File 0007-0008: The Teal Emu of Alcatraz
12/03/2020
Pt 1: December 4th 2020 / Pt 2: December 11th 2020
In this two part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue:
- The Great Emu War: In 1932 the Western Australian Minister of Defense, George Pearce declared war. The opposing army was 20,000 strong, but they had better fire power and opposable thumbs! They were woefully unprepared
- The Birdman of Alcatraz: How does an Alaskan pimp with a taste of murder and violence become one of the leading canary researcher of his time from a cell on the Rock?
- Teal Swan: The successful internet guru and spiritualist has made a name for herself over the last couple years, drawing in thousands to her 'tribe' and cashing in on their pain and suffering. Spiritual Leader or Cult Mastermind?
Sources
Sources below are a sample, for the full list visit the HEX file on the topic
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4509731
- https://books.google.ca/books?id=W_9jMwwC4foC&pg=PT267&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=emu&f=false
- https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/1540-9295-11.6.336
- https://www.britannica.com/animal/casuariiform
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55872191
- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/emu-war
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/describing-someone-birdbrained-misguided-unless-youre-talking-about-emus-180958981/
- https://qz.com/707508/scientists-looked-inside-bird-brains-and-found-theyre-far-more-sophisticated-than-yours/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teal_Swan
- https://tealswan.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KIUp4PNCyIwCPTq1hYzWQ
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50478821
- https://www.facebook.com/tealswanofficial/
- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/08/205915/the-gateway-teal-swan-youtube-cult-jennings-brown