Broads Next Door

Grab your fertility amulets and your haunted cradle, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of Rosemary’s Baby, the film that birthed an entire genre of occult paranoia… and maybe even a few curses along the way. From the comas, to the cults, to fhe infamous crimes. Is the devil really in the details or just in us? CW: graphic violence Sources: Cursed Movies: Rosemary’s Baby Shudder...

Find a shaman and call your clairvoyant grandmother because today we’re getting a broader understanding of the tragedy that plagued the poltergeist sequels, both on and off screen, as we ask once again- can anything really be cursed or is it just our realities (and greedy studios) that haunt us? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support...

Turn off the movie and get ready to go behind the scenes, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of the murder of Poltergeist star Dominique Dunne. This episode contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence, failures of the justice system, and the fact that sometimes the things that haunt us our deeply human. My main sources for this episode our the writings of Dominique’s father...

Grab a strong sense of spiritual boundaries, hide your clown dolls, and be prepared to feel enraged and also terrified because today, we’re getting a Broader Understanding of the curse of Poltergeist: the classic horror film that used real skeletons, haunted its cast and made America question whether some movies really are cursed. This is Part 1 Sources: Poltergeist Theatrical Trailer https://yout...

Grab a mask- or better yet a hazmat suit because today we’re getting a broader understanding of the pneumonic plague- is there an outbreak or was this a one off? How bad would this be? And how many once in a lifetime events will we get in one lifetime? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab a date and put on your prom dress, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of adolescent rage, telekinetic revenge, teenage trauma and Carrie White : On Writing, Stephen King Is Telekinesis Real? (Ted Ed) https://youtu.be/Jq9D_HkQhAA?s... Analyzing Evil Margaret White from Carrie (The Vile Eye) https://youtu.be/tihF7bFKvW8?s... How Did Carrie Get Her Powers (Screen Rant) https://...

Put down your true crime coloring book, turn off that third rewatch of Mindhunter, and triple-check your locks, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of active serial killers. Maybe they didn’t go extinct. Maybe they changed their ways just enough that we stopped noticing. We’re not talking about Jeffrey Dahmer’s glasses or the psychology of Ed Kemper. We’re talking about the now. Be...

Grab your melatonin and turn on your sound machine because we’re kicking off spooky season with a subtle kind of horror- sleep deprivation. What does it do to us? How long can we go without rest? And for anyone who just had a baby like me, why does sleep during the newborn trenches feel like torture? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/sup...

Put on your trench coat and and get ready to call the tip line, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of one of the eeriest, mesmerizing and most iconic shows to ever hit television: Unsolved Mysteries.  We'll hear from people who worked on the series, revisit some memorable cases,  And maybe you too can help solve a mystery (originally released October 31st 2025) Become a supporter...

Get ready to finally wrap this case up with us and probably never be able to trust the Facebook marketplace or wedding photographers the same way ever again. We know this has been a long and emotional rollercoaster for all of us, but we are officially at the end of what we know, and after this episode, you can be certain you have a broad understanding of one of the worst things you’ve probably eve...

Get ready to take an ambulance ride and listen to some infuriating audio as we continue to gain a broader understanding of fetal abduction and the Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct. When we last left off, Taylor Parker had been pulled over on the side of the road claiming she had just given birth. In this episode we’ll travel with her to the hospital, hear the initial interrogation, her arrest...

Make sure you’re sitting down because in part four of our fetal abduction series, we’re arriving at the crime scene, as we continue to gain a broader understanding of the crimes of Taylor Parker and the murder of Reagan Hancock  For the past three episodes we’ve been telling two stories. The first belonged to Reagan Hancock. A young wife. A mother to three-year-old Kynlee. Thirty-five weeks pregna...

Don’t trust pathological liars but do keep track of what they say because today we’re continuing to gain a broader understanding of fetal abduction and the Netflix doc Maternal Instinct by looking at the longtime lies of the woman who looks different in every picture, Taylor Parker. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab your security blanket, a cold beverage, and your internal rage because Today we’re continuing our No Maternal Instinct series, but we’re taking a slightly different path than the documentary as we try and gain a broader understanding of fetal abduction. Because after Part One, a lot of you wrote to us. Some of you were excited. Some of you were surprised that we spent an entire episode talkin...

Tune into your skepticism and lock your car doors because today we’re beginning our multi part series on Netflix’s Maternal Instinct and the horrifying crime of fetal abduction as we try and gain a broader understanding of why and how this ever happens in part one we"re looking at the broader picture- why women fake pregancies. From false pregnancies to manipulation to the worst case scenarios we'...

Grab your lease agreement, your air conditioner, and your Chili’s Triple Dipper… because today we’re getting a broader understanding of New York City’s rent freeze, Europe’s dangerous heatwave, and why World Cup fans are falling in love with the beautiful, chaotic spectacle that is American chain restaurants. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--58...

warning: contains spoilers for season 1 of Widow's Bay!!! Grab your life jackets and get your fog horns out, cause today we’re diving into the lore behind everyone’s new favorite small seaside town secret history: Widow’s Bay. And if you’re looking for an excuse to use that Apple TV free trial period, this show might be worth the trouble. It’s just 10 episodes and pretty quick to binge, so if you...

Grab your calendars and get ready to notice some patterns with us, because today we’re questioning the stars with a very special guest. Our friend Laura from @6thHouseAstro has come back to help us get a broader understanding of the mundane, the magical, and a forecast of things to come.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab your tweed jacket, your favorite book from the library stacks, and maybe a wooden stake just in case, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Giles, nostalgia, grief, and why losing someone we never actually met can feel like losing a little piece of ourselves as we take a look back on Buffy and the career of Anthony Head.  Become a supporter of this p...

(originally released in March 2023, not the best audio quality!!) Before there was Fyre Festival there was Woodstock 99. The festival took place from July 23-25, 1999 in Rome, New York. Though it was intended to be a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival, it ended up being anything but. It turned out to be the hottest weekend of the year, with temperatures reaching...

Grab your chargers, put your heart in airplane mode, and maybe delete that Replika app, because today, we are stepping into the uncanny valley of AI romance. We’ll be talking about the new film Companion, starring the brilliant Sofie Thatcher. We talk about real stories of people dating AI, films like Terminator, Her & Ex Machina before finally getting a broader understanding of AI companionsh...

Count your pills, and lock your doors, as we gain a broader understanding of the death of Marilyn Monroe. Was it a suicide? A tragic accident?  or was it something much worse?? Because the official story? It doesn’t really sit right. Because maybe she overdosed. Or accidental. Or it was intentional . Or maybe, just maybe, someone  silenced her. And maybe, in the mess of all that myth and murder, w...

Grab your marriage license and your divorce papers Today, we’re continuing to gain a Broader Understanding of a woman who was as adored as she was exploited, a woman whose name became shorthand for beauty, sexuality, tragedy, and contradiction. The woman who played the dumb blonde while reading Dostoyevsky in her trailer. The woman who could seduce the world, marry multiple times  and still be lef...

Grab a journal, get a makeover & try on that dress you’re afraid to wear in public, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of Marilyn Monroe. Or maybe we should say Norma Jeane. Because that’s kind of the problem, isn’t it? Everyone knows Marilyn Monroe. The white dress. The platinum hair. The beauty mark. The breathy voice. The sex symbol. The tragedy. But very few people know th...

Grab your flashlights, your childhood urban legends, and maybe your rapidly deteriorating trust in society because today we’re getting a broader understanding of… The 2025 movie  Weapons- why did it mean something different to all of us? How did comedy inspire some of it? Can we ever really keep each other safe? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door-...