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Hey, true weirdos. We just wanted to take a minute and thank you so much for your support.

True Weird Stuff has won the best history podcast in the Women in Podcasting Awards and

we've also won a Signal Award in the

paranormal category, and that's only happened because of you, our fellow strange people. Thanks.

Stick around if you won after the episode for a little bonus content and conversation.

A child you've never met, a complete stranger approaches you and asks for help. What would you do? Come on,

it's a child, small, powerless, frightened. It's a kid. Do you refuse? Do you turn away? Do you slam the door?

Probably not. We're learning that the human brain seems to be hardwired for compassion, for empathy.

And even the stoniest adult with zero patience for nonsense typically softens when a child is in distress.

That's a good thing.

That's how we keep the species going.

But what if that child's standing before you asking for help isn't really a child at all?

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