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Acid Pop explores the fascinating and horrible aspects of history, science, and everyday life.
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Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
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/
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
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.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://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/
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
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.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://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/
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
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.
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
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
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
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://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
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
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://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
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This week we investigate investigators. Join us as we discuss how far you can stretch the word "investigate," like investigating how to win elections, prevent extradition, and the mos efficient way to sell drugs.
Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/private
https://www.etymonline.com/word/investigate
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private%20investigator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_investigator
https://pvteyes.com/private-eye-terminology-slang/
https://blog.classesandcareers.com/advisor/to-catch-a-thief/
https://www.littlethings.com/private-investigator-secrets/3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_rosa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Allen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin%E2%80%93Felts_Detective_Agency
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924002532475/cu31924002532475_djvu.txt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_C._Walcott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Horn
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertons
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
This week we turn chivalrous. Turns out it just means do what you feel like. Join us as we discuss How to get a jump on the job market early by starting at 10, when it's ok to kill someone for saving your life, and the best vacation policy of any job ever.
Sources:
https://www.ancient.eu/Medieval_Knight/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/knight-cavalryman
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1245/medieval-knights-12-of-the-best/
https://www.history.com/news/knights-middle-ages
https://www.toptenz.net/10-reasons-medieval-knights-actually-huge-jerks.php
https://origins.osu.edu/review/knighthood-it-was-not-we-wish-it-were
https://www.businessinsider.com/rules-of-knighthood-and-chivalry-2017-3
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1240/how-to-become-a-medieval-knight/
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-knights/chivalry.htm
https://listverse.com/2015/12/10/10-reasons-why-knights-were-terrible-warriors/
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
This week we go digging for asbestos to uncover the truth. Turns out it is, in fact, deadly. Join us as we discuss tablecloths cleaned in fire, the marvel that was asbestos cigarette filters, and how to make millions by simply killing your employees.
Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/asbestos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12170
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friable
https://www.britannica.com/science/asbestos-mineral
https://bainbridgeelearning.co.uk/12-asbestos-myths-debunked/
https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/history/
https://www.asbestos.com/featured-stories/cover-up/
https://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/statistics/
https://www.asbestos.com/products/
https://www.asbestos.com/products/cigarette-filters/
https://www.kazanlaw.com/the-wizard-of-oz-lethal-asbestos-exposure/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63217/5-vintage-appliances-couldve-killed-you
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-sordid-bizarre-history-of-asbestos-goes-all-the-wa-5833469
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(18)30450-8/fulltext