{"podcast":{"title":"Spooky Science Sisters","slug":"spooky-science-sisters-781638","podcast_index_feed_id":781638,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spookysciencesisters","website_url":"https://spookysciencesisters.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/8fc0d8d4-721f-11ec-bf31-a726c65ef885/image/Copy_of_New-Logo-May2023-FINAL-2-3000x__3_.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Spooky Science Sisters","episode_count":110,"summary":"We're two scientists and sisters (in-law) bringing you a podcast about the science behind all things strange and unusual, from the natural to the supernatural! So, put on your critical thinking caps and join us every other week for some creepy conversation and lots of laughter.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spooky-science-sisters-781638"},"episode":{"title":"The Sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald","slug":"the-sinking-of-the-s-s-edmund-fitzgerald","published_at":"2025-11-21T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spooky-science-sisters-781638/the-sinking-of-the-s-s-edmund-fitzgerald","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spooky-science-sisters-781638","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN4600078643.mp3?updated=1763703368","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN4600078643.mp3?updated=1763703368","summary":"As certified Midwesterners living in the Great Lakes region, we couldn't let the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald pass without dedicating an episode to her (we're pretty sure they'd kick us out if we did). Because despite being one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time, the exact reason for the loss of the Mighty Fitz to the icy depths of Lake Superior remains a tragic, but fascinating, mystery. Was the great ship cursed from the get-go due to her tainted, bad-luck launch? Did she break apart at the surface or slam into the bottom? Why did Captain McSorley never send out a distress call? In this episode, we discuss all of this and more. ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, if you're interested in our talk for Skeptical Inquirer Presents, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skepticalinquirer.org/video/spooky-science-lets-do-the-monster-mash-meagan-ankney-and-paige-miller/⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"As certified Midwesterners living in the Great Lakes region, we couldn't let the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald pass withou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2669,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spooky-science-sisters-781638/episodes/the-sinking-of-the-s-s-edmund-fitzgerald/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spooky-science-sisters-781638/the-sinking-of-the-s-s-edmund-fitzgerald.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}