Spark My Interest

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by their husbands Jeff, David, and Nathan to talk about Potemkin's villages, the most-kissed lips in history, and corporate team build gone wrong... and the worst Valentine's Day gifts. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://tinybeans.com/worst-valentines-day-gifts/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great/Influence-of-Grigory-Potemkin https://www.sciencealert.com/how-dead-girl-paris-ended-up-most-kissed-lips-in-history-l-inconnue-de-la-seine-resusci-anne-cpr-annie-death-mask https://www.salon.com/2000/03/01/hijack/

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about mascot mishaps, the forest man of India, and a timber wolf whisperer... and intestines... and caulk. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/portland-pickles-dillon-suggestive-photo_n_61e05e1fe4b04e9d84e22e7f https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1063007-top-10-moments-in-sports-mascot-failure https://www.quora.com/Who-do-you-think-should-be-more-well-known-more-famous-than-they-are-What-did-they-do https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadav_Payeng#:~:text=Jadav%20%22Molai%22%20Payeng%20(born,it%20into%20a%20forest%20reserve. https://www.rd.com/article/hiker-saved-alaskan-timber-wolf/

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the pinkest pink, the curse of Dudleytown, and a rat hero... and Victorian slang. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://bestlifeonline.com/vintage-slang-words/ https://www.dezeen.com/2016/12/30/anish-kapoor-uses-stuart-semple-worlds-pinkest-pink-despite-ban/ https://www.ancientpages.com/2020/05/27/cursed-dudleytown-what-really-happened-in-americas-village-of-the-damned-in-connecticut/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudleytown,_Connecticut https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072153873/magawa-hero-rat-dies-bomb-sniffing

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the longest fall survivor, someone spared by hitmen, and the elephant bird... and what you call people from certain US states. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAT_Flight_367 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38427411 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35496480 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_bird https://youtu.be/Tk1px0VYkts https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59748281#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20announced%20the%20discovery,least%2066%20million%20years%20old.

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about salmon sperm plastic, Juan Romero's moments with Robert Kennedy, and the unsettling story of La Pascualita... and the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eco-friendly-material-made-from-salmon-sperm-may-curb-plastic-waste-180979164 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan https://www.npr.org/2018/10/04/654282422/juan-romero-busboy-who-cradled-dying-rfk-dies-at-68 https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-pascualita

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Alicia Kenworthy of Uncut.fm and Cut Loose podcast to talk about a family's river savior, a message-in-a-bottle hunter, a bird in the boot, and the night witches... and a "fun" fact about headphones. Here is the link to Uncut.fm's December 2021 beta app with Spark My Interest: https://app.uncut.fm/episode/241 Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wearing-headphones-just-hour-increase-bacteria-your-ear-kalyani https://scoop.upworthy.com/80-year-old-hero-saves-drowning-child-turns-out-he-saved-his-dad-30-years-ago-too https://www.newsweek.com/man-pulls-drowning-boy-river-30-years-after-saving-youngsters-father-1067814 https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/1/10/14220962/how-to-find-message-in-bottle https://www.history.com/news/meet-the-night-witches-the-daring-female-pilots-who-bombed-nazis-by-night

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a man who never gave up on his education, an extreme overwaterer, and a surfboard that inspired a fundraiser... and the man with the most world records. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.onlinecollegeplan.com/oldest-recorded-college-graduates/ https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2019/06/11/california-farmworker-oaxaca-mexico-earned-bachelors-at-58-honored-monterey-county/1420654001/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/12/Finally-court-limits-lawn-sprinkling/2247455860800/ https://www.rd.com/article/surf-board-travels-hawaii-to-philippines/ https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/reunited/122410 https://www.gofundme.com/f/surfing-from-waimea-to-the-philippines?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Edgar Allan Poe's premonition, the new kilogram, and a clock that caused a near riot... and a trend to watch in 2022. Happy New Year! Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.cfr.org/article/visualizing-2022-trends-watch https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30093/edgar-allan-poes-eerie-richard-parker-coincidence https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/top-ten-scientific-discoveries-decade-180973873/ https://youtu.be/ewQkE8t0xgQ https://www.westcloxmuseum.com/post/2016/11/05/-the-clock-that-caused-a-near-riot

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Discordianism, a bank robber who got away, and a crazy plum pudding coincidence... and why the months don't make sense. This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com NEW MERCH is available at https://sparkmyinterestpodcast.threadless.com/ Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.learnreligions.com/discordianism-95677 https://www.vice.com/en/article/qbn483/the-discordian-revival-chaos-festival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055659885/cleveland-ohio-bank-robber-identified-marshals-service https://www.npr.org/2016/09/27/495532494/magic-or-math-the-appeal-of-coincidences-and-the-reality

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined again by Jessica Ryan (IG @jessicaryannyla) of broadwayunlocked.com and the new #TechTheater podcast to talk about eerie Wired predictions, the Russian Popeye, the man who ate from the same menu for 7 years, and Norton I., Emperor of the United States... and the shortest running show in London. This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20-amazing-theatre-facts_34626.html https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/qzrdl8/in_1997_wired_magazine_published_a_10_things_that/  https://nypost.com/2021/09/20/russian-popeye-may-die-if-petroleum-jelly-stays-in-arms/ https://news.yahoo.com/33-old-california-man-says-145448113.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a war over a pig, a fake website that attracts real crime, and the watcher house... and singing sand. This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://youtu.be/9C_GBWSzwzg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pig-war-british-american-border-dispute-san-juan-island https://www.nps.gov/places/lyman-cutlar-homestead.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendy-lynn-wein https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-watcher-house

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Buffalo Bill, a novel learn-to-play-piano app, and the mysterious Dogman... and the longest wedding veil. This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://time.com/6114737/buffalo-bill-cody-wild-west-myth/ https://verypiano.com/2017/07/24/interview-flowkey-ceo-jonas-gosling/ https://www.michiganradio.org/offbeat/2019-10-30/whos-a-good-boy-not-the-michigan-dogman

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Srinivas Rao of The Unmistakable Creative Podcast (unmistakablecreative.com) to talk about a couple handcuffed for love, a female crime syndicate, Taster's (bad) Choice, and Srini's Tijuana car chase... and some Thanksgiving stuff. Srini also recounts his experience on the reality dating show Indian Matchmaking. This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://news.yahoo.com/being-handcuffed-together-123-days-215717541.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants https://ingrace.us/december-4th-from-riches-to-rags-in-4-years/

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by actor-writer-director Lucie Guest (IG @lucieguest) to talk about forensic hypnosis, a gift that keeps on giving, arachnophobic spiders, and when Harry met Lucie... and some fun brain facts. This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/04/false-witness-us-using-hypnosis-convict-criminals https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/27/texas-court-stays-execution-in-dallas-murder/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_hypnosis https://www.facebook.com/cdf999299/ https://www.readersdigest.ca/health/relationships/hilarious-family-stories/ https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049797067/sorry-arachnophobes-you-have-more-in-common-with-spiders-than-you-thought

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a third thumb technology, missing giants, and some crazy love... and some kooky comic strip vocabulary. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://youtu.be/kaFiwC1xh2Y https://youtu.be/i1TkiN309_4 https://www.insider.com/third-thumb-prosthetic-2018-3 https://archaeology-world.com/the-mystery-behind-the-18-giant-skeletons-found-in-the-usa/ https://www.cultofweird.com/death/giant-skeletons-in-wisconsin/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/smithsonian-giant-skeletons/ https://www.rd.com/list/most-bizarre-true-stories-that-became-documentaries/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/nyregion/burt-pugach-dead.html