S5 Ep396: The Urban Legend of “Mel’s Hole” & How to Get Better Sleep

What is it about a hole that evokes excitement, mystery, and the paranormal? Bethany’s talking about a mysterious, bottomless hole in Washington State that gained fame after its “owner,” Mel, called into Coast to Coast AM. Then, Kathleen knows you’re not getting enough sleep. She also knows how to fix that! Learn the 5 Must-Do’s to improve your sleep! Plus, a full technology meltdown.




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What We Talked About:


0:18- Intro To Topics
01:26 - Digging holes to stay out of prison
01:49 - Weird noises in the night
02:33 - Dying in your sleep
06:57 - Basements, castles, secret passageways
09:22 - Zillow stalking
12:19 - The Urban Legend of “Mel’s Hole”
39:33 - How to Get Better Sleep!
1:03:34 - Movie props up for auction
1:07:46 - Swords and the TSA
1:10:25 - Bethany’s fear of ‘the cloud’
1:16:29 - What we learned this week
1:17:31 - Voicemails


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BETHANY’S SOURCES:
https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/top_story/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mel-s-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm
https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/2aconl/mels_hole_blocked_by_a_single_cloud_on_google_maps/citroo4/
https://historydaily.org/mels-hole-a-sensational-urban-myth-of-a-mysterious-bottomless-pit
http://www.nwlegendsmuseum.com/MelsHole.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel's_Hole
Original TerraServer image: http://hideousmonster.com/melsholemap.jpg

Possible location of the hole: https://www.google.com/maps/place/47°08'44.0%22N+120°37'25.6%22W/@47.1455647,-120.6237529,64497m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x687336c4f1e52d4c!8m2!3d47.1455556!4d-120.6237778
Mel’s hole blocked by cloud: https://imgur.com/a/goJDB

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




KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
Zoe Weiner Tries Video: https://www.wellandgood.com/best-sleep-technology/


https://uamshealth.com/medical-myths/will-drinking-warm-milk-make-you-sleepy/#:~:text=The%20'milk%20myth'%20may%20have,to%20cause%20any%20real%20drowsiness.

 https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/sleep/how-to-get-good-night-sleep-rules/479790

https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/10-results-sleep-loss

 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/electroencephalogram-eeg#:~:text=An%20EEG%20is%20a%20test,activity%20of%20your%20brain%20cells.