Legends and Libations: Recent Episodes
Josh and Ross
A podcast where we tackle common urban legends, misconceptions, and tall tales. We dissect the evidence and give a verdict on its veracity all while have a nice adult beverage.
Halloween episode! Concerned about a black cat crossing your path? We discuss why that’s the case and why it’s synonymous with Halloween.
Ever wondered why it’s bad luck to walk under a ladder, or why you throw salt after it’s been spilled? We get into all that and more!
Beer myths surrounding IPAs and the tiktok crazed helium beer. Special guest Brian Horne of 3 Daughters Brewing.
Crank up your heavy metal and roll that d20 dice. We are talking about the Satanic Panic of the 1980’s and early 90’s. Special guest “co-host” Luis Ramirez joins for this halloween episode.
We dive into the strange relationship Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party had with animals, including dogs.
Part 1 of the story behind Hell, where it came from, and how it has evolved over the years. Special guest, Jeff Forrester.
https://sojo.net/articles/where-did-our-ideas-about-hell-originate
https://people.howstuffworks.com/hell.htm
https://www.vision.org/hell-origins-idea-626
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/21/how-the-idea-of-hell-has-shaped-the-way-we-think
https://time.com/5822598/jesus-really-said-heaven-hell/
We discuss living dinosaurs, that's right, living dinosaurs.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dont-get-strung-along-by-the-ropen-myth-78644354/
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ropen
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Kongamato
https://fthspatpress.com/23426/news/mysteries-oddities-and-everything-strange-kongamato/
http://paleo.cc/paluxy/livptero.htm
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Kasai_Rex
http://www.hecklerspray.com/awesome-or-off-putting-kasai-rex-the-last-living-dinosaur-to-definitely-exist/201044113.php
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/misreading-the-mokele-mbembe-the-mokele-mbembe-part-1/
https://www.livescience.com/38871-mokele-mbembe.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCMQbxNG_xk
We dissect and discuss the myths involving the infamous raised pinky finger including Ross' own theory.
A springboard from the Bloody Mary episode. We dig into the many myths circling around the food served on airplanes.
https://www.indianeagle.com/travelbeats/surprising-airline-food-facts-and-myths/
https://www.rd.com/article/avoid-airplane-food-for-jet-lag/
https://www.rd.com/list/13-things-your-flight-attendant-wont-tell-you/
https://time.com/4862996/airplane-food-taste-bad/
https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-kosher-breakfast/
https://www.smartmeetings.com/meeting-planning/food-and-beverage/84389/five-myths-about-airline-food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8eFR8n-hy8
The Bloody Mary origin discussed. Both the children’s game and the drink.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-180974221/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bloody-mary
https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story
https://people.howstuffworks.com/bloody-mary-legend.htm
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary-story/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia
https://web.archive.org/web/20130510062354/http:/www.perceptionweb.com/perception/editorials/p6466.pdf
https://u.osu.edu/vanzandt/2019/04/17/bloody-mary-from-the-bathroom-to-the-laboratory/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(folklore)
https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/why-do-we-drink-bloody-marys-on-planes
https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/did-ernest-hemingway-really-invent-the-bloody-mary-20151230/
https://www.bestbloodymary.com/history
Cue up the banjos! The truth behind some southern stereotypes. Special guest Kurt Osburn.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wnxxq5/southerners-werent-lazy-just-infected-with-hookworms-stereotype
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12869093/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-poorest-states-in-america-2014-12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BwgpYexMjk
https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/122/1/73/1924773
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/12/550387650/the-u-s-thought-it-was-rid-of-hookworm-wrong
https://www.wsfa.com/2020/05/29/lowndes-county-has-highest-rate-covid-cases-unemployment-alabama/
Why are people so afraid of clowns? Also Ross' phobia is revealed and he has a difficult conversation with his wife.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/30/clowns-are-twice-as-scary-to-democrats-as-they-are-to-republicans/
https://www.britannica.com/list/10-famous-clowns-from-comical-to-creepy
https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131380/was-rorschachs-pagliacci-joke-a-real-joke\
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns
https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/7/13191788/clown-attack-threats-2016-panic-hoax-debunked
https://blog.kachinahouse.com/an-exploration-of-hopi-clown-culture/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-and-psychology-of-clowns-being-scary-20394516/
https://time.com/5713958/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns/
We tackle spicy food myths and remedies with special guest Matthew Zagardo.
https://greatist.com/eat/best-way-to-soothe-burning-mouth
https://www.everydayhealth.com/peptic-ulcer/
https://www.livescience.com/34213-spicy-food-taste-buds-myth.html
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/study-reveals-men-who-prefer-hot-sauce-have-higher-testosterone
http://scottroberts.org/firetalkers-busting-chile-myths-with-dave-dewitt/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19671203/
https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-06/fyi-are-people-born-tolerance-spicy-food/
https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2020/sep/how-to-cool-your-mouth-down-after-eating-spicy-food/
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/10-foods-expectant-moms-eat-induce-labor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin#Food
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/why-drinking-water-after-eating-spicy-food-is-the-worst-thing-you-can-do
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/spicy-foods/mouth-on-fire-myths--what-really-cools-your-palate-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale
https://www.thoughtco.com/examples-of-polar-and-nonpolar-molecules-608516
Ross gets educated on the first amendment of the Constitution, offends a group of people, and his father all in one episode!
Deep dive into a crytpid, the Batsquatch, including mystery solved.
References:
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Batsquatch
https://washingtonbigfoot.com/2019/04/04/legend-of-batsquatch/
https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-legend-of-the-batsquatch
https://portlandghosts.com/the-story-of-the-batsquatch-the-terror-that-mount-st-helens-awoke/
https://www.usgs.gov/news/mount-st-helens-1980-eruption-changed-future-volcanology#:~:text=Forty%20years%20ago%2C%20after%20two,ash%20hundreds%20of%20miles%20away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Mount_Shasta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mount-shasta-spirituality
https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Great-Horned-Owl#:~:text=Instead%20it%20has%20tufts%20of,three%20pounds%20(1.4%20kilograms).
http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/great_horned_owl#:~:text=Great%20Horned%20Owls%20are%20common,side%20of%20the%20Cascade%20Mountains.
Listener suggest topic We discuss the history and common misconceptions of the famous Scottish dress, the kilt.
https://www.authenticvacations.com/top-ten-secrets-about-kilts/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan
https://www.journeywonders.com/scotland-kilt-myths-facts/
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/debunking-the-myths-about-kilts/
Bonus episode! We discuss our favorite Christmas movies with special guest, Jeff Forrester.
Halloween is upon us! We dissect the infamous Ouija Board including holding a session.
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/houdini-the-hunter-of-fake-ghosts/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/
https://www.vox.com/2016/10/29/13301590/how-ouija-boards-work-debunked-ideomotor-effecthttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/20/seances-and-science
https://austinseance.com/2020/07/04/guest-post-the-history-and-use-of-spirit-trumpets/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87458/6-classic-seance-tricks-explained
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/articles/blog/witch-endor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_writing
The history of halloween, trick or treating and a common fear with trick or treating is discussed in detail today.
Featured beers:
https://www.tbbc.beer/copy-of-quat
https://brewbususa.com/beer/basic-bitch/
Works cited:
https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned
https://abc13.com/news/houstons-own-real-life-halloween-horror-story/375883/
https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C3%AD
https://fussfreeflavours.com/soul-cake-recipe/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths#Debunking_the_myths
https://www.mashed.com/171863/why-kids-probably-wont-get-weed-laced-candy-on-halloween/
Happy October!!! This is a great time of year full of myths and legends. This week we dissect the infamous Rougarou of Cajun Origin.
References:
https://mythologian.net/loup-garou-rougarou-cajun-legend/
https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/
https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf#Nazi_Germany
https://theconversation.com/rabies-horrifying-symptoms-inspired-folktales-of-humans-turned-into-werewolves-vampires-and-other-monsters-125672
Today we tackle the infamous Mandela Effect and its lasting ramifications on commonly quoted movie lines. Play along and see if you the correct lines! We fell victim to one line as well, see if you can figure it out
This episode we go after something that is very important to what's going on in the world today, viruses. We dissect the most common virus myths and discuss ways to protect yourself during this crazy time.
In 1952 a rural West Virginia some people saw something they couldn't quite explain....... This week's episode we deep dive on West Virginia's most famous cryptid, The Flatwoods Monster.
We sit down with good friend and internationally renowned chef, Carlos Mendez, who is an immigrant from Mexico. We talk 5 de Mayo in the USA, food, beer, and more!!!
Tacos, Tequila, Cerveza, Cancun!!! What do you know about Cinco de Mayo? People celebrate it every year but do they really know the story behind the holiday? Today we deep dive into the history and traditions of this fun holiday including how it almost became South Canada.
Everyone has tried it at least once, chinese food. Today we deep dive into Chinese foods and the strange lore circling around it. Another episode recorded virtually because of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Episode!!!! This episode we deep dive into the fabled jackalope: origins, traits, and more all while social distancing.
Today's episode we discuss the infamous hood ornament the lovebug. We talk its various origins and the real truth behind this annoying creature all while enjoying the libations Hidden Springs Deju Moo and Abita Purple Haze.
This week we tackle the commonly asked question "can someone walk without their big toe?" We take a medical/scientific dive into this common misconception and dig up the truth.