Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

Who was Saint Cuthbert—and how did a humble monk become one of the most revered figures in medieval Britain?

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Sources:  

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Durham-Cathedral

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Cuthbert 

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/370/

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1322946

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38326

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/bede-cuthbert.asp

https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/explore/treasures-collections/saint-cuthbert-relics

https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/explore/treasures-collections/saint-cuthbert

https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/history/

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/lindisfarne-priory/

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

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ley-lines 

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For centuries, the word “witch” carried the power to destroy lives. In this episode, we explore how that meaning evolved, and what we owe to the people who carried those beliefs and traditions forward despite the danger.

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Sources:  

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/witchcraft

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/salem-witch-trials

https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/bridgetbishop.html

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

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https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/tituba.html

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https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Agnes-Sampson/

https://www.britannica.com/event/North-Berwick-witch-trials

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https://www.historicmysteries.com/isobel-gowdie/

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-confessions-of-isobel-gowdie/

https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.case&caseref=794&search_type=people&search_string=bessie%20dunlop

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/bessiedunlop.html

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https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/28/obituaries/sybil-leek-witch-and-astrologer.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sybil-Leek

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sybil-leek-the-world-s-most-famous-witch-628953.html

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This week, Kara’s doing a deep dive on dreams. What are they? What do they mean? How do they work? Isn’t it weird that science can’t really answer all those questions?

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https://www.sleepfoundation.org/stages-of-sleep/rem-sleephttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00059-2https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/false-awakeninghttps://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-paralysishttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6451677/https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/can-blind-people-dreamhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/night-terrorshttps://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/common-dreamshttps://health.clevelandclinic.org/deja-vu-what-it-is-and-when-it-may-be-cause-for-concernhttps://www.britannica.com/science/collective-unconscioushttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/jungian-therapyhttps://experts.umn.edu/en/publications/mutual-dreaming/https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/maimonides-dream-laboratoryhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/699620/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA10683-3https://www.britannica.com/topic/Asclepius-Greek-godhttps://journalofglobalindigeneity.com/article/90963-dream-knowledge-understanding-the-dreamworld-utilizing-the-medicine-wheel/https://www.history.com/articles/did-abraham-lincoln-predict-his-own-deathhttps://theamericanscholar.org/https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-premonitions-bureauhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Barn_Murderhttps://innocenceproject.org/cases/steven-linscott/https://www.britannica.com/question/What-inspired-Mary-Shelley-to-write-Frankensteinhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23449603/https://theweek.com/culture-life/mall-world-why-are-people-dreaming-about-a-shopping-centrehttps://www.reddit.com/r/TheMallWorld/https://web.archive.org/web/20110207212144/http://thisman.org/

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001700210016-5.pdf

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Between 1979 and 1982, five people vanished or were murdered in the Lewis–Clark Valley of Idaho and Washington. Decades later, investigators still believe the cases may be connected to a single suspect—but despite rumors, theories, and years of investigation, no one has ever been charged.

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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%E2%80%93Clark_Valley_murders

https://charleyproject.org/case/christina-white

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP1000

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ids-cold-valley-doc-explores-unsolved-lewis-clark-murders-disappearances-you-can-only-hide-for-so-long

https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/christina-white-case-continues-to-haunt/article_0c6b7b6e-7d5b-11e9-8c7e-0f47f0c8c3b2.html

https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/confluence-explores-disappearance-of-christina-white/article_5c5c3b52-9b2c-11e8-9f7b-ff4f6c1b0c3a.html

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/idaho/cold-case-christina-white-lewiston-idaho/293-9f2d3b62-7e52-4f8c-9c4c-0e4f3b2b1c7d

https://www.khq.com/news/local/cold-case-files-christina-white/article_8c3e2f5a-4c7d-11ec-9f2d-0b5c3a2e1f7a.html

https://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/news/local/christina-white-case-still-unsolved/article_3e2f5a4c-7d11-11ec-9f2d-0b5c3a2e1f7a.html

https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/decades-later-questions-remain-in-area-cases/article_7e52c3b2-8c7d-11e9-9f2d-0b5c3a2e1f7a.html

https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/408

https://www.lcsc.edu/confluence

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8747700/

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/cold-valley-investigation-discovery-atve-us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yZp0sQ7l6M

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

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A bizarre international mystery unfolded when a supposed Russian underwater hockey team failed to appear for a championship match, sparking confusion, media attention, and questions about whether the team ever truly existed.

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Sources:  

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/archive/underwater-hockey-team-a-no-show

https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/128nn0p/underwater_hockey_a_100_legit_and_totally_not

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2840543.stm 

https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2003/06/15/underwater-hockey-team-turns-out/50416360007/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

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