Brew Crime Podcast

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on February 2026. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pennsylvania-man-accused-desecrating-cemeteries-found-100-human-skulls-rcna253123  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/cape-coral-jewelry-store-robbery-florida.html  https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-red-lingerie-allegedly-hid-gun-under-prostheti...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT travel to the English countryside of Suffolk to explore Roos Hall, a 16th-century Tudor manor and reputedly one of England's most haunted houses. Mike details the sinister history, including the house's past as a site for public executions where a gibbet once stood. Crucia...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT check into "America's Most Haunted Hotel," the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Mike details the hotel's notorious mid-life crisis when it was taken over by the charismatic but fraudulent "Dr." Norman Baker, who ran it as an experimental cancer hospit...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT check into Bramshill House in Hampshire, England, reputedly one of the country's most haunted stately homes with over 14 specters. Mike details the house's magnificent Jacobean history, its famous owners (including a Lord Zouche and an exiled King of Romania), and the lege...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode will end our 2025 Podcast year! Listen to todays news, once monthly. New episodes back in February. Happy New Year! Sources https://ca.news.yahoo.com/sophie-kinsella-author-books-behind-132853934.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-recall-petition-approved-9.7001541 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-cair-muslim-brotherhood-declara...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture to Iceland to confront the most terrifying holiday figure—one who isn't interested in coal or spanking, but in your wardrobe: the Yule Cat (Jólakötturinn). Mike details the cat's monstrous size ("bigger than a house"), its association as the pet of the man-eating t...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture into the folklore of southwestern Germany and the American tradition of the Pennsylvania Dutch to meet Belsnickel. Mike details Belsnickel's unique role as a pre-Christmas judge who travels alone, dressed in ragged furs, wielding both a switch and pockets full of t...

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Hate Crimes. Mike tells you about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Sources ●    American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. (n.d.). What happened to Ahmaud Arbery? ●    Associated Press. (2020). Ahmaud Arbery profile. ●    Associated Press. (2020). In his final days, Ahmaud Arbery's life was at a crossroads... ●    BlackPast. (n.d.). Ahmaud Arbery (1994–202...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture into the chilling, pre-Christian folklore of the Alpine regions to confront Perchta (or Frau Berchta), the dual-natured winter goddess. Mike details her terrifying role as the "Belly-Slitter," who roams the countryside during the Twelve Days of Christmas to enforce...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT take a deep dive into Scandinavian folklore to examine the Tomte (or Nisse), the diminutive, yet fiercely powerful, homestead spirit. Mike details the Tomte's essential job—protecting the farm and livestock—and his simple, non-negotiable demand: a single bowl of porridge w...

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Hate Crimes. JT tells you about Dehumanization of Immigrant Children at the US Border. Sources phr.org S. Government Confirms Migrant Children Experienced Severe Mental Health Issues Following “Family Separation” - PHR factcheck.org Nielsen's Rhetoric on Family Separations - FactCheck.org immigrantjustice.org A Timeline of the First Trump Administratio...

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Description Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT take a festive, yet deeply unsettling, trip to Iceland to explore the folklore of the 13 Yule Lads (Jólasveinar). Mike details the Lads' evolution from child-eating trolls to modern gift-givers, and introduces their cannibalistic mother, Grýla, and the giant, g...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl   https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/11/17/ontario-man-alleges-chatgpt-caused-delusions-sues-parent-company-openai/   https://www.mediaite.com/online/megyn-kelly-spends-2-solid-minutes-on-how-maybe-jeffrey-epstein-actual...

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Active Shootings. Mike tells you about the École Polytechnique Massacre. Sources ● en.wikipedia.orgÉcole Polytechnique massacre - Wikipedia● muse.jhu.eduUnbearable Witness: Toward a Politics of Listening - Project MUSE● politicalresearch.orgThe First Anti-Feminist Massacre | Political Research Associates● en.wikipedia.orgMarc Lépine - Wikipedia● femici...

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Active Shootings. JT tells you about the Virginia Tech Shooting. Sources Alameddine, L. (n.d.). Lynnette Alameddine. Moments That Survive. Retrieved from https://momentsthatsurvive.org/tribute/lynnette-alameddine/ American Psychological Association. (2018, September). Mass shooting survivors: Most show resilience, but some face ongoing mental health pr...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://nationalpost.com/news/our-enemy-now-is-canada-alan-dershowitz-says-on-israel-policy https://ca.news.yahoo.com/inside-mcgill-faculty-vote-boycott-080000113.html https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/31/shawn-oakman-suspended-indefinitely/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Oakman https://peo...

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Nerd Crimes. Mike tells you about the murder of Lieth Peter Von Stein and the attempted murder of his wife.   Sources Finished Pages. (2023). From patriarch to the small screen: The North Carolina murder of Leith Von Stein. Finished Pages. Law Library, Justia. (1992). STATE of North Carolina v. James Bartlett UPCHURCH, III. 332 N.C. 439, 421 S.E.2d 577...

In 1979, a missing teen genius accidentally birthed the 'Satanic Panic.' Welcome to Brew Crime: Nerd Crimes, where fantasy meets felony. We're kicking off with the case that turned a brand-new tabletop game into a cultural boogeyman: the disappearance of 16-year-old child prodigy, James Dallas Egbert III. Dallas vanished from his college dorm, leaving behind a confusing note and a pile of Dungeons...

Never trust a meal cooked with a secret ingredient. Welcome back to Brew Crime: Poisonings, Part 2. We trade toxic soil for a quiet Australian kitchen in this gripping second episode. Join us as we unpack the mysterious and shocking case of the Leongatha Mushroom Murders. What happens when a seemingly innocent family lunch turns into a death sentence? We dive into the baffling timeline, the tragic...

Imagine your backyard is a ticking time bomb. Welcome to Brew Crime. In our first chilling installment of Poisoning, we dig deep into the infamous Love Canal—the idyllic 1950s neighborhood built directly atop 21,000 tons of buried toxic waste. Join us as we recount the decades of hidden illness, the desperate pleas of poisoned families, and the environmental catastrophe that birthed the Superfund...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Special guest host Paige now of The Pop Culture Diary Sources https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/torngat-mountains-black-bear-fights-polar-bear-1.7644788 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/brantford-ont-mussels-research-1.7643402 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-united...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-driving-child-size-110000357.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/children-walmart-santa-claus-were-171915959.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-gambled-targeting-hamas-leaders-051052100.html https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/23/trump-reacts-epstein-statue-h...

Brew Crime is back as we cover Kidnappings this series. Mike Tells us about The October Crisis that happened in Quebec when two cells of the FLQ kidnapped Pierre Laporte and James Cross.   Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Laporte https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-laporte https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/true-crime-canada-the-murder-of-pierre-laporte-and-...

Brew Crime is back as we cover Kidnappings this series. JT brings us the case of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. Sources https://studycorgi.com/the-history-of-kidnapping-of-john-paul-getty-iii/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_III https://www.forbes.com/profile/getty/ https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/hall-of-fame/j-paul-getty/ https://brightside.me/articles/the-story-of-t...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on September 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-could-produce-more-power-than-forecast-1.7614190 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mlb-announcers-viral-couple-caught-195834434.html https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Screen-Shot-2025-08-31-at-3.13.04-PM.png?resize=1024,56...