A Swig of History: Recent Episodes
Rebecca & Mary
Thirsty? How about A Swig of History? Listen to old friends gab about history, and whatever else comes up!
Tune into a disastrous episode of A Swig of History. Rebecca covers the Great London Beer Flood and Mary covers the Bhopal Disaster!
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood#Background
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_Shoe_Brewery
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Gorbals-Whisky-Flood-of-1906/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_isocyanate
https://www.britannica.com/event/Bhopal-disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methyl-isocyanate
Join Mary & Rebecca as they cover European Monarchs! Mary tells us about Ludwig II the King of Bavaria, and Rebecca covers Catherine the Great!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great#ref1172
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_III_of_Russia#Reign
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Voltaire
https://www.britannica.com/place/Bavaria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_cream#:~:text=Bavarian%20cream%20is%20a%20classic,Bavarian%2C%20such%20as%20a%20Wittelsbach.
https://www.exploring-castles.com/europe/germany/ludwig_ii_of_bavaria/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria
Join us for some SpOoOoOooKy content!!! This week Rebecca covers Sleep Paralysis & Mary covers The Myrtles Plantation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis#:~:text=Sleep%20paralysis%20is%20a%20state,than%20a%20couple%20of%20minutes.
https://www.tuftandneedle.com/resources/sleep-paralysis-in-art-and-culture/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_hag
https://allthatsinteresting.com/myrtles-plantation
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-haunted-places-in-america
https://www.myrtlesplantation.com/history-and-hauntings/history-of-myrtles-plantation
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a32842007/antebellum-meaning/
Ghost Adventures S12 E4 - The Myrtles Plantation
March is Women's History Month!!! Join Mary & Rebecca to learn about two badass women, Belle Star & Buffalo Calf Road Woman!!!
https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/buffalo-calf-road-cheyenne-warrior-woman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870s
https://native-american-indian-facts.com/Great-Plains-American-Indian-Facts/Cheyenne-Indian-Facts.shtml#:~:text=The%20Cheyenne%20Indians%20were%20a,%2C%20weapons%2C%20and%20their%20homes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Rosebud#Attack_on_the_Rosebud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Calf_Road_Woman
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502013/retrobituaries-buffalo-calf-road-woman-custers-final-foe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Starr
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belle-starr-murdered-in-oklahoma
https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/
Mary & Rebecca discuss the history of DMT & Heroin! Join us to learn about these Schedule 1 Controlled Substances!
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306889#history
https://thethirdwave.co/ayahuasca-vs-dmt/
https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/tryptamines#how-it-looks-tastes-and-smells
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine#:~:text=The%20first%20claimed%20detection%20of,in%20human%20blood%20and%20urine.
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/sebastian-woodroffe-death-ayahuasca-peru#:~:text=The%20drug%20trip%20can%20last,buried%20deep%20in%20the%20subconscious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNOFx8n5azk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGvllptSxDQ
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-controlled-drugs-22310
https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/opiate-opioid-narcotic-whats-the-difference
https://www.rehabs.com/blog/a-complete-history-of-heroin/
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/heroin
https://www.wola.org/analysis/four-common-misconceptions-u-s-bound-drug-flows-mexico-central-america/#:~:text=U.S.%20officials%20estimate%20that%2090,consumed%20elsewhere%20in%20the%20world.
Mary & Rebecca discuss two piratical figures from history!!! Listen in to learn about the famed Henry Morgan and the infamous Black Caesar!
https://www.amli.com/blog/black-caesar-floridas-most-mysterious-pirate
https://www.britannica.com/story/pirate-week
https://www.pirateshipvallarta.com/blog/pirate-facts/best-pirate-facts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan
Tune in to celebrate Black History month with Mary & Rebecca. Black history is important year round but we still wanted to celebrate Black History this month! We have two great stories lined up about legends Sam Cooke & Rebecca Crumpler.
https://www.biography.com/news/one-night-in-miami-true-story
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Cooke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke
https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-costs-of-codeswitching
Netflix Documentary The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/celebrating-rebecca-lee-crumpler-first-african-american-physicianhttps://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_73.htmlhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/celebrating-rebecca-lee-crumpler-first-african-american-physicianhttps://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_73.html