Acid Pop Podcast

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

Private Detectives

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://www.privateinvestigatoradvicehq.com/49-private-investigator-terminology-common-words-used-by-private-investigators/

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://patch.com/california/sanramon/private-investigator-christopher-butler-pleads-guilty0df4c86437

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.theverge.com/2019/4/11/18306654/take-two-rockstar-red-dead-redemption-2-pinkerton-trademark-lawsuit-voluntarily-dismissed

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertons

Knights

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/

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

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

Asbestos

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

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

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

Secret Societies

Shhh! quiet! We're talking about...secrets. Join us as we discuss secret societies that have infiltrated the media, killed wrong doers, and started world wars. Though not always intentionally or maliciously.

Sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-presidents-who-were-in-secret-societies-2017-4

https://boingboing.net/2015/10/18/the-international-concatenated.html

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

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/oath-skull/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-baldknobber/

https://archives.cjr.org/currents/talk_to_the_hand.php

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43005770

https://historycollection.co/secret-society-peril-facts-freemasons-ww2/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170809-the-accidental-invention-of-the-illuminati-conspiracy

https://spartacus-educational.com/FWWblackhand1.htm

https://www.history.com/news/how-a-wrong-turn-started-world-war-i

Unsolved Murders

This week we talk about how hard it is to get away with murder. Turns out, not too terribly. Join is as we discuss unsolved murders involving jazz, mustaches, and the blunt end of an ax.

Parasitic Fungus

This week's episode is infectious, but in a good way. Join us as we discuss fungus that will starve you, rot out your face, or make insects heads explode. 

Sources:

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

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

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

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

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150202-six-bizarre-things-about-fungi

https://www.toptenz.net/10-surprising-facts-about-fungi.php

https://www.quora.com/Can-mushrooms-grow-in-the-lungs

https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/twenty-fascinating-facts-about-fungi/Content?oid=2646932

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379264/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167295

https://www.npr.org/2011/10/09/141164173/caterpillar-fungus-the-viagra-of-the-himalayas

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

https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine

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

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

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

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

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/69220/fungus-kills-its-victims-and-makes-them-more-attractive

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/587052/psychotropic-fungus-eating-away-cicadas-genitalia-and-boosting-their-sex-drive

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/how-the-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants-bodies-to-control-their-minds/545864/

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-is-ringworm-contagious

What About? Part 5

Yes, it's that time again! Time to catch up on what's new in the world of horrible things. Join us as we bring you the latest about semi trucks, counterfeits, video games, conspiracy theories, and more!

Sources:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/six-inmates-dead-scores-escape-as-prisoners-riot-across-italy-after-visitor-restrictions-over-coronavirus

https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-rachel-llyod-arrested-involuntary-manslaughter-20200306-f43chwpj4beo5ofqmqsbtc5utm-story.html

https://abc11.com/health/suspected-fake-covid-19-test-kits-intercepted-at-lax-/6014469/

https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/romanian-cancer-patient-dies-a-week-after-being-set-on-fire-during-surgery/wcm/c85669bd-f2a3-4dc7-82ff-e75bf8983ed9/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0hSxj2RDblBFS-tc9HgNS3BX_o9DlBhs1dNaF9ZavpfO25lkQ7TzluJ7w#Echobox=1577814520

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2019/12/california-church-that-prayed-to-resurrect-girl-from-the-dead-is-moving-on-with-memorial-service/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/daredevil-mad-mike-hughes-dies-rocket-crash-flat-earth-mission.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/nb-i-5-closed-at-lakewood-due-to-semi-fire-and-a-fleeing-suv-that-hit-firetrucks-and-cop-cars/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/dad-kills-son-exorcism-hot-water-arizona

https://people.com/crime/mom-accused-causing-girl-death-rubbing-heroin-gums-sleep-aid/