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Bring On The Questions

BringOn TheQuestions

How do you learn about the world? You ask questions. That"s exactly what Foennix and Will (her dad) are doing here. They"re going to ask some not so serious questions. Why do we say cats have nine lives? They will also ask some slightly more serious questions. How much does the earth weigh and how do we know? They"re gonna Bring On The Questions and hopefully bring on some good answers too.

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39 - Who Or What Is Krampus?

Bring On The Questions ·

2025/12/15

The short answer is Krampus is the anti-Santi. He’s the yang to Santa’s ying. He was cool in the early days of Germany and then he was too cool for Germany in World War II. In more modern days Krampus is the mascot for a more goth type Christmas. #BringOnTheQuestions #History #Myth #Krampus #Christmas

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38 - What Is Advent?

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2025/12/08

Formally, Advent was a time of personal sacrifice or abstinence much like Lent and it lasted 40 days as well. Essentially it was a second Lent for the year. It very slowly evolved into the 24 day countdown we have today. From personal abstinence to a miniature daily treat in a handy tandy countdown box. #BringOnTheQuestions #BOTQs #History #Advent #Christmas #Christian #Countdown

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37 - What Are Wendigo Or Wendigos?

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2025/12/01

A Wendigo is not some cryptid creature that can just be done away with like modern media likes to portray. Succumbing to the Wendigo spirit or going Wendigo is more of a breakdown of one's spirit due to harsh physical conditions, but again that’s an oversimplification of the idea of the Wendigo. It begins with hallucination and paranoia, then moves into seeing regular food as something non-consumable, and finally seeing human flesh as the only thing that can nourish your hunger. Consuming human

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36 - Why Is It Called Black Friday?

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2025/11/25

Why is it called “Black Friday”? Well it’s not because the retailers go from not making profits to suddenly making profits on that day. The insane amount of consumerism certainly helps profits, but in reality the profits were already there. When someone started playing with gold standards in 1869 it made lots of days dark for the stock market. However, in the 1960s the day after Thanksgiving evolved into something altogether different. Philadelphia, PA would get overwhelmed by hordes of jolly

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35 - What Is A Homunculus Or What Are Homunculi?

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2025/11/17

The early concepts of a Homunculus or Homunculi is absolutely unreal to us as modern people. They were attempting to create a human outside of the body via alchemical razzle dazzle. The whole idea really threw us for a loop for a chunk of the episode. It got weird for awhile. The modern Homunculus makes a bit more sense to us in this day and age, but things are starting to skew into moral quandaries. #BringOnTheQuestions #BOTQs #Homunculus #Homunculi #Weird #History #Alchemy #Chemistry

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34 - Are Younger Siblings Always The Tallest?

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2025/11/12

Foennix's oldest sibling wanted to know Are Youngest Siblings Always The Tallest, because Foennix is rapidly catching up to her even though she is over 10 years older than her. Genetics, it turns out, is only a part of the factors that determine overall height in humans. One suprising factor that can effect overall height is the time the parents give to any given offspring. #BringOnTheQuestions #BOTQs #Siblings #Sisters #Youngest #Height #Genetics #Heriditary

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33 - Who Celebrates And How Is Samhain Celebrated?...

Bring On The Questions ·

2025/11/05

We're finishing up our impromptu two part episode on Samhain/Halloween. We finished Part 1 by starting to talk about Mischief Night and we started this episode with a positive spin on it. The toilet paper in a tree and throwing eggs was/is more like malicious donations. It's Malicious Donation Night! We actually learned those last few days of October and first few days of November can be used to honor the dearly departed. Whether you simply leave an empty chair or set a serving for your departed

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32 - Who Celebrates And How Is Samhain Celebrated?

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2025/10/27

Samhain that liminal time of year when the veil between the living and the dead spirits thins and we can commune with or attempt to protect ourselves from the otherside. It's a time for the community to thank mother earth for her bountiful harvest to sustain us through the cold that is to come. Oh and there's that whole dressing up and begging for treats door-to-door thing we do to. #BringOnTheQuestions #BOTQs #History #Autumn #Fall #Samhain #Halloween #AllHallowsEve #AllSaintsDay

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31 - What Are Skinwalkers?

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2025/10/20

The deeper narrative of what a Skinwalker actually is goes much deeper than just some shape shifter that can transform into an animal. The Navajo or Diné people continue to believe that a medicine man or woman can become a skinwalker if they were to commit an atrocity on their own family or clan. It’s not some myth, it's part of their continued religion that things can and do happen. As for Skinwalker Ranch, it might just be a battleground for warring tribes of Native Americans where their

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30 - Are You Scared Yet?

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2025/10/13

Phun with Phobias! Of course we start with a history lesson on what phobia means and where it came from. The Greeks did it again! Then we get into a bunch of rational and irrational fears. As irrational as some sound people do get diagnosed with them, because they actually exhibit fight or flight response to some of these things.

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29 - What Are The Hopkinsville Goblins?

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2025/10/06

Something spooked the Suttons and their guests so much that they fled their home to alert the local authorities on the night of August 21, 1955 and into the morning of August 22. The simplest explanation is a Great Horned Owl doing owl things, but would an owl really cause so much chaos at one place for hours and hours? Maybe this incident was a bit more out of this world.

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28 - What Are Dark Theories Of The Teletubbies

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2025/09/29

Ahhh Teletubbies those lovable technicolor creatures with screens in their bellies that would dance around on your television and entertain young children. They look and sound innocent enough, but what if we told you they allegedly have some seriously dark inspirations? This week we’re asking What Are Dark Theories Of The Teletubbies?

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27 - What Is The Beast Of Gevaudan?

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2025/09/22

A creature of cryptozoology? A hoax? Some kind of hybrid of real life animals that was trained to kill? Possibly an out of place animal just surviving? Or more simply than that a larger version of an animal that is native to the region? Regardless of any out of this world or fully within the realms of possibility theories something or multiple somethings was/were killing people, not animals, in the hills of mid 18th century France. A singular creature was to blame by not only the people of the

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26 - Who Was Aleister Crowley?

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2025/09/15

“Mr. CrowleyWhat went on in your head?Oh, Mr. CrowleyDid you talk to the dead?Your lifestyle to me seemed so tragicWith the thrill of it allYou fooled all the people with magicYeah, you waited on Satan's call”Mr Crowley by Ozzy OsbourneThis week we’re asking Who Was Aleister Crowley? In our abbreviated history of his life we touch on a few moments that defined who the man was. I started listening to Perdurabo, The Life Of Aleister Crowley by Richard Kacynski. However, that is a 30 hour audiobook

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25 - Who Or What Are The Black Eyed Children

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2025/09/08

Happy September....that is if you heed the warning "Do not let them in" then your September will be happy. In this episode we're asking Who Or What Are The Black-Eyed Children? Maybe they just want a ride to their mom's house to get money to see a movie. Maybe they just need to call their parents to come pick them up. Maybe they just need a snack. Whatever excuse they give you Do Not Let Them In, because consequences will occur if you invite them in.

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24 - Why Did The Salem Witch Trials Occur?

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2025/09/01

Why Did The Salem Witch Trials Occur? The Puritans couldn’t stand non-conformity! You needed to be a good little automaton for that society or you would likely be branded a witch….by some teenage girls who dreamed you were a witch?! What!? Yup the powers that be in Salem, MA in 1692 believed teenage girls who claimed people were witches when they dreamed about them. People died because of “spectral evidence”?? A production of the Wayward Things Network

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23 - What Is Witchcraft? Part 2

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2025/08/25

We finished up our unintentional two part episode asking What Is Witchcraft. Foennix referenced Hocus Pocus plenty of times. Definitely some spoilers if you haven’t seen either movie. In our witchcraft spell crafting ignorance we attempted to explore what it would take to make a spell to have someone make spaghetti come from their fingers, which of course turned into trying to make an entire spaghetti meal come from your hands; salad, noodles, sauce, and we can’t forget the garlic bread. A

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22 - What Is Witchcraft? Part 1

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2025/08/18

What Is Witchcraft?Well it turns out Foennix is pretty passionate about witchcraft and magic type interests. She really gets into movies and shows about witchcraft and magic users. She's so passionate in fact we had to turn this episode into a two parter! You gotta listen to all the things she's talking about related to witchcraft! A production of the Wayward Things Network

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21 - What Is Wicca?

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2025/08/11

“An ye harm none, do what ye will” - The Wiccan Rede. Wicca is a flavor of witchcraft where harming no one is largely practiced. The Threefold Law posits whatever energies one sends out will return threefold. Harming someone will result in harm to you threefold. Sending good intentions will result in good intentions times three returning to you. There are also many different varieties of Wicca as well. Wiccan practices can be mixed into any other traditions or practices you already do to create your

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20 - What Is The Thunderbird

Bring On The Questions ·

2025/08/04

As usual there’s WAY more to this topic than we originally thought. In modern times the Thunderbird is more of a cryptid creature, but for thousands of years it existed in Native American stories as a protector and judge of mortal humans. This episode will also be a jumping off point for future episodes on Native American Mythologies. A production of the Wayward Things Network

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