Ep #6: Crop Circles vs. Fall Astrology Show Notes

Crop Circles

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A bunch of crop circles are found here, suspiciously

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Scientist, Terence Meaden, a leading force behind the wind causing the crop circles theory

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Little cuties that got intoxicated and made their own crop circles in New Zealand

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The Ley Lines which happen to cross where crop circles are more frequent

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An old newspaper clipping talking about crop circles

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The guys behind most of the known crop circles. Pranksters!!! HA!

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Fall Astrology

It’s unclear whether Emily knows the difference between astrology and astronomy. We definitely find ourselves in the tornado after the match. Nevertheless, we get into it!

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Harvest Moon festival (left) and Higan (right)

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Some notable Virgos! Including our friend, Katie, of course!

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Some notable Libras, including our friend Olivia!

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Scorpios you might know and our favorite Scorpio, Nick!

Fall Astrology Citations

Almanac.com
Almanac.com
History.com
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan
Astrology.com
Parade
Our friend’s FB pages LOL

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Ep #5: Dr. William Frankland vs. Vampire Bats Show Notes

Dr. William Frankland

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A young William Frankland and the medical school he attended

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The pollen farm that Dr. Wlliam Frankland started and learned a lot from. It would eventually lead to the pollen chart. The pollen chart that I showed Sydney of our era.

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Fleming and the development of penicillin

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The many awards and dedications to Dr.William Frankland and his work in the allergy field!

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Vampire Bats

Photo 1: It’s the fingers for us!

Bats with their fingers and the folds in their wings. Again, scary.

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Sometimes, they get ice stuck to their little bodies like this.

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They can also be really small and fit on one finger. It’s kinda cute.

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Distribution of vampire bats in Latin America and South America

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The skeleton of a vampire bat that shows the claws they use to move themselves when they’re not flying.

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Ep #4: Lost Colony of Roanoke vs. The Pendle Witch Trials

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The first of many fall episodes of Wanna Match Podcast is officially here! This week, we tackle some big (and infamous) topics of The Lost Colony of Roanoke and The Pendle Witch Trials! Emily is clearly a skeptic the whole time, but what else is knew?!

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The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Syd kicks off this episode with the mysterious tale of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Emily can’t be convinced that it was a real thing. So, what really happened to Roanoke? Is Emily right to be skeptical?

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Trees found (now recreated) in the area where Roanoke was believed to have once been.

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A map of where Roanoke was believed to be and where John White was constantly trying to get back to

Lost Colony of Roanoke Citation

The Pendle Witch Trials

We knew you’d be expecting the Salem Witch Trials. Who are we if not extra?! Emily kicks off the second half of the episode with a deep dive into the Pendle Witch Trials – the UK counterpart that we need to know about!

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The family trees of the two families mainly involved in the Pendle Witch Trials. You might want to keep this one on you while you listen. Why are they all named the same thing?!

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The tourist industry that has really blossomed since the Pendle Witch Trials in the area

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The graveyard where Old Chattox was said to be seen desecrating graves in search of bones

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400 years later, a 1612 was made on Pendle Hill as well as people dressed as witches climbing to the top in effort to break a record!

Pendle Witch Trials Citation

Happy Fall, ya’ll! We’re excited to share one of our favorite times of year with you. In honor of the season, you’ll be hearing lots if fall-related topics that we chose to research! Let us know what you think! As always, you can check out other show notes here

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Ep #2: Cheating in Sports vs. Dodgeball Show Notes

Cheating in Sports

Sydney kicks off the episode with a deep dive into “Cheating in Sports”. You know what they say, “Cheaters never winner.”

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Photo 2: Thick Thighs Save Lives!!

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100 Meter dash Final in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea

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1919 Black Sox with the players involved in losing the World Series

Cheating in Sports Citations

ESPN
Aurora.edu
NCBI
CNN
Baseball Reference
Wired

Dodgeball

Emily takes the baton (see what I did there??) for her topic of dodgeball. We chat about how we started this weird sport all of us love to play in gym class.

Photo 1: Dodge a wrench and a ball!

The Dodgeball we know and love that came out in 2004

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James H. Carlisle, the missionary who moved dodgeball from Africa to England. Specifically, he brought it to St. Mary’s college in 1884.

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The official Court dimensions for Elite Dodgeball game!

Photo 4: Guiness World Record

Largest recorded game of dodgeball was played at UC California by over 6,000.

Dodgeball Citations

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Ep #1: Sea Monkeys vs. Alcatraz Show Notes

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Kicking off ‘Wanna Match?’ right with Sea Monkeys by Emily and The History of Alcatraz. Two very different topics for a post-match get together. Do you wanna match with us? Let’s match!

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Sea Monkeys

Emily kicks it off with sea monkeys! The brine shrimp that are not really a brine shrimp at all. Truth is, they’re in cryptobiosis…

Photo 1: Sea Monkeys Ad

Sea Monkeys ad that you could cut out, mail back with $1.25, and then receive your pack of eggs in cryptobiosis

Photo 2: A Real Sea Monkey!

Sea monkeys have three eyes, a bunch of legs, and feathery feet. YUCK.

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Alcatraz

Sydney wraps it up with a deep dive into the prison on the water, Alcatraz!

Photo 1: Alcatraz

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The Hopi Native Americans that were held at Alcatraz because they wouldn’t assimilate.

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Robert Straud aka “The Bird Man of Alcatraz”

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People involved with “The Great Escape” from Alcatraz who may or may not wake among us

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“Oink” and “Oscar” the dumby heads that were created to make it look like the men were still in their cells. Right: The hole that the men had to fit through.

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Mythbusters tests if the escape was even possible… they said it was plausible!

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The two possible routes that they could have taken in their makeshift raft.

Photo 10: Banjo Time!

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