Episode 32:  Robert Heinlein:  The Dean of Science Fiction Writers // Butler, MO

Join us this week in Butler, MO where we learn all about the writing of Robert Heinlein, science fiction author extraordinaire and namesake for a crater on Mars!  Ashley also tells us a story about how she drilled her hand and Jamie gives the advice to avoid hurting yourself by not doing things.  Things are dangerous.  

SOURCES:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Missouri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein

“Have Space Suit–Will Travel” by Robert Heinlein

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

https://millercenter.org/president/eisenhower/foreign-affairs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzJY2cKE8U

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

https://house.mo.gov/famous.aspx

This week we are in Othello, WA where we will discuss the recent and heartbreaking double murder of Dora Elia and Guadalupe Martinez at the hands of someone they trusted. We also talk about the Sandhill Crane festival, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge and Jamie’s love of shore birds. Bird nerds unite! Ashley talks about how she fell down the stairs at work.

Trigger warning: their murder was very violent, there is a warning before we discuss the murder itself and if you choose to skip past it the end of that part of the conversation is at 27:30.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello,_Washington

https://www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org/_files/ugd/00304c_7fc5f36789b24b1dbcda0b0812709ed8.pdf

https://www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jan/29/arrest-made-after-dead-person-body-parts-found-in-/

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2021/feb/10/othello-man-pleads-not-guilty-double-murder/

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2021/feb/11/murder-investigation-presents-emotional-fiscal-cha/

https://www.kxly.com/man-admits-killing-two-women-dismembering-bodies-in-adams-county/

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2021/feb/05/othello-man-pleads-not-guilty-double-murder-trial-/

https://www.ritzvillejournal.com/story/2021/02/10/news/othello-resident-pleads-innocent-in-double-homicide/22532.html

Episode 30:  The Florida Department of Corrections Has Some Explaining to Do // Lake Butler, FL

This week we will be going to Lake Butler, FL, home of the Simmer Down Lakeside Grill and not one, but two prisons. Aren’t they lucky?  We will be talking about a murder for hire plot involving a corrections officer, the Ku Klux Klan, and an undercover FBI Agent.  Trigger warnings are of course necessary for this story as we will be discussing white supremacy, hate crimes, and police brutality in this episode.  In addition, we just want to take a second to send our condolences to those who have been impacted by Hurricane Ian.  Though this story comes to you from an area impacted by the storm, it was actually recorded several weeks ago.  Finally, we discuss the importance of voting in local and state elections to effect change in law enforcement in your area.  Websites discussed in that segment include https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote & https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup.  

SOURCES:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Butler,_Union_County,_Florida

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ci/208.html

https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-supremacist-prison-guards-intimidate-black-inmates-with-impunity-in-florida/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-ap-army-veteran-infiltrates-florida-kkk-20211222-hp3bzpq6tzglbldgeweb6eyahe-story.html

https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2021/07/27/inside-a-kkk-murder-plot-grab-him-up-take-him-to-the-river/

https://cheezburger.com/6578693/19-insane-florida-man-headlines-thatll-make-you-wonder-wtf-is-in-their-water