Acid Pop Podcast

Hotels

This week we talk about the perils of homes away from home. Join us as we discuss just how (un)clean hotel rooms are, why hotels are the number one choice of people committing suicide, and how to get banned from a hotel for life using only a pepperoni.

Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/hotel

http://common-phobias.com/xenodochio/tips.htm

https://djaunter.com/hotel-industry-terms/

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/867394/hotel-secret-phrases-revealed

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nishiyama-onsen-keiunkan

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2017/10/27/inside-worlds-most-expensive-hotel-suite/

http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2015/09/one-winning-move.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_de_Sal

https://bestlifeonline.com/hotel-room-secrets/

https://lithub.com/the-ripple-effect-of-death-in-a-hotel/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17087636

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse

http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/03/24/real-corpse-found-in-mattress-more-than-once/

https://www.local10.com/news/weird-news/guest-unknowlingly-sleeps-in-hotel-with-dead-body-under-bed

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-bawdy-under-the-bed/

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/how-to-tell-if-someone-died-in-your-hotel-room

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_and_violence_at_the_Cecil_Hotel

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/03/20/spy-cameras-secretly-live-streamed-hotel-guests-subscribers-then-police-caught/?utm_term=.f9ab922b9296

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/04/599363657/canadian-hotel-forgives-guest-17-years-after-flock-of-seagulls-trashed-his-room

Mistaken Identities

This week we talk about the dangers of being too sure of yourself. Join us as we discuss cases of mistaken identity that were embarrassing, life altering, or fatal. Mostly fatal.

Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/us/mistaken-identity-hospital-bronx-trnd/index.html

https://kdvr.com/2018/10/16/3-denver-police-officers-cleared-in-deadly-shooting-related-to-escaped-inmate-from-denver-health/

http://swordandscale.com/a-deadly-case-of-mistaken-identity/

https://fox40.com/2018/07/18/12-indicted-for-death-of-teen-in-case-of-mistaken-identity/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-10-20-8910203021-story.html

http://www.ipsnews.net/2011/11/nigeria-a-deadly-case-of-mistaken-identity/

https://fox43.com/2019/07/05/chicago-families-sue-after-a-case-of-mistaken-identity-allowed-a-man-to-be-taken-off-life-support/

https://fox8.com/2013/07/01/road-rage-becomes-deadly-case-of-mistaken-identity/

https://defenders.org/newsroom/settlement-reached-protecting-worlds-only-wild-red-wolves-deadly-mistaken-identity-five

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage_of_justice

Emperor Nero

This week we talk about Emperor man-child Nero. Join us as we discuss all the things Nero did while ignoring his responsibilities, such as writing bad poetry and reciting it poorly, pretending to win the Olympics, marrying a former slave come eunuch (on his orders), and raping underage children whilst dressed as a lion.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero

https://www.factinate.com/people/42-scandalous-facts-nero-romes-infamous-emperor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenalia

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/62*.html

Warrior Queens

This episode we continue our series of queens with our flavor of the week, warriors. Join us as we discuss tower 5 ft tall Amazons, how to piss off psychotic Frenchmen, and why first impressions are so important.

Sources:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141029-amazons-scythians-hunger-games-herodotus-ice-princess-tattoo-cannabis/

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/women-american-revolution

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/female-soldiers-civil-war

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/spring/women-in-the-civil-war-1.html

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/queen-nzinga-1583-1663/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/queen-nzinga-mbande

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/portuguese-slave-traders-were-no-match-for-angolan-queen-nzinga-mbandi

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/boudica

https://www.ancient.eu/article/97/boudicca-queen-of-the-iceni-scourge-of-rome/

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/sarraounia

https://medium.com/@tommycm/the-horror-of-the-voulet-chanoine-mission-2950bd2dcbc0

Porn!

This week things get intimate. Or at least appear to. Join us as we explore the pitfalls of an industry based on sex in a sex shaming culture. We'll discuss wages (few), benefits (none), deaths ( a few), and STIs (a lot).

Sources:

https://fortune.com/2016/02/05/this-is-what-its-really-like-to-work-in-porn/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/02/gail-dines-pornography

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/scary-effects-pornography-21st-centurys-accute-addiction-rewiring/

https://fightthenewdrug.org/fourth-porn-industry-death-in-six-months/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deaths-of-despair-are-rising-among-adult-film-actresses-2018-01-24

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/many-porn-stars-viewed-online-are-actually-dead-and-buried...their-work-kil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STDs_in_the_porn_industry

https://www.addictioncenter.com/community/signs-of-porn-addiction/

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/process-addiction/porn-addiction/#gref

https://www.healthline.com/health/pornography-addiction#signs-to-watch-for

https://www.etymonline.com/word/pornography

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-much-porn-the-world-watched-in-2016-on-pornhub-because-its-pretty-impressive-29119

https://fightthenewdrug.org/by-the-numbers-see-how-many-people-are-watching-porn-today/

https://filthy.media/how-to-become-a-female-porn-star

https://www.askmen.com/money/how_to_400/436_how_to.html

https://www.redbled.com/dead-pornstars/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Deen

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/the-james-deen-porn-scandal-is-so-much-worse-than-whats-being-reported

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-porns-women-are-taking-their-power-back-im-in-control?ref=scroll

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/20/porns-dirtiest-secret-what-everyone-gets-paid.html

https://talkabout.makelovenotporn.tv/2016/09/09/the-women-taking-back-the-porn-industry-and-moving-sextech-from-boardrooms-to-bedrooms-wired/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/porn-star-bill-bailey-dead-14090706

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/what-killing-our-porn-stars-11700152

https://theporndude.com/blog/list-of-famous-dead-porn-stars/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genophobia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotophobia

Chlorine

This week we clean up our act with the wonder element, chlorine! Join us as we discuss it's amazing abilities like knocking people out, turning the fluids in your lungs to acid, and "curing" autism.

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/sep/16/chlorine-the-gas-of-war-crimes

https://www.brighthubengineering.com/structural-engineering/77511-water-chlorination-history-the-mid-1800s-through-the-early-1900s/

https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-bleach-606150

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/what-if-drink-bleach.htm

https://learn.compactappliance.com/cleaning-with-bleach/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fake-science-led-mom-fee-bleach-her-autistic-sons-police-n1017256

https://asatonline.org/for-parents/becoming-a-savvy-consumer/is-there-science-behind-that-bleach-therapy/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/18/bleach-miracle-cure-uganda-us-pastor-robert-baldwin-sam-little

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/23/british-man-arrested-on-suspicions-of-giving-bleach-based-cure-to-ugandans

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/21/kent-police-receive-complaint-over-bogus-bleach-based-autism-cure

https://genesis2church.ch/our-church

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-gas-attack-at-ypres

https://chemicalweapons.cenmag.org/first-hand-accounts-of-the-first-chlorine-gas-attack/

https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/remembering-the-graniteville-train-wreck-years-later/article_0630ef46-f24e-11e7-9446-334352f2c84b.html

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/tips/a32773/cleaning-products-never-mix/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article9252647.html

https://www.kfvs12.com/story/37334259/couple-tried-to-clear-drain-in-grand-tower-il-created-deadly-poisonous-gas/

Magic!

Listen and be amazed as these men of mystery make their very lives disappear! Death defying stunts are impressive, but sometimes people aren't as defiant as they think they are. Join us as we discuss how magic can go wrong such as catching bullets, dodging cars, smashing paper bags with nails inside, and oppressing superstitious peoples.

Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/magic

https://www.etymonline.com/word/hocus-pocus

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-abr1.htm

https://www.fearof.net/fear-magic-phobia-rhabdophobia/

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/magician-nick-britt-jumps-through-hoops-to-secure-permit-for-pet-rabbit/news-story/10a79ea7f97a65031626a66d045e5b67

http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/11/01/when_the_cia_tried_its_hand_at_magic/?page=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(illusionist)

https://people.com/celebrity/david-copperfield-robbed-at-gunpoint/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/28590/6-magicians-who-died-while-performing-bullet-catch

http://mentalfloss.com/article/67005/7-magic-tricks-went-horribly-wrong

https://www.magictricks.com/black-herman.html

http://magiciansmag.com/magician/magic-tricks-that-went-wrong/

https://www.grunge.com/85630/magic-tricks-went-terribly-wrong/

https://www.coursehero.com/file/p3tlmjh/The-press-covered-the-tragedy-in-great-detail-and-a-statement-was-released-on/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/04/horror-moment-tv-host-is-impaled-by-nail-in-failed-magic-trick/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6913036.stm

https://www.ranker.com/list/deadly-magician-acts/elle-tharp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Eug%C3%A8ne_Robert-Houdin

Television

How many must die for your entertainment? Maybe more than you think. Join us today as we discuss times when television has gone wrong including daring helicopter crashes, on air suicides, and game show induced stampedes.

Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/television

https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Televisiophobia

https://bebusinessed.com/history/history-of-the-television/

http://www.television-history.net/television-facts/facts-about-tv/

https://thechive.com/2018/10/31/most-watched-television-events-in-history-10-photos/

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/brand-or-agency/2014/1/video-tv-watching-marathon-world-record-set-on-tivo-stand-at-ces-2014-54560-54563

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jones:_The_Edge_of_Reason_(film)

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/csi-effect-1669447

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gift-guide/worlds-biggest-tv-custom-made-1-6-million-370-inch-n128771

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_film_accidents.html

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/02/19/Pilot-cited-by-FAA-before-fatal-accident/42161361311389/

https://www.verticalmag.com/news/ntsbfaultspilotinspectorinrealitytvhelicoptercrash/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160159/Woman-dies-hit-150mph-smoke-bombs-set-TV-show.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2014/04/lawsuit-dropped-over-death-of-colorado-woman-in.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-tom-sizemore-set-accident-shooter-20170331-story.html

https://deadline.com/2014/08/cops-spike-crew-member-dead-shot-robbery-825551/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cops_(TV_program)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhilSports_Stadium_stampede

https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2006/02/05/320214/wowowee-stampede-kills-73

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Chubbuck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8650660/muggy-mike-thalassitis-found-hanged-love-island/

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/british-government-launches-reality-tv-probe-following-suicide-jeremy-kyle-show-participant-1203215755/

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1936760/china-pulls-plug-tv-reality-shows-feature-children

Balding

This week we get our shine on. Join our panel of three experts as we discuss why your drain gets so clogged and what you can do about it. This includes amputating Grey Hounds, smearing your head with pigeon droppings, and redistributing the follicles on your head by cutting off a good chunk of your scalp, dicing it up, and sprinkling the remains about.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/9-bizarre-baldness-cures

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bald-men-murder

https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/men-hair-loss-17/hair-transplants

https://www.medindia.net/health_statistics/health_facts/top-15-interesting-facts-about-hair-loss.htm

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hair-loss-awareness_n_5b7ac368e4b05906b415b732

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/expert-answers/stress-and-hair-loss/faq-20057820

https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/men-hair-loss-17/male-pattern-baldness

https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dermatology/hair/hair-loss.php

https://nyulangone.org/conditions/hair-loss/types

https://www.rd.com/health/beauty/hair-loss-causes/

The Humors

Some ideas are just plain hard to get rid of. Today we'll talk about one of the most tenacious ideas: the humors. Join us as we discuss all the evidence that should have clued people in to this being bunk such as your brain doing nothing but making snot, your arteries being full of air, and how the fix for literally any problem is to bleed you until you pass out.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/shakespeare/fourhumors.html

http://www.greekmedicine.net/therapies/Hijama_or_Cupping.html

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-four-humors-lesson-quiz.html

https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Four-Humors

https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Four_Temperaments

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting

http://www.medicalantiques.com/medical/Scarifications_and_Bleeder_Medical_Antiques.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiyYfOIe_7I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table