Are Yinz Paying Attention?

About this episode

The episode explores the evolution of raccoons in urban settings, the history of a ghost word, and the exploitation of children on major platforms.

Send us Fan Mail We trace a ghost word from Roanoke through writers and outlaws, dig into why raccoons are evolving alongside our cities, and then confront how predators exploit kids on major platforms while companies look away. Gratitude, humor, and music breaks give way to a direct call for vigilance and action. • Croatoan’s trail across Roanoke, Bierce, Poe, Black Bart, and Amelia Earhart • plausible assimilation vs myth‑making and legend drift • raccoon pre‑domestication traits in urban ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Reed, Crystal Reed

Topics covered

• ghost words
• urban wildlife
• child safety
• myth-making
• vigilance

Keywords

• Roanoke
• raccoons
• ghost word
• child exploitation
• urban evolution
• myth-making
• vigilance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Roanoke

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