April Fool's: Cursèd Objects - Bonus Episode

Anna and Amber bring you some bonus April foolery in the form of spooky cursed objects and haunted places. What's up with the Victorians and their creepy parlor displays? Can physics explain a haunted statue? Who asked Alexander Graham Bell about any of this? Apologies if the sound quality is different for this one, friends--Anna's laptop might've had an April Fools' curse of its own going on! Links * Spinning statue at Manchester museum (Manchester Evening News) [https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/video-curse-spinning-statue-manchester-4698583] * 10 Haunted Museums (ArtNet) [https://news.artnet.com/art-world/haunted-museums-1919361&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1617030678992000&usg=AOvVaw0ulepulp2WCU-meaS3RZWA] * Are Ghosts Haunting the British Museum? (The Economist) [https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/04/28/are-ghosts-haunting-the-british-museum] * Creepy Museum Object Challenge (Smithsonian Magazine) [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/museums-challenged-showcase-creepiest-objects-deliver-stuff-nightmares-180974713/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1617030678994000&usg=AOvVaw2tdS2fxWB9UyEW0DVgnIkp] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast: [email protected] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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