Encyclopedia Obscura
Encyclopedia Obscura is a indie Podcast. Journey through the Encyclopedia with two childhood best friends one weird, mysterious, or obscure subject at a time. linktr.ee/EOThePodcast
Episodes
It's goodbye to the bonus episodes but we are going out with a bang! Here is episode 7 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen&apo...
We are back for the final 5 episodes of the show! (Warning!!! Our audio was kind of crap for this episode. We are really sorry about that and have fixed the issues)
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/an-essex-quakers-wife-the-indomitable-mary-farmer-her-daughters/
https://quaker.org/faith-and-practi...
This week we get a little too personal with our experiences with the ocean? There is also history and science too. :)
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/story/just-how-many-oceans-are-there
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.html
https://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/
https://www.youtube.co...
This week Karen talks about little green people (or possibly aliens?). Meanwhile, Casey takes us to the Bermuda Triangle to talk about two famous disappearances.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-of-Newburgh#ref165242
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...
It's a TRUE CRIME EPISODE!! This week we talk about murder. Casey talks about a serial killer who had his own house of horrors and Karen covers the murder of Marvin Gaye.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos
https://en.w...
It's Episode 6 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. This episode Karen is out but we have a guest star! Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
ht...
This week we talk drastically different journeys as Karen talks about her favorite thing, the bible. Meanwhile, Casey takes us deep into the wilderness to tell a story about surviving against all odds.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/journey
https://todayscatholic.org/the-new-translation-of-the-hol...
This week the spooky continues as Casey covers contacting murder victims. Meanwhile, Karen goes into the evolution of period products.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://www.thoughtco.com/top-popular-inventors-1992000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
https://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/inventors.html
https:...
This week we go spooky again as we talk haunted kitchens and an Inn that maybe should never have been built at all.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/394744491/?terms=william%20h%20mumler&match=1
Reichenbach, Karl. Physico-Physiological Researches on the Dynamides or Imponderables (Magnetism, Electri...
This week we talk Toilet Gods (no we are not kidding), sacrifices, and the origin of the word thug.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://listverse.com/2017/02/09/10-weirdly-specific-gods-your-mythology-class-left-out/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-japan-the-reign-of-the-toilet-god/article61790623.ece
https://en....
This week we talk all things $$$. F is for Fortunes covers treasure hunts, sketch inheritances, and what exactly a Fortune 500 company is.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-titled-person
https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/duchess-of-alba-fascinating-royal/f9efa173-017f-4434-88c9-9d3a...
Episode 5 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.sciencealert.com/these-water-beetles-can-houdini-thei...
LSD, designer shoes, and one of the pettiest feuds we have ever heard of. Join us this week as we talk epiphanies and enemies.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
Beach Combing, “Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog,” Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog (April 2016)
“Biography.com,” “Constantine I,” Biography.com (A&E Networks...
In this weeks episode we talk serial killers, systematic racism, and yet another demon.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/list/9-mysterious-disappearances-of-people-other-than-amelia-earhart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears
https://...
This week we go dark as Karen gets into the history of cannibalism. Following the theme of skulls, Casey tries to find out just what exactly is going on behind the doors of the Skull and Bones secret society.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
RAWSON, CLAUDE. “Unspeakable Rites: Cultural Reticence and the Cannibal Question.” Social Research, ...
This week we return to our roots (pun intended) as we both decided to cover the same topic, bars. Enjoy this spooky, historical, and international episode!
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
Go Climb a Tree! | Shane Untame
BAOBAB- THE TREE OF LIFE
Boab Trees - Where did they come from?
Baobab Trees in Madagascar - Healing Seekers<...
Season 2! This week on Encyclopedia Obscura Casey and Karen dive back into their books. This episode covers the history of aviation and a curse (of course) as well as Abraham.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-vengeful-ghost-of-lady-be-good/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation
https://en...
Happy Holidays! Please enjoy this bonus episode where we explore some of the worlds winter holiday traditions. See you in 2022!
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/axis/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/07/travel/the-spirit-of-the-zun...
Episode 3 of Opportuna Obscura our bonus show! These are our bonus episodes where instead of following a topic we talk about where the internet has taken us the last few weeks. Fun fact, Opportuna means 'timely' in Latin. Happy Halloween!
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article...
Season one finale! Thank you for coming along with us. More news on our social medias for when S2 will come out.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Karen's Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/science/zoology#ref48755
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/06/health/evidence-puts-dolphins-in-new-light-as-killers.html
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