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Is this the norm?
by Rebecca, Heather and Lora
Is this the norm?
Episodes
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Dracula Was Real... And the Truth is Worse
In this episode of "Is This The Norm?", hosts Heather, Rebecca, and Lora explore the real history behind the world's most famous vampire. Heather traces the story of Vlad III of Wallachia — better known as Vlad the Impaler — from his childhood as a political hostage in the Ottoman court to his...
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The 25th Hour: We Have Questions
Sisters Rebecca, Lora (lead host), and Heather explain and explore experiences during the "witching hour" between 3 and 4 AM historically associated with paranormal activity, ghosts, and demons.
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Book of Thoth: Egypt's Most Dangerous Secret
This episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" — hosted by sisters Heather, Rebecca, and Lora — explores the history and mythology surrounding the Book of Thoth across three distinct incarnations. Rebecca leads the discussion by first recounting the original ancient Egyptian legend (from the...
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William the Conqueror: Is THIS the Norm?!
This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?", hosted by three sisters (Lora, Rebecca, and Heather), in which Heather presents a deep-dive on William the Conqueror — covering his illegitimate birth and precarious youth as Duke of Normandy, his 1066 conquest of England after defeating King...
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Calamity Jane: Legend, Liar... or Total Hell-Raiser?
Rebecca, Heather, and Lora share a legendary story with you today, where Lora leads the episode, telling the story of Calamity Jane a Wild West frontierswoman. The hosts also go off-topic discussing ticks, chiggers, tumbleweeds, essential oil bug spray, and their grandfather's deathbed comment...
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Before Armageddon, There Was Megiddo
This episode of "Is This the Norm?" has hosts Heather, Lora, and Rebecca covering the Battle of Megiddo, the earliest recorded battle in history, fought around 1457 BC between Egypt and a rebel alliance of Levantine city-states led by the Princes of Kadesh and Megiddo; Rebecca walks through the...
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They Were Invited to Dinner. They Should Never Have Come.
This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" hosted by three sisters — Lora, Rebecca, and Heather. Heather presents the history of the "Black Dinner," a 1440 assassination of two young Douglas clan brothers at Edinburgh Castle orchestrated by rival Scottish regents, with the sisters...
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The Hunt for Captain William Kidd’s Lost Treasure
This episode of "Is This the Norm?" has hosts Lora, Heather, and Rebecca telling the story of Captain William Kidd — a respected Scottish-born sea captain who became a privateer for England in the 1690s, hunting pirates and French ships. After 18 months without a single legitimate prize, his...
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Forbidden foods, promising pills and the perfect body
This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" hosted by three sisters — Rebecca, Heather, and Lora. The episode explores the history of diet culture and dangerous weight loss methods.
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Shooting Stars
This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" hosted by Heather, Laura, and Rebecca. In it, Rebecca leads an educational deep-dive into the history and science of meteorites, beginning by clarifying the distinctions between asteroids, meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites, and explaining…
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Why Are We Afraid of Spiders?
This episode, "Why Are We Afraid of Spiders?", features hosts Lora, Rebecca, and Heather exploring whether fear of spiders is biological or learned. They review research on infant pupil dilation studies (and their flaws), compare spider vs. snake danger statistics, and discuss how culture shapes...
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Nicotine- Doctor Recommended
Come to listen to Lora, Heather and Rebecca talk about the history of tobacco/nicotine marketing and the current trend of using nicotine patches for health benefits.The hosts draw a parallel between today's "healthy nicotine" buzz and the dubious doctor-endorsed cigarette ads of the past — urging...
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Memory Wars
This is a podcast episode titled "Memory Wars" hosted by three sisters — Lora, Heather, and Rebecca. Rebecca leads a deep dive into the "memory wars" of the 1980s and '90s, a heated public debate between practicing therapists and research psychologists over the validity of recovered repressed...
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The Pedophilia Brain
Join Rebecca, Lora, and Heather, where Heather discusses the neuroscience behind pedophilia, discussing research (notably by Dr. James Cantor) showing structural brain differences in offenders—particularly in the frontal lobe, right temporal lobe, and amygdala—that suggest the condition may be...
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Extraterrestrial or Theatrics?
This is a podcast episode hosted by Lora, Heather and Rebecca. Where they explore Alien abductions and UFO sightings asking if they are real or fabricated? Lora opens by stating she's personally skeptical of extraterrestrials visiting Earth, but finds the stories fascinating. Lora also traces…
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The Deadly Dangers of Glacier Park
Join Rebecca, Heather and Lora where Heather discusses the deadliest U.S. national parks, then focuses on Glacier National Park's history of fatal accidents, unsolved disappearances (like the 1969 Mount Cleveland avalanche and 1924 Whitehead brothers case), and bear/mountain lion attacks. With...
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Liar Liar Pants On Fire: They Beat the Lie Detector
This is an episode focused on the history and reliability of lie detection. Rebecca leads a deep dive into humanity's long history of attempting to detect deception — from ancient methods like China's dry rice test, India's sacred donkey test, and medieval Europe's trials by fire and water, to…
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Assassin Whales
Hosts Lora, Heather, and Rebecca dive deep into the world of orca, also known as killer whales. Lora explains that orca are technically the largest members of the dolphin family, and breaks down the different ecotypes found in the Pacific (resident, transient, offshore) and Antarctic. She...
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How PG&E Became a Serial Killer
Join Rebecca, Lora and Heather, Where Heather covers PG&E's (Pacific Gas & Electric) long history of negligence and criminal conduct in California. Sources: Timeline: PG&E’s Disasters since 2010 By ABC 10 News https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/timeline-pges-disasters/103-980fbb37-...
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The Citrini Scenario
In this episode, Rebecca dives into the Citrini Scenario — a macro research report by Citrini Research and economist Alap Shah titled The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis — which examines the possibility of an AI-driven economic collapse. Rebecca leads a detailed breakdown of the report…
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Hamburgers From a Petri Dish
Lora, Rebecca and Heather are cautiously open-minded — hopeful about the technology's potential but concerned about the FBS issue, safety unknowns, and whether lab-grown meat can replicate the taste of traditionally raised animals. The conversation drifts into food waste, preservatives…
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How Coke Killed the Refillable Bottle
Join Rebecca, Lora, and Heather, where Heather discusses how Coca-Cola and the broader beverage industry deliberately dismantled the environmentally superior refillable glass bottle system in favor of single-use plastic. References: Why Coke Stopped Using Glass Bottles By Susan Messer...
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Grave Robbing
Rebecca hosts the episode where the sisters talk about both historical and modern instances of grave robbing. Rebecca tells the story of the theft of Charlie Chaplin's body for ransom, William Cobbett's well-intentioned but misguided relocation of Thomas Paine's remains, two Pakistani brothers...
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The Moon Part II
This episode with hosts Lora, Heather and Rebecca covers Artemis missions breakdown, recap and highlights, also Voyager 1 & 2 and future space missions to Mars. The hosts reflect on how space exploration unites humanity, drawing parallels to the turbulent 1960s. A post-recorded note confirms the...
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The Moon Part I
This is Part 1 of "The Moon" episode from the podcast Is This the Norm?, hosted by Lora, Heather, and Rebecca. Lora leads an educational deep-dive into the history of moon exploration, prompted by the ongoing Artemis missions. The episode covers all the Apollo missions.Throughout, Heather and...
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Acquired Sociopathy
In this episode of Is This the Norm?, hosts Rebecca, Heather, and Lora explore the concept of acquired sociopathy — antisocial behavior caused by damage to the prefrontal cortex of the frontal lobe. Using the famous 1848 case of Phineas Gage, a railroad foreman who survived an iron rod blasting...
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Sweden's Waste Management System
In sharing about Sweden's success in their recycling program Lora, Heather and Rebecca reflect on America's waste habits, the role of money and policy in driving change, their own recycling practices, and personal anecdotes about composting, chickens, and buying in bulk to reduce packaging waste.
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Part Two: Nursing Throughout History
Join Rebecca, Lora and Heather on Part two of Nursing Throughout History. This episode will discuss the 19th–21st centuries and Heather's personal nursing career and experiences. Resource: INTELYCARE.COM The History of Nursing: Timeline and Overview
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Part One: Nursing Throughout History
Join Heather, Lora, and Rebecca to explore the history of nursing across several eras. Resource: INTELYCARE.COM The History of Nursing: Timeline and Overview
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Our Canine Family Members' Evolution
Join Lora, Rebecca, and Heather to discuss the evolutionary journey of dogs from wolves to beloved family companions, examining the scientific and social aspects of human-canine bonds. References: Fascinating Facts About Canine Evolution and Why Dogs Are Drawn to Humans by A Peaceful Pack The...
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Skin Writing
This is a podcast episode titled "Skin Writing" from "Is this the Norm?" featuring three hosts: Heather Barden, Lora, and Rebecca. Rebecca discusses her personal experience with Dermagraphism, a rare skin disorder that causes raised welts (urticaria) to form on the skin in response to minor...
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The Marathon
Join Lora, Rebecca, and Heather as they discuss the history of the marathon. From the origin of the race, to women's rights in the Boston Marathon and their own personal history with long distance running.
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Lotus Feet
Join Lora, Rebecca, and Heather discussing the historical practice of Chinese foot binding (Lotus Feet). The practice of foot binding in China lasted approximately 1,000 years (950 AD - 1949). This binding of the feet (and breaking of the toes) was practiced to symbolize beauty, wealth, and…
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Our Ancestral Witchcraft Trials
This podcast episode from "Is This the Norm?" explores the hosts' ancestral connections to the Salem witch trials through two accused women: Susanna Martin and Mehitabel Braybrook. Laura, Heather, and Rebecca trace their lineage to these 17th-century women, examining how the witch trials…
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North Sentinel Island
North Sentinel Island: The World's Most Isolated Tribe Join Rebecca, Heather, and Lora as they explore the mysterious North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, home to the Sentinelese people—one of the last uncontacted tribes on Earth. For an estimated 60,000 years, this indigenous community…
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Synonyms
Rebecca talks about the fascinating way regions across the world that speak English use different words for the same everyday items and foods depending on where they live. From soda versus pop versus coke to regional comfort‑food names like potato wedges versus Jo, Jo's, the show highlights how...
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Contraception Throughout History
Join Lora, Rebecca, and Heather to discuss a comprehensive journey of history about birth control methods, spanning from ancient civilizations to modern times. Heather will discuss how the burden of contraception has historically fallen on women. How many methods were dangerous, or toxic or even...
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Rapa Nui
Sources: Movie “Rapa Nui.” National Geographic, Lost Empire of Easter Island; Polynesian Cultural Center (online), Talk with Kevin O’Sullivan with archeologist guest Ashley Hern. YouTube: Wise Owl, Funny Olde World, The Lost Easter Island Culture: What happened to them? by Early Humans, Rapa Nui...
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Las Salinas
Join Rebecca, Heather, and Lora as they explore the fascinating and rare genetic condition known as 5-alpha reductase Type 2 deficiency, commonly called "Guevedoces" or "Machihembras" in the Dominican village of Las Salinas. This condition causes children assigned female at birth to develop male...
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Blue People
Dive into the fascinating medical mystery of the "blue people" - individuals with a rare genetic condition called methemoglobinemia that causes blue-tinted skin. This episode explores the famous Fugate family of Kentucky, the science behind their unusual appearance, and how this condition was...
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