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In this episode, we're taking a look at the unsolved October 24, 1961 disappearance of Boston area housewife and mother of two, Joan Risch. Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia Frank Peter Nattrass Charley Project Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking ghosts and tarot readings of our own. Text us your tea! Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What's spookier than an (alleged) axe murder? In this episode, we're separating the facts from the nursery rhymes in the 1893 trial and acquittal of Lizzie Borden. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're asking the question the whole internet is asking: Is Gypsy Rose Blanchard back at it again? Text us your tea! Support the show

Spooky Season is here, and we're kicking it off by checking in to one of America's most famous haunted hotels (and the source of Stephen King's inspiration for The Shining), The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia The Stanley Hotel US Ghost Adventures Uncover Colorado Rainy Day Rabbit Holes Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking Tennessee news that made international headlines overnight: the botched execution by lethal injection of convicted murderer Christa Pike. Text us your tea! Support the show

We’re in Appalachia this Spooky Saturday -specifically Sevierville, Tennessee, home of Dolly Parton and one of East Tennessee’s darkest true stories: the White Caps. In the 1890s, this masked vigilante group terrorized Sevier County in the name of “morality,” using threats, beatings, and intimidation. What started as moral policing quickly escalated into murder, trials, and a public hanging. This...

This week we are coming at you live from Alyssa's car (sorry for the audio issues) while she heads back from her New England and South Carolina adventures. We also discuss the drama of Ed Sheeran and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Cast. But most importantly - we are here to decode the Taylor Swift Emmy's cameo and announce that WE will be in attendance with Taylor for the CMA Awards (Y...

We are officially in spooky season! For our first episode of the 2026 spooky season we are traveling to Alyssa's college town of Columbia, South Carolina to visit The Babcock, a former asylum turned luxury college apartments. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking Miley (not Cyrus), Taylor Frankie Paul and the return of the Mormon Wives, the current status of the Lindsay Clancy trial, and of course, Wendy Swift-Kelce. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this week's edition of The Weekly Spill, we've only got one person to talk about: the undisputed Queen of Appalachia, Dolly Parton. We're celebrating Dolly's life and legacy with a donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. If you're able to join us, you can make one  right here . We will always love you, Dolly! Text us your tea! Support the show

In this edition of The Weekly Spill (aka our weekly roundup of pop culture news and gossip), we're talking the loss of Hayden Panettiere, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK, clowning for Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version), the Jonas Brothers, and the Lindsay Clancy trial. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this Spooky Saturday episode, we're taking a look inside (literally) one of Las Vegas's spookiest resorts, Circus Circus. Text us your tea! Support the show

Lindsay Clancy is currently on trial for the murder of her 3 children back in January of 2023. In this bonus episode, we're diving into some armchair detective theories popping up as that trial unfolds.  Text us your tea! Support the show

We're back from summer break! In this week's edition of The Weekly Spill (aka our weekly roundup of pop culture news and gossip) we're talking all things Y2K, including the Backstreet Boys, Hilary Duff, the Jonas Brothers, Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, and, in 2026 lore, Travis Kelce dropping the first "my wife." Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're talking Los Angeles's favorite "urban wilderness," Griffith Park, and the curse on the land that started long before Griffith J. Griffith donated it to the city.  Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia KCRW La Almanac LA Ghost Tour E Bike Tours LA Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we’re diving into the dark history and eerie legends of Lake Lanier — one of America’s most infamous “cursed” lakes. Built over submerged communities, cemeteries, and land tied to a violent past, Lake Lanier has become known for its chilling folklore, tragic deaths, and the mysterious Lady of the Lake. But is the lake truly haunted, or are its dangers rooted in something much more real?...

In this episode, we're stepping inside New York City's Algonquin Hotel, best known for the "vicious circle" of the Algonquin Round Table, whose members may or may not have ever checked out. At the center of it all was Dorothy Parker, whose hauntings seem to have stopped for now. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, as the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office continues to search for new evidence in real time, we're taking another look at the May 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart from her college campus and the 2002 conviction of fellow student Paul Flores for her murder. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, Katie & Alyssa discuss the still-unresolved disappearance of Minnesota college student Brandon Swanson.  If you have any information about Brandon please contact the FBI at 800-225-5324.  Sources used in today's episode include: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson http://immelman.net/brandon-swanson https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/chill...

In this episode, we're taking a look at the unsolved April 12, 2016 disappearance of high school student Mekayla Bali from her hometown of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sources used in this episode include: CBC Wikipedia Polly Klaas Project Reddit Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we’re back with another unsolved mystery as we examine the disappearances of Suzie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sherrill Levitt. Join us as we break down the events of that night, when the three women vanished from Sherrill’s home without a trace, and explore the several viable suspects connected to the case. Sources used in this episode include: Springfield Three Springfield Police Redd...

This week, we're back to our haunted hotel roots and taking a look at Bardstown, Kentucky's 1770's Old Talbott Tavern, which is possibly the 13th most haunted hotel in the USA and definitely where Jesse James put bullet holes through King Louis's French garden murals after seeing a ghost. Sources used in this episode include: Talbott Tavern Gothic Horror Stories US Ghost Advent...

In this episode, we're talking Kennedys -- specifically, the long pattern of tragedies affecting the family of President John F. Kennedy -- from plane crashes and terrible accidents to cold-blooded murders and political assassinations. And, for good measure, a lobotomy. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're taking a look at an unidentified wolf-like beast which attacked more than 200 people in the Gevaudan region of France between 1764 and 1767, tearing out many of its victims' throats and forcing King Louis XV to (sort of) intervene. Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia  History.com Reddit Text us your tea! Support the show