Text the show!"31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Martin M. Morrow.Find Martin Morrow on Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and listen to his wrestling podcast B4 The Bell.Sources:"The Aristocrats" Directed by Paul Provenza, 2005.Legman, Gershon. Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor. 1968.Legman, Gershon. No Laughing Matter: Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor, 2nd Series. 1968.George Carlin on Being ArrestedHow George Carlin's'7 Words' Caused a Landmark Supreme Court Decision Martin Morrow Good Kid Mad America: Stand-Up Special from the Comedy CubeAnthony Comstock's Chastity Laws | PBSThis is What Americans Used to Consider Obscene | TIMEMercer, William Davenport. "Inspired Filth: Working Blue in Vaudeville America"September 11 Attacks: What Happened on 9/11?How 9/11 Brought Broadway to a Standstill Until NYC's Mayor Revived It | NYTSeeing Barry Goldwater's 1964 Speech Helps To Understand Republican Conservatives Today What is a Missing Stair? — Kim Witten CoachingFixing the Missing Stair with Cliff JerrisonFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate?You can find all sources on a document here.Music (licensed via Soundstripe)"Airport Lounges" - Nu Alkemi"Where the Money Comes From" - Sam Barsh"Mutual I'm Sure" - Fleece Mob"Going Shopping" - Dresden the Flamingo"Suite Du Matin" - Moments"Carnica" - Isaac Joel"The Night is Young" - Liberty"Burning" - Chelsea McGough"Stroll" - Fantoms"Lover's Glance" - Marie"Driven to the Edge" - Salon Dijon"Serenade for Sleepy Lovers" - Cast of  Characters"Hay Burner Stomp" - Dresden the FlamingoAlso, big thanks to Na Style Jaa for giving me permission to use their song "Queen Victoria" in this episode!-Change log: 4/22/24 - Adjusted audio levels in intro, removed incorrect date reference near endFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? .................................Complete list of sources can be found hereMusic featured in this episode (licensed via Soundstripe):Rarefaction - Neon BeachWaltz of Friends - SolitudeCeridig's Heart - CJ-0Stable Breath - Sam BarshInto the Storm - MomentsI'm Drowning - Dr. DelightAlso featuring altered clip of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released"Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it.  ................................................................. Sources:YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchTablet - The Lost Poems of Ka-TzetnikTablet - Holocaust Pulp FictionJSTOR Daily - Why John Baldessari Burned His Own ArtHaaretz - Who Were You, Karl Zetinkski?Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 21 Jul 1931, Tue · Page 7The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - 11 Jul 1930, Fri ·Page 2Salt Lake Telegram - 21 Jul 1931, Tue ·Page 1Encyclopedia Brittanica | Adolf EichmannEncyclopedia Brittanica | Lublin, Polandhttps://maps.org/news-letters/v08n1/08118sne.htmlhttps://maps.org/news-letters/v09n2/09203maa.htmlJSTOR - "Reader, Writer, and Holocaust Literature: The Case of Ka-Tzetnik" by Galia Glasner-HeledGDPR - "...The Right to Be Forgotten"BBC News - John BaldessariTate - The Story of OpheliaLost Media Wiki - Tzveiuntzvantzik – Lider (lost early poetry book; 1931)Collection: Bar Kochba-Theodor Herzl Prague Academic Association Collection | The Center for Jewish History ArchivesSpace (cjh.org)https://magazine.artland.com/artists-who-destroyed-their-own-work/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/82874/10-writers-and-artists-who-wanted-their-work-destroyed https://buryingbooks.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/worm-eaten-manuscripts-in-lizzie-siddals-coffin/Wikipedia | Stalag FictionBurying Books | Worm-Eaten Books in Lizzie Siddal's CoffinMusic (Licensed through Soundstripe):"Northern Lights" JMPSCR"The Path of Time" Moments (Adrian Walther)"The Birth of a Planet" Falls"To All Things" Moments (Adrian Walther)Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Strange. Vile. Completely anonymous. This is the most unusual flash-fiction to ever hit the internet. (Note: this episode contains content for listeners 18+. Listener discretion is advised.)Sources:Backlinko - Reddit StatisticsYouTube - Best Posts & Comments - What's a dark piece of Reddit history...reddit.comMedium - KiwiFarms Went DownWikipedia - KiwiFarms Voices by Play.ht Excerpts from u/PickledPotatoes stories from archive provided by u/TheBooshmanMusic (licensed through Soundstripe):"Crazy Ideas" SOLOFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Two couples are murdered 35 years apart. The crimes are completely unrelated, but both share one strange similarity: art found in the home that seems to mimic the crime scene. .............................Sources:The Corpsewood Murders: 40 years later - Atlanta MagazineCorpsewood Manor - Autopsy of ArchitectureThe most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time... (libquotes.com)Satanic Panic’s long history — and why it never really ended — explained - VoxSherman Murders: 50 Old Colony Road - by Dennis E. Curry (substack.com)The Star has seen the Sherman crime scene photosWho killed Barry and Honey Sherman? The billionaire couple's son is offering $35 million to catch the killer - ABC NewsCourt documents reveal more details about 2017 homicides of Barry and Honey Sherman | CBC NewsBarry and Honey Sherman's bodies discovered in 'creepy' pose, reporter says | CTV NewsMurdered billionaire couple posed like 'creepy' life-sized figurines found in home: report (ctvnews.ca)Chattanooga TimesMusic:"Barracuda" Ghost Beatz"Long Way Home" CJ-0"Sussex" Stephen Keech"A Most Unusual Discovery" Wicked Cinema"Exploring the Unknown" Adam SabanFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!What do "Tom and Jerry," "The Simpsons," and "Neon Genesis Evangelion" have in common? More than you think. ....................................................................... Sources:https://geekdad.com/2015/06/the-gene-deitch-collection/ Gene Deitch - Lambiek Comiclopediahttps://www.cbr.com/the-simpsons-some-enchanted-evening-almost-killed-show/Illustration History - Hanna-BarberaAbout Rembrandt StudiosEncyclopedia Brittanica - The Iron CurtainThe Comics Journal - Gene DeitchTom and Jerry: The First Reincarnation by Gene DeitchThe Simpsons' Milhouse May Quietly Have Been Created Before the Show (cbr.com)Simpsons Archive - Animation Magazine - "Matt Groening's Baby Turns 10"TV Tropes - AKOM Early Animation Footage - "Some Enchanted Evening"The New York Times - "For the Love of Prague" Media ReviewWikipedia - Gene DietchWikipedia - Mammy Two ShoesThe Simpsons - Worker and ParasiteCartoon Research: The Gene Deitch Collection"How to Succeed in Animation" - Chapter 21Anime News Network - "The Indestructible Studio Gainax"Music (licensed via Soundstripe):"Toony" Liberty"Long Way Home" CJ-0"The Iron Curtain" Wicked Cinema"The Coast of High Barbary" Fare Ye Well"Red Stripes" Hunter ParksFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Quinn Lovecraft tells you her own spooky campfire story about an abandoned place in the middle of nowhere.Sources:Weird Ohio by Andy Henderson, James A Willis, Loren Coleman, and Andrew Hendersonhttps://www.facebook.com/ghosttownfindlayQuinn Lovecraft's personal filesMusic:"Trick or Treat" PALA"Disappearance" Wicked Cinema"Hell's Bells" GEMMFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!William Bernard's strange death - and the equally strange fate of his body - tells us a lot about the chaos of goldrush-era San Francisco. ..........................................Sources:Daily Alta California 11 January 1854 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)1854: William Snyder killed in most bizarre and terrifying way ever - FlashbakSacramento Daily Union 13 January 1854 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)SF Genealogy (Archived Page)Smithsonian Mag | Doctor's Riots18 Oct 1875, 2 - The Daily News at Newspapers.comThe creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of the 19th century (theconversation.com)Hoodline | Remembering Yerba Buena Cemeteryhttp://www.sanfranciscocemeteries.com/yrbamap.htmlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/adipocerehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipocere11 Mar 1859, 3 - Daily National Democrat at Newspapers.comDaily Alta California 7 December 1858 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)Daily Alta California 1 July 1859 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157660637/manuel-reyshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882215/#:~:text=The%20mortality%20rate%20of%20pulmonary,in%20anticoagulated%20patients%20%5B2%5D.Circuses 1850-1869 (circushistory.org)https://www.thedeadhistory.com/blog/killed-by-a-circus-clownThe Transnational History of the Early American Circus - Bard Graduate CenterFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!What if a group of strangers started accusing you of a terrible crime just because you weren't very interesting? ...........................................................................Sources:Funny115Survivor: Kelly Shinn reacts to her infamous purple edit in Nicaragua (ew.com)Buzzfeed NewsIMDBEWThe Traidar Podcast Episode 5Tiktok - Benedict TownsendPurple Kelly's ConfessionalsPete Hunziker Cut from Below DeckThe Wrap | Interview with Jeff Probst"The Traitors: Australia""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12Music (licensed from Soundstripe):"All At Once" Midnight Television"Boo!" Dresden the Flamingo"No Brakes" Lewis Loatman"Satin" JMPSCRFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Why are people misremembering violent events en masse - events that never happened at all?............................................Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/23/world/asia/afghanistan-violence/index.htmlhttps://www.denverpost.com/2006/09/27/hostage-horror/https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Doveland,_Wisconsinhttps://mickey-pal.tumblr.com/post/168142627743/haiku-robot-russiansupporthttps://theghostinmymachine.com/2022/01/24/unresolved-what-happened-to-doveland-wisconsin-and-did-it-ever-exist-at-all/?fbclid=IwAR2-0b_t0EgyBSGht2ZdFA3bAi33LnGh48lBwFI-HqFfg_h5_s479s84oWwhttps://mysteriousfacts.com/the-story-behind-disappearance-of-people-from-anjikuni-village/https://www.americaisweird.com/was-doveland-wisconsin-a-real-place-and-did-it-vanish-in-the-1990s/https://www.historicmysteries.com/doveland/https://www.historicmysteries.com/aceredo/https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/20124664/#https://www.thetravel.com/sandy-island-googles-undiscovered-island/https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/mapshttps://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194349639/the-hype-for-a-fake-movie-zepotha-goes-viral-on-tiktokhttps://loseremo.tumblr.com/post/627117270398894080https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2019/10/30/project-sanguine-gecooper/https://www.tumblr.com/reallyndacarter/701549225507536896/dancer-2?source=sharehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/helltown-ohiohttps://www.engadget.com/redditors-troll-an-ai-content-farm-into-covering-a-fake-wow-feature-145006066.htmlThe Capital Times, 04 Nov 2004, Thu · Page 72Tumblr voices generated by Play.htMusic (obtained with license from Soundstripe):"Dark Hour" Falls"Cimmeria" Lost Ghosts"Focuser" Neon Beach"Bless Your Heart" Desert Dive"Grit" WastelanderFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Shergar was a top-tier athlete who had just retired to have children when he was kidnapped by masked gunman, never to be seen again. This is the strange story of Shergar, the fastest racehorse in Ireland. ........................................................................................................Sources:https://www.history.com/news/the-troubles-northern-irelandhttps://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/irish-republican-armyhttps://www.twinspires.com/edge/racing/true-crime-in-horse-racing-shergar-stallion-lost/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2O2u9FOeeAThe Independent - 05 Feb 2008, Tue · Page 11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpIzPuiDN60https://www.hsvma.org/brachycephalichttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/09/12/churchill-downs-horse-deaths-hisa/https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/sport/shergar-race-horse-kidnapping-ira-30-anniversary/index.htmlhttps://celticmke.com/CelticMKE-Blog/Shergar.htmhttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/shergar-irish-horse-kidnap#:~:text=In%20February%201983%2C%20Shergar%20was,who%20haven't%20been%20identified.Music (licensed via Soundstripe)"Homeland" Cody Martin"The Captain" Wicked Cinema"Last Train to New Orleans" AFTERNOONZ"Sandman" by Neon BeachFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Maybe you've never thought about the last sound you'll hear. That's okay - someone has chosen it for you. ....................................................Sources:https://jalopnik.com/this-is-the-video-cnn-will-play-when-the-world-ends-1677511538https://youtu.be/z6f7j1E61sM?si=PqMw4eiHC3UrM6T7https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhgKuKvvPE&t=470shttps://www.intheknow.com/post/2020-vision-2021-vision-youtube-predictions/https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/publications/agent-orange/agent-orange-summer-2015/nvvls.aspMusic (licensed via Soundstripe):"Apex Program" Cody Martin"The Maze" Material Girl"First Crush" BRASKOAlso featuring "Nearer My God to Thee" as performed by the military band in the Turner Doomsday VideoFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Tonopah, Nevada's Clown Motel, eager to run into a spirit among the eerily-smiling clown figurines. But the real horrors of Tonopah have little to do with the clowns, and they're buried next door... ........................................................................Sources:https://www.theclownmotelusa.com/historyhttps://www.tonopahnevada.com/history/http://www.tonopahnevada.com/TonopahCemeteryBrochure.pdf https://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=eb6ca76e008543a89349ff2517db47e6https://www.biography.com/crime/john-wayne-gacyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-and-psychology-of-clowns-being-scary-20394516/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92070146/1939-11-01/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1770&index=0&rows=20&words=Fire+Mine+Nevada+TONOPAH&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=tonopah+nevada+mine+fire&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040705/1912-07-12/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1770&index=1&rows=20&words=FIRE+Mining+Nevada+TONOPAH&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=tonopah+nevada+mine+fire&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1https://karltoepfer.com/2019/06/28/the-rise-and-fall-of-pierrot-pantomime-in-the-romantic-era/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11828206/clarence-h-davidhttp://nyecountyhistory.com/perchettibb/perchettib.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/159346796/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/leona-barbarich-obituary?id=27308025"Tonopah Bonanza" 30 Mar 1907, Sat · Page 8"The Topeka Daily Capital" - 25 Feb 1911, Sat · Page 1"The Daily Herald" 01 Nov 1939, Wed · Page 1Music (licensed from Soundcloud):"Sinister" GhostBeatz"Grit" Wastelander"Hell's Bells" GEMMFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!There are very few towns in North Korea that non-North Koreans can lay eyes on. Kijong-dong, just outside the demilitarized zone, is one of them. With bright blue roofs and a large school set against the hills, it looks like the embodiment of its nickname, "Peace Village."  ... So where are all the children? ..........................................................................Sources:https://www.unc.mil/History/1951-1953-Armistice-Negotiations/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93North_Korea_borderhttps://www.gq.com/story/otto-warmbier-north-korea-american-hostage-true-storyhttps://www.vviptravel.com/blog/dmz-in-koreahttps://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/10/14/a_fake_village_and_a_colossal_flagpole_north_korea_s_bizarre_propaganda.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-olympics-north-korea-mystery-20180217-story.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/jun/06/southkorea.northkoreahttps://youtu.be/Bt1uMLnUUhI?si=rhzOf1eEKb7ZyXA9https://youtu.be/awV7kmKDqDo?si=YtGQv2QqJLUDVhE2https://youtu.be/a12yniZVGLQ?si=Q66jEqTgWSXFJCEFhttps://youtu.be/AiJ87bO_2FE?si=anoTjRDNVhWWaiAlhttps://youtu.be/PnvgUAEKTXE?si=kujNPNZwTN7JksuAhttps://youtu.be/sO-n-fqcV70?si=d22BA8mtM5pRMqcqMusic (obtained with license from Soundstripe):"Battlefield" Lunareh"Let's Get Together" Lunareh"Sonic Sepia" LunarehFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Massive stars don't just vanish into thin air, but that's exactly what it looks like happened to N6946-BH1... and the first theory astronomers come up with to explain its disappearance is terrifying..................................Sources:https://www.britannica.com/science/red-dwarf-starhttps://www.space.com/how-do-stars-diehttps://www.dkfindout.com/us/space/stars-and-galaxies/death-star/https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021MNRAS.508.1156B/abstracthttps://www.sciencealert.com/in-2009-a-massive-star-vanished-jwst-might-have-figured-out-what-happenedhttps://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/508/1/1156/6372931Massive Star Goes Out With a Whimper Instead of a Bang (nasa.gov)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/massive-star-black-hole-collapse-failhttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia21467-massive-star-goes-out-with-a-whimper-instead-of-a-banghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failed_supernovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N6946-BH1Music (obtained with license from Soundstripe):"Space Flex" Raw Lew"The Birth of a Planet" FallsFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!In 1998, Ronaldo was one of the most promising soccer stars in the world. But something happened to him right before the World Cup that inspired a multitude of theories - part of a long line of conspiracy theories in professional sports. ............................................ Sources: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1887294-1998-world-cup-final-conspiracy-theorieshttps://www.golfdigest.com/story/a-history-of-truly-absurd-and-possibly-true-baseball-conspiracy-theorieshttps://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/what-really-happened-ronaldo-1998-world-cup-final-his-own-wordshttps://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/12/football/ronaldo-brazil-world-cup-final-1998-cmd-spt-intl/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII#Power_outagehttps://youtu.be/wcsfWZFtruc?si=gDW9C0AtHdzPNtRfhttps://youtu.be/ZGFjO7iZMeM?si=WaMvWP0dHO7moJO0https://youtu.be/W-exg0D-g-E?si=PUXB6TryiEAAu_uMhttps://youtu.be/lI-HyvRpEcc?si=UA1tLo9vGHwESdi-Music (licensed via Soundstripe):"All World" JMPSCR"Big Game" In This World"Headlines" Ghost Beatz"Cine Synth Chase Dreams" Quiet LakeFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!Houska Castle's bizarre architecture and mysterious past all point to a massive secret. What truth is there to the rumor that Houska is covering up something beyond this world?........................................................ Sources: https://www.czechcenter.org/blog/2023/6/5/houska-castlehttps://www.czechuniversities.com/article/20-interesting-facts-about-the-czech-republic#:~:text=There%20are%20over%202000%20castles,Lednice%20Castle%20and%20Karl%C5%A1tejn%20Castle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rll0TJtBMpE&t=975shttps://www.travelbook.de/mystery/burg-houska-tschechien https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-real-truth-behind-houska-castle/https://kosherrivercruise.com/part-1-the-hellish-houska-castle/https://hradhouska.cz/historie/https://allthatsinteresting.com/houska-castlehttps://kosherrivercruise.com/part-1-the-hellish-houska-castle/Music (obtained with license from Soundstripe):"Pendragon" JMPSCR"Spanish Ladies" Fare Ye WellFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!One family has had increasingly bizarre encounters with unknown entities since the 1980s. From doppelgängers to eerie phone calls, someone won't leave the Sudbrinks alone. ............................................................... Sources: https://www.vertigo22.com/2019/12/decemystery-2019-24-gary-sudbrinks.htmlhttps://www.scribd.com/document/21368199/Mufon-UFO-Journal Sue Swiatek (11-16-06) Men In Black (MIBS): The Phenomenon is Realhttps://soundcloud.com/curt-rowlett/gary-sudbrink-strange-telephone-calls-from-an-unknown-sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuofb26xY48https://harkaudio.com/p/arlo/51-interview-with-gary-sudbrink-arloMusic (obtained with license from Soundstripe):"Extraterrestrial" Saint War"Intergalactic Ocean" PALAFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Text the show!In 2017, a disturbing scandal rocked the world of wildlife photography.Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/27/winning-anteater-photo-disqualified-judges-agree-stuffed-marcio-cabralhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/competition/awards-and-prizeshttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/april/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-image-disqualified.htmlhttps://www.focustours.com/emas-national-parkhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jan/20/wolf-wildlife-photographer-award-strippedhttps://www.instagram.com/marciocabralphotography/https://mineiros.com/bioluminescencia-parque-das-emas/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8470962.stmhttps://petapixel.com/2018/04/30/a-closer-look-at-the-stuffed-anteater-photo-contest-scandal/Music (licensed via Soundstripe):"Lex Luther" Ghost Beat"Renge" Hola Hola"Iconic" Matt WigtonFollow on Instagram: @31pod31