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National Park After Dark

Terrible Tales: Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, True Crime

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week we are kicking off spooky season with a visit to the Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site. We learn about the history of the house, and dive into Edgar Allan Poe's short and complex life. Hear all about the real life tragedies and events that inspired some of Poe's darkest works from psychosis, to plague, to being buried alive. For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of online therapy by using our link.Apostrophe: Get your first visit for only five dollars at our link and when you use code NPAD.Reel: Use promo code NPAD to sign up for a subscription and get 30% off your first order plus free shipping.Microdose: Use code NPAD to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.For a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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first, the chicken or the egg? If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear

0:44.7

it, does it make a sound? Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? Seemingly simple

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inquiries that stir up a flurry of answers. Answers that alike almost everything else

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in this world rely on one thing. Perception.

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The response to these queries is often dependent on the person you ask. In a world that urges

1:08.9

black and white, more often than not, the grey area is where many of us reside. Take

1:15.6

the parable of the blind men and the elephant. In it, a group of blind men heard a strange

1:21.5

animal, an elephant, had been brought to their town. But none of them were aware of its

1:26.7

shape and form. Out of curiosity, they said, we must inspect it and know it by touch

1:33.1

of which we are capable. So, they sought it out and touched it. The first person whose

1:38.8

hand landed on the trunk said, this being is thick like a snake. For another, whose hand

1:45.3

reached to its ear said it was like a fan. Another man, whose hand was upon its leg, said

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the elephant is a pillar like a tree trunk. While yet another placed his hand upon its

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