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Haint
by Jessica O'Connor
Haint Podcast is born from two friends obsessed with books, history, pop culture, and, above all, storytelling. Hannah and Jessica are your hosts who talk, laugh, and tell stories in the spirit of the south in all her truth and complexity. Whether it’s Jessica starting off, "Have you heard about the time…?" Or Hannah, "Back when I was still spending my childhood in a cult….", we have an abundance of laughs and stories to share with you. Pour a drink, pull up a chair, and listen in.
Episodes
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Nope Tropes: Horror Edition
Nope Tropes: Horror Edition
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A Slew of Ghost Towns and The Worst Water Park Ever
A Slew of Ghost Towns and The Worst Water Parks Ever
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It's 1692, Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
What was up with the Salem Witch Trials? Was it the water? A ‘shroom soup? Or just a town full of idiots? Hannah for sure suspects idiot soup is the root but Jessica has a tale of three women who managed the survive the trials. Listen in on Spooky Week Two!
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Slithering in Scottsboro
Spooky month is coming out hot! This week, Hannah and Jessica go elbow deep into the snake box to explore the second worst crime in Scottsboro and the first worst ways to describe a room of people. There's religion (debatable), love (sorta), moonshine (probably), and attempted murder(absolutely).
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Black Ivy part 2
What makes fashion fashion? Who decides? Who tf decided who decides? Join Hannah and Jessica as we follow the fashion trail all the way to Black Ivy.
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Black Ivy part 1
The enslavement of African and African American people was a multimillion dollar industry built on the trading of human lives. But have you ever thought about the industries within the industry? Pull up a chair and sit with Hannah to learn about “slave cloth” from Jessica.
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We All Did: Birmingham Summer of 1963 part 3
The third and final part of this mini-series is here! 1963 in Birmingham comes to a devastating close. Learn the context, events, and maybe get curious about where we go from here.
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We All Did: Birmingham Summer of 1963 part 2
This week, Hannah continues the story of the Project C civil rights campaign in Birmingham as tensions and pressure build. Did they succeed and at what cost?
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We All Did: Birmingham Summer of 1963 part 1
Acronyms that are too dang long, civil rights history and and civil rights beef. 61 years ago the civil rights campaign in Birmingham deeply affected the national movement. Learn the story and all the details in this three part series from Hannah and Jessica.
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Building an Empire
Politics machinations, the Great Migrations, a small town that rose quickly and faded even faster. What is the lasting legacy of Empire?
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Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
There is crime. Like so much crime. There is also murder, famously among the worst of the crimes. A man named “Towhead” is involved at some point?? And also there’s gravy. Join us for a wild ride and see if you can guess the final plot twist before it happens.
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D-E-D To Us: Museum Edition
Some we loathe some we love. The Magic City has no shortage of cultural tourism but are all created equal? Join Jessica and Hannah as we discuss what we think makes a museum good experience and why we are sending some to the graveyard.
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Queen Shit
Is the greatest queen of petty also the greatest queen of crime? Should a lady racketeer date a man who wears riding boots about Harlem? Is her true love a poet at heart? Listen in as Jessica brings you one wild story.
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Mo' Mary Mo' Problems
Listen in as Hannah and Jessica take on doing history badly with an example from a famous woman in Bible history. Along the way we take on Jesus, his fan boys, a pope, the teacher’s pet, and why maybe Judas needs a sick guitar riff.
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Things That Would Kill a Victorian Child
Is it measles? Vaccinations? Factory disasters? Child labor? All of the above but also none of the above. Jessica takes us through her own shocking list of “What Would Kill a Victorian Child?”
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God Will Spit You Out
Why is Jessica drinking so much Baja Blast? Did the stair master originate in Victorian England? Why is the Ghost of Christmas Past hiding children under his robe? Will Hannah convince Jessica to watch Doctor Who? Join us this week when we take a break from the 20th century and also get into the...
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Christmas Jumble
It's a heat wave in Alabama, so let's look forward to Christmas. It's a Christmas in July episodes with Hannah and Jessica discussing their Christmas song preference, the mandala effect and A Christmas Story, and anything else our holiday loving hearts felt like bringing up
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Farenhaint 451
What will Jessica do if her summer time high betrays her? Why doesn’t Hannah carry an actual first aid kit into the mountains? Is a book a valid survival item? Join Hannah and Jessica for a chitty chat-sode. Let’s hash out our literary beefs. Let’s burn books as if our lives depend on it.
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Haint at Home Plate Episode 4: Home at Last
Hannah and Jessica finally made it home! In this mini-side, we recap our first ever pod series and talk about the MiBl game we attended at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
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Haint at Home Plate Episode 3: Isms in the Outfield
Has Jessica found her summertime high? What is Instagram advertising now?? What are the -isms in baseball???? Why are baseball nicknames so terrible???? Answers to all the above except the last one in this week’s episode.
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Haint at Home Plate Episode 2: Machinations and Shenanigans
Was Jackie Robinson really the first baseball player to break the color line in the Major Leagues? (no). How did a team manager convince a bunch of owners to start the first baseball Negro League? (aggressively). Can Hannah answer even a single one of Jessica’s questions? (also, no). Join us for...
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Haint at Home Plate Episode 1: The Rumors are False
Did the man who fired the first shot of the Civil War also invent baseball?? Is this his true claim to fame? How many Abners are involved in the history of baseball? What is up with Jessica’s obsession with minor league mascots? Listen now and find the answers to all these questions except the…
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Follow Me To Nellie's
Is there a correct way to travel to NATchez (like “matches”), Mississippi? (The answer is yes). This week, Jessica gives us VERY specific instructions about navigating Natchez before we learn about the rise and unfortunate demise of Nellie Jackson, the Mississippi Madame. We’d love to hear from...
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Intro
Haint Podcast is born from two friends obsessed with history, pop culture, and, above all, storytelling. Why is our podcast called “Haint?” Why is Hannah drinking kombucha? Who even are Hannah and Jessica? What is this podcast even about? Listen to our intro and find out.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Haint Podcast is born from two friends obsessed with books, history, pop culture, and, above all, storytelling. Hannah and Jessica are your hosts who talk, laugh, and tell stories in the spirit of the south in all her truth and complexity. Whether it’s Jessica starting off, "Have you heard about the time…?" Or Hannah, "Back when I was still spending my childhood in a cult….", we have an abundance of laughs and stories to share with you. Pour a drink, pull up a chair, and listen in.
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Jessica O'Connor
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Haint Podcast is born from two friends obsessed with books, history, pop culture, and, above all, storytelling. Hannah and Jessica are your hosts who talk, laugh, and tell stories in the spirit of the south in all her truth and complexity. Whether it’s Jessica starting off, "Have you heard about...
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