Peter the Dolphin became the centre of a radical experiment that blurred science, intimacy, and ethics in ways no one was prepared for, thats right, this is a groomer story!

In the 1960s, neuroscientist John C Lilly and researcher Margaret Lovatt set out to teach a dolphin to speak English inside a flooded house in the Caribbean. What followed was an intense, isolated experiment in dolphin communication that drew the attention of NASA and raised unsettling questions about boundaries, consent, and scientific obsession. As Dolphin House collapsed under funding cuts and ethical scrutiny, Peter’s fate would haunt everyone involved.Topics include

• The Dolphin House experiment and its unconventional design
• John C Lilly’s theories on dolphin communication and sensory deprivation
• Margaret Lovatt’s role and the emotional reality of long-term isolation
• Why NASA funded dolphin research during the space race
• What happened to Peter the dolphin after the experiment ended

• Margaret Howe Lovatt - Wikipedia
• The dolphin who loved me - the Guardian
• John C. Lilly - Wikipedia
• The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins - BBC Documentry

Host & Show Info

• Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
• Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

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Julia Child celebrated household name, started as a wartime OSS desk jockey who later conquered Le Cordon Bleu and American TV - loudly, brilliantly, and without apologising.
Starting with Julie & Julia, we follow her late-in-life Paris awakening, the brutal Le Cordon Bleu learning curve, and the obsessive testing that became Mastering the Art of French Cooking. There’s OSS shark repellent, Paul Child’s steady love, and then the moment she turns a TV omelette into a second career. Suddenly it’s The French Chef - and dinner becomes comedy.

Topics include

• Julie & Julia and what the film gets right (Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci)
• Le Cordon Bleu, French cuisine, and learning late
• Mastering the Art of French Cooking and why it mattered
• OSS shark repellent and the strangest pre-chef CV
• The French Chef, cooking show chaos, and the Dan Aykroyd SNL skit

• Julia Child - Wikipedia
• Julie & Julia - by Nora Ephron
• SNL The French Chef - youtube
• Shark Repellant Work - cia.gov
• Julias Kitchen - Smithsonian Museum
• Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Wikipedia

Host & Show Info

• Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
• Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

Community & Calls to Action

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H.H. Holmes built the infamous Murder Castle during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. This episode explores the true story behind the disappearances, the fraud, and how one of America’s first serial killers was finally caught.

Using false identities, staged scams, and a building designed to confuse and trap, Holmes turned murder into a business model. As victims vanished and his schemes began to collapse, investigators uncovered a case of fraud, deception, and calculated killing that helped turn him into one of the most notorious figures in American crime history.

Topics include

• the design and purpose of the Murder Castle
• Holmes’ life as Herman Mudgett
• insurance fraud, false identities, and calculated killings
• the role of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
• how H.H. Holmes was finally caught

Resources and Further Reading

• H.H. Holmes - Wikipedia
• The Devil in the White City - by Erik Larson
• American Horror Story: Hotel - Ryan Murphy

Host & Show Info

• Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
• Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

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