Ep. 175: irish america & feral children

Corrigan tells Marko how an orphan train turned Irish Americans white, and we discuss the sad but fascinating stories of feral children. Plus, Marko issues a musical challenge to listeners, and we test out our Shakira impressions.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the great Arizona orphan abduction
[38:41] Mark feels a little down about the state of the world now compared to when we started JoAG
[58:20] We try out our Shakira impressions. Just go with it. And we discuss upcoming JoAG things
[69:56] What we watched! (Frogman, Glasshouse, Se7en, Coherence, 20 Days in Mariupol, Madame Web, 10 To Midnight)
[95:09] We discuss feral children, also known as isolates, and what they reveal to us about human development and what it means to be human

Stuff we referenced:

St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY

St. Patrick's Day and the True Story of Saint Patrick | TIME

The Colorful History of the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Irish Potato Famine: Date, Cause & Great Hunger - HISTORY

What was the Irish potato famine? How was Queen Victoria involved, how many people died and when did it happen? | The Sun

BBC - History - British History in depth: The Irish Famine

Irish Famine survivors - it was not so long ago

The Great Irish Famine Was a Turning Point in History

Scientists Finally Pinpoint the Pathogen That Caused the Irish Potato Famine | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

HOW INFECTION SHAPED HISTORY: LESSONS FROM THE IRISH FAMINE - PMC

History: The Abduction of 40 Orphans in 20th Century Clifton - PHOENIX magazine

The Irish Orphan Abduction | Feature | Tucson Weekly

The Orphan Trains - True West Magazine

Britain's Blueprint for Colonialism: Made in Ireland - JSTOR Daily

When Language Started a Political Revolution - JSTOR Daily

The Art of Breaking People Down: The British Colonial Model in Ireland and Canada on JSTOR

History Ireland

Corrigan tells Marko how an orphan train turned Irish Americans white, and we discuss the sad but fascinating stories of feral children. Plus, Marko issues a musical challenge to listeners, and we test out our Shakira impressions.

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the great Arizona orphan abduction
[38:41] Mark feels a little down about the state of the world now compared to when we started JoAG
[58:20] We try out our Shakira impressions. Just go with it. And we discuss upcoming JoAG things
[69:56] What we watched! (Frogman, Glasshouse, Se7en, Coherence, 20 Days in Mariupol, Madame Web, 10 To Midnight)
[95:09] We discuss feral children, also known as isolates, and what they reveal to us about human development and what it means to be human

Stuff we referenced:

St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY

St. Patrick's Day and the True Story of Saint Patrick | TIME

The Colorful History of the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Irish Potato Famine: Date, Cause & Great Hunger - HISTORY

What was the Irish potato famine? How was Queen Victoria involved, how many people died and when did it happen? | The Sun

BBC - History - British History in depth: The Irish Famine

Irish Famine survivors - it was not so long ago

The Great Irish Famine Was a Turning Point in History

Scientists Finally Pinpoint the Pathogen That Caused the Irish Potato Famine | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

HOW INFECTION SHAPED HISTORY: LESSONS FROM THE IRISH FAMINE - PMC

History: The Abduction of 40 Orphans in 20th Century Clifton - PHOENIX magazine

The Irish Orphan Abduction | Feature | Tucson Weekly

The Orphan Trains - True West Magazine

Britain's Blueprint for Colonialism: Made in Ireland - JSTOR Daily

When Language Started a Political Revolution - JSTOR Daily

The Art of Breaking People Down: The British Colonial Model in Ireland and Canada on JSTOR

History Ireland

Ireland 1916: how 800 years of British rule led to violent rebellion | CBC Radio

Colonialism and Ireland: The choice facing us is between empire and republic – The Irish Times

Handover of British rule: ‘After 700 years here, what difference does 7 minutes make?’ – The Irish Times

Real-life jungle books – how feral children raised by animals continue to fire the imagination

Real-life Mowgli kept alive by cats

'Dog Boy' of Chile Rescued - ABC News

He was a wild child. Really wild | World news | The Guardian

Raised in the wild: tales of survival | The Independent | The Independent

John Ssebunya of Uganda | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Starved, tortured, forgotten: Genie, the feral child who left a mark on researchers | Children | The Guardian

Modern Cases of Feral Children – HealthGuidance.org

4.2.1F: Feral Children - Social Sci LibreTexts