The Mysterious Pals have learned so much over the last 74 weeks but still we are at a crossroads. The space we are in is so crowded and we feel that we could do more to be different while still having fun along the way. So we have decided to go on hiatus until we figure out the best direction for the show and how to be different from all the other shows about history and mysteries. While we have some ideas, we need time to develop and test out new ways of delivering and talking about this type of content. Sometimes you need to knock it all down and start over to make something better.

Also, this is an open question to anybody who has listened to us, what do you think makes for an interesting show about mysteries? Any feedback could help us in this revamp.

While the Mysterious Pals will be on a break for a while, you can still keep up with us on the Watch Pals (watchpals.show). So thank you to everyone who has supported us through your comments, emails, and just listening or watching. We will be back soon! -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #philosophersstone, #emeraldtablet, #ancienthistory

The Emerald Tablet is a cornerstone of Western esoteric thought and has fascinated alchemists, philosophers, and mystics for centuries. Over centuries the tablet has inspired countless interpretations, blending science, spirituality, and metaphysics. However, its origins, authorship, and meaning remain shrouded in mystery.

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• Burckhardt, Titus. Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul. Inner Traditions, 1987
• Holmyard, E. J. Alchemy. Dover Publications, 1990
• Jung, Carl. Psychology and Alchemy. Routledge, 1980
• Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Cambridge University Press, 1974
• Principe, Lawrence M. The Secrets of Alchemy. University of Chicago Press, 2013
• Roob, Alexander. Alchemy and Mysticism: The Hermetic Cabinet. Taschen, 2006
• Yates, Frances A. Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition. University of Chicago Press, 1991

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: Rosicrucian Rose c.1710, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:05:45 - The Emerald Tablet 00:41:39 - Common Theories 00:59:26 - Our Theories 01:03:45 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #philosophersstone, #emeraldtablet, #ancienthistory

Starting in the 1990s a small percentage of residents of Taos, New Mexico began reporting hearing a hum. Those affected report it as a vibration, while others hear it as a tone. Regardless, those affected claim sleep disturbances, anxiety, headaches, and memory loss. Despite scientific investigations, the hum’s location and source remain a mystery.

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• Funnel, Rachael. ‌“The Taos Hum Had Residents in New Mexico Convinced They Could Hear Something.” IFLScience, 5 July 2023, www.iflscience.com/the-taos-hum-had-residents-in-new-mexico-convinced-they-could-hear-something-69672‌
• Hubilla, Conelisa N. “Taos Hum Mystery: Unveiling the Acoustic Phenomenon That Has Plagued New Mexico.” Science Times, Science Times, 26 Dec. 2023, www.sciencetimes.com/articles/47852/20231226/taos-hum-mystery-unveiling-acoustic-phenomenon-plagued-new-mexico.htm
• Kelly, James P. & Mullins, Joe H. “Echoes: The Mystery of The Taos Hum.” Vol. 5, no. 3, Acoustical Society of America, 2018, https://acousticalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/v5n3.pdf
• ‌Morris, C. “The Mystery of the Taos Hum of New Mexico.” Grunge.com, 16 Apr. 2022, www.grunge.com/834541/the-mystery-of-the-taos-hum-of-new-mexico/
• ‌Radford, Benjamin. “What Is the Taos Hum?” Live Science, Live Science, 20 Feb. 2014, www.livescience.com/43519-taos-hum.html

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: The Sporcle Blog (https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2017/05/what-is-the-taos-hum/) -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:04:03 - The Taos Hum 00:19:01 - Common Theories 00:38:21 - Our Theories 00:46:05 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #taos, #newmexico, #taoshum, #thehum #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious

The lore surrounding the Doan Gang is rich with tales of hidden treasure. Mainly to the amount of documented treasure that had been stolen but never recovered even after they were all hunted down. It is believed that, over the years, the gang accumulated a vast fortune from their robberies, which they concealed in various locations across Pennsylvania. -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• "The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution". Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle
• Jameson, W.C. (2001). Buried Treasures of the Mid-Atlantic States: Legends of Island Treasure. August House. p. 162. ISBN 0-87483-531-3
• Cressman, Katherine. "Bucks County's Doan Gang of the Revolutionary War expedition reveals new discoveries". PhillyBurbs. Bucks County Courier Times
• Genealogy, Pennsylvania. “Buckingham Cave in Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Genealogy.” Pennsylvania Genealogy, 15 Apr. 2020, https://pennsylvaniagenealogy.org/bucks/buckingham-cave-in-pennsylvania.htm
• “Notorious Doan Outlaws Leave behind $2 Million in Berks County – Uncharted Lancaster.” Uncharted Lancaster, Uncharted Lancaster, 4 Feb. 2021, https://unchartedlancaster.com/2021/02/04/notorious-doan-outlaws-leave-behind-2-million-in-berks-county/

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: Mercer Museum (www.mercermuseum.org/doanprograms) -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:01:03 - The Legend of the Doan Outlaws 00:19:18 - Treasure Story 00:33:55 - Common Theories 00:43:40 - Our Theories 00:50:03 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #truecrime, #truecrimestories, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #doangang, #doanoutlaws, #outlaws, #americanrevolution

After the death of King Edward IV in April 1483, his 12-year-old son Edward V and his younger brother Richard were placed under the protection of their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. However, Richard declared the boys illegitimate, enabling him to seize the throne and become King Richard III. The two boys were confined to the Tower of London, ostensibly for their safety. They were last seen in the summer of 1483. After that, they vanished without explanation, leading to widespread speculation. Were they murdered or did they escape and live in obscurity? -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• Blackburn, Jack. “Princes in the Tower: ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence Bolsters Murder Theory.” Thetimes.com, The Times, 1 Dec. 2024, www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/princes-in-the-tower-murder-theory-v33lj9js8
• ‌Dhar, Rittika. “The Princes in the Tower: A Centuries-Old Mystery | History Cooperative.” History Cooperative, 4 Nov. 2024, historycooperative.org/the-princes-in-the-tower/
• Galloway, Monique. ‌“The Mystery of the Princes in the Tower.” TheCollector, 4 July 2021, www.thecollector.com/princes-in-the-tower-mystery/.
• ‌“Princes in the Tower.” Wikipedia, 1 Jan. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower.
• ‌Romero, Jo. “The Princes in the Tower Mystery Will Probably Never Be Solved and Here’s Why.” Lovebritishhistory.co.uk, Blogger, 16 Feb. 2024, www.lovebritishhistory.co.uk/2024/02/the-princes-in-tower-mystery-will.html?m=1
• ‌“The Princes in the Tower: David Pilling on ‘the New Evidence’ - Aspects of History.” Aspects of History, 4 Dec. 2023, aspectsofhistory.com/author_interviews/the-princes-in-the-tower-david-pilling-on-the-new-evidence/
• ‌Thornton, Tim. “More on a Murder: The Deaths of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, and Historiographical Implications for the Regimes of Henry VII and Henry VIII.” History, vol. 106, no. 369, 28 Dec. 2020, pp. 4–25, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229x.13100

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: John Everett Millais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Princes_in_the_Tower_by_John_Everett_Millais_(1878).png) -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:00:56 - The Princes in the Tower 00:23:52 - Common Theories 00:41:12 - Our Theories 00:50:12 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #truecrime, #truecrimestories, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #princesinthetower, #richardiii, #waroftheroses, #london, #england, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious

Stories abound of individuals who dared to mock or defy the Bannik, only to suffer dire consequences upon entering his domain. -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- WATCH PALS Website: www.watchpals.show -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• Kotar, Nicholas. “Monsters from Slavic Mythology, Part 1 - Nicholas Kotar.” Nicholas Kotar, 13 Sept. 2019, https://nicholaskotar.com/2019/09/13/slavic-monsters-and-mythical-creatures-1/
• Alexinsky, G. Slavonic Mythology in New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology. Prometheus Press, 1973, p. 287-88
• Dixon-Kennedy, Mike (1997). European Myth & Legend: An A-Z of People and Places. London: Blandford. ISBN 9780713726763
• Ivanits, Linda J. (1989). Russian Folk Belief. Armonk, New York: ME Sharpe, Inc. ISBN 9780873324229

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: Bannik (Bannik). Illustration by Paweł Zych for the book "Bestiariusz Słowiański" (http://bestiary.us/books/bestiariusz-slowianski-czyli-rzecz-o-skrzatach-wodnikach-i-rusalkach) ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌​‌‌‌‌ ​​​‌​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌‌‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌​​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​​‌‌​ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌​‌​ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌ -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:01:15 - The Legend of the Bannik 00:27:00 - Common Theories 00:31:29 - Our Theories 00:36:30 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #folklore, #slavicfolklore, #slavicmythology, #mythology, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #bannik

The Plain of Jars, located in Laos, is one of the most mysterious and dangerous archaeological sites in the world. The plain is scattered with thousands of massive stone jars, puzzling historians, archaeologists, and locals for centuries. Were they ancient funerary urns? Brewing vessels for giants? Or something more otherworldly? -------------------- WATCH PALS Website: www.watchpals.show -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• Allen, M. Ray. “Giant Stone Jars Found on a Plain in Laos Baffles Scientists.” The Virginian Review, 24 July 2024, virginianreview.com/236928/
• ‌Coates, Karen. Plain of Jars - Archaeology Magazine -.” Archaeology Magazine, 1 July 2005, archaeology.org/issues/online/features/plain-of-jars/
• ‌Daley, Jason. “Researchers Crack Open the Mysterious Plain of Jars.” Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-crack-open-mysterious-plain-jars-180958675/
• ‌Gillan, Joanna. “The Plain of Jars: A Megalithic Archaeological Mystery in Laos.” Www.ancient-Origins.net, 29 Apr. 2021, www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/mysterious-plain-megalithic-jars-001072
• “Plain of Jars.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_of_Jars
• ‌Salem, Jarryd. “Laos’ Strange Plain of Jars.” Www.bbc.com, 24 Feb. 2022, www.bbc.com/travel/article/20150810-laos-strange-plain-of-jars
• ‌Shewan, Louise, et al. “Dating the Megalithic Culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, Optically Stimulated Luminescence and U/Pb Zircon Results.” PLOS ONE, edited by Andrea
• Zerboni, vol. 16, no. 3, 10 Mar. 2021, p. e0247167, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247167
• ‌UNESCO World Heritage Centre. “Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars.” Unesco.org, 2013, whc.unesco.org/en/list/1587/

-------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:21 - Introduction 00:01:01 - New Show The Watch Pals Coming Soon! 00:03:01 - The Plain of Jars 00:22:25 - Common Theories 00:38:46 - Our Theories 00:40:49 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #plainofjars, #xiengkhuang, #laos, #secretwar, #vietnamwar, #ironage, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious

Père Fouettard, aka Father Whipper, is primarily known as the dark counterpart to St. Nicholas in the far north and eastern regions of France, in the south of Belgium, and in French-speaking Switzerland. Father Whipper stands in stark contrast to St. Nicholas, embodying the shadows that haunt the season of light and goodwill. So why does Santa Claus allow Père Fouettard to follow him around during the most wonderful time of the year?

See the video podcast version: youtube.com/@MysteriousPals -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• ‌“Beware the Christmas Cannibal of France.” Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pere-fouettard-french-christmas-monster
• “Le Père Fouettard: The French Christmas Cannibal Who Serves Santa Claus.” History Answers, History Answers, https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/le-pere-fouettard-the-french-christmas-cannibal-who-serves-santa-claus/
• “Move Over, Krampus: France's Père Fouettard Is St. Nick's Sidekick.” Mental Floss, Mental Floss, https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/pere-fouettard-st-nicholas-evil-sidekick
• “Père Fouettard: Unraveling the Dark Side of Christmas in France.” French Moments, French Moments, https://frenchmoments.eu/pere-fouettard/
• “Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Père Fouettard, or 'Father Whipper.’” The Ghost in My Machine, The Ghost in My Machine, https://theghostinmymachine.com/2021/12/13/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-pere-fouettard-or-father-whipper/

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: History Answers (https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/le-pere-fouettard-the-french-christmas-cannibal-who-serves-santa-claus/) -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:03:05 - Father Whipper 00:11:05 - The Origins of Father Whipper 00:24:38 - Common Theories 00:30:22 - Our Theories 00:38:04 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #santaclaus, #christmas, #christmastraditions, #france, #fatherwhipper, #PèreFouettard, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #Belgium, #Switzerland