This Podcast Doesn't Exist
189 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDo aliens exist? Was the Elvis who officiated your Vegas wedding actually Elvis? What if Bigfoot is really descended from a family of cave-dwelling humans from the dark ages? We're just two best friends with so many questions about the world. Join us as each week we tell each other the weirdest unsolved, unimaginable, or unknown case we could find! We don't have any answers, but where's the fun in that?
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Ep. 164: A Little Thumby: The Jane Addams-Hull House Museum
April 12, 2024 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBWe could do this all front-door day, man! Talk ghosties that is. This week Emma brings us the really cool history of the Jane Addams-Hull House Museum and the ghosts that stick around for the pure, good vibes. A nice haunted house. Who knew? We’ve got devil babies, Labyrinth, and social reform in the 1900s. What more could you want, really. Join us for the usual chaos and enjoy! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Biogra...
Repost: Ep. 27: Cocktail Hour in Heaven: Everest and the Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
April 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBIt might be getting warmer out there but it's likely still cold on Everest! Enjoy this jaunt through the past and we'll see you all next week!! The tallest mountain in the world has been conquered by many, but was Sir Edmund Hillary actually the first of these? Or was it George Mallory and his partner, lost to the snow at the peak? Listen as Shannon delves into her favorite topic, Mount Everest, and the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. Emma may or may not cry... Come follow us on TikTok, Ins...
Repost: Ep. 74: Noodle Arms: Goatman's Bridge
March 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIt's a repost! Your two best friends needed a break for a bit, so enjoy the crying! Welcome to another nonsense filled episode where Shannon narrowly avoids getting scared, this time by Goatman’s Bridge. Is it a demon on this bridge? A cryptid? A stoner kid in the tree whispering “Steve”? We might never know, but we do know that Emma wants to be a vase but might end up as a couch, and Shannon will certainly be prepared for any demon with a super soaker full of holy water. Apparently, Emma a...
Ep. 163: Smooth Brain: The D.C. Demon Cat
March 22, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBIt’s Shannon’s birthday and you know what, friends? She’s never wrong. This week’s episode is about a little familiar roaming the halls of Washington D.C.’s government buildings. Is the Demon Cat a friendly little mouser just going about her business? Or does she bring tidings of more sinister things to come? Join in and listen to celebrate one half of your fav best friend duo turning over a new year! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart f...
Ep. 162: Smelly Boi: Mark Landis
March 15, 2024 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBIt’s Shannon’s birthday season so we’re talking art crime and the audacity of man. This week Emma fills us in on Mark Landis, artist and forger, who managed to fool multiple museums over the course of 30 years into believing his donations of minor works were the real things. The catch? None, it seems. He didn’t earn a single penny from it. So then why did he do it? Come find out as we goof off, dream about museum gift shops, and get an insight into the Bone Shaman. Join the chaos and Emma’s ...
Ep. 161: All Hail the Pierogi: The Voynich Manuscript
March 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBShannon’s giving nerdy-nerdy-Emma-time as she clues us into one of the most mysterious items of the rare books world: the Voynich Manuscript. Is this late medieval piece a guide on bathing? An outline of the female body? A guidebook for aliens living here on Earth? Or is it all just a lie?! Come listen to these two pterodactyls do a podcast in their chaos den as Emma nerds out and Shannon has (almost) all the answers. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! ...
Ep. 160: A Sentient Mattress: The Grafton Monster
March 01, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBEmma finishes out her trio of West Virginia cryptids this week with the Grafton Monster. Was this creature hopping between portals in time and space and happen to scare some locals? Was a disturbance of teenagers correct to go out looking for it? Or was it all just some elaborate way to say “up yours, Michigan”? Tangent town abounds as we explore these possibilities, if Bigfoot would have a pretzel cart, and discover that Shannon can’t whistle. Join for the usual chaos, spoofs, and goofs! ...
Ep. 159: The Poof of Despair: The Alabama Prison System and the Case of Kelvin Moore
February 23, 2024 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MB*CW: racism, autopsies, abuse, drug use, and death.* This week Shannon brings us the harrowing case of Kelvin Moore and the current state of the Alabama prison system. New laws are in place to keep inmates from earning time back for good behavior and there is a prevailing next-of-kin issue, among myriad other problems. One of these problems has led to family members of incarcerated peoples not receiving the bodies of their loved ones intact after they have passed. We explore the claims of wh...
Ep. 158: Show Yourself: The Flatwoods Monster
February 16, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBWe’re back together and headed to West Virginia this week, home to not only Mothman (Holland?!) but to the Flatwoods Monster, too. Was it a cryptid? An extraterrestrial? A bird? Does it deserve to be on the runway of Ru Paul’s Drag Race? We think so. We delve deep into fandoms of Drag Race, Ghost Adventures, and Marvel so hop in the car; we’re headed on a roadtrip through the Appalachian, cryptid-covered hills! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us ...
Ep. 157: Experts and Idiots: Folklore 101 WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOLLAND
February 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBOur reigning ghost host Holland is back again to talk all things folklore! Is Limewire folklore? What about Mothman? Taylor Swift?! We truly talk about everything this episode, from Slenderman to parakeets to licking. So much licking (New here? Sorry!). Come for the expert and stay for the idiots! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Whatisfolklore.org Cryptid Quiz Green Bean Casserole: The Logic of a Midwestern Foodways...
Ep. 156: Team Tommy: The Ship of Gold WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS
February 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWe're back and it's a big one! This week Professor Chris (a real professor y'all) is stepping in for Shannon to tell us about the SS Central America and her untimely end. She's full of gold when she goes down, but 130 years later Tommy Thompson finds her and brings up some of her treasure. When asked to pay his backers, Tommy disappears with the gold. So what happened to the gold? How long is too long to be held in contempt of court? And what did Emma believe was a Spanish doubloon for way t...
156: Team Tommy: The Ship of Gold
February 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWe're back and it's a big one! This week Professor Chris (a real professor y'all) is stepping in for Shannon to tell us about the SS Central America and her untimely end. She's full of gold when she goes down, but 130 years later Tommy Thompson finds her and brings up some of her treasure. When asked to pay his backers, Tommy disappears with the gold. So what happened to the gold? How long is too long to be held in contempt of court? And what did Emma believe was a Spanish doubloon for way t...
156: Team Tommy: The Ship of Gold WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS
February 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWe're back and it's a big one! This week Professor Chris (a real professor y'all) is stepping in for Shannon to tell us about the SS Central America and her untimely end. She's full of gold when she goes down, but 130 years later Tommy Thompson finds her and brings up some of her treasure. When asked to pay his backers, Tommy disappears with the gold. So what happened to the gold? How long is too long to be held in contempt of court? And what did Emma believe was a Spanish doubloon for way to...
Ep. 155: The Muppet Gallery: The Bielefeld Conspiracy
January 19, 2024 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBEmma didn’t get bingo this week but maybe you will as Shannon tells us about the German town of Bielefeld that just might not exist! Numerology rears her (sometimes ugly, sometimes beautiful) head, tangents abound, and there’s a lot of disclaimers, but one thing is for sure: Bielefeld understands a #bit. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Wikipedia Deutsche Welle City of Bielefeld BBC News Degruyter: Jahrbücher für N...
Ep. 154: In My Ice Age Era: The Disappearance of Steven Kubacki
January 12, 2024 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThis week Emma shocks Shannon with the disappearance of quintessential-70s college student Steven Kubacki. What exactly happened to this man during his last year of college? Time travel? Laylines? Aliens?! Listen in to learn why aliens love the fall, who Emma’s new stepdad is, and the scope of man's audacity. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The first installment of Ellen Killoran’s six piece Substack Steven Kubacki, ...
Ep. 153: Let’s Not Get Physical: Sleepytime Tea and the Urantia Cult
January 06, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBHave you got a demitasse set? Carafes? Drums?! Whatever you have, Buttercup Sunshine and Dandelion Moss have got the piping hot tea ready for you. This week, Shannon clues us into everyone’s favorite nighttime go-to, Sleepytime Tea, and the cult that may have started it all. Does this cult have a weak grip on the tea as it stands today? Or is it still steeped in it? Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Inverse Thought Ca...
Repost: Ep. 104: Nick with the Fur: Belsnickle
December 29, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBHappy New Year, Pod Fiends! We're closing out 2023 with our favorite dirty Santa, Belsnickle! Enjoy the throwback and we'll be back in your ears with fresh new episodes in 2024. It's the holiday season! Emma’s coming atcha with the creepiest Christmas companion out there - Belsnickle. This Dirty Santa, while weird and gross, is really here to make sure that the real Santa doesn’t need to put you on his naughty list, so you’d better watch out! We’ve got Carmela the Troll, and Loretta the Elf...
Repost: Ep. 61: So Much Licking: Grýla the Christmas Witch
December 22, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBHappy Holidays from your favorite chaos besties! We hope you all have a wonderful season however you celebrate and enjoy this throwback to Christmas gone by! Merry Christmas, Witches! We’ve got a short one this week to get you in the holiday mood; Shannon tells Emma the terrifying tale of Grýla, the Christmas Witch of Iceland, and her crazy sons, the Yule Lads. Is there anything better than traumatizing your kids into behaving? Probably, but telling them there are thirteen trolls coming to...
Ep. 152: Eau de Frog: The Loveland Frogman
December 15, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBThis week it’s short and sweet…smelling? When was the last time you smelled a frog? We’re not sure as Emma regales with the legend of the Loveland Frogman. Is this creature extraterrestrial, somehow deciding that Ohio was the best place to touch down? Or is it simply an escaped Pokémon that Emma can’t pronounce? Join the chaos, and thank God for the Loveland Frog(man). Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Loveland, Ohio a...
Ep. 151: Matchy Stashy: The Andrée Arctic Expedition
December 08, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWe’re back with the two OG best friends this week and it’s an expedish! Shannon brings us the story of Salomon August Andrée’s Arctic balloon expedition and the mystery that surrounds what happened to the crew to this day. Emma gets excited about mass spectrometry, there are so many pigeons, and a 24-year-old professor makes an appearance; bound to be a great time. Yay science! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Map...
Ep. 150: Oovy Groovy: Vampires WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARISSA
December 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThis week it’s all things vampy with special guest host Marissa! Shannon and Emma are along for the centuries-long ride as Marissa talks through the origins, history, and facts of vampire lore. Would we want to be alive forever, having to make new friends every century? We’d rather not, please and thank you? So come join the sparkly chaos and learn how Emma knows next to nothing about Twilight; like, where the hell you been, loca?! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit o...
Ep. 149: Donkey Squid: The Squonk WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARA
November 24, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBWe’re back in the Nook with Sara for a short and sweet one to talk about the sourdough starter of the cryptid world: the Squonk! Shannon reveals just how sad this little “fearsome critter” is and who evades capture by succumbing to its tears. Tune in for conversation on cryptid themed candles, friends just “getting” us, and naked mole rats. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Wikipedia Cryptid Wiki 1910 Text via Lumbe...
Ep. 148: Detective Doobius: The Pennhurst State School and Hospital WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARA
November 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBThis week we went to our guest Sara’s home state of Pennsylvania to explore the history and mystery of Pennhurst State School and Hospital. Although it’s a, to some uncomfortable, Halloween attraction now, the campus used to house over 3,000 residents with disabilities of all kinds. They were not, however, treated well. Are the spirits people see in the facility now those of patients who never left? We really hope not, and pray that it’s all just silly, catcalling ghost hunters making things...
Ep. 147: A Court of Two Muppets: Vincent Van Gogh WITH SPECIAL GUEST ERICA
November 10, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBVincent Van Gogh was both prolific and tragic, his art only just on the rise at the time of his death. Many suspect his untimely end was self-inflicted, but was he actually murdered and history just forgot? Come join us this week with our special guest Erica back in the nook for bad French accents and discussions of mental health and the beauty of art. As well as Dr. Who. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The National ...
Ep. 146: Great on Bread: The Mysterious Death of Gloria Ramirez
November 03, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBPull on your skeptic hats because this week Emma is bringing us some Grey’s Anatomy realness with the mysterious death of Gloria Ramirez. Known as the “Toxic Woman” by the media, Gloria is blamed for the illnesses of those who treated her. But is she really the one at fault, or was she used to cover up something a bit more Breaking Bad? The world may never know the actual circumstances of the incident, but every medical drama is sure to reference it until the end of time. There will be talk ...
Ep. 145: Maintain How Cursed You Are: The Disney Cryogenics Mystery WITH SPECIAL GUEST ERICA
October 27, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWe have completed the wife set with this week's guest host Erica! She's here to talk all things Disney, but primarily the theory that Walt is now frozen somewhere in Arizona. If so, could we have a Walt-sicle reanimated in the near future? An AI generated ad that only comes on at 3 AM sure thinks so! Come learn just how cursed the Hall of President's is and all about the original Little Miss Capitalism, Walt Disney. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Se...
Ep. 144: Murder, That’s a Thing: The Death of Elma Sands
October 20, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThe crime of the 19th century in a brand new nation; sensationalism who?! This week we commit hard to the bit as Emma brings us the story of America’s first recorded murder trial and the death of Elma Sands. Were our favorite Law Kens able to figure out whodunnit? Or the answer to a bigger question: Was it even murder? Come find out with your midwest mom and fancy Russian neighbor, the bit stealers of the week. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us...
Ep. 143: Get Beefy Stay Swift: The Snallygaster
October 12, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBHuzzah, my dudes! This week it’s all about Maryland’s favorite beastie, the Snallygaster. Is it a one eyed octopus? A winged beak-faced monster? Likely it’s just moonshine, but we know he’s so much more. For sure that he’s part of the Cryptid Hunting Club and has his own license to hunt skinny kids (a joke). So hop on over to listen to this week’s gravelly episode where Emma gains a bit more state pride. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a hear...
Ep. 142: Scoobius Doobius: The Bélmez Faces WITH SPECIAL GUEST BRITTANY
October 06, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBA home in Spain is haunted by faces that keep appearing on the kitchen floor. Are these the ghosts of the skeletons beneath? Or simply the drawings of a bored housewife? No matter if they were real, psychical researchers have been interested in the faces of Bélmez since they first started appearing. And this week Emma tries her best not to scare the Scoobert Doobert out of Shannon and guest Brittany. Come join in on this short but wild episode discussing horse facts, the afterlife, and the p...
Ep. 141: Catholic von Trapp: The Death of Marilyn Monroe WITH SPECIAL GUEST BRITTANY
September 29, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBOur original ghost host Brittany is back as a guest this week with film bro Emma to hear Shannon tell the sad but gripping story of the death of Marilyn Monroe. Was she murdered by a prank-calling president's family? Was her death a cover up to protect political secrets? Aliens? Bust out your bingo cards and your belty-est musical ballads as we discuss the possibilities on our usual rollercoaster of chaos. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a he...
Ep. 140: Shane Shake: Moon River Brewing Company
September 22, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBSpooky season has arrived! At least here at TPDE it has. Emma fills us in this week on the most haunted place in the most haunted city in America: the Moon River Brewing Company. A once bustling hotel turned hospital turned brewery, this spot has seen a lot of death, but do the dead still linger? Come find out if the Pope’s gonna love ya with all the holy water you’ll be carting around this place and if Zac Bagans’ voice is a bit. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit o...
Ep. 139: Desperate Whisper: The Oakville Blobs WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOLLAND
September 15, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIt’s Holland’s last visit to the Pod Nook™ and we’re going out with…a blob? This week Shannon shocks us with the story of the Oakville Blobs, mysterious jelly that rained from the sky in Washington State. Was it manmade? Extraterrestrial vomity goo? Or jellyfish that had been yeeted from the sea? If nothing else it was a perfect storm, a Blob-ageddon if you will. So join us for the Blob-ening. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! S...
Ep. 138: Eyeball Leeches: The Mysterious Case of William H. Bates WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOLLAND
September 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWe’re back with our resident death ambassador, Holland, this week to discuss the odd, messy, and overall just wild case of William H. Bates. First he disappears, then he reappears, then he takes a left turn with his career in "eyes." Buckle in as we jump around from North Dakota to TikTok diet influencers to truck nuts on a Saturn, because it’s weird and we’d like to talk about it. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Me...
Ep. 137: Pancreas Patch: Body Farms WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOLLAND
September 01, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB**TW: discussion about death, including decomposition. Not for the queasy** We're switching it up a little this week, with our special guest Holland discussing body farms and all things death. We learn about elephants with jobs, Cadaver Cove, and just how serious Emma is about becoming a vase. Join us for this fascinating discussion episode, and don’t forget to write your will! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Caitlin ...
Ep. 136: Hairy Meat Men: The Beast of Bray Road
August 25, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBA cryptid that Emma has met?! Okay, well not met, but maybe taken a picture of a replica of one? Yea, that sounds about right. This week, Emma digs into the story of the Beast of Bray Road, one of Wisconsin’s premier cryptids. Is it a werewolf? A hellhound? An all new creature? Whatever the case is, get out of my bucket and into our car for a quick little chaotic tour of Wisconsin. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Th...
Ep. 135: Baseline, People are Bad: The Disappearance of Daniel Robinson
August 18, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB*Content Warning: some conversation on suicide* This week Shannon brings us to Arizona and tells the story of Daniel Robinson and his mysterious disappearance. A crashed car, a cryptic text message, and still no answers after multiple searches. For the missing and murdered who don’t fit the media’s mold, it can take ages to get things moving, let alone get one solved, and Daniel’s case is no exception. Tune in to hear our theories and a ghosty mailbag story! Come follow us on TikTok, Instag...
Repost: Ep. 36: It's A Boy! (phlegm): The Jersey Devil
August 11, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWe're throwing it back old-school with this vacation repost. Enjoy the trip to Jersey and we'll see you all next week! This week Emma cries while she tells Shannon about the Jersey Devil! It's not all that scary, just a creepy flying T-rex roaming New Jersey. Come join us for stories of brave children and Emma's own potential cryptid encounter! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Mother Source Cryptid Wiki...
Repost: Ep. 101: Nama-cray: The Werewolf of Dickson County WITH SPECIAL GUEST GREG
August 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIt's vacay time, and what better way to relax than a Greg episode! Enjoy the chaos, friends! *Note that today’s episode, and probably those in the future, contains swearing and adult themes. Keep the little ears away!* The chaos today is brought to you by peanut butter whiskey and a brand new cryptid, our wonderful friend Greg! Shannon tells us as much as she can about the Werewolf of Dickson County, who still might be hunting in the woods of Tennessee to this day. Tune in for wild stori...
Ep. 134: Ghost Poop: The Pfister Hotel
July 28, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB*NSFW* Some very not-family-friendly jokes are hot and ready this week as Emma fills us in on the haunted Pfister Hotel. Are Major League Baseball players being targeted by the ghosts who want their home team to succeed? Or is this simply another historic building with some quirks? Come find out and join in our apologies to long dead gentlemen. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Hotel Pfister history Fan Buzz ESP...
Ep. 133: But Maybe Ocean?: The Yonaguni Monument WITH SPECIAL GUEST CAROLINE
July 21, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBBuckle up as this week Shannon takes Emma and special guest Caroline to the waters of Japan where there may be the remnants of a lost civilization. Is the Yonaguni Monument truly a manmade structure swallowed by the seas? Is it a natural rock formation that is easily geologically explained? Or was it aliens?! Whatever the answer, it’s turtles all the way down, and we’re here to talk about it. And plenty else, like the Bone Shaman’s college days and our new girl group, The Vile Vortices. Jump...
Ep. 132: Yawning Maw: The Enfield Monster
July 14, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBEmma tells the story this week of the Enfield Monster, an Illinois cryptid that turned a town wild for less than a year. Was it really a creature lurking in the woods? Or simply a case of social contagion? Join us to find out and learn more about Muppet-lore than you cared to know. Yip-yips, swamp slobs, and Shrek; oh, my! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Mother Source on the creature “A Critical Examination of...
Ep. 131: Dino Shaped Brain Nuggies: James Dean and the Curse of the Spyder
July 07, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBBuckle on in, everyone, as Shannon takes us on James Dean’s last ride in the car that so many now believe to be cursed. Dean may have been an adrenaline junkie, but was his tragic death fated from his first look at the Spyder, Little Bastard? And could Little Bastard, and every component part, really be cursed? Or were the reckless drivers behind the wheel to blame? No one can know for sure, as most of the car has disappeared to time. So, hop on in and enjoy the ride as we explore all the po...
Ep. 130: H-E-Double Hell: The Ryman Auditorium Part 2 WITH SPECIAL GUEST GREG
June 30, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBEmma fights for her words (some of them swears) in this second part of the Ryman Auditorium, where for one more episode Greg is BACK. This time it's all about ghosts and the feelings they give us as we revisit this historic landmark of country music. So sit back and enjoy talk of curses, fighting poltergeists, and reasons why Patsy Cline and Lula C. Naff were the coolest. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Th...
Ep. 129: That’s Sus, Sis: The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson
June 23, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThis week the OG Besties are back, baby! And it’s Pride Month, so Shannon brings us the story of Marsha P. Johnson’s beautiful life and mysterious death. Marsha was an icon of the LGBTQ+ community in their own time and continues to be today. Their activism, perseverance, and care for those around them was always out and proud. However ,the circumstances surrounding their death are, in our official ruling, sus. So join us this week to hear about Marsha’s impact on the world and why Emma is ac...
Ep. 128: South Canada: The Ryman Auditorium: Part 1 WITH SPECIAL GUEST GREG
June 16, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBShannon’s still on vacation, so the kids have come to play (and swear, fair warning)! Greg is BACK and fills us in about the Tennessee-ness of it all while Emma tells the story of the haunted Ryman Auditorium. Built by its namesake, ushered through its golden age by a woman determined to make the name memorable, and revived by the city it sits within, the Ryman’s history is rich and lyrical. The Mother Church of Country music hosted the Grand Ole Opry and names like Elvis, Hank Williams, Ted...
Ep. 127: Nix Gonna Nick: The Pittsburgh Ghost Bomber WITH SPECIAL GUEST BRITTANY
June 09, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBSurprise!! We have a GHOST (guest host) on this episode! Brittany is stepping in this week and stepping up to the plate with the mystery of the Pittsburgh Ghost Bomber. Was this crashed plane covered up by the government because of Vegas showgirls or UFO's on board? Or is the river just that "inhospitable" that it broke down into itty bitty pieces, never to be seen again? Come listen to our ramblings on this and many other topics this week and stay nebby! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagra...
Ep. 126: We’re Doing a Great Time: Ruth Marie Terry, the Lady of the Dunes
June 02, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThis week Emma fills us in on the tragic story of Ruth Marie Terry, the Lady of the Dunes. While the miracle of DNA analysis has led to her identification, we still don’t know what, nor who, happened to her. To diffuse the tension of this unsolved case, your Nonna Shannon and her neighbor Doris are here to talk cookies, rag on bad men, and provide some much needed grandmotherly love. Anyone with information about Ruth or Guy Muldavin and their time in New England during the 1970s should cont...
Ep. 125: Lots of Sheep to Shep: The Cursed Treasure of Cahuenga Pass
May 26, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBWho doesn’t love a treasure hunt with a bit of danger built in!? The nine individuals who perished at the curse’s hand? Maybe. This week Shannon fills us in on the Cursed Treasure of California’s Cahuenga Pass. Is it still out there, waiting to be found? Or is the real treasure the friendships we made along the way? Stay till the end for some classic Grey’s Anatomy talk and why you should never sleep on a toothache. Come press all the good buttons and follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Tw...
Ep. 124: Zak in the Box: Harold the Haunted Doll
May 19, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBEmma may not be a pizza girl, but she’s serving up some “sorry’s” this week telling the terrifying tale of Harold the Haunted Doll. Is he actually haunted? Or is he cursed by the souls of five beings and a demon inside him? If he’s truly the cause of such unrest to those who see him (and poke fun) we’d advise making sure your home is properly guarded against evil. Just to be on the safe side. Werk it, monarch, and join us for a splendidly spooky time! Come press all the good buttons and fo...
Ep. 123: Collapsible Soap Box: The Swatch Watch Killer
May 12, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThis week Shannon fills Emma in on a killer overshadowed by larger cases who still remains unnamed today. The most interesting clue? The calling card of a classic Swatch Watch at the scenes of the crime. Are the murders really connected? And will fingerprints at the crime scenes be the clue that could solve the case in the 21st century? Listen in for a few soap box chats, our fear of the robots taking over, and a Mailbag Moment! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our...