AL 291 American Bloodfalls with Tom Maxwell Part 1

Original Airdate 09.14.2024 (On Podcast Audio Platforms)
Bloodfalls and meat showers - phenomena that sound more like biblical plagues than historical events. Yet, reports of these bizarre occurrences peppered the American landscape for over a century. From Alabama to Massachusetts, Tennessee to California, eyewitnesses sometimes described small red clouds followed by downpours of blood, flesh, and viscera. Some were subjected to the red rain on entirely cloudless days. While many saw divine judgment, skeptics suspected elaborate hoaxes. Scientists proposed numerous theories ranging from vomiting vultures to atmospheric anomalies, while newspapers spread the stories far and wide. But what really happened during these grisly events? Were they connected or separate phenomena with similar descriptions? And why did they seem to stop abruptly at the turn of the 20th century? Join us as we delve into this bloody chapter of American history with our special guest, Tom Maxwell, former frontman of the Squirrel Nut Zippers and bloodfall expert, for Part 1 of this 2-part series. Together, we'll examine not just what fell from the sky, but what these incidents reveal about 19th-century America - its people, its science, and its struggle to make sense of a rapidly changing world. From the fringes of meteorology to the depths of human nature, this is the strange, gruesome, and utterly captivating story of America's reign of blood and meat.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction to Astonishing Legends
00:04:45 Exploring America's Blood Falls Phenomenon
00:10:07 Interactive AMA with Rich Hadam
00:15:00 Becoming an Expert in Blood Falls
00:18:16 Writing for Southern Cultures Journal
00:23:03 Reflecting on Historical Events and Human Nature
00:27:42 Discover and Book Top-Rated Doctors with Zocdoc
00:32:25 In-Depth UFO Event Analysis
00:36:40 Paranormal Events Through History
00:41:11 Mysterious Showers of Blood in History
00:46:01 The Shaking Quakers: Origins and Beliefs
00:51:00 Nat Turner's Insurrection and Escape
00:55:55 Nat Turner's Rebellion and Its Impact
01:00:35 Haunted Podcast: Two Girls One Ghost
01:05:17 Analyzing the Authenticity of Nat Turner's Confessions
01:10:29 Unexplained Phenomenon: The Mysterious Red Cloud Rain
01:15:29 Rain of Rotting Meat Spectacle
01:20:26 Mysterious Phenomenon in Lebanon
01:25:11 Enigma of the Raining Flesh
01:30:21 Dramatic Narrative Descriptions
01:34:39 Controversial Historical Event Discussion
01:39:42 The Mysterious Flesh Shower of North Carolina
01:44:55 Unsolved Mysteries of Missing Persons
01:54:14 Mystery of the Meat Showers in History
01:59:22 Major Robert Allen's Legacy and Symbolism
02:04:31 Patreon and Platform Fees Insights