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IN THIS EPISODE: A 1930s art deco swimming pool is not the first place you think of when people mention the most haunted places in the country. So why is this 85-year-old building bursting at the seams with spirits and specters? The answer to that is not any easy one to give.\xa0 (The Haunted Smethwick Baths) *** They look strange, there\u2019s a weird otherworldliness to them, when encountered people often find the\u2019ve lost hours of time with no memory, and the beings are often known to abduct people in the middle of the night. It sounds like I\u2019m describing alien abduction \u2013 but the same, all of it, can also be said of fairie folk in European legend. Is it possible there is a connection? Could the mythical fairies of old actually be the extraterrestrials we tell stories about today? (The Extraterrestrials Want Twinkies) *** Elsie Eiler pays taxes... to herself. She grants her own liquor license to herself for the tavern she owns \u2013 which is possible when you are the mayor\u2026 and bartender\u2026 and law enforcement, and even the librarian. You see, Elsie Eiler is the sole resident of Monowi, Nebraska \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s alone. \u2028(Monowi, Nebraska \u2013 Population One) *** They don\u2019t try for a perfect likeness. They have to suppress their creativity. They even find help from birds nests. We\u2019ll look at some of the trade secrets used by forensic artists. (The Secret Formula of Forensic Artists)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)\u2026
00:00:000.000 = Disclaimer and \u201cMonowi, Nebraska\u201d teaser
00:01:58.245 = Show Open
00:04:26.637 = Monowi, Nebraska \u2013 Population One\u201d
00:15:37.704 = The Haunted Smethwick Baths\u201d
00:21:03.489 = The Extraterrestrials Want Twinkies
00:33:57.077 = The Secret Formula of Forensic Artists
00:43:26.078 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cMonowi, Nebraska \u2013 Population One\u201d by Ripley\u2019s Believe it or Not: https://tinyurl.com/tzd3dqo, Laura Moss for MNN: (link no longer available); Karen I. Chen for Travel & Leisure: https://tinyurl.com/sksb2rq; Maria Carter for Country Living: https://tinyurl.com/tlfbahn
\u201cThe Haunted Smethwick Baths\u201d by Andy Moore for Mysterious Britain and Ireland: https://tinyurl.com/snv5dpy
\u201cThe Extraterrestrials Want Twinkies\u201d by Julian Whitefish for The New Folklore: (link no longer available)
\u201cThe Secret Formula of Forensic Artists\u201d by Jake Rossen for Mental Floss: https://tinyurl.com/tq8vfe3
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: September 29, 2023


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