CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Short Fiction Story, “Clever Tom”
00:02:44.827 = Show Open
00:03:51.235 = Leprechauns, The Irish Trickster
00:18:59.204 = Leprechaunism (Donahue Syndrome)
00:22:11.641 = Real Leprechauns
00:27:20.694 = Show Close, Verse, Final Thought
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Short fiction story, “Clever Tom” adapted from the original by Linda Shute: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p89pja6
“Leprechauns, The Irish Trickster” by Benjamin Radford for Live Science: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/aerm6n44
“Mills Park Facts” by Jennifer M. Wood for Mental Floss: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2kva2txu
“The Bizarre True Story of Leprechauns” by Jack Beresford for Irish Post: (link no longer available)
“The Crichton Leprechaun” by Lawrence Specker for AL.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4ddescxp
VIDEO: Leprechaun in Mobile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8
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Originally aired: March 17, 2021
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/Leprechauns
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