Episode 79 - Death by What? Three Deaths Caused by Unusual Circumstances

04/14/22 • 36 min

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What do a toothpick, a scarf and a banana peel have in common? This might sound like the beginning to a bad joke, but in this episode Jennie and Dianne share the stories of three artists who died under unusual circumstances. You will be introduced to writer and poet Sherwood Anderson, the mother of modern dance, Isadora Duncan, and Roland Reed whose photography helped the world to better understand the indigenous peoples of the American plains and the Southwest. All three lived adventurous lives and all three died Ordinary Extraordinary Deaths.
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*(We don't often use Wikipedia for research, however in this case, Wikipedia articles cross referenced with other sources helped to create a more complete picture of each person featured in this episode.)
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Episode 78 - It's a Pirate's Life...or Death for Us! Pirate Graves in Madagascar and North Carolina

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Avast ye, hearties! Jennie and Dianne take to the high seas to visit the world's only known pirate cemetery hidden away on Ile Sainte Marie, a thin strip of land off Madagascar’s northeast coast, where for more than a hundred years thousands of pirates called this place home when they weren't out plundering for booty. Then the ladies batten down the hatches and head back to America to the coast of North Carolina where they visit three mysterious graves that possibly belong to pirates? And further inland what is said to be the grave of one of the world's most infamous pirates who possibly faked his own death to escape his life of crime, Jean Lafitte. Dead men tell no tales...or do they, on this episode of the Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery podcast.
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Thompson, Adam. "The Lincolnton, N.C. Pirate: Unraveling the mystery of Jean Laffite ." https://www.wbtv.com/. 23 May 2021. www.wbtv.com/2021/05/03/lincolnton-nc-pirate-unraveling-mystery-jean-laffite/#:~:text=Thousands%20of%20miles%20away%2C%20and,where%20Lorenzo%20Ferrer%20is%20buried. Accessed 3 Apr. 2022.
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Episode 80 - ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand

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In this episode Jennie and Dianne learn about the April 25th tradition of ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army corps. ANZAC Day is a day that was originally begun to honor those soldiers who served during the first world war and specifically those who were part of the allied forces that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula. These became known as Anzacs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day. Jennie and Dianne virtually visit the The Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) Cemetery and the Australian War Memorial that is home to a shrine, world-class museum, and an extensive archive of those who have served in Australia's armed forces since World War I. Join us for the Ordinary Extraordinary stories of how young men became soldiers creating a legacy that lasts beyond their deaths on this episode of the Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery podcast.
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Hems, Owen. "Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) Cemetery." https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/. sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/places/australian-imperial-forces-aif-cemetery. Accessed 17 Apr. 2022.
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They Shall Not Grow Old. Directed by Peter Jackson, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2018.
Seal, Graham. Great Anzac Stories The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend . Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2013.