The Tangent Files

Laila tells us about a tragic accident involving an au pair and the child she was caring for. Then Sidney lightens the mood with the story of Michael Larson, the man determined to make a quick buck who set the record for most money won on a CBS in game show - and all his other get rich quick attempts. To ask Laila & Sidney a question, fill out our question form here! For behind the scenes foot...

Sidney tells us the horrible story of Bikram Choudhury, the Yogi that built a hot yoga empire - while preying on the clients that trusted him most. Then Laila shares the story of Miss Cleo the psychic! Can she see the future, is she a lucky guesser, or is it all a scam? To ask Laila & Sidney a question, fill out our question form here! Follow us on Instagram and TIkTok, @tangentfiles For this...

This week Laila tells the story of three strangers with a surprising connection! Then Sidney explains how Jerry and Marge Selbee found a lottery loophole and won big...and then won big again, and again, and AGAIN! To ask Laila & Sidney a question, fill out our question form here! For behind the scenes footage and announcements, follow us on Instagram and TikTok, @tangentfiles For this episode,...

This week Laila and Sidney will be talking about imposters! Sidney does a deep dive into the story of Nev Schulman and the original catfish! Then Laila tells us about the wild story of a young boy who disappeared and returned...a little different. For this episode, Sidney's sources were Catfish the Movie ABC Exclusive: 'Catfish's' Angela Wesselman Speaks Out And Laila's source was the documentary...

Happy Halloween! This episode, we'll be doing deep dives into to two very different haunted houses! Laila walks us through McKamey Manor, one of the most horrifying haunted house experiences in the world where nothing is off limits! Then Sidney explores the mystery of Sarah Winchester and her mysterious mansion - spooky!

Sidney explores the story of Forrest Fenn's treasure and the 30,000 people the hunted the rocky mountains for it. Laila does a deep dive into free divers - and a beautiful love story found along the way. AUDIO DISCLAIMER - we tried something new with the recording this week, and oops, it didn't work! Apologies for the sound quality and we'll be back to our usual set up next week. For this episode,...

Laila runs us through the Barkley Ultra Marathon, a preposterous race put on by Lazarus Lake. Then Sidney gets things popping with the story of Steven Warshak, creator of the miracle drug Enzyte. For this episode, Laila's sources were: "Good Luck Morons - Lazarus Lake and His Impossible Race" by Sara Este "Here's What You Need to Know About the Barkley Marathon" by Abby Leven The Documentary "Bark...

Sidney kicks things off with the bananas story of Tonia Haddix and Tonka the monkey - and the extreme things people do for love. Then Laila talks about the super serious world of competitive tickling, and how it is a super serious man only sport. Go boys! For this episode, Sidney used the following sources: "Chimp Crazy" Docuseries directed by Eric Goode & Accompanying Tooth & Claw Podcast...