Acid Pop Podcast

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.

Boxing

Touch gloves and get in your corner, because we're taking on boxing. Join us as we discuss why you should always listen to prophetic dreams, how to make slow hardening casts, and how many super classifications is too many.

Sources:

https://www.oddee.com/item_97241.aspx

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/965780-13-most-shocking-scandals-in-boxing-history

https://www.titleboxing.com/boxing-dictionary

https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Rules_of_Boxing

https://shortboxing.com/boxing-sparring-brain-damage/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.casino.org/blog/10-fighters-who-died-in-the-ring/amp/

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

https://www.abcboxing.com/unified-weight-classes-mma/

Queens Who Kill

This week we talk about Queens who got their hands dirty. Join us as we discuss many reasons to not mess with royalty such as being banished, being blinded, and being turned into a priest against your will.

Sources:

https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/byzantine-empire/empress-irene-athens-first-female-ruler-byzantine-empire/

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

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/wu-zetian

https://www.thoughtco.com/irene-of-athens-p2-3529666

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/killer-queens

https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2016/08/07/brunhilde-and-fredegund/

https://historycollection.com/wu-zetain-chinas-only-female-ruler-killed-her-children-to-secure-power-but-like-many-other-great-leaders-spiraled-into-disgrace/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-demonization-of-empress-wu-20743091/

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

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/a-cultural-history-of-tea-in-china/

https://www.ancient.eu/Bede/

Cat Burglars

This week we're talking about thieves what don't get caught. Join us for tales of daring robberies for such precious items as priceless hair pins, candy, and an entire beach.

Sources:

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

https://www.fearof.net/fear-of-crime-phobia-scelerophobia/#:~:text=Fear%20of%20Crime%20Phobia%20%E2%80%93%20Scelerophobia,-By%20Jacob%20Olesen&text=Scelerophobia%20is%20the%20fear%20of,'deep%20dread%20or%20fear'.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cat%20burglar

https://www.alarms.org/burglary-statistics/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7678379.stm

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/apr/08/entire-cabin-stolen-foundation-baffling-owner/

https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/bizarre/tokyo-burglar-stealing-250-sweets-and-four-bottles-of-soft-drinks-arrested-by-police-4585086/

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/01/22/nearly-50000-in-bull-semen-stolen-from-turlock-truck/

https://supremealarm.com/learn-infamous-burglars-confessions/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-13-me-thief13-story.html

https://listverse.com/2011/09/10/top-10-infamous-cat-burglars/

https://absolutehistory.com/anthropology-and-history/heists/old-man-candy-bank-workers-devilish-scheme/34/

https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff-masterthief-blanchard/

Unit 731

Have you ever wondered what science without humanity looks like? This week we're talking about a time where that happened when we discuss the horrors of the P.O.W. camp, Unit 731.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Ishii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongma_Fortress http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/instree/1929c.htm https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/17/world/unmasking-horror-a-special-report-japan-confronting-gruesome-war-atrocity.html https://www.history.com/news/attack-of-japans-killer-wwii-balloons-70-years-ago https://listverse.com/2017/03/09/10-atrocious-experiments-conducted-by-unit-731/

Casinos

This week we ask, does the house always win? Well, not if you cheat or rob them. Other than that, though, yes, it does.

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling
http://www.documentarytube.com/articles/the-earliest-forms-of-gambling-in-ancient-civilizations
https://www.gambling.com/us/online-casinos/strategy/the-world-s-oldest-casino-games-1512800
http://www.gitesderustin.com/brief-history-gambling-three-key-dates.html
https://www.caesarsgames.com/2017/10/27/most-popular-casino-games-in-las-vegas/
https://siamrehab.com/gambling-addiction/
https://a2zcasinos.org/5-biggest-casino-heists-of-all-time
https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131939&page=1
https://www.clearwatercasino.com/5-things-movies-get-wrong-about-gambling-and-casinos/
https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-casinos-use-design-psychology-to-get-you-to-gamble-1667182023
https://unibo.com/science/maze-vs-playground/
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/gambler-dropped-127-million-vegas-blames-casino-losses/story?id=9272730
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/etc/facts.html
https://moneywise.com/a/casino-dealers-talk-about-the-most-money-lost-in-one-sitting
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gamble
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=casino
http://common-phobias.com/Penia/phobia.htm
http://common-phobias.com/Pluto/phobia.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-are-your-odds-of-winning-the-lottery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_criterion

Syphilis

The Pox, the Great Imitator, the insert-racial-stereotype-here disease. This week we're talking about Syphilis and everything people have done to try and get rid of it. Join us as we discuss cures such as rubbing mercury into wounds, contracting Malaria, and locking up sleazy looking women (i.e. any woman).

Sources:

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

https://www.synonym.com/synonyms/syphilis

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

https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/12/the-return-of-syphilis/418170/

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

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089383/

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

http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-05-01-04

https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/congenital-syphilis/

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunter_(surgeon)

https://listverse.com/2014/10/04/10-insane-medical-beliefs-from-the-past/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Wagner-Jauregg

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

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

https://books.google.com/books?id=ANijeeP_430C&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=1724+governor+louisiana+syphilis&source=bl&ots=c2KCSJQ92T&sig=ACfU3U2fKfj2XsXJVhdlpxQZx4k0czKWbg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2n8_9qJ7pAhXCsZ4KHeaNB80Q6AEwBXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=1724%20governor%20louisiana%20syphilis&f=false

https://www.americanheritage.com/social-evil-ordinance

https://newrepublic.com/article/148493/forgotten-war-women

https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women

Russian Empresses

This week we're traveling to the cold, harsh climate of Russia to talk about some of the cold, harsh rulers it has had. Join us as we discuss naked clowns in ice palaces, destroying entire towns with pigeons, and how to become the ruler of Poland by being really good in bed.

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/news/catherine-the-great-lovers

https://www.biography.com/news/catherine-the-great-lovers

https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/olga-of-kiev-one-saint-you-do-not-want-to-mess-with/

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

https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/catherine-i-1684-1727

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

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

https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev#Drevlian_Uprising

https://slate.com/culture/2015/11/empress-anna-ivanovna-of-russia-hated-love-and-marriage-so-much-that-she-imprisoned-the-prince-and-his-bride-in-an-ice-palace-death-chamber.html