It's like the pony express, except the library version.  Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Horse_Library_Project#:~:text=The%20Pack%20Horse%20Library%20Project%20was%20headed%20by%20Ellen%20Woodward,individual%20homes%20and%20to%20schoolhouses. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/horse-riding-librarians-were-great-depression-bookmobiles-180963786/ Music: purple-planet.com

Latin, the language to get famous after it died.  Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-late-latin-was-called-vulgar-119475 https://allthatsinteresting.com/height-roman-empire-map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire https://www.th egreatcoursesdaily.com/language-evolution-one-language-became-five-languages/ https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2015/02/11/whats-in-a-name/ Music: www.purple-planet.com

Everyone has an opinion on who has the best sandwich they've ever eaten, but hands down the worst had to be the Raines Sandwich, check out why....... Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/raines-sandwich Music: www.purple-planet.com

Talk about carrying a marriage on your back.... Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Weinsberg https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-wise-wives-of-weinsberg-cce96e3a1d79 https://www.technewsiit.com/hidden-history-loyal-wives-weinsberg Music: www.purple-planet.com

Mary Poppins and the Polio Vaccine. Sources: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/08/954413533/his-vaccine-story-inspired-his-father-to-write-a-disney-classic https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/index.html#:~:text=Inactivated%20polio%20vaccine%20(IPV)%20is,four%20doses%20of%20polio%20vaccine. https://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=12744 https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/polio-20th-century-epidemic Music: www.purple-planet.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks4u1NFV4eQ

Who needs to put out milk and cookies when you can play hide and seek with the Christmas Pickle.  Sources: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/christmaspickle.shtml https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/20/whats-christmas-pickle-tradition-youll-want-start-now/2341958002/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mysterious-christmas-pickle-tradition-hiding-german https://www.german-way.com/history-and-culture/holidays-and-celebrations/christmas/the-christmas-pickle-ornament/ Music: www.purple-planet.com

Cold or hot....SPAM hits the spot.  Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/food/how-spam-went-canned-necessity-american-icon-180963916/ https://www.eater.com/2014/7/9/6191681/a-brief-history-of-spam-an-american-meat-icon Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In 1775, as the American Colonies began their revolt against the British Crown, General Washington's biggest battle would be against disease not redcoats. Sources: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623428/george-washington-won-american-revolution-with-smallpox-vaccine https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-george-washington-revolutionary-war https://www.history.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-smallpox?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-history Music: www.purple-planet.com

Pigeons save lives.  Sources: https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/geologist-has-probably-figured-out-how-homing-pigeons-find-their-way-home/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20749632 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226203/Skeleton-hero-World-War-II-carrier-pigeon-chimney-secret-coded-message-attached-leg.html https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_425415#:~:text=Cher%20Ami%20was%20later%20inducted,service%20during%20World%20War%20I. https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/01/08/unsung-heroes-of-world-war-i-the-carrier-pigeons/ Music: www.purple-planet.com

Communism. Chaos. Cannibals  This episode does have some explicit descriptions of cannibalism and may not be suited for all listeners.  Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/cannibal-island?fbclid=IwAR10gLfpQ73c6VwCPSrzTf9RKRrkSOSiPU9XGKNZlIW8kk6gDxqZSZiF0-o https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000-died-in-one-of-stalin-s-most-horrific-labor-camps/29341167.html Music: purple-planet.com