Technically A Conversation

Thanksgiving is coming around and we’re diving into the woman who made this National Holiday possible, after trying for over 3 decades. Sarah Josepha Hale was a big advocate for women’s education - we get into her life story, good and bad.  November is also American Indian Heritage month so we’ll also learn how Thanksgiving customs go back to not just natives in America but in Asia...

In the summer of 1934 2 goldminers blew a hole in the side of the San Pedro Mountains near Casper Wyoming and discovered a cave. While they didn’t find the gold they were looking for, they didn’t leave the cave empty handed. They discovered a small 14 inch mummy. Dubbed the Pedro Mountain Mummy, its existence seemed to create more questions than it answered...

October 31st is synonymous with Halloween, but there are other holidays that are celebrated during the spooky season like All Souls Day, All Saints Day, and The Day of the Dead, or how I like to refer to it - El Dia de los Muertos...

Extremely cold winters and starvation are enough to test most people physically and mentally, but for some people, it pushes them to the most taboo of all taboos. Cannibalism. For the Algonquin speaking tribes of the Northern United States and Canada, they are warned of the Wendigo that could possess those that have been weakened by their environment and serves as a cautionary tale to all in their tribes and communities...

Halloween is without a doubt our favorite holiday, so to celebrate this Halloween, we bring you a story from our Super Friend and Isela’s Brother In Law, Bill. While visiting his girlfriend in college in Nebraska, Bill and his friends decided to play the Ouija board to kill some time. Little did they know what they were getting themselves into...

In 2011 a Russian man was arrested for having a doll collection.  Only these lifesize dolls were not dolls, they were human corpses. He threw birthday parties for them and watched cartoons with them...

Anyone who grew up in the 80’s remembers the Satanic Panic as a phenomenon that couldn’t be escaped. The news and talk shows were constantly covering new allegations and investigations into Satanic Cult Rituals as well as stories of victims and the accused. Everything from music, corporations, cartoons, and toys were in league with Satan...

Jeepers Creepers, which debuted in 2001, has a classic opening scene of two college-aged brother and sister duo, traveling back home to their parents.  Little did they know that their lives would change forever on that road trip...

La Ciguapa is one of the Dominican Republic’s most popular and well known legends and has been closely ingrained in its culture. Often described as a 3 foot tall woman with hair down to her calves and backwards feet, anyone who sees La Ciguapa is mesmerized by her beauty. But, don’t let those good looks fool you, there’s a dark side to this menacing vixen...

For Hispanic Heritage we’re going to chat about one of the most inspirational life stories! He literally jumped the Southern border fence to America...