their holiday festivities. Pour whatever kind of drink/hydration you need, and join us for this Tell We Tale Creature Feature!  Sources:  https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land/modern-myths https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/mythical-creature-known-chupacabra-walked-out-movie https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-el-chupacabra https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/chupacabra.htm https://www.fws.gov/story/2021-07/animals-birds-and-chupacabras https://www.texasobserver.org/chupacabra-legends-texas/ Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

If you thought we were done with time travel, you were dead wrong! This week, Hannah tells Katy about John Titor, the alleged time traveler from 2036 who chatted with various people online in 2000 and 2001, and told us some *fascinating* things about the future. The girls talk black holes, computer programing disasters, whether Katy's child is actually a time traveler, pangolins, and more. If you want to know what the world might be like (in another timeline) in 12-ish years, or if you want to hear about a bunch of wars we avoided (yay!), or if you just want some good time travel content to discuss with loved ones over the holidays, this is the episode for you.  So pour the eggnog, light the Yule log, and join us for this week's episode!  Sources:  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/magazine/time-slips-time-travel.html https://www.historicmysteries.com/kersey-time-slip/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-three-british-boys-traveled-to-medieval-england-or-did-they-35698485/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel_claims_and_urban_legends https://allthatsinteresting.com/chronovisor https://listverse.com/2021/01/26/ten-amazing-slips-in-time/ https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/timeslip https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depersonalization-derealization-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352911 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Montesquiou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moberly%E2%80%93Jourdain_incident https://www.historicmysteries.com/vatican-chronovisor/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jun/09/farout https://steemit.com/marlin/@alihasymi/marlin-pohlman-a-criminal-legend-who-attracted-the-attention-of-the-world https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2013/10/post_373.html https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/about.html Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

Have you ever been walking through the English countryside (or the gardens of Versailles) and suddenly felt the world slow down, like time has somehow stopped or...shifted? You may have experienced a time slip! This week, Hannah tells Katy all about this phenomenon of accidentally finding yourself in another time with two classic examples. The girls talk thatched roofs, sombrero'd men, lesbian-psychic-diseases, and taking pictures of Jesus. This one was SO much fun, and it shows.  So pour the drinks, get the flux capacitor warmed up, and join us for this time-tested tale of time travel!  Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/magazine/time-slips-time-travel.htm https://www.historicmysteries.com/kersey-time-slip/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-three-british-boys-traveled-to-medieval-england-or-did-they-35698485/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel_claims_and_urban_legends https://allthatsinteresting.com/chronovisor https://listverse.com/2021/01/26/ten-amazing-slips-in-time/ https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/timeslip https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depersonalization-derealization-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352911 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Montesquiou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moberly%E2%80%93Jourdain_incident https://www.historicmysteries.com/vatican-chronovisor/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jun/09/farout Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

We're back for Part Two! This week, Hannah tells Katy the rest of the story from last week: three murders, a baffled police department, and a 17 year-old college kid that gets mixed up in the whole thing. The girls talk about epidurals, AFIS, police brutality, why so many cops suck, and so much more. This one is sure to get your blood boiling, so make sure you've got a nice calming activity to do during or after.  Pour those drinks, find a pillow to scream into, and join us for the conclusion of this technically Unsolved Mystery Two Parter! Sources: https://archive.org/details/williamheirenshi0000kenn/page/38/mode/2up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Heirens https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-heirens-lipstick-killer https://web.archive.org/web/20081014111233/http://home.earthlink.net/~chicago1946/p6.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091012095223/http://home.earthlink.net/~chicago1946/p7.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150111045342/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/heirens/confess_6.html https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/29677607/ https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/lumbar-puncture#:~:text=A%20lumbar%20puncture%20(LP)%20or,(CSF)%20or%20inject%20medicine. https://web.archive.org/web/20040618085916/http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/documents/Heirenspetition.pdf Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

1945 was a busy year for Chicago police; a year before Richard Speck would murder eight nurses in the middle of the night (see Episode 188), three other horrific murders would take place. This week, Hannah tells Katy Part One, of the story of William Heirens: a teenager with an unfortunate case of kleptomania, who was somehow involved in the increasingly grizzly murders of two women and one child throughout the summer and into the winter of 1945-46. The girls talk butterflies, college, douchebags (both literal and figurative), and why math is important when ladders are involved. This may not beat your post-Thanksgiving blues, but it will leave you scratching your head, and coming back for Part Two! So fix a plate of leftovers, pour a glass of something (you'll need it), and join us for this Two Parter! Content Warning: child murder, graphic content Sources: https://archive.org/details/williamheirenshi0000kenn/page/38/mode/2up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Heirens https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-heirens-lipstick-killer https://web.archive.org/web/20081014111233/http://home.earthlink.net/~chicago1946/p6.html Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!