Shady Shit
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Crooks, creeps, ghosts, people from Florida - we’ve got it all. A one stop shop for wild stories that all find comfort under the shady umbrella. From internet dates gone awry to self-help groups that may be cults to living in a haunted house, join comedian host Casey Balsham as she gets into some Shady Shit.
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Sherri Papini Gets Sentenced for Kidnapping Herself With Erin Maguire
September 30, 2022 08:18 - 56 minutes - 79.9 MBWe back with a banger! Comedian Erin Maguire stops by to talk missing mommy Sherri Papini. Sherri was back in the news recently and sentenced for lying to authorities about her 2016 "kidnapping" that was actually her just running away with an ex-boyfriend. And by running away with we mean holing up in a room and only coming out to be branded and hit with a hockey puck! Spoiler! Did her boobs make her do it????
WTF is going on with Wendy Williams?
September 16, 2022 08:04 - 39 minutes - 55.7 MBCasey is back! After a brief hiatus we are back to discuss the bombshells that were just dropped about the demise of the Wendy Williams Show and of Wendy herself. As the TV personality struggles to understand the ending of her show, those around her struggle to understand her. So whats going?? No one knows. SPOILER! Was Wendy at her own finale???
The Girl in the Picture and General Bleakness with Anthony Devito
August 13, 2022 13:42 - 48 minutes - 68.3 MBLive from Scotland! As jet lag faded out, a general bleakness faded in. To be frank we are losing our minds over here at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! We discuss UK audiences being terds, the documentary The Girl in the Picture and of course Harry Potter. Spoiler! Don't marry your daughter!
Craigslist Criminals and Scams with Sam Rubinoff
July 29, 2022 15:45 - 57 minutes - 80.5 MBSam Rubinoff is addicted to buying things off Craigslist and Offerup. So we had to ask him....WHY?? He loves the thrill of a bargain and the idea of flipping items for a profit. So of course we had to remind him that sometimes people get murdered on Craisglist. But will that stop him from using the site so frequently?? SPOILER! No it will not.
Cops and AI's with The Trashe Boys
July 22, 2022 19:34 - 59 minutes - 83.8 MBJohn and Jason of The Trashe Podcast stop by to discuss their true crime pasts. John was a former crime reporter and Jason a former cop. We talk about the state of cops today and how different it is then when he started. We dismount with a chat about a man who thought his AI came alive and how everyone else thought he was cuckoo bananas. SPOLIER! Cops are actually supossed to help their communities!
Funny Girl - Serious Drama with Robby Slowik
July 15, 2022 17:47 - 45 minutes - 64.7 MBThis is Casey's dream episode! As a Broadway lover and a gossip hound, her two worlds collide as the behind the scenes drama at the Broadway revival of Funny Girl makes headlines. Caseys busband Robby joins her to discuss their honest feelings about seeing the revival and how it gave off high school theatre production vibezzz. SPOILER! Can Lea Michele save the show???? If advanced ticket sales are any indication....the answer is yes
My Child Talks to Ghosts
July 08, 2022 14:05 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBJulie and Val of the Who's Kid is That podcast join the Shady Shit today to discuss one of the freakiest things in the world - children who see ghosts. Both of their children have experienced seeing or talking to people that have passed on. What is it about children that makes them more sensitive to the occult? And why does Julie's son want a book about demons??? SPOILER! If a cross falls in the kitchen....HANG IT THE F BACK UP!
Thoughts from a Shaman with Rachel White
July 01, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBReal life Shaman Rachel White is here to debunk what we thought we knew about what a Shaman is - hint they don't have to wear teeth around their neck and blow smoke at you to be real! We discuss tapping into intuition, how scary Teal Swan is and how True Detective lead Rachel into an out of body experience. SPOILER! Learn how to pull tarot cards for everyday use!
Versace Versace Versace with Charles McBee
June 24, 2022 15:38 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBAnother Friday another Shady Shit episode this time with Comedian and head writer for The God's Honest Truth Charles McBee. We discuss the petty crimes we comitted as kids and stealing from our jobs - whoops! We also get into the death of Gianni Versace and the murder spree of Andrew Cunanan. It was brutal. SPOILER! If you think someone is going to kill you don't let them stay at your house!
Crimes Against Humanity with Nathan Macintosh
June 17, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 65 MBNathan Macintosh is back! After being in casino for 4 days, Nathan and I really go for it ripping into things we hate most notably - people that take selfies on toilets! Its happening! And we hate it! We also get into graphic tee conspiracies, and discuss how contrary to popular belief, men will not have sex with anything. SPOILER! Am I really a TAP?!?!
IVF Doctor or Daddy? With Robby Slowik
June 10, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 82.9 MBMy forever co-host Robby Slowik is back to discuss the documentary Our Father about a church going feller who might have been trying to start a Christian cult??? Donald Cline was an IVF doctor who decided to take matters into his own hands when it came to helping women get pregnant and by matters I mean his penis. Spoiler! Be careful who you date if you're from Indiana....
All About Anna Nicole Smith with Maria Randazzo
May 27, 2022 17:37 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe ups and downs of Anna Nicole Smiths short life is a wild ride! What we know based on the medias coverage of her - dumb blonde bombshell, gold digger, butt of everyones jokes. What we weren't told about Anna was that her realtionship with her 89 year old husband was genuine, she never got ANY money, and all she really wanted was someone to notice her. SPOILER! Hold on to your nipples girls....
Susan Monica and Her People Eating Pigs with Ophira Eisenberg
May 20, 2022 08:34 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBA quick goggle search confirmed that pigs in fact will eat anything. And apparently that includes people. In a rural Oregon town, Susan Monica lured handymen in to stay on her property and help her build a house and then somehow they would end up in the pigpen. SPOILER! If a house smells like dead bodies maybe skidaddle
The Ups and Downs of The Bucket List Family
May 13, 2022 17:51 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBThe Bucket List Family has a popular instagram and youtube channel chronicalling the travels of Jessica and Garrett Gee and their two young kids. Like anyone who puts their life on the internet, they have been critisized for many things including throwing their toddlers into a shark cage. WILD! SPOILER ALERT! Its very easy to quit your job and travel when you have $54 mill.....
DO NOT GIVE MEN YOU DON'T KNOW A THOUSAND DOLLARS with Tom Cassidy
May 06, 2022 16:04 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBToday comedian Tom Cassidy and I weigh in on the New Yorker artcle written by Lauren Markham about an Upper East Side playboy who conned money out of women because he had a full head of hair. Nelson Counne told women he could stare at them for hours then would ask for thousands of dollars and set their dinners on fire. This weeks SPOILER is all in the title!!!
The Mysterious Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa with Kunal Arora
April 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBThis sad tale of a college student who starting acting erratic then disappeared will have you on the edge of your seat. Bryce Laspisa was seemingly on his way to his parents house but an 8 hour drive turned into a 27 hour car crash. SPOILER! Vyvance is a helluva drug.
Abusive Mother or Child Liar?
April 08, 2022 08:46 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBWe got the man the myth the legend Robby J Slowik back on the pod to discuss a weird case of a girl who wrote an essay about abuse to get into an Ivy League school. The school turns against her, her mother says she's lying and a guy named Hank Lovelace all play a part in this one. SPOILER! Whose side are you on?
Cuban Myths and Legends with Irene Morales
April 01, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 72 MBMiami's own Irene Morales joins the pod to discuss growing up around Santeria, wanting to become a nun, and how her mom prayed for a miracle and IT WORKED! We also make a case for tossing out old underwear and treating yourself to fancy period panties.
Bad Vegan and a Deadly Mother/Son Duo with Sara Levine
March 25, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBThis week podcast host Sara Levine pops by to break down the documentary of the moment Bad Vegan, as well as the wild spree mother/son duo Sante and Kenny Kimes went on in the 90's. These two committed every kind of fraud you can think of and when that didn't work they turned to murder. SPOILER! Where theres smoke, there's fire....
The Pam Hupp of it All with Alexis Guerreros
March 05, 2022 23:31 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBA new series about the crimes of Pam Hupp is coming out soon but if you can't wait to hear what happened, just listen as comedian Alexis Guerreros and I break down the case! And this case has it all - life insurance policies, affairs, Dateline producers and the maniacal lengths Pam went to maintain her innocence. SPOILER! A murder to cover up another murder?????
Secrets of the Playboy Mansion with Alex Pavone
February 25, 2022 15:51 - 1 hour - 114 MBHoly hell do we have an ep today! Comedian Alex Pavone is here to breakdown the bombshells that have recently come out about the Playboy Mansion. There's cover ups, there's orgies, there's kidney infections and quaaludes....and SPOILER! Beastiality???
The Cult of Gwen Shamblin with Kate James
February 18, 2022 15:46 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBYou know what they say, the higher the hair the closer to God! Gwen Shamblin would agree. This highly requested episode has Casey and Kate James (writer for Work In Progress on Showtime) digging into the the documentary The Way Down. What started as a weight loss program for the Lord slowly but surely became a church of control and dare I say it - A DANG CULT! SPOILER! Don't let the clown like cover picture for this doc fool you - it gets dark.
The Sad Tale of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis
February 11, 2022 21:01 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBTwo young girls go missing under the same circumstances within 2 months of each other. The tragic backstory of their homelives and their untimely deaths is brutal and heartbreaking. These girls deserved better! SPOILER! 3 generations of murderers how does that happen??
It All Comes Down To Capitalism with Chloe Hilliard
February 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBOk lets get into it. Comedian and author Chloe Hilliard is here to discuss her book F**k Your Diet that explores conspiracies about food and why your relationship with food may not have been your choice at all because of - you guessed it CAPITALISM! We also talk race, history and politics and wonder why we haven't burned this country to the ground yet! SPOILER! Did a dentist invent cotton candy???
The One About Lauren Smith-Fields
January 28, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBCasey is solo to talk about the death of Lauren Smith-Fields. Laurens body was found by her Hinge date who police never questioned. They also never told her family she was dead. This case is whole buncha f'ed up. Spoiler Alert! Prepare to get mad at how this was handled!
When The Internet Weighs In with Monroe Martin
January 21, 2022 18:25 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBWhen you put your problems on the internet theres going to be a lot of opinions! The judgement is often swift and harsh but can also be in your favor. Comedian Monroe Martin joins the pod to discuss who is wrong and right in different scenarios. SPOILER! If you ask for a $5,000 wedding gift I'm not going to your wedding!
The Doctor Did WHAT? With Megan Gailey
January 14, 2022 20:25 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBListen, sometimes doctors do some questionable things and sometimes they do some straight up WHAT THE F WAS THAT things. Comedian Megan Gailey stops by the pod to talk about New York gyno Dr. Robert Hadden who preyed upon his patients for 23 years. Its gross and disgusting and SPOILER! Your breast exam should not conclude with your nipples being pulled hard!
I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU NOT TO JOIN AN MLM with Katie Hannigan
January 07, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBIt's an MLM ep! Comedian Katie Hannigan is live and in person to help breakdown the toxic recruiting and coaching practices of Beach Body. We also go over crazy tactics that some of these MLM boss babes have used to try and sell and it's wilddddd. And SPOILER! Coaches end up spending more money than they ever make!
The Moon Baby!!
December 31, 2021 22:40 - 1 hour - 106 MBListen, lets all try and be a little better to ourselves in 2022. Let's lean a little on the woo woo and start talking to the moon. The Donas founder Donna Guerreros joins the pod to discuss setting intentions, tarot readings and what a difference taking care of yourself spiritually can make. SPOILER! It's all in the cards!!
Dirty Pop - All About Lou Pearlman with Mike Albanese
December 24, 2021 21:20 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBWhether or not you were an NSYNC fan or a BSB head, you have one man to thank for those bands - Lou Pearlman. Lou discovered both boy bands as well as about 10 others. What my guest Mike Albanese and I didn't know as were learning the Bye Bye Bye choreo, was that he also was ripping off our boys and paying them hardly anything! Not only that, he was also ripping off 1700 other people in a huge Ponzi scheme! Spoiler! Which member of LFO told he Lou he did not want it THAT way....
Surgeon, Pilot, Killer? With Robby Slowik
December 17, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBCasey welcomes her husband back to pod to discuss the case of surgeon Robert Birenbaum. Bob married a woman named Gail Katz in the 80's who "mysteriously disappeared". He goes on to remarry and become a father and local celeb in North Dakota but gets arrested years later on a big "we really think he killed her hunch". Soooooo SPOILER! Did he do it??
#WhereIsPengShuai??
December 10, 2021 17:37 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBLets deep dive into the mysterious situation involving Chinese tennis pro Peng Shuai. The Chinese government has scrubbed any mention of her name following her sexual assault allegations against a former vice premiere in the communist party. This is the definition of SHADY SHIT. State run organizations are posting videos of her to show she is "safe" but she isn't speaking in any of them and no one can get a hold of her. A state run broadcast station said she wrote an email saying the allega...
The Monster Shelly Knotek with Grace Atwood
December 03, 2021 15:19 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBThis ep's a doozy! I somehow convinced Grace Atwood to read the book If You Tell by Gregg Olsen that recounts the story of Shelly Knotek as told by her daughters and husband. To say this book will give you nightmares is an understatement. Shelly Knotek tortured two people to death all while her children watched. She lured people in by love bombing them only to turn that into the sickest form of torture and abuse. No spoilers for this one - it's truly disturbing!
The Church of Torture with Are You Garbage's Kevin Ryan
November 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 96 MBI promised you murder and you're gonna get it! Philly's own Kevin Ryan stops by to discuss a hometown killer that was the inspiration for Buffalo Bill. Find out how one man ran a successful church and a torture dungeon all while having a roommate. Spoiler alert! You'll never look at dog food the same...
Inside The Minds of Comedians with Sarah Tollemache
November 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBWe threw all the plans out the window and just shot the shit for a truly honest convo about life as a comic. This episode is pretty much a comedians brain dumped inside out. You wanna know what we talk about? SURPRISE! It's Tik Tok and other comedians. Sarah Tollemache joins to talk about setting boundaries in your DM's, maybe quitting comedy, and what it's really like to go after your dreams. SPOILER! Can you find success smoking weed and watching reality TV??
What The F Happened at Astroworld?
November 12, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBSeriously? What happened? Casey takes a look at all the things that went wrong with this tragic music festival. Why didn't anyone consider Travis Scott's reputation for chaotic shows? Why was there only one security guard at the VIP entrance? Why did the concert go on after ambulances made their way through the crowd? And why do people want to stand for that long to see an artist???? Spoiler! This is not the first time this has happened... Rate and Review to win a bottle of Pinot Grigi...
What You Didn't See In Lularich with Roberta Blevins
November 05, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBRoberta Blevins from Amazon's documentary Lularich is here to spill her guts about all things Lularoe and MLM culture as a whole. We get into things that you didn't see in the doc and she brings the actual numbers to the table about who is making money selling oils and pants and who is not. It's nearly as bad as you think - Spoiler! It's way worse....
This Is Halloween
October 29, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 73.9 MBTo round out spooky scary month, Casey's sister Jessie shares ghost stories from the hospital....is there anything more terrifying than a ghost child who wanders a hospital?!?!? Also if you never knew the history of trick or treating, or why we all thought there was poison in our mini kit kat bars in the 80's that changes today! Spoiler! What candy bar was named after a horse?? Produced by Dear Media.
Why Do They Always Kill the Whole Family?? With Rob Christensen
October 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBI may have given it all away in the title but seriously WHY??? Comedian and true crime lover Rob Christensen hangs out to dissect the case of Christian Longo. A true psychopath through and through, Longo goes from debt to murder to Cancun. It's a wild journey! Spoiler Alert! Can you become friends with the murderer who stole your identity?? Produced by Dear Media.
Near Death Experiences, Mysterious Scratches, and Visions
October 15, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 132 MBCasey is kicking off the rest of October with spooky scary stuff starting with comedian Christine Meehan-Berg's smorgasbord of supernatural experiences. Final Destination type visions, seeing babies in the middle of the night to finding out a ghost is standing behind you from a medium on a zoom call. She's been through it all. CHILLS!! Spoiler! If you see sequins in the trees, you might be dying. Produced by Dear Media.
BRITNEYS FREE! Well almost...w/ Danny Murphy
October 08, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 138 MBWe all heard the good news about Britney's father being suspended from her conservatorship last week and if you didn't - WHAT?!?!? Bells rang out, it was shouted from roof tops, dance instructors screamed on live streams! Britney Jean is closer to having her own life back and this weeks guest, podcast host and instagram legend Danny Murphy stops by to break down what happened to Jamie, and what's next for Ms. Spears. SPOILER! We both hope it's more boobie pics on the gram. Produced by Dea...
The One About Gabby Petito
October 01, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 102 MBHere we go - Casey dives head first into the timeline of the disappearance of Gabby Petito the latest case to take the media by storm. She discusses that darkness that must lurk inside of a bald 23-year-old, and why the hell he got a lawyer before she was even reported missing??? SHADY!!!! Spoiler! What's Dog the Bounty Hunter got to do with it? Produced by Dear Media.
The Case of Aundria Bowman with Jena Kingsley
September 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBOk Shady Ladies we got a hot one! Jena Kingsley (Social Studies Pod) joins and drops some real-life knowledge on serial killers. Like, for real she got her master's in forensics. She tells us the one thing that most serial killers have in common and it has nothing to do with their upbringing. We also get into the case of Aundria Bowman who went missing in 1989 but her killer wasn't arrested until last year. Spoiler! What's the worst part about seeing a dead body and could you eat a sandwic...
Subway - Eat Fresh? with Nathan Macintosh
September 17, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 134 MBFrom technology ruining us to Subway sandwiches ruining us, Comedian Nathan Macintosh drops by to discuss who is making up Tik Tok dances (robots) and what the bread at Subway is made out of (yoga mats). Also Spoiler! is podcasting like Quija??? Produced by Dear Media.
What Happened to Johnny Gosch? With Chris Scopo
September 10, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 131 MBWhat's your favorite conspiracy?? Comedian Chris Scopo is live and in person teaching Casey all about his favorite conspiracy that Hitler died on a beach in South America and Casey teaches Chris all about Johnny Gosch. Where is he??? Spoiler! Whose body was in Hitler's grave? Produced by Dear Media.
Teal Swan - Crystal Lover or Cult Leader??
September 03, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 90.3 MBShe's going solo! Casey takes a listener suggestion this week and dives into controversial "guru" Teal Swan. Teal amassed a large following on YouTube despite claiming she was an alien who could see people's blood inside their bodies. Her controversial videos with titles like "I want to kill myself" gained her supporters and also critics and you'll hear why. Spoiler! Was she in a satanic cult?? Produced by Dear Media.
The Dark World of Ice Cream
August 27, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBA first for the Shady Shit podcast! We have a follow up episode to the McDonalds ice cream machine drama with the creator of Kytch, Jeremy O'Sullivan who along with his partner Melissa invented a way to fix the notoriously broken machines remotely so everyone could enjoy a Shamrock Shake! BUT in doing so an entire can of worms was opened that revealed that these machines primary function is not to make ice cream but to make money by breaking down. We've got lawsuits, Mr Florida '99, and SPOI...
Don't Tag Me, Pay Me with Lo VonRumpf
August 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBThe rumors are true! Celebrity stylist and podcast host Lo VonRumpf drops in to discuss what celeb notoriously doesn't pay anyone even though she is richer than GOD, what fashion trends can die, and if influencers have a responsibility to speak on politics instead of just give you a code for HelloFresh (not a sponsor). We had a lot of fun and SPOILER! is Ed Hardy coming back????? Produced by Dear Media.
Mushrooms, The Yankees, and Scams with Mike Feeney
August 13, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBComedian Mike Feeney is live and in person with Casey to rehash their recent mushroom trip in a casino and talk about their favorite scams they learned from their parents. Want free McDonalds? Or champagne in your hotel room every time? Listen to this ep!!! Spoiler! You'll never think of the word creamy the same again... Produced by Dear Media.
23 And Me and You and Your Cousin Too with Jordan Carlos
August 06, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 122 MBThis week comedian and actor Jordan Carlos stops by and absolutely murders my first ever serial killer test. We discuss how giving away your spit to find out where your great great great aunt came from can end up in the hands of the authorities and could put your dad in jail, and what being on a grand jury is like. Spoiler! Don't eat a hot dog if you murdered someone in 1993!! Produced by Dear Media.