Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

Zombies: The Undead, Uncovered

It's time to dig up the truth about zombies! From zombie apocalypse courses to famous films and their dark history, enjoy another Spooky Season deep dive with your Sirens! 
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-zombies
https://www.britannica.com/topic/zombie-fictional-creature
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc
https://www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2017-10/legacy-dead-history-zombie
https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Zombie
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-the-zombies-keep-coming-economic-fears-on-the-silver-screen/
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-the-zombies-keep-coming-economic-fears-on-the-silver-screen/
https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/06/zombie.film/index.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

Witches: The Cruel History

While the term 'witch' nowadays might be fun and magical, that wasn't the case until the 19th century. Join your Sirens on a chronological deep dive viewing the history of witches, and those who suffered greatly because of it.
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43189/song-of-the-witches-double-double-toil-and-trouble
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2028&version=NET
https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/mesopotamian-magic-in-the-first-millennium-bc
https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html
https://www.artsy.net/article/alina-cohen-artists-enchanted-witchcraft-centuries
https://www.history.com/articles/witch-hat-costume-origins
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Kyteler#:~:text=Dame%20Alice%20Kyteler%20(/%CB%88k,condemned%20for%20witchcraft%20in%20Ireland.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc
https://sacred-texts.com/pag/mm/index.htm
https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-witches
https://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/the-trial-of-agnes-waterhouse-witchcraft-in-essex-1566/

Superstitions Around The World: It's Never Ends

Our first mini series is here! How many superstitions can their be around the world?! Apparently, a LOT. Join your Sirens as the dive into a few superstitions found in different parts of the world... which all somehow deal with misfortune, of course! 
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/18-superstitions-from-around-the-world/kAUxTWmzJ9QvLg?hl=en
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-weirdest-superstitions-from-13-countries
https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2021/06/06_conversation_broken_mirror.php
https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions
https://www.history.com/articles/why-do-people-knock-on-wood-for-luck
https://www.hawaii-guide.com/why-you-should-never-take-lava-rocks-from-hawaii?srsltid=AfmBOoqM-My8A8Gi2qtaolzEgoaDtnZQgeTPEHB4NblElyMopOOPzdbC
https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/most-googled-why-do-germans-make-eye-contact-when-they-toast
https://www.rsc.org.uk/macbeth/about-the-play/the-scottish-play

Vampires: A Bloody Good Deep Dive

Happy 50th Episode! We're so thrilled to have been with you all for a whole YEAR! What better way to kick off Year 2 than with a legends we've been dying to sink our teeth into!
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lamashtu
https://oldworldgods.com/indian/hindu-mythology-vetalas/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/living-dead-chinese-hopping-vampires-006050
https://mythopedia.com/topics/empusa/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler
https://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html
https://www.history.com/articles/vampire-history
https://carnegiemnh.org/booseum-vampires/
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/great-vampire-epidemic-myth-dracula-born-disease-folklore/
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/10/are-vampires-real-the-cursed-history-of-the-largest-vampire-epidemic

Changelings: The Dark Side of Folklore

It's not always rainbows and butterflies and handsome supernatural beings... sometimes, it's darkness, fear and the undeniable truth revolving around humanity's past. Deep dive with your Sirens this week on European Folklore's Changelings. Listener Discretion Advised.
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
‘A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore’ edited by W.B. Yeats 
“Changelings” an essay by D.L. Ashliman (1997)
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/gerchange.html#GrimmHowTo
https://lairbhan.blogspot.com/2024/03/fairy-facts-changelings.html
https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-the-irish-mythology-changelings-170347
http://rhondaparrish.com/archive/changelings-in-world-mythology/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bridget-cleary-changeling-murder-ireland

Medusa: A Tragic Greek Myth

The most famous Gorgon with the most tragic tale. Join Sarah & Yenni as they deep dive into Medusa's life, learning about how her powers affected those around her during life and after death. 
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
Art of Preserving Health: A Poem by John Armstrong
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Medusa-Greek-mythology
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gorgon
https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Medusa/medusa.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Athena-Greek-mythology

Epic of Gilgamesh: The Oldest Written Story

Join your Sirens as they deep dive into the oldest written story mankind (currently) has! Learn about Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and all the Sumerian gods... and perhaps... learn the secret to immortality? 
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
‘Gilgamesh’ translated by Herbert Mason
‘Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria’ by Lewis Spence
Complete Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Maureen Gallery Kovacs, 1998 - https://uruk-warka.dk/Gilgamish/The%20Epic%20of%20Gilgamesh.pdf 
https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31941827
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/analysis-epic-gilgamesh
https://jamesmarien.wixsite.com/colorsofghibli/mononoke

Coral Castle: Florida's Stonehenge

It's time to uncover (or attempt to uncover!) some myths and mysteries right in your Sirens' hometown! The unexplainable Coral Castle in Homestead, FL still has people scratching their heads today. How to did the creator behind 'Florida's Stonehenge' cut, carve and move over a thousand tons of rock on his own?!
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Music by Donald Guzzi
Research Material:
https://coralcastle.com/
https://www.britannica.com/science/oolite
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/pyramid
https://www.visitflorida.com/travel-ideas/articles/homesteads-coral-castle-monument-by-edward-leedskalnin/