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How Can I Release the Kraken? The Most Legendary Cephalopod-Summer of Sea Monsters (Episode #44)

The Kraken, a legendary sea monster, looms large in folklore. Often depicted as a colossal octopus or squid, it haunts the seas, striking fear into sailors. Although its origins are frequently misattributed to mythology and lore from other cultures, the Kraken originates from Scandinavian lore, first mentioned in the 12th century. Tales of the Kraken describe it as so massive that its body could be mistaken for an island. Sailors reported seeing large, tentacled limbs rising from the ocean, enveloping ships, and creating maelstroms. Is the Kraken a real creature, perhaps a giant squid or octopus? Or is it merely a symbol embodying the fear of the unknown and the abyssal depths of the ocean? Either way, let’s RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Poets, Academy of American. “The Kraken by Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poems | Academy of American Poets.” Poets.org, poets.org/poem/kraken
‌Salvador, Rodrigo B., and Barbara M. Tomotani. “The Kraken: When Myth Encounters Science.” História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos, vol. 21, no. 3, Sept. 2014, pp. 971–994, https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-59702014000300010
‌Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe. “The Real-Life Origins of the Legendary Kraken.” The Conversation, 30 Dec. 2015, theconversation.com/the-real-life-origins-of-the-legendary-kraken-52058
‌Margaritoff, Marco. “Meet the Kraken, the Mythical Squid-like Monster That Dragged Sailors to Their Doom.” All That’s Interesting, 14 May 2024, allthatsinteresting.com/kraken
‌Jardine, William, et al. The Naturalist’s Library. W. H. Lizars; 1839, pp.327-336, www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60177#page/391/mode/1up
‌Geller, Prof. “Kraken.” Mythology.net, Mythology.net, 18 June 2017, mythology.net/monsters/kraken/
‌Dr. M “From the Editor’s Desk: Giant Squid=Awesomesauce | Deep Sea News.” Deepseanews.com, deepseanews.com/2011/01/from-the-editors-desk-giant-squidawesomesauce/#:~:text=So%20literally%20the%20name%20Architeuthis. Accessed 2 July 2024.
Pappas, Stephanie. ‌“The Kraken Rises! New Fossil Evidence Revives Sea Monster Debate.” NBC News, www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/kraken-rises-new-fossil-evidence-revives-sea-monster-debate-8C11507013
Sottosanti,Karen. ‌“Colossal Squid | Mollusk | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/animal/colossal-squid
Antonio,Nicole. ‌“A Deep Dive on the Kraken, a Shipwrecking Sea Monster.” HowStuffWorks, 10 Aug. 2023, science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/kraken.htm#pt4
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The Largest Monsters in the Sea? The Legends of the Hafgufa and Lyngbakr -Summer of Sea Monsters (Episode #43)

In the first episode of the Summer of Sea Monsters we will take a voyage through Norse mythology, where the legends of the Lyngbakr and Hafgufa are found. The Lyngbakr, disguised as an island adorned with heather, lured unsuspecting sailors to their doom. Meanwhile, the Hafgufa, aptly named the “sea mist,” dwarfed other sea creatures. Sailors, mistaking it for rocky outcrops or islands, faced its gaping maw. Were these sea monsters based on real encounters or rather only cautionary tales passed down through generations?
 
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Waggoner, Ben, ed. (2012), The Hrafnista Sagas, The Troth, pp. xxvii–xxviii, ISBN 9780557729418, citing Halldór Hermannsson [is], Icelandic Physiologus, pp. 10–11, 19
Larson, Laurence Marcellus, ed. (1917), "XXII. The Marvels of the Icelandic Seas: whales; the kraken", The King's Mirror: (Speculum Regalae - Konungs Skuggsjá), Library of Scandinavian literature 15, Twayne Publishers, p. 125, ISBN 9780890670088
“Encyclopedia Mythologica - Lyngbakr.” Encyclopedia Mythologica, https://encyclopediamythologica.com/hafgufa
“Hafgufa: Did a Viking Sea Monster Actually Exist? | The Viking Herald.” The Viking Herald, https://www.facebook.com/thenorwegianstandard/, 14 May 2023, https://thevikingherald.com/article/hafgufa-did-a-viking-sea-monster-actually-exist/520
Pare, Sascha. “Terrifying Sea Monster ‘hafgufa’ Described in Medieval Norse Manuscripts Is Actually a Whale | Live Science.” Livescience.Com, Live Science, 28 Feb. 2023, https://www.livescience.com/terrifying-sea-monster-hafgufa-described-in-medieval-norse-manuscripts-is-actually-a-whale
Solis-Moreira, Jocelyn. “Feeding Whales May Have Inspired Norse Hafgufa Myth | Popular Science.” Popular Science, https://www.facebook.com/PopSci/, https://www.popsci.com/science/norse-myth-hafgufa-whales/
Varga, Tamás. “Scientists Solve Mystery of Old Norse Mythical Sea Monster Known as ‘Hafgufa.’” Earthly Mission, Earthly Mission, 31 Mar. 2023, https://earthlymission.com/scientists-solve-mystery-hafgufa-sea-monster-old-norse-whale-feeding
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Spring-Heeled Jack: Criminal, Demon, or Urban Legend? (Episode #42)

Spring-Heeled Jack is one of the most popular and mysterious figures from English folklore, emerging in the early 19th century. Known for his extraordinary leaps, he was described as having a devilish appearance with clawed hands, fiery eyes, and sometimes a metallic helmet-like head. Sightings of Spring-Heeled Jack were most common in the London area during the 1830s and 1840s. He startled and attacked people, mainly women, by leaping from dark alleys or rooftops. Despite widespread panic, he was never caught, leading to theories about his true nature—ranging from an elaborate hoax to a real person with unusual abilities. So who or what, if anything real at all, was Spring-Heeled Jack?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
‌MacGowan, Doug. “Spring Heeled Jack.” Historic Mysteries, 24 May 2011, www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/spring-heeled-jack/4077/
‌“Legend of Spring Heeled Jack.” Ukmythology, 13 Apr. 2011, ukmythology.wordpress.com/legend-of-spring-heeled-jack/
‌Grundhauser, Eric. “Meet Spring-Heeled Jack, the Leaping Devil That Terrorized Victorian England.” Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, 6 Oct. 2016, www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-springheeled-jack-the-leaping-devil-that-terrorized-victorian-england
‌Castelow, Ellen. “Spring Heeled Jack.” Historic UK, 18 May 2015, www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Spring-Heeled-Jack/
Lynch, Patrick.‌ “The Leaping Boogeyman Who Terrorized Victorian England.” History Collection, 24 Oct. 2017, historycollection.com/breathed-fire-terrorized-england-behind-legend-spring-heeled-jack/
Littlewood, Rachel. ‌“England’s Most Notorious Urban Legend: The Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack.” Sky HISTORY TV Channel, www.history.co.uk/articles/the-mystery-of-spring-heeled-jack.
‌Lamoureux, Aimee. “The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack, the Victorian Demon Who Terrorized London.” All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting, 2 Oct. 2021, allthatsinteresting.com/spring-heeled-jack
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Abandoned Ship or Victim of Piracy? The Carroll A. Deering Mystery (Episode #41)

On January 31, 1921, The Carroll A. Deering, a five-masted schooner, was found hard aground on the treacherous Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The Coast Guard boarded the ship and found the ship deserted, with personal belongings, lifeboats, crucial navigational equipment, and the ship's two anchors missing. Records show that the Deering passed by the Cape Lookout Lightship on January 29, 1921. The lightship's keeper, Captain Jacobson, reported being told by a person on the Deering that they lost their anchors in a storm. The U.S. government launched a comprehensive investigation, deploying ships and aircraft to search for clues. No traces of the crew, their belongings or the lifeboats were ever found. 
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Simpson, Bland (2005), Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals: The Mystery of the Carroll A. Deering, UNC Press, pp. 55–7, ISBN 978-0-8078-5617-8
The Mysterious Disappearance of Ghost Ship Carroll A. Deering’s Crew (https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2023/01/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-ghost-ship-carroll-a-deerings-crew/)
The Ghost Ship of the Outer Banks - U.S. National Park Service. (https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/historyculture/theghostship.htm)
Carroll A. Deering: The 'Ghost Ship' Of The Outer Banks (https://allthatsinteresting.com/carroll-a-deering)
The Vanishing Crew of the Carroll A. Deering: A Maritime Mystery (https://the-line-up.com/unsolved-mystery-carroll-a-deering)
The Story of the Carroll A. Deering - Hatteras Realty (https://www.hatterasrealty.com/blog/hatteras-history/ghost-ship-hatteras-story-carroll-deering)
Hampton, Jeff. Ghost ship found off Hatteras 96 years ago today remains an unsolved (https://www.pilotonline.com/2017/01/31/ghost-ship-found-off-hatteras-96-years-ago-today-remains-an-unsolved-mystery/)
Ghost Ship on the Diamond Shoals, North Carolina - Legends of America. (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/deering-ghost-ship)
Carroll A. Deering. (https://sunkenshipsobx.com/index.php/lost-ships-obx/late-1910s-to-early-1940s/1919-to-1941/carroll-a-deering)
(12) The Carroll A. Deering, “Ghost Ship”NC DNCR - ncdcr.gov (https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2016/01/31/carroll-deering-ghost-ship)
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Comet, Aliens, or Death Ray? The Tunguska Event (Episode #40)

On June 30th 1908 at 7:17 AM a massive explosion, 1000 times more powerful than that of Hiroshima, occurred in a remote area of Siberia. Known as the Tunguska Event, eye witnesses, dozens of miles away, not only claimed to have seen this explosion, but were knocked off their feet by it. The impact was registered on seismometers all around the world with some readings hitting 5 on the Richter scale. Investigations in the area found no trace of whatever caused the explosion, just that 80 million trees were knocked down over an area of 800 square miles. Theories about the cause range from a comet exploding in the atmosphere to more outlandish ideas, such as aliens or Nikola Tesla testing a death ray.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
‌“This Month in Physics History.” American Physical Society, www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/201806/history.cfm
Paoletti, Gabe. "The Mysterious Tunguska Event That Baffles Scientists to This Day." All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting , Dec. 2017, allthatsinteresting.com/tunguska-event
‌“Tunguska Event.” Wikipedia, 5 June 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
‌Choi, Charles Q. "Huge Tunguska Explosion Remains Mysterious 100 Years Later." Space.com, 30 June 2008, www.space.com/5573-huge-tunguska-explosion-remains-mysterious-100-years.html
Dunning, Brian. "What Really Happened at Tunguska." Skeptoid, 26 June 2012, skeptoid.com/episodes/4803
Uri, John. “115 Years Ago: The Tunguska Asteroid Impact Event - NASA.” NASA, 5 July 2023, www.nasa.gov/history/115-years-ago-the-tunguska-asteroid-impact-event/
‌Jay, Paul. “The Tunguska Event.” CBC, 30 June 2008, www.cbc.ca/news/science/the-tunguska-event-1.742329
Wilkerson, M.S. & Worden, S.P. "On Egregious Theories-The Tunguska Event." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 19, 1978, pp. 282-284, articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1978QJRAS..19..282W/0000288.000.html
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1178: The Year the Moon Split in Two or Christian Propaganda? (Episode #39)

According to a chronicler at Christ Church Cathedral Priory in Canterbury named Gervase, on the evening of June 18, 1178, five monks from the monastery witnessed a strange lunar event. The monks reported seeing the Moon split as if "a flaming torch sprang up, spewing out fire, hot coals, and sparks." This phenomenon was said to persist, with the Moon's appearance fluctuating as if it were wounding itself. The monks described the Moon as having a black line forming across it, which subsequently divided, giving the impression that the Moon had split into two distinct parts. The event was noted to have lasted for a considerable duration before the Moon returned to its normal appearance. Was it a meteor, a comet, a volcano, or rather just the monk associating strange celestial apparitions to Christian victories in the Crusades?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
"1178: The Day the Moon Split." Historic Mysteries, https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/moon-split/33027/.
"What Medieval Witnesses Saw Was Not a Big Lunar Impact, Grad Student Says." Science NASA, https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/what-medieval-witnesses-saw-was-not-big-lunar-impact-grad-student-says/.
"Splitting of the Moon." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_of_the_Moon.
"June 18, 1178: The Day the Moon Blew Up." Garden of Memory, https://www.gardenofmemory.net/june-18-1178-the-day-the-moon-blew-up/.
"When 12th Century Monks Saw the Moon Split in Two." Aleteia, 10 Sept. 2018, https://aleteia.org/2018/09/10/when-12th-century-monks-saw-the-moon-split-in-two/.
Ordóñez, Raúl. "The Mystery of the Moon Divided." BBVA OpenMind, https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/physics/the-mystery-of-the-moon-divided/
 Bailey, Brad (21 June 2010). "Evidence of the moon having been split in two". Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute
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Biggest Art Heist in History? $500 million in 81 Minutes (Episode #38)

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, valued at $500 million, is one of the most notorious art thefts in history. It occurred in the early hours of March 18, 1990, when two men dressed as Boston police officers gained entry to the museum and spent 81 minutes stealing 13 pieces of art. The stolen works included both high-profile pieces and lesser-known ones. Some theories suggest it was partly an inside job by a disgruntled worker, while others believe it was orchestrated by Boston mobsters, or possibly just perpetuated by a wealthy art collector. None of the stolen pieces have been recovered, and the case remains unsolved.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. “The Theft.” Www.gardnermuseum.org, www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story.
‌Flynn, Sheila. “Can a Haunted Man and $10m Reward Solve the World’s Biggest Art Heist?” The Independent, 19 Mar. 2023, www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/isabella-gardner-museum-boston-heist-b2303556.html.
‌“What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?” TheCollector, 12 Jan. 2024, www.thecollector.com/biggest-art-theft-in-history/. 
‌“Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft.” Wikipedia, 21 Apr. 2022, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft.
‌McGreevy, Nora. “Five Things to Know about the Gardner Museum Heist—the Biggest Art Theft in Modern History.” Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2021, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-isabella-stewart-gardner-art-heist-180977448/.
‌Bostonmagazine.com, 2024, www.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/03/0211Boston-Heist-FINAL-2.jpg
‌The Heist – Stephen Kurkjian. stephenkurkjian.com/the-heist/.
‌Cascone, Sarah. “Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist Solved by FBI.” Artnet News, 31 Mar. 2015, news.artnet.com/art-world/isabella-stewart-gardner-heist-solved-283368.
‌Ward, Bob. “New England Unsolved: How a Lynn Murder Is Providing a New Lead in Gardner Art Heist Investigation.” Boston 25 News, 22 Feb. 2022, www.boston25news.com/news/local/new-england-unsolved-how-lynn-murder-is-providing-new-lead-gardner-art-heist-investigation/NVS6SKXQMVHDLLOMAKDJVGCFAU/.
This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist. Directed by Colin Barnicle, performances by Shelley Murphy, Anne Hawley, and Dick Ellis, Barnicle Brothers, Netflix, 2021.
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The Most Well-Documented UFO Case in History? The Rendlesham Forest Incident (Episode #37)

On December 26, 1980, around 3am a USAF security patrol near the east gate of the RAF Woodbridge base observed strange lights descending into Rendlesham Forest located in Suffolk England. Initially, they thought it might be a downed aircraft, prompting them to investigate further. When the servicemen entered the forest they encountered a glowing object that was metallic in appearance and had colored lights. As they approached, the object seemed to move through the trees and animals on a nearby farm reportedly went into a frenzy during this time. The UK Ministry of Defence initially dismissed the incident as having no national security implications. So what did the USAF soldiers see in #RendleshamForest that night? 
 
Link to Halt Tape: http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/halttape.html
 
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Ridpath, Ian. "The Rendlesham Forest UFO case". IanRidpath.com
"Unusual Lights Incident Rendlesham". suffolk.police.uk. Suffolk Constabulary. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013.
 Clarke, David. "The Rendlesham Files". David Clarke blog.
 Clarke, David. "Rendlesham: Analysis 17". UK-UFO.org
Copping, Jasper (6 August 2011). "Rendlesham Incident: US commander speaks for the first time about the 'Suffolk UFO'". The Daily Telegraph
Dunning, Brian (6 January 2009). "Skeptoid #135: The Rendlesham Forest UFO". Skeptoid
"U.S. Nuclear Weapons Have Been Compromised by Unidentified Aerial Objects". Reuters. 15 September 2010. 
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Was She A Cold War Spy? The Case of the Isdal Woman (Episode #36)

On November 29, 1970, a father and his two daughters were hiking in Norway’s Isdalen Valley when they came upon a grim discovery: the body of a deceased woman. Unable to identify her, authorities dubbed her the "Isdal Woman". Found near her were various items, including jewelry, a watch, bottles with labels scraped off, and clothes with removed labels. Subsequent investigation uncovered suitcases containing similarly unlabeled items, along with a coded piece of paper. Though the autopsy revealed she had ingested 50-70 sleeping pills, leading to a ruling of suicide, suspicions of murder persisted among some police and the public. The woman's extensive travels, use of fake aliases, and purported eyewitness accounts fueled speculation that she may have been a Cold War spy. The mystery of her identity and demise remains unsolved.
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Gyr, Marcel. “The Isdal Woman: An Explosive New Lead Points to a Swiss Banker.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 12 June 2023, www.nzz.ch/english/new-leads-in-unsolved-1970-death-lead-to-nazi-allied-swiss-banker-ld.1741613.
‌Cheung, Helier. “Isdal Woman: The Mystery Death Haunting Norway for 46 Years.” BBC News, 12 May 2017, www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39369429.
‌Dimuro, Gina. “Coded Messages, Fake Passports, and a Charred Corpse: Inside the Mysterious Death of the Isdal Woman.” All That’s Interesting, 23 Dec. 2022, allthatsinteresting.com/isdal-woman.
‌Ferrarin, Elena. “The Isdal Woman Cold Case: Mystery over Her Identity Endures over 50 Years.” A&E, www.aetv.com/real-crime/isdal-woman.
‌“Isdal Woman.” Wikipedia, 28 Apr. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isdal_Woman#. 
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Banished by the Devil? The Will-O'-the-Wisps (Episode #35)

Seen across the world and told in various folktales, the Will-O'-the-Wisp is said to resemble a flickering lamp or lantern, often leading travelers astray from a safe path. In some cultures, the will-o'-the-wisps are often associated with ghosts, fairies, or elemental spirits. In modern times, the will-o-the-wisp has been seen as extraterrestrial rather than mystical. The will-o-the-wisp is also more commonly associated with a story about Stingy Jack who tricked the devil. In turn he was forced to wander the earth with a single ember that he carries in a hollow gourd, many now call this as a jack-o-lantern. So what or who are the will-o-the-wisps?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Trevelyan, Marie (1909). Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales. London. p. 178. ISBN 978-0854099382.
 Hoerrner, Mark (2006). "History of the Jack-O-Lantern". buzzle.com. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
 Leslie O'Malley (2015-10-15). "History of the Jack O'Lantern and the Legend of Stingy Jack". authenticireland.com. 
Brown, Alan (2002) "Haunted Places in the American South", University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1-57806-477-5
Trevelyan, Marie (1909). Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales. London. p. 178. ISBN 978-0854099382.
 Hoerrner, Mark (2006). "History of the Jack-O-Lantern". buzzle.com. 
Leslie O'Malley (2015-10-15). "History of the Jack O'Lantern and the Legend of Stingy Jack". authenticireland.com. 
Brown, Alan (2002) "Haunted Places in the American South", University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1-57806-477-5
In the Spirit of Science: Casting Light on the Enchanting Will-o’-the-Wisp. (https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/spirit-science-casting-light-enchanting-will-o-wisp-009566)
Will-o’-the-wisp - Folklore Scotland. (https://folklorescotland.com/will-o-the-wisp/)
Ghost Lights: Why do Will o’ the Wisps Appear Around the World?(https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/will-o-the-wisp/23362/)
Will-o'-the-Wisp | Strange Britain. (https://strangebritain.co.uk/myths-legends-folklore/will-o-the-wisp)
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