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Rumor Flies comically addresses the origins, evolution, and veracity of your favorite rumors, myths, and misconceptions. Tune in for more research, stories, and unsolicited commentary! Participation encouraged.

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301 - Disney: The Man, The Myth, The Popsicle

208 - Sex and Pregnancy

207 - Drugs: Rehashed

204 - Cold War ft. "The Eastern Border"

Pencil/Pens in space race
1. Scientific American article
2. Mental Floss article

Measurement/Quota cheating
3. "My Time with Soviet Economics" - Roberts
4. Comic

5. “Tsar Bomba” video

Kennedy was peaceful/”I am a jelly doughnut” 
6. The Atlantic on "Ich bin ein Berliner"
7. The New York Times on "Ich bin ein Berliner"

“Winnie [Vinnie] Pooh”
8. Video

Kugel Panzer
8. Wikipedia article

Lost Cosmonaut
9. The Eastern Border episode on "The Lost Cosmonaut"

Gagarin’s “bumpy landing”
10. Russian Space Web piece on Gagarin's landing. 

Nixon’s alternative moon landing speech (failure/death of astronauts)
11. Speech

203 - Food: Salty over Coffee

1. "Best Food Facts" piece on apple wax.
2. Washington State University research on apple wax.
3. Peanuts comic about "Chubby Bunny."
4. Civil Trial over Chubby Bunny.
5. Woman dies playing Chubby Bunny.
6. McDonald's "pink goo" McNuggets.
7. "Kids' Health" article on myth of coffee stunting growth.
8. Smithsonian magazine piece on myth of coffee stunting growth.
9. 1933 ad by Smithsonian magazine claiming coffee stunted growth. 
10. FDA on letting food cool before putting in fridge. 
11. AARP on letting food cool before putting in fridge. 
12. Aspartame cancer/headaches.

 

202 - The Anarchist Cookbook

1. FBI documents/dispatches to Hoover about the book.
2. YouTube clip of attempt at napalm recipe.
3. Reference for Harvard Press publication on the history of Napalm.
4. "Napalm Girl" photo [NSFW].
5. How Stuff Work piece on napalm.
6. "Bananadine" recipe.
7. NYU Researchers call sheningans on bananadine.
8. Peanut drugs from an Angelfire site because we can.
9. 1952 UK Hypnotism Act.
10. William Powell's work Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher.
 

201 - Disney: Moral Fixation

Sources:
1. Court case by Christian pro life organization against Disney.
2. More on the court case in local newspapers.
3. Little Mermaid controversy covered in article in The Daily Beast.
4. Source video for priest/wedding scene claim.
5. Phallic tower claim investigated by Reel Rundown.
6. "SEX" in Lion King source video.
7. Topless woman in the The Rescuers source video. 
8. Snopes article about The Rescuers.
9. Snow White and the 7 stages of cocaine.
10. Jessica Rabbit wardrobe malfunction Snopes piece. 
11. Disney's blacklist 1 and 2.