Episode 112 MKUltra

Episode 118 Death Rituals

This week we're exploring the weird and wonderful ways that humans say goodbye. Sources https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-brain-and-value/202303/the-psychology-of-death-rituals https://www.centerforloss.com/2023/12/funeral-ritual-important/ [https://www.centerforloss.com/2023/12/funeral-ritual-important/] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36389581 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36389581] https://allthatsinteresting.com/victorian-death-photos [https://allthatsinteresting.com/victorian-death-photos] https://tibetpedia.com/lifestyle/sky-burial/ [https://tibetpedia.com/lifestyle/sky-burial/] https://www.tibettravel.org/tibetan-local-customs/tibetan-funeral.html [https://www.tibettravel.org/tibetan-local-customs/tibetan-funeral.html] https://bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/under-a-birdless-sky/ [https://bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/under-a-birdless-sky/] https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/dying-for-a-better-life-south-koreans-fake-their-funerals-for-life-lessons-idUSKBN1XG037/ [https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/dying-for-a-better-life-south-koreans-fake-their-funerals-for-life-lessons-idUSKBN1XG037/] https://www.buddhanet.net/deathtib/ [https://www.buddhanet.net/deathtib/] https://torajajourney.com/ma-nene-toraja/ [https://torajajourney.com/ma-nene-toraja/] https://funeral.com/blogs/the-journal/kotsuage-in-japan-the-bone-picking-ceremony-after-cremation-what-to-expect-and-why-it-matters?srsltid=AfmBOoqrQCv6cZdx2XgvBVbcZTyavbZx1FVmxyNdPThMi4lqWhqdUUft [https://funeral.com/blogs/the-journal/kotsuage-in-japan-the-bone-picking-ceremony-after-cremation-what-to-expect-and-why-it-matters?srsltid=AfmBOoqrQCv6cZdx2XgvBVbcZTyavbZx1FVmxyNdPThMi4lqWhqdUUft] https://64parishes.org/entry/jazz-funerals-and-second-line-parades?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19552185350&gbraid=0AAAAApCZt2M441AzX-SAs8cJn8RwkcVDZ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkYLPBhC3ARIsAIyHi3Rz8CFaoIoXvLI7t3t13HEWyt6bOemLmS7NH_EAxdyNE6mM89X9dCMaAiMLEALw_wcB [https://64parishes.org/entry/jazz-funerals-and-second-line-parades?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19552185350&gbraid=0AAAAApCZt2M441AzX-SAs8cJn8RwkcVDZ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkYLPBhC3ARIsAIyHi3Rz8CFaoIoXvLI7t3t13HEWyt6bOemLmS7NH_EAxdyNE6mM89X9dCMaAiMLEALw_wcB] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_funeral [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_funeral] http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=find-a-natural-burial-site [http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=find-a-natural-burial-site] https://dayofthedead.holiday/ [https://dayofthedead.holiday/] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/people-feared-being-buried-alive-so-much-they-invented-these-special-safety-coffins-180970627/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/people-feared-being-buried-alive-so-much-they-invented-these-special-safety-coffins-180970627/] https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/great-vampire-epidemic-myth-dracula-born-disease-folklore/ [https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/great-vampire-epidemic-myth-dracula-born-disease-folklore/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_burial [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_burial] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39477005 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39477005] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrykolakas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrykolakas] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-37103447 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-37103447]

Episode 117 Brewdog Bastards

This week we're talking about the rise and fall of a beer empire. REFERENCES: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4ggqgyk51o [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4ggqgyk51o] https://www.marketingweek.com/brewdog-brand-community-marketing/ [https://www.marketingweek.com/brewdog-brand-community-marketing/] https://www.bigissue.com/news/brewdog-rise-fall-b-corp/ [https://www.bigissue.com/news/brewdog-rise-fall-b-corp/] https://brewdog.com/pages/history [https://brewdog.com/pages/history] https://theriffreport.co.uk/08/10/2025/%F0%9F%8E%B8-the-rise-and-fall-of-brewdog-what-went-wrong-and-why-are-so-many-pubs-closing-down-%F0%9F%8D%BA/ [https://theriffreport.co.uk/08/10/2025/%F0%9F%8E%B8-the-rise-and-fall-of-brewdog-what-went-wrong-and-why-are-so-many-pubs-closing-down-%F0%9F%8D%BA/] https://www.thearmchairtrader.com/features/brewdog-decline-and-fall/#:~:text=BrewDog's%20overweening%20ambition&text=The%20company%20expanded%20aggressively%20into,makes%20that%20point%20painfully%20clear 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https://drinksretailingnews.co.uk/the-big-interview-andrew-morgan-the-bottle-shop/ [https://drinksretailingnews.co.uk/the-big-interview-andrew-morgan-the-bottle-shop/] https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/02/14/brewdogs-lost-forest-at-kinrara-lost-trees-lost-carbon-and-lost-finances/ [https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/02/14/brewdogs-lost-forest-at-kinrara-lost-trees-lost-carbon-and-lost-finances/] https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog-opens-12m-bio-energy-plant-at-ellon-base/668552.article [https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog-opens-12m-bio-energy-plant-at-ellon-base/668552.article] https://www.insider.co.uk/company-results-forecasts/brewdog-reports-24-million-operating-30154719 [https://www.insider.co.uk/company-results-forecasts/brewdog-reports-24-million-operating-30154719] https://www.edie.net/carbon-sequestration-and-rewilding-inside-the-lost-forest-being-built-by-brewdog/ [https://www.edie.net/carbon-sequestration-and-rewilding-inside-the-lost-forest-being-built-by-brewdog/] https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-12243195/We-visit-Brewdogs-Lost-Forest-Highlands-James-Watt.html [https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-12243195/We-visit-Brewdogs-Lost-Forest-Highlands-James-Watt.html] https://d1fnkk8n0t8a0e.cloudfront.net/docs/MEGA_REPORT_2021_3.pdf [https://d1fnkk8n0t8a0e.cloudfront.net/docs/MEGA_REPORT_2021_3.pdf] http://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70dv0eg9yko [http://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70dv0eg9yko] http://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05v0p1d0peo [http://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05v0p1d0peo] https://www.thenational.scot/news/24852747.brewdogs-james-watt-defends-work-life-balance-comments-linkedin/ [https://www.thenational.scot/news/24852747.brewdogs-james-watt-defends-work-life-balance-comments-linkedin/] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze00ddyw27o [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze00ddyw27o] https://nypost.com/2024/10/30/lifestyle/millionaire-roasted-over-cringe-linkedin-brag-linkedin-is-a-disease/ [https://nypost.com/2024/10/30/lifestyle/millionaire-roasted-over-cringe-linkedin-brag-linkedin-is-a-disease/] http://camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/werewolf-offers-work-to-sacked-brewdog-bar-staff [http://camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/werewolf-offers-work-to-sacked-brewdog-bar-staff] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbXwSXlJxu/ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbXwSXlJxu/] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWKHhdVDC8r/ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWKHhdVDC8r/] https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/nearly-500-jobs-to-go-as-brewdog-crashes-into-administration/#:~:text=by%20Nic%20Paton%203%20Mar%202026%20BrewDog,jobs%20being%20lost%20and%2038%20bars%20closing [https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/nearly-500-jobs-to-go-as-brewdog-crashes-into-administration/#:~:text=by%20Nic%20Paton%203%20Mar%202026%20BrewDog,jobs%20being%20lost%20and%2038%20bars%20closing]. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/6973428/fierce-beer-aberdeen-brewdog-jobs/#:~:text=Aberdeen%2Dbased%20Fierce%20Beer%20is,team%20are%20ex%2DBrewDog%20employees [https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/6973428/fierce-beer-aberdeen-brewdog-jobs/#:~:text=Aberdeen%2Dbased%20Fierce%20Beer%20is,team%20are%20ex%2DBrewDog%20employees].

Episode 116 Phrogging: The Strangers In Our Walls

This week we're talking about the terrifying phenomenon of phrogging. Imagine finding out someone's been living in your walls without you knowing?? Sources: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/is-phrogging-or-squatting-a-crime.html [https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/is-phrogging-or-squatting-a-crime.html] https://nypost.com/2022/07/18/phrogging-hider-in-my-house-stranger-secretly-lived-with-us/ [https://nypost.com/2022/07/18/phrogging-hider-in-my-house-stranger-secretly-lived-with-us/] https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/phrogging-there-hider-your-house [https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/phrogging-there-hider-your-house] https://allthatsinteresting.com/phrogging/7 [https://allthatsinteresting.com/phrogging/7] https://chicagodefender.com/woman-finds-ex-boyfriend-living-in-her-attic-over-12-years-after-they-broke-up/ [https://chicagodefender.com/woman-finds-ex-boyfriend-living-in-her-attic-over-12-years-after-they-broke-up/] https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante [https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante]

Episode 115 The Accidental Aquanaut

This week we're talking about the incredible survival story of Harrison Okene, the accidental aquanaut.

Episode 114 Bonnie & Clyde

You might think you know it. You’ve probably heard theheadlines, maybe seen the films. But the truth is far messier. It’s Bonnie & Clyde. Sources https://allthatsinteresting.com/bonnie-clyde-death [https://allthatsinteresting.com/bonnie-clyde-death] https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/bonnie-clyde-what-crimes-the-highwaymen [https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/bonnie-clyde-what-crimes-the-highwaymen] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/love-and-bullets-the-real-bonnie-clyde/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/love-and-bullets-the-real-bonnie-clyde/] https://64parishes.org/entry/capture-of-bonnie-and-clyde [https://64parishes.org/entry/capture-of-bonnie-and-clyde] https://historymuseumonthesquare.org/bonnie-and-clyde-in-springfield-kidnapping-robbery-and-tangible-history/ [https://historymuseumonthesquare.org/bonnie-and-clyde-in-springfield-kidnapping-robbery-and-tangible-history/] https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/01/famous-couples-bonnie-and-clyde/ [https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/01/famous-couples-bonnie-and-clyde/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde] TheStory of Bonnie and Clyde in American Memory | Guided History [https://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/historians-craft/morgan-barry/] https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zy4wh4j#z8xncxs [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zy4wh4j#z8xncxs] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hamer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hamer]