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It was mentioned as a cookbook from Victorian England that featured a recipe for the toast sandwich, which was a simple sandwich with two slices of buttered bread and a piece of dry toast in the middle.
And she, um, came up with a couple good ones, a good couple of good contributions. One is the toast sandwich and it's exactly what it sounds like.
— Episode: Toast: As in browned bread
It was mentioned as a cookbook from Victorian England that featured a recipe for the toast sandwich, which was a simple sandwich with two slices of buttered bread and a piece of dry toast in the middle.
And she, um, came up with a couple good ones, a good couple of good contributions. One is the toast sandwich and it's exactly what it sounds like.
It's like the Blues Brothers wish sandwich. Do you remember that?
Yeah. It's like the bread would be buttered and everybody calmed down, but it was just dry toast in the middle.
Being fragments of a Secret Tradition under the Veil of Divination
It was published in 1910 and is considered the source of the most popular tarot deck today, created with artist Pamela Coleman Smith, and was a major shift in the tarot's popularity.
In 1910, A.E. Waite published The Pictorial Key to the Tarot.
— Episode: How Tarot Works?
It was published in 1910 and is considered the source of the most popular tarot deck today, created with artist Pamela Coleman Smith, and was a major shift in the tarot's popularity.
In 1910, A.E. Waite published The Pictorial Key to the Tarot.
It was published in 1910 and is considered the source of the most popular tarot deck today, featuring art deco illustrations by Pamela Coleman Smith, which were widely praised.
In 1910, A.E. Waite published 'The Pictorial Key to the Tarot'.
Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell
It was suggested that the reasons for wearing perfume vary depending on age and gender, with younger men potentially using it to attract women and older men out of gratitude for a gift.
There's a lady named Rachel Hertz from Brown University. She wrote a book called The Scent of Desire, colon, Discovering our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.
— Episode: Selects: How Perfume Works
It was suggested that the reasons for wearing perfume vary depending on age and gender, with younger men potentially using it to attract women and older men out of gratitude for a gift.
There's a lady named Rachel Hertz from Brown University. She wrote a book called The Scent of Desire, colon, Discovering our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.
And she postulates that depending on how old you are and what gender you are, you have your different reasons. That young men do it to attract women. That's why I did it. Older men do it out of gratitude to the women who gave it to them.
It was suggested that the reasons for wearing perfume differ based on age and gender, with younger men using it to attract women and older men out of appreciation for a gift from a woman.
There's a lady named Rachel Hertz from Brown University. She wrote a book called The Scent of Desire, colon, Discovering our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.
And she postulates that depending on how old you are and what gender you are, you have your different reasons.
That young men do it to attract women. That's why I did it.
Older men do it out of gratitude to the women who gave it to them. Honey, you'd smell nice with this on. So sure, I'll wear a deer.
Women, depending on how old you are in the 20s, you're more affected by, or I guess inspired by your friends in the media. Beyonce.
It was mentioned that Rachel Hertz wrote a chapter in this book on the topic of perfume, which was accessible on the NIH and NCBI websites.
Rachel Hertz wrote a chapter for the book Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward, which is a gas in general, right? But she wrote chapter 17, Perfume is the title of it. And it's on the NIH website, the...
— Episode: Selects: How Perfume Works
It was mentioned that Rachel Hertz wrote a chapter in this book on the topic of perfume, which was accessible on the NIH and NCBI websites.
Rachel Hertz wrote a chapter for the book Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward, which is a gas in general, right? But she wrote chapter 17, Perfume is the title of it. And it's on the NIH website, the NCBI website. Just search for that and it'll come up.
It was mentioned that Rachel Hertz contributed a chapter titled 'Perfume' to this book, and that the entire chapter is available on the NIH and NCBI websites.
Rachel Hertz wrote a chapter for the book Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward, which is a gas in general, right?
But she wrote chapter 17, Perfume is the title of it.
And it's on the NIH website, the NCBI website. Just search for that and it'll come up.
The whole chapter is right there and it's really interesting and exhausting.
It was mentioned as a book published in 1974 that dug up about a dozen pre-20th-century references to a monster in the loch, helping to reignite public interest in the subject.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story.
— Episode: Selects: Could There Be A Loch Ness Mons...
It was mentioned as a book published in 1974 that dug up about a dozen pre-20th-century references to a monster in the loch, helping to reignite public interest in the subject.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story.
It was mentioned as a book published in 1974, containing references to the Loch Ness Monster from before the 20th century.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story.
The Definitive Record of His Life and Music
It was mentioned as a book that detailed Elvis Presley's life day by day, especially his Christmas celebrations at Graceland.
And more often than not, he was able to. That's right, and we know this because of the book Elvis: Day by Day by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnik.
— Episode: 2022 Holiday Spectacular!
It was mentioned as a book that detailed Elvis Presley's life day by day, especially his Christmas celebrations at Graceland.
And more often than not, he was able to. That's right, and we know this because of the book Elvis: Day by Day by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnik.
This book was mentioned in the context of Elvis's Christmas celebrations at Graceland, providing a detailed account of his yearly festivities from 1954 to 1976.
And more often than not, he was able to. That's right, and we know this because of the book Elvis: Day by Day by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnik.
Seven Paradoxical Tales
Another book written by Oliver Sacks was briefly mentioned as an example of his work; he had prosopagnosia, a condition the podcast discusses.
And he wrote awesome books like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. There you go. And An Anthropologist On Mars, I think was one of his too.
— Episode: How Face Blindness Works
Another book written by Oliver Sacks was briefly mentioned as an example of his work; he had prosopagnosia, a condition the podcast discusses.
And he wrote awesome books like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. There you go. And An Anthropologist On Mars, I think was one of his too.
Another book by Oliver Sacks was also mentioned, although it wasn't discussed in as much detail as 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat'.
And An Anthropologist On Mars, I think was one of his too.
A 620-page book that resulted from Delia Bacon's exhaustive examination of Shakespeare's plays, and is credited with beginning the idea of literary criticism, albeit for the purpose of exposing noble people as the real authors.
So one more thing about Delia Bacon before we wrap it up, like you said she was a good writer. And her exhaustive examination of the texts of Shakespeare's plays resulted in a 620 page book. Yeah. The...
— Episode: Did Shakespeare really write all that st...
A 620-page book that resulted from Delia Bacon's exhaustive examination of Shakespeare's plays, and is credited with beginning the idea of literary criticism, albeit for the purpose of exposing noble people as the real authors.
So one more thing about Delia Bacon before we wrap it up, like you said she was a good writer. And her exhaustive examination of the texts of Shakespeare's plays resulted in a 620 page book. Yeah. The philosophy of the plays of Shakespeare unfolded.
Implementations and Applications
It was mentioned in the context of the history of Chinese food, particularly its connection to the Jewish community in the Lower East Side of New York at the turn of the 20th century. A producer of the book, Jennifer 8 Lee, noted the shared experience of being outsiders, helping explain why Jewish people loved Chinese food.
All right, so Jennifer 8 Lee is a producer of The Search for General Tso.
— Episode: Short Stuff: Chinese Food on Christmas
It was mentioned in the context of the history of Chinese food, particularly its connection to the Jewish community in the Lower East Side of New York at the turn of the 20th century. A producer of the book, Jennifer 8 Lee, noted the shared experience of being outsiders, helping explain why Jewish people loved Chinese food.
All right, so Jennifer 8 Lee is a producer of The Search for General Tso.
Jews and Chinese were the two largest non-Christian immigrant groups at the turn of the century and so these groups were linked by living in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and they were also linked by otherness and to for Jewish people to love Chinese food she feels just says a lot about immigration history in the United States and being an outsider in the United States kind of living together, which is really kind of a nice thing.
It was mentioned that Jennifer 8 Lee, a producer of this book, discussed the history of Chinese food and the Jewish community, particularly on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the turn of the last century.
All right, so Jennifer 8 Lee is a producer of the search for general so is it it's general so right? Yeah, okay. It's general eight
Jews and Chinese were the two largest non-christian immigrant groups at the turn of the century and so these groups were linked by living in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and they were also linked by otherness and to for Jewish people to love Chinese food She feels just says a lot about immigration history in the United States and being an outsider in the United States kind of living together, which is really kind of a nice thing.
A Real-Life Peek Behind the Closed-Door Tradition
In David Boyer's book, 'Bachelor Party Confidential', a particularly cruel prank was recounted, where a groom was led to believe he had broken his leg, only to discover it was a hoax after his honeymoon.
There was one account from a journalist, David Boyer, in his book, 'Bachelor Party Confidential', where...these friends, quote-unquote, friends, got this groom so drunk that he passed...
— Episode: The Sordid History of Bachelor/Bachelore...
In David Boyer's book, 'Bachelor Party Confidential', a particularly cruel prank was recounted, where a groom was led to believe he had broken his leg, only to discover it was a hoax after his honeymoon.
There was one account from a journalist, David Boyer, in his book, 'Bachelor Party Confidential', where...these friends, quote-unquote, friends, got this groom so drunk that he passed out. And then they had his leg put in a full cast and told him that he broke it and did not tell him until after his honeymoon.
The Mystery of the Dodleston Messages
It was written by Ken Webster and documented all of the Dodleston messages and other strange occurrences that happened in the cottage, including the 16th-century messages appearing on his BBC Microcomputer.
And he went on to write a book, I think in 89 called The Vertical Plane that chronicles all this and more.
— Episode: Short Stuff: Dodleston Messages
It was written by Ken Webster and documented all of the Dodleston messages and other strange occurrences that happened in the cottage, including the 16th-century messages appearing on his BBC Microcomputer.
And he went on to write a book, I think in 89 called The Vertical Plane that chronicles all this and more.
It's called The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster. I guess it's a book review.
It was written by Ken Webster and details the Dodleston messages and other related events, though it was later considered by some to be a possible hoax.
And he went on to write a book, I think in 89 called The Vertical Plane that chronicles all this and more.
It's called The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster.
A Complete Illustrated Course of Instruction
It was a handbook that was mentioned as a resource for information about the different types of acts that were common in vaudeville performances, including shadowists and human calculators.
Dave dug up a handbook from 1914 called How to Enter Vaudeville.
— Episode: Vaudeville: Step Right Up!
It was a handbook that was mentioned as a resource for information about the different types of acts that were common in vaudeville performances, including shadowists and human calculators.
Dave dug up a handbook from 1914 called How to Enter Vaudeville.
It was a spooky story about a man named Murlock who lived alone in the woods, whose wife died, and then he was later found dead, seemingly by a panther attack.
In 1830, only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnati lay an immense and almost unbroken forest.
— Episode: The 13th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!
It was a spooky story about a man named Murlock who lived alone in the woods, whose wife died, and then he was later found dead, seemingly by a panther attack.
In 1830, only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnati lay an immense and almost unbroken forest.
The body lay near the window where the beast had left it when frightened away by the flash and report of the rifle.
And you know they seem to be in agreement that the wife was not dead and that he tied her up and then she struggled to try and free herself and like fight this panther.
She was like not my man panther and saved his life.
Good choice Chuck and good job Ambrose Bierce if you can hear us wherever you are now.
It told the story of Murlock, a man who stayed in his home after his wife died and was later found dead. A panther was suspected of killing him, but some suspect Murlock killed his wife.
I fancy there are a few persons living today who ever knew the secret of that window, but I am one, as you shall see.
He stood over the body in the fading light, adjusting the hair and putting the finishing touches to the simple toilet, and then he said, I shall have to make the coffin and dig the grave. And I shall miss her when she is no longer in sight but now, in the grave.
By the flash which lit up the room with a vivid illumination he saw an enormous panther dragging the dead woman toward the window, its teeth fixed in her throat.
And you know they seem to be in agreement that the wife was not dead and that he tied her up and then she struggled to try and free herself and like fight this panther.
She was like not my man panther and saved his life.
It was the second Halloween story read on the show, a spooky tale about a haunted house in England where people inexplicably fall asleep, and someone is later found dead.
And W.W. Jacobs was much more famous for having written The Monkey's Paw.
— Episode: The 13th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!
It was the second Halloween story read on the show, a spooky tale about a haunted house in England where people inexplicably fall asleep, and someone is later found dead.
And W.W. Jacobs was much more famous for having written The Monkey's Paw.
It ain't called The Toll House for nothing.
I'm a poor man, but I wouldn't spend the night in that house for a hundred pounds.
We must have been asleep.
And looks, you know, I think Lester there was exclaiming how like, that could have been you. That could have been any of us.
It was a story about a group of men who went to a haunted house for a dare. They ended up falling asleep one by one, with the last man fleeing the house alone and the eventual death of one of them.
It ain't called The Toll House for nothing, you know.
I'm a poor man, but I wouldn't spend the night in that house for a hundred pounds.
We must get out of this, said Meagle. Quick!
Ooh, that's a great line.
His crotch wet with urine.
The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier
It was described as one of the definitive books about the Bender family and was mentioned as having recently been published in March.
Interestingly, too, this past, I think, March, what I'm taking to be is one of the definitive books on the benders came out.
— Episode: The Tale of the Bloody Benders
It was described as one of the definitive books about the Bender family and was mentioned as having recently been published in March.
Interestingly, too, this past, I think, March, what I'm taking to be is one of the definitive books on the benders came out.
It's called Hell's Half Acre, and it is by an author named... Named a drum roll... Named Susan Jo Nussus.
But it came out in March called Hell's Half Acre, and it does look pretty awesome.
It was described as one of the definitive books on the Benders, and was released in March, prior to this podcast episode.
Interestingly, too, this past, I think, March, what I'm taking to be is one of the definitive books on the benders came out. It's called Hell's Half Acre, and it is by an author named...Named a drum roll...Named Susan Jo Nussus. That's how I'm going with her last name.
Blumen-, Frucht- und Dornenstücke oder Ehestand, Tod und Hochzeit des Armenadvokaten F. St. Siebenkäs im Reichsmarktflecken Kuhschnappel (German Edition)
It was mentioned as a book about a man who had a doppelganger, though the author seemingly mixed up the words when he was talking about a lookalike human.
He wrote a book called the Siebenkasse.
— Episode: Doppelgängers: Hey you, you're me!
It was mentioned as a book about a man who had a doppelganger, though the author seemingly mixed up the words when he was talking about a lookalike human.
He wrote a book called the Siebenkasse.
It was mentioned as a book about a man who had a doppelganger, written by Jean Paul at the end of the 18th century, but the author used doppelganger for a two-course meal in the book, which was a mistake.
And it's not some super old like like medieval word is actually coined at the end of the 18th century by an author named Jean Paul, which is an unlikely German name, if you ask me. But he wrote a book called the Siebenkasse.
It was discussed as a story where the narrator meets a boy at school with the same name, who only speaks in a whisper, portraying a doppelganger as a creepy shadowy figure.
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story called William Wilson.
— Episode: Doppelgängers: Hey you, you're me!
It was discussed as a story where the narrator meets a boy at school with the same name, who only speaks in a whisper, portraying a doppelganger as a creepy shadowy figure.
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story called William Wilson.
It was discussed as a story where the narrator meets a boy with the same name as him at school who only spoke in a whisper. It was discussed as a creepy, shadowy figure.
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story called William Wilson. Sort of like I mentioned before about, you know, evil things happening. The narrator meets a boy at school and this one had the same name.
So it seems like all through literature, it's always some sort of a creepy shadowy figure.
It was discussed as a novella where the doppelganger is a more likable version of the main character, ultimately causing the main character to break down mentally.
There's also Dostoevsky kind of a spin on it where he introduced the doppelganger to the main character in a novel called, or a novella I think, called The Double.
— Episode: Doppelgängers: Hey you, you're me!
It was discussed as a novella where the doppelganger is a more likable version of the main character, ultimately causing the main character to break down mentally.
There's also Dostoevsky kind of a spin on it where he introduced the doppelganger to the main character in a novel called, or a novella I think, called The Double.
I love this. In it, the doppelganger is like a more likable version of the main character and ends up breaking the main character mentally. I like that.
It was discussed as a novella where a more likeable version of the main character appears, eventually breaking the main character mentally. It was mentioned as a fascinating spin on the doppelganger concept.
And there's also Dostoevsky kind of a spin on it where he introduced the doppelganger to the main character in a novel called, or a novella I think, called The Double.
And I love this. In it, the doppelganger is like a more likable version of the main character and ends up breaking the main character mentally. I like that.
It was mentioned as a Steinbeck book, which was originally titled "The Pearl Diver's Daughter", but later shortened. It was discussed briefly, with a passing reference to its subject matter.
Yeah, same. Yeah, I read that Steinbeck book. What was it called? The Pearl Diver's Daughter?
— Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters
It was mentioned as a Steinbeck book, which was originally titled "The Pearl Diver's Daughter", but later shortened. It was discussed briefly, with a passing reference to its subject matter.
Yeah, same. Yeah, I read that Steinbeck book. What was it called? The Pearl Diver's Daughter?
The- That was the original title, but he just shortened it and he said, let's just call it The Pearl.
And that's what the Steinbeck novel is about.
It was mentioned as a Steinbeck book, originally titled 'The Pearl Diver's Daughter', that was discussed in the context of pearl diving and its relevance to the episode's topic.
Yeah, same. Yeah, I read that Steinbeck book. What was it called? The Pearl Diver's Daughter?
The- That was the original title, but he just shortened it and he said, let's just call it The Pearl.
I didn't know that was a Steinbeck book. I knew about Grapes of Wrath as I lay dying mainly because that metal band. Travels with Charlie.
Of Mice and Men. What's the Cannery Row one?
Cannery Row of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men, man.
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