Hysteria 51

Hysteria 51 is your offbeat weekly podcast destination for all things weird and wonderful! We navigate the cosmic highways of UFOs, the alien-infested landscapes, and the enigmatic frontiers of the paranormal. With your hosts, Brent Hand and David Flora, alongside our cantankerous tin man, Conspiracy Bot (with a not-so-subtle desire to rule the world, doubling as our chief inquisitor into the unknown), we delve into unique mysteries, the inexplicable, and the downright unusual. Each week, we explore a fresh topic, making one thing crystal clear... the truth is out there, but you won’t find it here.

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episode 299: The Fugate Family: The Blue People of Kentucky | 299


We've all heard of the Blue Moon of Kentucky thanks to Elvis Presley, Kentucky Blue Grass, and Kentucky Blue is even a color of paint... But this is an entirely different type of blue; The Blue Fugates. They are a family with a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia. It can cause blue skin, and boy did it. Four of their seven children exhibited blue skin so the family retreated from society... and inbred over and over until they became world renowned for this hue. What happened to them? Can it be treated?  And how can you turn yourself blue from the comfort of your own home? We answer those questions and many even crazier this from the preverbal cornucopia of weird, Kentucky. 

Special thanks to this week’s sources:

Cover Art
Joshua Lerner

Books and Articles
Hereditary Diaphorase Deficiency and Methemoglobinemia - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/570011
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson
Blue-Skinned Gods | S. J. Sindu

Videos
Mystery of the Fugate Family: The Blue People of Kentucky - https://youtu.be/3GYMFKs_6Ts

Websites
Blue Fugates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates
Family Aggregation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_aggregation
Argyria - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
Science Classroom Teacher Resources - https://www.nclark.net/BluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek
Wired - https://www.wired.com/story/does-colloidal-silver-work/
How Stuff Works - https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blue-people-kentucky.htm
ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Health/blue-skinned-people-kentucky-reveal-todays-genetic-lesson/story?id=15759819

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