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Pod Candy - Cults, Crimes & KillersUnknown Number - Catfish with a TwistIn this chilling episode of Pod Candy: Cults, Crimes & Killers, Stacey Flaster and Dori Goldman unpack Netflix’s shocking true-crime documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish. What begins as a disturbing case of anonymous harassment among Michigan teens quickly spirals into one of the most jaw-dropping catfishing stories ever told.Joined by forensic psychologist Dr. John Mayer, the hosts break down the psychology of this disturbing case—from “cyber-Munchausen” and parental obsession to the long-term trauma of betrayal and emotional control. Together they ask: what drives a parent to become the villain in their own child’s story?
2025-11-111h 02
Pod Candy - Cults, Crimes & KillersMonster: Our Ed Gein Expert ReturnsNetflix may be shining a new spotlight on one of America’s most disturbing figures with Monster: The Ed Gein Story, but Pod Candy was there first. In this chilling mashup episode, hosts Stacey and Dr. John Mayer revisit their most fascinating and unnerving conversations about the real-life “Butcher of Plainfield.” With commentary from Dori, filmmaker Alex Flaster (who produced the A&E Biography on Ed Gein), and horror expert Adam Rockoff, they explore how Gein’s twisted legacy gave birth to icons like Norman Bates, Buffalo Bill, and Leatherface.From Gein’s psychologically stunted upbringing under a fanatica...
2025-10-2855 min
The Chicago Theater-Makers PodcastA Flaster Production with guest Stacey Flaster!Today’s guest was born in the North Shore of Chicago and started her career as a dancer at New Trier High School. Since then she has had a career spending decades as an actress, singer, director, choreographer, acting coach and casting director.Her acclaimed school, The Performers School, was one of the first of its kind in the Chicagoland area, strictly geared towards the training of child theater makers. Her latest project, 'A Flaster Production', is another feather in her cap where the shows they’ll produce will exclusively feature college ready teenagers.I hope...
2025-09-081h 04
Pod Candy - Cults, Crimes & KillersEd Gein Part 2 - Interview With The ExpertsIn this episode Stacey, Dori and Dr. John dive deeper into the madness of Ed Gein through the eyes of two of the industry's leading experts. Alex Flaster is the writer and producer of Biography's "Ed Gein" documentary. Adam Rockoff is an industry expert on slasher films, and author of the critically acclaimed books; The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer's Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins and the Living Dead, and Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film. Together the group discusses details of this gruesome case, and the reasons Ed Gein inspired som...
2025-06-1052 min
Troubled Teens: THE FIX Archives - WebTalkRadio.netTroubled Teens: THE FIX – Giving Young People the Essential Building Blocks to Success with a Tool Often Neglected!In this “Best Of” show Dr. Mayer interviews Stacey Flaster the co-owner of The Performer’s School in Highwood, Illinois. Stacey, a professional actress, director, choreographer, teacher, coach, mom and Dr. Mayer discuss the importance of the arts, particularly the performing arts at building the essential life tools young people need to become successful adults. They explain how the performing arts builds confidence, self-esteem, identity, school success, mastery, listening skills, risk-taking, motivation and dealing with loss & rejection better than almost any other activity you can provide for your teen or child. They discuss how to fill the void left by our...
2013-12-2359 min