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Joy Scott

Joy finds under-exposed historical events and educates her inebriated husband Mike on the deets.

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Today we discuss how a plague of rabbits is actively altering holidays in Australia. 


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Mike tried 2.5 delicious drinks that he absolutely hates and we discuss the first plague in recorded history and the doctor that helped make it famous. Or the doctor made famous by the plague. Still not sure on that one.

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

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

https://www.ancient.eu/Antonine_Plague/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galen

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-antonine-plague-history-start-spread-facts.html

https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Antonine_Plague.html

https://www.worldatlas.com/what-was-the-antonine-plague.html

https://espliego.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/romanempire_200_a-d.jpg

https://www.bing.com/maps?q=danube&FORM=HDRSC6

https://www.healthline.com/health/smallpox#types

https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/symptoms/index.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Commodus

https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004383302/BP000018.xml

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Aurelius-Roman-emperor/The-Meditations

Travel:

https://turkeytourorganizer.com/blog/how-to-self-explore-bergama/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g298003-Bergama_Izmir_Province_Turkish_Aegean_Coast-Hotels.html

https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g293974-d20187265-3Days_Travel_to_Ephesus_Pergamon_Asclepion_Acropolis_Pamukkale_from_to_Istanbul-Is.html

Drinks:

https://thenovicechefblog.com/quarantini/

https://www.thespruceeats.com/washington-apple-shot-or-martini-761516


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Buckle up. This one gets rough. People can be cruel and that makes for a rough history story. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Today we talk about the Sacking of Baltimore Ireland in 1631. It's a true Irish story in a number of ways. Happy St. Patty's Day. Wash your hands. 

Lucky Charms Shot Recipe: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a51767/lucky-charms-shots-recipe/

Resources: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/pirates-of-the-cork-coast-1.1003691 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ballylinchy,+Baltimore,+Co.+Cork,+Ireland/@51.4826061,-9.363468,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4845a32d9e6ca7db:0xa00c7a99731fe20!8m2!3d51.4843274!4d-9.3661093 https://www.historyireland.com/early-modern-history-1500-1700/from-baltimore-to-barbary-the-1631-sack-of-baltimore/ http://staff.esuhsd.org/balochie/studentprojects/moorchristian/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vassal%20state https://hermetic.com/bey/pirate-utopias/murad-reis-and-the-sack-of-baltimore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore,_County_Cork https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Walter_Coppinger


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What happens when you mix a little steam punk tech and a lot of patriotism? Maybe history. 


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Talking about the Anglo-Zanzibar war. We tried pics. We will never try those again.

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Color-coordinated devastation! Check out this first episode of "Joyful History"(title pending) where Joy tells undersold historical events to her husband Mike!  With liquor.


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