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Now Fear This! with Becky & Merie

81 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

Now Fear This! is a chatty, sassy, and saucy take on all the things that scare the s**t outta us...you know, stuff that is salacious, shocking, or silly. From serial killers to saturated fat, stalkers to silent karaoke. It's all here.

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If you’re interested in teenagers, go get some therapy! Halloween Urban Legends vs. Real-life Murders

October 07, 2022 02:20 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

This week’s podcast episode celebrates the start of Halloween season, with Becky and Merie diving into the Hook Man urban legend’s origin story, which may date back to the still-unsolved Texas-based Phantom Killer. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Which mental institution do YOU want to tour for a college field trip? Is a pre-Facebook advice column responsible for putting an end to lovers’ lanes and its associated “necking?” Which “Dawso...

If you’re murdered by the cable guy, will THAT get you out of your final bill?

September 23, 2022 02:46 - 57 minutes - 108 MB

This week’s podcast episode delves into Death by Cable Guy, featuring the lovely Texas grandma Betty Thomas murdered by Roy James Holden, Jr., who headed to WalMart with her credit cards and without changing from his murder clothes. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Can you cut the weight line out & cover the whirl? (Neither can Becky. Or Merie’s hairdresser.) What new TV show is so bad Becky is considering filing charges against its c...

Just a bit of everyday sadism: Deadly wars waged with neighbors

September 09, 2022 16:52 - 1 hour - 115 MB

This week’s podcast episode involves fencing-induced violence (and not the kind that gets you an Olympic medal, more like prison time) as neighborly disputes turn horrifying and murderous. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How does a meal of liver & onions lead to Becky questioning Merie’s moral compass? What do you get the psychopath in your life? Try our Psychopath Gift Basket of jalapeños, black coffee, and bitter chocolates! Why is Be...

”Somebody get the Bras of Life!” Grown men vanishing into the woods

August 26, 2022 16:38 - 58 minutes - 109 MB

This week, your podcast hosts are fearing for grown adult men, Terrence Woods and Lars Mittank, who both vanished without a trace in broad daylight and in front of witnesses, never to be seen again. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Is the doctor’s clinic in Bulgaria next to the Cinnabon or the Chilis 2? How much will Mark Cuban invest in our Shark Tank pitch that involves pixelated body parts? What could cause one of your pod-coasts t...

That time Tina took down Burt the Turtle: A small town haunted by murder & a 20-year miscarriage of justice

August 12, 2022 15:42 - 59 minutes - 112 MB

This week’s podcast episode has your hosts attempting to piece together the long and winding tale of the 1985 murder of Helen Wilson and its resulting trials, as featured in the doc series on HBO Mind Over Murder. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How could Becky & Merie forget the name of the badass woman who got this nightmare all figured out? (BTW, it’s Special Investigator Tina Vath, thus the title of this ep!) Ya wanna see a tutorial on ho...

In which Merie overhears a murder plot & Becky WILL rat you out: The death of Kendra Hatcher, Part 2

July 29, 2022 21:08 - 45 minutes - 84.4 MB

Welcome back to the Now Fear This podcast’s coverage of the awful murder of Dallas dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher, with discussion of the police investigation and the ensuing trials. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Does drinking and taking Ambien turn you into a murder-plotting psycho? Did Becky pick the wrong week to quit huffing paint? Don’t you hate it when your car shows up on the news as a murder scene getaway vehicle? Do you use a dr...

Broken bottles & hunks of cheese: The cruel & callous murder of Dallas dentist Kendra Hatcher

July 15, 2022 17:07 - 52 minutes - 97.6 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky discussing the murder-for-hire of beloved children’s dentist Kendra Hatcher, which occurred in Becky’s neighborhood in 2015. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How does a tandem bike lead directly to divorce in a parking lot in Napa? How is breast cup size related to whether or not you could…stroke out? How many of us call 911 when we can’t get the wifi to work? (No? Just Becky? 🤷‍♀️) Death by fitted...

Broken bottles & hunks of cheese will be thrown: The cruel & callous murder of Kendra Hatcher

July 15, 2022 17:07 - 52 minutes - 97.6 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky discussing the murder-for-hire of beloved children’s dentist Kendra Hatcher, which occurred in Becky’s neighborhood in 2015. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How does a tandem bike lead directly to divorce in a parking lot in Napa? How is breast cup size related to whether or not you could…stroke out? How many of us call 911 when we can’t get the wifi to work? (No? Just Becky? 🤷‍♀️) Death by fitted...

Broken bottles & hunks of cheese: The cruel & callous murder of Kendra Hatcher

July 15, 2022 17:07 - 52 minutes - 97.6 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky discussing the murder-for-hire of beloved children’s dentist Kendra Hatcher, which occurred in Becky’s neighborhood in 2015. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How does a tandem bike lead directly to divorce in a parking lot in Napa? How is breast cup size related to whether or not you could…stroke out? How many of us call 911 when we can’t get the wifi to work? (No? Just Becky? 🤷‍♀️) Death by fitted...

Welcome to the Narcissism Subdivision! Death by selfie & murderous selfie takers

June 30, 2022 16:53 - 1 hour - 114 MB

This week’s podcast dives into the curious case of “The Selfie Murderer” Amanda Taylor, and other various and sundry selfie-related deaths. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t even know you had, like:. Is that an alien egg or a green vagina? Who amongst us isn’t too crazy for ISIS? What behavior does Merie engage in that totally wigs out a Disney dolphin trainer? Can you forgive Becky for being super bummed about all the mass shootings? Thank you. (Also, she’s...

Skidmore, Missouri, Part 2: Fifty Shades of Armie Hammer

June 18, 2022 20:15 - 52 minutes - 97.5 MB

Part 2 of the podcast’s exploration of the tiny town of Skidmore, MO has your pod-coasts traveling along the dusty trail of a gruesome murder and more than one potential kidnapping, taking a detour through Texas and the Ozarks, yet somehow ending up back in Missouri. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t even know you had, like: Is Skidmore really just this nice little community of people who are sitting ducks for out-of-town Chester the Molesters, murderers, and baby...

Skidmore, Missouri, Part 1: Are you sure this isn’t about Madison Cawthorn?

June 05, 2022 00:25 - 44 minutes - 83.6 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky metaphorically heading into the tiny town of Skidmore, MO, and the murders, assaults, unsolved crimes, and odd disappearances that have happened there. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: IS it the year of penises on television? (And what other penises are there?!) Is “Skidmore” a new CW show where there's hot people casting spells and doing crimes? (We hope so!🤞🏻) Is Becky in fact looking at Merie wh...

“This M&M is the happening place, right?” Jessica Chambers & the crime story that never ends

May 20, 2022 16:08 - 1 hour - 116 MB

This week’s continuation of season 2 of the podcast has Merie & Becky heading down the long, terrifying, and confusing crime story of the murder of Jessica Chambers. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How does Merie start a turf war with Mississippi gangs over copyright infringement? Do you want to apply to her super-exclusive wine club, the Sip Mob? Remember when your pod-coasts used to be good at, you know, podcasting? (Us, either!) Should you...

Eat a cheese sandwich, get murdered by a librarian? Violent squatters & death by U-Haul renter

May 06, 2022 06:19 - 1 hour - 113 MB

WE’RE BAAAAACK!!!! This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky attempting to take on the terrifying phenomenon known as house squatting (and not the potty-related kind - eww) and a Netflix show called “Worst Roommate Ever.” Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Is “Bye Karen” the new “Bye Felicia?” 🤞🏻What fear-inducing activity is Merie doing with her husband’s phone while he’s asleep at night? DOES Merie need to see the tooth that’s all rotted o...

12 Fears of Christmas, Fear #15: Sappy, Crappy Movies

December 16, 2021 15:02 - 21 minutes - 40.2 MB

For this year’s continuation of the 12 Fears of Christmas, join Becky & Merie as they discuss terrifying holiday shopping, sappy Hallmark movies, and some creeeeeeepy Christmastime disappearances. Along the way, they spread unconfirmed disinformation about Walmart and modern slavery. Also: What’s all this about the violence in an invented county called Clarecork in Ireland? How long do those Forever 21 dresses last before they disintegrate? Long enough for you to snag yourself a prince fro...

12 Fears of Christmas, Fear #14: Christmas Disappearances

December 16, 2021 15:01 - 16 minutes - 30.7 MB

For this year’s continuation of the 12 Fears of Christmas, join Becky & Merie as they discuss terrifying holiday shopping, sappy Hallmark movies, and some creeeeeeepy Christmastime disappearances. Along the way, they spread unconfirmed disinformation about Walmart and modern slavery. Also: What’s all this about the violence in an invented county called Clarecork in Ireland? How long do those Forever 21 dresses last before they disintegrate? Long enough for you to snag yourself a prince fro...

12 Fears of Christmas, Fear #13: Holiday Shopping

December 16, 2021 14:59 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MB

For this year’s continuation of the 12 Fears of Christmas, join Becky & Merie as they discuss terrifying holiday shopping, sappy Hallmark movies, and some creeeeeeepy Christmastime disappearances. Along the way, they spread unconfirmed disinformation about Walmart and modern slavery. Also: What’s all this about the violence in an invented county called Clarecork in Ireland? How long do those Forever 21 dresses last before they disintegrate? Long enough for you to snag yourself a prince fro...

Bonus! A “Love, Actually” takedown, Director’s Cut

November 27, 2021 17:45 - 29 minutes - 54.7 MB

Once upon a time, a girl named Becky watched a movie named “Love, Actually.” While most people react to said film with smiles and even reverence, Becky reacted with sadness ☹️, nausea 🤮, and even anger 🤬. One year ago, Merie and Becky sat down to talk about this film as a part of their “12 Fears of Christmas.” The full episode had to be edited down to 15 minutes, thus inducing more ☹️, 🤮, and 🤬 in Becky, who really wants you to understand the horror show that is this movie, and experience ...

He looks like the sheriff‘s deputy from Porky‘s! A literal Thanksgiving family horror show

November 19, 2021 15:22 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

This week’s Thanksgiving podcast episode has Merie and Becky examining nutso-deluxo cases of holiday meal-based family murders, featuring murderer Joel Guy, Jr. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Do YOU have a safety advisor around when you financially cut off your grown-assed adult human male child? (Perhaps you should. Especially if he looks like this guy ↓) Does YOUR murder checklist always include Walmart? (Of course it does. Especially if ...

Don’t bring a gun to the milk crate challenge! Memes, challenges, and death from internet idiocy

November 12, 2021 20:00 - 53 minutes - 99.4 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky attempting to take on the latest internet challenge: Slap a teacher! No, not really. But they do give the NFT! treatment to silly and dangerous memes & challenges, like the gas tank drug-based car explosion murders and that whole milk crate debacle. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: What did YOU do when we lost gravity last May 22? Float? Us, either. If you have your fentanyl, do YOU use the fentany...

Don’t bring a gun to the milk crate challenge! Memes, imitation, and death from internet idiocy

November 12, 2021 20:00 - 53 minutes - 99.4 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky attempting to take on the latest internet challenge: Slap a teacher! No, not really. But they do give the NFT! treatment to silly and dangerous memes & challenges, like the gas tank drug-based car explosion murders and that whole milk crate debacle. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: What did YOU do when we lost gravity last May 22? Float? Us, either. If you have your fentanyl, do YOU use the fentany...

Hernia surgery would have been better! Criminal twins and Hollywood’s malignant “Malignant”

November 05, 2021 01:14 - 57 minutes - 108 MB

Join Becky & Merie in this podcast episode, where they do not hold back on their scathing review of the god-awful horror show of a horror “movie” Malignant. They do, however, use said “movie” as a springboard for discussing crime as it relates to various & sundry twins and identities, parasitic or otherwise...so, there’s that. Along the way, believe it or not, your hosts also address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How come abandoned mental asylums are accessible only a...

BONUS Episode! A Halloween spooky story mini scare-fest

October 30, 2021 15:50 - 14 minutes - 27.3 MB

Welcome to the bonus podcast episode for Halloween 2021, featuring Becky and a lil bit of spooky storytelling. Tune in for some ghosts 👻, a coupla stalkers & creepers 🔪, and more than one haunted house 😱. If you like ‘em, let your pod-coasts know & maybe they can do more of this in the future! These are from the “interwebs” AND include a couple of tales authored by Becky herself. The majority of these stories appear on multiple sites, where an author could not be found. Sites include: htt...

“Serial killers ruin everything!” Crime and corpse-based Halloween decor

October 29, 2021 00:29 - 55 minutes - 104 MB

***Listen to the very end for a preview of Becky’s creepy ghost stories!!!*** This podcast episode has your hosts discussing dead bodies on porches, in trees, and hanging from roofs…some real, some not, but all in the name of Halloween. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Will Becky honor a gruesomely murdered Merie with bloody handprints on her glass door? Which one of your hosts is now branded an #entertainmentkaren? Which TV show requires Meri...

One of these years I’ll be a sexy cockroach: Texas’s notorious “Candyman” Halloween murderer

October 22, 2021 02:36 - 53 minutes - 99.5 MB

This week’s podcast episode finds your hosts investigating the history of fear of Halloween trick or treat poisonings, which all began with a Pixie Stick and an EVIL, evil father. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Why does Becky have to womansplain Beckysplaining to Merie? Wanna be a sexy poop emoji 💩 for Halloween? Is there any costume that sounds better than a sexy giant cheese wedge?! 🧀 Is that strychnine or is it cornstarch? 🤷‍♀️ H...

Does being magnetic make us X-Men? Overcoming the freakout-fueling COVID Disinformation Dozen

October 15, 2021 02:45 - 56 minutes - 106 MB

This week’s podcast episode finds Becky & Merie probing the fallout from the COVID Disinformation Dozen and the resulting public freakouts. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Did a certain singer's cousin’s balls ever recover from swelling up the size of Alpha Centauri? How are surgical masks connected to child sex trafficking? (No, seriously. HOW?) Bill Gates is kind of an a**hole, but did he plan this? Don’t you love it when there’s a big glo...

Walter’s purr will be the last thing you ever hear! Pam Hupp’s greed-induced graduation to serial killer

October 07, 2021 22:04 - 57 minutes - 106 MB

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie take on the bizarre & murderous crime spree of Missouri’s Pam Hupp, who murdered at least two people in cold blood…that we know of. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: Body horror: genius or genuinely f**king awful? Is there such a thing as "sexually sedentary?" What in the hell causes one of your pod-coasts to utter the phrase, “You don’t want to see a woman get raped by a car?” Was the Academ...

“Get right with God!” said the child porn hoarding cop: Deep fake cheerleader videos & Instagram blackmail

September 30, 2021 22:52 - 55 minutes - 105 MB

This week’s podcast episode has your hosts trying to make sense of the Pennsylvania deep-fake cheerleading scandal, albeit with mild success. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: Why does Merie keep threatening Becky with photos involving brownie batter? Which app is protected by Merie’s “Attention Whore"-based email password? How long would it take YOU to recognize someone performing an uninvited sex act on an Instagram phone call? How m...

“Marlboro cigarettes, Everclear alcohol, and regret!” COVID-19 and bad, bad behavior

September 24, 2021 06:50 - 56 minutes - 104 MB

This week’s podcast episode delves into COVID-19’s airplane-based mayhem. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: Who flies coach because they, “like to be among the people?” Maybe…the prime minister of Douchebagistan? And is he responsible for the Douchenado? How is Becky going to end up in a Bahamian prison because of some high school kids from Boston? How about that new superhero duo of Verbal Evisceraters? Why can’t some of you tell Beck...

Don’t they have dental care in prison?! Christy Martin’s horrifying marriage & incredible escape from a murderous monster

September 18, 2021 06:53 - 58 minutes - 109 MB

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie discuss champion boxer Christy Salters Martin’s abusive-turned-homicidal marriage to piece of human garbage Jim Martin, as told in the Netflix documentary, “Untold: Deal with the Devil.” Along the way, they answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Who amongst us demands proof of life photos of our…pets? How do you keep Merie in a bad relationship? (Hint: Stop at the HEB.) Are you a big, romantic gesture person? If so, Becky has...

Chip & Jo Jo have supplanted the Branch Davidians: A lingering mystery at Lake Waco, part 2

September 09, 2021 21:52 - 55 minutes - 104 MB

Welcome back to mystery at Lake Waco, where your hosts attempt to make sense of the crime and the bat-shit crazy investigation that followed. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Just how many motherf**kers are going to end up confessing to this triple murder? Why is Becky scared of her suitcase? And is it tied to her fear of a lengthy COVID-related jail sentence? Was Merie once a baby shark or a werewolf? Just what does Tab Harper, just...

So…Chili killed the wrong girl for a limping guy named Lucky?! A lingering mystery at Lake Waco, part 1

September 03, 2021 22:12 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

This week’s podcast episode finds Becky & Merie discussing the (solved? unsolved?) case of three teenagers, Jill Montgomery, Raylene Rice, and Kenneth Franks, who were murdered at Lake Waco in 1982. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Will Merie EVER get the intro to this show correct the first time???!!! IS there such s thing as Hustler Forum? Just how terrifying are Becky’s Baby Jane floating red lips? (Hint: “subtle” isn’t her middle name.) Wh...

Candy & Betty, part 2: So I had an affair with an ax murderer

August 26, 2021 23:31 - 57 minutes - 108 MB

This week’s podcast episode seeks to answer the question hanging over us from last week: what the hell really happened to Betty Gore and her murderer, Candy Montgomery? Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: What in the actual f**k is a sweet, intelligent mouth…in regards to a (male) hypnotherapist?! Would someone please for the love of babyjesusinamanger put a stop to Merie’s mail being stolen? Would you want to take a girls’ trip to Che...

Candy & Betty, part 1: The ax-wielding, thong-wearing, real housewives of 1980‘s Dallas

August 24, 2021 21:24 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

This week’s podcast episode delves into the shocking and scandalous murder of Betty Gore at the hands of Candy Montgomery. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: What is it about Texas movie pickles that might make Becky ax-murder Merie? What are “Texas teeth?” And are they a big part of being a slut tease? Who in Merie’s life once declared, “We can't let you die because you haven't paid us yet!” Does your prenup for your affair smell like....

Candy & Betty, part 1: The ax-wielding, thong-wearing, real housewives of 1980's Dallas

August 24, 2021 21:24 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

This week’s podcast episode delves into the shocking and scandalous murder of Betty Gore at the hands of Candy Montgomery. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: What is it about Texas movie pickles that might make Becky ax-murder Merie? What are “Texas teeth?” And are they a big part of being a slut tease? Who in Merie’s life once declared, “We can't let you die because you haven't paid us yet!” What does your prenup for your affair smell ...

Candy & Betty: The ax-wielding, thong-wearing, real housewives of 1980's Dallas

August 20, 2021 01:31 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

This week’s podcast episode delves into the shocking and scandalous murder of Betty Gore at the hands of Candy Montgomery. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: What is it about Texas movie pickles that might make Becky ax-murder Merie? What are “Texas teeth?” And are they a big part of being a slut tease? Who in Merie’s life once declared, “We can't let you die because you haven't paid us yet!” What does your prenup for your affair smell ...

“You don't wanna get serial killed by your trail guide for being bitchy!” Camping & hiking murder tales

August 13, 2021 01:19 - 55 minutes - 104 MB

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie take on real-life camping horror stories, including the Cowden family massacre and the Wells Gray Park murders. Along the way, they answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: If you get the haircut that shows off your muscles, should you go camping then? (hint: no.) Is Merie going to be grizzly man or grizzly woman? How did Becky narrowly avoid causing herself to get serial killed on the Appalachian Trail? And how many times do ...

“Would HE wear a mask on a Southwest Airlines flight?!” Kenneth McDuff’s predictable & preventable Texas serial killing rampages

August 06, 2021 07:18 - 56 minutes - 105 MB

The notorious & terrifying serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff has the dubious distinction of two things: having TWO death row numbers AND being this podcast’s only episode ever to feature just one murderer. In this episode, Becky & Merie also answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Just how did this guy become a serial killer when his middle name isn’t Lee or Dale or Wayne? Does Becky & Merie’s friendship hang in the balance over the brilliant and hilarious TV show Ted L...

No, seriously. Where the f**k did they GO?

July 29, 2021 20:14 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Be sure to visit Urban Owl for adorable home decor. Get 20% off by using our special code NowFearThis. In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie take on some creepy disappearances. Cherrie Mahan, Phoenix Coldon, and Suzie Streeter, Sherill Levitt & Stacy McCall - AKA the “Springfield Three” - get the NFT! treatment. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Why did this episode almost get named, “Tampons are for Promiscuous Women?” What t...

“Sauces are sketchy, too!” Which crimes intrigue & which induce sleep?

May 19, 2021 13:52 - 36 minutes - 68.9 MB

We’re taking a break but NOT consciously uncoupling. For the next little while, your pod-coasts will be taking a breather from new episodes. But this episode STILL has the trademark snark, cursing and dishing on MURDER you have come to expect. So when NFT! comes back, you can look forward to these and more getting the Now Fear This! treatment: Brendan Dassey. Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. NXIVM and India Oxenberg. Heaven’s Gate. The Lake Waco murders. Darlie Routier. Candy Montgomery. Kenn...

Is orange the new pink? ‘Cause it’s murder plotting amateur hour

May 12, 2021 01:20 - 57 minutes - 108 MB

Be sure to visit Urban Owl for adorable home decor. Get 20% off by using our special code NowFearThis. In this week’s podcast episode, Becky and Merie take on murder plots: real and imagined, online and face-to-face, “successful” and unsuccessful. Ted and Corey Shaughnessy, John Michael Musbach, Wanda Holloway, and Dalia Dippolito get the NFT! treatment. Along the way, your hosts address burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Who is it that spoke good English and was beautifully ...

Is chanting “om” an invitation to a demon?! The Satanic Panic of the 80’s, 90’s & today

May 05, 2021 14:38 - 1 hour - 111 MB

This week’s podcast episode finds Becky and Merie exploring the phenomenon called Satanic Panic, its victims (Yoga; the West Memphis 3; McMartin Preschool workers, not the children; yoga; Ouija boards; rock music; Dungeons & Dragons…), and its connection to QAnon and conspiracy theories of today. Along the way they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How would Merie’s hairstyle have caused her to be the first suspect if somebody had been murdered at her church? If y...

“Are you having, like, a Texas seizure?” Real-life babysitting horror stories

April 28, 2021 17:44 - 58 minutes - 109 MB

This week’s podcast episode finds Becky and Merie trading babysitting & housesitting horror stories, including murder that is both solved (Cassie Stoddart) and unsolved (Janett Christman). Along the way they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:  Where does babysitting land on Now Fear This’s Fear-o-meter? Who has read the book version of Eyes Wide Shut? If you’re not answering Merie’s texts, are you in jail? And, what kind of grade will you get on that speech? How di...

“You f**king ruined Thanksgiving!” Yacht rock and the prevention of road rage-fueled murder

April 21, 2021 01:45 - 56 minutes - 105 MB

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky and Merie discuss the terrifying and sometimes deadly phenomenon known as road rage. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: How did Merie’s margarita needs not only ruin Thanksgiving, but also get her featured on the evening news? Why is Merie going to go into her safe room and never come out? How DO you talk to your kitty cats about gun safety? Does 10 years in prison for road rage murder teach you a lesson? (o...

“I’m not insulting Lifetime movies!” Consent, sexual assault, and A Promising Young Woman

April 20, 2021 14:22 - 57 minutes - 108 MB

***Trigger alert/content warning: This episode includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault, especially related to college and  parties and acquaintance rape. Please visit the NSVRC.org for help, information, resources, and support. As April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this week’s podcast episode finds Becky and Merie diving headlong into the world of college parties, alcohol, consent, rape, and revenge, with the Oscar-nominated movie Promising Young Woman taking center stage. Alo...

Rockin’ out in the Catacombs: When faith & crime collide

April 07, 2021 01:46 - 1 hour - 111 MB

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky and Merie discuss some Netflix religious-based crime documentaries, featuring (the what-in-the-actual-fuck , mind-melting) Abducted in Plain Sight and A Murder Among Mormons. Along the way, they address burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Should I skip the first 5 minutes if I am really fucking tired of these 2 women talking about losing weight? (hint: YES!) In what way is Merie’s husband like a pimp? And why didn’t she order him to tell so...

How about authoritarian-light as a parenting strategy? Slender Man, internet lore, and real life violence

March 31, 2021 02:49 - 1 hour - 113 MB

This week’s episode finds Becky and Merie diving headlong into the confounding world of urban myths and internet lore, with Slender Man taking center stage. Along the way they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Why was Merie the only woman amongst a bunch of nerdy, sweaty guys for 2 hours? Which star of Supernatural should fear Becky’s undying devotion to him? (Hint: she’s a Dean girl!) Can you really get Merie to do pretty much anything you ask just by telling her...

Everyone claims their father was the Zodiac: There are bad dads & then there are Bad Dads

March 24, 2021 01:03 - 59 minutes - 110 MB

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky and Merie talk all about fathers who commit crimes and the children who face the consequences, featuring the horrible cases of Joseph Fritzl, Steven Pladl and Joseph Kallinger. Along the way, they address burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Who wants to invest in their underpants-free “bottomless” bar, Cooter’s? Anyone want to apply to be the panty check person? Whom do the girls plan to sue for adultery? If you get invited to a wedding w...

Role playing a whispering Teletubby: Is true crime “ASMR” a sign of the end times?

March 17, 2021 01:59 - 59 minutes - 112 MB

This week’s podcast episode has Becky and Merie dealing with the Youtube craze known as ASMR. What the f**k is that, you ask?! (Becky, too! Listen to learn and laugh your ass off.) Along the way, your pod-coasts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Why is Merie threatening to take Becky to a cabin in New Mexico for a bubble bath? Just how many grams ARE there in a pint of vodka? (And how could anyone possibly know that?!) What the hell is the Bread Face Effect and why...

"The sting never fades with me." Revenge by murder, porn, headbutting, and deadly coconuts

March 10, 2021 04:38 - 56 minutes - 105 MB

Revenge takes center stage in this week's episode, as Merie and Becky cover cases of French football (soccer) revenge, the first-degree murder revenge of Gary Plauche, and that oh-so-horrible thing known as revenge porn. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like: Just how many t-shirts are there in Merie’s closet? (Hint: it’s as many shoes as Becky has in hers.) How DO you get revenge in debate using Ripley's Believe it or Not? Are adult beverages fueli...

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