Surprise! We're back with a bonus episode where we are joined by Bill Diggle and Jeff Parker, the lead roles in the upcoming @plattevalleytheatrearts performance of Frankenstein by Nick Dear! Catch them at the Brighton Armory through October 19th!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge features hiking, catch and release fishing, a playground, and even a herd of buffalo. But its got a dark history that included manufacturing Sarin nerve gas. In the second half of this episode, we get into one of the largest (and last) swarms of locust in the US.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/rocky-mountain-arsenal#:~:text=5%20miles%20northeast.-,History,chemical%20sewers%20that%20existed%20underground.

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal/about-us

https://truthandlegend.com/rmanwr-audio-tour-2

https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/attractions/rocky-mountain-arsenal/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Rocky,site%20as%20a%20future%20refuge.

https://home.army.mil/carson/rma/about/history

https://www.asla.org/2018awards/454643-From_Weapons_To_Wildlife.html#:~:text=PROJECT%20STATEMENT-,The%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Arsenal%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20Comprehensive%20Management%20Plan,sites%20into%20public%20wildlife%20reserves.

https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/rocky-mountain-arsenal-spotlight

PHotos: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-07/before_after.png

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/12/13/enemy-colorado-german-prisoners-war-1943-46#:~:text=There%20were%20approximately%20forty%2Dseven,could%20still%20conceal%20a%20message.

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

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

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453.

https://www.cma.army.mil/nerve-agent-gb-sarin/

pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_swarm

https://www.grunge.com/1097352/the-terrifying-story-of-alberts-swarm/

https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/10/20/october-20-1937-alberts-swarm/

Today we're talking about the time(s) that the Denver Art Museum was used to launder stolen antiquities! No spoilers, but a very prominent art historian and volunteer was helping to forge provenance for artifacts from Southeast Asia in a scheme that was just uncovered in the early 2020s!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/colorado-denver-art-museum-stolen-art-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/denver-art-museum-stolen-asian-relics-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-was-emma-c-bunker-colorado-denver-asian-art-scholar/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-is-douglas-latchford-asian-khmer-art-smuggler/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/emma-bunker-douglas-latchford-cambodian-art-denver-art-museum/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/prakhon-chai-bronzes-douglas-latchford-emma-bunker-denver-art-museum/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/stolen-art-heist-looted-antiquities-smuggling-false-provenance/

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/press/release/denver-art-museum-statement-regarding-emma-bunker

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/20/denver-art-museum-latchford-bunker-antiquities-repatriation

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/denver-art-museum-vietnamese-artifact-repatriation-1234700149/