Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 52, and today we’re continuing our biblical theme as Bri leads our discussion about Queen Esther.

Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Creepy Shit podcast!

**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**

Genocide, discussion of sexual content

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References:

The Shavi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: Esther: Bible -

https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/esther-bible

Encyclopedia Britannica: Esther - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Esther-biblical-figure

Judaism 101: Purim - https://www.jewfaq.org/purim

NPR: Purim a Festive Jewish Holiday with an ending often ignored - https://www.npr.org/2024/03/23/1240037244/purim-a-festive-jewish-holiday-with-an-ending-often-ignored

Wiki: Purim - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim

The Bible: a historical and literary introduction, by Bart D Ehrman, Oxford University press. Page 234 through 235 and Pages 179 through 181

The HarperCollins Study Bible new revised Standard Version, Harper one Book of Esther pages 680 through 691