Broads Next Door

Get in your hyperbaric oxygen chamber or swallow a cursed potion because today we’re letting death become us- or rather we’re taking a broader look at those who want to live forever- the fictional, the factual & the futuristic paths to eternal life. Why do people want to live forever? Can we? Would you? In this episode we take a look at immortality- Death Becomes Her, people who think they’re...

Turn on your dial-up modem & get ready to send this email to ten friends before a limewire virus crashes the family desktop  because today, we're getting a broader understanding of how the internet became an ad. In this episode we travel through the ghost town of the old internet through chain emails, geocities fan sites, LiveJournal confessions, MySpace betrayals, before making are way to the...

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...

Grab your true crime timeline and get ready for the defense reach out to the prosecution, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal in the November 2022 murders of Kaylee Concalves, Maddison Mogen, Xana Kernodle & Ethan Chapin while also getting more info on the case and what happened that one night in Idaho. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

Grab a makeshift  weapon and say goodbye to your best friends, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the Final Girl trope- why we love them, why we root for them, how far they’ve grown & how far they still have to go. Plus, why it's lonely be to the last one left.  Sources in show notes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--580...

Grab your backstage pass and put on a baby doll dress, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of what happens when a woman in Hollywood opens her mouth before the media is ready to listen. When Courtney Love warned us about Harvey Weinstein in a 13 second red carpet clip at the Comedy Central roast of Pamela Anderson. It was one of her briefest but boldest moves, and like anyone who...

Grab your anti-aging routine and get ready to become another person as we discuss the 2024 film The Substance and the lengths people will go to have a younger self. (Originally released in October of 2024) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab your emergency radio and whatever’s left of your faith in infrastructure, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of what happens when a system fails and the water comes anyway as we look at the devastating floods that hit Texas, the failure of leadership and lawmakers, the unsavory online discourse that followed, and a reminder that we should care about every child, not just the...

Grab your pearls and pack up your personality, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of the viral trad wife trend and why no broad is safe while barefoot submission is trending. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab your towel animal, your bottomless daiquiri, and your basic human rights waiver, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of cruise ship horror stories. From the infamous “poop cruise” where passengers slept in sewage, to the final ship before COVID where people were locked in cabins while the virus spread like a nightmare… to the women who boarded and were never seen again- we’re...

Grab your court transcripts, your conspiracy corkboard, and a very strong cup of coffee, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of June’s wildest crimes, trials, acquittals, disappearances, and internet-fueled chaos. Trigger warning because this one contains everything from sexual assault to pet death to missing children to Stockholm syndrome and Twitter serial killers. Become a suppo...

Grab your consent forms (but don’t sign them yet) and your government-issued fetal monitoring bracelet, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of what happens when people aren’t treated like people but like data, vessels, and experiments. The body keeps the score- even when it’s for medical horror stories. From Adriana Smith, kept alive against her will to serve as a human incubator u...

Hello neighbors, lovers, friends, and anyone watching two of the most vile men in the world implode in real time. I’m Daniela Scrima and this is Broads Next Door Grab your keyboard, your ketamine and Andy Cohen because today we’re getting a broader understanding of the first break-up of Pride Month & we’re doing it in a way that would make any housewife proud, for a country that feared women c...

Grab your bone broth and maybe a raw testicle if you’re feeling ambitious, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of the Liver King, the carnivore craze, and what happens when health becomes not just a religion but a cult that lives inside your head. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Get a box of tissues, and your strongest emotional armor, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of one the darkest kinds of killer- the family annihilator. Often pretending to be the perfect dad, the perfect spouse until they lose control and everyone pays the price. Chris Watts, Josh Powell, John List & the more recent horrifying crimes that continue. Why does this happen? How a...

Grab your phone charger, your doomscroll thumb brace, and your latest screen time report because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of why the internet doesn’t feel dead but undead, how we became social media zombies, and why we can’t stop scrolling. What is this doing to our brains- and worse, what is it doing to our futures and the next generations? Will friendships be replaced by an a...

Turn off CourtTV and take a break to listen to me catch up on all things true crime from last week. From the tragic drowning of Trig Kiser, the disappearance of Lily & Jack Sullivan, Kohberger Defense delays, Kid Cudi’s testimony in the Diddy Trial and what’s going on with the Karen Read jury Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support...

Put your hair in soft curls and get ready for some ketamine therapy, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of why we love Mormons on television and why I binged Season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in one sitting like I was performing a sacred rite Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab your tiny plastic tea set, your irrational attachment to Samantha’s velvet holiday dress, and maybe an extra rosary, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of dolls with baggage (with some help from Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety) From the American Girl historical trauma pipeline to the haunted legends of Robert and Annabelle, we’re busting out our broken babydoll memories and...

Grab your emotional support beverage and a map of Rhode Island, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of what the hell is going on this week- from Diddy’s courtroom chaos, to mystery bodies washing up on the New England coast and the cop coverup retrial of Karen Read Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support .

Grab some tissues and your inner rage because today we're getting the verdict in the trial of Jason and Damien. In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the t...

Get an HBO film crew and your best experts on satanic panic, because today we're going back to West Memphis for the trial of Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part thr...

Grab your court appointed lawyer and remember anything you say may be used against you, as we head back to West Memphis for the trial of Jessie Misskelley. In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part thre...

In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In part three of our West Memphis Murders series we focus on the time period after the arrests- June 1993 to jury selection for Jessie's trial in January of 1994. We he...

Grab your death metal albums and don't talk to the cops without a lawyer because today we're gaining a broader understanding of the satanic panic of the 80s and 90s and how it greatly impacted the case of the West Memphis Three In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas. We told you things the way that they se...