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Acid Pop explores the fascinating and horrible aspects of history, science, and everyday life.
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Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
This week we get our game on talking about a subject close to all our hearts and how not to do it. Join us as we discuss dying from sitting down, dying from standing up, and dying from someone calling the police to come and shoot you because you beat them at a game.
Sources:
https://www.thegamer.com/15-people-who-have-died-playing-video-games/
https://www.looper.com/9331/video-games-ruined-peoples-lives/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-20931304
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/14/us/swatting-sentence-casey-viner/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(activist)#The_Howard_Stern_Show
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/video-game-addiction#1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Squad
https://www.fraghero.com/8-time-commited-over-video-games/
https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20110201/NEWS/801258147
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
This week we learn about strength in numbers and how people united can make real change in the world. Alternatively, we'll talk about what happens when people try to do that. Join us as we discuss the consequences of being in a union including being shot at, set on fire, and having bombs dropped on them from planes.
Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/union
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=strike
https://aflcio.org/formaunion/collective-voice
https://anh.com/the-cost-of-unions/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikebreaker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrip
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_(detective_agency)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin%E2%80%93Felts_Detective_Agency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsboys%27_strike_of_1899
https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/219
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/17329/eight-strikes-turned-ugly-or-inspired-keanu-reeves-movies
https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/march-of-the-mill-children/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor_laws_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre
http://libcom.org/history/1912-lena-massacre
https://www.history.com/news/americas-largest-labor-uprising-the-battle-of-blair-mountain
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
It's getting hot in here, so leave on all your clothes. This week we talk about how close some people have come to cooking themselves. Join us as we discuss people who drank the blood of bats, sprayed themselves with caustic fire extinguishers, and couldn't commit suicide because their blood was too thick.
Sources:
https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/motor-vehicle-safety-issues/hotcars/
https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/motor-vehicle-safety-issues/hotcars/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/skincare/a22086376/sunburn-myths-amaging-your-skin/
https://www.columbusdirect.com/content/ten-facts-about-sunburn-you-need-to-be-aware-of/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5219540.stm
https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2012/07/_as_this_is/
https://www.polarhide.com/HeatPproductivity_NASA.pdf
https://www.desertusa.com/desert-activity/desert-survival-tips.html
https://marathondessables.co.uk/race-overview/
https://www.asgmag.com/features/we-went-through-hell/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30046426
https://scienceblogs.com/principles/2010/07/28/when-should-you-open-your-car
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
This week we're bubbling with excitement (or is that CO2?) to talk about fermentation. Join us as we discuss drowning in ketchup, accidentally drinking a gallon of of vinegar, and being washed away in a tidal wave of beer.
Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ferment
https://www.lhf.org/2014/03/beyond-sauerkraut-a-brief-history-of-fermented-foods/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fermented_foods
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zymology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCOBY
https://soranews24.com/2013/04/06/we-try-beer-made-with-coffee-from-an-elephants-butt/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/world/asia/india-toxic-alcohol.html
https://listverse.com/2018/12/18/10-unusual-stories-involving-drunk-animals/
https://www.brewsnews.com.au/2010/02/03/death-by-beer/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/death-by-ketchup
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/07/fatal-distillery-explosion-due-to-still-pressure/
https://nypost.com/2018/07/16/barback-says-he-was-blinded-by-exploding-beer-bottle-in-lawsuit/
https://listverse.com/2019/02/22/10-people-who-died-on-the-toilet-that-arent-elvis/
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
This week we take a hard look at the evidence before deciding that it's all useless. Join us as we discuss the incredible fallibility of fingerprints, hair, and bite marks.
Sources:
https://www.innocenceproject.org/dna-exonerations-in-the-united-states/
https://time.com/wrongly-convicted/
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5159
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.safeta.org/resource/resmgr/imported/GLOSSARY%20OF%20FORENSIC%20TERMS.pdf
https://strangeremains.com/2016/01/16/a-13th-century-guide-to-forensic-anthropology/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/04/21/a-brief-history-of-forensics/
https://phys.org/news/2016-04-hair-analysis-flawed-forensic-technique.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/21/fbi-jail-hair-mass-disaster-false-conviction
https://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/bite-mark-evidence/
https://theconversation.com/fingerprinting-to-solve-crimes-not-as-robust-as-you-think-85534
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
It's Presidents' Day in the US, so we decided to talk about what strange people some of our past Presidents have been. Join us as we discuss White House quiet time, marrying a woman who the man had practically raised, and of course, assassinations.
Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/president
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/three-branches/three-branches-of-government
https://www.businessinsider.com/10-interesting-facts-about-the-us-presidency-2012-10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_died_in_office
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gardiner_Tyler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_affiliations_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Cleveland
https://theweek.com/articles/611976/true-origin-stories-11-memorable-presidential-words
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism
https://www.grunge.com/11730/u-s-presidents-pretty-weird-people/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_William_McKinley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_James_A._Garfield
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49694/45-odd-facts-about-us-presidents
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
This week we test our honor talking about Samurai. Join us as we discuss head collecting, bowel eviscerating, and how to win a duel by being late.
Sources:
https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/5818/
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai
https://www.swordsoftheeast.com/samurai-sword-fighting-styles.aspx
https://www.martialartswords.com/blogs/articles/what-swords-did-japanese-samurai-warriors-use
https://listverse.com/2012/07/04/top-10-fascinating-samurai/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido
http://www.atarimania.com/index.html
https://medium.com/@nasreldeenaboutaleb/samurai-head-viewing-ceremonies-c3cb98dc1de9
http://www.nihonto-yoroi.com/2017/12/20/head-collectors/
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
This week things get icy as we discuss some of the coldest places and events on Earth. Join us as we discuss 15 in snowflakes, killing cold people by warming them up, and how to properly defrost a frozen baby.
Sources:
https://fortune.com/2018/01/17/coldest-places-in-the-world/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/oymyakon-arctic-circle
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/this-is-the-coldest-permanently-inhabited-place-on-earth
https://www.livescience.com/31880-countdown-10-worst-blizzards.html
https://devastatingdisasters.com/iran-blizzard-1972/
https://www.lakesuperiorstreams.org/understanding/iceterms.html
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781118663950.app1
https://www.publichealthpost.org/research/counting-cold-related-deaths-new-york-city/
https://www.outsideonline.com/2152131/freezing-death#close
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuktitut-words-for-snow-and-ice
https://www.buzzworthy.com/monks-raise-body-temperature/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-blizzard-of-88-hits-east-coast
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
This week we blink in terror over the awful things that can happen to your peepers. Join us as we discuss eyes filled with contacts, hairy eye tumors, the unfortunate side effect of cat eyes, and several eye parasites.
Images we squirmed about:
19:40 https://images.emedicinehealth.com/images/slideshow/eye_diseases_and_cond_s8_uveitis.jpg
23:35 https://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/d3110487-be15-4fd3-8e78-7682c43f6113.png
25:57 https://www.livescience.com/25933-hairy-eyeball-rare-tumor.html
Links:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/eye
https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Ommetaphobia
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/563242/parts-of-the-eye-facts
https://www.light-for-the-world.org/causes-blindness
https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-herpes#recovery
https://www.nature.com/articles/eye2017226
https://whatdewhat.com/10-animals-two-eyes/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness
https://www.healthline.com/health/ophthalmoplegia#symptoms
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-man-michael-spann-cries-tears-of-blood-says-report/
https://theconversation.com/inside-the-colourful-world-of-animal-vision-30878
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/farthest-milk-squirting-distance
https://www.livescience.com/25933-hairy-eyeball-rare-tumor.html
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/26/cat-eye-syndrome
https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/news/20180212/ick-us-woman-has-first-case-of-human-eye-worm#1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelazia
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/image-gallery/blepharitis_picture/images.htm
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166410.php#complications
https://www.lighthouseguild.org/vision-health/biettis-crystalline-dystrophy/
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a19179723/kaylee-muthart-eye-gouge-crystal-meth/
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
This week's podcast is just as good as previous ones but half the cost! Join us as we discuss fake eggs, suing ones self for plagiarism, and how to destroy a government with counterfeit money.
Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/counterfeit
https://www.etymonline.com/word/forge
https://blog.redpoints.com/en/five-surprising-facts-about-the-global-counterfeiting-market
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/supreme-italia-legal-fake/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bernhard
https://mashable.com/2014/05/11/woman-counterfeit-printer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Malskat
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61714/astounding-counterfeit-nazi-invasion-map-youve-never-heard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alves_dos_Reis
https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-paper-caper
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-fatal-consequences-of-counterfeit-drugs-139422027/