Season 2: Ep. 5 - Ashes of a Dead Heart

Hello, fellow nerds! On this week's podcast episode, we’re discussing chapters 8-9 of “From Blood & Ash” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jennifer_l_armentrout⁠⁠⁠⁠ !   Listen in as we discuss the herd mentality and cult persuasion of Jonestown and how it compares to Solis, as well as which illnesses, some of which still exist today, mimic what some thought was vampirism. Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Murders, Battles & Funerals, Oh My!". It can be found at ⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/ournerdiestthing⁠⁠⁠. Fave Quote from the Episode: “On a boat, in the snow…it’s like green eggs and ham?”—Whitney Show Links:  Check out the song "Royals" by @lorde We aren't talking about Castiel, Angel of the Lord, this season, but we do love to reference him Ben Barnes reading an ASMR version of Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo Jim Jones episodes on Morbid podcast Alwaysfits.com that Mindy shops from "The Bonds that Tie" by J Bree Supernatural Season 1, Episode 11 “Scarecrow” “The Village” M. Night Shyamalan “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson  “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee Come see us at the ⁠⁠⁠Imaginarium Book Festival⁠⁠⁠ on May 20-21 in DC!  We will be moderating the panels and have a table on Saturday with bookish merch! Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. Have something nerdy to share?  Contact us at [email protected].   Follow us on instagram and facebook at @ournerdiestthing.   This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "From Blood and Ash" and “Flesh & Fire” series, both written by @jennifer_l_armentrout .   Thanks for listening!  #ournerdiestthing #podcast #hawkeandpoppy #lordmazeen #frombloodandash #kingdomoffleshandfire #crownofgildedbones #waroftwoqueens #ashadowintheember #alightintheflame #jenniferlarmentrout #makeandmuddle #atlantian #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #reading #poppy #hawke #casteel #craven #readalong #ascended #cult #jimjones #rabies #rum3h