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Welcome back to The Weekly Spill! This week, we're talking the Nashville ice storm, keeping secrets about Taylor Swift, Todd Chrisley's prison food, obscene Harry Styles ticket prices, rumors about Nicola Peltz's past behavior amid the Beckham family feud, and the downfall of The Fab Five. Tag us your reviews of Bridgerton season 4 and "Wuthering Heights," and if you want...

In case you missed it, we're diving into an Appalachian folk tale which originated right in Nashville's backyard: The 1817 legend of The Bell Witch Haunting. This episode was originally posted on August 31, 2024. Text us your tea! Support the show

In case you missed it, we're throwing it back to August 8, 2024, when we chatted Bruno Mars and other music industry short kings, falling down in Louboutins and getting caught by Twilight's own Kellan Lutz, drinking "water" and mocktails, a listener update from the Jerome Grand Hotel, and pre-2024 election conspiracy theories about the United States government.  Text us your te...

Spooky Saturday is a state of mind, not just a day of the week. In this episode, we're discussing the August 1997 disappearance of Don Lewis, best known to us as the second husband of Tiger King star Carole Baskin. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this week's edition of The Weekly Spill, we're talking Hollywood mom group drama (team Hilary Duff), Golden Globes fashion (is Jennifer Lawrence starting to look like Taylor Swift?), TV FOMO (are you guys watching Heated Rivalry and Traitors?), Katie's most recent Southwest flight experience and Alyssa's field trip to Bridgestone Arena to take some puppies to visit the hocke...

On this #SpookySaturday, we're taking a look at the Voynich Manuscript: a seemingly normal book from the early 1400s, except that no one knows who wrote it or what it says. See some of the illustrations we're looking at here . Additional sources used in this episode include: Yale Wikipedia History Text us your tea! Support the show

Welcome back to The Weekly Spill, aka our weekly roundup of pop culture news and gossip. On the agenda this week are love lives in the limelight: Alix Earle and Tom Brady, Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes, and of course, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Text us your tea! Support the show

In honor of the "Stranger Things" series finale, in this episode we're discussing the real-life inspiration behind the series: The Montauk Project. In World War II, the United States government built a military defense base known as "Camp Hero" in New York disguised as a fishing village. In the years following WWII, Camp Hero was largely abandoned until it was converted to...

Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2026, we're talking New Year's resolutions and calling out a Maura Murray-adjacent mystery that's been plaguing this podcast's statistics. Alma, Georgia, please explain yourselves immediately. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're discussing one of Chicago's most infamous cold cases: the February 2, 2008 shooting of six women, both employees and customers, in the dressing rooms of a Tinley Park, Illinois Lane Bryant store. Five of those women were killed-- Jennifer Bishop (age 34), Carrie Chiuso (age 33), store manager Rhonda McFarland (age 42), Sarah Szafranski (age 22), and Connie Woolfolk...

Merry Christmas from Salt Shakers! In case you're becoming one with your couch for the rest of the year, this week's chit chat includes a guide to some of our favorite underrated Christmas movies. Top recs: Surviving Christmas (2004), A Castle For Christmas (2021), The Holiday (2006), and Four Christmases (2008). Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're discussing the December 1900 mysterious unsolved disappearance of three lighthouse keepers (James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald McArthur) from their post in Scotland's remote Flannan Isles.  Sources used in this episode include: Northern Lighthouse Board Wikipedia All That's Interesting Royal Museums Greenwich National Records of Scotland Text us your tea...

In this episode, we're talking the brand new documentary "Murder in Monaco" and the story of the December 3, 1999 deaths of billionaire banker Edmond Safra and one of his nurses, Vivian Torrente, in Safra's ultra-secure penthouse. Sources used in this episode include: Netflix People Wikipedia Page Six Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're talking about the supposed curse that plagued the set of the 1939 film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (and maybe the new Wicked films, too?), from on-set accidents to lifelong side effects. Sources used in this episode include: TIME CBC Text us your tea! Support the show

Still looking for holiday gifts for your besties? Here are our recommendations for great last-minute gifts based on their favorite Spooky Saturday mystery. All items linked in our TikTok showcase @saltshakerspod. Be sure to drink your Ovaltine! Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're talking some lingering spirits at Nashville's own Ryman Auditorium -- including the ghosts of Captain Ryman himself, a confederate soldier, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams Sr. Sources used in this episode include: The Ryman WKRN US Ghost Adventures Nashville Ghosts Ghost City Tours Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're discussing how McScammer Jerome "Uncle Jerry" Jacobson used his position as director of security at Simon Worldwide to rig McDonald's Monopoly to the tune of $24 Million over the course of 12 years. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this week's edition of The Weekly Spill, we're talking holiday sweet treats from Swig, those Starbucks bear cups, Sydney Sweeney's assets, Kim Kardashian's California bar exam results, the Chilean pageant queen x death metal crossover, The Golden Bachelor Gerry's downfall, Lily Allen's extremely informative new album, the model status of some of the Louvre heist su...

This week, we're discussing a potential broad daylight kidnapping in the small town of Greenville, Alabama. On June 6, 1984, 12-year-old Sherry Lynn Marler aka the "Little Farmer" disappeared from an errand with her stepfather. Sherry is still considered missing, though a local Facebook group claims to have evidence of her death. VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Click here to see the &quo...

Ho ho ho, here's the horrifying story of a family annihilation to kick off the Christmas season! In December 1959, Christine Walker, her husband Cliff, and their two young children, Jimmie (3) and Debbie (1), were all found dead in their Florida farmhouse. Almost 600 suspects have been considered, but the case remains unsolved. Sources used in this episode include: CBS News Herald Tribune Fox...

BOO! In this year's Halloween special, we're talking about two of the spookiest investigations undertaken by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the 1970s-- Annabelle the doll and the Perron family's experience in The Conjuring House. Text us your tea! Support the show

Happy Halloween Eve -- or, in the Celtic tradition, Happy New Year's Eve! In this OG-style Salt Shakers episode, we're talking iconic Halloween costumes, least favorite traditions, and would-you-rathers. Text us your tea! Support the show

Did you know the Louvre had already been heisted before? In this episode, we're talking the 1911 theft and subsequent 28-month disappearance of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Sources used in this episode include: NPR History.com Al Jazeera The Independent Vault Editions Garrett Museum of Art Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking everything we currently know about the October 19, 2025 theft of eight (almost nine) priceless pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Louvre in Paris. Sources used in this episode include: New York Times NBC News Al Jazeera ABC News Time CNN The Guardian Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're discussing the mysterious April 2014 disappearance of Dutch roommates Lisanne Froon (22) and Kris Kremers (21) from Panama's El Pianista hiking trail. Sources used in this episode include: All That's Interesting Medium Wikipedia Newsroom Panama The Guardian The Daily Beast Text us your tea! Support the show