Acid Pop Podcast

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Acid Pop explores the fascinating and horrible aspects of history, science, and everyday life.

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Sunday Mar 31, 2019

What About Part 3

Sunday Mar 31, 2019

It's that time of year again! Today we look back at the last few months to see what's happened in the news related to our previous episodes. Join us as we talk about rodeo pinball, spider venom induced erections, and a freeway covered in pig parts.

Sources:

https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/molecule-found-in-spider-venom-could-soon-be-used-to-treat-erectile-dysfunction/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona

https://www.owensborotimes.com/entertainment/events/2019/02/cowboy-pinball-game-changes-tone-of-2019-bull-bash/

https://www.azfamily.com/news/more-than-live-turtles-found-duct-taped-and-stuffed-in/article_8f23beca-42d7-11e9-be69-e7c6e3d34fc9.html

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/d7am3a/satanists-call-for-investigation-into-satanic-panic-killing-of-8-year-old-boy

https://www.wctrib.com/news/crime-and-courts/4580878-six-people-were-convicted-murder-they-didnt-even-remember-now-county

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sanimax-truck-collision-1.4877051

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/endangered-australian-marsupial-was-set-make-comeback-until-it-stopped-fearing-wild

https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/4/18210595/dan-mallory-woman-in-window-aj-finn-new-yorker-profile

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster/brazil-to-launch-corruption-probe-into-vale-dam-disaster-idUSKCN1QI582

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/06/brazil-dam-collapse-workers-say-they-warned-owners

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/12/us/utah-birdbox-challenge-crash/index.html

https://wqad.com/2019/03/07/boy-gets-pneumonia-after-inhaling-popcorn-mom-shares-warning-for-parents/

Sunday Mar 24, 2019

Conquistadors

Sunday Mar 24, 2019

This week we talk about how to set up new settlements for the low low price of the genocidal slaughter of entire civilizations. Join us as we discuss how to kill natives after promising not to, the importance of insider knowledge, feeding people to dogs, and literal rooms full of gold.

Sources:

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s

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

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

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

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-Pizarro

http://www.mayaincaaztec.com/frpi2.html

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

https://www.ranker.com/list/ways-conquistadors-killed-people/thaneeconomou

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolom%C3%A9_de_las_Casas

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bartolome-de-Las-Casas

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

Sunday Mar 17, 2019

Strange Weapons

Sunday Mar 17, 2019

This week we talk about some unorthodox ways to kill people. Join us as we discuss jet-tanks, tornado guns, lightning cannons, and the unreliability of cat spies.

Photos:

https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/50033/1000642914/original/progvev-t-photo-u1?w=650&q=60&fm=pjpg&fit=crop&crop=faces%22

Sources:

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

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

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

https://www.army.mil/article/82262/picatinny_engineers_set_phasers_to_fry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M43_BZ_cluster_bomb

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

http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/FAULKER%20FEUERSTURM.htm

https://www.ranker.com/list/most-ridiculous-weapons/mike-rothschild

https://incredibleweapons.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/phasr-rifle-us-army/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/schwerer-gustav-railway-gun

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

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/top-5-exotic-shotgun-rounds-can-actually-buy/

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/project-habbakuk-ice-aircraft-carrier/index.html

https://www.guns.com/news/2013/08/17/the-petit-protector-the-ultimate-ring-pop

https://armyhistory.org/the-m28m29-davy-crockett-nuclear-weapon-system/

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-ross-rifle-worst-gun-all-time-37607

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/americas-worst-world-war-ii-weapon-mark-14-torpedo-44747

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tullibee_(SS-284)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bf-skinners-pigeon-guided-rocket-53443995/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cia-experimented-animals-1960s-too-just-ask-acoustic-kitty-180964313/

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/anti-tank-dogs-world-war-ii/

Sunday Mar 10, 2019

Bank Robberies

Sunday Mar 10, 2019

This week we're making a withdrawal. Join us as we learn from our predecessors who sharpied their faces, robbed banks while pretending to rob banks, and rode inner tubes to freedom.

Sources:

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

https://www.etymonline.com/word/robbery#etymonline_v_37407

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_vault#US_Resistance_Standards

https://www.thrillist.com/culture/most-successful-bank-robberies-of-all-time-biggest-heists-in-history

http://www.cracked.com/article_16864_5-real-bank-heists-ripped-right-out-movies.html

http://www.stavanger-web.com/features/nokas.htm

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950630&slug=2129008

https://www.thelocal.se/20080603/12206

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4133388.stm

https://www.theage.com.au/world/brazils-smiling-bank-robber-had-plenty-of-front-20050813-ge0onr.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Central_burglary_at_Fortaleza#Investigation

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/violent-crime/bank-robbery/bank-crime-reports

Sunday Mar 03, 2019

Hail!

Sunday Mar 03, 2019

This week we talk about ice falling from the sky! Join us as we discuss hail stopping cannons, refrigerator sized blocks of ice falling form the sky, and a storm that ended a war, if temporarily.

Sources:

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

http://phobia.wikia.com/wiki/Grandophobia

http://mentalfloss.com/article/78194/9-hard-hitting-facts-about-hail

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

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809515003774

https://weather.com/en-GB/unitedkingdom/news/news/10-interesting-facts-about-hail-20140925

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rime_ice#Hard_rime

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

https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/strangest-weather-events

https://www.damninteresting.com/the-peculiar-phenomenon-of-megacryometeors/

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/record-hailstorms-and-hailstones-us

http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/45346/freak-hail-kills-500-cattle/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-crops-damage/indian-farmers-driven-to-suicide-as-hail-ruins-crops-idUSBREA2M0NV20140323

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-crops-damage/hail-and-rain-damage-indian-crops-delay-harvest-idINL3N0M31E020140307

https://www.livemint.com/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india-f-3-p-2-india

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/orange-sized-hail-reported-in-india

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1360)

Sunday Feb 24, 2019

The Satanic Panic

Sunday Feb 24, 2019

This week we talk about the Satanic Panic in case you thought mass hysteria was an archaic problem. Join us as we discuss flying preschool administrators, Satanic hot air balloon rides, and how to put someone in jail for a few decades with no evidence.

Sources:

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

https://bestlifeonline.com/facts-about-memory/

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/columbine.myths/

http://www.ecollegetimes.com/5-famous-backwards-messages-on-records

https://psmag.com/social-justice/make-a-cross-with-your-fingers-its-the-satanic-panic

https://www.famous-trials.com/mcmartin

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/memory-mondays-regression-therapy-isn-t-real-but-hollywood-keeps-the-myth-alive/

http://famous-trials.com/westmemphis

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/blood-libels/

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

Sunday Feb 17, 2019

Exotic Pets

Sunday Feb 17, 2019

This week, we learn the surprising downsides to keeping a tiger in the house. Join us as we discuss the problems from owning bears, tigers, lions, chimpanzees, and camels.

Sources:

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

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

https://www.thesprucepets.com/exotic-pet-laws-1238565

https://epic-law.com/washington-dog-laws/

https://bestlifeonline.com/white-house-pets/

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-real-cost-of-buying-a-big-cat/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5932938/ronald-huff-eaten-monitor-lizards-killed-bite-infected/

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/pet-camel-kills-woman/news-story/2cdab14d1228f4da77d185afe7099b13

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-killed-by-tiger-he-kept-on-his-property-1.472255

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-42801983

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/pet-hippo-humphrey-kills-owner

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/pet-bear-turns-on-pa-owner-kills-her-in-cage/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_(chimpanzee)

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2012/05/13/Zanesville-exotic-animal-owner-Terry-Thompson-lived-and-died-on-the-edge/stories/201205130226

https://www.gq.com/story/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-massacre-chris-heath-gq-february-2012

https://www.thesprucepets.com/exotic-pet-laws-1238565

Sunday Feb 10, 2019

Erectile Dysfunction

Sunday Feb 10, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! To get you in the mood. we're talking about erectile dysfunction, so stand up and pay attention. No, not you, YOU. Join us as we discuss the lengths some men will go to to make sure their length goes, including jellied wasp stingers, scaffolding, and that old cure-all strychnine.

Sources:

https://www.everydayhealth.com/erectile-dysfunction-pictures/wackiest-erectile-dysfunction-cures-of-all-time.aspx

https://www.edrugstore.com/blog/erectile-dysfunction/8-weird-ways-some-people-seek-to-cure-their-erectile-dysfunction-m0609

https://m.ranker.com/list/strange-historical-impotence-cures/matt-manser

https://www.healthline.com/health/erectile-dysfunction/common-causes-impotence#lifestyle-factors

http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2006;volume=22;issue=3;spage=241;epage=245;aulas&pt=1333694010.1497139200.39931138.1

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

https://www.etymonline.com/word/function?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_14250

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

Sunday Feb 03, 2019

Rodeos

Sunday Feb 03, 2019

Saddle up, because this week we're talking about rodeos. Who would have thought that sitting on a 1 ton angry animal with hooves and horns could be dangerous? Join us as we discuss cow flack jackets, the most dangerous bull, and why you should never "grab the apple."

Sources:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rodeo-one-of-the-most-dangerous-sports-in-the-world-study-finds/article586921/

https://www.florodeo.com/articles/5056403-buck-of-legends-tuff-hedeman-vs-bodacious-21-years-later

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/06/being-rodeo-clown-not-all-funny-business/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00913847.1987.11709284

http://www.101wildwestrodeo.com/info/rodeo_terminology.htm

https://www.calgarystampede.com/blog/2011/07/08/the-facts-about-flank-straps/

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

https://www.aaalivestock.com/xtra/bonnie-mccarroll-end-of-an-era/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/bill-pickett/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ty-pozzobon-concussion-bull-riding/article36842612/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2232055/J-D-Jones-Bronco-rider-25-dies-accident-Indian-National-Rodeo.html

https://tylersprojectonlanefrost.weebly.com/death.html

Sunday Jan 27, 2019

Sound

Sunday Jan 27, 2019

This week we talk about some interesting things sounds can do. And horrible things sound can do. Join us as we discuss ninja-proof floors, dub step cannons, lethal car stereos, and death whistles.

Sources:

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

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

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

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

https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/sound.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK390300/

http://earthmysterynews.com/2016/06/29/if-you-could-generate-a-sound-that-is-1100-db-it-could-create-a-black-hole/

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

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/waynesworld/2012/the-sounds-of-africa/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM3lYIWlYdA

https://www.eso.com/blog/firefighters-fight-fires-with-sound/