Caustic Soda

From our live Space Disasters (in 3D!) event at at EXP Restaurant in Vancouver, B.C. where we were joined by Sneaky Dragon and One Minute Medical School! In this episode we'll discuss Kessler Syndrome, the cold depths of space, vacuum exposure, fluid redistribution, plus Soyuz 11, Vostok II, space debris, galactic cosmic radiation, space hazards in pop culture, and another live Lesser of Two Evils! Music: "20 Minutes of Oxygen" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links Sneaky Dragon Episode 85 One Minute Medical School - Electrocution Live! Spaceship Zero Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rSI-rMPVJM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdesgp_xEVw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO8L9tKR4CY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8B6Vn7ixAk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSccwmmrS5A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS6m6NM_Md0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vL3x6KaWsUM&t=386

Lisa Gemino joins us to talk judicial dueling, naked dueling, famous duelists like La Maupin and Lord Minimus, plus how dueling in a carriage and in balloons worked (or didn't work). Also Magic: The Gathering and duels in film! Music: "Feudin' Banjos" by Arthur Smith Images Links Trial by Combat Irish Code Drive To Work Podcast (also on iTunes) Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27M5KWI_q50

Adam Barlev joins Toren, Kevin, and Joe for a look at the caustic chemicals known as "acids". Hydrofluoric, Sulfuric, Muriatic, and more. Toren reveals the details of the Sausage-Vat Murders and the Acid-Bath Murderer. Plus acid attacks in the news, and Breaking Bad's grisly acid-related "bathtub" scene. Music: "It's Bad For Me" by Al Bowlly Charity of the Week: Acid Survivors Trust International Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgNL1tYFvc

AstronomyCast's Fraser Cain joins Toren, Joe and Kevin to talk about The End of All Things -- the death of the entire Universe. Everything, everyone, even the very atoms themselves! The Big Crunch, The Big Chill, dark energy, and a whole lot more that confuses the heck out of Kevin. Plus: Doctor Who, Spaceship Zero, and what Marvel's all-time eating champion Galactus has to do with the end of the Universe. Music: "Theme from Spaceship Zero" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links Astronomycast Universe Today Universe Today on YouTube Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd9cBlvfjow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZiXC8Yh4T0

The science and main causes of mining disasters, and a closer look at specific mining accidents, including the 1913 Senghenhydd Pit Disaster, the 1966 Aberfan Disaster, the 1972 Honkeiko Colliery, the 1975 Chasnala Mine Disaster and the Springhill Mining Disasters. Also mining disasters in the news and pop culture. Music: "Whistle While You Work" by Comedian Harmonists Images Links Minecraft Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmB9b5njVbA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xFOf_n_lOc

Gavin Pitts is back with Joe, Kevin, and Toren to discuss wasps, from the world's smallest of the amoeba-sized Fairy Fly to the Asian Giant Hornet! Plus the difference between wasps, hornets, ants and bees, how the Green Fairy Wasp "drives" cockroaches around via their antennae, a pop quiz on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, several recent wasp-related deaths, and some terrible wasp-related movies. News: We're doing another live podcast at EXP Restaurant & Bar with special guests Sneaky Dragon and a live One Minute Medical School! Details at tickets available at Caustic Gear. Music: "I Got The Stinger" by Jabo Smith's Rhythm Aces Images Links Damn Interesting - Mind-Controlling Wasps and Zombie Spiders Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UkDMrG6tog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_aHOnyXIOI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2XMyxAs5o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtF-u4q7dI4

This chapter of Caustic Soda's "-icide guide" explores the psychological reasons as to why children kill their fathers. In history we discuss Beatrice Cenci, Richard Dadd, the Menendez Brothers, Chris Porco, and the Tochigi Case. Also, patricide in the news and in pop culture! Music: "Daddy's Little Boy" by The Mills Brothers Images Videos

Live from the EXP Restaurant and Bar in Vancouver, BC, it's The Caustic Soda Live EXPerience! Recorded May 12, 2013 in front of a packed-house, Joe, Toren, Kevin and follow-up aficionado Warren Banks cover a variety of stories, including squid spermatophores in disturbing places, a squid bomb, shitty radiation shielding for a trip to Mars, "blood facials", self-cannibalism, and a special Lesser of Two Evils featuring a face-off between a story from this show and one chosen from Soda Jerk suggestions by our live audience!

In the news: ninja festival and marijuana thieves. Pop culture includes: Snake Eyes, You Only Live Twice, Miami Connection, Shinobi No Mono, American Ninja, and of course Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Plus Nels Anderson gives us the scoop on Mark of the Ninja! Part 2 of 2. Music: "Mad Shinobi Skills" by Toren Atkinson Images Links Mark of the Ninja Natori.co.uk Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvTIztzDL8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FvrTb-iJQY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f8nonuK0RA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMlu7ZleclI

Nels "Mark of the Ninja" Anderson joins us to discuss facts and controversy surrounding history, technology, and countermeasures of shinobi no mono! Part 1 of 2. Music: "Oh Mein Papa" by Pegi Hayama Images Links Mark of the Ninja Historical Ninja Research Team Ninja Shadow Warriors Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbDvYP0wGpI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LHzj3MosKs

Joe, Toren, and Kevin take a look at plummeting to your death (and other outcomes) from heights both great and ridiculously small. We go from history's Gemonian Stairs to the 1912 Eiffel Tower "Parachute Coat" incident to the most impressive falls from planes in recent memory including Alan MaGee, Nicholas Alkamade, and  Vezna Vulović. All this plus a Public Service Announcement on how to survive a bungee jumping accident and pop-culture most memorable falls! Plus: a special Celebrity Lesser of Two Evils recorded with skeptic-musician George Hrab! He's not here for the whole episode but we managed to catch up with him while he was in Vancouver to ask him to choose between two horrible fates! Music: "Everything Alive Will Die Someday" by George Hrab Images Links Cheapass Games - Falling George Hrab - GeoLogic Podcast Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBN3xfGrx_U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIGrvofPqRU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZIzreiseMk

Joanna Gaskell of the Standard Action web series joins us to discuss the history and "science" of alchemy, including the philosopher's stone and elixir of life, transmutation of elements, the universal solvent, homonculi, famous alchemists and frauds. Plus alchemy portrayed in film, comics, TV, literature, and video games. Music: "There'll Be Some Changes Made" by The Boswell Sisters Images Linksguest Standard Action Standard Action Season 3 Kickstarter Critical Hit Show Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5_9nat1_9U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAKNkrXhB60

Regicide continues -- surprisingly -- in the news with the Nepalese royal massacre! From there we jump right into the regicide-filled world of A Song of Ice And Fire/Game of Thrones. Spoiler alerts aplenty if you haven't been keeping up to the END of Book/Season 3! Also: Oblivion, Shakespeare's most famous regicides, and a "King vs. Pirate" Lesser of Two Evils. BIG Game of Thrones Spoiler Starting Times Game of Thrones Season/Book 1: 9:00 Game of Thrones Season/Book 2: 13:15 Game of Thrones Season/Book 3: 14:28 You're safe again at 20:00! As of this posting we go ahead of where the current episode of Game of Thrones is in the story, so being "caught up" isn't enough. If you don't know what happens all the way through to the end of Season/Book 3, you're going to get spoilers if you don't skip ahead! Music: "The Kingdom of Swing" by Benny Goodman Images Links A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYNeT2nzEgA

Green Ronin Publishing's Chris Pramas joins Kevin, Toren, and Joe to discuss the deaths of royalty like Mary, Queen of Scots and Charles I as well as Shaka Zulu's mother issues and more! Music: "After You've Gone" by Bing Crosby Images Links A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying

Entomophile Andrew Scott joins us to talk about Cimex lectularius including a science quiz, traumatic extravaginal insemination, old timey bed bug treatments, plus news, pop culture and tips on how to avoid bed bug infestation at home and when traveling. Music: "Mean Old Bed Bug Blues" by The Rhythmakers Images Links Andrew's Bug Sculptures Bed Bugs Fact Sheet Health Canada - Bed Bugs Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GcFO8y-WDE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfvnYGVTYg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9z_LtDx5-4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJgbzczdDY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakIB_IJnu0

Joe, Kevin, and Toren discuss marijuana's many odd nicknames, effects, history of use, and some of the outrageous anti-marijuana propaganda of the 20th Century. After the break it's time for the weirder side of stoner movies, including Super High Me and the "Evil Bong" series. Music: "That Cat Is High" by The Ink Spots Images Links Leafly VapeWorld.com (Pax Vaporizer) Just A Plant Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jO_ncXj7RE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpDKfj7X8A0

The second in our ongoing Evil Dames in History series features "The Beast of Buchenwald", Ilse Koch. Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at this concentration camp terror, the claims of her bizarre leather work, as well as Ilse Koch inspirations in pop culture! Then we top it up with the return of "Lesser of Two Evils". Music: "The Old Lamplighter" by Sammy Kaye Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmhxHPsxYRc

The history of April Fools Day and other mischievous occasions, famous pranks gone wrong, practical jokes in the news and in comics, cartoons, movies and video games. Music: "Just Kiddin' Around"  by Artie Shaw Images Links Star Control 2 (The Ur-Quan Masters) The Museum of Hoaxes Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBtOkw38DJU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyXWnVY0F3U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MjPPMLlZqo http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=5tyV19ItB20&feature=fvwp

Dr. Jenna joins Joe, Kevin, and Toren to look at the mosquito-borne peril of malaria. We discuss the life cycle of the this protist parasite from mosquito to human and back again, tales of a recent outbreak, and news of a promising new treatment strategy. Music: "Heebee Jeebies" by The Boswell Sisters Charity O' The Week: Nothing But Nets Campaign Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y68F8YwLWdg

In part two of our look at the biblical apocalypse, we discuss news and pop culture, including "Left Behind," "The Omen," "End of Days." and "The Rapture." Special guest Robert M. Price! Music: "Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn" by Spike Hughes Images Links Robert M. Price