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Robert Peatling was stranded in Arnhem during the Battle of Arnhem Bridge. For six weeks he was hiding from the 9th SS Battalion struggling for survival before finding the Nederlands Verzet (Dutch Resistance) and making his way home. Listen to his heartbreaking recollection as we discuss his tale utilizing an Interview from 1999.

Robert Peatling's book on his time in World War 2, of which his estate will receive the proceeds. - https://bantersavvy.com/WITHOUT-TRADITION

A Bridge Too Far, starring Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, & Michael Caine, telling the story of Arnhem Bridge - https://bantersavvy.com/A-BRIDGE-TOO-FAR

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Listen as we talk about The Sarco Suicide Pod, invented by euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke. 

The concept of a capsule that could produce a rapid decrease in oxygen level, while maintaining a low CO2 level, (the conditions for a peaceful, even euphoric death) was the belief behind the Sarco. The Sarco pod is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus" It is used in conjunction with an inert gas (nitrogen) which prevents the panic, sense of suffocation and struggling before unconsciousness, known as the hypercapnic alarm response  caused by the presence of high carbon dioxide concentrations in the blood. The design of the device was a collaboration between Nitschke and Dutch industrial designer Alexander Bannink. Sarco is 3D-printed in sections measuring 1,000 by 500 by 500 millimetres (39 by 20 by 20 in). The design software allows for devices of different sizes to be made according to the client's dimensions. Philip Nitsche is a former medical doctor and in 1996 he helped four of his terminally I'll patients to die using Australia's Rights of the Terminally Ill Act. Philip has designed several end of life machines. the deliverance machine is on permanent display in the British science Museum in London. Nitschke has said that the design is intended to resemble that of a spaceship, in order to give users the feel that they are traveling to the "great beyond."

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America’s very first Olympics in 1904, St. Louis. Alongside the 1904 World Fair, you’d imagine quite the spectacle, but no one expected what happened here at the Marathon, with the event nearly being the last in Olympic history. We discuss Fred Lorz & Thomas Hicks, the use of Strichnyne (stimulant or powerful rat poison?), the Russian delegation's lateness, the research on the athletes into dehydration, South Africa’s first Olympic entrants EVER, & Felix Carbajal whom was easily the classiest participant.

We all had a great laugh at what we see as a story too ridiculous for fiction from start to finish. A race course deemed by an official as “the most difficult a human being was ever asked to run over” makes things a bit less funny, but all the same still entertaining. We hope you enjoy the story.

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Dennis Rader, or BTK, standing for Bind Them, Torture Them, Kill them. a Prolific killer from Kansas city who eluded capture from 1974 to 2005 when he was arrested due to a clever misunderstanding set up by the Kansas City Police.

In this episode; we speak about the Otero family including their surviving son, Charlie Otero, who made a film released in July of 2010 at the Fantasia International Film Festival called I Survived BTK. We speak about how he was caught - a floppy disk of all things. We go into detail about his upbringing, his early attention at physical violence towards women, his head injuries and his time in high school and community college. We talk about how he stalked women and harassed them in his time as a compliance officer. We finally speak about how he was caught - a pap smear from his daughter by Kansas State University providing a familial match between Rader and the Wegerle victim.

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A little late to the November 11th party - thanks Descript for the technical issue causing the delay! This episode, you'll hear about WWI Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John Mcrae's In Flanders Fields poem and it's origins focusing on the poppy flower - which is surprisingly orange? We were shocked, anyway, we thought it was red. Additionally, we discuss the appropriate ritual of the moment of silence according to the Royal British Legion and it's origins in South Africa with Sir Harry Hands. 

Next, we have a sad laugh about the Dam Screamer incident on May 4th 2010 where dozens of people were injured in a crowd of 20,000 in Amsterdam due to the actions of one negligent citizen.

We briefly touch on the yellow jacket womanhunt for the person who caused the Tour De France crash.

And lastly, we discuss nanotech poppies - the result of a easily flustered society and comical ignorance. 

"And you wonder why our war isn't going too well." - John Pike, security and military analyst at Globalsecurity.org

"We knew loose lips sink ships, but loose change....?" - Bernard Etzinger, Canadian embassy spokesperson
"That story about Canadians planting coins in the pockets of defence contractors will not go away." - Luc Portelance, now Deputy Director for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

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We Remember Them.

In response to the astronomical tragedy that was Travis Scott’s performance at Astroworld where 9 people have died and hundreds were injured, we take the time to tell you about Human Crushes, often incorrectly called stampedes. Travis Scott is *so far* being sued along with Apple & LiveNation to name a few for upwards of $750 million by 125 attendees and families of attendees. According to the news, Kylie Jenner, his pregnant wife, was present but not injured.

We’ll also talk about the Hajj, or the Stoning of the Devil ritual where millions of pilgrims travel every year in a short span of a few days, and roughly every two years an event occurs that kills hundreds of people, and sometimes unfortunately thousands. We briefly mention the Victoria Hall disaster & the Station Nightclub fire.

Finally, we’ll elaborate on Human Crushes, Crowd Crushes & Crowd Collapses, their differences, how to spot them happening, and how to protect yourself and others. We hope after hearing this episode you walk away safer and reassured you can attend events like these and still have a good time.

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Listen to us talk about how scientists have finally captured a Supernova from start to finish, the strange history of Betelgeuse the Red Giant & the launch of The James Webb Space Telescope built by NASA , The European Space Agency and The Canadian Space Agency. The James Webb Space Telescope will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA’s Flagship astrophysics mission. The James Webb Space Telescope will be launching 22nd December 2021 during Ariane Flight VA256. Photos of distant exoplanets & observing some of the most distant events in the universe will finally be at our eager fingertips.

Update: For anyone curious about the date discrepancy between Matt & Banterbot - At the time of recording the launch was December 18th, at the time of editing it was the 22nd, and at the time of publishing it was the 24th! For the most up to date launch information, you'll want to check it out here: https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/countdown.html

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Guy Fawkes the most iconic man to be part of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up British Parliament back in 1605, a day which is still celebrated every year on the 5th of November and better known as Bonfire night.

The Origins of the "Anonymous" mask, also featured in the comic/movie V for Vendetta.

   Remember, remember!
    The fifth of November,
     The Gunpowder treason and plot;
      I know of no reason
       Why the Gunpowder treason
        Should ever be forgot!
         Guy Fawkes and his companions
          Did the scheme contrive,
           To blow the King and Parliament
            All up alive.
             Threescore barrels, laid below,
              To prove old England's overthrow.
               But, by God's providence, him they catch,
                With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
                 A stick and a stake
                  For King James's sake!
                   If you won't give me one,
                    I'll take two,
                    The better for me,
                     And the worse for you.
                      A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
                       A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
                        A pint of beer to wash it down,
                         And a jolly good fire to burn him.
                          Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
                           Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
                            Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray! 

                             - John Milton

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Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes was a schemer, a polygamist, and America’s first serial killer. Find out what went on in Holmes’s “Murder Castle” during the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, why he probably doesn't like Marion Hedgepeth, and we also get distracted by the real skeletons used in the Poltergeist movie - poor Jo Beth Williams.

(No relation to Sherlock Holmes)...(Or Triple H)

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Harold Frederick Shipman born 1946, known to his wife and family as a loving and devoted husband....to the public he is better known as Doctor Death, Britain's most prolific serial killer. Join us as we dive into his story & explore the mindset of Britain's only convicted Angel of Death. 

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To cure stuttering, Professor Wendell Johnson at the University of Iowa took it upon himself to torture orphans, with the University denying culpability still nearly 60 years later. The orphans suffered life long issues as a result of the study. We tell a bit of their story on this episode ranging from 1939 to 2007, including the details of the study and we elaborate on the regret that an undergraduate student, Mary James Tudor, felt about the study for years afterwards.

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What motivates a killer to dine on their own victims? Many would assume the likes of Jeffrey Dahmer & Albert Fish could only act out of psychopathy. But could these killers actually be dining for love? find out on todays juicy podcast.

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In 2017, Mammoth Tusk Hunters were searching a cave deep in the Siberian Permafrost along the bank of the Siberian River. They made an amazing discovery 10-12m below the permafrost, they found an almost perfectly preserved Male Cave Lion Cub, Boris, from the Ice Age. The Mammoth Tusk Hunters returned to the same cave in 2018 found a second this time female Cave Lion Cub, Sparta, less than 15m from the first in even better condition. The research Paper on the two Lion Cubs has just been released, join Banter Savvy as we dive into this story and what the research revealed. Research Paper: The Preliminary Analysis of Cave Lion Cubs Panthera Spelaea (Goldfuss, 1810) from the permafrost of Siberia. Academic Editor: Maria Rita Palombo

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Many Canadians agree that their workplace is a stressful one. Join is as we explore the worst jobs for your mental health & share anecdotes from our combined experiences across the music, service & healthcare industries. The results may surprise you.

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On September 5th, 2020 at Lake Travis on the edge of Austin, Texas, a Trump celebration took place. The Travis County Sherriff Department received calls about boats in distress. Ultimately five boats sank, but thankfully no lives were lost due to bystanders saving the day. This became known as the Lake Travis Incident, & #Dumbkirk reached the top of trending on Twitter after the incident.

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