Graphology (HANDWRITING/FORGERY) with Sylvia Kessler
Is it weird to have different handwritings? How do you forge ancient documents? What pen should you use to write checks? Who is the greediest person in American history? Forensic document examiner Sylvia Kessler met up with Alie in the back of a Nebraska office store to chat about penmanship, ransom notes, court cases, self-expression, and we *very* lightly touch on the fringe -ology that uses handwriting to analyze personalities and how Barnum knew best when it comes to carnival "magic."
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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
Some links which may be of use:
High school students conducted a handwriting stress test
Le father du graphology: some French guy
CSI: QDE (Questioned Document Examination)
Buy a State Fair handwriting analysis business from Jack Libby!
Zaner-Bosler handwriting contest
What’s the future of handwriting?
Hetty Green: the Greediest Person in America?
Hetty Green really liked money
Hetty Green Motel: in disrepair and abandoned
Hetty Green Motel is the town eyesore
Declaration of Independence scribe: Timothy Matlak
10 year-old-girl wins handwriting competition
How to help someone with suicidal ideation
National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Marilyn Monroe letters auctioned off
Arden Stern thinks ransom notes are garbage