In honor of Black History Month, Kylie shares the story of Mary Seacole, a nurse forgotten and left out of history due to the color of her skin.

Sources:

National Park Service. (n.d.). The Crimean War. https://www.nps.gov/places/the-crimean-war.htm

The trailblazing nurses of the Crimean War. (2021, November 15). English National Ballet. https://www.ballet.org.uk/blog-detail/trailblazing-nurses-crimean-war/

Music:

Introduction music by Lost Soul

Show music by Shadows and Echoes

Transitions by Dragon Studio

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Closing Remarks music by HitsLab

Kortney shares the near death experience of Pam Reynolds.

Have a story to share or idea for an episode? Email us at codedark.podcast@gmail.com

Sources:

Langness, D. (2014, November 30). Plato, Socrates and Hieronymus Bosch on near-death experiences. BahaiTeachings.org. https://bahaiteachings.org/plato-socrates-and-hieronymus-bosch-on-near-death-experiences/

Long, J. (2014). Near-death experiences evidence for their reality. Missouri Medicine, 111(5), 372–380. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6172100/

Peake, A. (2025). Near death experiences: The science, psychology and anthropology behind the phenomenon. Arcturus Publishing Ltd

spiritsandbeyond. (2011). The day I died – NDE – Consciousness documentary [Video]. Dailymotion. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy56k9

Introduction music by Dragon Studio

Show music by Shadows and Echoes

Transitions by Dragon Studio

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The 16 year killing spree of Nurse Charles Cullen is discussed by hosts Kylie and Kortney.

Sources:

Graeber, C. (2013). The good nurse: A true story of medicine, madness, and murder. Twelve.

CBS News. (2013, April 25). First serial killer on 60 minutes in 45 years. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-serial-killer-on-60-minutes-in-45-years/

Introduction music by Freesound Community

Show music by Shadows and Echoes

Transitions by Dragon Studio

Outro music by Freesound Community