Tag: Horror

Prison is a place you’re meant to go when you can no longer control your actions or conform to societal norms. Because prison is meant to house those who deviate from formally instituted rules, and seek to do harm to others; those on the inside are not allowed to come and go as they please. There should be no escape from the consequences of your actions, and there should be no escape from prison. In a perfect world, this seemingly logical idea might hold true, but this is far from the best of all possible worlds. Join us this week as we explore desperate escape attempts, destructive riots and how quickly prisons can be constructed in our own minds. In this episode we discuss the legend of The Coffin Escape, the Montana State Prison Riot of 1959, and the Stanford Prison Experiment; as we ask, is the idea of ‘getting out of prison’, just a story?

 Special thanks to Ryan, of “Small Town Horror” for sharing a Crayton legend with us this week.

For more of his exploration in to the legends and stories of a small town in Minnesota, check out his podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/small-town-horror/id1102878180?mt=2  Read More …

One of the best surviving examples of oral tradition, or passing cultural information by word of mouth, are jokes. The classic story of ‘The Baby Train’ is definitely an urban legend with a punchline, even if it’s a hokey one.  Jaded as we are today, i… Read More …

One of the best surviving examples of oral tradition, or passing cultural information by word of mouth, are jokes. The classic story of ‘The Baby Train’ is definitely an urban legend with a punchline, even if it’s a hokey one.  Jaded as we are today, it’s still easy to imagine your off-beat uncle recounting the story of a town full of babies, whose conception was inspired by having an unwanted alarm, an early morning train, and nothing better to do than…  You know, make babies. Have there ever been microscopic baby booms? We’ll explore one inspired by a dead Canadian millionaire, and take a look at how seemingly trivial things like weather, can effect population growth. Join us as we take a look at the real-life baby trains carrying New York’s foundlings across America, and how they compare to this light-hearted legend

Check out our other podcast Audio Dime Museum: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/audio-dime-museum-carnivale/id1096211271?mt=2

Our Guest Story teller is Melanie from Clan of the Cave Horse. For more irreverent discussion, check out their podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/caveman-mafia/id595555054?mt=2 Read More …

One of the best surviving examples of oral tradition, or passing cultural information by word of mouth, are jokes. The classic story of ‘The Baby Train’ is definitely an urban legend with a punchline, even if it’s a hokey one.  Jaded as we are today, it’s still easy to imagine your off-beat uncle recounting the story of a town full of babies, whose conception was inspired by having an unwanted alarm, an early morning train, and nothing better to do than…  You know, make babies. Have there ever been microscopic baby booms? We’ll explore one inspired by a dead Canadian millionaire, and take a look at how seemingly trivial things like weather, can effect population growth. Join us as we take a look at the real-life baby trains carrying New York’s foundlings across America, and how they compare to this light-hearted legend

Check out our other podcast Audio Dime Museum: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/audio-dime-museum-carnivale/id1096211271?mt=2

Our Guest Story teller is Melanie from Clan of the Cave Horse. For more irreverent discussion, check out their podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/caveman-mafia/id595555054?mt=2 Read More …