Deadtime Storiez

We have fun here, and hope you, the listenerz, do too. We have some light, lovable fare for you this week. Sarah goes first with two shorter tales. She starts us off talking about the Harbor Chief, a nickname for an aggressive swan in Os, Norway. Known for passionately, albeit somewhat predator-ily protecting the harbor of its small town. At once a mascot for many local businesses, the swan's role fluctuated between a charming sight and a public nuisance. What to do with the would-be-assassin cause more than a little bit of controversy. Sarah's second bit is about the English Philosopher, Jeremy Bentham. It's less about his life and more about the mysterious choices he made about his wishes in death. Wanting to become a self-proclaimed "auto-icon", Bentham wanted his body preserved in a very particular way. He kind of got his wishes? Stephanie rounds us out with the also true story of Mark Whitacre. The highest paid American executive turned whistleblower/FBI informant, Whitacre's time with Archer Daniels Mid