Dead Girls Talking

It's an undeniable landmark of the Southeast.  Anyone who has traveled up and down Interstate 95 has been bathed in it's cool, neon glow.  South of the Border is nothing short of legendary and we chat with filmmaker Nate Mallard in the famed landmark's origins and the question of it being haunted.     Photo credit: Jenna Hall Production credit: Elic Thomas  

Frozen cats, bricks made from human bones and the legality of exhuming remains. Funeral Director and Mortuary Lawyer Michael Sharkey answers all our questions and more! 

"How can I help?" With those four words, a young, single mother from Arkansas became a warrior at the onset of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980's.  Ruth Coker Burks tells us her incredible story, rife with sass, grit and undeniable love for all the people she cared for, when the rest of the world was rejecting them. Threatened by the Ku Klux Klan, shunned by her town, Ruth never wavered.   We are c...

CSI Effect, magic maggots, true crime, forensics, oh my!

It's super sized episode with Minda and Jenna chatting with Ceirra Doll, an award winning special effects artist/mortician and Benjamin Schmidt, one of the authors of Creating Natural Form, the latest and greatest textbook on restorative art.  Reattaching body parts, the extremely important role of gelatin in the film world and how baking and embalming are pretty much the same thing.....you're not...

Minda and Kristi fangirl out over one of our favorite local bands, The Tan & Sober Gentlemen! Ben and Courtney talk about Ireland, White Claw and the band's newest single. We are jazzed to present their new jam, "Cold Chicken Skin" during this episode!    

She hid nothing: she is a transgendered, metalhead, Satanist, anarchist who is running for sheriff of her town with the campaign slogan of F the police.  And yet, Aria DiMezzo won the GOP nomination.  It is the ultimate display of how some folks don't read the fine print and just vote with party politics.  Minda and Kristi talk to Aria DiMezzo about how and more importantly, why she did it.   Crea...

In this episode Minda and Kristi explore the world of medical tattooing with Hannah Maruyama,  a trailblazer in this developing field. Along the way we cover ghost experiences, breast cancer reconstruction and the many adventures in micro blading.  It's a marriage of art to therapy.    Production credit: Elic Thomas

Minda and Kristi welcome comedian Willis Madden, host of the Two Drunk Dads podcast,  on the show to discuss the Skinwalker Ranch in Utah.  Is it truly a Navajo curse? Aliens? Or just a good old fashioned, epic Scooby Doo style generational prank war? Willis' podcast Two Drunk Dads can be on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all other podcast platforms.   Cover art by: A.R. Kistner

Minda and Kristi talk to Jo Perry, author of the paranormal noir Dead is Better (Charlie and Rose investigate) series.  Death, dogs and Day of the Dead, oh my!     Anubis approved.  Check her out at http://www.authorjoperry.com/

It's summer! Minda and Kristi discuss the time honored tradition of camping in the warm months and the perils that can befall a camper.  Not the least of which are Yeti and catwomen.    Production credit: Elic Thomas

Minda and Kristi talk to Libertarian Presidential Candidate Dr. Jo Jorgensen and her Vice President Spike Cohen about the upcoming election, Mothra, and the current climate in the world.    

Minda and Kristi welcome some of our amazing listeners to share their stories of the strange and unusual.  John tells us about some visits from a few unwelcome, extraterrestrial (possibly extra dimensional)   guests he's dealt with over the years.  Heather shares the tale of her super cat, Bill and a love that extends from beyond the rainbow bridge.  Please reach out to us via our Facebook page if...

It's Quarantine and we are straight up not having a good time.  On this episode, Minda and Kristi chat with Jason Webster, paramedic and North Carolina based comic about what he's seeing as a first responder with this dadgum corona virus.  We also are excited to welcome Clayton Madcap, who's official title is mortician, punk and decent human being. We reflect on how this virus is being handled fro...

Minda and Kristi chat zombies, politics and cheesy bread with Vermin Supreme’s running mate Spike Cohen, the Presidential Jew himself.   Featured guest, comedian Russell Crowley.  Grab your badger and buckle up!     

Minda and Kristi talk to local legend Rhiannon about the stars, the signs and rock and roll! Rhiannon is a Non- Pantheon specific practicing Witch in America for over 25 years.  Initiated in Salem, MA in 2001, has been practicing and intriguing others since. Former Rock 103 Midday Hostess, also known as the “Rock Goddess of Fayetteville, Nc. Always open about her beliefs without shoving them in yo...

Knock knock Who’s there?    Death. And chuckles     Minda and Kristi sit down with comic powerhouse Lauren Ansley, founder of Beerly Funny based out of Charlotte, NC. We talk heavily about death, comedy and the surprising parallels of those two realms.        Recorded on site at Dirtbag Ales, post comedy show.   Warning: graphic content 

Minda and Kristi sit down with Mortellus, author of the as just unnamed book on Pagan Death Rites and Shawna Rodabaugh, program head at North Carolina’s only mortuary school. There was a kitchen full of witches.  Green Embalming, Victorian Cremation and Carnies oh my!    Trigger warning: sensitive topics on this episode Creative Credit: Elic Thomas 

Minda and Kristi explore the topic of Death; cultural relevance, the science of and historical practices pertaining to the Big D. It gets deep, shallow and then deep again. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride!    Creative Credit: Elic Thomas 

Maybe the funk you are feeling isn‘t from within. ....   Minda and Kristi discuss etheric parasites, shadow people and DMT....  

Minda and Kristi, stand up comics and morticians, discuss the phenomenon of Mercury in Retrograde and why your life sucks when Mercury is back on it's bullshit.   Also, did the world end in 2012? The influence of social media and memes on our beliefs and how we process life around us.  Hint: it could all be more bullshit.    Royalty free music: Halloween Twist- A Twisted Surf Rock Song Creative cr...