High Tales of History

Younger sister KT has been on and off with her health the last few weeks so we haven't been able to record anything new. With the help of the Best Buds, we have put together a "Pot-pourri" (if you will) in which we have picked one of our favorite episodes of the other sister. Turns out, some of them are also listener favorites.
We have also linked below other episodes that the Best Buds really liked so you can refresh with those (or listen for the first time!)
Enjoy these two "hits" from the vault and we'll see you with some fresh history soon! Thanks Smoke Circle!
--Laurel and KT
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Other Favorites from the Best Buds:
Episode 57: The Night Witches from Jake
Episode 94: Wicked: The Fascinating and Unexpected History of the Wizard and Witches of Oz from Matt
Episode 20: Togo and the Serum Run from Carrie (starts at 44:23)
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Source Material and References:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Khutulun--
F., Tehya. "Empress Baddie: Khutulun the Warrior.” For The Love of History. Episode 23, 2 October 2020. https://for-the-love-of-history.captivate.fm/episode/empress-baddie-khutulun-the-warrior-
Frey, Holly and Wilson, Tracy V. “Mongolian Princess Khutulun.” from iHeart Radio, 22 March 2017. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/mongolian-princess-khutulun-30207430/
L.C. “Khutulun, the Mongolian Warrior Princess.” Archeotravelers.com, 17 Jan. 2021, www.archeotravelers.com/en/2020/09/11/khutulun-the-mongolian-warrior-princess/.
Lamoureux, Aimee. “How Genghis Khan's Great-Great-Granddaughter Turned Into One Of Asia's Fiercest Warriors.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 10 Apr. 2018, allthatsinteresting.com/khutulun.
Lord, Alexis and Strickon, Hailey. “Episode 144: Khutulun, The Mongolian Wrestling     Princess.” from Acast, Hysterical History, 3 March 2020, ⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/⁠   shows/hysterical-history
Reilly, Lucas. “The Mongolian Princess Who Challenged Her Suitors to a Wrestling Match-and Always Won.” Mental Floss, 19 Oct. 2018, www.mentalfloss.com/article/560956/mongolian-princess-who-challenged-her-suitors-wrestling-match-and-always-won.
“Mongol Empire.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire.

History of Cheese--
https://nationalhistoriccheesemakingcenter.org/history-of-cheese/
https://www.cheese.com/blog/how-it-all-started-history-behind-science-cheese/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/ming-dynasty⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Happy Halloween Smoke Circle! Halloween 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of one of history's most famous names--Harry Houdini! For decades in the early 20th century, he was world-famous for his incredible illusions and escape acts. From handcuffed in underwater boxes to dangling above Times Square upside down in a straight jacket, Houdini astounded his audiences wherever he went.
It's the last years of his life, however, that Houdini considered his great legacy: his years spent railing against Spiritualism, which is the belief that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living, typically through a person known as a medium. Spiritualism was a huge, lucrative business but Houdini saw it as a sham and predatory.
Join us in the Smoke Circle as we explore the life of Harry Houdini and his crusade against the occult and spiritualism!
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Source Material and References:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Posnanski, Joe, and Jacques Roy. The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini. Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/houdini-timeline/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/houdini-biography/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/harry-houdini-magician-death-myths
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/harry-houdini-magic-and-the-occult-book
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/for-harry-houdini-seances-and-spiritualism-were-just-an-illusion-180978944/
https://www.npr.org/2003/10/30/1485266/the-life-and-death-of-harry-houdini⁠
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KT's back for episode 126 and she brings the Smoke Circle the history on the "Reign of Terror" against the Osage tribespeople in 1920s Oklahoma. When oil was found on Osage land, oil companies paid them lease fees and royalties in order to drill. These headrights, as they were called, brought great wealth to the Osage people. However, where great wealth is, corruption followed. What followed was a series of exploitation of legal loopholes, coercion and murder in a deep, widespread conspiracy against the Osage people perpetrated by the town's white residents and business owners.
The novel "Flowers of the Killer Moon" by David Grann and the 2023
Martin Scorsese film of the same name, staring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert DeNiro are based on these events.
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Source Material and References:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/news-events/news/did-you-know-osage-murders

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/movies/osage-reaction-killers-of-the-flower-moon.html 

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

https://www.history.com/articles/the-fbis-first-big-case-the-osage-murders 

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Osage/600730 

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165619070/osage-headrights-killers-of-the-flower-moon-fletcher-lawsuit 

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/resources/human-rights/2024-january/reconciling-osage-betrayal-killers-flower-moon/ 

https://ais.washington.edu/news/2023/10/23/what-killers-flower-moon-doesnt-show-about-osage-nations-legacy 

https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=OS005 

https://youtu.be/3imh-FnfF8o?si=xb04dcjYocftiJPF 

https://youtu.be/akT8eq2lRk0?si=-RS0SnbZTUTQppZi 

Laurel's source on the Drummond Family: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/the-strange-but-true-story-of-the-pioneer-womans-link-to-killers-of-the-flower-moon
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The Beach Boys are one of America's most innovative and influential music groups, known by most for their "California Sound." Their early hits were about catching waves and the eyes of girls, driving cars and basking in the Good Vibrations sunshine. But, despite their complex and stunning harmonies in the studio, the lives of some of its members--namely, the Wilson brothers--were anything but harmonious.

In this episode, Laurel has a sesh with Assistant Professor of History, Dr. Darren R. Reid to talk about the most bizarre story in the band's history: the connection between Dennis Wilson, middle brother of the Wilson trio, and one of America's most infamous criminals: Charles Manson and the Manson Family.

They explore the dichotomy of the 1960s, where the Beach Boys' cheerful music of its early years contrasted sharply with the darker realities of the latter half of the decade. The conversation highlights the impact of the Wilsons' family dynamics, substance abuse, and the counterculture movement on the band's legacy. It explores the themes of belonging, insecurity, and the gradual descent into cult life. Ultimately, it reflects on the profound aftermath of Manson's influence on those involved and the cultural ramifications of the Manson murders, particularly focusing on the Beach Boys and Dennis Wilson's experiences. The tragic events that took place in Los Angeles in 1969 forever shaped the lives of those involved and put a dark end to the Summer of Love and the peace and love counter-culture movement of the 1960s.
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Mentioned in the Stories:
Darren's short documentary "Learning To Smile" on YouTube
"Never Learn Not to Love" The Beach Boys song originally written by Charles Manson
Episode 45: The Satanic Panic

Resources for Domestic and Emotional Abuse:
In the U.S. --- 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or text “start” to 88788
International Resources for Abuse and Exploitation
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Check Out What Our Guest, Dr. Darren R. Reid, is Doing! ⁠
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Instagram ⁠@ThatHistorianInsta⁠
TikTok ⁠@ThatHistorianTikTok
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https://www.businessinsider.com/charles-mansons-relationship-with-the-beach-boys-explained-2017-11

https://abcnews.com/US/beach-boys-mike-love-recalls-meeting-charles-manson/story?id=46023397
The 20/20 special that goes along with this website directly above was heavily used and gives a deeper looking into the Manson Family crimes.
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Mass extinction events! There have been five in the history of Earth. They all completely suck but some were worse than others. In this episode, KT takes us on a trip hundreds of millions of years into the past to learn about the K-T Extinction Event (yeah, we know. That's an unfortunate coincidence) when a massive asteroid killed the dinosaurs. She also covers the WORST mass extinction event that few people know about: The Permian-Triassic Extinction also known as The Great Dying (I'm sorry but WTF?!)
Join us where the only land was the supercontinent of Pangea, dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and all the bad, awful stuff gets measured in gigatons and Empire State Buildings.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Earth's Catastrophic Extinctions
10:02 The Mesozoic Era and Dinosaur Dominance
19:57 The KT Extinction: Impact and Aftermath
29:56 The Permian Extinction: The Worst Mass Extinction
40:01 Global Effects of the Impact: Firestorms, Tsunamis, and Climate Change
49:54 Lessons from Earth's Past Disasters
47:46 The Impact of Water Displacement and Marine Fossils
49:19 Earthquake, Tsunamis, and Volcanic Eruptions
50:35 The Aftermath: Winter, Darkness, and Starvation
51:33 How Bad Was the Asteroid Impact?
52:43 Volcanic Activity and Long-Term Cooling
55:58 The Permian Extinction and Siberian Traps
01:00:00 Earth's Hot Past and Continents
01:04:39 The Great Dying: Causes and Consequences
01:09:40 The Permian Extinction's Global Impact
01:19:50 Marine Extinction and Ocean Changes
01:20:57 The Hypothetical Hypercane Storms
01:23:25 The Sixth Mass Extinction and Human Impact
01:29:59 What We Can Do to Prevent Further Extinction
01:34:25 The Resilience of Life and Earth's Future
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Source Material and References:
https://youtu.be/rFlEe0qflGs?si=gkI7AAbxscfuJTtt 
https://youtu.be/It8orOogiPI?si=yRwdD_2UagMnbQlp 
https://share.google/hyAV0tY5YDY8e8IzE 
https://share.google/zypoYeeeZYbk3Yfwd 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event 
https://share.google/eA48R22GhJ7KAaTgd 
https://share.google/QeOmRue2vDK7na4O8 
https://share.google/WDuyjb5ENg4fIDL69 
https://share.google/XqLRclRn6v4odCHb6 
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https://share.google/RCTGGIMXe8OOMmtre 
https://share.google/SMP2adjjxP8b6oUnW 
https://share.google/SD7OgqcDFnjCPY0PX 
https://share.google/mDKp1kRQHu97QbSg1 ⁠
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