{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66edc850d4cef78b2b5cd010/69f131a5526757e10b752d63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"69 - Ladies Who Are Spider Monkeys","description":"<p>In this week’s episode, Sammy unearths the history behind lore’s most notorious creatures: Vampires. As the Vampire is sipped, the ladies read listener comments, confuse Hank Green for gangrene, and have controversial takes on Sweeney Todd. So grab your favorite merlot and burn your welcome mat, Ladies Who Are Spider Monkeys will have you screaming all day long.</p><p><br></p><p>TW:</p><p>Gore, murder, death, sexual abuse</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p><br></p><p>“Long before Dracula, an ancient Mesopotamian civilisation raised the world's oldest vampires” by Editors on <a href=\"http://historyextra.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HistoryExtra.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Vampires and rabies: What's the link?” by Tim Newman on Medical News Today</p><p><br></p><p>”The real-life diseases that spread the vampire myth” by Stephen Dowling on BBc</p><p><br></p><p>“How vampire lore emerged from shadowy medical mysteries” by Bella Isaacs-Thomas on PBS</p><p><br></p><p>“Vampires in Greece: From Ancient Greek Creatures to the Vrykolakas” by Annna Wichmann on Greek Reporter</p><p><br></p><p>“Vampiric Creatures of Ancient Myth and Legend” by Anonymous at <a href=\"http://classicallyeducated.wordpress.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Classicallyeducated.wordpress.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths” by Crystal Ponti on <a href=\"http://history.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly” by Nathan Chandler on History.Howstuffworks.com</p><p><br></p><p>“Decomposing Bodies in the 1720s Gave Birth to the First Vampire Panic” by Karina Wilson on <a href=\"http://smithsonianmagazine.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SmithsonianMagazine.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Vampire” by Staff on <a href=\"http://britannica.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Britannica.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Bram Stoker Claimed That Parts of Dracula Were Real. Here's What We Know About the Story Behind the Novel” by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker on <a href=\"http://time.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Time.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Vampire History” by Editors on <a href=\"http://history.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“How ‘Nosferatu’ Reinvented the Vampire” by Becky Little on <a href=\"http://history.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Jure Grando: The world’s first recorded vampire” by Will Howard on <a href=\"http://dangerousminds.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dangerousminds.net</a></p><p><br></p><p>“The Top 10 Real-Life “Vampires” from History” by staff at US Ghost Adventures</p><p><br></p><p>“Vampires &amp; Arithmomania” by Anonymous on oddathenaeum.com</p><p><br></p><p>“Vampires are real: David Ono journeys to Serbia to find real story” by David Ono on <a href=\"http://abc7.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">abc7.com</a></p>","author_name":"Ladies Who Lore"}