HEYYOOOOOOOO! This BONUS episode is a quick short while we're on hiatus that covers historical, folklore, and/or magical & mystical ritual mutilation, the practice of divination via human organs or deformities, monstrous births, abominable omens, & reading the future through "teratascopy" (or the interpretation of prophecies through the reading of meat malformations and metamorphosis through mutation.) IT'S EXTRA GROSS, EXTRA WEIRD, & UTTERLY DISGUSTING! Plus a quick insight into the modern (-ish) myths of the "comprachicos" or "child buyers", high society and royal freakshows, the brujo familiars known as "imbunche", India's despicable "chelas" & the making of un- fortunate, disfigured "rat children". Is there a connection between these extreme ritualistic & criminal body mods all throughout history from different cultures? This is definitely one of the much more far out there and theoretical topics which currently plague Mike's mind. Give it a listen then be sure to tune back in next week when the fellas embark on a dark American expedition hidden from the history books!

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Ft. music from the album "New York. Addis. London." by Mulatu Astatke and "Vibes From The Tribes" by Yesterday's New Quintet

SOURCES:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/teratoscopy#:~:text=Entries%20linking%20to%20teratoscopy&text=and%20meaning%20"marvel%2C%20monster%2C,sign%2C%20wonder%2C%20monster."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprachicos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbunche

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rats_of_Shah_Dola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology

https://wehd.com/94/Teratoscopy.html

*Google image search for "TERATOMAS" at your own risk

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