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Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Christmas on Planet StupidIt’s Christmas… but the joy isn’t landing. In this special holiday episode of Piledrivers in the Crypt... demonic Elf on the Shelf incidents, a drunk chain-smoking Santa with a naked Grey alien “helper”... Then we get serious. From Reagan and E.T. to Close Encounters and Taken, Spielberg’s long UFO history becomes the springboard into something darker: what if disclosure never happens because the invasion already did—through AI, distraction, and the slow dumbing-down of the human race?Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:> Website: https://daniel...
2025-12-181h 00
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The X-mas Special that did't happen...🎄🩸 Merry Christmas… I guess. 🩸🎄So yeah — the Christmas Special with the Mikes didn’t happen. Shocking, I know.But fear not, my festive little ghouls… predictions were made, holiday feelings were felt (against my will), and the halls are officially decked with bones and existential dread.Listen on all the apps, on my website, and — and I swear on my Art Bell shrine — artbell.us actually works.No irony. No punchline. Reality is weird.🐶 And seriously, before you go back to arguing with your family about nothing:If you can help Mikey, please donate to his fundraiser. Every bi...
2025-12-1246 min
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'A show that was probably a mistake...A show that was probably a mistake… I mean, absolutely a mistake. The Mikes are here—yeah, that’s right, for ONE week only. And through some cosmic lapse in judgment I decided to open the wormhole for Larry the Dog.And look, I know… that was a mistake. I admit it. My bad. I’ll say sorry on behalf of both timelines. But listen anyway! It’s painful, it’s emotional, it’s ridiculous—so basically perfect.Do me a favor and crawl over to DanielGrothe.us, or whatever app you use while pretending podcasts make you smarter.And...
2025-12-062h 01
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Perchtenlauf - Krampus is coming!Daniel has somehow survived:Thanksgiving (barely)Black Friday (he still has bruises from that old lady with the shopping cart)Survivor Series (don’t even ask)Cyber Monday (his bank account is now a haunted house)Stranger Things (long story…)…and his first Perchtenlauf, where he learned that Austrian demons run faster than American ones.And naturally, he’s back in the Crypt—sarcastic, traumatized, and ready to talk about things that should’ve stayed buried.🎧 Listen to the new episode now.It’ll warm your cold little heart… or rip it out. Depends on your mood.
2025-12-011h 11
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Black Turkey DayDaniel survives another Thanksgiving by weaponizing spite, reading your possessed-poultry emails, and dragging us all back to Chernobyl where Mothman apparently moonlights as a safety inspector. The Mikes on Mics finally crawl out of whatever cornfield abduction they were enjoying, grace us with their presence for exactly one episode like the prodigal fanboys they are, and spend twenty minutes simping harder for John Cena than a 14-year-old at a 1998 Backstreet Boys concert. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope the Black Bird pairs great with cranberry sauce...Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:
2025-11-231h 28
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Thank the UFOs! (not UAPs..never)Mike and Mike could not link up yet again.... So yeah I'm here to save us all! Get ready for some out of this world audio! And Cranberry Sauce... Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive her...
2025-11-1553 min
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Cutting Room FloorHalloween is over. The pumpkins are rotting, your candy hangover has settled into the marrow, and guess what? We’re not done. Not even close. This week on Piledrivers in the Crypt, we’re crawling into the vault of cinema — the realhorrors. The reels that were burned, buried, locked away, or politely swept under the studio rug because apparently “society can’t handle that.”Meanwhile, the Mikes from Mikes on Mics are mysteriously absent. Are they sick? Busy? Dead? No. They’re probably under a blanket like the trembling little Blanket Baby Boys they are. It’s fine. I’ll car...
2025-11-091h 14
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Halloween BabyTrick or treat, you sexy witches and you ugly, rotting ghouls… it’s Halloween.And honestly—fuck the last few months. We don’t care. The network doesn’t care.It’s Halloween, and that’s all that matters.So the Mikes and I did the only thing that made sense in this flaming madhouse of a year:We came together to give you the special you actually deserve.Please… have a safe and happy Halloween—because we sure as hell won’t.And for the love of all things unholy…do not let it involve blankets.Over babies.Seriously.Don’t...
2025-10-291h 54
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Halloween From The Wormhole - Season Finale!This week, we go out in style — or at least in sarcasm. The Wormhole is wide open, and somehow the Mikes made it back through — though Mike S looks like he aged three centuries...Nothing says “Halloween spirit” like trying to make sense of Vince Russo’s booking logic while surrounded by demons.And if that’s not horrifying enough, we’ve got five brand-new listener horror stories straight from you — the brave souls who keep proving that reality is way sicker than anything we could make up.Please consider helping...
2025-10-251h 40
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Halloween From The Wormhole - The Sequel!The Mikes talk about.. Wrestling.. I guess? And...Just when you thought it was safe to defrost Grandma’s leftovers… I drag you screaming into Part Two of the Halloween Story Special — five new tales straight from The Wormhole that will ruin your appetite, your sanity, and possibly your relationship with CM Punk.Because here in the Crypt, we don’t just tell ghost stories—we deep fry them and serve them with a side of trauma.Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys...
2025-10-191h 27
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Halloween From The Wormhole... The First Round!I’m kicking off Halloween season the only way I know how — with five brand new horrors from The Wormhole!The Mikes aren’t here (thank God), which means it’s just me, the darkness, and whatever’s breathing behind you right now.Happy Halloween, you weirdos.Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in i...
2025-10-151h 00
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Bouncing Through the AbyssBetween beer steins and UFOs grounding planes over Munich... October is dark, weird, and it’s heartbreakingly human.Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...!
2025-10-061h 00
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'ChangeLovePalooza!Life changes. Body changes. Paranormal rebrands. True crime dead-ends. Basically: one wrong street, one wrong date, one wrong snack at 7-Eleven and—boom—you’re the next cold case file.Also, the Mikes on Mics give their predictions for Wrestlepalooza. Which is like asking two drunk raccoons to predict the stock market.Listen now 👉 www.danielgrothe.usAnd yeah, Mikey’s fundraiser is on the site too. Help the little guy out or you’re officially worse than CM Punk suing his own dog.Please consider helping Mikey & my little family:
2025-09-221h 36
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Mr. Pascal & The MushroomsThis week on Piledrivers in the Crypt, we’re talking about mushrooms. Not the fun pizza kind… no, we’re diving into the fungal nightmares that want to crawl up your spine and wear you like a sock puppet. And just when you thought it couldn’t get weirder… enter Woooooo!… a flamboyant Grey Alien. Meanwhile, the Mikes decided the world really needed their take on WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia. Nothing screams “family-friendly entertainment” like oil money, fireworks, and a show that lasts longer than my will to live. Horrors so soul-crushing you’ll start begging for anothe...
2025-09-131h 36
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Love Bites.. Kills.. Sometimes For No Reason!🎃💀 BIG RETURNS this week on Piledrivers in the Crypt! 💀🎃Yeah, apparently I don’t know when to stay dead. New episode is out—and no, it’s not just me screaming into the void (though close).We’ve got: Crimes so pointless they make your life choices look reasonable. BIG RETURNS you didn’t ask for but are getting anyway. The Mikes on Mics rambling about wrestling like it’s a holy text.It’s dark, it’s sarcastic, it’s probably bad for your health. Listen now… before we all get canceled.Please consider helping...
2025-09-071h 53
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The (Final) InterviewThe Alien Interview.. Yes it's real. And... Yes the wall has arrived. This might be the last Episode of Piledrivers in the Crypt. Thank you my friends. It's been a ride!Please consider helping Mikey & Me:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.at
2025-07-201h 28
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Unbreakable Insiders?Messages from the Past ... Insider Messages... from the WiD? w/ Daniel Grothe archives.Plus: The Mikes on Mikes… talking wrestling… or politics… or maybe both?Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Se...
2025-07-142h 09
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Manifest like a Machine... Or Champion... Or King...This episode of Piledrivers in the Crypt is for all of you who’ve screamed “I’m a divine being!” into a mirror while overdrafting your account.Don’t wish it… manifest it.Meanwhile, in The Kayfabe Zone: it’s Night of Champions meets King of the Ring.Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your...
2025-06-301h 39
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Bank on the Abyss...!Piledrivers in the Crypt is back and this time… aliens are NOT in space.Meanwhile the Mikes on Mics… they’re talking about something called “Money in the Bank.” I don’t know what that is. We don’t have that. If you do...Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”...
2025-06-161h 46
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Murder in a Box... Mayhem in the Bank!This week: the infamous Glass Box Killer. Yes, you read that right—someone out there is turning murder into an IKEA DIY project.Meanwhile, the Mikes on Mics sweat their way through the facts of Money in the Bank. Nothing says “summer fun” like men in spandex trying to avoid third-degree burns from steel ladders. Spoiler: the only thing hotter than the action is the collective body odor in that arena.AND—for the love of everything gory and unholy—if you want to help a real fighter, toss a coin to my...
2025-06-081h 24
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Oakville Sent a Message… and You Deserved It!It rained goo. People got sick. And somehow… you probably deserved it. This week - The Oakville blobs—yes, that grotesque biological mystery from Washington state!Plus: a very special Wormhole message that you do not want to miss. Seriously.And the Mikes on Mics are here again, talking about… well, things. Wrestling things. Other things. Probably yelling. Possibly crying. Who knows. Listen and find out.Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> Pa...
2025-06-011h 31
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Monster of Tyrol! (not me...)The Monster of the Alps... Guido Zingerle! Also Saturday Night Main Event in the Kayfabe Zone.Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...! -> Daniel's Facebook
2025-05-251h 25
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Welcome to the Umbra!(00:00:00) Welcome to the Umbra!
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Ever wonder what’s lurking just behind the veil of reality? No? Well too bad—because this week, we’re ripping it open.You could ignore it and keep living your little Matrix life… or you could listen now and discover why your shadow might be the most honest thing about you.Oh.. and the Mikes try to do a show too.. again...Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gof...
2025-05-191h 39
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Cursed...Yes I believe in curses. And not much to say but this : Thank you!Please consider helping Mikey:> Website: https://danielgrothe.at/help-mikeys-heart> GoFund.Me: https://gofund.me/46b0b4fb> PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...! -> Daniel's Facebook
2025-05-1228 min
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Darkness... sometimes just sucks!A not so great follow - up message from the Crypt. Please consider to ... HELP!The Mikes are back... shooting on last weeks mishap episode that doesn't exist.“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...! -> Daniel's Facebook-> X .. is gonna' give it to ya! (Twitter)-> Instagram-> The Kayfabe Zone's Facebook
2025-05-0353 min
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Show that is... no Show...Welcome—wait, no. Not welcome. There’s no Piledrivers in the Crypt this week. Why?Reasons.In the meantime, hug your dogs, kick a demon in the shins, and remember…“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...! -> Daniel's Facebook-> X .. is gonna' give it to ya! (Twitter)-> Instagram-> The Kayfabe Zone's FacebookP...
2025-04-2711 min
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Happy Easter! ... WrestleMania!.. I mean.. Communion...We go FULL BODY SLAM into the weirdest timeline ever: WrestleMania I (1985) debuts… and somewhere in the woods, Whitley Strieber gets abducted by aliens and writes Communion ... 40 years later, we’re still haunted by both.“The darkness is your best friend… because you can hide in it.”-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...! -> Daniel's Facebook-> X .. is gonna' give it to ya! (Twitter)-> Instagram-> T...
2025-04-182h 20
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Master of Puppets at Khamar Daban(00:00:00) Master of Puppets at Khamar Daban
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The Khamar Daban IncidentSix hikers. One survivor. Everyone vomiting blood and dying in the snow like they just sat through an AEW booking meeting. It’s gross, and it’s real.Meanwhile, the Mikes on Mics go full Puppet Master and spiral into some deep locker room brain control conspiracies while getting oddly emotional about Rey Fenix debuting.Drop your freak story in The Wormhole. Donate unless you want me feeding CM Punk’s dog instead of my own. And yes...
2025-04-131h 50
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Deal with the... Wormhole!Yes, the Mikes talk wrestling.Yes, Jay, Jimmy, Gunther, and CM Punk are mentioned.Yes, it’s somehow more coherent than Raw.BUT THEN… I open The Wormhole and ruin everyone’s night...Also: I give a short update on my health, because apparently some of you have feelings now.Listen now at danielgrothe.us !(or .at / .net ... if you’re fancy, paranoid, or both).If you’re not already subscribed… I honestly don’t know what you’re doing with your life.Probably watching SmackDown and thinking it’s a documentar...
2025-04-061h 51
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Brain in the Mirror!It fractures the skull, bruises the frontal lobe, and leaves you drooling on your conspiracy theory notebook.Can brain trauma turn you into a killer? Or just a podcast host?The Mikes in the Kayfabe Zone talk about... of course... John Cena... again...And hey… if you want to donate to keep the show going, visit the site and click on my face.. I’m one stress headache away from pulling a Phineas Gage.-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.us /.net /.atLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with...
2025-03-301h 45
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Resuscitation Point...Death isn’t a theory. It’s the one spoiler no one can rewrite.The moment your world flips, time stops, and death becomes more than just a concept. This isn’t ghost stories and urban legends. This is real. And I am afraid...In The Kayfabe Zone, the Mikes are STILL melting down over Cena’s heel turn like it’s the Montreal Screwjob of 2025...-> Listen to the Archive here! @ danielgrothe.usLet Daniel ... Send you to Hell! with 15% off...! -> Daniel's Facebook->...
2025-03-232h 11
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Chupacabra Comes Full Circle!They say kayfabe is dead, but so are the goats left behind by the Chupacabra! This week on Piledrivers in the Crypt, we sink our teeth into the legend of the bloodsucking beast that’s been terrorizing livestock, conspiracy nuts, and cryptid hunters since the ‘90s. Is it a government experiment gone wrong? An interdimensional nightmare? Or just some really emo coyotes with commitment issues?Meanwhile, nobody understands what the hell the Kayfabe Zone actually is. Does it mean wrestling is real? Fake? Both? Neither? Schrodinger’s Work-Rate? Someone explain it before the Chupacabra gets book...
2025-03-162h 32
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'The Black Eyed Children's Heel Turn!Wrestling is fake? Reality is fake? Black-Eyed Children are definitely fake—or are they?Strap in, you sexy witches and you ugly ghouls, because this week on Piledrivers in the Crypt, I sit down with Mike J from The Kayfabe Zone to talk about:The Chaos in The Kayfabe Zone—new format, new rules, new way to make people irrationally angry.Simulated Reality Theory—are we just NPCs in a cosmic Vince McMahon storyline? And if so, who the hell booked my character arc? Black-Eyed Children—urban legend, cosmic glitch, or just Jehovah’s Witnesses w...
2025-03-071h 56
Daniel Grothe's 'Piledrivers in the Crypt'Extraterrestrial Alterations!Ever wondered if we’re just intergalactic livestock? Piledrivers in the Crypt is back with a deep dive into extraterrestrials farming humans—yes, you read that right. From gruesome human mutilations at the hands of non-human intelligences to a potential U.S. President being involved (because of course, why not?). The truth isn’t just out there—it’s got a butcher’s apron on.Meanwhile, in The Kayfabe Zone… The Mikes have lost their last functioning brain cells. You’ll have to hear it to believe it. Listen NOW at danielgrothe.us and on all major podcast platforms!
2025-03-011h 52