37: Mt. Rushmore of Trapped People

Are you stuck in a rut? Feeling trapped by life? Well, it’s better than being stuck in a well or trapped in a cave. Cleithrophobia is the “fear of being trapped” and honestly, it doesn’t seem like it’s that unreasonable. Having to hack off your own arm to free yourself from a massive boulder? Doesn’t sound like a lot of fun.

This week we shine our searchlight on real and fictional people who have been trapped – both in a physical space or somewhere more metaphysical.

SHOW NOTES

Michael’s Choices

Baby Jessica

• “Baby Jessica Rescued from a Well As the World Watches” – History.com
• “Baby Jessica: 25 Years Later” – Texas Magazine

The Donner Party

• “10 Things You Should Know About the Donner Party” – History.com
• “The Donner Party” – PBS’ The American Experience

Paul Sheldon from “Misery”

• “The Gruesome Inside Story of Misery’s Terrifying Ankle-Bashing Scene” – Yahoo
• “The Blunt Reason Misery Had To Change Its Most Gruesome Scene” – Cinema Blend

Winnie-the-Pooh

• “Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree” – The Disney Wikia

Richard’s Choices

Phil Connors from “Groundhog Day”

• “Groundhog Day: The Perfect Comedy, For Ever” – The Guardian
• “8 Creative Interpretations of Groundhog Day” – Mental Floss

Sam Beckett from “Quantum Leap”

• “The Series Finale That Helped Us Cope With Lost and Every Other Disappointing Finale Since” – Uproxx

Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee

• “The Producer from Hell” – The Guardian
• “Acting for Film or Acting for Life?” – NPR

Sailors of the USS Indianapolis

• “The Worst Shark Attack in History” – Smithsonian Magazine
• “Captain McVay” – USSIndianapolis.org