Episode 276 - The Wacky and Strange Deaths and Survival Stories of Niagara Falls

Two Girls One Ghost

Sony Music

True Crime, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Places & Travel

4.7 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Some 5,000 bodies have been found at the foot of Niagara Falls... that's a lot of death! While Niagara Falls have always been viewed as this perfect example of the force and strength of mother nature, still, some people tested their luck by venturing a bit too close to the falls, or in some cases, voluntarily rolling in barrels over the edge. We look at some of the wildest daredevils to take on the falls, like Sam Patch, the "Yankee Leaper", a school teacher named Annie Edson Taylor and her cat, and circus professional Bobby Leach, whose biggest threat ended up being a banana peel. While these three willingly fell over the falls, there are numerous others who have stories to tell - famed tightrope walkers and unlucky fishermen. The chances of survival are slim, and so next week we come back again to talk about the hauntings and spirits who roam the Niagara Falls area.

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0:20.0	Hello.
0:22.0	Hello. Hi and can I admit something embarrassing. I have been having like wrist pain and I was like what is happening? It's from holding our microphones.
0:32.0	Because it is heavy. I literally cut myself below the screen where you can't see it.
0:36.4	I try to hold it with two hands because this thing is freaking heavy.
0:39.3	And also I've noticed my left arm is so much stronger because I have so much more stamina to
0:43.3	record like this than I do with my right hand. They are bricks. We need to
0:49.3	sort out the the microphone stand situation. We do need to do that and then also we need to just like think about our form
0:55.7	and not having limperists as we hold it.
0:58.5	Or maybe we're strengthening.
1:00.8	This is...
1:01.8	Or maybe we're just getting stronger. If you want strong wrists, start a podcast.
1:05.0	It's so funny because I had messaged Morgan and Taylor from Creeps and Crimes, but we
1:12.0	messaged them in our group and we were like, what the heck do we do about Mike stands?
1:14.8	Like you guys seem to have your shit together with the mic stand and they're like, oh my God, it's impossible.
1:19.2	These microphones are so freaking heavy and they're like, oh well you just have to figure out which arm you want to be the strongest
1:24.4	because that's where we all end up unless you're sitting at a table with one of those really
1:28.9	short stands it's hard to find one that can actually reach and hold this brick.
1:34.0	I think fall of 2024 is going to be once we are settled into our spaces and have like a
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