• Hoax - Real Mermaids, Magicians and Balloon Boy does Metal

  • Feb 28 2022
  • Length: 24 mins
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Hoax - Real Mermaids, Magicians and Balloon Boy does Metal

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  • To investigate the word "Hoax", we need to talk about magicians and the Catholic liturgy.

    This episode is about a fake word, in a way. A made up word. But what is true, is that people have been hoaxing the public for centuries. Whether is the story of a woman who gave birth to rabbits, the Fiji Mermaid, or Balloon Boy, why are people so gullible or is it just our psychology that makes us want to believe? Well I've consulted the media, history books and dictionaries to find out.

    In this episode:

    Hocus Pocus Junior: The Anatomie of Legerdemain: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34375/34375-h/34375-h.htm
    Museum of Hoaxes: http://hoaxes.org/
    Cottingly Fairies: https://bit.ly/3thNtM7
    Feejee Mermaid: https://bit.ly/3IuWAzc
    The Heene Boyz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVbV_Sis99o&t=15s

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    Produced by Jo Vraca. You can find my books on Amazon
    Sound engineering and original music by Jeff Willis. You can find his tunes on Spotify and iTunes
    Additional music thanks to https://uppbeat.io
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