Surprise! We're back with a bonus episode where we are joined by Bill Diggle and Jeff Parker, the lead roles in the upcoming @plattevalleytheatrearts performance of Frankenstein by Nick Dear! Catch them at the Brighton Armory through October 19th!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge features hiking, catch and release fishing, a playground, and even a herd of buffalo. But its got a dark history that included manufacturing Sarin nerve gas. In the second half of this episode, we get into one of the largest (and last) swarms of locust in the US.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/rocky-mountain-arsenal#:~:text=5%20miles%20northeast.-,History,chemical%20sewers%20that%20existed%20underground.

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal/about-us

https://truthandlegend.com/rmanwr-audio-tour-2

https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/attractions/rocky-mountain-arsenal/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Rocky,site%20as%20a%20future%20refuge.

https://home.army.mil/carson/rma/about/history

https://www.asla.org/2018awards/454643-From_Weapons_To_Wildlife.html#:~:text=PROJECT%20STATEMENT-,The%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Arsenal%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20Comprehensive%20Management%20Plan,sites%20into%20public%20wildlife%20reserves.

https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/rocky-mountain-arsenal-spotlight

PHotos: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-07/before_after.png

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/12/13/enemy-colorado-german-prisoners-war-1943-46#:~:text=There%20were%20approximately%20forty%2Dseven,could%20still%20conceal%20a%20message.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_chemical_weapons_program

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453.

https://www.cma.army.mil/nerve-agent-gb-sarin/

pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_swarm

https://www.grunge.com/1097352/the-terrifying-story-of-alberts-swarm/

https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/10/20/october-20-1937-alberts-swarm/

Today we're talking about the time(s) that the Denver Art Museum was used to launder stolen antiquities! No spoilers, but a very prominent art historian and volunteer was helping to forge provenance for artifacts from Southeast Asia in a scheme that was just uncovered in the early 2020s!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/colorado-denver-art-museum-stolen-art-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/denver-art-museum-stolen-asian-relics-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-was-emma-c-bunker-colorado-denver-asian-art-scholar/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-is-douglas-latchford-asian-khmer-art-smuggler/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/emma-bunker-douglas-latchford-cambodian-art-denver-art-museum/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/prakhon-chai-bronzes-douglas-latchford-emma-bunker-denver-art-museum/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/stolen-art-heist-looted-antiquities-smuggling-false-provenance/

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/press/release/denver-art-museum-statement-regarding-emma-bunker

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/20/denver-art-museum-latchford-bunker-antiquities-repatriation

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/denver-art-museum-vietnamese-artifact-repatriation-1234700149/

We're back on the Auraria Campus, but talking about some of the hauntings this time! From comforting residuals in Casa Mayan, to spooky vibes in the basement of Tivoli, all the wild history of this area has left an impression on the campus!Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Resources:

https://red.msudenver.edu/video/the-5-most-haunted-places-on-the-auraria-campus/

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/casa-mayan

https://www.westword.com/news/auraria-denver-campus-ninth-street-historic-park-casa-mayan-14619712

https://www.mymetmedia.com/a-haunted-journey-into-tivolis-catacombs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elizabeth%27s_Church_(Denver,_Colorado)

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/st-elizabeth-hungary-catholic-church

We've got an old timey cult this time! Joshua Sykes was gathering followers in California before settling in Denver, where he claimed doomsday was around the corner. Public outcry and legal trouble made sure he stayed in the newspapers. Classic cult shit!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Resources:

https://denverite.com/2016/12/14/joshua-sykes-colorado-cult/

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6253014909190144/unraveling-threads-which-expose-watchtower

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-cult-prophet/66793142/

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031081/1921-02-15/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1856&index=5&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89053283/1921-03-15/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=1856&index=6&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85059715/1916-07-25/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1856&index=12&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&sort=date&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://berkhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2018_spring_newsletter.pdf

The daily telegram. [volume], July 25, 1916, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5

Part 2 of the Auraria Campus History! In this episode we find out the results of the previous redlining efforts. The city of Denver uses the flood of 1965 as an excuse to write off the entire neighborhood and despite the valiant effort by residents, the neighborhood is demolished and replaced with the Tri-Campus space that it is today.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://skylineandauraria.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/a-decolonized-history-of-auraria-campus/

https://www.msudenver.edu/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_T._Castro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver

https://www.denverpost.com/2005/06/15/the-fury-and-the-fears/

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/casa-mayan

https://www.westword.com/news/auraria-denver-campus-ninth-street-historic-park-casa-mayan-14619712

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auraria_Campus#Historic_sites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Brewery_Company_(building)

https://history.denverlibrary.org/neighborhood-history-guide/auraria-neighborhood-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Denver#:~:text=This%20was%20the%20first%20settlement,it%20was%20slow%20to%20develop.

Before becoming a tri-college campus, Auraria was a mining camp to rival Denver, and then a beloved multi-cultural neighborhood of the city. But following a massive flood in 1965, this neighborhood was under threat of razing. Plus bonus story about the history of Tivoli Brewery!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://red.msudenver.edu/video/the-5-most-haunted-places-on-the-auraria-campus/

https://aurariacampus.edu/auraria/historic-auraria/

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver

https://www.denverpost.com/2005/06/15/the-fury-and-the-fears/

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/casa-mayan

https://www.westword.com/news/auraria-denver-campus-ninth-street-historic-park-casa-mayan-14619712

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auraria_Campus#Historic_sites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Brewery_Company_(building)

https://history.denverlibrary.org/neighborhood-history-guide/auraria-neighborhood-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Denver#:~:text=This%20was%20the%20first%20settlement,it%20was%20slow%20to%20develop.

Nestled in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park stands the stately Stanley Hotel - known as one of the most haunted hotels in the United States! It's not only famous for it's ghosts, but also for having inspired "The Shining" by Stephen King, and we're diving into the history and the hauntings this week.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram and TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Hotel

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/stanley-hotel-haunted-history/

https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-haunted-stanley-hotel-4108817

Spooky Colorado Retold by S. E. Schlosser

Ghost Adventures, S4E5 “Stanley Hotel”

https://youtu.be/fEEpJ-rZXFg?si=bq7bg9xgMYShJjEF

https://youtu.be/TUY3_k-7a_M?si=2EZQXVHixr2ZHpEc