{"podcast":{"title":"Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery","slug":"witches-magic-murder-mystery-1318612","podcast_index_feed_id":1318612,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/OSSA4906606776","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchesmagicmurdermystery","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/729c0a1c-b65b-11ee-98a0-77df70b08770/image/8709427-1633052590192-337407848904e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Megan and Kara","episode_count":391,"summary":"A weekly podcast about murder, disappearances, conspiracies, witches, and anything else we find interesting. If you like creepy stories that involve a lot of research, a little humor, and a dash of southern twang, tune in!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T14:19:36.159176+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/witches-magic-murder-mystery-1318612"},"episode":{"title":"378. MYSTERY: Did Tartaria Exist? (No.)","slug":"378-mystery-did-tartaria-exist-no","published_at":"2026-04-17T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/witches-magic-murder-mystery-1318612/378-mystery-did-tartaria-exist-no","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/witches-magic-murder-mystery-1318612","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCLUC5872230547.mp3?updated=1776431783","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCLUC5872230547.mp3?updated=1776431783","summary":"It starts with a map. Then it’s the buildings. Then it’s the windows. And at a certain point, it stops being about what’s true—and starts being about what feels like it could be. This episode is more about how a conspiracy theory becomes a thing. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources: https://www.davidrumsey.com/https://www.loc.gov/collections/general-maps/https://www.raremaps.com/ https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/maps https://www.britannica.com/place/Tartaryhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Tatar https://www.nps.gov/subjects/architecture/neoclassical.htm https://www.britannica.com/art/Beaux-Arts-architecture https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/10/31/raising-chicago/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Undergroundhttps://undergroundtour.com/about/history.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Bay,_Boston https://www.boston.gov/departments/archaeology/history-back-bay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Manhattan https://www.nyc.gov/site/lpc/designations/historic-districts.page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_geology https://www.chicagohistory.org/research/worlds-columbian-exposition/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_forthttps://www.britannica.com/technology/fortification https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/orphan-trains/ https://www.history.com/news/orphan-trains-child-migration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_flood_conspiracy_theory https://www.reddit.com/r/…","meta_description":"It starts with a map. Then it’s the buildings. Then it’s the windows. And at a certain point, it stops being about what’s true—and starts being about what…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1766,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/witches-magic-murder-mystery-1318612/episodes/378-mystery-did-tartaria-exist-no/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/witches-magic-murder-mystery-1318612/378-mystery-did-tartaria-exist-no.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}