Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More
378 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsJoin longtime friends Joe and Ivan on a comedic journey through the mysteries of true crime. Since 2002, Joe and Ivan have been crafting comedy bits and skits together, honing their unique style. With their producer and co-host, Sam, at the sound processing helm, the trio dives into the depths of true crime mysteries, as well as music, history, and various other topics, with a twist.
Joe and Ivan's comedic banter adds levity to even the darkest of subjects but always with a respectful approach. Their motto: Victims are never the subject of the joke; instead, the focus is on the perpetrators, pointing out irony and puns along the way. So buckle up and get ready to laugh, cringe, and ponder the mysteries of the human psyche with Joe, Ivan, and Sam on Dawn of Mantis!
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The Unsolved Abduction of Leigh Occhi (Pt 1)
July 12, 2024 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBOn the morning of August 27th, 1992, thirteen year old Leigh Occhi was attacked and abducted from her home in Tupelo, Mississippi. She had only been left alone there for an hour by her mother Vicki Felton, yet when Vicki arrived back home all that was left of Leigh were traces of her blood in various locations around the house. Support the Show.
DOM Ep289 -The Elkland Massacre (Pt. 2)
July 05, 2024 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBIn our second and final part of this series, we cover the aftermath of the murders, and how Jim Schnick's bogus story quickly fell apart. Support the Show.
DOM Ep288 - The Elkland Massacre (Pt. 1)
June 28, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn 1987 in the tiny farming community of Elkland, Missouri, seven people in two separate households were slain on the same morning. Police quickly determined all the murders were connected, but the man they initially believed to be the hero of their story wound up being the villain. Support the Show.
DOM Ep287 - The Bizarre Disappearance of Gloria McDonald
June 21, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBOn January 26th, 2001, Gloria and her family traveled a short distance from their home in Mena, Arkansas to hike the Lover's Leap trail at Queen Wilhelmina State Park. However just a few minutes into the hike, she decided to turn back and wait for everyone else at the park lodge. But when the rest of the family returned to find Gloria just half an hour later, she was gone, and has never been seen again. Support the Show.
DOM Ep286 - The Senseless Murder of Brittney Gargol
June 14, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBOn a Spring night in 2015, Brittney Gargol and her best friend Cheyenne Antoine went out to hit a few bars and have a good time. Only Cheyenne returned alive, while Brittney's body was found discarded on a road outside of town the following morning. It would take two years for the truth of what happened that night to finally be revealed. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate...
DOM Ep285 - The "Frozen Dead Guy Days" Festival
June 07, 2024 13:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBIn this episode, Robin joins us in studio once again, this time to discuss "Frozen Dead Guy Days" - an annual festival held in Estes Park, Colorado, known for its quirky and unusual theme. The festival celebrates the story of Bredo Morstoel, a Norwegian man whose body has been cryogenically frozen since his death in 1989. "Grandpa Morstoel" was stored in a shed in Nederland, Colorado for many years, but was later moved to Estes Park when the festival he inspired grew to be more than tiny Ned...
DOM Ep284 - The Emma Crawford Coffin Race
May 31, 2024 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this episode, Sam's sister Robin was in studio to talk about the peculiar and fantastic event that led to the annual "Emma Crawford Coffin Race" in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep283 - The World's Oldest Serial Killer- Baba Anujka
May 24, 2024 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode, we cover the story of the woman known as the world's oldest serial killer. From the late 1800s to the 1920s, Baba Anujka created deadly made-to-order concoctions that were used to kill dozens of men in what was then Yugoslavia. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support th...
DOM Ep282 - The Disappearance of Joshua Graham-Caskey
May 21, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBJanuary 18th of this year, then 25 year old Joshua Graham-Caskey abruptly left his home in Winterset, Iowa and drove nearly 600 miles south to Mena, Arkansas. Since being spotted on an ExxonMobil gas station security camera in Mena, only unverified eyewitness sightings of him remain. Support the Show.
DOM Ep281 - The "Arsenic Angel" of Death - Mary Ann Cotton (Pt. 2)
May 17, 2024 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIn the second and final part of our series on Mary Ann Cotton, we cover her third and fourth marriages, the many more suspicious deaths that occurred in her presence, and finally her capture, trial and execution. Support the Show.
DOM Ep280 - The "Arsenic Angel" of Death - Mary Ann Cotton (Pt. 1)
May 14, 2024 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBLots of people seemed to get sick and die when Mary Ann Cotton was around. Over the course of twenty years, several of her husbands, most of her thirteen children, and even her mother and best friend died in Mary Ann's presence. Finally, in the early 1870s, someone became suspicious enough to investigate a few of the many deaths associated with her. In this episode, we cover Mary Ann's early life, her first two marriages and her foray into murder. Support the Show.
DOM Ep279 - The "Greenbrier Ghost" - Zona Heaster Shue
May 10, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode, we cover the strange case of Zona Heaster Shue, who died suddenly in early 1897, just three months after marrying a blacksmith named Erasmus Shue. Her death was initially ruled as "natural", but in the weeks following her funeral, Zona's heart broken mother claimed to have been visited by the ghost of her dead daughter. She further claimed that Zona's spirit had told her she had not died of natural causes, but had been murdered by her new husband. Support the Show.
DOM Ep278 - Ghosts Who Solved Their Own Mysterious Deaths- Christine Skubish & Jackie Poole
May 07, 2024 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode, we cover the cases of Christine Skubish and Jackie Poole- two women who died in very different circumstances, but share one thing in common- both of their cases were solved after someone supposedly witnessed their ghosts. Support the Show.
DOM Ep277 - "Lady In The Meadow" - The Unsolved Disappearance of Sandra Hughes
May 03, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn the summer of 2020, 53 year old Sandra Hughes went on a solo camping trip in California's Sierra National Forest. Days later, her campsite was found abandoned and her car was discovered in the bottom of a ravine. Strangely enough, there were several sightings of her throughout the park over the following month, looking lost and disheveled. However, none of the people who saw her realized she was a missing person. She eventually disappeared, and has not been seen since. Support the Show.
DOM Ep276 - The Post Mortem Disappearance of Julie Mott
April 30, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode we cover the absolutely bizarre case of Julie Mott, who quite literally disappeared from her own funeral in 2015 and has not been seen since. Support the Show.
DOM Ep275 - Who Was the "Real" Muffin Man?
April 26, 2024 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBWe've all heard the children's nursery rhyme, but several years ago an urban legend began alleging that back in the 16th century, an actual muffin man had moonlighted as a serial killer. In this episode, we cover the history of the song and examine whether or not there was ever a real life "Muffin Man Murderer". Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a pur...
DOM Ep274 - The Unsolved Murder of John Thurman McCool
April 23, 2024 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBJohn Thurman McCool was a successful entrepreneur and business man who lived and worked in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. After serving a brief prison sentence for fraud in the late 1950s, he was found shot to death in his car, and the killer has never been identified. (Episode Content Begins @ 8:30) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a...
DOM Ep273 - The Unsolved Disappearance of Jason Jolkowski (Pt. 2)
April 19, 2024 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this second and final episode on the disappearance of Jason Jolkowski, we cover the police investigation and end by discussing the various theories as to what could have possibly happened to Jason. (Subject Matter Begins @ 5:42) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep272 - The Unsolved Disappearance of Jason Jolkowski (Pt. 1)
April 16, 2024 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBOn a sunny summer day in 2001, in a sleepy neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska, nineteen year old Jason Jolkowski left his home to walk a few short blocks - and was never seen again. In this episode, we introduce you to Jason and cover the strange circumstances of the day he disappeared. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commiss...
DOM Ep271 -The Toledo Clubber (Pt. 2)
April 13, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIn our second and final part on the Toledo Clubber, we discuss the Clubber's final victims and discuss whether or not the last two murders could have been committed by someone else. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep270 - The Toledo Clubber - Pt 1
April 09, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBOver the course of a few months in 1925 in Toledo Ohio, a still unidentified man attacked more than a dozen women with a blunt object. Several of his victims died from their injuries, but to this day its unknown just who exactly was or wasn't a victim of the Toledo Clubber. Support the show
DOM Ep270 - The Toledo Clubber (Pt. 1)
April 09, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBOver the course of a few months in 1925 in Toledo Ohio, a still unidentified man attacked more than a dozen women with a blunt object. Several of his victims died from their injuries, but to this day its unknown just who exactly was or wasn't a victim of the Toledo Clubber. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no e...
DOM Ep269 - Perilous Paddy- the Irish Outlaw
April 05, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBWilliam Doyle, later known as "Perilous Paddy", traveled from his native Ireland to America in the 1880s. He was enamored with the Wild West and wanted to be an outlaw. Within months of arriving, he'd killed 3 law men and found himself at the end of his rope- literally. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extr...
DOM Ep268 - There MIGHT Be Giants!
March 29, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIn this episode, we cover stories of Giants throughout history, all the way back to the Sumerians over 4,000 years ago. Then we end by discussing whether or not Giants have ever really existed. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep267 - The Suspicious Death of Natalie Wood
March 22, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBNatalie Wood became famous for roles in iconic films like Miracle on 34th Street, West Side Story, Gypsy and Rebel Without a Cause. However in true Hollywood fashion, her life offscreen was often troubled and complicated. One of those complications was a difficult relationship with husband and fellow actor Robert Wagner. On a night in late November, 1981, she and Wagner had an explosive argument while out on Wagner's yacht. Immediately following this argument, Natalie disappeared and was fo...
DOM Ep266 - The Disappearances of Ben Tyner, Ryan Provencher & Richard Scurr - Kamloops Triangle (Pt. 4)
March 15, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn the 4th and final installment of our Kamloops Triangle series, we discuss the disappearance of Ben Tyner- a real life cowboy who vanished right off the back of his horse in the Kamloops Triangle. We also cover the disappearances and murders of friend Ryan Provencher (Pro-vaughn-shay) and Richard Scurr, whose bodies were found in an area associated with several other disappearances in the Kamloops Triangle. (Subject matter begins @ 5:28) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live s...
DOM Ep265 - The Disappearances of Luke Neville & Ryan Shtuka- Kamloops Triangle (Pt. 3)
March 08, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBIn this episode, we continue our series on the Kamloops Triangle disappearances with the unsolved cases of Luke Neville and Ryan Shtuka. (Subject Matter Begins @5:40) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep264 - The Disappearance of Daniel Reoch - Kamloops Triangle (Pt. 2)
March 01, 2024 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBDaniel Reoch walked away from his Aunt's house into the frigid Canadian woods at 1 AM on November 26th, 2019, and has never been seen again. However, due to a strange series of misunderstandings and a case of mistaken identity, it was weeks before everyone realized he was actually missing. Support the Show.
DOM Ep264 - The Disappearance of Daniel Reoch
March 01, 2024 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBDaniel Reoch walked away from his Aunt's house into the frigid Canadian woods at 1 AM on November 26th, 2019, and has never been seen again. However, due to a strange series of misunderstandings and a case of mistaken identity, it was weeks before everyone realized he was actually missing. Support the show
DOM Classic - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
February 27, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBIn this DOM Classic from episode 136 we cover the tragic sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter vessel that foundered in a horrific winter storm and sank into Lake Superior in 1975. It has since reached legendary status, and has been the focus of many documentaries, podcasts (obviously) and even inspired a now classic song by Gordon Lightfoot. Support the Show.
DOM Ep263 - The Disappearance of Marshal Iwaasa - Kamloops Triangle (Pt. 1)
February 23, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBIn November of 2019, a 26 year old Canadian man named Marshal Iwaasa disappeared from the city of Lethbridge, Alberta. A week later, his truck was found, partially stripped and burned- over 700 miles away near the little community of Pemberton. Marshal has not been seen or heard from since. (After a quick teaser, subject matter begins @ 10:40) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affi...
DOM Ep263 - The Disappearance of Marshal Iwaasa
February 23, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBIn November of 2019, a 26 year old Canadian man named Marshal Iwaasa disappeared from the city of Lethbridge, Alberta. A week later, his truck was found, partially stripped and burned- over 700 miles away near the little community of Pemberton. Marshal has not been seen or heard from since. (After a quick teaser, subject matter begins @ 10:40) Support the show
DOM Ep262 - The Mindy McCready Story
February 16, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode we discuss the hectic life and tragic death of country singer Mindy McCready. In just a few short years, Mindy's reputation went from being one of the most promising women in country to being known as the genre's biggest train wreck. After an incredibly toxic relationship, substance abuse issues and many run-in's with the law, Mindy took her own life in a small town in Arkansas. Was she the architect of her own destruction, or simply an attractor of chaos? We'll let you decid...
DOM Ep261 - The Disappearance of Mekayla Bali
February 09, 2024 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBOn April 12th, 2016, a sixteen year old Canadian girl named Mekayla Bali skipped school and spent the day making some rather bizarre movements around Yorkton, Saskatchewan. After hours of walking around town, she disappeared, and has never been seen again. We open the show with another "TWITCH" segment, as well as a shout out to our listeners. Support the Show.
DOM Ep260 - Ten Strange Diseases
February 02, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBThis episode is basically explained by the title- we discuss ten rare, bizarre diseases you may or may not have heard of, while inserting our usual blend of banter and Dad jokes. (Subject Matter Begins @ 5:20) Support the Show.
DOM Ep259 - Warrant, Crocheted Items and Saturday Morning Cartoons w/ James Dunham
January 26, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBIn this episode, we had the privilege to visit once again with our old friend James Dunham. Among his many endeavors, James is guitarist for the band Hollywood Riot, who recently played a show with Warrant. We talk about that, as well as just about everything else you can think of, as the title suggests. Support the Show.
DOM Ep258 - The Tragic Cases of Chelsea Bruck & Veronica Safranski
January 19, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this episode, we bring you two cases. First, we cover the 2013 disappearance and subsequent murder of a woman named Chelsea Bruck. Chelsea vanished from a Halloween party on a rural Michigan farm a few days before Halloween. Her body wasn't found for several months, but when it was finally discovered it contained DNA evidence that soon lead police to her killer, Daniel Clay. In our second case, we cover the unsolved disappearance of a Minnesota woman named Veronica Sofranski. Like Chelsea...
DOM Ep257 - Diane Schuler & the Taconic Parkway Tragedy
January 12, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBDiane Schuler was known to many of her friends and family as "Super Mom"- She was at every school function, volunteered for field trips, made cookies for bake sales and did it all while being the main breadwinner in the family. But on July 26th, 2009, something changed. While traveling back home from a camping trip with her 2 young children and 3 nieces in the car, Diane snapped. She drove erratically for miles until entering the Taconic Parkway in the wrong direction. She then struck anoth...
DOM Ep256 - The Spectacular Demise of Richard "Sky King" Russel
January 05, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBIn August of 2018, 28 year old Richard "Beebo" Russell - a baggage handler with no flight experience- stole a 21 million dollar airliner from Seattle's SeaTac airport. After flying the plane around and performing maneuvers for a little over and hour, he purposefully flew it directly into a small island in Puget Sound, ending his life. Throughout the flight, he maintained contact with ground control, and the conversation that resulted painted Beebo as a kind, albeit broken man. Several vide...
DOM Ep255 - The 6th Annual Christmas Special-- Santa's Top 10 Naughty List
December 22, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBIn our newest Chritsmas Special, we get a little (ok, a LOT) of help from the Christmas Troll in compiling the naughtiest of the naughty of our entire episode catalogue. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep254 - "Unsolved Mysteries" with Albert Lanier
December 15, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBIn this episode we have the privilege of speaking with Albert Lanier. Albert is a print journalist and freelance writer with a career spanning more than 2 decades. He has written for many publications in Hawaii, as well as in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Since retiring, Albert has started a sub stack, as well as his own YouTube channel. In this interview we talk with Albert about a recent sub stack article he's written on the "Unsolved Mysteries" television series, which he has re...
DOM Ep253 - The Disappearance of Cindy Song
December 08, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBOn Halloween night of 2001, a college student named Cindy Song attended a party, and arrived home around 4 AM. She walked into her apartment, but when her roommate arrived a few hours later, Cindy was gone, and has never been seen again. (Subject Matter Begins @ 14:43) Support the Show.
DOM Ep252 - The "sort of" Unsolved Murder of Martha Moxley
December 01, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBOn the night before Halloween in 1975, a fifteen year old girl named Martha Moxley was murdered in her own front yard. Evidence pointed to the two teenage boys who lived next door to the Moxley's, but it was all circumstantial. However one of the boys was eventually tried and convicted, but was released on bond years later and remains free to this day. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post con...
DOM Ep251 - The Stupidest Murderer Ever- Brian Walshe
November 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIn this episode, we cover the tragic murder of Ana Walshe- a beautiful, successful mother of three who disappeared in the early morning hours of January 1st, 2023. The subsequent investigation revealed that her husband Brian was up to some shady activities since her disappearance, and made quite possibly the most damning Google searches in the history of Google. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: Thi...
DOM Ep250 - A Conversation with Tony Perrin & Steve Coppinger
November 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBIn this episode, we welcome back our old friend Steve Coppinger, as well as a new friend, Tony Perrin. Like Steve, Tony also has decades of law enforcement experience, and is also a renowned Arkansas historian. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep249 - The Strange Disappearances of David Stone, Pam Hobley and Patty Spencer
November 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBIn this episode, we cover two separate disappearances involving 3 people. First, David Stone- a troubled stock broker who suddenly left his home, drove half way across the country and walked into the New Mexico desert in 1988. His bones were found years later, but no one has a clue what exactly happened. Second is the case of Patty Spencer and Pam Hobley- 2 teenage girls who walked away from their high school in Oscoda, Michigan in 1969 and have never been seen again. (Subject Matter Begins...
DOM Ep248 - The Halloween Disappearance of Chris Jenkins
November 04, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBOn Halloween night of 2002, a 21 yr old University of Minnesota student named Chris Jenkins walked out of a bar in Minneapolis and vanished. Four months later, his frozen body was found floating in the Mississippi River, just blocks from where he was last seen. The police initially ruled his death as accidental, but after years of protest from his family, they changed it to homicide. But who exactly caused Chris's death is still a mystery. Support the Show.
DOM Ep247 - Investigative Practices & Procedures w/ Steve Coppinger
October 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBIn this episode, we were privileged to speak with our old friend Steve Coppinger. Steve has over 40 years experience in policing, and allowed us to pick his brain concerning investigative procedure, police tactics and a lot more. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep246 - "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time" a conversation with Bruce J. Bennett
October 20, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBRedbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.
DOM Ep245 - "Toy Soldiers & Simulation Theory" featuring James Dunham
October 13, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBWe were thrilled to have our old pal James back again for another episode. We talk about everything from dam construction (yes really) to simulation theory, as well as AI, UFOs and cheesy truck commercials. Support the Show.