The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope

Actually, the dirty little secret of Trix and Froot Loops is that they all taste the same, regardless of color.

Well, Malcolm, you have finally managed to convince me to unsub from the Pushkin shows you aren't on.

Where I live it is "Love Your Library" month (www.loveyourlibrary.org) but it's a good time to show your love wherever you live. Well-funded public library systems create worlds of opportunity and build communities.

Don't be silly, RFK Jr. would make him head of some nutrition program and Trump would make him the ambassador to Agharta.

They Came from Inner Space [Walter Siegmeister] Walter Siegmeister wanted to create the master race by moving to the jungle and consuming only fruit. That wasn't even the weirdest thing about him.

Dr. Walter Siegmeister believed we could create a psychic master race if we stopped having sex, took off our clothes, movied to the jungle, and ate only fruit and megadoses of lecithin. That wasn't even the weirdest thing about him.

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Polyphemus Kamikaze McGee, an adorable yet annoying kitten

The cute little pest in question, BTW.

It is weird to edit down an episode and see long gaps of mostly silence, then remember that was when my cat jumped up on the desk and I had to stop for a minute, pick him up, give him hugs, then put him down in the next room and tell him to cut it out.

"Vril" is from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's THE COMING RACE and is basically a type of psychic life energy used by the intraterrestrials in the book. Then a bunch of Theosophists decided the book was non-fiction written in code and tried to make Vril a thing.

Kulopus [Elwood Towner, aka "Chief Red Cloud"] The strange, sad, and hate-filled story of Elwood Towner, aka Chief Red Cloud, who spoke at Nazi rallies in full Native American ceremonial regalia.

Come hear the tale of the Q Shaman of 1940. order-of-the-jackalope.com/kulopus/

Mug Shots [Ann O'Delia Diss Debar smiles for the camera] Reader Robert Lifson sent along these mug shots of Ann O'Delia Diss Debar and they were so good I had to share.

Reader Robert Lifson was going through his collection of old mug shots when he stumbled across a familiar face and just had to share. order-of-the-jackalope.com/mug-shots/

Argh. I may need more volunteer voice actors if anyone is interested. One female voice, a variety of male voices.

The real shock here is that the Jared Stern who is a massive Superman fan hasn't seen the movie yet, and the Jared Stern who is not has.

This episode is brought to you by #42 (Alex Baumans) and is a friendly reminder that we are always looking for new initiates!

Also, a million apologies to Alex for my terrible French pronunciation. I have no excuses.

The Marshal is Missing! [the heist of Marshal Pétain's remains] In February 1973, French right wingers broke into the grave of of fascist dictator Philippe Pétain and made off with his mortal remains.

In February 1973, French right wingers broke into the grave of of fascist dictator Philippe Pétain and made off with his mortal remains. This is the tragicomic story of what led them to that moment... and what happened afterwards.

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Nothing like sitting down to do a little editing only to discover nothing you did yesterday got saved or backed up. Even though you explicitly hit save at several points.

It's very disorienting to read a biography of a cult leader, written during his lifetime by one of his devout followers. The writer is in so deep that he doesn't seem to know how weird he sounds or why his priorities seem so askew to outsiders.

@jaredstern.bsky.social The signature burger you're looking for is the Double R Bar Burger.

Just now realizing I should have called this episode "I Love Your Bread."

the Hollow Earth Monument dedicated to John Cleve Symmes, Hamilton, OH

Ohio is weird. That's all.

Thanks to @ravenlock.bsky.social and @jennthorson.bsky.social for contributing their voice talents to this episode!

(And please shoot me if I ever decide do do something like that center section again...)

Fluffy Raffles Comes to Town [who?] She was the meandering metropolitan mystery who fooled police across the nation. Who was she, and why did she love bread so much?

She was the meandering metropolitan mystery, the famous will-o'-the-wisp of the continent, who fooled police and the public from Abilene to Akron. Who was this mysterious and alluring woman, and why did she love bread so much?

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Between having to record tomorrow's episode four times for various reasons and Libsyn being down for most of the evening, this has been a hell of a day.

Regarding who Gregory looks like: I see a little Richard Burton and a lot of Patrick McGoohan.

"If you have a seven figure income..." I am pretty sure most people with that much money aren't taking financial advice from podcast ads, even if they are host reads.

Unhuman Animals [the Salus-Grady Libel Act of 1903] The greatest political cartoonists of the day, vs an easily caricatured governor with no sense of humor.

In 1903 Pennsylvania found the recipe for disaster: two of the greatest political cartoonists of the day and an easily caricatured governor with no sense of humor. Their battle went to some... unexpected places.

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I hate that every month I look at my stats overview and go, "Oh no, why are my listener numbers in freefall" until I remember, oh, duh, it's a new month, idiot.

Just going to resurface this in the hopes that someone new will see it! Want to hear your voice on our show?

Such Was Railroading [the Castle Shannon Railway War] Milton D. Hays just wanted to run a railroad like a tyrant, and his complete lack of ethics allowed him to realize that dream.

Milton D. Hays had two things: a dream of a railroad linking Pittsburgh to the coal fields of southwestern Pennsylvania, and a lack of ethics that would allow him to realize that dream. This is the story of the Castle Shannon Railway War.

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So, every now and then I need more voices than I can reasonably make myself. This is one of those times.

Who wants to hear their voice on a silly podcast episode? Message me if you're interested!

There's only only thing more disappointing than finally tracking down a source and discovering that it does not, in fact, have any new information on the topic you're researching: discovering that it also has at least three obvious and glaring factual errors.