Two full-time weirdos and lifetime friends discuss weird shit, weekly. We agree on a prompt to jumpstart our research, then tell each other all about the wild results of our internet deep dives.
Weird Shit Weekly
Claim This Podcastby Alexys and Sam
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Two full-time weirdos and lifetime friends discuss weird shit, weekly. We agree on a prompt to jumpstart our research, then tell each other all about the wild results of our internet deep dives.
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October 16, 2020
Weird Shit Weekly Episode 5, What Goes Around Comes Around
This week, we have our very first viewer suggested prompt! [pause for applause] Sam and Alexys talk about French Revolutionary karmic retribution and a certain wooden throwing stick... Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maximilien-Robespierre http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/robespierre_maximilien.shtml https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/scholar/maximilien-de-robespierre https://medium.com/@mattpoll2/the-non-australian-boomerang-47b9e11e5e2e https://www.jstor.org/stable/2841682 https://www.britannica.com/technology/boomerang-weaponry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang
September 23, 2020
Weird Shit Weekly Episode 4: All That Glitters Isn't Gold
This week, in our very delayed episode, join Sam and Alexys while we talk about Olympic ice skating drama and the ancient Greek legend about a very unfortunate king... Sources: Duzyj, M. (Director). (2019). Surya Bonaly’s Backflip | Official Clip | Netflix [Video file]. United States: Netflix. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://youtu.be/_rE_4_CCEgc The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020, April 16). Midas. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Midas-Greek-mythology Greek Mythology.com. (n.d.). King Midas. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://www-greekmythology-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/King_Midas/king_midas.html.amp?usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D&_js_v=0.1#aoh=15994109304739&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greekmythology.com%2FMyths%2FMortals%2FKing_Midas%2Fking_midas.html Mathewson, E. (2018, February 22). Former Olympian Surya Bonaly says don't call her a rebel, call her fearless. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://theundefeated.com/features/former-olympian-surya-bonaly-says-dont-call-her-a-rebel-call-her-fearless/ Surya Bonaly. (2020, September 06). Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya_Bonaly
September 2, 2020
Weird Shit Weekly Episode 3 - You Are What You Eat
<h2>This week, Sam and Alexys chat about the consequences of eating things you shouldn't.</h2> <h2><br></h2> <h2><strong>References</strong></h2> <p><strong>1771: King Adolf Frederick of Sweden Died of Overeating? | History.info</strong><strong>. History.info. (2020). Retrieved 25 August 2020, from https://history.info/on-this-day/1771-king-adolf-frederick-sweden-died-overeating/.</strong></p> <p><strong>Conte, C. (2016). </strong><strong>Semlor: Traditional Swedish Fat Tuesday Buns (Semla)</strong><strong>. Christina's Cucina. Retrieved 25 August 2020, from https://www.christinascucina.com/semlor-traditional-swedish-fat-tuesday-buns-semla/.</strong></p> <p><strong>DHWTY. (2019). </strong><strong>Adolf Frederick: The Swedish King Who Ate Himself to Death</strong><strong>. Ancient-origins.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020, from https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/adolf-frederick-swedish-king-0011596.</strong></p> <p><strong>Hendriks, L., & Looij, B. (2010). Hyperthyroidism caused by excessive consumption of sausages. </strong><strong>Netherlands Journal Of Medicine</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>68</strong><strong>(3), 135-137. https://doi.org/PMID: 20308711</strong></p> <p><strong>How The King Of Sweden Once Himself To Death</strong><strong>. All That's Interesting. (2017). Retrieved 25 August 2020, from https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolf-frederick.</strong></p> <p><strong>Medstar Television. (1996). </strong><strong>Forensic Files: Season 1, Episode 11: "Outbreak"</strong><strong> [DVD]. United States of America.</strong></p> <p><strong>Parmar, M., & Sturge, C. (2003). Recurrent hamburger thyrotoxicosis. </strong><strong>CMAJ</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>169</strong><strong>(5), 415-417. Retrieved 25 August 2020, from https://www.cmaj.ca/content/169/5/415.long.</strong></p> <p><strong>Hedberg CW, Fishbein DB, Janssen RS, et al: An outbreak of thyrotoxicosis caused by the</strong></p> <p><strong>consumption of bovine thyroid gland in ground beef. New Eng J Med 316:993, 1987</strong></p> <p><strong>Conrey, E. J., Lindner, C., Estivariz, C., Pereira, M., Welsh, J., Vignolo, J., Fishbein, D., Kettel</strong></p> <p><strong>Khan, L., & Grummer-Strawn, L. (2008). Thyrotoxicosis outbreak linked to consumption</strong></p>
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