The Wyrd Sisters

36: Heists (I'm sad. You up?)

A storage container full of teddy bears, several getaway cars, and a taxidermy rat. What do these things have in common? They're all evidence in a series of heists and police reports warn shits about to get WYRD. We're talking crime this week. Organised crime. We're taking a break from everything grizzly and gory to bring you some wholesome content. As always, be sure to check the content warnings just in case.  Lockdown 5 has fallen over Melbourne, Aus and with the rest of the world still very much on fire, we think it is time for a well deserved break. So sit down, pour yourself a cup of tea (or something stronger) and relax with these tales three.  Mask up, get vaccinated when able, and save Halloween. We love you.  Visit www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com [http://www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com/] for all the extras.  Content Warnings: Brief mention of rape and suicide. The Wyrd Sisters Podcast is written, recorded, and produced on Wurundjeri land. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land: the peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging. Music: “Halloween Creep” by Bruised via Envato - - - Sources - - - The 300 Million Yen Robbery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_million_yen_robbery https://www.news.com.au/world/japan-heist-remains-unsolved-44-years-on/news-story/4155fd5e0206d8a299a2948cdb1e68c7 https://moneyweek.com/363610/10-december-1968-the-300-million-yen-robbery https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/unsolved-japans-three-hundred-million-yen-affair-b28ab3e66d73 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7885696/ https://www.vintag.es/2020/12/300-million-yen-robbery.html https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/09/18/300-milion-yen/ https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2177413/who-was-mysterious-motorcyclist-behind-infamous-japanese-heist Beanie Baby Burglary  https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/four-charged-after-beanie-babies-heist/article_27020ad6-cd4c-554b-9039-5e58a3812058.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/23/beanie-baby-mania-goes-criminal/8baadce6-1a53-4e5d-b6a6-45d58b6e8925/ https://moneyinc.com/most-expensive-beanie-babies/ https://apnews.com/article/8837e14bbd0083cc377bbd15de7f7d63 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66006/12-media-accounts-beanie-babies-hysteria-circa-1990s Banksy's Anti-Heist https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4559961 https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/41743/1/banksy-girl-with-balloon-painting-pranks-sotherbys-london https://www.wired.com/2006/11/banksy-infiltra/ http://www.woostercollective.com/post/a-wooster-exclusive-banksy-hits-new-yorks-most-famous-museums-all-of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPAT47fSvDw https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/2966c437-9ccf-4477-a30b-5dc751cafdf7 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-story-behind-banksy-4310304/ https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/most-expensive-banksy-artworks-at-auctions/keep-it-spotless Wall And Piece by Banksy (Book)

35: Curious Critters (Crack For Kids)

Animals are the best people. Fight us if you disagree. You'll win, for we are pre-arthritic and collapse at the thought of having to perform a high school beep test, but we'll attempt to anyway. Today we discuss the marvellous menageries of Nazi-era Germany, the best helpers a war effort could ask for, and the high key human trash that live for exotic animal ownership. Please forgive our lengthy absence with this extra girthy episode of bizarre beasts <3  Visit www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com [http://www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com/] for all the extras. Content Warnings: Discussions of rape, gore, mentions of war, mentions of the Holocaust, violence against children, violence against animals. The Wyrd Sisters Podcast is written, recorded, and produced on Wurundjeri land. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land: the peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging. Music: “Halloween Creep” by Bruised via Envato Sources: (will be updated shortly)

34: Lacey's Mystery History Hour (What's Your Body Count?)

Cemeteries: the iconic first date site for goths and socially awkward weirdos the world round. What's not to love about secret bat treasure, burped up bodies, and vampire-obsessed mobs? Romance is in the air on Lacey's Mystery History Hour! Take a break and listen along as Lacey takes Tay and Laura on a trip down cemetery lane (Cue dated My Chemical Romance track), discussing statues rubbed raw by shameless single hands seeking husbands and some good old seventies satanic panic.  Visit www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com [http://www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com/] for all the extras. Content Warnings: Discussions of rape, gore, violence against children, violence against animals. The Wyrd Sisters Podcast is written, recorded, and produced on Wurundjeri land. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land: the peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging. Music: “Halloween Creep” by Bruised via Envato Sources: Highgate Cemetery: HighgateCemetery.org [https://highgatecemetery.org] Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Cemetery] Atlas Obscura [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/highgate-cemetery] Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Vampire] The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/29/exit-through-the-gift-shop-as-highgate-cemetery-woos-death-tourists] My London [https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/highgate-cemetery-famous-celebrities-buried-15181621] La Recoleta Cemetery: Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Recoleta_Cemetery] The Culture Trip [https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/recoleta-cemetery-what-to-know-about-the-worlds-best-cemetery/] Atlas Obscura [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/recoleta-cemetery] Lonely Planet [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/argentina/buenos-aires/attractions/cementerio-de-la-recoleta/a/poi-sig/394471/363005] Afar [https://www.afar.com/places/la-recoleta-cemetery-buenos-aires] Landing Panda [https://landingpadba.com/recoleta-cemetery/] Pere Lachiase: Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Père_Lachaise_Cemetery] Paris Info [https://en.parisinfo.com/discovering-paris/walks-in-paris/unusual-stroll-cemetery-pere-lachaise] The Culture Trip [https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/paris/articles/the-10-unforgettable-graves-to-see-in-pere-lachaise-cemetery/] Atlas Obscura [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pere-lachaise-cemetery]

33: F***ed Film Facts (Banjo String Betrayal)

A return to casting (spells and pods alike) and a return to the roots that may have had a hand in making us wyrd - horror films watched way too early in our tender youth. Do you recall a time before morbid curiosity took hold, dear listener? We do - sort of. Thank you, questionable parenting skills, for your hand in shaping our deranged coven. This week Lacey, Tay and Laura bring you a restorative brew of whacked-out film lore - from actual on-screen deaths to the horrifying inspiration behind iconic 90s slashers.  Visit www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com [http://www.wyrdsisterspodcast.com/] for all the extras. Content Warnings: Discussions of rape, gore, violence against children, violence against animals. The Wyrd Sisters Podcast is written, recorded, and produced on Wurundjeri land. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land: the peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging. Music: “Halloween Creep” by Bruised via Envato Sources: Film Deaths: * Looper [https://www.looper.com/25652/disturbing-set-deaths/?utm_campaign=clip ] * IMBD [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034277/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_2] * History Collective [https://historycollection.com/10-historical-deaths-weirder-than-the-movies/10/ ] * Classic Movie Hub [http://www.classicmoviehub.com/facts-and-trivia/film/they-died-with-their-boots-on-1941/] * The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/11/reel-history-errol-flynn-little-bighorn-general-custer ] * Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=080hm3ENyDg] * Ain't It Cool News [http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/11928 ] * HowStuffWorks [https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/10-horrific-deaths-that-happened-while-filming-movie.htm] * Listverse [https://listverse.com/2007/12/07/top-10-tragic-movie-set-deaths/] * Hopes and Fears [http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/culture/film/216583-vampire-in-brooklyn-oral-history ] * Looper [https://www.looper.com/80372/movie-scenes-actually-killed-stunt-doubles/] * The Sun [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7970854/killed-by-a-shark-smashing-into-bridges-and-paralysed-on-harry-potter-set-when-film-stunts-go-tragically-wrong/] * Bloody Disgusting [https://bloody-disgusting.com/sponsored/3574665/jaws-history-shark-horror/] * New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/24/world/rising-star-lost-in-russia-s-latest-disaster] * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolka%E2%80%93Karmadon_rock_ice_slide] * Shudder - Cursed Films  [https://www.shudder.com/series/watch/cursed-films/62bd7871627dfc6b?season=1] The Exorcist: * IMBD [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/] * Mental Floss [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54332/20-fascinating-facts-about-exorcist] * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_%28film%29] * Shudder - Cursed Films  [https://www.shudder.com/series/watch/cursed-films/62bd7871627dfc6b?season=1] Scream:

32: Boogeymen (The Girl Who Cried Tikolosh)

We’re back! Thank you for your patience and a thousand blessings upon your house. Now, pour yourself a delightful glass of curdled milk or blood (we won’t judge) and heed these warnings three! A South African sex pest, a beautiful murder bird wife, or a maniac with a hook for a hand might be lurking around the next corner! We’re talking boogeymen this week. Intruders that go bump in the night, judge your messy house, and then force-feed you baby food. A little lost? You’ll just have to listen. Segments: The Tikolosh, Schnabelperchten, and Cropsey with a Willem DaFoe appreciation interlude. Content Warnings: Discussions of rape, gore, violence against children, violence against disabled peoples, kidnapping. The Wyrd Sisters Podcast is written, recorded, and produced on Wurundjeri land. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land: the peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging. Music: “Halloween Creep” by Bruised via Envato Sources: Tikolosh: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTdIwEg5niQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTdIwEg5niQ] * ‘Needle Implantation Ascribed to ‘Tikoloshe.’” The Lancet, Vol. 342 , No. 8882, 1993, pp. 1304.’ * https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/tokoloshe   Schnabelperchten: · https://www.boneandsickle.com/tag/schnabelperchten/ [https://www.boneandsickle.com/tag/schnabelperchten/] · https://austrianadaptation.com/blog/perchten-austrias-wild-pagan-festival#:~:text=Perchten%20is%20an%20ancient%20pagan,through%20the%20centre%20of%20villages.&text=All%20up%20the%20costumes%20can,drumming%20in%20the%20village%20streets [https://austrianadaptation.com/blog/perchten-austrias-wild-pagan-festival#:~:text=Perchten%20is%20an%20ancient%20pagan,through%20the%20centre%20of%20villages.&text=All%20up%20the%20costumes%20can,drumming%20in%20the%20village%20streets] · https://www.raurisertal.at/en/region/traditions-folk-customs/schnabelperchten/ [https://www.raurisertal.at/en/region/traditions-folk-customs/schnabelperchten/] · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MszCKZsGx44 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MszCKZsGx44] Cropsey: · https://allthatsinteresting.com/andre-rand-cropsey [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2Fandre-rand-cropsey%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2elZ3Nzk8uOBURY1aqsjluNNW1CZbloJmdk0Q_lvoAZdOaPydC73lYXBo&h=AT1iHTXqYdwUjgjeOyRjK9g4q9bPrGjPxYzaLuQkdJvWVbTmgImwpiMxC2wyBq8xpyuo6q6e5CMCjHqI1301rhoSi7Dtr561I-YwdyiFXy7cUnw7VdaISJaGLvo7lPxerZj46CdAhv5Fmf8AO-wWzg] · https://the-line-up.com/cropsey-monster-of-staten-island [https://the-line-up.com/cropsey-monster-of-staten-island] · https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-willowbrook-and-the-terrifying-legend-of-cropsey/ [https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-willowbrook-and-the-terrifying-legend-of-cropsey/] · https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/14/nyregion/body-unearthed-on-si-is-that-of-missing-girl.html [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1987%2F08%2F14%2Fnyregion%2Fbody-unearthed-on-si-is-that-of-missing-girl.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2NbLK1vK-2P_Rxgx94vIlABtYlaS9ach7GMieeoc8CpWBVz-EoGZMKWjA&h=AT1iHTXqYdwUjgjeOyRjK9g4q9bPrGjPxYzaLuQkdJvWVbTmgImwpiMxC2wyBq8xpyuo6q6e5CMCjHqI1301rhoSi7Dtr561I-YwdyiFXy7cUnw7VdaISJaGLvo7lPxerZj46CdAhv5Fmf8AO-wWzg] · https://thoughtcatalog.com/steven-casale/2015/03/creepy-history-cropsey-the-monster-of-staten-island/ [https://thoughtcatalog.com/steven-casale/2015/03/creepy-history-cropsey-the-monster-of-staten-island/?fbclid=IwAR1D07rOWmhlTWD2LvQOQgnJypq8piYD2wcTIO_O5RUF_k6qU5YCOgzbxcU]