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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Monday Jan 21, 2019

Marsupials

Monday Jan 21, 2019

This week we turn out some pockets to discuss the strange world of marsupials. Join us as we talk about vicious kangaroos, syphilitic koalas, and a mouse that's going extinct for being too horny.

Sources:

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

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

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

http://mentalfloss.com/article/75070/11-secrets-life-coaches

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/kangaroos-are-crazy

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/mammals-with-the-shortest-gestation-periods.html

https://www.britannica.com/animal/Diprotodon

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-footed_potoroo

http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/animals/kangaroo_attacks.htm

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3844040/Kangaroo-attacks-Melbourne-man-mauls-family-dog-death-backyard.html

https://www.wired.com/2014/12/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-wombats/

http://www.losapos.com/koala_dumbest_animal

http://mentalfloss.com/article/59114/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-koalas

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3102341/Australian-marsupials-face-extinction-half-population-wiped-year-males-die-mating-suicidal-sex-rough.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/10/07/why-a-little-mammal-has-so-much-sex-that-it-disintegrates/

Sunday Jan 06, 2019

Acts of Faith

Sunday Jan 06, 2019

This week we find out what happens when you have a little too much trust. Join us as we discuss what happens when you put faith up against lions, frigid water, pneumonia, and even decomposition.

And a bit of bad news: to try and give me a little free time, we're going to go down to every other week for a while.

Sources:

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

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

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

https://www.fearof.net/fear-of-the-lord-or-god-phobia-theophobia/

http://www.cracked.com/article_25111_5-hilariously-weird-ways-people-used-religious-loopholes.html

https://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/community/6241/

https://www.revealnews.org/article/6-ways-religious-exemption-laws-are-exploited/

https://www.americanbar.org/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/2013_vol_39/january_2013_no_2_religious_freedom/divining_the_scope_of_the_ministerial_exception/

https://soundcloud.com/thisisreveal/battle-for-religious-freedom-playing-out-in-day-cares

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

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

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-faith-healers-sent-to-prison-for-death-of-second-sick-child-9142463.html

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/cops-mom-crashed-car-prove-kids-god-real/UnnsJPMfPLwdQ4HsTMt5VK/

https://www.thespec.com/news-story/5165939-hamilton-family-left-corpse-upstairs-for-six-months-expecting-resurrection/

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Rescued-Man-Says-God-Told-Him-to-Swim-to-Liberty-Island-123216493.html

https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/driver-jesus-advised-to-let-go-of-the-wheel/article_97a7a751-78d5-5342-9694-bf588633b1ba.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/argentina/1451564/Man-bitten-after-leap-into-the-lions-den.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/john-allen-chau-man-killed-by-tribe-north-sentinel-island-declare-jesus

Sunday Dec 30, 2018

This week's episode is brought to you by the magic of capitalism. Join us as we discuss the wondrous things greed can accomplish, including creating tidal waves, converting 5 story buildings to 8 without any inspections, and creating cursed lands where neither plant nor animal can grow.

Sources:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-most-horrifying-industrial-disasters-of-all-time-506430995

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

https://www.etymonline.com/word/disaster#etymonline_v_11375

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-is-still-unfolding/560726/

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

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/12/bhopal-the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-30-years-later/100864/

https://www.google.com/search?q=colliery&oq=coll&aqs=chrome.5.69i57j69i60j69i61l2j69i65j0.5815j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.britannica.com/event/Honkeiko-colliery-mining-disaster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courri%C3%A8res_mine_disaster

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

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

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

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

http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/pemberton-mill-disaster/

https://www.osha.gov/oas/trianglefactoryfire-account.html

https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire

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

Sunday Dec 23, 2018

Dam Disasters

Sunday Dec 23, 2018

This episode is guaranteed to make you say "Daaaaam!" Join us as we discuss the perils of beaver dams, the bounciest bomb ever invented, and a flood so over the top it was surely written by Roland Emmerich.

Sources:

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

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

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/smashed-beaver-dam-caused-mill-creek-neighborhood-to-flood/281-492076280

http://www.mapawatt.com/2010/11/29/where-does-us-electricity-come

http://amazingfacts4u.com/dam/

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

https://www.internationalrivers.org/resources/sichuan-earthquake-damages-dams-may-be-dam-induced-3619

http://boulderlibrary.net/water-engineering-in-ancient-civilizations-5-000-years-of-history/a-dam-to-protect-tiryns.html

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-dam

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-dam

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

https://www.ussdams.org/resource-center/glossary/

https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/db/documents/db-1.pdf

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

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/httpblogsscientificamericancomhistory-of-geology20110719july-19-1985-the-val-di-stava-dam-collapse/

http://umich.edu/~snre492/Jones/buffalo.html

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

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

http://damfailures.org/case-study/south-fork-dam-pennsylvania-1889/

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

Sunday Dec 16, 2018

Con Artists

Sunday Dec 16, 2018

Boy have we got a deal for you this week! Join us as we reveal the secrets about how to scrap the Eiffel Tower, become a doctor in hours, and print real money!

Sources:

https://www.identityforce.com/blog/identity-theft-odds-identity-theft-statistics

https://www.fraud.org/2017_top_ten

https://www.businessinsider.com/7-tell-tale-signs-of-a-con-artist-2016-3

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/18/victor-lustig-the-smoothest-con-man-in-the-world-sold-the-eiffel-tower-twice/

http://www.directexpose.com/frank-abagnale-real-story/

https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/brother-doctor-soldier-lies

https://www.historytoday.com/victor-allan/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais

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

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/gregormacgregor.html

https://curiosity.com/topics/americas-greatest-conman-sold-the-brooklyn-bridge-twice-a-week-for-years-curiosity/

Sunday Dec 09, 2018

Early Space Travel

Sunday Dec 09, 2018

This week we discuss the perils of traveling to a radiation filled void many miles above the earth. Turns out, it's pretty perilous. Join us as we discuss explosive ascents, chuteless descents, and the compelling Soviet rocket scientist recruitment program.

Sources:

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

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/travel

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

https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-dead-astronaut-bodies-floating-around-in-space

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

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

https://www.quora.com/How-many-pounds-of-rocket-fuel-are-necessary-to-propel-1-pound-of-mass-into-Earths-orbit-from-sea-level

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents

https://science.howstuffworks.com/dead-animals-in-space1.htm

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

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/brief-history-animal-death-space

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

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

http://www.esdaw.eu/soviet-space-dogs.html

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_7K-T_No.39

https://www.space.com/17338-apollo-1.html

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

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

Sunday Dec 02, 2018

Wrestling

Sunday Dec 02, 2018

This week we discuss one of the most underappreciated and over hyped sports, professional wrestling. Join us as we talk about broken limbs, exploding hearts, and why you shouldn't jump off a 20 ft cage...twice.

Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/91ivjw/some_statsfun_with_the_ages_of_the_wwe_roster/

https://wrestlerdeaths.com/wrestlers-who-died-in-the-ring

https://brobible.com/entertainment/article/worst-wwe-injuries/

https://www.complex.com/sports/2014/02/gruesome-injuries-pro-wrestling/owen-hart

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/secrets-of-iconic-match-between-undertaker-and-mankind-revealed/news-story/dff4297d2eb246ed08ef98267ee40e4e

https://www.etymonline.com/word/wrestle?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_10877

https://www.bingeclock.com/s/wwe-raw/

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Bronco_Buster

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Piledriver

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Chokeslam

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/DDT

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Powerslam

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Lariat

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Moonsault

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Powerbomb

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)

Sunday Nov 25, 2018

Internet Challenges

Sunday Nov 25, 2018

How much fame is your life worth? If you kill yourself for an internet challenge, not much. Join us as we discuss some of the strangest things people have done to themselves in pursuit of internet notoriety such as the ice bucket, cinnamon, and tide pod challenges.

Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/inter-

https://www.etymonline.com/word/net?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_6877

https://www.etymonline.com/word/work?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_10846

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

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

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sunnybrook-health-sciences-centre/salt-and-ice-challenge_b_14638964.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chubby-bunny-death/

https://www.straight.com/marshmallows-can-kill

https://recordsetter.com/world-record/eat-six-saltine-crackers/36087

https://recordsetter.com/world-record/saltine-crackers-eaten-minute/54427

https://nltimes.nl/2015/12/30/teen-boy-awakens-coma-cinnamon-challenge-goes-awry

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2312792/Dejah-Reed-16-hospitalized-collapsed-lung-pneumonia-warns-teens-Cinnamon-challenge.html

https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/d75enx/this-woman-is-trying-to-end-the-cinnamon-challenge-after-her-sons-death

https://www.huzlers.com/woman-dead-after-attempting-kylie-jenner-lip-challenge-lip-challenge-now-illegal-in-all-50-states-2/

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

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/botched-ice-bucket-challenge-leaves-man-critically-injured-after-plane-drops-hundreds-of-gallons-of-9696249.html

https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/21/us/firefighters-ice-bucket-challenge/index.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/neighborhoods-city/2012/06/29/Boy-12-badly-injured-in-salt-and-ice-challenge/stories/201206290188

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387272/Planking-claims-victim-Acton-Beale-falls-balcony-death.html

https://piper.filecamp.com/1/piper/binary/2sej-f6hhjl6j.pdf

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/21/michigan-girl-severely-burned-fire-challenge-youtube/1051848002/

https://www.ibtimes.com/fire-challenge-gone-wrong-internet-stunt-results-skin-grafts-uk-boy-2227899

http://www.nydailynews.com/north-carolina-woman-arrested-helping-teen-son-fire-challenge-video-article-1.1900620

http://time.com/5189584/choking-game-pass-out-challenge/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/06/01/mother-of-utah-boy-who-died-playing-the-choking-game-wants-parents-to-know-how-deadly-it-is/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tombstoning-accident-leaves-dad-horrific-12965105

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/i-wish-i-had-died-says-man-paralysed-after-25ft-tombstoning-leap-into-just-36-inches-of-water-6626658.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-39-dies-after-leaping-9043729

Sunday Nov 18, 2018

The Uterus

Sunday Nov 18, 2018

This week we take a hard look at the human baby factory. Join us as we discuss the many ways in which your uterus can betray you including splitting apart, constantly schluffing off polyps, and growing uterine lining in your lungs.

Sources:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/newborn-buffalo-twins-uteruses-stormy-birth-article-1.1008961

https://www.chatelaine.com/health/canada-tubal-ligation/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-health-men-choosing-vasectomies-story.html

https://www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-wandering-womb/

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/female-hysteria_n_4298060.html

https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=tn9120

https://www.romper.com/p/yes-you-can-break-your-tailbone-during-labor-heres-what-experts-say-about-it-2989340

https://www.npr.org/2017/05/12/528098789/u-s-has-the-worst-rate-of-maternal-deaths-in-the-developed-world

https://www.babycenter.com/0_uterine-rupture_1152337.bc

https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/postpartum/urinary-incontinence/

https://www.medicaldaily.com/indian-woman-has-watermelon-sized-tumor-removed-uterus-weighing-30lbs-its-one-worlds-biggest-286990