Ignorance Was Bliss

How do you cope, if you're sad or hurt or scared or angry? What about if someone is making you feel that way on purpose? Stalking is a cruel and pathetic way to spend your time, and if you disagree... stop. Derek (Sometimes Geek, Rolling Misadventures) returned to help me talk about the dregs of humanity who are smart enough to use the Internet but not smart enough to behave like humans. Disclaime...

Patrick A Bowmaster, author of “What the Little Dog Witnessed,” joined me to discuss his previous, current, and future works, on a variety of topics.  "During the interview Patrick discusses both his current true crime work, What the Little Dog Witnessed: The True Crime of Ed Hubbard & Willie Roberts from Pulpular Media as well as a book he is writing on his uncle, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Harry J....

Matt, from Wrestling With Fatherhood, and I have very different backgrounds, lifestyles and ideologies. But we do have one big thing in common… prison. Disclaimer: Karla, from Go Postal  Promos: Canadian True Crime and American Slacker Podcast  Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/I...

Chris, from Play Comics and Meddling Kids, joined me to talk about the concepts of long-term depression and passive suicidal thoughts, and how to live through both.  Disclaimer: Allison & Michael  Promos: Brew Crime and A Podcast About Something  Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...

Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb (authors of "The Girls Are Gone") return to the show, to discuss pressures to magically unwrite their book, irrational cyberbullying attacks, and the process of becoming Winonaed. Disclaimer: Courtney, from Cult of Domesticity Promos: Bloody Murder and Corpus Delicti Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch: h...

Mike Fallek talks about the history of pets, pet/human behaviors, and whether we are all underestimating the dangerousness of whales. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3724905/ Disclaimer: Reed Messerschmidt from the Irrationally Exuberant podcast Promos: Evidence Locker and Folklore on the Rocks Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch: bit.ly/iwbp...

Jennifer, from the Yes, And... podcast, joined me to discuss a controversial form of treatment for some mental struggles: psychedelic therapy.   Disclaimer: Willem Promos: Writing About Crime and Two Broads Talking Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Hey, look! Another serial killer nurse! My favorite... or, not, but they just keep insisting on appearing here.  This time, my friend Laura joined me to talk about Genene Jones and the inherent awfulness of her mere existence on the planet. Disclaimer: CK from Mirths and Monsters Promos: Two Hexy Mamas and Yeah No Yeah Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for...

What’s lighter than suicide? Well, damn near everything, of course… especially child sociopathy and ways to know whether a kid is likely to turn into a serial killer.    JV Torres (from The Rise of King Asilas) joined me to talk about teaching, parenting, and how to know when it’s not a great idea to let your kid back in the house after a bike ride.  Disclaimer: Emily  Promos: Wives’ Tales and Cul...

Suicide is a dark, scary, hurt, broken place to be. Listen in to stories of survival, heartbreak, and courage. Lots. Too many. Because it is scary common, and rarely addressed.    THANK YOU to everyone who contributed. I'm honored and grateful.    Thank you for listening. It's hard and scary.  Take breaks. Drink some water. Eat a snack. Come back when you're ready.    Stay sane.   Love.  

Nobody wants a serious and persistent mental illness. Seriously, nobody. But if forced to choose, there are reasonably acceptable ones, and then there is that one really, really bad one. The worst: Schizoaffective Disorder.  Sinead, from the Mens Rea podcast, returns to parse out the possibilities of what that’s like.  Disclaimer: Mariticide  Promos: Mysteries and Urban Legends and Voice of the Vi...

”Wrongful conviction” is one of the scariest phrases in the English languages. Don’t believe me? Listen in while Sinead, from the Mens Rea podcast, and I discuss the case of Ron Williamson, arrested and convicted in Oklahoma for a crime he decidedly did not commit. Disclaimer: Roseanne, from Killafornia Dreaming  Promos: Rollling Misadventures and Hoosier Homicide  Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB...

The patriarchy is a thing, but not always a bad thing. Unless you’re talking about the patriarchy in a small college town in the middle of nowhere, a few decades ago. Then, well… maybe it still depends on your perspective.  My friend Ted joined me to discuss our different (but not so different) experiences of the same school, around the same time. And it turns out? He’s a lot nicer than I am. Disc...

Everybody has a story… and almost nobody gives their own story enough credit. Branden, from Sac ‘Em Up Sundays, shared his with me, and it’s both dark and brilliant. Disclaimer: Derek, from Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures  Promos: Murder Mile and Murderous Minors: Killer Kids  Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcas...

'Tis the season for torture and rape…. Buckle in, kids, it's a wild ride.  When you let me go play with one of my very favorite podcasting couples (Erica and Billy from Martinis and the Macabre), and it's Erica's birthday, and I'm feeling goofy even before the alcohol starts... well... Besides, we needed a little lubrication to be able to cope with the subject matter (serial killer Bob Berdella)....

If you were to find yourself in possession of a good microphone and a better voice, what could you do? Michael Marshall, a voice actor, has one suggestion. He even has a school in mind for appropriate study... Disclaimer: Jessica, from The Asian Madness Podcast  Promos: Spoop Hour and Dumb and Busted  Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)  Merch:...

Many true crime aficionados will tell you that that don’t play favorites. They hurt for all victims, equally, and they share the same hatred for all perpetrators, equally… but, seriously?? Erin, from Redrum Blonde Redrum Blonde joined me to talk about Ted Bundy, specifically his later crimes, and why both of us could have been vulnerable to him.  Disclaimer: Mark Bullen  Promos: The Unseen and The...

On December 14, 2012, 20 children and 6 adults lost their lives in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, USA. It was bad. This is not the story of the shooter, or the society, or a number of other big, bad things. This is 20-some stories of the lost, or the kids, or the small, good things. Please note that there is NOT a disclaimer to this one, but it is the hardest episode I have created a...

Lots of us indulge (or maybe wallow?) in dark humor, from time to time, because we're human and it's kinda funny and many of us are jerks. But there is a special flavor of humor that seems to run in the health care field. Megan works in an ER, and she agreed to come talk to me about her experiences. And maybe share a few totally inappropriate, and completely hilarious, stories... Disclaimer: Nicol...

When you decide it's time to make a major change, is it running away, avoiding or escaping? ...or just self-care? Maxwell, from the Relic podcast, joined me to talk it through. Disclaimer: Voice of the Victim Promos: A Podcast About Something and Bicker Bots Sponsors: Sudio (code IWB for 15% off) and BathByBex.com (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

If life is all a game... who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys? *Are* there good/bad guys? I still don't have an answer, but I'm joined by Phil Rood (Brokebot Mountain podcast) in an effort to figure it out.  Tipper Gore's 1980s and the Satanic influences within them were not the enemy. Maybe. Shoutout: Paul from Varmints Disclaimer: IsabellePromos: Sometimes Geek and The Rise of King Asilas...

Two girls go missing in the middle of the night. That's a pretty horrible sentence, all by itself... but there is a simple way to make it worse: their mother was at fault.  Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb joined me to talk about their new book, "The Girls Are Gone," and we find some deep and very dark rabbit holes in the process. Disclaimer: My dad Promos: Rolling Misadventures and Forgotten New...

Once upon a time, I was on the cutting edge of online technology. I used BBSes, before the Internet was a thing. Now? I'm too old for this. So I asked Derek (from the Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures podcasts) to help me sort out some of the bigger crimes and dangers lurking on the web today. And we remembered something very important: people suck. Disclaimer: Cambo, from True Crime Island...

What did you want to be when you grew up? Or... maybe, more accurately, what DO you want to be... someday?? I had a chat with author Trish Heinrich about her process of figuring out what she wanted to do, and how she wanted to do it. She's pretty great. Disclaimer: Shamus, from Chewed Gum and Crime in Movies Promos: Dark Poutine and Hoosier Homicide Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Sponsors: BathByBe...

I'm sure that my extra-high level of disdain directed toward killer nurses has nothing to do with my extensive medical history, with literally months at a time in the hospital, vulnerable and totally dependent on the benevolence of nurses. Nothing to do with it. Right. Sarah from the Good Nightmare podcast joins me to chat about another awful, awful nurse -- this one from right here in Boston -- a...