{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6795fa90c27e8803f604e830/6953751cd0c0aeaf12b1e97e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Inspiration Behind Stranger Things, aka the Montauk Project","description":"<p>strap in y'all because today we have a wild one for you. if you're a fan of stranger things, you may know that the duffer brothers have cited \"the montauk project\" as inspiration a few times and that the original pilot title was even Montauk - but what is the montauk project?? join us for an exploration of a conspiracy theory embroiled with psychic phenomena, time travel, interdimensional portals, and more that allegedly took place irl in our very own new york.</p><p><br></p><p>theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !</p><p><br></p><p>find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank</p><p><br></p><p>bibliography:</p><p>https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-the-legend-of-gryla</p><p>https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla</p><p>https://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-lads</p><p>https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-lads</p><p>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/</p><p>https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/</p><p>https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cat</p><p>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-iceland</p><p>https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/yule-cat-iceland-christmas-jolakotturinn/</p><p>https://www.fabledcollective.com/gryla-husband/</p><p>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/</p><p>https://fairytales.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/christmas-fairy-tale-of-iceland-the-yule-lads/</p><p>wikipedia</p><p><br></p><p>charities to check out:</p><p>The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/</p><p>For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home</p><p>RAINN https://rainn.org/</p><p>Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/</p><p>Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/</p><p><br></p><p>social media:</p><p>instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird</p><p>tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird</p><p>twitter x.com/wabwpod</p><p>email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>love you!</p>","author_name":"Hannah Haley"}