Acid Pop Podcast

Man Eaters

This week we're chewing the fat talking about animals what chew the fat. Join us as we discuss some of the most deadly anthrophages like lions, bears, and the most heinous of all, the mosquito.

Crustaceans

This week it's under water spiders as we talk about crustaceans. Join us as we discuss America's most dangerous job, how to kill someone with a shrimp, and why it's a bad idea to keep critters inside your eye.

Sources:

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

https://common-phobias.com/Ostraconophobia.htm

https://clinicalanatomy.com/mtd1/873-kabourophobia

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113824-coconut-crabs-bone-crushing-grip-is-10-times-stronger-than-ours/

http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/blogs/andrew-hosie/creature-feature-toxic-crabs

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54168/meet-worlds-only-known-venomous-crustacean

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

https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-crustaceans/

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(lobster)

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america-according-to-bls-data.html

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

https://money.cnn.com/2012/07/27/pf/jobs/crab-fishing-dangerous-jobs/index.htm

https://bugbustersusa.com/2017/09/18/gribbles-are-the-termites-of-the-sea/

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

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

https://www.google.com/search?q=benthic&oq=benthic&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.2688j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/crustaceans/glossary/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/coconut-crab

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

https://www.earthlife.net/inverts/pentastoma.html#:~:text=The%20Phylum%20Pentastomida,Bilaterally%20symmetrical%20and%20vermiform.

https://naturespoisons.com/2015/03/26/cerberin-death-by-coconut-crab/

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/01/everybody-was-trying-to-get-out-alaska-crab-boat-sinking-survivor-describes-fatal-night.html

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2006/02/13/65299.htm

The Postal Service

This week we're sorting through the mail to talk about the postal service. Join us as we discuss the literal tons of junk mail, going postal, and how to mail various parts of people through the mail.

Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/poex/faqs.htm

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

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53334/6-bizarre-items-mailed-through-us-postal-system

https://www.ssipkg.com/news/the-7-weirdest-things-people-have-sent-through-the-mail

https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-05-30/severed-hand-foot-mail-came-headless-torso

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

http://wasteawaygroup.blogspot.com/2018/01/junk-mail-facts-and-statistics.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

https://pe.usps.com/businessmail101?ViewName=MinMax#:~:text=The%20maximum%20size%20for%20most,any%20mailpiece%20is%2070%20pounds

https://listverse.com/2018/01/26/10-weirdest-things-sent-through-the-post/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jun_Lin#Murder_and_investigation

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

https://www.nps.gov/poex/faqs.htm#:~:text=7.-,How%20many%20Pony%20Express%20riders%20died%20on%20the%20job%3F,and%20two%20froze%20to%20death

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

Treasure Hunting

This week we go digging for treasure! Or, barring that, at least some stories of people who died looking for treasure. Join us as we discuss cursed gold, incomprehensible maps, and how lucrative being a shepherd can be. 

Sources:

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

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=hunt

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

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=thesaurus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aroda_Treasure

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

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

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

https://archiveatlantic.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/d4752-treasure_-the-legend-of-captain-kidds-treasure-at-money-cove-grand-manan.pdf

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/mystery-of-lake-toplitz.html

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

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2018/2/21/mysteries-of-the-nahinni-park-reserve-in-canada

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1947/3/15/valley-of-mystery

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-23-me-56857-story.html

https://www.vox.com/a/fenn-treasure-hunt-map

https://stories.californiasunday.com/2015-07-05/the-everlasting-forrest-fenn/

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

Coffee & Tea

This week we drink to the bottom of the cup to learn about coffee and tea. Join us as we discuss drinking poop, trading tea for opium, and how coffee won the American civil war.

Sources:

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

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/25/485227943/if-war-is-hell-then-coffee-has-offered-u-s-soldiers-some-salvation#:~:text=If%20war%20is%20hell%2C%20then%20for%20many%20soldiers%20throughout%20American,Civil%20War%2C%20Vietnam%20and%20Afghanistan.

https://www.history.com/news/coffee-houses-revolutions

https://www.metro.us/are-coffee-enemas-dangerous-yes-so-dont-do-them-even-if-gwyneth-paltrow-says-to/

https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/opium-wars-china

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36781368

https://membracid.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/insect-poop-tea/

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160425-the-pot-of-tea-that-costs-10000#:~:text=China's%20ancient%20bushes%20of%20Da,times%20its%20weight%20in%20gold.&text=In%202002%2C%20a%20wealthy%20purchaser,legendary%20Da%20Hong%20Pao%20tea.

https://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/What-is-Coffee

https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/tea1.htm

https://tea-drunk.com/history-of-tea

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2095707/great-tea-robbery-how-british-stole-chinas

https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-origin-of-coffee-765180

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nations.html

https://www.statista.com/statistics/507950/global-per-capita-tea-consumption-by-country/#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20Turkey%20was%20the,followed%20by%20India%20and%20Kenya.

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

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

https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/young-graham.htm

Voting

The votes are in! Or are they? This week we take a look at the perils of voting such as racial discrimination, electing literal clowns to office, and winning by several hundred percent.

Sources:

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

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=elect

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

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/14/more-than-half-of-countries-are-democratic/

https://www.polyas.de/blog/en/electoral-research/election-terms

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

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/voter-turnout-by-country

https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-07-19/how-vote-north-korea

https://www.grunge.com/209180/the-truth-about-the-rhino-who-ran-for-office/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/brazil-clown-tiririca-grumpy-to-leave-congress-ashamed-embarrassed

Hitmen

This week we're putting out a hit. Episode that is! Join us as we discuss How to change careers from encyclopedia salesman to hitman, the dangers of carpet sales, and how to get out of a legal situation via murder.

Sources:

https://m.ranker.com/list/famous-hitmen/ranker-crime

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

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/not-movies-study-kills-myths-about-hit-men-n83126

https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/spousfac.pr

https://www.grunge.com/160475/the-truth-about-woody-harrelsons-hitman-father/

https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/jan-st-louis-car-bombing-is-the-work-of-the/article_439cb546-1d2d-544f-9a49-847fb62b2be7.html

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

https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/benjamin-bugsy-siegel/

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

X-Rays and Radiation

This week we look deep inside to find the hidden dangers of x-rays and radiation. Well, maybe not so hidden. Join us as we discuss mismatched hands, glowing women, and radioactive water jugs.

Sources:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roentgen-xrays-discovery-radiographs

https://polioforever.wordpress.com/x-rays/

https://www.fda.gov/media/74894/download

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium#Historical_applications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope

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

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

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision-123713565/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-marie-curie-brought-x-ray-machines-to-battlefield-180965240/

https://www.history.com/news/marie-curie-facts

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-curies-passion-74183598/

https://io9.gizmodo.com/seriously-scary-radioactive-consumer-products-from-the-498044380

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

https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie

https://www.sciencealert.com/these-personal-effects-of-marie-curie-will-be-radioactive-for-another-1-500-years

Olympics

This week we're going for the gold! Join us as we discuss anit-terrorist wrestlers, competitive engraving, and how to throw a manhole cover.

 

Sources:

 

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

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

https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf#_ga=2.195687785.479946192.1593657210-1328914994.1593657210

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/youngest-olympians-ever-olympics-athletes

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/bdaSCt7MBhUvIALNH-lSUrOcQDWYEH0K4diqfAd0Po3_DvOFnT-hKKbO9e3ALYklKFDgjPF5kE1Wt9CXQ0VrkCdd9ZbOF1QFUyMRK2Bw4MZdXSC73cakI4DsYP_emAanGUFGhrZvoF6Q7xTYtR33IHad1lFLvwZlCqud7P0wi46cH2-0DKEb62DaNAb29Z-tfkmRiMj3OHrzPhjMiwDZx4l1litkdKSlinZv91I7

https://www.oldest.org/sports/olympians/

https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/top-winners.htm

https://www.olympic.org/biathlon

https://www.olympic.org/skeleton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skijoring_at_the_1928_Winter_Olympics

https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/sport/olympics-strangest-events-trnd/index.html

https://www.olympic.org/news/garrett-throws-his-weight-around

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

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/20/587356461/how-an-average-american-skier-managed-to-scheme-her-way-into-the-olympics

https://listverse.com/2016/04/01/10-crazy-tales-from-olympic-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Z%C3%A1topek

https://medium.com/@idysports/women-in-the-olympic-games-89eba9641da6

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

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

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

https://listverse.com/2015/10/25/10-famous-intersex-athletes/

Lakes

This week we're traveling the wide world of lakes. Join us as we tour some of the strangest and deadliest lakes including lakes that boil, explode, and kill entire valleys with death clouds.