“MODERN MONSTERS, TYPHOID MARY, PERPLEXING PREGNANCIES” and more! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness

IN THIS EPISODE: On September 18, 1973, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (later to become President Carter) filed a report with the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena claiming he’d seen a UFO. (The Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting) *** While most pregnancies go off without a hitch, once in a while there are abnormalities – and sometimes those abnormalities aren’t with the delivery, but with the pregnancy itself. We’ll look at some bizarre real stories of pregnancies that gave almost everyone involved a shock! (Perplexing Pregnancies) *** Stories of monsters have been told for thousands of years – but there are a few cryptids that we had no idea about until relatively recently. We’ll look at a few monsters that we didn’t know about until just a few years ago! (Modern Monsters) *** You know what they say about a woman scorned. We’ll look at the most murderous wives in history – maybe it’ll give some of the men listening an idea of what to avoid in a relationship! (Murderous Wives) *** Most people have at least a passing knowledge of who Typhoid Mary was, and how she spread typhoid to others while being asymptomatic herself – but the full story is a lot sadder than you’ve been told. (The Sad True Story of Typhoid Mary) *** And more!

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:15.636 = Theater Five, “Hit And Run” (August 03, 1964)
00:25:07.549 = Weird Darkness, “Modern Monsters”
00:32:33.898 = 2000 Plus, “When Machines Went Mad” (April 26, 1950)
00:55:09.469 = Weird Darkness, “The Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting” and “Perplexing Pregnancies, Part 1”
01:05:04.743 = The Unexpected, “Birthday Present” (Air Date Unknown)
01:21:06.484 = Weird Darkness, “Perplexing Pregnancies, Part 2”
01:34:05.766 = Dark Venture, “Ten Dollar Bill” (August 14, 1945)
02:05:02.737 = Weird Darkness, “The Cockatrice Legend”
02:08:37.658 = The Weird Circle, “Fall of the House of Usher” (1943)
02:36:41.435 = Weird Darkness, “The Sad True Story of Typhoid Mary”
02:48:26.065 = The Whistler, “Shrunken Head” (June 13, 1942)
03:19:02.010 = Weird Darkness, “The History of North Brother Island”
03:25:38.150 = Strange Wills, “Audition And Sales Presentation” (January 15, 1946)
03:57:25.117 = Weird Darkness, “Murderous Wives”
04:10:55.640 = Witch’s Tale, “Spirits of the Lake” (January 02, 1933)
04:43:04.908 = Weird Darkness, “Ghostly Buckshot”
04:46:27.925 = X-Minus One, “And The Moon Be Still As Bright” (April 22, 1955)
05:11:51.036 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting” by Bernadette Giacomazzo: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yxausu49
“Perplexing Pregnancies” by Jonathan H. Kantor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3w8sp6ca
“Modern Monsters” by Nick Redfern: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y7kkx9p2
“Ghostly Buckshot” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/er52rab6
“The Cockatrice Legend” by Jocelyne LeBlanc: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4acnbzuj
“The Sad True Story of Typhoid Mary” by Colleen Conroy: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/za5n6ndb
“The History of North Brother Island” by Bailey Benningfield: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5fmhft6f
“Murderous Wives” by Athena Rhodes: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/385dvjz3
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
= = = = =
(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =
Originally aired: June 15, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240615