Barnum's Cannibals - Strange Familiars

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Episode 6: We tell the true story of P.T. Barnum's Fiji Cannibals. After being taken from Fiji and exhibited in sideshows and dime museums around the United States, one of these men died in York, Pennsylvania. Newspapers reported that two other "cannibals" attempted to eat his corpse. What really happened?...and where is the Fiji Cannibal's body? We visit Potter's Fields, and discuss sideshows, circuses, Circassian women, and more. Our guest is Alison Renner. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Episode 6 notes and links: Alison: https://www.etsy.com/shop/odpeacock Sarada: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada Matt Deterior: http://mattdeterior.bigcartel.com instagram: @MattDeterior Contact us via email at: [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars instagram: @strangefamiliars http://www.strangefamiliars.com Strange Familiars is a production of Dark Holler Arts, LLC. Music, art, podcasts, books, and more. http://www.darkhollerarts.com Intro and background music by Stone Breath - which is our band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com The song at the end of this episode is "Song to the Folding Leaves" from the Stone Breath album “Children of Hum“. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/strange-familiars/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 6: We tell the true story of P.T. Barnum's Fiji Cannibals. After being taken from Fiji and exhibited in sideshows and dime museums around the United States, one of these men died in York, Pennsylvania. Newspapers reported that two other...

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