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This episode of "Is This the Norm?" has hosts Heather, Lora, and Rebecca covering the Battle of Megiddo, the earliest recorded battle in history, fought around 1457 BC between Egypt and a rebel alliance of Levantine city-states led by the Princes of Kadesh and Megiddo; Rebecca walks through the Thutmose dynasty's rise, Thutmose III's bold gamble to attack via the risky Aruna Pass, Egypt's decisive victory (documented in detail on the walls of Karnak), and the battle's lasting legacy as the namesake for "Armageddon," before the conversation drifts into related tangents on Tel Megiddo's ancient ruins, comparisons to Game of Thrones, and a broader discussion about underreported historical atrocities like the Rwandan genocide and apartheid. References Battle of Megiddo Facts | Battle of Megiddo Infomation | Battle of Megiddo History. (2018, July 2). Egypt Tours Portal US. https://www.egypttoursportal.com/en-us/the-battle-of-megiddo/ Mark, J. J. (2017, September 25). Egyptian empire. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Empire/ MilitaryHistoryOnline.Com - the battle of Megiddor. (n.d.-a). Www.Militaryhistoryonline.Com. Retrieved August 25, 2026, from https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/Ancient/BattleOfMegiddo Popular pharaohs of Egypt timeline - google search. (2022). Google.Com. https://www.google.com/search?q=popular+pharaohs+of+egypt+timeline&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1110US1110&oq=popular+pharaohs+of+egypt+timeline&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgcIBBAAGO8FMgoIBRAAGIAEGKIEMgcIBhAAGO8F0gEIODQxOWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8 Search Media - Wikimedia Commons. (2026). Wikimedia.Org. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Battle+of+Megiddo+BC&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&type=image The battle of Megiddo - Ancient Egyptian culture. (n.d.-b). Www.Donsmaps.Com. Retrieved August 25, 2026, from https://www.donsmaps.com/egypt2cb.html Wikipedia. (2020, October 24). Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Megiddo_(15th_century_BC) Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, June 11). Hatshepsut. Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut

This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" hosted by three sisters — Lora, Rebecca, and Heather. Heather presents the history of the "Black Dinner," a 1440 assassination of two young Douglas clan brothers at Edinburgh Castle orchestrated by rival Scottish regents, with the sisters riffing on parallels to Game of Thrones' Red Wedding along the way. They close with a preview of their next episode on Egyptian royalty. References: ‘The Black Dinner’ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/posts/the-black-dinner The Black Dinner – An event that inspired the “Red Wedding” in Game of Thrones https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/the-black-dinner-an-event-that-inspired-the-red-wedding-in-game-of-thrones/139523

This episode of "Is This the Norm?" has hosts Lora, Heather, and Rebecca telling the story of Captain William Kidd — a respected Scottish-born sea captain who became a privateer for England in the 1690s, hunting pirates and French ships. After 18 months without a single legitimate prize, his desperate crew pushed him toward outright piracy, including killing a mutinous gunner and seizing the Quedagh Merchant, a richly laden ship flying a French flag but actually owned by Indian merchants. This act branded Kidd a pirate, leading to his arrest, an attempted (failed) bribe with buried treasure on Gardiner's Island, and his eventual trial and execution by hanging in 1701, after which his body was displayed as a warning. The episode continues into the legend of Kidd's undiscovered second treasure, following 1920s collector Hubert Palmer's treasure maps and 1980s adventurer Richard Knight's ill-fated expedition to Vietnam, which ended in imprisonment. Throughout, the hosts banter, joke, and speculate about the historical details, wrapping up with reflections on the story and teasers for future episodes. References Bath, G. J. (2025). Captain Kidd treasure maps: The reality. In Gjbath.com. http://www.gjbath.com/Misc/Maps1.htm Post #201. (2026, April 19). What happened to the Kidd-Palmer treasure maps? TreasureNet.Com. https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/what-happened-to-the-kidd-palmer-treasure-maps.712534/page-11 Prime video: Myth hunters. (2026). Primevideo.Com. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0tnvat2jgnorg6qvfbebls1lds?jic=8%7cegnhbgw%3d&ref_=atv_dp_season_select_s1 Wikimedia commons. (n.d.). In commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from http://commons.wikimedia.org/

This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" hosted by three sisters — Rebecca, Heather, and Lora. The episode explores the history of diet culture and dangerous weight loss methods.

This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?" hosted by Heather, Laura, and Rebecca. In it, Rebecca leads an educational deep-dive into the history and science of meteorites, beginning by clarifying the distinctions between asteroids, meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites, and explaining how these space rocks have profoundly shaped Earth's history — from forming the Moon via a massive ancient impact, to delivering the phosphorus and organic compounds necessary for life, to wiping out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago with the Chicxulub impactor. The episode walks through several notable impact events including the Vredefort Dome in South Africa, the Barringer Crater in Arizona, the 1908 Tunguska airburst in Siberia, the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, and a largely unnoticed 2018 explosion over the Bering Sea, while the hosts engage in lively, humorous banter throughout — drawing comparisons to hairballs, glitter, and bodily functions — before wrapping up with a discussion of the statistical likelihood of future impacts and a reassurance that Earth's atmosphere protects us from most of the debris constantly flying through space. References 226 Reactions · 61 shares | on dec. 18, 2018, a large “fireball” — the term used for exceptionally bright meteors that are visible over a wide area — exploded about 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the bering sea. the explosion unleashed an estimated 173 kilotons of energy, or more than 10 times the energy of the atomic bomb blast over hiroshima during world war II. two NASA instruments aboard the terra satellite captured images of the remnants of the large meteor. the image sequence shows views from five of nine cameras on the multi-angle imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument taken a few minutes after the event. the shadow of the meteor’s trail through earth’s atmosphere, cast on the cloud tops and elongated by the low sun angle, is to the northwest. the orange-tinted cloud that the fireball left behind by super-heating the air it passed through can be seen below and to the right of the gif’s center. https://go.nasa.gov/2Ft7dV8 | nasa’s goddard space flight center. (2018). Facebookapp. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2185884338390388 Choi, C. Q. (2022, September). How many meteorites hit earth every year? Space. https://www.space.com/how-many-meteorites-hit-earth Definition of Asteroid. (n.d.-a). In www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asteroid INSIDER. (2019, March 18). A giant meteor exploded over earth and nobody noticed. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/meteor-exploded-over-earth-nobody-noticed-2019-3 Meteor no one saw coming exploded over earth with force of 10 atomic bombs. (n.d.-b). In NBC News. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/meteor-no-one-saw-coming-exploded-over-earth-force-10-ncna985391 Meteorite importance | center for Meteorite studies | ASU. (2013). In Asu.edu. Center for Meteorite Studies. https://meteorites.asu.edu/meteorites/importance-of-meteorites Mortillaro, N. (2019, March 18). Scientists surprised to discover meteor exploded over bering sea in December. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/meteor-bering-sea-1.5061525 Sharmila Kuthunur. (2025). 7 Major asteroids strikes in Earth’s history | history. In HISTORY. https://www.history.com/articles/7-major-asteroids-strikes-in-earths-history