Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

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It's time to visit the Celtic Pantheon ft. Aly Hollis, author of RAVEN REBEL! Celtic people were polytheistic, worshiping multiple gods, and they all had a long list of responsibilities.
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Links to Research:
https://info.celtictitles.com/blog/irish-legends-myths-and-gods/
https://thecelticjourney.wordpress.com/the-celts/deities/
https://historycooperative.org/celtic-gods-and-goddesses-celtic-pantheon/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-religion/Beliefs-practices-and-institutions
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1715/the-ancient-celtic-pantheon/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-celtic-treasures#:~:text=The%20Romans%20built%20up%20a,was%20both%20influenced%20and%20influential.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-decades-of-research-reveal-a-forgotten-medieval-castle-on-a-scottish-island-180987426/#:~:text=Caldwell's%20team%20also%20uncovered%20evidence,Caldwell%20says%20in%20a%20statement.
 

It's time to deep dive into one of the most famous literary works, Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN! Join your Sirens as they chat about the authors life and how her book was inspired by it.
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Books for Research: 
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Links to Research:
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/bodwhatson/documents/media/frankenstein-timeline-resource.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYyBdg4emI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yANZEaMfHHs&t=634s
‘The Lady and Her Monsters’ by Roseanne Montillo 
https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/creating-monsters-the-relevancy-of-frankenstein-in-modern-society-2022-10-26/
https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Indexes/chron.html

Happy Halloween, Listeners! Join your Sirens as they deep dive into Patrick McHale's Over the Garden Wall. It's time to talk about the adventures of brothers' Wirt and Greg, as they trek through a mysterious forest trying to find their way home. 
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Links to Research: 
https://over-the-garden-wall.fandom.com
https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions
https://www.bluebirdbehavioralhealth.com/about/our-name
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory
https://ciselier.com/en-us/blogs/news/why-are-embroidery-scissors-shaped-like-storks?s
https://www.tumblr.com/theboyandthebluebird/635379178533945344/wirts-inferno-a-comprehensive-guide-to-over-the
https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2023/10/over-the-garden-wall

Deep dive with your Sirens and special guest Colyn DeGraaff (creator of Cold Open Stories) on the Wendigo - a creature that is capable of being within all of us.
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Books:
Wild Man, Cannibal, Trickster by Alfred John Howard (University of Leeds) - https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/29945/1/Wild%20man%20cannibal%20trickster%20%28final%20thesis%29.pdf
The Windigo - Dangerous in Myth Sprits and History by Shawn Smallman - https://heritagehouse.ca/products/dangerous-spirits#:~:text=In%20the%20traditional%20Algonquian%20world%2C,also%20as%20a%20real%20danger
Links to Research: 
https://www.kosmosjournal.org/article/seeing-wetiko-on-capitalism-mind-viruses-and-antidotes-for-a-world-in-transition/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/

There's a lot of puns going on during this episode... and that's thanks to David Cummings, creator and host of The NoSleep Podcast! Deep dive with your Sirens and David in all the grave matters surrounding graveyards! 
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Links to Research: 
https://www.mysticmasque.com/history-mystery/the-ankou-churchyard-guardians-black-dogs-and-memento-mori
https://www.icysedgwick.com/3-weird-things-at-crossroads/
https://www.davidcastleton.net/highgate-vampire-highgate-cemetery-london/
https://www.trigard.com/blog/cemetery-superstitions-beliefs-and-folklore/
https://www.chicagohistory.org/resurrection-mary/
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-did-you-know/saved-bell
https://staring-at-the-sea.com/2020/10/09/the-ankou-the-most-terrifying-figure-in-celtic-folklore/
 

Today we are joined by the creator of Hauntings Around America, Erin Egnatz, as we deep dive into some of the most famous haunted objects! What's more... some strange noises can be heard throughout the episode, with both Sarah & Yenni confused until Erin gives them quite a (spooky) surprise!
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https://www.instagram.com/hauntingsaroundamerica/
https://www.hauntingsaroundamerica.com/
LINKS TO RESEARCH:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(doll) https://robertthedoll.org/story/ https://www.capetowndiamondmuseum.org/education/hope-diamond-curse/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Prince%27s_Ruby https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror

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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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