Strange Country Ep. 38: Cardiff Giant
Apr 26, 2018
Strange Country digs deep into the muck and mire and humbuggery that was the Cardiff Giant. Co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss how people were hoodwinked by the 10-foot tall petrified naked dude and perhaps why people like to be fooled. And did we mention the statue was naked?
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Strange Country Ep. 37: Ota Benga
Apr 19, 2018
In September 1906, the Bronx Zoo unveiled its latest exhibit--a Congolese man named Ota Benga. His cage was right next to the orangutans in the monkey house. This was the brain child of the "civilized" people who proclaimed to be great masters of science, but in reality showed the darkest sides of themselves. Listen to...
Strange Country Ep. 36: Morgellons disease
Apr 12, 2018
Is Morgellons disease real or is it one of those women diseases caused by our wandering uteri? Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly look into this alleged condition and the many ways women are dismissed by the medical community.
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Strange Country Ep. 35: Ghost Stories from Wells College
Apr 5, 2018
Breakout your switchblades and grab a fire extinguisher, it's time for ghost stories from Wells College. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly share some creepy tales from the once all-women's college in picturesque Aurora, NY, compiled by Wells College librarians no less!