Ep. 116: Solved mysteries

As we find ourselves in the midst of the holiday season, we discuss the prevalence of Christmas-related deaths, what Avatar: The Way of Water can tell us about transmedia’s potential, and some historical murders and mysteries that have been solved! Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark why his probability of dying shoots up around the holidays[22:14] We’ve got a new book club calendar up, Mark is doing a two part Ko-Fi Snack, and we get into. a long, Avatar-inspired discussion of the possibilities of transmedia storytelling[48:00] What we watched![62:00] We talk about mysteries and cold cases that have been solved at long last! Stuff we referenced: In 1947, A High-Altitude Balloon Crash Landed in Roswell. The Aliens Never Left Why Did the Mayan Civilization Collapse? A New Study Points to Deforestation and Climate Change A BIZARRE SPATE OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DEATHS, FROM XUZHOU TO LONDON TO OMAHA Heart attack deaths spike around winter holidays, expert group warns Why do more people die at Christmas, New Year’s? Beware the holidays: All the ways Christmas and New Years can hurt you