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Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele TarabaEp. 80 – From Shame to Strength: Women’s Health, Pelvic Power & Compassionate Weight Loss with Krysti BeckettTRANSCRIPT
Gissele : [00:00:00] Hello and welcome to the Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele. We believe that love and compassion have the power to heal our lives and our world. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more amazing content. Today we’re talking to Krysti Beckett, who’s a passionate plus size personal trainer and pelvic fitness specialist.
Her goal is to get moms to move with confidence and build strength at any size without worrying about their size or weight. Krysti resides in Burford, Ontario with her husband, three children and beloved dog Ozzy. P...
2025-11-2356 min
The Rooted ChairCommission vs. Booth Rent: Do Stylists Hit a Dead End or Keep Growing?In this episode of The Rooted Chair, Krysti gets real about one of the biggest questions behind the chair does working commission eventually hold you back, or is booth renting truly the path to growth and freedom?You’ll hear the honest truth about both sides: ✨ When commission salons create stability and mentorship and when they start to stunt your growth. ✨ What it really takes to thrive as a booth renter without burning out. ✨ The financial reality, percentages, and profit potential of both models. ✨ How mindset, education, and structure shape your earning ceilin...
2025-11-0341 minThe Rooted ChairThe Copper PixieIs the copper pixie cut really the must-have look of Fall 2025? I’m breaking down why this short, fiery style is blowing up everywhere. From Vogue covers to TikTok transformations, the pixie haircut in rich copper shades has officially become the haircut-color combo of the season.In this episode of The Rooted Chair, I’ll cover:Why the copper pixie is trending in 2025Which face shapes pull it off bestHow stylists can customize pixie cuts for oval, round, square, long, and heart-shaped facesChoosing the right copper hair colo...
2025-08-2607 minThe Rooted ChairHot Hair Topics Today: Bobs, Waves, Warm Tones & Hair MinimalismWhat’s trending in the hair world right now? In this episode of The Rooted Chair, Krysti breaks down the hottest topics stylists and clients are buzzing about in 2025. From the sharp and chic micro bob haircut to the effortless ghost waves trend, plus the rise of mocha mousse hair color and the shift toward hair minimalism, you’ll get insider tips on how to bring these looks behind the chair.We’ll also answer the most Googled client questions “How do I make my hair grow faster?”, “How often should...
2025-08-1827 min
Trendy Lobotomy PodcastSome Sh**ty StoriesSend us a text Krysti leads off with the tale of Clipperton Island. This island is now the home to poisonous crabs and that’s about it. This island was “owned” by many countries by the end of its saga. This island was the source of mass amounts of guano which was in high demand for fertilizer. There were fights between countries over this itty bitty island. This led to Mexico claiming the island and leaving a contingent of folks to guard it. These settlers get stuck due to things like WWI and the Mexican...
2025-08-1742 minThe Rooted ChairShould You Niche as a Hairstylist—or Stay a Generalist? The Real Pros & ConsShould you niche down as a hairstylist or keep offering every service under the sun? In this episode of The Rooted Chair, I dive into the real data, the pros, and the cons so you can make the right decision for your business.We’ll cover:What “niching” actually means in the salon industryWhy specialists can often charge higher prices and attract loyal clientsHow a niche can make you stand out in a crowded marketThe risks of limiting your services, from smaller client pools to trend dependencyA simple 90-day test to see if niching works for you...
2025-08-1223 minThe Rooted ChairThe 5 Types of Hair Clients (and How to Love Them Without Losing Your Mind)Every hairstylist knows behind the chair, it’s not just about hair. It’s about decoding human behavior with a curling iron in one hand and emotional support coffee in the other.In this episode of The Rooted Chair, I’m breaking down 5 hilarious (but painfully accurate) client types you’ll meet as a stylist—like the “Pinterest Board Queen,” the “Ghost Booker,” and the “Do Whatever You Want” unicorn. You’ll laugh, relate, and maybe even cringe a little (because let’s be real we’ve ALL had that one client who disappeared into the DMs with no rebooking in sight 👻...
2025-08-0412 minThe Rooted ChairHow to Keep Your Clients: The Top 3 Ways to Build Loyalty in 2025 (Part 2)In Part 2 of the Rebuilding From Scratch series, we’re diving into what it really takes to keep your dream hair clients in your chair in 2025—and spoiler alert: they don’t stay loyal unless you give them a reason to.I’m breaking down the top 3 real-world retention strategies that are actually working behind the chair today, starting with one of the most overlooked truths in our industry:👉 You have to tell your clients when to rebook—and make it happen before they leave.This episode will help you...
2025-07-3122 minThe Rooted ChairRebuilding From ScratchAre you a hairstylist rebuilding your clientele from scratch or just starting out with an empty chair and big dreams? In this raw and honest episode of The Rooted Chair, I’m sharing exactly how I'm rebuilding my salon business from the ground up with no client list, no social media following, and no fluff.After paying for rebuild guides from top industry stylists that left me feeling more lost than inspired, I created my own step-by-step strategy and I’m giving it all to you.You’ll learn:How to grow a consistent client...
2025-07-2849 minThe Rooted ChairWhy I Started The Rooted Chair🎙️ Episode 1: Why I Started The Rooted ChairIn this very first episode, I’m sharing the heart behind The Rooted Chair—why I created this space, who it’s for, and what you can expect moving forward. After nearly 20 years in the beauty industry (and a break due to burnout, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and more), I found myself starting over behind the chair. I realized something: so many stylists are doing the same. Whether you're brand new, rebuilding, or feeling uninspired, this podcast is here to remind you that you're not alone. We’re talking real-life styli...
2025-07-2418 minThe Rooted ChairThe Rooted Chair – TrailerA grounded welcome to The Rooted Chair. I’m Krysti Lacy—independent hairstylist, and your host. This show is for stylists rebuilding, redefining, and rooting into a career they love. Subscribe now and join me for honest, behind-the-chair conversations about burnout, branding, pricing, purpose, and everything in between.Thanks for listening to The Rooted Chair! Follow Krysti on Instagram: @styledbykrysti Book an appointment or explore more: styledbykrysti.glossgenius.com Have a topic request or want to be a guest? DM me on IG or email hairbykrysti84@gmail.com Don’t forget to fol...
2025-07-1101 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Ghost of Executive FunctionSend us a textTAKE TWO!!!!!Krysti leads off with the Curran Theater in San Francisco. This was a hotbed of crime as well as the theater arts. From murder to catching criminals in front of the building, guess what, you want ghosts, that’s how you get ghosts. Tori comes in second with terrible pronunciation and Dragholm Castle in Zealand Denmark. This castle survived several iterations and has a shady past. It’s been known to have over 100 ghosts. Several tropes show up in this story, including a lady in white, a gray lady...
2025-02-0238 min
Supernatural Childbirth Mamas48. Krysti-An Unexpected Baby Saved Her Marriage + Supernatural Fast HomebirthSpoiler alert 🚨: God gave her a dream that she pregnant. And His timing was PERFECT that it saved marriage 🤩
Join Kaitie today as she interviews Krysti.
We are so excited to have Krysti again on the podcast to share her second supernatural childbirth story of her daughter, Zoë.
Kaitie and Krysti also discuss the topics of restored marriage; mother’s blessings; how God talks to us; and questioning the goodness of God.
May your heart be reassured of Abba’s goodness and your faith increased as you listen to her beautiful birth story!
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2024-02-161h 05
Get Cozy PodcastHow to Create an Audiobook with Narrator Katherine SchoolerKatherine Schooler, the audiobook narrator for my debut novel Not If I Date You First, joins me on the show today to do a a deep-dive into the process of creating an audiobook! If you’re an aspiring narrator, indie author, or avid audiobook reader, you’re not going to want to miss this episode!
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2023-07-0448 min
Get Cozy PodcastChatting About All Things Small Town Romance with Author Kate WatsonAuthor Kate Watson is on the show today, and we’re chatting all about small town romance books and her latest novel Strawberry Fields for Never! Don’t miss it! Order your copy of Strawberry Fields for Never by Kate Watson! https://a.co/d/4SrNQbn
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2023-06-2033 min
Get Cozy PodcastCelebrating the Launch of Done and Dusted with Author Lyla SageToday on the show, author Lyla Sage joins me to celebrate the launch of her debut novel Done and Dusted! We’re also doing a deep dive into the world of indie publishing, chatting about cowboy romances, and Lyla will be revealing the title for book two in the series! Don’t miss it y’all!
Order your copy of Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage! https://a.co/d/4k6BEVq
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2023-06-0659 min
Get Cozy PodcastMango, Mambo, and Murder with Author Raquel ReyesToday on the show, author Raquel Reyes joins me to chat all about her Caribbean Kitchen Mysteries! We’re also talking about Caribbean cooking, food anthropology, and so much more!
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2023-05-2343 min
Get Cozy PodcastHistorical Cozy Mysteries with Author Samantha LarsenMy dear friend Samantha Larsen is on the podcast to celebrate the launch of her historical cozy mystery, A Novel Disguise! We’re chatting all about feminism, marriage proposals, and erasure in historical fiction. Don’t miss it! Order your copy of A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen! https://amzn.to/42nDTaX
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2023-05-1633 min
Get Cozy PodcastTalking Books, Florida, and Bigfoot with Author Tara LushI had the absolute best time chatting with author Tara Lush! We talked all about her Coffee Lovers Mysteries and her romance novels. We played Florida Man, chatted about Bigfoot, and gushed over why cozy mysteries are awesome. Don’t miss this one! Order your copy of Live and Let Grind by Tara Lush! https://amzn.to/44IDBN4
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2023-05-0948 min
Get Cozy PodcastBeverage-Themed Cozy Mystery RecommendationsThis week, voracious cozy mystery reader, Lori Leaf joins me to chat about beverage-themed cozies! So, grab your sun hats and a nice tall glass, because we’ll be spilling all the tea on our favorite beverage cozies!
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2023-05-0235 min
Get Cozy PodcastSo You Want to be a Cozy Mystery Girly?Cozy mysteries are hot right now! So many readers want to get started in the genre but don’t know where to start. Luckily, I’ve got two of the queens of cozy mysteries joining me this week, Courtny from the Courtagonist BookTube Channel and Spencer from the Intentionally Bookish BookTube channel. We’re giving listeners an in-depth guide to the genre and the books we all think you should pick up! Don’t miss this one!
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2023-04-251h 03
Get Cozy PodcastPies Before Guys with Author Misha PoppToday on the show, author Misha Popp joins host Krysti Meyer to chat all about her latest book, A Good Day to Pie! They’re talking about magical murder, pie recipes, The Great British Baking Show, and more. Don't miss it!
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2023-04-1827 min
Get Cozy PodcastThe Soulmate with Author Sally HepworthToday on the show, author Sally Hepworth joins host Krysti Meyer to chat all about her latest book, The Soulmate! They’re talking about Sally’s writing process, her US book tour, horoscopes, and so much more. Don't miss it!
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2023-04-1132 min
Get Cozy PodcastChatting About the Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries with Author Olivia MatthewsToday on the show, author Olivia Matthews joins host Krysti Meyer to chat all about the The Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries! They’re talking about the beautiful book covers, kickboxing sleuth, and heart-warming family in the first book in the series, Against the Currant. Don't miss it!
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2023-04-0451 min
Get Cozy PodcastPizza Party with Author Mindy QuigleyToday on the show, author Mindy Quigley joins host Krysti Meyer to chat all about the Deep Dish Mysteries! They’re talking about pizza, the challenges of writing cozy mysteries, and their favorite mystery authors. Don't miss it!
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2023-03-281h 02Trendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode 3.0: The Limb EpisodeSend us a textTori starts off the latest megasode with several movie references and the Old Joliet Prison. Yet another prison with deplorable conditions, ghosts, and movie scenes. Also, they buried limbs in the cemetery there. Krysti comes around with Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Add in a vampire, a battle site, a horny gravesite, and you want ghosts? Because that’s how you get ghosts. Chuck comes round with a Central American cryptid, the mysterious Aluxes, or the little people of Mexico. These Mayan legends have stuck around to this day. Malcolm brings us to...
2023-03-081h 16Trendy Lobotomy PodcastRumors of a Phantom and a New Definition of Petty OfficersSend us a textKrysti leads off with the Opera Garnier Paris and its illustrious history. This opera house spurred rumors of a phantom, has an underground lake, and is all sorts of fancy to boot. This historical building fields 400+ performances per year and was built to be a safe place for the elite to see performances without coming under attack. This was the opera house that spurred the Phantom of the Opera novel. Krys also covers the Rue de Chantres and its gruesome story. Tori goes back to her roots and covers, you guessed it...
2023-02-1549 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSinging Ghosts and LARPing Army GeeksSend us a textKrysti starts us off with the story of Tippecanoe Place in South Bend, IN. This residence was built by the Studebakers and was one of the fanciest homes in the city at the time. Cue some poor money handling and the property was then sent through a series of owners till it's current iteration as a restaurant today. And what have we learned about old houses that have changed hands many times? You want ghosts…you know the rest. Tori tells a story she has been hinting about for months at this po...
2023-01-2738 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDancing Will Kill YouSend us a textTRIGGER WARNING: This episode mentions suicides, death, and a mass shooting.Tori leads off with some fun with Horror in the Heartland’s odd old newspaper blurbs. Kevin McQueen gives us an interesting obituaries to have fun with, people are weird and do stupid shit. Krysti takes us to Tasmania and Port Arthur. Used as a penal colony, since the US was out of reach for the Brits, this was the scene of harsh punishments for the prisoners. This was also the site of a horrible mass shooting. Th...
2022-12-2137 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWhen Inflatible Turkeys AttackSend us a textThe story of the Manresa Castle has all the great backstory a hotel should. Priests, old money family, a curse or two, add in some vacationing nuns and we have all the energy we need to make this a haunted hotel. This beautiful hotel is also attached to the small family graveyard. Krysti picked a good story! Tori went for two lighthouses on opposite shores in the US. Terrible Tilly right off the coast of Astoria, OR is Tori’s next story. This piece of rock on the coast was will and a...
2022-11-3040 min
She Slays the Day with Dr. Lauryn Brunclik182 - Date Night with Joe and Dr. Krysti WickDr. Lauryn & Kirby welcome Joe & Dr. Krysti Wick for a Date Night! They share their story of getting together, how they came to live an entrepreneurial life, why Dr. Krysti is the CEO and ideas person of their businesses, lessons they’ve learned about working with your spouse, how they handle gender dynamics in the workplace, where the idea for a furniture company came from, leading a team from afar, and so much more! Introduction (00:00) A Date Night that nearly included crashing a bird watcher club’s party (02:40) Detai...
2022-11-131h 28Trendy Lobotomy PodcastLifestyles of the Rich and WeirdSend us a textTori gives us the story of the Winchester Mystery House. Sarah Winchester was a remarkable woman in her own right and she lived life the way she wanted and be damned to the naysayers. So many stories about the reason for her incessant building but the truth of the matter is unknown to this day. Sarah took that secret to her grave. Krysti takes up back to the Midwest from San Jose to Madison WI. Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the world’s most well known architects. What most folks don’t kn...
2022-11-0941 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHello and Sorry For The Tech GremlinsSend us a textOkay, so the sound gremlins were back this episode, our bad. This week was rough for both of us. Krys covers Thomas Edison’s Spirit Phone. Krysti explains why inventors are weird and that the brilliant ones are even weirder. Thomas Edison brings spiritualism into the fray but it sounds more like aliens/Midichlorians to us. Tori covers Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois. This state park has a long and bloody history even up into present day. Yet another example of “you want ghosts…”Our Sources: Forbes.c...
2022-10-1934 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPSAs and Tech Gremlins: You Get What You GetSend us a textKrys regales us with the tale of the White River Light in Whitehall Michigan. This lighthouse is currently a maritime museum and not currently in service as a lighthouse. William Robinson was the keeper of the lighthouse and stayed with his family at the location. William was the lighthouse keeper until two weeks before his death when the keeper position was given to his grandson. Shipwrecks were found within the area and William seems to still be in residence at the lighthouse. It also lies within the Michigan Triangle, coincidence? I think...
2022-08-1734 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWest Virginian Lobotomies and Why Hoosiers Are WeridSend us a textTori starts off with a paranormal hotspot, the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This is supposedly the most haunted place in the US. Unfortunately like a good majority of psychiatric hospitals, the institution was plagued with tragedies and abuse allegations. The amount of hauntings due to this history is astounding. Krysti tells us about why Hoosiers are weird and some odd goings on to settle a county seat. Leavenworth Indiana was the county seat and was moved by force into English Indiana. County records and county officials were taken by force to the n...
2022-08-1040 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDisappearing and Peeping GhostsSend us a textTori heads back to Cleveland again for LakeView Cemetery on 12316 Euclid Ave. This privately owned cemetery was founded in 1869 and has several famous residents. Some of the folks interred here are James A. Garfield, John D Rockafeller, and the untouchable himself Eliot Ness. This is also the home to the Hauserot Angel statue. This statue is straight out of Doctor Who, literally a weeping angel. This boneyard is apparently the site of an epic chess game with tombstones as well. Cue the next LakeView Cemetery in Seattle Washington. This boneyard is the...
2022-07-2030 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSauerkraut and CastlesSend us a textKrysti starts off with another Central State Hospital but this one is in Kentucky. This is a current psychiatric hospital still in operation in Anchorage Kentucky. This hospital soon became plagued with the unfortunate problems that seem to haunt all old psych hospitals, overcrowding, abuse, and inhumane conditions. Cue some patient deaths, abuse investigations, and some shady “treatment” options and eventually the hospital had to change it’s ways, somewhat… Eventually this hospital had to change and the original buildings were demolished. This land became E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. Apparently some of the fo...
2022-07-1344 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastRockin' and Rollin'Send us a textWelcome back to the shit show! Krys covers the story of Muscatatuck Developmental Center. While this is not a fun story, it is a story that needs to be told. This was originally called the Indiana Farm Colony for the Feeble Minded Youth (their words, not ours) and proceeded to practice eugenics on this “class” of people. Way to go Indiana… This was the home for folks with lower IQs and did give them jobs as well. Cue a good staff and better ways to help folks, and part of the population at Musc...
2022-06-2933 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Little Of This and A Little Of ThatSend us a textTori starts with another of her hyperfocuses, federal parks, in particular Yosemite National Park. This park paved the way for the National Park Service and it’s current mission in the US. This park has soooooo many stories and Tori gives some quick little stories as a taste of things to come. She has plans to revisit this park’s stories and give you more of the interesting tales for there. Krysti gives us some interesting stories close to home and from a place close to sexy voice guy. Starting with the Rose...
2022-06-2233 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Worst Game of Clue Ever and the Bird GirlSend us a textKrys starts off this episode with Glensheen Mansion in which the crimes totally resemble Clue. This property seems to be a murder magnet. A candlestick on the grand staircase, beaten with a cane in the beer garten, and ALL the murderers got acquitted. You want a haunted house? Because that’s how you get a haunted house. Tori goes to her go too topic, cemeteries. Bonaventure Cemetery in Thunderbolt Georgia with it’s iconic Bird Girl. As well as the Bird Girl this cemetery is home to Gracie Watson and her eerie grav...
2022-06-1536 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDeath Trolleys and Dry Good MerchantsSend us a textKrysti starts us off with the Culbertson Mansion in New Albany Indiana. This mansion was built by William Culbertson in 1867. By 1870 William was the second most wealthy man in Indiana. He lived in the house with several of his wives and at least three of his children were raised there. The amount of spooky stuff at this locale is substantial, doors opening and closing, lights on and off, menacing feelings, and of course EVPs. Tori brings up the rear with what you may ask? Cemeteries and not just cemeteries but a whole...
2022-05-2546 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastLittlesodeSend us a textWe managed to have a grab bag episode. Tori leads off with Potato Creek State Park and it’s stories of ghosts, cemeteries, and of course a premier birding destination. This reclaimed park has the fields of no for Krysti. Ghost kids, unseen hands, and women screaming. Krys follows up the story of the Starr Piano Factory. This factory has seen it’s share of famous artists that recorded there. Also a shitload of ghosts. The factory stands to this day, albeit in a way different manner than the original. Switch to Tori...
2022-05-1855 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHotels and HospitalsSend us a textTori leads off with the tale of the Overlook Hotel, well actually the two hotels that were both the basis for the hotel made famous by Stephen King. The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO was where Stephen King stayed at and had nightmares in. This hotel has so much history under one roof that picking out all the stories was tough. The Stanley has several tours and most of them tell at least one ghost story if not more. The Timberline Hotel in Mt. Hood, OR was the hotel that was...
2022-05-0443 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPrison and a Visit From StickersSend us a textWe had guests this episode! The long awaited visit from Stickers and Chuck joined us as well. Tori regales us with the story of Alcatraz. She’s been keeping this one in her pocket for awhile folks. From the discovery of Alcatraces in 1775 by Juan Manuel de Ayala to the present day iteration as a national park. A military fort, military prison, prison, and then a place of protest from indigenous people, the Rock has seen much history. The prison’s prison, the Rock was used to get unruly pris...
2022-03-3041 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode 2:Birthday EditionSend us a textHail, hail the gangs all here! Krysti leads off with the tale of Talbott Tavern in Kentucky. A whole host of famous folks stayed at this legendary inn. The amount of stories that stem from the history of this place is epic. You know when a place’s website has ghost tales that it’s gotta be good. Tori adds a little bonus about Mt. Hope cemetery which happens to be the resting place of Cole Porter. Apparently it happens to be one of the most haunted cemeteries in Indiana. Malcolm follows up w...
2022-03-2354 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastRocky Mountain Stuff and A Guy Who Made WineSend us a textHappy bday to Tori and the start of the bday episodes, completely including wine of course. Tori tells the story of Cheesman Park in Denver and it started as you guessed it, a cemetery. Mt. Prospect Cemetery was established after a claim jump started Denver. After many steps, all of which equal “You want ghosts? Because that’s how you get ghosts!” the cemeteries resting souls have either been moved or remain beneath the public park to this day. Krysti covers McPike Mansion in Alton Illinois. Krysti covered this for Tori’s bday bec...
2022-03-1643 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastBeans and BattlefieldsSend us a textKrysti opens up this episode with the Green Children of Woolpit and their arrival in Suffolk. Apparently green children that show up out of nowhere should be offered fava beans for food. Fae? Children from another country? And this one is the best, not saying it was aliens, but it was the aliens! (Best part of this it was from Krysti’s corner this time.) The opinions/various origin stories for this are varied and weird. Tori went after another piece off US history, Shiloh. The site of a key Civil battle th...
2022-03-0235 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastShoe FortSend us a textKrys starts us up with the Bristol Opera House and it’s ghost vortex. Ghost tours, a supernatural researcher, and superstitions abound at this location. So many ghosts and we need to go there. Next up was the story that Krysti was drooling over for quite awhile, the Shoe of Shoes. The Brown Shoe company introduced many things to the US shoe game. Buster Brown was well known and that Shoe of Shoes. Artist Victoria Fuller brought us this epic sculpture in St.Louis. Tori follows up with a little known bit of...
2022-02-1640 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastGhosts on FireSend us a textTW: Suicide is dicussed in this episode, this episode may not be for everyone, listeners discretion advised.Tori leads off with the infamous Mansfield Reformatory and it’s sketchy history. This prison started off with good intentions but quickly became overcrowded and dangerous to both the guards and prisoners alike. Made famous by Shawshank Redemption, this prison has been the site of several movie scenes, even when the prison was in operation. The violent history of this prison has made a mark that has refused to go away. Fr...
2022-02-0946 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastChristmas Lobotomies for Everyone!Send us a textHappy Holidays to all! Since y’all will be hearing this the week of Christmas, we decided to give you some Christmas legends! Krysti brings us the story of Krampus in his anti-Santa glory. Nothing makes you want to be nice like a half man, half goat with a long tongue beating you with a stick if you are bad. In Bloomington Indiana they have had Krampus Rampage and Bazaar. Unfortunately we missed the boat on that, the day we recorded was the last time they held it. Tori covers Hans Trapp, the Fr...
2021-12-2237 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldRachel Karpf - How She Started a Doll House Miniature Subscription Box BusinessRachel Karpf used to love doing graphic design. The limitations and requirements that her job puts on her and the threat to have to go back to work in the office were enough to make her think. How can I quit my job? Karpf shares her story of how an idea to start her own graphic design business turned into a dollhouse miniature subscription box business that is far exceeding what she anticipated. A coaching exercise to look back at her 7-year-old self and what she enjoys changed the trajectory of her plan to start a graphic desig...
2021-12-1654 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWisconsin Mysteries and Equine Sing OffsSend us a textWe had guest stars for this episode, Tori’s cousins Jen and John came to record with us. Tori starts us off with the Lake Michigan Triangle and it’s weird phenomena. Our honored guests were able to corroborate some of the odd weather that happens in that neck of the woods. The goings on of this weirdness is well documented. Not saying it was the aliens, but it was the aliens. Krysti continues with the Welsh Mari Lwyd. According to Chase the rap battling horse head needs to be a tradition here. Beca...
2021-12-1542 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastNight and Day at WaverlySend us a textWe had to roll for initiative to figure the order for this one. Krysti starts us off strong with an Indiana legend, Cole Porter. His musical career started at a young age and wrote one of the Yale fight songs that is still used to this day. From college he drove into the world of Broadway and continued to write music. From then on his course was set. For the time he was scandalous and not socially acceptable in some circles. The man led a fascinating life and was ridiculously prolific in his...
2021-12-0851 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode: Where the Only Thing That Doesn't Get Derailed are the TrainsSend us a textMy Rice Crispies are talking, but what are they saying?! Trains, trains, lots of trains! Happy holidays all and welcome to our first megasode! We were still doing a remote recording with Malcom, Chuck, and Chase for this one. Krysti opens us up with Union Station in downtown Indy. The first union station in the US, this paved the way for train stations to become easier to access for folks. This historic building has gone through several iterations to serve the foks in Indy in a variety of ways. As a hotel this...
2021-12-011h 19Trendy Lobotomy PodcastDid Someone Say Cemetery?Send us a textMalcom stuck around for this episode as well and has his own story this time! Krysti leads off by intruding into Tori’s usual genre by covering Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. This was established to alleviate the overcrowding of the cemeteries in the city proper. Many famous folks take their final rest at this locale. The Palmer masoleum and it’s feeling of dread and cold, the Wolff grave, and Dexter Grave’s grave with it’s now famous statue Eternal Silence (take our advice, Google it). Inez Clarke’s life size statue features i...
2021-11-1749 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastChicago Devil Baby's Easy Bake OvenSend us a textTRIGGER WARNING: One of the tales in this episode mentions a tragedy at a performance and briefly talks about the patrons at the show being crushed. We recorded this episode before the AstroWorld tragedy and our hearts go out to those effected by it.Malcom joins us for another episode! Tori starts us off with the story of Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago. A mainstay of social justice and reform Jane made a place to help those less fortunate than her and built a community around it. Enter...
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The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldJill Blashack Strahan - Founder of Tastefully Simple shares personal loss, great success, almost closing the doors back to success.Jill Blashack Strahan used to put together gift baskets and sell them in her Minnesota town as an active rural entrepreneur. She started small and it got bigger and bigger, but it wasn't working as she'd hoped and she decided to close the business. She was asked if she would still like to host a booth at a local event selling individually some of the spices, mixes, and sauces she had put in her baskets. The event was a roaring success.Strahan was a busy mom who didn't love to cook and liked anything that would make it...
2021-11-0857 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastImperial GraveyardSend us a textSpooky Season continues! Krysti leads off with the Imperial Hotel, thank you Kitten! This hotel was built in the 1860s in Picton and was then converted to a hospital shortly after. This made the change to a hotel once again and some of the hospital patients never left. Tori continues on smartly with yet another cemetery, shocker right? St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans is an iconic landmark in a city full of spooky stories. This was one of the first cemeteries that required the above ground burial. This is a...
2021-11-0336 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldJordan Phillips Young entrepreneur who's family cancer story inspired Cozys for a Cure & a deal with WalmartJordan Phillips is more than a cross-country runner. She's also more than a sister, daughter of a cancer survivor and high school senior. And she's more than a heck of an eloquent speaker. Jordan is an entrepreneur who at 12 years old had a product she created selling in over 2000 Walmart Stores across the country. In today’s episode of The Rural Entrepreneur’s Gold, you’re going to meet an incredibly inspiring, impressive, and articulate young lady. Phillips shares with us the story of her journey through her mom’s cancer, how it impacted her family, and how it led...
2021-10-2844 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastAnother Asylum, Another CemeterySend us a textHail, hail, the gang’s all here! Chuck and Malcom join us for this episode! Tori starts with you guessed it, another cemetery. Bachelors Grove Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Cook County Illinois. 18 miles outside of Chicago and off of a closed turnpike, this is one of the most haunted spots in Cook County. This cemetery is home to many paranormal phenomena running the gamut from basketball size blue lights to the classic Hookman trope. Krysti covers the Ridges in Athens Ohio. On the current grounds of Ohio University, the Ri...
2021-10-2754 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldCheesecake Ninja - Why Greg Franklin getting fired is the best thing to happenIn today's episode of the rural entrepreneurs, gold, you're going to meet Greg Franklin, also known by some as the cheesecake ninja in his rural town of Perryville, Missouri, a town of about 8500. Greg is going to share how this guy, who didn't really bake took an odd interest in cheesecake from a mere Facebook post.After trying many different recipes, multiple online sales, and many direct sale door knocks and failing miserably multiple times, he kept at it. He would try various recipes and techniques and persistently tried selling online and to other businesses. Slowly but su...
2021-10-2137 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastOperatic ShipwreckSend us a textMalcom guest stars this episode. This episode was surprise stories to both of us. There was no telling each other our topics beforehand. Krysti covers the Guyer Opera House and it’s history. An important building in Henry County, this gas light theater is still putting on productions to this day. This theater has numerous spirits that are active to this day. Tori covers the SS Eastland disaster in Chicago. This was one of the worst inland water disaster ever. This ship capsized on the Chicago River 20’ from the dock. This disaster left it’s...
2021-10-2046 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldMitch Reed - Cardboard Confessional from HS class project to bookMeet Mitch Reed. He's a high school superintendent that saw a cool public project in Brookings, South Dakota. It was an interactive art display on Main Street where people walking by could read a deep thought-provoking question, "What's one thing you want to do before you die". People were encouraged to write their answers on a big chalkboard for all the world to see. He couldn't stop thinking about it and thought this would be a good sociology class project. It became so much more than anyone could have imagined. It was inspiring, thought-provoking, and life-changing. The project, which had k...
2021-10-1552 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMore Tunnels, More Ghosts, and a New HashtagSend us a textWe start the episode explaining the altar of truth and our presents from Zach. Tori covers the Oregon Vortex and the weirdness contained therein. This is one of those mystery spots that are found around the country just waiting to take tourist’s money. Can you say optical illusions? Next up we get a short history lesson about the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland and the current ghostly inhabitants. Press ganging, crimping, and shanghaiing was used to kidnap sailors to serve on long sea voyages against their wills. Tori was this many years old wh...
2021-10-1342 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldDot's Pretzels - An accidental entrepreneur with Dot & Randy HenkeIn today's episode of the rural entrepreneurs, gold, we're going to hear a story of how some businesses aren't planned. This is a journey of an accidental entrepreneur. Sometimes ideas just happen when you least expect them, at any age, and at any time in your life. Dorothy Henke shares the journey of Dot's Pretzels and its surprise arrival and the growth to success over the last 10 years. Her husband Randy also chimed in bringing his fun side-bar comments and his perspective on this unexpected ride they've been on. It's a pretty impressive success story from small-town Ameri...
2021-10-0757 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastOf Poets and the ParanormalSend us a textHappy spooky season! Krysti has been itching to tell everyone her story this episode! An Indiana legend, James Whitcomb Riley is the subject of conversation. A poet that wrote such poems as Little Orphant Annie and The Raggedy Man. This man’s poetry was a staple of Indiana children’s studies and known to adults as well. His life was very interesting and so was his career. Continuing on with the spooky vibe, Tori covers the most haunted house in Australia, the Monte Cristo Homestead. The sheer amount of ghosts in this house make...
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The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldHolly Hoffman - Life After CBS SurvivorHolly Hoffman was a cast member on CBS Survivor 21 in Nicaragua. She was the last one standing in her tribe and the last woman standing. While she didn't win the million dollars, she certainly won a Million dollars worth of intangible gifts, gestures, lessons, insights, and more. In this episode of The Rural Entrepreneur's Gold, Hoffman shares the entrepreneurial life she created in rural South Dakota as a direct springboard from her time on Survivor and how she's making a difference.As a farm wife, swim coach, and stay-at-home mom to 3 very active and involved children, Hoffman's lif...
2021-09-301h 16Trendy Lobotomy PodcastWe Got Ghosts!Send us a textTori leads off with the info of who bought the transaxle of Little Bastard and then actually tells the story of a haunted painting. Bill Stoneham’s painting The Hands Resist Him came to be known as the most haunted painting on EBay. All of the paintings in this series all rock a very creepy vibe. ZB tried to get hold of this painting and failed but did commission Bill Stoneham to paint him another in the series. The Hands Invent Him has it’s place in the Haunted Museum in Vegas now. Take...
2021-09-2945 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldCarly Pochop - Award winning Rural Entrepreneur & Artist helps with griefIn this episode of the Rural Entrepreneur's Gold, you'll hear from Carly Pochop who seems to be a serial entrepreneur who started multiple businesses over the last five years in Aberdeen, SD a town in SD that has a population a little over 28,000. Her first business wasn't created out of a great desire to start her business, but more about getting out of the current job she had. She'll inspire you with her tenacity and gumption.The biggest inspiration for Carly's entrepreneurial journey was time. She wanted to be able to control the time she was allowed to...
2021-09-2348 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastIn Which We Lose Track of How Many WitchesSend us a textTrigger Warning: There are several stories involving suicide in this episode, listener caution is advised.We got another visitor this episode, one of our oldest friends and Patron Melel! Krysti opens up with Randolph County Infirmary formerly known as Randolph County Poor Asylum. This was another of the places set up by the local government to take care of those who could not take care of themselves. While these institutions seem to start with good intentions, they tend not end that way. Fires, suicides, hangings, and unknown numbers of deaths occurred...
2021-09-2247 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldBlain Mikkonen - Architect grad, farmer, or furniture builder: Building business to successBlain Mikkonen really liked design work, but he didn't want a desk job at an architecture firm. He loved to farm at his family's organic farm in South Dakota, but allergies made it frustrating. Unsure what to do after getting his Master's Degree in Architecture this lost college graduate decided to start a business. After he and his college roommates and fellow architecture classmates built some furniture for their apartment in college, Mikkonen decided to take a risk by staying away from getting a safe, traditional desk job, and build some furniture and see how it sells. He was qu...
2021-09-1656 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastTwo Houses Alike in OdditySend us a textFirst things first Tori and Krysti got to actually tour Hannah House! They went to the Hannah House Paranormal Day Celebration and met a ton of awesome local spooky folks. Check out the pics on our Insta and FB pages, it was a blast. Tori starts us off in the great state of Wisconsin at the House on the Rock, tourist trap extraordinaire. A road side attraction in Spring Green Wisconsin, both of us were made aware of this bizarre slice of Americana due to the work of Neil Gaiman in his book...
2021-09-1553 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldMaria Bosak - Chip & Joanna Gaines Risk Taker & a Foster Mom’s JourneyBoth of the stories Maria Bosak shares with us here are inspiring and motivational. She shares the great gift of being foster parents and the difficult journey that road took for them as she and her husband Tate worked through adoption. It's sad and beautiful at the same time. The foster journey she and her husband Tate took is sandwiched in with her rollercoaster life as an entrepreneur running her Eco Chic store. She's overcome near bankruptcy and went on to see amazing success with adventures and ideas that were new and innovative. Her story of tenacity and...
2021-09-0941 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPrison Tales and Adventures in TropelandSend us a textWe had the pleasure of having Tara guest star again and Greg came with her to visit us. Australia came through with cookies and other snacks for us, thank you T, Harley, and Australian Greg. Krysti starts us off this episode all the way across the world in Australia. This time the story comes from Melbourne and the infamous Old Melbourne Gaol. This jail was built in 1845 and served as an operating jail until 1924. Currently this is a museum. This jail almost immediately became overcrowded and more cellblocks were built. Men, women, and...
2021-09-0836 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHum a Tune at the Jig Dancer's GraveSend us a textMalcom starts with his story! He tells us of the Kokomo Hum and it’s odd effect on both natives and visitors alike. This sound has been heard in many places but is a documented phenomena in Kokomo. Are some folks susceptible to sounds outside of the normal bounds of human hearing? This is not heard by everyone but seems to be observed by select people. Could this be a nature sound? Maybe a industrial sound? Is this from Grissom Air Force Base (Tori once again points to aliens)? You decide. Tori moves to...
2021-09-011h 02Trendy Lobotomy PodcastBut Where is His Leg?Send us a textTori leads off with Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. This cave system is the largest in the world sitting at 400 miles of explored caves. New caves are still being found to this day that add to the size of this cave system. From it’s ancient start to this day, this cave has gone through many changes and has had numerous inhabitants. This has been the site of Civil War battles, a TB hospital, many mining operations, and much more. This was a place for new starts for former slaves and their fa...
2021-08-0441 min
The Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldDuchessa Gelato - A Young Rural Entrepreneur's Journey to Forbes 30 Under 30In this episode, I'm really excited to introduce to you Wilhelmina van Bedaf, also known as Maartje Murphy or Duchessa Gelato. She started a business making gelato in 2018 using milk from her family's dairy farm in Carrington, North Dakota, a small town of just over 2100. Her business has done so well. And it's so impressive that in late 2020, just a little more than two years after starting her business, she was named to Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 list. Yup. That's right. She's under 30 years old and one of 30 people to be highlighted for doing amazing things in the foo...
2021-07-2942 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastStories About A Whole Bunch of GravesSend us a textKrysti leads with Campbelltown and Fisher’s ghost. Fredrick Fisher was an Englishman that was sent to Australia due to being passed fake bank notes. Fredrick scored his ticket of leave and started buying up properties. Fred got himself in trouble again and went straight to jail. Cue a shady partner Worral getting the power of attorney over all Fisher’s property. Fisher promptly disappeared and eventually was found dead on Worral’s property. Cue ghost stories and a 10 day festival in Campbelltown. Next up, Tori covers a cemetery of course. Rookwood Cemetery is loc...
2021-07-2833 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMadame Librarian and the Disney Dead GuysSend us a textMadame Librarian and the Disney Dead GuysTrigger Warning: Tori says the name of Boehne Camp Hospital incorrectly throughout the story, her bad.Tori starts off this episode with another sanatorium, this time in Evansville. Boehne Camp Hospital was a tuberculosis hospital that opened and had an open air TB camp. This hospital housed TB patients from 1908 to 1968, then still was open as an alcohol treatment facility until its’ close. Guess what is there at the present? Condos, because that’s how you get haunted condos… Moved to the Willard L...
2021-07-1437 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPermanent Rabbit HuntersSend us a textTori leads off this episode in Illinois in a famous haunted space, the Coles County Poor Farm, otherwise known as Ashmore Estates. She teased this story last episode with the Parke County Poor Asylum in Indiana. The timeline for this property is long and well documented, and well represented in the media. Covered by several paranormal investigators in both print and screen. From an actual poor farm to it’s current state of as a haunted attraction available for investigations. Did I mention there are TWO cemeteries there? GH did a very good job debunking...
2021-07-0750 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Tale of Two Cities but Not Those CitiesSend us a textKrysti covers some stories sent to us by Clare all the way from Dublin, Ireland. Ballyheigue Castle is first up(actually in Kerry btw) with it’s stories of both the Cantillon family with it’s connection to the fae folk and the Crosbie family with it’s shady business dealings #pirates? #salvagers? You tell us! Also the interesting fact that the rights of the ghost of that shady family is now owned by the Dutch. Now we move to Dublin and St Audoen’s Church and its’ remnants of the only original Dublin wall...
2021-06-3039 minThe Rural Entrepreneur’s GoldTrailer: What is The Rural Entrepreneur's GoldIn this short introduction or trailer if you will, you'll learn what The Rural Entrepreneur's Gold is about, what to look for in future episodes and why you should listen. You'll hear that if you live in or have a love for rural or you know small town, or maybe you’re a sucker for a great entrepreneurial success story, than this podcast is something you're really going to enjoy. I’ve learned over the years you don’t have to move to a big city to find success. You can have that success anywhere as an ent...
2021-06-2505 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Real OG and Some Other BastardSend us a textThe boys came back to hang out with us for this episode! Chuck and Malcom are back to weigh in on Public Enemy Number One and Little Bastard! Tori covers John Dillinger and his place in history with the FBI. A hometown Indy boy, John Dillinger started early in his troublemaking ways. From his first brush with law for car theft, to his last run across the country, the Jackrabbit was in it all. After bailing out of the Navy, he robbed a grocery store and got caught. Cue his stay in the mo...
2021-06-231h 05Trendy Lobotomy PodcastHouse of Madness and Mad Cow DiseaseSend us a text House of Madness and Mad Cow DiseaseWe went abroad for this story, once again far away from us and upside down in Sydney Australia! We cover Gladesville Mental Hospital otherwise known as Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum. Krysti per usual is on point with her history of the hospital and the leaps forward in mental health treatment that were meant to be started. Unfortunately as with most things, good intentions pave the road to hell and all those leaps and bounds are outweighed with the actual needs of the community. The hos...
2021-06-1635 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastEw, Belle!Send us a textToday Tori gets to dive into a genre that we don’t usually cover, true crime. But this one hometown legend/villain which falls into our topic range, the infamous Belle Gunness. A Norwegian transplant to Chicago and then to Indiana, this woman left a trail of death and insurance fraud in her wake. The carnage and farm where she met her “end” is located in La Porte Indiana. We also find that Belle was not the first to commit murder on the property. Krysti covers the defunct amusement park Rose Island and Charles...
2021-06-0937 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastGerman Gym Teachers and Swimming AussiesSend us a textWe start our episode today back in our hometown. Today Tori covers the Athenaeum and it’s long history in Indianapolis. Built in 1893 as Das Deutsche Haus this has been a landmark in Lockerbie Square since it’s construction. The Athenaeum has been a hub of German heritage in Indianapolis. It lays claim to the most haunted space in Indiana, not just Indianapolis. They have ghost tours and historic tours as well. The Rathskellar which is located in the basement is the longest operating restaurant in Indy. It was featured on Ghost Hunters in th...
2021-05-2650 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastOld Stuff and Four Foot Walls: A Comedy of Puns and ErrorsSend us a textThis episode was kind of a train wreck for both of us, fair warning. Tori leads off this episode with another listener story idea from Bethany West Virginia. God’s Acre Cemetery and it’s four foot wall is covered as well as a bit of history of Bethany College. The founder of Bethany College Alexander Campbell was also the namesake of the cemetery as well. Tori tells of the odd happenings and the next iteration of our favorite hashtag #kidsaredrunkdicks. Krysti regales us of Aunt Arties Antique Mall aka Woodward Hall in New Alb...
2021-05-1929 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastQuarantines and Doll HousesSend us a text Quarantines and Doll HousesTrigger warning: This episode covers the harsh conditions during past quarantine procedures as well as possible suicide and mistreatment of immigrants.We went back to Sydney as promised last episode. This week we cover North Head Quarantine Station now known as Q Station. Krysti covers the history of this facility and the changes it has gone through in the past to present day. Tori covers the ghost tours, ghost stories, and of course, the cemeteries. Tori rounds out the episode with more, you guessed it, cemeteries. These two are in Indiana and b...
2021-05-1237 min
WAP: Wine and Psych with Dr. Krysti VoComing Soon WINE AND PSYCH PODCAST with Dr. Krysti VoSubscribe and share now! Dropping on all podcast platforms May 5 2021 8PM EST.
2021-04-2700 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastIrvington, Cemeteries, D&D, and Witches?Send us a text Irvington, Cemeteries, Witches, and D&D?Trigger Warning: This episode deals with sexual assault and may not be appropriate for everyone.We are sticking around Indy for at least two of our stories this episode. Krysti runs through several of the highlights of Irvington. She covers several places that are on the ghost tours that run through the neighbor on a regular basis. Tori found a story of a cemetery in the area as well. The park in that area is attached to the cemetery and seems to be the resting place of a harmonica...
2021-04-2246 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastTippecanoe and Tara Too!Send us a textTippecanoe and Tara TooWe went road tripping with a special guest for this episode! We went to Lafayette and Battle Ground for this episode. Tara joins us for both the TL road trip and to listen to the stories we collected there. Krysti talks about Amelia Earhart and her ghostly appearances in both Hangar 1 and her previous residence hall, both of which still exist to this day. Tori covers the Battle of Tippecanoe and the Prophet’s false visions. Tenskwatawa, also known as the Prophet due to his visions of vi...
2021-04-1549 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Rich Man and an Axe MurdererSend us a textShades State Park and French Lick HotelKrysti gives us the rundown on French Lick Springs Hotel and all of it’s ghost stories. We learn that it’s nice to be rich and get the railroad to come to your front door. The ghosts run the gamut from friendly elevator operators, to the bloody bride, to ghosts living their best death riding horses through ballrooms. Tori badly explains the stone tape theory of hauntings for folks this episode. Tori covers Shades State Park and the original ominous name Shades of Deat...
2021-04-0732 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWhispers, the Twins, and a Sweet Pizza DealSend us a textOur guests stuck around for a second episode and chimed in. Tori tells the story of Whispers Estate in Mitchell Indiana. A rundown of the tragic Gibbons family and the specter of death that was with them. The varied manifestations of the supernatural has put this house in the spotlight and has been on several shows on the Travel Channel. Krysti goes into the histories of the twin mansions, Allison Mansion and the Wheeler Stokely Mansion. These two beautiful mansions sit on the campus of Marion College in Indianapolis. A rundown on the supe...
2021-04-0132 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSpiritualists and CrabbitesSend us a text Camp Chesterfield/Stepps CemeteryTo start this episode Krysti gives a quick explanation of Spiritualism and a large community of Spiritualists in Indiana, Camp Chesterfield. She gives history and shenanigans that folks got up to there. This is still in operation to this day and is right outside of Anderson. Also, Krysti is Scully to Tori’s Mulder. Stepps Cemetery in the Morgan Monroe State forest is discussed and the many legends/ghosts that reside there. This is also the oldest pioneer cemetery in the state. We discuss the Crabbites and their int...
2021-03-1838 min
Trendy Lobotomy PodcastCentral State Hospital and a Legendary HoarderSend us a text Central State Hospital and a Legendary HoarderThis episode we stick around downtown Indy for some more tales. We cover Central State Hospital and it’s history throughout the years. We give both the history and continue on through current state of the property. The ghost stories of the property are explored by Tori as well. Krysti also found an interesting story from our list gleaned from Crown Hill and it’s inhabitants. All we can say for that is, we’re sorry Ms. Jackson.Our theme music: “Danse Macabre - Busy Strings...
2021-03-1352 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHere's the Story and a CemeterySend us a text Here’s the Story and a CemeteryKrysti starts us out this episode with the tale of a town that became an inn. The story of Story, along with a US president that came out of nowhere, to a bridge that leads to nowhere now. We explore the legend of the Blue Lady and her visits to guests in the B&B that currently exists in Story to this day. Also Krysti and Tori disagree which room with the shoes they want to be in. Tori covers Crown Hill Cemetery which is the third largest privat...
2021-03-1152 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastFires, Speakeasies, and Brothels, Oh My!Send us a text 4. Fires, Speakeasies, and Brothels, Oh My!We explain the reason for why we decided on Indiana legends as well Random Indiana trips. Tori covers the story of the Hannah House and all the ghostly shenanigans with the reasons why. Also covered in this episode was the Slippery Noodle Inn with it’s long history as Indianapolis’s oldest continually open bar. With such a long history some interesting things have gone on at this Indy mainstay. Also, Krysti decides it is the TARDIS of bars. We hit on the Bowen Merrill fire and how it has made an impre...
2021-03-1056 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastCrybabies and Purple Heads Bonus(take 2)Send us a text 3. Crybabies and Purple Heads Bonus (take 2)This episode was a bonus from the same day that we recorded the House of Blue Lights. We went on a road trip to see Skiles Nature Park and visited Crybaby Bridge as well. Krysti tells the legends for both Crybaby Bridge in Avon and Purple Head Bridge (Wabash Cannonball Bridge) in Vincennes, Tori had no clue about either story, so the reveal was fun!Our theme music:"Danse Macabre - Busy Strings"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0...
2021-03-1025 min
Trendy Lobotomy PodcastI’m A Real Dog and Calls From the Grave(take 2)Send us a text 1. I’m A Real Dog and Calls From the Grave(take 2 audio)Welcome to Trendy Lobotomy! Krysti and Tori start their podcast journey with y’all along for the ride! On our maiden episode we tell one Indiana legend and a cool little story from the same graveyard. We tell the legend of Stiffy Green and his master as well as their neighbor in Highland Lawn Cemetery a Mr. Martin Sheets and his intense fear of being buried alive. Our theme music: "Danse Macabre - Busy Strings"Kevin Mac...
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