
5 - Indonesia & San Francisco, CA (As the Crow Flies)
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12/17/20 • 85 min
This week, travel with your hosts to the sunny beaches of Indonesia and San Francisco... and then learn about the things nightmares are made of! First, Emily covers the deadliest volcanic eruption in human history (and the aftermath) and then Rachel shares one of the most highly-debated cases of Stockholm Syndrome with the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. Hopefully you’re horrified!
Content/Trigger Warnings: Sexual assault
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- Smithsonian Magazine
- Nasa
- History.com
- NY Times
- National Geographic
- History Today
- Sciencing.com
- Center for Science Education
- American Heiress
- Dictionary.com
- FBI.gov
- History.com
- NPR
Intro Music: “Creeper” - Oliver Lyu
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This week, travel with your hosts to the sunny beaches of Indonesia and San Francisco... and then learn about the things nightmares are made of! First, Emily covers the deadliest volcanic eruption in human history (and the aftermath) and then Rachel shares one of the most highly-debated cases of Stockholm Syndrome with the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. Hopefully you’re horrified!
Content/Trigger Warnings: Sexual assault
Contact Us:
- Instagram: @horriblehistorypod
- Twitter: @thehorriblepod
- Email: [email protected]
Support the Show:
Buy Us a Coffee! - www.buymeacoffee.com/horriblehistory Patreon - www.patreon.com/horriblehistory
Help this little podcast grow! $5 and up Patrons get early access, plus access to Happy Hour with Horrible History.
Sources:
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Nasa
- History.com
- NY Times
- National Geographic
- History Today
- Sciencing.com
- Center for Science Education
- American Heiress
- Dictionary.com
- FBI.gov
- History.com
- NPR
Intro Music: “Creeper” - Oliver Lyu
Support the showThank you so much for listening! We would greatly appreciate it if you would leave us a positive review on Apple, Audible, our website, or via email at [email protected].
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Horrible History - 5 - Indonesia & San Francisco, CA (As the Crow Flies)
Transcript
Welcome to horrible history. I am Emily Barlean.
RachelAnd I'm Rachel Everett-Lozon. This is Episode Five. So we're hoping by now you know what the show is about. But in case you're tuning in for the first time, hey, this is a podcast where we combine our love of travel with our love of all things horrible. And history.
EmilyOh, yeah, yeah. And we're morbidly cu
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