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It's Supernatural Season 13, Episode 15: A Most Holy Man, and we have another heist, but this time it's noir and holy. It's a furta sacra! Find out what that means when Liz dives into the lore behind stolen holy relics, including the theft of the holy prepuce! Not the holy prepuce! Research Links How Jesus' foreskin became one of Christianity's most-coveted relics — and then disappeared | CBC Radio8 Tales of Body Parts Belonging to Jesus - ListverseThe Holy Foreskin: The Story of Christianity's Strangest Relic - Medievalists.netRelics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity - The Metropolitan Museum of ArtChristian Relics That Are Still MissingThe Very Holy and Very Lost Foreskin of Jesus ChristHoly Foreskin! A Brief History of Stolen Catholic RelicsRelic of St Carlo Acutis stolen from parish days after canonisationThieves Return Relic of Precious Blood of Jesus Stolen From Medieval French Church – EWTN Great BritainWhen Monks Went Undercover to Steal Relics - JSTOR Daily

Who in Season 14, Episode 13 has Good Intentions? It certainly isn't Zachariah or Michael, but maybe the writers who kept us upbeat even as the episode did some dark things. We also ponder what exactly the angel bombs are, why Donatello doesn't use a dipping sauce, and will the real Gog and Magog will please stand up. Research Links Gog - BritannicaGog and Magog - WikipediaGogmagog (giant) - Wikipedia

We're here to talk about Supernatural Season 13, Episode 13: Devil's Bargain. For Donatello, interpreting tablets ain't no bigger thing than a chicken wing. We try to figure out why grace sucking is so icky. In honor of Sister Jo, Liz tells the story of Sister Aimee McPherson, an early media celebrity faith healer. Research Links Faith and Healing · Divine Hands: Aimee Semple McPherson and Faith Healing · Alternative Healing in Los AngelesAimee Semple McPhersonâ•Žs Pentecostalism, Darwinism, Eugenics, the Disenfranchised, and the Scopes Monkey Trial"Between the refrigerator and the wildfire": Aimee Semple McPherson, pentecostalism, and the fundamentalist-modernist controversy (1). - Free Online LibraryMcPherson On Trial | American Experience | Official Site | PBSThe mysterious disappearance of a celebrity preacher - BBC NewsThe Incredible Disappearing Evangelist

We break down Season 13, Episode 12: Various and Sundry Villains. We cheer the return of Rowena but have mixed feelings about the Plum sisters. Liz tells the story of the 17th-century witchcraft trial of the Pendle Witches. Research Links The Pendle Witches: 12 Disturbing Details About the Notorious 17th Century Witch TrialsWhat Were the Pendle Witch Trials? | History HitThe Pendle Witches: How a Nine-Year-Old Girl Sentenced Her Family to DeathLancashire Witch Trials | Lancaster Castle : Lancaster CastleThe Pendle Witch Trials 1612: Surprising Truths | H&CThe Pendle Witch Conspiracy: The True Story Behind England’s Most Notorious Witch Trials: The 1612 Witch Trials, and How Law, Fear and Power Condemned the Pendle AccusedPendle Witch Trials: Were the Accused Really Guilty?The Lancashire witches : histories and stories : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveThe Pendle Witches: 12 Disturbing Details About the Notorious 17th Century Witch TrialsThe witch trial that made legal history - BBC NewsHow The Samlesbury Witches Escaped The Hangman's Noose | Spooky IslesALICE NUTTER: Lancashire's first social worker? - Northern Life MagazineBBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Europe's last witch-hunt

We are breaking down Supernatural Season 13, Episode 11, "Breakdown." We are, of course, excited for Donna's bad assery, but are horrified at how unsanitary this torture room is. Liz dives into the kidnapping of glamour model Chloe Ayling and the myth of the dark web human trafficking gang, The Black Death. Research Links Here’s Everything We Know About The Black Death Group “Plot To Kidnap And Sell A British Model”Fact vies with fantasy in 'Black Death' model kidnap case | AP NewsAbduction of Chloe Ayling - WikipediaMy Brief Encounter with a Dark Web 'Human Trafficking' SiteKidnapped model Chloe Ayling: ‘People didn't believe me because I wasn't in tears' | UK news | The GuardianBritish model kidnapped for auction, Italian police say | CNNChloe Ayling 'vindicated' over kidnapper's convictionPolice posed as model Chloe Ayling's agent and took control of his computer in bid to track down kidnappers - The MirrorThe ongoing nightmare of Chloe Ayling's abduction | The WeekTrafficking In Persons Report - Factsheet

It's Season 13, Episode 10, "Wayward Sisters." We are here not just to talk about this episode we both enjoyed, but also about its use as a backdoor pilot for a potential "Wayward Sisters" series that was ultimately not greenlit. We discuss the fandom-driven origins and development of the "Wayward Daughters" concept, starting from social media campaigns to petition efforts. Then we go into the reasoning behind the show's cancellation: network decisions, scheduling constraints, and focus on other spin-offs like "Legacies." Research Links Supernatural: Wayward Sisters | Supernatural Wiki | Fandom'Supernatural' Boss Reveals What 'Wayward Sisters' Would Have Been (Exclusive)Wayward Daughters - Super-wikiHow Supernatural's Spinoff Wayward Sisters Will Be Different - TV GuideWayward Sisters TV Show Comes to CW in 2018 - New Supernatural Spinoff SeriesWAYWARD SISTERS Is Bringing Female Empowerment to the SUPERNATURAL Universe | NerdistWayward Sisters: One Year Later - Nerds and BeyondCW Boss Admits A Supernatural Spinoff May Never WorkWhy Supernatural Spinoff Wayward Sisters Isn't HappeningCategory:Wayward Sisters - Super-wikiWayward Sisters: Why the Proposed Supernatural Spinoff is More Vital Than Ever - IGNWayward Sisters TV Show Comes to CW in 2018 - New Supernatural Spinoff SeriesSupernatural spin-off Wayward Sisters: CW boss explains why network passed

We're discussing Season 13, Episode 9 The Bad Place, sadly with no farting demons. We discuss the lore, or lack thereof, of dream walking, and Liz provides some questionable instructions on how to do it. Research Links The Witch’s Guide to Dreamwalking: How to Visit Other Realms While You SleepThe dream in native American and other primitive cultures : Lincoln, Jackson Steward, 1902-1941 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

It's Season 13, Episode 8: The Scorpion and the Frog. Who is the scorpion in this analogy? It doesn't matter. It's a heist episode! And who doesn't love a heist? Liz gives some heist lore, talking about Olivera Ćirković and the international jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers. Research Links Infamous International: The Pink Panthers Story — EXACTLY RIGHTPink Panthers (organized crime group) - WikipediaMetFilm teams up with United Media for doc on Yugoslav criminal mastermind Olivera Ćirković | News | C21MediaOlivere Cirković's life story | SceneQueen Panther breaks her silence and tells all about her life as an international jewel thief | The Independent

It's Season 13, Episode 7, "War of the Worlds," and we're here for Meth-head Kevin Tran, but not so much for this Arthur/Alexander evil twin nonsense. Liz talks about the Scottish 17th-century witch hunters, the Witch Prickers. Research Links The Professional Pricker and His Test for WitchcraftWitch Prickers of the 17th-centuryThe woman who became a witch-prickerThe Devil's Mark and the Witch-Prickers of Scotland12 Enemies of God?: Slander, Gender and Witchcraft in the Scottish Parish | JSTORThe Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661-1662 | JSTORWitch-hunting in 17th-century Scotland was so well paid that it attracted some blatant fakers – Susan MorrisonJohn Kincaid, Scotland’s Witch Brodder – Haddington's History Society

Join us to discuss Season 13, Episode 6 Tombstone. No, it's not about the frozen pizza, nor is it actually in Tombstone. That doesn't stop Liz from doing lore based there, though, as she talks about the maybe haunted, and maybe not a former bordello, the Bird Cage Theater. Research Links The Bird Cage TheaterAimee Austin | THE CABINET CARD GALLERYThe Birdcage Theatre - Phoenix GhostsThe Haunted Bird Cage Theatre | Tombstone's Wickedest Night Spot | Ghost City ToursThe Tombstone NewsThe Tombstone NewsSecrets of Bird Cage Theatre - Deaths Shootings Ghosts & MoreBird Cage Theatre – OCCULT WORLDThe Famous “Bird Cages” Balcony CribsWhy Big Nose Kate Was More Than Just Doc Holliday's Lover

Season 13, Episode 5 is titled "Advanced Thanatology". Thanatology is the study of death. Now do you get the joke? We delve into that, Billie's wardrobe upgrade, but lack of weapon containers, how Diana still hates ghost shudders, and then tells you all about the history of plague doctors, and it gets kinda gross. Research Links Men in Tights: Charles De Lorme (1584–1678) and the First Plague CostumeThe Redolent Plague Doctor? – Death ScentEdinburgh's Dark Side8 Fascinating Facts About Plague Doctors - ListverseRemarks On The Treatment Of Bubonic Plague on JSTORThe Plague Doctor: AN engraving by Gerhart Altzenbach (17th century). New Haven, Yale Medical Library, Clements C. Fry Collection on JSTORHow Did The Black Plague End? Experts Are Still Working On An AnswerPlague Doctors, The Masked Physicians Who Fought The Black Death17th-century Plague Doctors Were the Stuff of Nightmares | HowStuffWorksPlague doctors: Separating medical myths from facts | Live Science

Join us for Season 13, Episode 4, "The Big Empty." Dean's journey into the King of Dicks continues as the celestial man-baby grapples with his lack of feelings. Liz deep dives into EMF and its usefulness, or lack thereof, during paranormal investigations. Research Links Electromagnetism and Paranormal Phenomena – Psi EncyclopediaGhost hunters utilize latest in technology / Paranormal research has become a popular pursuitTeddy Bears and Proton Packs: The Pseudoscientific History of Ghost Hunting GadgetsThe Shady Science of Ghost Hunting | Live ScienceEMF in the Paranormal: What it is, How its Used and Why Investigators Take it Seriously – Paranormal Down Under

It's Season 13, Episode 3, and we just need a little "Patience." We also need Dean to stop being such a Dean. We cheer the returns of both Missouri and Jody! We discuss what would have happened if Missouri had been more a part of the show. Liz talks about what lithomancy and lithomantic gems are, and how to store your heavy bag of rocks. Research Links Gary WimmerYour Guide Towards LithomancyThe Poison Pie Publishing HouseCleromancy - WikipediaThe Role of Seer Stones in Biblical History Explained  ~The Power Of Lithomancy Revealed: The Ancient Art of Stone Divination - Good Witches HomesteadLithomancy - Wikipedia

There was a motel in Wisconsin, they did not call the Rising Son but the Black Hat Motel, which is where we found our Winchesters in Season 13, Episode 2. This is also the introduction of Asmodeus, however the eff you say his name, and Liz gives the background lore on him. Research Links Dictionary of Demons by M. BallangerThe Encyclopedia Of Demons And Demonology By Guiley Rosemary Ellen : motivator8 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveAsmodeus - WikipediaShedim - Wikipedia

It's Season 13 Episode 1, "Lost and Found," and we have found Jack, the celestial man-baby. Not only that, but we are once again in a moral grey, even if Dean is too far in his grief to see that. Liz breaks down teleportation, which is oddly relevant to this and next week's episodes. Research Links Teleportation Is Possible—Just Not in the Way You Might ThinkQuantum entanglement - WikipediaTELEPORTATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterScientists Reveal Quantum Teleportation Has been AchievedScientists say they have finally achieved teleportation in major breakthroughHow to Teleport Across Space & Time: Is It Possible?