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Anxious and Afraid The Pod

161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 99 ratings

A podcast hosted by Abby and Shawna, two gals from the Pacific Northwest who love to talk about true crime, the paranormal, conspiracies, and everything in-between. Listen in as the girls switch off each week, telling each other a story that makes them feel especially anxious and afraid.

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Episodes

Episode 103: I Would Instantly Be Peeing And Crying

January 17, 2024 08:05 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna kicks off the return of Anxious and Afraid by telling the incredible and harrowing survival tale of Harrison Okene, a man who sank to the bottom of the sea and lived to tell the tale. Tune in for this extraordinary story of human endurance and the ability to keep a level head even in the most stressful times. Don't miss this astonishing story! Listen to the Anxious and Afraid podcast now on your favorite platform. And show your support by purchasing our exclusiv...

Return Announcement!

January 02, 2024 08:05 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MB

HEY GUYS. Be sure to listen to this special announcement from those three weirdo's who missed you very much! Stick around to hear what Shawna and Abby have been up to for the past year or so while Michael sits silently in the background. Just like old times! Music By:Brokeforfree.com Edited By:Michael

Episode 102: Silent But Deadly (Lake Nyos Disaster)

September 06, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 163 MB

In this week's episode, Abby tells the crew all about the natural disaster at Lake Nyos. In Cameroon, West Africa during the month of August in 1986, a crater lake called Lake Nyos abruptly erupted a large cloud of mysterious white gas which traveled into the nearby villages, wreaking death and destruction on whatever it touched. Listen in to hear all the details on this devastating natural disaster and how scientists cracked the case and worked to ensure it never happened again. **If you li...

Episode 101: Johnny Bravo and A Sky Wiener (The Ghost Blimp)

August 23, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 145 MB

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the mystifying tale of the ghost blimp. Amid WWII, a fleet of blimps would be assigned the mission of patrolling the West Coast of California for Japanese submarines. These missions were largely uneventful until August 16th, 1942 when two experienced pilots would set out on a routine patrolling mission and never be seen again. The blimp, however, was a different story. Tune in to hear all the details on this mind-bending unsolved mystery! Cr...

Episode 100: Our Very Momentous 100th Episode Special (2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami)

August 09, 2022 07:05 - 2 hours - 279 MB

In this week's episode, the crew is excited to celebrate their 100th episode milestone! We want to say a big thank you to all of our listeners for sticking with us and joining us on this crazy ride of a podcast, we couldn't have done it without you! As for the topic of this momentous episode, Abby and Shawna decided to collaborate on a natural disaster they both find equally terrifying: Earthquakes and tsunamis. In March 2011 in the country of Japan, a massive 9.1 earthquake would strike just...

Episode 99: Topless Toilets And Circus Tiddies (The Hartford Circus Fire)

July 12, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 150 MB

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with another disaster story detailing the horrific Hartford circus fire of 1944. It was a stiflingly hot day in Hartford, Connecticut on July 6th when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to town. What started as a day of fun would come to a terrible end when the big top caught fire and killed many people still trapped inside. The following events would mark the day as one of the worst fire disasters in United States history. Credit...

Episode 98: Ghost Me Would Also Be In The Kitchen (Eastern Airlines Flight 401 Part II)

June 28, 2022 07:05 - 58 minutes - 135 MB

In this week's episode, Abby starts off with a very important announcement and then jumps right into part II of our mini-series on the crash of Eastern Airlines flight 401. Part II will focus on all of the ghostly paranormal sightings reported within a few years of the crash witnessed by several airline employees as well as airplane passengers. Tune in to find out why these hauntings may have occurred and the solution that seemed to bring them to a definitive halt. Credits: The Ghosts of Fli...

Episode 97: We're Not Supposed To Be Up There! (Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 Part 1)

June 14, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 176 MB

In this week's episode, Abby brings the crew part one of a real nail-biter of a two-part series on the demise of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. On December 29th, 1972, Eastern Airlines flight 401 departed from JFK airport on a regularly scheduled flight to Miami, Florida. Sadly, many of the passengers and crew would not make it to their destination as multiple errors and distractions in the cockpit caused the flight to crash into the Everglades. Tune in for all the devastating details from this...

Episode 96: If You Hate People, Make Them Damp (Don Decker-Rainman)

May 31, 2022 07:05 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

In this week's episode, Abby pulls another strange "rain" story out of her pocket, much to Shawna's delight. It was the year 1983 in Stroudsburg PA when a young man named Don Decker became seemingly possessed by a dark entity and began exhibiting strange abilities. Much to the shock and confusion of the people around him, wherever Don went, rain would follow him...indoors. Tune in for all the soggy details on this strange unexplained paranormal case! Credits: Unsolved Mysteries Mysteriesru...

Episode 95: Time For Some Trauma Bonding (Diane Downs-Murderer)

May 17, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 216 MB

In this week's episode, Abby takes on a very infamous case in the state of Oregon and the horrible tragedy that occurred in the host's hometown of Springfield, Oregon. In 1983 a young woman named Diane Downs brought her grievously wounded children to the hospital claiming that a bushy-haired stranger had shot them all. The ensuing investigation would bring the real story to light, forever changing the small town and the lives of Diane's small children. Credits: Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule W...

Episode 94: You're Not Garbage, You're Trash! (Norman The Doll-Haunted Object)

May 03, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 180 MB

In this week's episode, Abby takes the gang on a spooky adventure with the story of Norman the doll. Stephen Lancaster, a longtime paranormal investigator, would be thrust into the case of a lifetime after he purchased a Matty Mattel doll from an antique store in 2016. Within 24 hours, the doll would prove itself as a paranormal force to be reckoned with and Stephen's life would never be the same. Credits: Norman, The Doll That Needed To Be Locked Away by Stephen Lancaster Phenomenologist ...

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Episode 93: We're Young. We're Fun. We're Hot. Let's Climb A Rock (Kidnap of Four American Rock Climbers In Kyrgyzstan)

April 19, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 203 MB

In this week's episode, the gang returns from their break to bring you an action-packed story of adventure and tragedy in the country of Kyrgyzstan. In the year 2000, 4 young American rock climbers would depart on a trip of a lifetime to a remote region of Kyrgyzstan to do some epic climbing, sponsored by The Northface. Sadly, the group would be taken hostage by members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the days that followed would test the Americans to the ends of their mental and p...

Episode 92: Boiling Ocean? Throw Some Pasta In There (1947 Texas City Industrial Disaster)

January 25, 2022 08:05 - 1 hour - 157 MB

In this week's episode, Abby brings the crew an anxiety-inducing tale of devastation and destruction when she tells the story of the 1947 Texas City industrial disaster. April 16th, 1947 started out like any other normal day in the small port town of Texas City but would soon turn deadly after a large cargo ship carrying explosive materials caught fire and detonated, killing hundreds of people and ravaging the area. Tune in for the heartbreaking details of this case and listen to some of the...

Episode 91: A Vacationing Plumber And An Alien Mai Tai (Disappearance of Frederick Valentich)

January 18, 2022 08:05 - 51 minutes - 119 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna shares the story of the disappearance of Frederick Valentich. In October of 1978, Valentich, a young pilot, was performing a training flight over the Bass Strait between the Australian mainland and Tasmania when he reported a strange sighting to Melbourne Flight Service. Valentich's radio then cut out and he was never seen or heard from again. Listen in as the crew discusses possible theories as to what happened to Frederick Valentich and his plane that night in...

Episode 90: Okay, First Of All, Blegh! (Death of Brittany Murphy-Part 2)

December 28, 2021 08:05 - 51 minutes - 119 MB

In this week's episode, Abby returns with part two of the two-part story on the tragic death of Brittany Murphy. After Brittany was pronounced dead just before Christmas in 2009, the public and the media went wild with theories of drug overdoses and complications from an eating disorder. The official cause of death however, would only quell the rumors for a short time before another death in the same household as Murphy would fuel the media storm even further. Listen in to learn the strange...

Episode 89: The 2000s Were Like, Not Cute (Death of Brittany Murphy-Part 1)

December 21, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 164 MB

In this week's episode, Abby introduces a two-part story on the life and tragic death of Brittany Murphy. In part one, the crew discusses the Hollywood culture of the 2000s and its damaging effects on the celebrities who experienced it, including Brittany Murphy. Even after gaining relative success in her acting career, Murphy struggled with her image in the press and constant rumors about drug abuse and eating disorders. In 2007 she married Simon Monjack, a British writer, and producer with ...

Episode 88: Uh Oh, We Made A Weird One (Rylann O'Bannion-Reincarnation case)

December 14, 2021 08:05 - 52 minutes - 119 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna revisits her favorite topic of reincarnation cases! This time she tells the tale of a little girl named Rylann O'Bannion from Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Little Rylann was only two years old when she started saying odd things about a past life that had tragically been cut short. Her parents would eventually come to believe what to them was unbelievable. Was Rylann O'Bannion a bonafide case of reincarnation? Listen in for the details! Credits: Ghost Inside My Child ...

Baby Bonus Episode (Chasing Ghosts-Book Review)

November 30, 2021 08:05 - 37 minutes - 85.1 MB

In this week's Baby Bonus episode, Abby brings the crew together to tell them all about a great book she recently read called Chasing Ghosts by Marc Hartzman. Listen in as Abby reads a couple of her favorite stories from the book about hungry ghosts, swindling spiritualists, and cursed movie sets! Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural https://www.marchartzmanbooks.com/books/chasing-ghosts-a-tour-of-our-fascination-with-spirits-and-the-supernatural ...

Episode 87: What Is Everyone Smoking? (David Morehouse-Remote Viewer)

November 23, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 195 MB

In this week’s episode, Abby takes us once again into the now declassified Government-funded program, Project Stargate. But this time the crew will be hearing a story about a man named David Morehouse, a decorated soldier who found himself in the remote viewing program during his time in the military and came away with some incredible accounts and lasting effects. Tune in for David Morehouse’s unbelievable story and the insider details on the top-secret program. Credits: Psychic Warrior by ...

Episode 86: Airplane And Cartwheel Should Not Be In The Same Sentence (Pan Am Flight 759-Plane Crash)

November 16, 2021 08:05 - 48 minutes - 110 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna renews everyone's travel phobias as she tells the devastating story of Pan Am Flight 759. On July 9th, 1982, the Boeing 727 took off from the New Orleans airport on a commercial flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. Shortly after takeoff, however, the plane would experience weather complications causing it to crash into a residential neighborhood, resulting in the deadliest aviation crash of 1982. Tune in for all of the nail-biting details as well as a surgery update fro...

Episode 85: Nah Why? Why Is It Nah?? (Project Stargate)

October 26, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 203 MB

In this week's episode, Abby requests the crew keep an open mind as she tells the story of the now declassified, secret government program, Project Stargate. Also known as Project Grill Flame and Sun Streak, among other names, this government-funded program started in the early 1970s and would run for over 20 years until 1995. The project sought to investigate psychic phenomena (clairvoyance, precognition, or telepathy) for military and intelligence purposes, both foreign and domestic. If yo...

Episode 84: I Don't Like This Information, Here I Go (Silver Bridge Collapse)

October 19, 2021 07:05 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna gives the crew a new thing to be scared of after she describes the tragic 1967 Silver Bridge collapse over the frigid Ohio river during rush-hour traffic. Tune in to learn the details of this devastating disaster which would claim many lives and as always, stick around to the end to find out if your town is our city of the week! Credits: Wikipedia.com Dispatch.com wvgazettemail.com wvpublic.org Music By: Brokeforfree.com Matt Edwards Edited By: Michael Netwo...

Episode 83: A Beautiful Spicy Planetary Pimple (The 1980 Mount Saint Helens Eruption)

September 28, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 207 MB

In this week's episode, Abby is back to share another white-knuckle natural disaster tale and this time the crew visits the 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St Helens. Located in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Mount Saint Helens is a gorgeous destination for hikers and families looking to enjoy nature and admire the snowcapped mountain. But beneath its peaceful exterior lies a sleeping giant who would reawaken in the spring of 1980 to culminate in the most dest...

Episode 82: You're A Fat Chunk Of Acorn Metal And You'll Never Fly! (Kecksburg UFO Incident)

September 21, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 151 MB

In this week's episode, Abby takes on a UFO case for the first time! She tells the story of the 1965 Kecksburg UFO Incident which was witnessed by hundreds of people from Canada to Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Many reported seeing a bright fiery object flying through the sky before supposedly crashing in rural Pennsylvania. The eyewitness reports and fast military response led many to believe that the unidentified object was from out of this world. Tune in to hear all of the strange details an...

Episode 81: Why Would Aliens Have Hair? (Ariel School UFO/Alien Encounter)

September 14, 2021 07:05 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna brings the group a tale of creepy alien encounters and childhood existential dread! In 1994, a large group of school children in Ruwa, Zimbabwe were out enjoying recess when they encountered otherworldly beings in a spaceship who were there to deliver a dire warning for the survival of planet Earth. Tune in for the first-hand accounts of the people who experienced the strange events of that day as well as the ominous warnings the beings had for the children. Cr...

Episode 80: Old Colonial Robots? (The Bloody Benders-Serial Killers)

August 31, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 162 MB

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the horrifying tale of the infamous Bloody Benders. The Bender family, which consisted of four members, Ma Bender, Pa Bender, John Jr Bender, and Kate (Katie) Bender all moved to Labette county, Kansas in 1871 where they built and operated a roadside Inn. Soon after their arrival however, travelers began to go missing and it wouldn't take long for the people of Kansas to follow the evidence back to the Bender Inn. Stick around for the grizzly...

Episode 79: She Be Poppin. She Be Roarin (Whakaari/White Island Volcano Eruption)

August 24, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 155 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna takes the gang on a white-knuckle ride as she describes the Whakaari/White Island Volcano eruption which occurred on December 9th, 2019. Advertised as a stunning tourist destination, thousands of people have visited the active stratovolcano with nothing but great photos and memories after leaving. Sadly, a number of tourists would not be so lucky when the volcano erupted in 2019 while many people were still visiting the island. Listen in for the details and conc...

Episode 78: You Don't Want A Wobbly Sausage (The Hindenburg Disaster)

August 10, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 185 MB

In this week's episode, Abby takes on the tragic story of the Hindenburg disaster. Tune in to learn the origins of the fated Zeppelin airship and the men who piloted and constructed the once-mighty flying machines. Stick around for the dramatic conclusion to the story, ending with the Hindenburg's devastating fiery demise on May 6th, 1937 in Lakehurst New Jersey. Credits: The Hidden Hindenburg: The Untold Story of the Tragedy, the Nazi Secrets, and the Quest to Rule the Skies by Michael McC...

Episode 77: A Scuffle Struggle (Disappearance of Tara Calico)

August 03, 2021 07:05 - 47 minutes - 108 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna fills the crew in on the sad tale of the disappearance of Tara Calico. In the state of New Mexico in September of 1988, Tara Calico, a successful young college student was out on her daily bike ride when she disappeared and was never seen again. Tune in to learn of the twists and turns in this case such as the disturbing polaroid picture found in Florida of a seemingly kidnapped girl who looked a lot like Tara and an insidious disclosure from a deathbed confessi...

Episode 76: I Can't Eat This Potato At Present (Disappearance of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers)

July 27, 2021 07:05 - 59 minutes - 135 MB

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the story of the mysterious disappearance of the Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers. In the year 1900 off the West coast on mainland Scottland, three lighthouse keepers on Eilean Mor mysteriously vanished from the lighthouse and surrounding islands. The men who made the discovery would note several eerie clues as to the fate of the three keepers including uneaten meals, a solitary jacket, and a single overturned chair. Tune in to learn more o...

Episode 75: Garlic Toast And The Fruit Of The Loom (Death of Gloria Ramirez AKA The Toxic Lady)

July 20, 2021 07:05 - 42 minutes - 96.5 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna regales the crew with the mystifying story of Gloria Ramirez, dubbed "the Toxic Lady" by the media. Ramirez, a California resident, would be rushed to the hospital in 1994 with life-threatening complications. Eerily, the medical professionals who were treating Ramirez began falling ill with alarming symptoms themselves. Tune in to hear the strange and tragic ending to this story as well as the many theories surrounding it. Credits: Wikipedia.com Allthatsintere...

Episode 74: Intense Entitlement and A Hormonal Rage Rant (Phil Spector-Lana Clarkson Murder)

July 13, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 181 MB

In this week's episode, Abby delves into the rip-your-hair-out case that is the murder of Lana Clarkson. In 2003, Actor Lana Clarkson would meet famed record producer Phil Spector at the House Of Blues in Hollywood, California and the two would go back to Spector's "castle" for drinks. It would be the last time Lana was seen alive. Tune in for the details and conclusion to this heart-breaking and highly publicized case. Credits: Books: Tearing Down The Wall of Sound: The Rise And Fall of P...

Episode 73: An A+ Life Review and Airbrushed White Jesus (Dr. Mary Neal- Near-Death Experience)

July 06, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 160 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna Tells the incredible story of Dr. Mary Neal who had a life-changing near-death experience. While on a kayaking trip in Chile, Dr. Mary Neal suffered an accident on the river and drowned. She was miraculously saved but even more amazing still would be the story Dr. Neal would share with the world about what she experienced after death. Stick around for all the mind-blowing details Shawna shares with the crew about the after-life and find out what grade the girl...

Episode 72: Get Outa The Kitchen (The Belmez Faces)

June 22, 2021 07:05 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

In this week's episode, Abby tells the story of the Bélmez Faces or The Faces of Bélmez. In the tiny town of Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain during the early 1970s, María Gómez Cámara began to see the haunting depiction of human faces in her concrete floor. The phenomena would come to be known as some of the most compelling evidence of paranormal phenomena in the 20th century and allegedly continues to this day. Credits: Wikipedia.com Skeptoid.com The-line-up.com Mysterious-planet.com Historic...

Episode 71: Everyone Was Shooketh To Their Very Core (Mystery of Lawrence Joseph Bader)

June 15, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 139 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna tells the gang the perplexing story of the disappearance of Lawrence Joseph Bader. Bader was a husband and father working as a salesman in the 1950s who would mysteriously vanish after fishing on Lake Erie in March of 1957. Years later, a man named John "Fritz" Johnson would be recognized as the missing Bader but the problem was, Johnson allegedly had no memories of his former life as Lawrence Bader. Listen in to hear the details and theories around this shockin...

Episode 70: Haunted Shag Carpets And An Iconic Big Bow (Haunting of the Williams Family)

June 08, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 218 MB

In this week's episode, Abby gives the crew a good scare as she tells the story of the Williams family. Dora and Ted Williams, along with their three young children, would have their lives turned upside down after moving into an old Victorian-style house in the 1990s. Shortly after arriving, the Canadian family would be plagued with countless paranormal events and ghostly sightings, upending their ordinary existence. Credits: Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family’s Experie...

Episode 69: He's Full Throttle, Here We Go (Pollock Twins-Reincarnation Case)

June 01, 2021 07:05 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna regales the crew with another compelling reincarnation case! In 1957 two young sisters from the Pollock family were tragically struck and killed by a car. One year later their mother would give birth to two identical twin girls who would grow up with an eerie resemblance and knowledge of their deceased sisters. Credits: PSI Encyclopedia Hystoricmysteries.com Medium.com YouTube.com-Kendall Rae's channel Music By: Brokeforfree.com Matt Edwards Edited By: Michae...

Episode 68: Don't Worry, I'm Not Eating Anyone (Annette Herfkens, Plane Crash Survivor)

May 25, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 195 MB

In this week's episode, Abby details the harrowing and incredible survival story of Annette Herfkens, the sole survivor of Vietnam Airlines flight 474 plane crash in 1992. Listen in to learn about the terrifying plane crash in the Vietnam jungle and the extraordinary woman who lived to tell the tale. Credits: Turbulence: A True Story Of Survival by Annette Herfkens Independent.co.uk News.com.au Aviation-safety.net Wikipedia.com Vice Australia podcast: Extremes Music By: Brokeforfree.com Mat...

Episode 67: Beautiful Lil' Testosterone Saltiness (Disappearance of Lars Mittank)

May 18, 2021 07:05 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna brings the gang a perplexing unsolved missing persons case. In 2014, 28-year-old German man Lars Joachim Mittank was vacationing in Bulgaria with his friends when he was involved in a physical altercation that left him too injured to fly back home as scheduled. Mittank was reportedly acting strangely before disappearing from the Varna Airport and running into the nearby forest only days later. Listen in to hear the crew discuss the theories surrounding this uns...

Little Listens, Volume 3

April 27, 2021 07:05 - 49 minutes - 113 MB

Join the crew this week as they read real-life true crime and paranormal stories submitted by amazing listeners and share some of their own stories as well!

Episode 66: Mamma & Daddy Portland (Haunted Pittock Mansion)

March 23, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 141 MB

In this week's episode, Abby gets a little spooky and tells the tale of the haunted Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon. Listen in as the crew discusses the history of the home as well as its influential owners, Henry and Georgianna Pittock. Stick around for some creepy paranormal accounts from employees and visitors of the historic mansion (now a museum). And remember, don't forget to submit your own personal paranormal or true-crime stories for a future listener episode! Credits: Wikipedi...

Episode 65: Sausage Fest Galore (Mystery of Malheur Cave)

March 16, 2021 07:05 - 46 minutes - 105 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna takes the gang into a mysterious Oregon cave owned by the Masonic Lodge of Burns. Listen in as the crew attempts to understand the Masons and theorize what they have been meeting about annually since 1938. Credits: Wikipedia.com YouTube.com burnslodge.org onlyinyourstate.com eugenelodgell.org Podcast- Curly Conspiracies ep 48 https://youtu.be/wWv_q9fTLe4 Music By: Brokeforfree.com Matt Edwards Edited By: Michael Network: www.theoracl3network.com Website: ht...

Episode 64: Coming To You Live, A Real Panic Attack (Sinking Of The USS Indianapolis)

March 09, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 216 MB

In this week's anxiety-inducing episode, Abby regales the crew with the gripping and horrific tale of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 during WWII. After delivering the integral components for "Little Boy", the world's first atomic bomb that would later be dropped on Hiroshima, the USS Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine. Almost 900 men would go into the shark-infested waters and blunders by the US Navy would result in the largest loss of life from a single...

Episode 63: Humanoid-Elephant-Crab-Robot Aliens (The Pascagoula Abduction)

March 02, 2021 08:05 - 52 minutes - 120 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna shares with the crew a terrifying and compelling alien abduction story. Tune in to hear the tale of Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, two men who were fishing near Pascagoula Mississippi, 1973 when they were suddenly accosted and abducted by strange-looking aliens. Credits: Travel Channel's UFO's: The Lost Evidence S2 E3 LightsOut Podcast: Episode 40 But It Was Aliens podcast: Episode 27 Behind The Obsidian Curtain podcast 2020 Documentary: Alien Contact: The...

Episode 62: I Want To Fury Barf Everywhere (Murder And Fetal Abduction Of Bobby Jo Stinnett)

February 23, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 214 MB

In this week's episode, Abby takes us back to the tiny town of Skidmore, Missouri where she covers another daunting true crime case. Tune in to hear the gut-wrenching story of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, a 23-year-old pregnant woman who was brutally murdered with her baby stolen from her womb in 2004. The resulting search and arrest would conclude with the first Federal execution of a female prisoner in nearly seven decades. Credits: Baby Be Mine by Dianne Fanning PBS DOC A Mother’s Justice: The TRI...

Episode 61: A Very Special Guest Host Episode (The Disappearance Of Dennis Lloyd Martin)

February 16, 2021 08:05 - 48 minutes - 112 MB

In this week's episode, Abby and Shawna hand over the hosting duties to a good friend of the show and return guest, Matt! Tune in as Matt details the 1969 tragic disappearance of six-year-old Dennis Martin in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The boy's absence during a family vacation would result in the most extensive search in the park's history leading to many theories and few clues as to the fate of Dennis Martin. Stick around as the gang discusses opinions and theories on the case...

Episode 60: How Many Fists Equal Stomach? (Tarrare-The World's Hungriest Man)

February 09, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 142 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna takes the gang for a wild and nauseating ride as she tells the unbelievable story of Tarrare (AKA Tarare), a Frenchman living in the 1700s who could and would eat absolutely anything and everything you placed in front of him including his own weight in meat, inanimate objects and even live animals. Credits: Wikipedia.com Allthatsinteresting.com Youtube.com -Sam O'nella Academy and Tobacco Factory Theatres Music By: Brokeforfree.com Edited By: Michael Network...

Episode 60: How Many Fists Equal Stomach? (Terrare-The World's Hungriest Man)

February 09, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 142 MB

In this week's episode, Shawna takes the gang for a wild and nauseating ride as she tells the unbelievable story of Tarrare (AKA Tarare), a Frenchman living in the 1700s who could and would eat absolutely anything and everything you placed in front of him including his own weight in meat, inanimate objects and even live animals. Credits: Wikipedia.com Allthatsinteresting.com Youtube.com -Sam O'nella Academy and Tobacco Factory Theatres Music By: Brokeforfree.com Edited By: Michael Network...

Episode 59: Fat Elvis And Small D*ck Energy (Kenneth Rex McElroy-Unsolved Murder)

February 02, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 201 MB

In this week's episode, Abby takes the gang to the tiny town of Skidmore, Missouri to detail the unsolved 1981 vigilante killing of Kenneth Rex McElroy. Listen in to find out just how far an entire town of people can be pushed by a tyrannical bully before they snap and take the law into their own hands. Credits: Documentary: No One Saw a Thing Podcast: Parcast Unsolved Murders Wikipedia Trutv.com Buzzfeed.com Talk Murder With Me- blog Bustle.com the-line-up.com Music By: Brokeforfree.com E...