Alicia talks about the origins of Groundhog Day, going all the way back to Imbolc, then Candlemas, then finally to Pennsylvania Dutch culture. We also have a lot of fun talking about the lore surrounding Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous weather-predicting groundhog. Tyler explains iron lungs and answers some questions that have kept him up at night, like how do people scratch an itch or prevent bed sores when in an iron lung? We also talk about Paul Alexandar, a man who achieved amazing things while in an iron lung.
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Sources:
Groundhog Day
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/02/groundhog-day-ancient-origins-of-a-modern-celebration/
https://wtop.com/dc/2019/02/potomac-phil-defies-punxsutawney-with-prediction-of-his-own/
https://archive.org/details/yearinireland00kevi/page/14/mode/1up
https://web.archive.org/web/20141129095147/http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/groundhog-day-forecasts-and-climate-history
Iron Lungs/Paul Alexander
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/paul-alexander-iron-lung-dead.html
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/iron-lung
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