94: The Acali Experiment and Bat Boy

This week we deep dive into the true story of ten strangers who were picked to live on a "sex raft" to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start banging, and the hilarious origins of Bat Boy, the Weekly World News's flagship creation. A listener email informs us about the PT Barnum of Baseball.

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Episode Tabs:

Mutiny on the Sex Raft

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/14/mutiny-on-the-sex-raft-70s-experiment-santiago-genoves

BAT BOY’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY!

https://weeklyworldnews.com/mutants/183465/bat-boy-30th-anniversary

Listener Tabs:

BILL VEECK, THE P. T. BARNUM OF BASEBALL

https://www.historynet.com/bill-veeck-the-barnum-of-baseball/

A Brief History of "The Firelands"

https://www.hcc-ogs.org/firelands-history.html

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