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Blog, Epidemics and Pandemics, Historical Events and Settings, Obscure History, Podcast, Victorian Era
Of Monster Soup, Ghostly Maps & Men
⚠️Trigger Warning ⚠️ This episode includes discussions of bodily functions, so if you’re eating, you may want to pause and come back later. It also touches on the difficult topic of infant mortality. Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to Bygone Echoes, a history podcast. I’m your host, Courtney, and thank you so much for joining me! I know it’s been a while. My life lately has felt like juggling flaming swords—exciting, chaotic, and, given my lack of hand-eye coordination, hilariously disastrous. But hey, I’ve finally managed to put the swords down and I’m ready to roll! Thanks for sticking around while I wrangled the circus act that is life. I’ve…
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Witchy Woman Woes: The Curious Case of Alice Young
TL;DR: Alice Young, first to be yeeted for witchcraft in the American colonies, way before the Salem craze. In 1640s Connecticut, Puritans were super into the Bible, seeing the devil in every corner and confusing poor herbalists and pet owners for witches. Picture this: harsh vibes, harsher winters, and everyone’s on edge—perfect storm for a witch hunt. Alice got the short end of the stick during a flu outbreak ’cause, of course, gotta blame someone, right? Fast forward, and guess what? Connecticut chills on the witch hunts thanks to Governor John Winthrop Jr. bringing some science into the mix. Still, took until 2017 for Alice to get an official “my…
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Black History, Epidemics and Pandemics, Historical Events and Settings, Historical True Crime, Podcast, Victorian Era
The World’s Columbian Exposition – A (Not So) Exquisite Adventure
Explore the fascinating event that was the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition!