Talking Drums and How Exploded is Exploded?

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10/23/20 • 33 min

Join us as we discuss the opera hat, the first presidential debate, African talking drums, and the third worst nuclear disaster.
For More Information:
Opera Hat: https://historyonyourhead.com/the-gibus/
Presidential Debates: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/app/uploads/2015/12/HANDOUT-4-HISTORY-OF-DEBATES.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiqn4-P0cvsAhVWoHIEHZaYDTMQFjAVegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw0XYsjKYu1NkvunKUIxl5XB
African Talking Drums: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/01/04/inside-africa-yoruba-culture-spc-c.cnn
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-talking-drums-29197334/
The Kyshtym Disaster: https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2017-10-the-worst-nuclear-disaster-youve-never-heard-of-celebrates-its-60th-birthday

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For More information:
To learn more about Panama hats (sombreros de paja toquilla):
https://www.brentblack.com/pages/tour2_page_01.html
For more on Ulysses S Grant:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-biography/

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Chapter Markings:
Witch's Hats [0:15]
Haunted Dolls [7:14]
Codex Gigas [14:16]
Ouija Board Demon [23:32]
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