Chernobyl: The China Syndrome (Pt. 3 of 4)

On today's episode Sophia tells the story of the theft of the facade of the Parthenon. Buckle up for a shipwreck, heist, and countless lost artifacts as we put the British Museum on blast.  This story is paired with the delightful Jen Pfeiffer's The Rebel Rosé of Pinot Gris 2022. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our Sources Include:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/arts/design/parthenon-sculptures-elgin-marbles-negotiations.html

https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883142_1883129_1883001,00.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-much-debated-elgin-marbles-ended-up-in-england-180979311/

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunken-treasures-found-where-elgin-lost-his-marbles-fl3fj8wbq

https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/british-museum-story/contested-objects-collection/parthenon-sculptures

https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/british-museum-story/contested-objects-collection/parthenon-sculptures/parthenon#:~:text=The%20Trustees%20firmly%20believe%20that,a%20complementary%20but%20different%20story.

On today's episode Bronwyn tells the story of the infamous, female outlaw Bell Star. This story is paired with the luscious F. Stephen Millier Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2020. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our Sources Include:

Encyclopædia Britannica (2018, December 2). Retrieved from https://academic-eb-com. aurarialibrary.idm.oclc.org/levels/collegiate/article/Belle-Starr/69465

Rau, M. (2001, June 1). Belle of the west: The true story of belle starr. Greensboro, NC: Morgan Reynolds Publishing.

Encyclopedia of World Biography (2nd ed.). (2006). 26, 347-349. Detroit, MI: Gale. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.aurarialibrary.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/CX2550300162/ GVRL?u=auraria_main&sid=GVRL&xid=c0b2fee3

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/belle-starr-2406/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bellestarr/

https://www.biography.com/crime/belle-starr

Today we are thrilled to be joined by Kaelyn Moore, host of the podcast Heart Starts Pounding. Over a delightfully, refreshing glass of Olema Rose Cotes De Provence 2021 Kaelyn details Harvard's Medical School's checkered history in the black market corpse trade. From finding human skulls on facebook marketplace to the most high profile murder to occur at Harvard this story has it all. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

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Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. 

Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/harvardmorgue

On today's episode we interview the author Carl Hoffman on his journey  investigating the mysterious disappearance of Michael C. Rockefeller. This story is paired with Anne Pichon's Sauvage Orange 2022. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

For more information on the author check out these links:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/lunaticcarl

https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Harvest-Cannibals-Colonialism-Rockefellers-ebook/dp/B00DB30K30?ref_=ast_author_dp

carlhoffman.com

On today's episode Sophia tells the Colorado cannibal, Alferd Packer. This story is paired with BenMarco Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our sources include:

“Alferd Packer - ‘The Colorado Cannibal.’” Alferd Packer, www.museumtrail.org/alferd-packer. Accessed 18 July 2023. 

Butzer, Stephanie. “Bone Appétit: The Story of Alferd Packer, Colorado’s Most Infamous, yet Beloved, Cannibal.” Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH), 30 Oct. 2020, www.denver7.com/news/local-news/bone-appetit-the-story-of-alferd-packer-colorados-most-infamous-yet-beloved-cannibal.

“Cannibalism.” Legal Information Institute, www.law.cornell.edu/wex/cannibalism#:~:text=Cannibalism%20is%20defined%20as%20the,and%20consume%20the%20body%20matter. Accessed 18 July 2023. 

Yongli. “Alferd Packer.” Articles | Colorado Encyclopedia, 3 Sept. 2019, coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/alferd-packer. 

On today's episode Bronwyn tells the unbelievable story of the loss of the Lobero Golden Eagle. This story is paired with a “life of the party” Rose from Black Girl Magic. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our sources include:

Beresford, Hercule. “The Mystery of Lobero’s Eagle.” Montecito, 30 Jan. 2023, www.montecitojournal.net/2023/01/31/the-mystery-of-loberos-eagle/. 

On this episode we are honored to be joined by Franc Dusak, the head winemaker at Naked Wines. Sophia tells Bronwyn and Franc the story of the audacious women who put the bubbles in Champagne. For this episode Franc selected a new skin-fermented Pinot Gris that will be released in June 2023. Join us for a charming conversation with one of our favorite wine makers of all time. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Geiling, Natasha. “The Widow Who Created the Champagne Industry.” Smithsonian.Com, 5 Nov. 2013, www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-widow-who-created-the-champagne-industry-180947570/.

Phillips, Brandon. “Who Put the Bubbles in Champagne?” National Geographic, 12 Dec. 2022, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/origin-champagne-france-bubbles.

On today's episode Bronwyn tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of Michael C. Rockefeller. This story is paired with Scott Steingraber’s Building Bridges Rogue Valley Viognier 2021. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our sources include:

Hoffman, Carl. Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art. William Morrow, 2014. 

On today's episode Sophia tells the story of Walter Suskind, who orchestrated the escape of over 4500 Jewish children during the Holocaust. This story is paired with a 2021 A to Z Oregon Rieseling. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our sources include:

Rappaport, Doreen. Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust. Candlewick Press, 2012. 

http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/survivor/suskind.html

On today's episode Bronwyn tells the story of the legendary mountain man John Johnson, a potential cannibal infamous for eating human livers. This story is paired with a lovely 2018 Concha y Toro Marques De Casa Concha Chardonnay. Visit us at  www.afinevintagepodcast.com for more information and to purchase merchandise!

Our sources include:

Thorp, Raymond W., and Robert Bunker. Crow Killer, New Edition the Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson. Indiana University Press, 2016.