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Episode 423: The Jackalope Hour #423 - Some Season (2024) 57:41

12h ago57:41

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The Jackalope Hour #423 12-28-2024 - Some Season (2024) It’s time to end some season of 2024 with music by Bobby “Blue” Bland, Daedelus, Billie Holiday, The Ventures, and more! Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (Live at BBC in Concert) Bobby “Blue” Bland - Twistin' Up The Road Chuck Berry - Little Marie Barwick & Siegfried…

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#108: Your Eyebrows Will Grow Back [Richard Timewell's Space Ranger] presented by #42 16:20

6d ago16:20

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Everybody always asks, "If this is the future, where's my jetpack?" but only Richard Timewell was bold enough to do something about it. And by "do something" I mean "sell jetpacks through the mail." https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/your-eyebrows-will-grow-back/ Presented by #42 (Alex Baumans): Pathologically interested in anything unusual and obs…

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#107: Deeply Impressed [Helen Duncan goes on trial] 42:24

27d ago42:24

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Helen Duncan was the last person persecuted in Britain for being a witch. Except she wasn't the last, she wasn't a witch, and she wasn't exactly persecuted either... https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/deeply-impressed/ Key sources for this episode include C.E. Bechhofer Roberts' The Trial of Mrs. Duncan; Gena Brealey and Kay Hunter's The Two Worlds…

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#106: Cloud Dongs [George Gray Barnard's Pennsylvania State Capitol sculpture groups] 33:49

2M ago33:49

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George Gray Barnard's sculptures have been installed in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol since 1911... but the story of their creation is a long and tortured one, featuring the strangest act of self-censorship you'll ever see. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/cloud-dongs/ Key sources for this episode include Dan Williams' "George Grey Barn…

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#105: Wild Frantics [the Sanctified Band of Chincoteague Island] 36:25

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The Sanctified Band was driven from their homes on Chincoteague Island, forced to live in floating arks, and persecuted up and down the Eastern Seaboard... and all they really wanted was freedom to worship as they pleased. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/wild-frantics/ Key sources for this episode include Harry J. Collins, Jr. and Floyd L. Hagan…

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#104: Rapscallions! Part 3 "Surprised and Excited" [the St. Albans Raid and more] Take 2 50:55

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This week we wrap up our look into Confederate skulduggery with a grab bag of smaller plots: Staging fake peace conferences at Niagara Falls! Robbing banks in Vermont! Burning New York! Kidnapping the vice president! https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/surprised-and-excited/ (This episode is the third and final part of Rapscallions!, a series about …

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#103: Rapscallions! Part 2: "Resist at Your Peril" [the Philo Parsons Incident] 42:24

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The only thing standing between John Yates Beall and the Confederate prisoners-of-war on Johnson's Island was the USS Michigan... Well, that and a terrible con man and the cowardice of his own men. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/resist-at-your-peril/ (This episode is part two of Rapscallions!, a three-part series about Confederate cloak-and-dag…

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#102: Rapscallions! Part 1: "Patience is Sour" [Thomas Henry Hines and the Great Northwestern Conspiracy] 52:47

4M ago52:47

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Thomas Henry Hines had a cunning plan to free Confederate prisoners-of-war and break the Northwest off of the Union. All he needed were sixty good men, fifty footsoldiers, and friends on the inside. Too bad none of those groups existed. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/patience-is-sour/ (This episode is part one of Rapscallions!, a three-part ser…

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#101: Universally Detested [Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury -- the worst governor in New York history] 45:18

4M ago45:18

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Legend says Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury (1661-1723) was New York's worst governor: a nepo baby failson; a bully and bigot; a corrupt spendthrift; a sex pest with an ear fetish. Was he really all that awful? And was he actually a transvestite? https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/universally-detested/ Key sources for this episode include Patricia Bonom…

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AEOTJ Series 14 coming August 19! 0:40

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The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope is a secret society devoted to sharing strange stories and amazing facts. No topic is off limits -- Hidden history! Hollywood! Hoaxes, frauds, and scams! Weird science, cults, and clones! If it's interesting or entertaining, we'll do an episode about it. This series join us for episodes about Civil Wa…

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Errata #4 13:15

6M ago13:15

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This errata contains corrections, clarifications, and discussion of the following episodes: The Hot House Bound in Mystery and Shadow Exceeding Great The Spirit of Capitalism Made Flesh Suffer Little Children Scarlet Billows A Warning To Future Man 520% Unto Us A Child Is Born Errata #3 Fruitcake Subculture Conspiracy Revisited The Realest Housewif…

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Nothing But A Number 14:04

7M ago14:04

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For our milestone episode #100 we contemplate one of the most confounding conundrums of our age... How old is Charo, really? 00:00 Intro 00:32 Banter 02:00 Nothing But A Number 02:32 God I Feel Old 05:09 All That Matters is How Young Your Feel 07:44 I Don't Actually Care 10:28 Sources 10:48 Special Thanks 12:56 Outro Key sources for this episode in…

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Jackass Forever [Joe Magarac: folklore or fakelore?] 22:21

8M ago22:21

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In the early Twentieth Century, Joe Magarac was the American steel industry's answer to Paul Bunyan. And then it was discovered he might not be an authentic folk tale, but a relatively recent invention... https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/jackass-forever/ Key sources for this episode include Owen Francis's "The Saga of Joe Magarac: Steelman"; Jenn…

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Vote for Pedro [Wyoming's own midget mummy] 25:37

9M ago25:37

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"Wyoming's own midget mummy" was found in the San Pedro Mountains in 1932 and mystified thousands before disappearing in 1950. but what was he? A little person, a baby, a fake? And where the heck did he get off to? https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/vote-for-pedro/ Key sources for this episode include Aaron Mahnke's The World of Lore: Monstrous Cre…

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Fuller Houses [R. Buckminster Fuller's various Dymaxion Houses] 45:56

9M ago45:56

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R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House was a marvel of modern technology that promised to create freedom by liberating the mind and curing all of society's problems... so why aren't you living in one right now? https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/fuller-houses/ Key sources for this episode include Jonathon Keats' You Belong to the Universe: Buckmins…

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Steampunk Google and the World City [Paul Otlet and the Mundaneum] by Alex Baumans 45:15

10M ago45:15

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Paul Otlet had a vision of an system that could search all the information ever created, from anywhere in the world, at the touch of a button... Too bad the most advanced technologies at his disposal were index cards. Transcript, links, and more at: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/steampunk-google-and-the-world-city/ Key sources for this episode…

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The First Battle of the American Revolution [the Battle of Point Pleasant] 21:36

11M ago21:36

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Everyone knows the first battles of the American Revolution were Lexington and Concord... unless, that is, you live in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/the-first-battle-of-the-american-revolution/ Key sources for this episode include Randolf C. Downes's "Dunmore's War: An Interpretation"; J.T. McAllister's "The Batt…

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Neither Here Nor There [Melungeons] 26:53

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In which a mysterious lost people living in the mountains of Tennessee turn out to not be so mysterious after all... and maybe not even all that lost, if the Internet can be believed. Transcript, sources, and more: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/neither-here-nor-there/ Key sources for this episode include Anita Puckett's "The Melungeon Identity…

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Dangerous Excitement [the Caroline Affair, the Patriot War, and the McLeod Incident] 1:02:06

12M ago1:02:06

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In 1837 Canadians tried and failed to overthrow the British government. The revolution seemed over... and then the Redcoats seized an American ship, set it on fire, and sent it over Niagara Falls, prolonging the conflict for years. Transcript, sources and more available at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/dangerous-excitement/ Key sources for thi…

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"Christmas Day" by Julia Ann Moore [read by Eric Leslie] 2:10

1y ago2:10

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Enjoy this special treat: "Christmas Day" by Julia Ann Moore, the Sweet Singer of Michigan, read by the incomparable Eric Leslie. Happy holidays!Eric Leslie

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Armor Class 4 [banded mail] 18:06

1y ago18:06

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An instructive little tale where Victorian scholars look back at five centuries of arms and armor and just start making stuff up, because they're just ever-so-clever. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/armor-class-4/ Key sources for this episode include Charles Henry Ashdown's "Armour & Weapons in the Middle Ages"; Charles John Ffoulkes's "The Armo…

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The Realest Housewife of Beverly Hills [Countess Dorothy di Frasso] 1:12:29

1y ago1:12:29

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Countess Dorothy di Frasso was the most famous hostess in the world, who threw parties for kings and queens, dukes and barons; actors, athletes and aviators; Nazis, Fasists, and mobsters. This is the story of her amazing life. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/the-realest-housewife-of-beverly-hills/ Key sources for this episode include Graham Wall…

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Fruitcake Subculture Conspiracy Revisited [fruitcake] presented by #7 (Dorothy White) 15:03

1y ago15:03

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Listen up, fruitcake... or, rather, listen up -- fruitcake! This week #7 (Dorothy White) drops by to tell you everything you never wanted to know about Christmas's most maligned tradition. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/fruitcake-subculture-conspiracy-revisited/ The only key source for this episode is #7's own Texas Cooking article “Fruitcake S…

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Seven Years in Hell [the murder of Susan Mummey, the Witch of Ringtown Valley] 23:04

1y ago23:04

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For seven years he lived in hell, tormented nightly by a demon cat and the grim spectre of death. Finally, an angel told him what he had to do to end it all: kill the Witch of Ringtown Valley. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/seven-years-in-hell/ Key sources for this episode include Arthur Lewis's Hex and contemporary newspaper reports. Part of t…

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The Fakiest Fake in England [Borley Rectory] 48:54

1+ y ago48:54

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The story of Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England... Just remember that the most haunted and least haunted house are the exact same amount of haunted. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/the-fakiest-fake-in-england/ Key sources for this episode include Harry Price's The Most Haunted House in England and The End of Borley Rectory; Eric J…

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A Good Thing to Die By [medium Mary Ann Scannell Pepper Vanderbilt] 44:24

1+ y ago44:24

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This one has it all: the afterlife, encyclopedia salesmen, evil stepmothers, Kickapoo princesses, New Yorkers with more money than sense, the Empress Alexandra, bigamy and fraud, ghost farts and spirit chickens. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/a-good-thing-to-die-by/ Key sources for this episode include Mary E. Cadwallader's "Mary S. Vanderbilt:…

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What Joy to the Troubled Heart! [spirit photographer William H. Mumler] 41:14

1+ y ago41:14

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In 1862, William H. Mumler took the first known photograph of a ghost. Maybe. What unfolded over the next two decades was a story of fraud and self-deception... that even spilled over into the criminal courts of New York City. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/what-joy-to-the-troubled-heart/ Key sources for t…

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Pickle Me This [pickles] 15:00

1+ y ago15:00

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This week #7 drops by to tell us everything we need to know about pickles... and then throw a "pickle party" for her niece featuring all sorts of unconventional pickles. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/pickle-me-this/ Key sources for this episode include Harold McGee’s On Food and Cooking, Prosper Montagne’…

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I Started a Joke [Julia Ann Moore, the Sweet Singer of Michigan] 45:50

1+ y ago45:50

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In 1876 poet Julia Ann Moore was beloved by the people of Grand Rapids, precisely because her poems were so bad. Eventually she went national... and cruel audiences stopped laughing at her poems, and started laughing at her. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/i-started-a-joke/ Key sources for this episode incl…

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Nuns on the Run, Part 3 ["Miss Bunkley's Book"] 27:39

1+ y ago27:39

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Josephine Bunkley wanted to raise awareness of problems within the convent system... but her "allies" just wanted to use her story to swing 1855 state elections to a party of reactionary xenophobes. Transcript, sources, links and more at: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/miss-bunkleys-book/ Key sources for this episode include Catherine Yacovazzi…

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Nuns on the Run, Part 2 ["The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk"] 55:14

1+ y ago55:14

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In 1835 Maria Monk claimed that Montreal's Hôtel-Dieu convent was a vice den where the nuns were whores and the priests were baby murderers. She was making it all up... but Americans desperately wanted to believe her. Transcript, sources, links and more at: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/the-awful-disclosures-of-maria-monk/ Key sources for this…

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Nuns on the Run, Part 1 [Rebecca Reed's "Six Months in a Convent"] 33:37

1+ y ago33:37

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In August 1834 Boston teamsters burned down a convent a convent full of nuns, thanks to religious prejudice and the suspicious testimony of Rebecca Reed, a lazy teenager with a grudge against the Mother Superior. Transcript, sources, links and more at: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/six-months-in-a-convent/ Key sources for this episode include …

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Space is the Place [the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors] 1:05:25

1+ y ago1:05:25

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The strange transformation of a Qu'ran study group into a UFO doomsday cult whose members believed they were psychic ancient alien Egyptian astronaut mound builders. With a quick break in the middle for their founder to catch disco fever. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/space-is-the-place/ Key sources for this episode include Susan J. Palmer's N…

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How to be better in lovemaking ? Be a better lover (Part2) 17:33

1+ y ago17:33

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Are you looking for ways to be a better lover? Making love is an important part of any relationship, but if it lacks meaning and connection, it can become just another superficial physical act. This podcast is all about exploring the importance of adding meaning to your lovemaking in order to make it more enjoyable and strengthen your bond with you…

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A Month of Billys [was Billy Sunday a good baseball player?] 27:58

1+ y ago27:58

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In the early Twentieth Century Billy Sunday was America's foremost evangelist, whose admirers included young men, ex-presidents, and titans of industry. Today we're asking the hard questions about Billy -- like, was he any good at baseball? Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/a-month-of-billys/ Key sources for …

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Redefining Masculinity: A New Era of Strength and Empathy 16:25

1+ y ago16:25

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Let's rethink what it means to be a man. Join us as we explore the nuances and complexities of masculinity through conversations with diverse voices on Redefining Masculinity: A New Era of Strength and Empathy. Together, we'll break down outdated stereotypes, dive into issues of identity, discuss mental health struggles, and discover how redefining…

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PMS Supporting your girlfriend or wife during her sensitive days 27:35

2y ago27:35

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The postmenstrual syndrome is not always an easy period to be experiencing. Many men struggle to give support to their girls or wives. Therefore inviting a new perspective on the situation can give a better view of how we can manage on a healthier way this sensitive period for the relationship and for her. In this podcast, I will be sharing my own …

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What is it to be a man and how can men improve their masculinity 22:13

2y ago22:13

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This podcast will dive deep into the complexities of being a man today. Listen in as I share how society influences our definition of manhood and how men can continue to evolve. Let's bring the conversation out into the open and work together to create a more empowered, equitable, and accepting world. Join us on our journey as we redefine what it m…

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Make Insurance Double Sure [the Blue-Eyed Six] 32:57

2y ago32:57

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Joseph Raber was "too lazy to live and too lazy to work" -- the perfect victim for conspirators who insured him to the gills and murdered him. Join us this week for 1879's Crime of the Century, the incredible tale of "the Blue-Eyed Six!" https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/make-insurance-double-sure/ Key sources for this episode include Gary Ludwig'…

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Be Aware of the New Label Toxic Masculinity vs Unhealthy Masculinity 12:26

2y ago12:26

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At Lions vs Jackals we love to speak about healthy and unhealthy masculinity, and for this reason, we have brought you a share of thoughts around the subject that is nowadays so popular toxic masculinity. During this episode, I will be sharing my view on the topic with some advice on how to step into your healthy masculinity instead of falling into…

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What can I do when I feel sad? Understanding sadness 10:21

2y ago10:21

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Running away from a state of sadness has become the new norm. Motivational coaches are pushing it away by covering sadness, however in the long run this will not work as sadness will hit back, and stronger. Understanding how sadness functions can help us be at peace with the feeling, and allowing it to be. In this episode, I will explain what the r…

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You are the one and only woman of my life 11:32

2y ago11:32

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How often have we used and believed in this powerful and beautiful statement? However, often strong and powerful statements can have an underlying message that might not be that positive for us. During this episode, I will be challenging this statement and sharing an improved version to let go of the fear of losing someone and life in the abundance…

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Crepuscule in Blood and Guts [James McNeill Whistler, mercenary] 37:40

2y ago37:40

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This one has it all: sibling rivalry, country club politics, adultery, duels, the Civil War, Spanish colonial policy, three giant piles of bird poop, all connected by the greatest American painter of the 19th Century: James McNeill Whistler. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/crepuscule-in-blood-and-guts/ Key …

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What to do when you do not feel each other anymore 19:28

2y ago19:28

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Communication can be very challenging, especially when we are not talking from the same position. Some of us tend to go more into our heads while others get drawn into their feelings, and as a result, communication is not possible anymore, unless we bring consciousness and try to meet each other at a middle point. In this episode, I am sharing with…

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How to find the spark of love - Listen to a personal story before making your decision 24:18

2y ago24:18

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If you are about to give up on your relationship, listen to this podcast before you decide to break up! When we are hurt, we jump into our heads or start creating new stories, that start changing the way we perceive someone. Once we believe that the newly built perception is the reality, then the chance we give up is getting higher. Many among us g…

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How important is the expression of feelings in any relationships 27:22

2y ago27:22

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Too often we forget the importance of expressing our feelings and emotions. We tend to enter into an automatic mental response that shuts us off from feeling anything. We are going into a conversation about our pains, without feeling into what we are really feeling, and at a later stage we surprise ourselves with outcomes that we did not desire at …

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Gone Guy [Benjamin Bathurst] 28:38

2y ago28:38

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In 1809, at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, British diplomat Benjamin Bathurst vanished into thin air. He was never seen again, and we're still debating what happened to him some 213 years later. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/gone-guy/ Key sources for this episode include Sabine Baring-Gould's Historic…

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Listen to this before you make your first step into tantra 36:39

2y ago36:39

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More and more people are showing interest in tantra. The realization that tantra represents an inner revolution for human empowerment is more clear than ever. With this, it is still our responsibility to know how to move and relate to this path where intimacy, connections, and sexuality are expressed and enhanced. I am sharing a list of tips in thi…

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How to be a better listener ? Your girlfriend or wife will appreciate it ! 11:45

2y ago11:45

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Too often communication goes wrong because we are not listening. For some reason, we have this tendency to believe we are listening, and we enter into an argument trying to convince our partner that we are indeed listening to what she is sharing. However, she does not feel listened to and it does not seem to change. Today I am sharing with you the …

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Seduction, Do not try to be this type of seducer ! 12:13

2y ago12:13

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We all have met that natural seducer or this amazing magnetizer that once he or she enters the room everyone can perceive his or her presence. However, when does it becomes too much? Usually, we attribute the skill of seducing to something really positive and there is this adoration concept to someone like that. But what if today I challenge this c…

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