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This Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost: Ep. 74: Noodle Arms: Goatman's BridgeIt'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 also draws...2024-03-291h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 161: All Hail the Pierogi: The Voynich ManuscriptShannon’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.
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Send us a he...2024-03-081h 13This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 116: The Big Depression: Lasseter's Lost ReefOh narr! It may not be a leprechaun, but someone is out for gold this St. Patrick’s Day! Emma tells Shannon about the legendary story of Lasseter and his reef in the middle of the Australian outback. Is there really a huge gold deposit just waiting to be uncovered? Was Lasseter the only one who ever found it, and will it ever be found again? While it might not be Shannon’s birthday just yet, we get gifted with a hunt for gold, an expedition to the unknown, bad accents, and more than enough chaos to go around, so j...2023-03-1740 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost: Ep. 70: Is It Me?: Gef the Talking MongooseWe're off this week, but don't worry, Gef is here! Or in the walls. Or doesn't exist at all? Regardless of the Schrodinger's mongoose of it all, we hope you enjoy the pure chaos and joy that is Gef the Mongoose. See you next week for a brand new episode!
The walls are starting to talk to us and Shannon might be evil? Are we nuts? Most likely. This week, Emma takes us on the adventure that is Gef the Talking Mongoose, who really didn’t like to be perceived. He lived in the wa...2023-03-031h 14This Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost: Ep. 65: Cheerio, My Dude: George Melville BoyntonHappy Friday, folks! We're taking a break this week so thought we'd remind you of our favorite galavanting explorer-hopeful! It's been a year since he debuted on the pod, along with our theme music! So take a minute to dig into the nonsense and reassure yourself that if George could do all this, you can do anything.
Wanna hear the wackiest story of a great explorer who…well, never explored much of anything? Come listen to Shannon tell Emma about George M. Boynton, the man who walked a lot, talked a big game, and got...2023-02-241h 29This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 110: Captain Obvious and General Nonsense: RMS Queen MaryAre you wanting the full experience of being on a ship and potentially encountering some ghosts but don’t want to be out at sea? Well, maybe a visit to RMS Queen Mary is next on your list, because she’s permanently docked in California and according to her Book of the Dead she’s loaded with ghosties. Emma regales Shannon with some things she already knows and others she doesn’t about this glorious ocean liner of the mid-20th century and of course chaos is not far behind. Stay tuned to the end to learn what Emma lied abo...2023-01-201h 01This Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost: Ep. 58: Hapless Millennials: The Beale CiphersHey everyone! We're taking a little break this week but wanted to bring you back to the National Treasure of the 1880s. Enjoy!
A treasure in the Blue Ridge? Almost a billion dollars? Uncrackable ciphers and a story that’s a bit too good? This week, Emma gifts Shannon with a very Shannon-y episode about The Beale Ciphers, a set of codes printed in the 1880s that continue to draw people in. If you find the treasure the codes lead you to, you could get your own McNugget of gold! Join us and find out if we ca...2022-11-111h 17This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 99: Booty Rocks: The Episode Update Quiz #5For just a dollar a day, you too can support Bi-icon Professor Shannon, who has our last Pod Pop Quiz of the season this week! Come find out what Emma was wrong about (the Princes in the tower for one) and let us know what your special skills are!
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...2022-10-2159 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 98: Really Flappy Lips: The Disappearance of Dorothy ArnoldThis week, Emma gives Shannon all the details we know about the “Gone Girl” of the 20th Century, socialite Dorothy Arnold. Whether it was intentional or if something awful happened to her, the actual fate of the heiress has never been revealed. Come join the chaos and don’t forget to let us know your go-to ghost hunting snacks!
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NY Daily News2022-10-1447 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 97: Don't Be Brawling: The Episode Update Quiz #4Talk of the noggin’ to ya and yours! Shannon has another installment of updates for us this week and we have visits from Angus and the Very Good, No Bad Day, Jennifer Coolidge, Rick and Marty, and many more on this adventure through another 10 episodes!
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Rolling Sto...2022-10-071h 03This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 96: Tell Your Mom About Us: The Haunted White HouseHave you ever been inside the most haunted house in America? Probably, if you had the 8th grade trip that most of us had to D.C. Emma tells us this week about the ghosts of the White House and those who have claimed to see them. So hop in the car for this forced-family-fun road trip! *Note, Shannon’s mic wasn’t plugged in for the first half of the episode. We have talked to Gus about it and he promises to check from now on.*
Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twit...2022-09-3053 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost: Ep. 47: Team Indoors Forever: The Dutch Hikers MysteryBringing you a spooky tale from our catalogue, Shannon tells us about the Dutch Hikers Mystery. See y'all soon!
Shannon freaks Emma out with this sad and creepy episode on the Dutch hikers Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, who disappeared in the Panamanian jungle. We also confirm to each other that we are not murderers, learn Shannon’s hell loop, and Emma stops breathing at one point. Wanna be too scared to ever go hiking again? Then come listen!
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Visit our website!...2022-09-231h 31This Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost: Ep. 22: A Crop Circle of Virgin Mary's: Annabelle the DollSo Emma got Covid, which means you get treated with a throwback episode of one of Emma's favorite scary items, Annabelle the Doll. See y'all soon!
A demon? A ghost? A prank gone wrong? Whatever the reason, this doll is creepy as all get out, so much so that it has to be kept locked away in a glass case like a Marvel villian. Listen as Emma freaks Shannon out with another scary doll mystery, but only cries like once!
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Live...2022-09-0954 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 93: Too Much Milk: The Episode Update Quiz #2Shannon is back with another episode update quiz and Emma gets almost none of them right. Come back with us as we revisit and discuss the Todd-Father, Ikea aliens, Elvis, and many more in our extensive cast of characters. Is everything in Zak Bagans’ museum actually haunted? Can we go to the World Carrot Museum? Is the Titanic safe? Listen and find out (and see if you can beat Emma’s C- score)!
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NBC News on Palin facing Santa Claus and the Alask...2022-08-261h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistRepost #2: Ep.3: The Group Project from Hell: Who was William Shakespeare?Here comes repost number two, this time in honor of the show that has been taking up all of Shannon's summer hours. Buckle in for this episode as we delve into everything that might be right about the man, the myth, the legend, William Shakespeare.
We all know Shakespeare’s plays, but do we actually know the man? This week we explore the theory that Shakespeare is not at all who he says he is. Was he merely a player? Or a woman? Or even the QUEEN OF ENGLAND?! Come expound on all the possibilities with us!
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Who was the mystery man who jumped out of a plane in 1971? A spy? A superhero? An idiot? Join us as Emma tells Shannon the story of D.B. Cooper, get sidetracked by thought experiments and fanny packs, and try our hardest to keep this 2 hour long episode entertaining (sorry it's so long ya'll...2022-08-051h 59This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 91: Like a Grape: The Episode Update QuizShannon knocks it out of the park this week with a quiz style update on our first five episodes! Does Emma actually get a good score and not cheat? She didn't actually study for this quiz, so she just might try to. Is Shakespeare once again not Shakespeare? Somehow both Everest and craft-enthusiast Snoop Dogg make an appearance so tune in for this short and sweet episode!
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2022-07-2932 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 89: The Belt: The Fresno Night CrawlerThis week Shannon has the cryptid and boy HOWDY are these things CUTE! Or at least we think they are. What exactly are these adorable Fresno Nightcrawlers? Bog cryptids? A hoax? The sweatpant imitation of a human that wiggles menacingly? Better pull out your flip-flones and snap a pic of this cute cryptid, because the Fresno Nightcrawler might be prowling your neighborhood tonight and we need some good footage.
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This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 87: TonsaTonies: The Disappearance of Jimmy HoffaThis week Shannon takes on the case of Jimmy Hoffa and just what exactly happened to the mob-associated union boss. Was he off-d and fed to the fishes? Or is he at the bottom of a landfill? Was Ed Sheeran’s great uncle a hit man? Should we start a cheese company? We only know that yes, we should start a cheese company, and then maybe we could rival the Missouri Cheese Caves (they’re real?!).
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Send us a hear...2022-07-011h 04This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 86: Rutabaga: The Mystery of Pauline PicardIt’s not spooky, it’s just sad. It’s short and not so sweet this episode as Emma tells Shannon about the mysterious 100-year-old disappearance and possible homicide of Pauline Picard. Was this little girl abducted and killed? Or was she simply never found? And who was the girl who took her place? So many questions and absolutely no answers, as usual, so come listen!
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Morb...2022-06-2432 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 85: Spooky Oopy: The Babadook*WARNING: The ghosts got to us again (for real) this week, so the audio is subpar. It’ll be back to normal once Emma sages the entire Pod Nook*
*Content Warning: violence against animals and intended violence against children*
This week Shannon really spooks Emma with the story of the sort-of-cryptid, certainly Gay Icon, the Babadook. This creature is absolutely terrifying, but is it based on a sleep paralysis phenomenon that affects people across the globe? Is Shannon the Babadook? We might never know, but we do know that there has to be a ghost wo...2022-06-1845 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 84: Possessed by Cher: The Exorcism of Roland Doe and the Curse of the ExorcistExorcize? I thought you said extra fries! This week, Emma tackles a spooky two-fer with the Exorcism of Roland Doe and the curse of The Exorcist. The movie was based on a book, which was based on a true story. But just how true was it? If it is true, it's some seriously scary stuff. Somehow, Emma manages to make Shannon cry without actually scaring her, we call upon the Kirkland brand of Jesus to help out, and we even have a surprise special guest at the end! So come get your spooky-vibes fix and a bedtime story Mailbag...2022-06-101h 16This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 83: Merp and Derp: The Irish Crown JewelsThis week’s episode has it all: a heist, jewelery, the gay agenda; what more could you want?! Shannon goes in depth on the mysterious disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels. Someone may have been so wealthy that they just wanted to take them for the heck of it (like Emma would if she were filthy rich). It could have been for money after all, or as a political move against the monarchy. We’ll never know unless someone finds a giant shamrock made of emeralds.
Visit our website! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and...2022-06-031h 00This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 82: Squatch Squad: BigfootSo Emma may have done something irreversible this episode but with all the musical interludes, does it really matter? Be prepared to swipe right on this week’s topic, Bigfoot! This cryptid icon takes center stage in our musical episode as Emma tells Shannon all about the big lug. Are they really out there, are they some interdimensional entity, or are they just a giant figment of the world’s imagination? Regardless, Emma is a squatcher now, so hop on board to this week’s inanity and you might just find love in a forested place!
Correction: Findin...2022-05-271h 03This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 81: Bits and Giggles: Ernest Shackleton and The EnduranceHey all you cool cats and postal kittens! This week we’re back to our regularly scheduled Shannon programming, except this time she’s got a solved case! Shannon dives deep into the no-longer-enduring mystery of the location of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition ship The Endurance and the harrowing but miraculous adventure that led to its disappearance. Since it was found in March of 2022, the mystery is solved and we couldn’t be happier! Until the end of the episode, when we get a good scare from one of our listeners!
Visit our website...2022-05-201h 11This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 80: Math Gave Us Bananas: Unlucky NumbersIt's everyone's favorite topic: numbers! Is the number 13 really that unlucky? Or is Friday the 13th actually the perfect day to get married, start a journey, and sit in row 17 on a plane? Well, even with Emma’s inability to count, she decided to tell Shannon about the reality of unlucky numbers and how it might actually be misogyny’s fault (isn’t it always). If only Emma and numbers were friends. Maybe then she’d be lucky all the time.
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The Mother Source on the number 13, Friday the 13th, Chinese numerology, and the lunisola...2022-05-1341 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 79: TPDE (Taylor's Version): Taylor Swift Conspiracies 4.0 WITH SPECIAL GUEST STEPHENPowder up, clowns! This is the fourth and final (for now) installment of Shannon’s deep dive into the Taylor Swift album conspiracies! We continue to be joined by our Swift expert, Stephen (aka @thecardiganguy), and knock out the last few album potentials for Taylor’s re-release. We learn that mashed potatoes will get you through Adele’s 25, Stephen Colbert is a Taurus, and everyone wants an invite to the Trixie Motel, but most of all, we learn once again that Taylor RUNS the music industry. So join us this week for the last bit of Taylor fun!
Visi...2022-05-061h 23This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 77: He Looks Smelly and Evil: Taylor Swift Conspiracies 3.0 WITH SPECIAL GUEST STEPHENThe best things come in threes, so we couldn’t pass up a third installment of all the clownery and tomfoolery Dr. Taylor Swift has been putting her fans through. And if that wasn’t enough, we are also joined by the subject matter expert on all things Swift: Stephen, aka @thecardiganguy! Shannon takes us through the conspiracies and guesses for what this wonder woman will drop as her next re-record and even with all of our tangents and catching up, we think we prove that Taylor is one of the most influential musicians of all time. Come join the...2022-04-221h 14This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 76: An Everlasting Faint: The Greenbrier GhostOnce again, Emma makes a case for becoming a vase because she just wants to be useful in the afterlife! Just like Zona Heaster Shue, otherwise known as the Greenbrier Ghost, who came from the other side to help convict her husband for her murder. But was it really her? All we know for sure is that justice was served and Shannon didn’t get “scurred”, but somehow a listener ensures Emma gets a taste of her own medicine.
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2022-04-1547 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 75: Electric Boogaloo: Taylor Swift Album ConspiraciesLet’s party like it’s 1989, friends! Shannon is bringing back the Taylor Swift conspiracies and Emma is absolutely convinced that Taylor is the absolute QUEEN of business and Easter eggs. Shannon still isn’t a fan of Nick Jonas, but Stephen Colbert could hold our drinks at the club, no problem. There’s talk of pizza, candles, and a part two?! Pregame with your favorite TSwift album (or post-game like we did).
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The Mother Source o...2022-04-0850 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 74.5: Nonsense Parade: The Mysterious Case of the Missing EpisodeCome join the nonsense parade this week (with hopefully very few damp confetti pieces)! Shannon SUCCEEDED in scaring Emma to bits, but Gus the Ghost mismanaged our audio this week, so there are a few surprises mixed in. Watch out for variable noise levels, too. Gus is not very good at adjusting the audio quality, or cutting out the times that Emma swears (whoops).
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The...2022-04-0140 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 74: Noodle Arms: Goatman's BridgeWelcome 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 also draws the spooky line at clowns, so you're safe if that wasn't your jam. Just goat-headed barefoot demons here.
V...2022-03-251h 06This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 73: You're My Tamagotchi: Theodosia Burr AlstonIt’s the MUSICAL episode! This week Shannon has prepared a mystery that even Emma didn’t know about! Did you know that Aaron Burr’s daughter Theodosia disappeared at sea? Or did she? We learn that Aaron Burr wanted to be an emperor, Emma won’t eat airport hotdogs, and no cast or crew member was left alive on the ship that Theodosia Burr Alston was last seen aboard. Join the nonsense and don’t forget to send us your heart farts!
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The Mother Source on Theodosia and Joseph Als...2022-03-181h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 72: We Fixed Democracy: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe*WARNING: The audio quality is not the best on this one. The ghosts got to us. We’ll banish them next week. Sorry about your ears.*
Emma is taking us back in the time machine this week to tell us about the weird life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe. Was it extreme sadness that killed him? Rabies? Voter fraud? Your guess is as good as ours. There will be some accidental scares, some bones under beds, and hopefully some heart farts from our listeners!
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The Mo...2022-03-111h 08This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 71: Aliens are Mold: The Mysterious Death of Brittany Murphy*Content warning: Emotional abuse and disordered eating are talked about on this episode* We’re back in 2009 this week as Shannon tells Emma about the mysterious death of Brittany Murphy. There are a lot of “big yikes” in this story, but overall the treatment of women in the entertainment industry is the crux of it all. We suggest you watch Uptown Girls and Clueless to celebrate this actress’ life after we discuss her mysterious (and potentially murderous?) passing.
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Es...2022-03-041h 07This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 70: Is It Me?: Gef the Talking MongooseThe walls are starting to talk to us and Shannon might be evil? Are we nuts? Most likely. This week, Emma takes us on the adventure that is Gef the Talking Mongoose, who really didn’t like to be perceived. He lived in the walls of a farmhouse, and Emma conveniently forgot that there is currently something in Shannon’s walls (sorry again!). Our rock throwing friend, Harry Price, makes an appearance and the dog has a name this time, so all seems well, right? Come join us this week for, as we the kids once did say, a bang...2022-02-251h 11This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 69: An Aged Retainer: The Borley RectoryWant some more historically bad vibes? How does the most haunted house in England sound? Shannon attempts to scare Emma this week with the tale of the Borley Rectory. It’s got ringing bells, researchers throwing pebbles, and some very productive rector’s wives. Does Emma think the ghosts are cute and sad? Maybe. Do we attempt our best Essex accents and potentially fail at them? Yup. Do we have yet another mailbag moment for you at the end? Of course!
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Reddit thread on th...2022-02-111h 13This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 67: Spookytime Sadness: The Bennington TriangleAre you ready for some historically bad vibes? This week, Shannon steals one of Emma’s topics to talk about the Bennington Triangle. It’s always triangles that seem to have disappearances, spooky (potentially alien) encounters, and inexplicable dead bodies. So is it a curse? Or something a bit more on the “time travel” side? All we know is we are never wearing red in the woods #indoorcatsfurever. Special appearances from The Pennington Monster, another theme song (thanks Liam!), and a scary story from our very own Haylei!
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Wikipedi...2022-02-041h 29This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 66: A Whole Baguette: The Circleville Letter WriterOh my gourd, you guys! Emma might have stolen another one of Shannon’s topics this week when she discusses the Circleville Letter Writer. Whoever this was terrorized an entire town to the point that someone ended up dead. Try to buckle in and if you can’t then just clench everything and grip the seat for this week’s episode of nonsense and mystery!
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...2022-01-281h 00This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 65: Cheerio, My Dude: George Melville BoyntonWanna hear the wackiest story of a great explorer who…well, never explored much of anything? Come listen to Shannon tell Emma about George M. Boynton, the man who walked a lot, talked a big game, and got Teddy Roosevelt to love him. It seriously is crazy the amount this man got away with in life. Grannies, Chad, and Everest make appearances this week, so come get your fill of some nonsense. And enjoy our BRAND NEW INTRO MUSIC courtesy of our lovely friend, Tom (not the Cryptking)!
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...2022-01-211h 26This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 64: Hypno Hologram Beats: The Mystery of the Mary CelesteSo Emma may have stolen one of Shannon’s episodes this week as we talk about the mystery of the Mary Celeste. NOT the Mary Rosa. We discuss cruise ship ghosts, holding an American Idol-style panel for Shannon’s next prospective date, and obviously get derailed talking about both Santa and books. Join us for this ramble about the mysterious disappearance of the crew of the Mary Celeste.
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All...2022-01-141h 18This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 62: Giant Calamari: The KrakenWe have another short one for you to start off the new year, and we “Kraken” right into it. This week, Emma (somehow) scares Shannon with the legend of the Kraken and what it may actually be in the modern world, as the ocean is a very deep and scary place and researchers keep trying to see all of it. Turns out, neither of these hosts would like to see the bottom of the ocean. Emma also would like your poetry dissection papers to grade, please and thank you.
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The Mother Source on the Krak...2021-12-3139 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 61: So Much Licking: Grýla the Christmas WitchMerry 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 lick all of their belongings might keep them in line while you prepare for the holidays. So take a quick break with us and snuggle in for some creepy holiday cheer!
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Smithsonian on...2021-12-2435 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 60: Some Homo: The Knights TemplarWould you want to live forever? If so, guarding the Holy Grail may be the job for you! This week Emma tells Shannon about the Knights Templar, their legendary banking prowess, and the possibility that they are still hoarding treasure to this day. They also had rules pretty akin to what we know of fraternities today: “A bro shall not lay his hand on another bro.” This is probably as close to a National Treasure fan podcast as we could get, so come join and get those bingo cards ready! Emma might just give you a freebie for Christmas.
2021-12-1750 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 59: Milo Bloodsugar: The Lost LibraryDear Diary, this year for Christmas I would like all the old books in the world, and I think I may know where to find them. This week Shannon dives deep into the tunnels beneath the Kremlin for the legend of the Lost Library of the Czars. Emma nerds out, the tangents are unending, and we may have figured out our drag king names. Also, is your name Ivan? If so, you may be eligible to be a groom proxy!
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2021-12-101h 27This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 58: Hapless Millennials: The Beale CiphersA treasure in the Blue Ridge? Almost a billion dollars? Uncrackable ciphers and a story that’s a bit too good? This week, Emma gifts Shannon with a very Shannon-y episode about The Beale Ciphers, a set of codes printed in the 1880s that continue to draw people in. If you find the treasure the codes lead you to, you could get your own McNugget of gold! Join us and find out if we can really dig up this treasure! Or if it's just another movie Shannon wrote on the fly (she's getting really good at it, you guys).
...2021-12-031h 12This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 57: A Two Layer Dip-Deck-Dock: Lake LanierA slew of underwater ghost towns beneath the depths of a lake that has been cursed since its creation? We’re in! This week, Shannon takes us to Georgia’s Lake Lanier, with mysterious deaths, a handless ghost, and some very very very bad soup. You won’t catch us swimming it, but you might see us on the beach with our eyes closed, meditating on Shannon's intro for this episode. Want a couple tangential stories? Stick around to the end for Emma’s own lake tale!
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Southern...2021-11-261h 04This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 56: Evil Sloth: The Sallie House“And the sloth shall cometh and slash thrice upon the man.”
There are so many tangents this week, ya’ll, as Shannon tries to avoid the story of The Sallie House at all costs. Emma went spooky, and nothing is spookier than a haunted house that might be haunted by something a bit darker than a ghost. We’ve got some spicy questions for the group chat, we accidentally write a horror film, and we determine that Robert the Doll is the King of Consent. Come listen and get spooked!
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WBUR: Is Atchison...2021-11-191h 10This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 55: Sissy Sisyphus: The Great Brink's RobberyDo you have a nickname? Is it better than "Jazz"? The answer is no, we're telling you now. Tune in this week for a much more lighthearted listen as Shannon tells Emma all about the Great Brink's Robbery, one of the most notorious crimes in American history, or so we've been told. Not only was it one of the biggest cash heists in history, it also was chock full of perfect names. We've got Fats, Gus, Trigger, Specs, and a few more we picked up along the way in this Ocean's 11-esque heist of the century.
...2021-11-121h 08This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 54: That Nickel Was Mean to Me Once: The Disappearance of Walter CollinsDid you like our new intro for this episode? We loved it, and it helped lighten the mood for Emma’s downer of a story: this week, she tells Shannon the sad tale of the disappearance of Walter Collins, the inspiration for the movie The Changeling. We learn not only that Emma apparently loves to tell stories of sad, missing children, but the real meaning of “petty cash,” our next album name, and how we each decided to run away from home as kids. So come on by and tell us your potential circles of hell!
Sources:
...2021-11-0559 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 53: Large Todd: The Disappearance of Lars MittankEver been curb-stomped in a foreign country? We hope the answer is no, but that wasn't so for Lars Mittank, whose disappearance Shannon scares Emma with this week. We go through all the theories, realize that trains are also an option, what it means to "wear a beard," and what it would look like if Emma ever podcasted on her own (ya know, as an old lady). We wish you a delightfully spooky season, and buddy system up this year, friends, so you don't go missing and we have to put a Google Alert on you!
2021-10-2944 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 52: The Toilets are Bleeding: The Amityville HorrorIT’S OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, YOU GUYS! This week Emma was given express permission to SPOOK Shannon out, but did she deliver? Come found out on this episode about The Amityville Horror, from the murders to the movie. There’s also some great gift wrap ASMR, reminders to drink your water, reminiscing about reading scary books far too early, and Barbie Bachelor. Some questions to ponder: Would you eat evil Jell-o? Would you try to come at Dana at the Pizza Pad? Listen to our answers on this creepy episode!
Sources:
The...2021-10-221h 43This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 51: White Man History: The Lost Colony of RoanokeShannon brings us back in time this week with the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and if the settlers really did disappear, or if they just moved. Or aliens?! They are always an option. Emma is impressed by the deep dive into history (I mean it’s a Shannon episode, are we surprised?), we learn that Sir Walter Raleigh liked sassafras and pipes, and Shannon has an aversion to new gravity. We’d also like to know how you say potato, but really, Emma will still say it wrong.
Sources:
The...2021-10-151h 32This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 50: I'm Not a Witch I'm Your Wife!: The Salem Witch TrialsIt's spooky season, and what's spookier than the real life horror that was the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693! Listen to our 50TH EPISODE (what?!) as Emma lets Shannon know that she is both a witch and a wife. Come play "put a finger down, witch edition," and learn that the past was super uncomfy for a variety of reasons, not just dry skin ones. We have rendered ourselves obnoxious as we explore a potential case of extreme pettiness.
AND BIG NEWS! We have our own WEBSITE! Come visit! You can find everything you could possibly need f...2021-10-081h 24This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 49: Well, Catholicism: The Flannan Isles LighthouseShannon has done it again with a spooky Scottish episode! This week it's about the three lighthouse keepers who mysteriously vanished off a little Scottish isle, but Emma may have figured it out (ghosts, duh). Therapy is had, stories are swapped, and Emma's undergraduate thesis is discussed in depth because of course it is. Also, does anyone know the tune that we always sing our Mother Source's name to? We certainly don't. Come celebrate the beginning of spooky season with us!
Sources:
Wikipedia
Strange Outdoors
Historic Mysteries
2021-10-011h 03This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 48: Surprise! Bones: The Princes in the TowerWhat could have happened to two young boys under their uncle's care? Surely it was all fun and rainbows and shooting arrows? This week we discuss the mystery of the Princes in the Tower, Edward and Richard, and the possibility that Richard III, King of England, killed them for the crown. We learn that the TV show The Tudors is our main source of info on English royalty of the time, learn Shannon's drag name, and make some royal detours along the way. Hop on for the ride into 1455!
Sources:
The Mother...2021-09-241h 26This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 47: Team Indoors Forever: The Dutch Hikers MysteryShannon freaks Emma out with this sad and creepy episode on the Dutch hikers Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, who disappeared in the Panamanian jungle. We also confirm to each other that we are not murderers, learn Shannon’s hell loop, and Emma stops breathing at one point. Wanna be too scared to ever go hiking again? Then come listen!
Sources:
From Imperfect Plan: The full story, an analysis of photo 505, a super in-depth analysis of Kremers’s bleached bones, and the Google Earth map
Forensic Tales
Lost Media Wiki
Ri...2021-09-171h 27This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 46: An Angry Craisin: The Disappearance of the Beaumont ChildrenWe're your therapists now. Join us as Emma tells Shannon the sad story of the disappearance of the Beaumont siblings in 1966. As always, however, we must find the levity in the depravity so there is discussion of murderers with mohawks, angry muppets, and our very particular podcast niches. Emma also decides to fight the void, so buy your tickets to that fight now. Open call for engineers/chemists/scientists of all kinds to make some heavy duty evidence boxes with fingerprint passkeys please and thank you!
Sources:
Mother Source
The C...2021-09-101h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 45: Afterlife Hacks: KelpiesHave you seen a horse before? Are you sure it wasn’t a kelpie?! Join us this week for Shannon’s Cryptid Corner on these mysterious demon water horses of Scotland. Shannon starts her scatting career, we get very invested in our Winnie the Pooh zodiac signs, and make a mental note to stay at least 50 feet from any Scottish ponies loitering by themselves. We think you should, too.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Icy Sedgwick
BlogSpot
Historic UK
Thought Catalog
YouTube2021-09-0355 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 44: Hot Hands McGee: The Island of the DollsAn island filled with dolls? Cursed, blessed, or just plain awful? Feel like crying along with Shannon? Then join us this week for a short episode about the extremely spooky Island of the Dolls in Mexico. It’s so creepy even Emma cries! Don't forget to send us your ghost resumes!
Sources:
The Mother Source
All That’s Interesting
Atlas Obscura
Discovery Channel
Buzzfeed Unsolved2021-08-2735 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 43: A Carbon Date: The Hope DiamondCould a beautiful, 45.52 carat diamond be the source of suffering for generations of its owners? Shannon is here this week to report on the Hope Diamond, currently in stasis at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Is it really cursed, killing off anyone who touches it? Or was it a well constructed story told in order to sell it to the highest bidder? Join us this week to find out!
Sources:
The Curse of the Hope Diamond
The Smithsonian
The Great Courses Daily
Mental Floss2021-08-2046 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 42: Call Me Pretty and Buy Me Books: The Georgia GuidestonesIf you’re ever going through the state of Georgia and the world ends, make sure to head over to Elberton County and read the Georgia Guidestones! They’ll give you all the “rules” to navigate the end of the world’s necessary creation of a government. Emma regales Shannon with these, who loves lists, as they both try to figure out if this was an elaborate hoax or an elaborate earnest endeavor.
Sources:
The Mother Source
Media Matters on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
May 2009 Magazine on the Georgia Gui...2021-08-1348 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 41: A Raw Tortilla: Insulin Price GougingFeel like getting mad? Then join us this week as Shannon tells Emma all about Big Pharma's conspiracy to keep insulin-dependant humans as money generators. Hint: the answer might just be greed. Emma also learns about how Nick Jonas may be at the center of it all. #JoNOnus.
Sources:
From T1 International: Timeline of insulin and the 2018 Out-of-Pocket Cost Report
T1 International's From Gift to Greed
Dexcom commercial ft. Nick Jonas
The Mayo Clinic
Health Digest
Esquire
Substack data for i...2021-08-061h 00This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp 40: Shaming Children: The Isdal Woman WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARAWas it suicide? Murder? A vampire colony's revenge? Or was this lady just combustible? This week Emma tells Shannon AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST SARA all about the Isdal Woman of Norway who died mysteriously on a mountain, half-burned. Emma needs to write a novel series about burnt people and Shannon needs to find a Brit to marry because Norway is too cold. Oh, and don't miss out on Sara's kittens!!
Sources:
True Crime Database
BBC in 2017 and 2019
The Mother Source
Unidentified Wiki
Medium2021-07-301h 07This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 39: The Issue with Human Beings: Skeleton LakeThis week's episode is a wild, wonderful, kinda-spooky ride! Come join us as Shannon regales Emma with the site of Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas. Shannon does some great pronunciations, Emma gets really angry with human idiots, and it's overall a fun time. Don't forget to answer Shannon's end of episode question!
Sources:
National Geographic
Nature Communications
The Hindu (India’s national newspaper)
The Atlantic
BBC News
Mother Source
Live Science
History Channel
The New York Ti...2021-07-2340 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 38: Very Very Welcome to You: The Sodder Family MysteryDid five of ten children die in a house fire on Christmas Eve? Or did the Mafia have something to do with it? This is a sad one ya'll (SORRY!!). Emma tells Shannon the story of the Sodder Family mystery and how much Emma knows about cremation (she brings up the vase again, guys). Come join us for a couple laughs amid this sad mystery!
Sources:
Smithsonian Magazine “The Children Who Went Up in Smoke”
Mother Source
1968 Sunday Gazette article
True Crime Files
NPR
2021-07-161h 04This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 37: The Viscount of Tangent Town: The Curse of MacbethAre you a theatre kid who was scared into behaving backstage by superstition? US TOO! Did a group of witches put a curse on the Scottish Play because their spells were being bastardized? POSSIBLY! Did Lady Macbeth actually kill anyone? NO BUT OTHERS THINK SO! Come join us as Shannon tells Emma about the curse of Macbeth and all kinds of theatre related stories.
Sources:
The Tech (MIT)
The Royal Shakespeare Company
Images from the Royal Shakespeare Company
Penguin
The Shakespeare Company (USA)
2021-07-091h 02This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 36: It's A Boy! (phlegm): The Jersey DevilThis 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!
Sources:
The Mother Source
Cryptid Wiki
Pinelands Preservation Alliance on the Legend
Jersey Devil Sightings and Stories from WeirdNJ
abcNews on the 2015 “sighting”
Silly Ben Franklin on Mental Floss
Brian Regal book on Quakers and the Jersey Devil2021-07-0253 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 35: Tappin' Variety: The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha ChristieDid one of the most famous mystery writers in the world stage her own disappearance? Or did she really forget that she was the Agatha Christie? In this episode, Shannon tells Emma all about this bad-witch and what we think may have happened in the 10 day span that she was missing.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Agatha Christie Wiki
The New York Times
Medium
All That’s Interesting
The Washington Post
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie2021-06-2554 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 33: The Coconuts!: The Oak Island Money PitThere is nothing better than a treasure hunt. Except maybe if it's a pirate treasure. And it's in Canada. Come join us as Shannon tells Emma all about Canada's national treasure (and we aren't talking poutine) in the Oak Island Money Pit.
Sources:
The Vintage News
Mother Source
What is the Money Pit?
Season 8 of The Curse of Oak Island
12 Possible Treasures
25 Treasures Discovered
Oak Island Treasure
Men’s Health
Atlas Obscura
2021-06-1152 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 32: Baby Bones: The WatcherCreepy is back!! And what is creepier than a house that comes with a designated "watcher?" Emma does her best to scare Shannon (and mostly fails) with the story of The Watcher from Westfield, New Jersey. Because of course it's New Jersey.
Sources:
The Haunting of 657 Boulevard from The Cut
Why Westfield is so scary
Inside the House
Tales of True Crime Episode 18
Letters and Story of the Watcher2021-06-041h 08This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 31: John Cena's Horcrux: Staircases in the WoodsAre there staircases in the depths of the American National Parks? Are they remnants of a lost city, a tornado dump, a portal to another world? Or are they just a hoax? Come listen this week as Shannon pulls an Emma and talks about her Reddit deep dive into the creepy, solitary staircases in the woods.
Sources:
SearchAndRescueWoods on Reddit Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Historic Mysteries
The Cambodia Daily
Traveler Magazine
Atlas Obscura
Wanderglobe
Renee Rose on Medium
Wikipedia on the Roswell I...2021-05-2841 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 30: Sugar and Blood: The Gardner Museum HeistHow would someone go about stealing almost $50 million in art from a central Boston museum? How could they even get away with it? Well, thieves in 1990 somehow did, and the things they stole have been missing ever since. Come listen as Emma pulls a Shannon and shares the story of the most expensive art heist in the world from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! Somehow she makes Shannon cry!
Sources:
The Mother Source on the Museum
The Mother Source on the Theft
The Gardner Museum
Boston Ma...2021-05-211h 17This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 28: Big Mac Daddy: The Montauk ProjectTime travel is always an option! And so apparently are teleportation, making giant ships invisible, and becoming a tour guide for computers in a futuristic landscape. Come join us this week as Emma makes Shannon cry (with laughter) at this story of the Montauk Project and the experiments they tried.
Sources:
The Mother Source on the Montauk Project
The Mother Source on the Books
The Mother Source on John von Neumann
The Montauk Project Gallery
The Montauk Project connection to Stranger Things
A Closer Look at...2021-05-071h 03This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 27: Cocktail Hour in Heaven: Everest and the Mystery of Mallory and IrvineThe 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...
Sources:
Mother Source
PBS NOVA
The Clymb
Secrets of the Ice
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb, Eric R. Simonson, Larry A. Johnson
...2021-04-301h 37This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 26: If You're a Cow, I'm a Cow: The Mandela EffectDoes Curious George have a tail? Are we living in a simulation? Is Shannon from an alternate universe? Answers to these questions and more on this episode where Emma tells Shannon about the Mandela effect (not the mandala one) and how there are just some things about the world that are a *little* off.
Sources:
Take a quiz to see what you remember
How False Memories Occur
Mental Floss: 10 Examples of the Mandela Effect
Buzzfeed’s list of examples
The ‘Mandela Effect’ and How Your Mind is Playing...2021-04-231h 14This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 25: Botanical Sexism: The Seasonal Allergies ConspiracyDo you have a stuffy nose the minute you walk out your door? Eyes itch and throat get scratchy just by existing during the spring? Well then it may just be Big Nursery coming after you, and Big Pharma's in on it too! Listen this week as Shannon clues Emma in on the giant conspiracy that the government is trying to kill her and allergy sufferers like her.
Sources:
@theovtnetwork on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMemAYAeV/
Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees
Scientific American: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/botanical-sexism-cultivates-home-grown-allergies/
Mel Magazine: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/t...2021-04-1656 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 24: Rubber Chicken Slinky: D.B. CooperWho was the mystery man who jumped out of a plane in 1971? A spy? A superhero? An idiot? Join us as Emma tells Shannon the story of D.B. Cooper, get sidetracked by thought experiments and fanny packs, and try our hardest to keep this 2 hour long episode entertaining (sorry it's so long ya'll! Leave us a review or leave us alone!). Stay at the end for a bonus ten minutes of National Treasure Talk!
Sources:
The Mother Source
The FBI
The Hollywood Reporter on Rackstraw
Th...2021-03-261h 57This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 23: Pale and Frail: The Kennedy CurseJoin us this week from another one of Emma's family closets as Shannon regales us with the story of Camelot. Well, the Kennedy Camelot, all its twists and turns and the curse that hangs over them all. Is it really a curse, a testosterone-fueled urge to take risks, or just a whole lot of bad luck from a whole lot of gold coins? Come find out!
Surprise appearance from Emma's mom. (Hi, Mom!)
Sources:
The Mother Source on the curse and the family
Refinery29 Curse Timeline
Two Sons, One D...2021-03-191h 39This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 22: A Crop Circle of Virgin Mary's: Annabelle the DollA demon? A ghost? A prank gone wrong? Whatever the reason, this doll is creepy as all get out, so much so that it has to be kept locked away in a glass case like a Marvel villian. Listen as Emma freaks Shannon out with another scary doll mystery, but only cries like once!
Sources:
The Mother Source
Mysteries at the Museum
Annabelle appearing in Shazam and Aquaman
Inside the Warren’s Occult Museum from The Daily Mirror
Annabelle’s escape attempt
The Ne...2021-03-121h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 21: Jean-Paul Joe Schmoe: Amelia EarhartThis week Shannon scares Emma with planes and gigantic crabs in retaliation for all the times Emma has made her cry to tell the incredible story of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, who disappeared in the Pacific in the 30s. Were they stranded and eventually eaten by crabs? (ew. no thank you.) Were they captured? Sucked up into space? Come listen to our theories and all of our shoutouts to Tom King, archeologist extraordinare!
Sources:
Wikipedia
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery: General overview and in-depth evidence list
National Archives MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Half of the National Geographic w...2021-03-051h 42This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 20: Batpig: The MothmanA creature born of radioactivity scared the bejesus out of two couples in 1966 on a dark road at midnight. Or was it a gigantic bird? Or Batpig? More likely it was the antihero of Point Pleasant: Mothman! Come listen to Emma tell Shannon about the feathered man bird and all of his "cousins" around the world.
Sources:
The Mother Source
First report in the Point Pleasant Register
Second report in the Williamson Daily News
Mothman Wiki
The Silver Bridge collapse and why it buckled
Other Di...2021-02-2651 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 19: Woo! Politics: El DoradoNow we would love to all find a city of gold, but could we actually succeed? And why do we even think there is one in the first place? Come listen as Shannon tells Emma all about El Dorado, both the maybe mythical place and the 2000 movie (Elton's greatest work) that everyone should be in love with.
Sources:
ThoughtCo.: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-legend-of-el-dorado-2136432 and https://www.thoughtco.com/walter-raleighs-journey-to-el-dorado-2136440
National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/el-dorado/#close
BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20964114#:~:text=The%20European%20myth%20that%20a...2021-02-191h 08This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 18: A Dingo Ate My Body!: The Tamam Shud CaseEmma gets real lazy this week and retells Shannon one of her favorite mysteries: The Tamam Shud Case. Luckily, Shannon remembers none of it! Was this man a Soviet spy? Or a British seaman? No one knows, but maybe we figure it out!
Sources:
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamam_Shud_case
ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-14/somerton-man-cold-case-could-be-one-step-closer-to-solved/9245512
The Smithsonian (good read): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/
THe Herald Sun: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order...2021-02-121h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 17: Error 401: The TitanicDid the Titanic actually hit an iceberg, or was it sunk by a rich man's conspiracy to commit murder? Or was it a mummy in London cursing whoever it saw fit? Find out about these and other theories as Shannon tells Emma about her all-time favorite morbid fascination!
Sources:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Titanic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_conspiracy_theories and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Olympic
The History Channel: https://www.history.com/news/titanic-sinking-conspiracy-myths-jp-morgan-olympic
The Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/-did-a-german-uboat-sink-_b_1413770
...2021-02-051h 10This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 16: An Undiagnosed Wizard: Robert the DollDoes this life size doll have a life of its own, cursing those who get in its way? Or is he just an old doll with a hell of a lot of creep factor? Come listen as Emma tries to explain and Shannon cries in this episode on Key West's Robert the Doll.
Sources:
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)
Boredom Therapy: https://boredomtherapy.com/s/creepy-history-of-robert-the-doll?as=799&asv=1&bdk=0
Ghosts and Gravestones Ghost Tours and Key West History: https://www.g...2021-01-2958 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 15: International Treasure: The Amber RoomDid the Nazi's manage to dismantle the 8th wonder of the world and destroy it within the span of a few years? Or is it at the bottom of the ocean? Could it still be in Russia? Did Nicholas Cage find it in his new movie International Treasure? Come listen as Shannon tells Emma all about the mysterious Amber Room and where it may, or may not, be now.
Sources:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Room
Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-amber-room-160940121/?no-ist and https://www.smithsonianmag.com/h...2021-01-221h 23This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 14: Snap Me Like a Glowstick: The Life and Death of Elvis PresleyDid Elvis actually ever "leave the building"? Or did he just hop a plane to Rio and has been sipping sangria for years? This week, hear Emma tell Shannon about the theory that Elvis is still alive. We talk about dead bodies, bad music, and how a friend tortured Emma in high school. So join us! And long live the King!
Check out Luke Caccetta on Spotify
Also, Emma remembered the name of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game. with Leah Remini and Mike Rinder
Sources:
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia...2021-01-151h 15This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 13: Gorls, Gargoyles, and Airperts: The Denver AirportWhat's scarier than a demon horse named Blucifer? Probably the Illuminati plotting government overthrows with the lizard people below the Denver International Airport. Listen this week to Shannon tell Emma all about the conspiracies surrounding the beautiful, albeit riddled with aliens, airport in Colorado's capital city. Warning: Emma screams with excitement. Watch your ears.
Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!
Visit our website!
Send us a heart fart!
Sources:
The Mother Source
The Travel
The New York Ti...2021-01-081h 12This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 12: Zeus@MtOlympus.net: AtlantisThis week, to start off the new year, Emma tells Shannon about her favorite place: Atlantis! Was Plato right, or was he a big fat liar? Is Atlantis still under the ocean, ruled by Milo and Kida? Tune in to hear about the good, the unknown, and the potentially magical.
Sources:
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis
The Theosophical Society books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Doctrine
Live Science, Atlantis: https://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html, https://www.livescience.com/4846-eruption-thera-changed-world.html, https://w...2021-01-0159 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 11: Let Me Know if You Need to Scream: Sabena Flight 548Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who celebrate! Honor the day and Shannon's Aunt Fran by listening to Emma scream as Shannon tells her the devastating story of Sabena Flight 548 and the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. Stay till the end for a surprise for Emma!
Sources:
Wikipedia: “1961” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961#Events)
Wikipedia: “Sabena Flight 548” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_548)
ESPN: Still Crystal Clear (http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110215/skatingcrash&redirected=true)
Sports Illustrated, Feb. 13, 1961 (https://vault.si.com/vault/1961/02/13/mother-set-the-style)
Podcast: All Bad Things (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-086-sabena-fl...2020-12-2556 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 10: Haunt People While You’re Alive: The Dybbuk BoxThis week we get extra spooky as Emma regales Shannon with the story of the most haunted item in the world: The Dybbuk Box. Is it haunted by a Jewish supernatural being, a demon, or is it all a lie? Join us this week and try not to cry! Shannon does and it's fine because scary things are scary, ya'll.
Sources:
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk_box, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shema_Yisrael Archived
EBAY description: https://web.archive.org/web/20051105000557/htt...2020-12-181h 12This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 9: Summon the Father-in-Law: The Vyne RingThis week, Shannon tells Emma the tale of the Vyne Ring, a (almost) cursed object from the time of the ancient Romans, stolen from a man who put his curse down in metal. Was this ring the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's famous novels? Or is it just the discarded piece of jewelry from an unwanted Christmas gift? Join us this week for a short episode about elves, novels, and petty theft, oh my!
Sources:
The National Trust: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/719789
Astonishing Legends: https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/7/7/th...2020-12-1138 minThis Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 8: IKEA Aliens WITH SPECIAL GUEST!: The Abduction of Betty and Barney HillOur very first guest, Liam, (little brother!) joins us as Emma tells Shannon the story of the 1961 abduction of Betty and Barney Hill. The Hills were a New Hampshire couple who truly believed that aliens had taken and returned them; there's even a historical marker in the spot! We all figure out that IKEA is the modern alien's abduction site and that if we get tattoos, Betty's star map may just be the inspiration.
Sources:
The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill#cite_note-27
The Exhi...2020-12-041h 16This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 7: Hairball Awareness Day: The Lies Your Parents Told YouThis week Shannon lightens the mood with the lies your parents told you as a kid. Emma screams, Shannon waxes poetic on Santa and hairballs, and we get to hear from a special guest! Listen along to what you thought you'd never know the answers to.
Sources:
CNN: “Chocolate milk definitely doesn't come from brown cows -- but some adults think otherwise” by Nancy Coleman (https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/chocolate-milk-help-trnd/index.html)
The Conversation: “Lies about Santa? They could be good for your child” by Kristen Dunfield (https://theconversation.com/lies-about-santa-they-could-be-good-for-your-child-88855)
SwimmingPool.com: “7 Common Swimming Pool Myths Busted” (https://www.swimmingp...2020-11-271h 09This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 6: Heebus Jeebus: The Disappearance of Maura MurrayOn a snowy night in February, 2004, a young woman disappeared without a trace...YIKES! Tune in as Emma tells Shannon the spooky and sad story of Maura Murray and the many theories behind what could have possibly made her vanish.
Sources:
-Billy Jensen writing in 2014 about internet sleuthing in the case: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/01/28/maura-murray/4/
-Our mother source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Maura_Murray
- The Maura Murray Missing site, still active: https://www.mauramurraymissing.org/about.html
-True Crime Addict on...2020-11-201h 15This Podcast Doesn't ExistEp. 5: Like a Raisin: The Tennessee Children's Home SocietyThis week Shannon tells Emma about the Tennessee Children's Home Society and the awful, evil, scary lady, Georgia Tann, who kidnapped, scammed, and abused children and families in the early decades of the 1900s. There are families still waiting for an answer and people realizing that their stories are eerily similar to the horrors of the Society, so listen along and freak out with both of us!
Sources:
Insider / Erika Celeste: https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12
Newton County, Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society / Lois Cooper: https://www.nchgs.org/html/a_story_of_stolen_b...2020-11-131h 02This Podcast Doesn't ExistIntroducing....Us!Hello new friends! We are Emma and Shannon, the hosts of This Podcast Doesn't Exist. We can't wait to have you join us each week for a new spooky, scary, or downright oddball case that has no answers. We'll explore all the stories and theories for each, and maybe find the answers along the way. See you soon!2020-10-1401 min