Ep. 175: irish america & feral children

Corrigan tells Marko how an orphan train turned Irish Americans white, and we discuss the sad but fascinating stories of feral children. Plus, Marko issues a musical challenge to listeners, and we test out our Shakira impressions. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the great Arizona orphan abduction[38:41] Mark feels a little down about the state of the world now compared to when we started JoAG[58:20] We try out our Shakira impressions. Just go with it. And we discuss upcoming JoAG things[69:56] What we watched! (Frogman, Glasshouse, Se7en, Coherence, 20 Days in Mariupol, Madame Web, 10 To Midnight)[95:09] We discuss feral children, also known as isolates, and what they reveal to us about human development and what it means to be human Stuff we referenced: St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY St. Patrick's Day and the True Story of Saint Patrick | TIME The Colorful History of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Irish Potato Famine: Date, Cause & Great Hunger - HISTORY What was the Irish potato famine? How was Queen Victoria involved, how many people died and when did it happen? | The Sun BBC - History - British History in depth: The Irish Famine Irish Famine survivors - it was not so long ago The Great Irish Famine Was a Turning Point in History Scientists Finally Pinpoint the Pathogen That Caused the Irish Potato Famine | Science| Smithsonian Magazine HOW INFECTION SHAPED HISTORY: LESSONS FROM THE IRISH FAMINE - PMC History: The Abduction of 40 Orphans in 20th Century Clifton - PHOENIX magazine The Irish Orphan Abduction | Feature | Tucson Weekly The Orphan Trains - True West Magazine Britain's Blueprint for Colonialism: Made in Ireland - JSTOR Daily When Language Started a Political Revolution - JSTOR Daily The Art of Breaking People Down: The British Colonial Model in Ireland and Canada on JSTOR History Ireland