In this week's episode, Samantha tells us about the "light" dusting of snow Birmingham Alabama was supposed to receive on a chilly January morning in 2014. What was supposed to be a pretty snowfall that would melt immediately, turned into one of the most dangerous and treacherous. Resources:https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2015/01/snowpocalypse_2014_the_winter.htmlhttps://preview.weather.gov/bmx/winter_01282014https://www.wabe.org/snow/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2014_Gulf_Coast_winter_storm
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Episode 122: Smokey Bear
In this week's episode Montana puts on her forest ranger hat, and tells us all about the origin of Smokey Bear. Sadly, it isn't all just catchy slogans and cute cartoon bears. There's war and burned animals that helped create the longest running public service announcement campaign in United States history. Only you can prevent wildfires, so be careful when you smoke this week's cocktail. Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bearhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitan_Gap_Firehttps://danr.sd.gov/Conservation/docs/Education/history-of-smokeybear.pdfhttps://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/pictures/smokey-bearhttps://www.stateforesters.org/smokey-bear/https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/policy-and-law/fire-u-s-forest-service/smokey-bear/https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/idc015901.pdfhttps://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2019/12/31/how-tribal-fire-crew-rescued-real-smokey-bear
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Episode 121: Monthly Joint Unsolved
This week the Gals bring you their monthly unsolved cases. Samantha covers a case that could potentially be solved already, Montana covers the disappearance of Asha Degree, a 9 year old who went missing from her home in the middle of the night.Resources:https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/asha-degree-missing-child-investigation-combined-reward-fbi-cleveland-county-sheriff/275-c3b47b5e-b533-48a8-8b80-a61ef6bbc54chttps://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/fbi-charlotte-search-for-asha-021324.mp4/viewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Asha_Degreehttps://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/20th-anniversary-of-asha-degree-disappearance-021420https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article219720915.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180815033502/https://jetmag.com/news/iquilla-degree-where-is-my-daughter/https://allthatsinteresting.com/asha-degreehttps://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/crime-tracker/cold-case-files/cold-case-files-the-disappearance-of-asha-degree/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/north-carolina-asha-degree-disappearance_n_66031499e4b006c3905722cahttps://web.archive.org/web/20050211091418/http:/shelbystar.com/news2001/_disc4/00000ff3.htmhttps://www.wcnc.com/video/news/crime/authorities-make-significant-progress-in-the-search-for-asha-degree/275-bbe1ebee-2530-4d4d-80d7-1f13722426ea
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Episode 120: Plunger shoes and house horses
Come one! Come all! to the amazing world of Reaper Tales. This week we bring you those who can walk on the ceiling, inside horses, and a lot of fires for some reason. Grab your roasted peanuts and cotton candy and settle in to hear all about the history of the circus. Resources:http://www.historyofcircus.com/#google_vignettehttps://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-story-of-circus?srsltid=AfmBOooNAGMHLSdlWcKYOxkrMXs3qv1RkEUAstLy_EFdLGxQtjXSnY0_#slideshow=58613815&slide=0https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/americas-big-circus-spectacular-has-long-and-cherished-history-180962621/https://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/the-evolution-of-the-circushttps://circushalloffame.com/history-of-the-circus/http://www.circopedia.org/Giuseppe_Chiarini
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Episode 119: Abandoned amusement parks
In this weeks episode the gals each bring a very different amusement park to talk about. One seems to be cursed to never truly open again. While the other may be haunted by it's tragic past. Hope you like heights, and steer clear of the cold swing in the park. Resources:https://www.wvlakeshawnee.com/faq/history/https://visitmercercounty.com/places/lake-shawnee/http://lostamusementparks.napha.org/Articles/WestVirginia/Lake%20Shawne%20Amusement%20Park.htmlhttps://www.tripadvisor.com/FAQ_Answers-g59480-d12311371-t6139346-Has_anybody_actually_gotten_good_evidence_that.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Town_Villagehttps://www.wltx.com/article/features/ghost-town-maggie-valley-north-carolina/101-799ee85d-28d5-4c06-a092-84cf18eada81https://screamscape.com/html/ghost_town_in_the_sky.htm
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