Oh Geoffs….put your seatbelts on because we are going on a journey this week! First up, Madison goes nuclear talking about doom towns! Afterwards, Spencer’s taking the driver’s seat to talk all about ghost towns! We’ve got an obituary for a man who’s legacy continues to this day, and one for a sweet man who deserves all the recognition. Oh, and of course, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryGet your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterNew episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: obitpod@gmail.comSpencer Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.britannica.com/topic/ghost-townhttps://www.history.com/news/6-famous-ghost-towns-and-abandoned-citieshttps://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509#:~:text=The%20town%20is%20named%20for,few%20dozen%20to%20a%20boomtownhttps://medium.com/@scarestreet/strangest-disappearances-d5e024e0fd9ehttps://www.factinate.com/places/ghost-towns-factshttps://www.farandwide.com/s/dangerous-ghost-towns-75a6a5bf1b9e43eehttps://nemasket.theweektoday.com/article/lorenzo-wood-vi-61/65904https://www.reddit.com/r/hiking/comments/1bi12yq/found_tucked_in_a_tree_near_the_top_of_mt/ https://www.nps.gov/mapr/learn/historyculture/secretcities.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Manhattan-Projecthttps://archive.curbed.com/maps/map-fake-citieshttps://www.oddee.com/item_99521.aspxhttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/making-public-what-was-once-secret-los-alamos-and-manhattan-projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_basecamp.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimerhttps://www.afnwc.af.mil/About-Us/History/Trinity-Nuclear-Test/#:~:text=Department%20of%20Energy)-,The%20world's%20first%20nuclear%20explosion%20occurred%20on%20July%2016%2C%201945,the%20test%20was%20%22Trinity.%22https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/operation-doorstep-1953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgpo0qAfwDk&t=166shttps://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-doorstephttps://nnss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOENV_1243-1.pdfhttp://netwagtaildev.unl.edu/nebstudies/en/1950-1974/civil-defense/witnessing-an-atomic-blast/https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/watch-nuclear-test-footagehttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/what-happened-to-the-atomic-test-dummies#https://history.nebraska.gov/behlen-buildings-survive-atomic-bombs/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vital-records-protection-nuclear-test-file-cabinets-operation-teapotSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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