Hellscape

On part two of our series on the killing JonBenét Ramsey, we look into the strangeness of the ransom note, the price of privilege, some esoterical connections, and key suspects. 

This week, Kendra and Chloë delve into a true crime classic: the tragic story of JonBenét Ramsey. Join us as we set the scene and talk about the first days after the crime unfolded, with a pointed focus on the Boulder PD’s actions.

On the last episode of the year, Kendra and Chloë do a ‘revue’, except it’s only jokes and current events, and a minor segue about the death of our future. It’s going to be fine, but only if we stick together!

This week on Hellscape, Kendra and Chloë chat about the making of a folk hero.

On this episode, Chloë walks Kendra through the basics of the Salem Witch Trials, and Kendra acts as a stand-in for the audience, but adds her fiery and insightful takes.  NB: We are aware of the sound issues, and we ARE working on it! 

Today on Hellscape, Teague & Chloë take a jaunt around the world and chat about some of the ways that Halloween is celebrated in different countries. Enjoy, you creepy-crawlies!

There are old gods in Appalachia. The rounded mountains, like sleeping giants, are tinged with mist and swaths of endless trees. Deep browns, startling reds, and swarthy greens. It’s the land of weather-beaten rock; it’s the land before time. Appalachia is the land of the old gods. Creeks burrow in the ground here, and jute out of hillsides. Hollows and glens play host to spirits. It’s a land ripe...

This week, K&C chat about The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as an appetizer for a future deep dive on Mormonism. Light and breezy, but oh-so-Hellscape! Enjoy!

On today's Variety Pack, K&C talk about Diddy's conviction, the disappearance of Aundria Bowman, and the case of Madeline Soto- and guess what, it's all bad!

This week on Variety Pack, K&C talk about Number 1 Boy Mom Cindy Watts, the Midnight Order, the evolution of reality TV, the Mazan case, Laci Peterson, and much more!

In this episode, Teague, Kendra, and Chloë do a gonzo cultural analysis of the Alien movie franchise. 

This week, we are channeling the chaotic nature of summer. We'll be talking about theoretical breakdancing, the new "Betrayal" series, It Ends With Us drama, Love Island, and more!

This week, Kendra and Chloë talks about the Ballerina Farm article and examine how the trad wife trend is a pipeline to right-wing extremism, with a special focus on the Mormon church! We also look into spiritual charlatanism through the lens of the recent sentencing of influencer Kat Torres for human trafficking, Ye's new app, and so much more!

This week on Variety Pack, we talk about shoplifting for survival, heatwave summer, the “presidential debate”, the Sherri Papini case, the Gypsy Rose doc, the Karen Read trial and MORE! 

Hey, ever think about the fact that there's a huge pile of garb' just floating in the vast expanse that is the ocean? We do. Then, we get scared. To arm ourselves against the end times, we like to blend comedy with knowledge. So, join us today as Teague and Chloë talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!

On a sunny day in October of 1986, a group of children were playing a game of hide and seek in rural Thorntown, Indiana. As they scattered to find the best hiding spots, they had no idea that their act of innocent play would devolve into one of the most traumatic days of their lives. Today on Hellscape, we dive into the mysterious vanishing of little Shannon Marie Sherrill.

On the otherwise cold and calm night of March 8th, 1994, many residents of West Michigan were left “alarmed and amazed” when a series of unexplained phenomena began coalescing in their skies. Today, on Hellscape, we take a look at one the largest mass UFO sightings on record and examine the implications of new radar data unearthed many years after the fact through the lens of the Pentagon’s “soft...

This week on Variety Pack, Kendra & Chloë talk about the 7M Tiktok cult, the Nick Carter documentary, starseed “downloads” telling us Lyme disease is “a gift”, the appropriately gruesome death of Robert Pickton, and the developing and harrowing case of Mica Acacia (Miller). Join us!

For decades, blind industry fuelled by rabid and unchecked capitalism poisoned the waters of the Wabigoon River, in Northern Ontario. This river is the lifeblood of the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation of the Grassy Narrows. Join us today as we discuss Indigenous-led resistance, examine the governmental failure to commit to meaningful reparations, and chat about the environmental impacts of gener...

On November 14th, 1997, 14-year-old teen Reena Virk joined a group of peers from her neighbourhood for some late-night partying under the Craigflower Bridge, in the Saanich district of Vancouver Island. Little did she know, the night of revelry was but a ruse. Under the bridge, Reena was assailed by a group of teens - mostly girls - with shocking brutally. The events that followed would engender a...

It's our first instalment of "Variety Pack", where we unpack current events! Today, we start off with a VPR update, and then dive straight into a chat about Gypsy Rose. We also ask the question "Is Garth Brooks a serial killer?", and weigh in on the conspiracy theory that French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas is...Jack the Ripper? Tune in!

On today's episode, Chloë rides solo and talks about one of Britain's most infamous crimes, The Wedding Day Massacre, and the man responsible, serial offender Arthur Hutchinson.

Newfoundland is a place rich in folklore and magicks. Join us today - on a special Chloë & Teague episode - as we talk about Newfoundland's very own water cryptid, "The Webber". We will also dip into other water cryptids from around the world, namely Japan's infamous and well-rounded river deity, the Kappa.

By the time the summer of 2022 rolled around, Moriah Wilson - known as "Mo" to her friends and members of her community - was widely regarded as the dominating athlete in the cycling sport known as "gravel racing". At just 25 years old, her rise had been meteoric. Her friends and family would later recall that, amid this accruing fame and incontestable athletic prowess, Mo retained her core values...

Reality TV is a reflection of our culture. What is normalized on reality TV reflects what is normalized in our own interpersonal relationships. Today, we delve into one of the greatest reality TV scandals ever, and examine the  fallout that is currently playing out in season 11 of Vanderpump Rules. We ask ourselves the question: are we all being collectively gaslit? And examine how storytelling ca...