Description
Happy Valentine’s Day! In our traditional(ish) V-day Special, we talk about crazy stories related to couples. Coincidentally, Cody and Chris cover one story each, making it a couple of stories about couples. In his story, Cody talks about a Chinese tradition called the Ghost Marriage, in which the dead marry each other in a bizarre ceremony involving paper furniture. This tradition even expands to the living, with women marrying dead men. Then, Chris shares the unsolved, unexplained true-crime story known as the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, in which a man with a pillow-case mask murders necking couples on lover’s lanes. This week’s drinks are San Tan Sex Panther and Champagne Strawberry Love Slushie.
Advisory: 0:00s-0:20s
Intro Music: 0:20s-0:45s
Topic: 0:45s-3:25m
Drinks: 3:25m-5:08m
History: 5:08m-12:18m
Ghost Marriage 1: 12:18m-21:37m
Trailer: 21:37m-22:14m
Moonlight Murders 1: 22:14m-28:50m
Ghost Marriage 2: 22:50m-34:40m
Moonlight Murders 2: 34:40m-41:14m
Skeptic: 41:14m-42:47m
Believer: 42:47m-44:25m
Sign Off: 44:25m-46:17m
Outro Music: 46:17m-46:34m
Original Music: “Halloween Pumpkin” found at https://www.purple-planet.com
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Links
History
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/love-and-marriage-customs-of-the-world
Ghost Marriage:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-07/ghost-marriages-in-rural-china-continue-to-thrive/9608624
https://factsanddetails.com/china/cat4/sub20/entry-4332.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_ghost_marriage
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/16/trio-stole-corpse-to-sell-as-bride-says-chinese-media
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3157492/explainer-chinas-ghost-marriages-still-see-dead
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/16/trio-stole-corpse-to-sell-as-bride-says-chinese-media
Texarkana Moonlight Murders:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders
Skeptic:
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/love/why-do-we-love-evolution-and-biology/
Believer:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-hook/
https://theconversation.com/why-urban-legends-are-more-powerful-than-ever-76718
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