{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 146: Florence, Oregon's Exploding Whale","description":"Once upon a time, Oregon blew up a whale carcass on the beach near Florence.&amp;nbsp; The news broadcast of the event has now been viewed millions of times all over the world.&amp;nbsp; If you needed a palate cleanser, we got you.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Sources  Video of the broadcast: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6CLumsir34 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exploding_whale  https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220527115433\/https:\/\/tourism.oregonstate.edu\/the-case-of-the-exploding-whale\/  https:\/\/www.milb.com\/news\/emeralds-announce-exploding-whale-alternate-identity  https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/pacific-northwest-news\/2013\/10\/george_thornton_the_odot_engin.html https:\/\/www.offbeatoregon.com\/H001_ExplodWhale.html  https:\/\/www.theexplodingwhale.com\/evidence\/resources\/dave-barry-article\/  https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/article\/statesman-journal-road-crews-to-blow-up\/63143771\/ https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/thar-she-blows\/  https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110717092953\/http:\/\/tafkac.org\/animals\/exploding.whale\/son_of_blubber.html  https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=KOdVAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=6114%2C3133152  https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2020\/11\/12\/fifty-years-later-florence-oregon-embraces-tale-exploding-whale\/6259171002\/  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/20\/us\/exploding-whale-memorial-park.html  https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/HistoryPorn\/comments\/1abd0qa\/a_whale_carcass_explodes_on_a_beach_in_florence\/  https:\/\/emeralds.milbstore.com\/collections\/exploding-whales\/Department_T-Shirts  https:\/\/www.opb.org\/artsandlife\/series\/history\/florence-oregon-whale-explosion-history\/  https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/exploding-whale-day-54-years-since-whale-infamously-blown-up-on-oregon-beach  https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/florence-locals-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-exploding-whale-11-15-2020# https:\/\/www.theexplodingwhale.com\/  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exploding-Whale-Other-Remarkable-Stories\/dp\/1558687432\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WZMJGBW9ZM3H&amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TRp-LQjLHkqwOdOo5q1UTlZ2g6xk_ayAssrLOKY-BCvVZ1Bwd7aYyvy7DLz4U5rzJHK7itIJbj5FMEcKnifeRA.A-jFUoQiUAcIqrD-CdtVscoIDSS7amVZBWa8osHnxW8&amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;keywords=exploding+whale+book&amp;amp;qid=1748144103&amp;amp;sprefix=exploding+whale+book%2Caps%2C337&amp;amp;sr=8-1  https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/us\/obituaries\/registerguard\/name\/walter-umenhofer-obituary?id=17951162  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Cascadia Crime &amp; Cryptids","author_url":"http:\/\/cascadiacrimepod.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36764455\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/36764455"}