Mostly Accurate Podcast | Mom Life Unfiltered - News, Docs, and True Crime

This week we're diving into two bizarre headlines that sound too ridiculous to be true—a Labrador that accidentally fired a shotgun and injured a woman at a traffic light, and resurfaced claims involving the CIA, DNA databases, and potential extraterrestrial connections. Then we head to Las Vegas for a deep dive into Hulu's Mean Girl Murders: Built for Murder, exploring the shocking case i...

This week’s episode is a full emotional rollercoaster. We start off with some internet chaos including a Norwegian hiker uncovering a rare 1,500-year-old gold relic hidden beneath a tree and a heartbreaking new development in the Kristin Smart case nearly three decades after her disappearance. Then we dive into Netflix’s The Crash, breaking down the tragic deaths of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanag...

This week’s episode is absolute chaos from start to finish. We kick things off with a bizarre $45,000 Pokémon and Magic card theft that proves collectible cards are apparently worth risking prison over. Then we head to New Jersey where an aggressive rabid beaver attacks an eight-year-old boy near a lake, because nature officially has anger issues. For the main segment, we deep dive into Netflix’s...

In this episode, we dive into a mix of shocking headlines, heartbreaking true crime, and the everyday chaos of motherhood. Segment One explores two disturbing amusement park incidents that raise serious questions about ride safety and public accountability. In one case, riders were left stranded nearly 200 feet in the air after reports of a safety violation forced an emergency shutdown, creating a...

This episode explores a mix of emotional, bizarre, heartbreaking, and deeply controversial real-life stories. It opens with a disturbing IVF embryo mix-up case in Florida, where a couple discovers the baby they carried and bonded with is not biologically theirs—raising complicated legal, ethical, and emotional questions about parenthood, medical responsibility, and identity. The tone then shifts i...

This episode explores the full emotional spectrum—from humor and disbelief to tragedy and personal growth—through three connected segments. It begins with unusual and unexpected news stories that offer levity while highlighting the unpredictability of human behavior. The tone then shifts into the story of Max Gruver, the 18-year-old LSU freshman who died as a result of fraternity hazing. The episo...

This week’s episode is truly a mix of what did I just hear and how did this happen . We kick things off with two unsettling, real-life headlines—from a family discovering possible human remains during an innocent Easter egg hunt, to a suspicious overboard disappearance in the Bahamas that raises more questions than answers. Then we dive into the heartbreaking and high-profile case of Moriah Wilson...

This episode is a full ride—from bizarre headlines to one of the most controversial true crime cases still making waves today. We kick things off with two stories that feel almost unreal: sharks in the Bahamas testing positive for drugs due to human pollution, and the discovery of 72-million-year-old dinosaur eggs in France that have remained shockingly intact. One story highlights the long-term i...

This episode explores the unsettling reality that the past doesn’t always stay buried. We begin with two shocking discoveries—children in France uncovering multiple ancient skeletons in eerie, upright positions, and a potential breakthrough in identifying the long-lost remains of the real-life d’Artagnan beneath a Dutch church. Both stories remind us that history has a way of resurfacing when we l...

This episode is a mix of what is actually happening right now and how are we supposed to process it all. We start with a case that honestly feels a little too Black Mirror— a grandmother wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition technology. It’s one of those stories that makes you pause and go… wait, are we relying on this too much? Then we get into the long-awaited break in the 15-year-ol...

This week’s episode dives into a mix of celebrity legal drama, true crime updates, and a Hollywood mystery that still raises questions. First, we unpack the bizarre 17-year trademark battle between pop star Katy Perry and Australian fashion designer Katie Taylor . With the same name and overlapping industries, the legal fight over who owns the “Katy Perry” brand in Australia finally reached the co...

This episode takes listeners through three very different stories — starting with bizarre headlines and ending with a personal update from the host. First, we break down two unusual stories making headlines: a loose oryx antelope wandering through Tennessee and a piece of unforgettable movie memorabilia from the cult comedy Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls hitting the auction block. Then the tone sh...

This episode moves from ancient discovery to modern tragedy and a deeply unsettling true crime case. We start in the Sahara, where Paul Sereno and his team uncovered 55 tons of fossils, leading to the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis , a massive 95-million-year-old predator that’s reshaping what we know about dinosaur ecosystems. Then, we shift to California, where astronomer Carl Grillmair—know...

This week’s episode of Mostly Accurate is a study in broken systems, strange headlines, and the moments that bring us back to what really matters. We start with two stories that feel almost too bizarre to be real — dozens of DUI arrests dismissed after serious investigative issues, and a federal lawsuit over the true meaning of “boneless wings.” One raises real questions about accountability in th...

This week’s episode of Mostly Accurate is a little chaotic, a little heartbreaking, and very real. We start with two wild animal headlines — a 410-pound manatee rescued from a Florida storm drain and the discovery of ancient Egyptian cheetah mummies that prove humans have always had complicated relationships with animals. Then the tone shifts as Monika dives into the 48 Hours case “The Bathtub Mur...

This week’s episode starts unhinged and ends deeply human. We kick things off in Chelsea, where a donated bag at Goodwill contained an actual human skull — now being analyzed by experts at the University of Michigan. From there, we head to Janesville, where a flock of wild turkeys has declared dominance over mail carriers, traffic, and neighborhood peace like tiny feathered mob bosses. Then the to...

This episode of Mostly Accurate runs the full emotional spectrum — from absurd Midwest chaos to devastating true crime and a deeply personal turning point. We start with headlines that feel almost fictional: a Wisconsin highway turned into a beer-soaked obstacle course after a semi crash, and Michigan police tracking down a runaway miniature donkey named after Dolly Parton . It’s weird, funny, and...

This episode is a little bit of everything — because life is, too. We start with Michigan winter doing what it does best: absolute chaos. From frost cracks that sound like gunshots to earth-rumbling frost quakes and Arctic cold that makes you question every life choice, we break down what’s actually happening (science, not exploding trees) and why it feels especially unhinged. Along the way, we wo...

This episode is a deeply personal and honest conversation about living with alopecia—and everything that comes with it beyond hair loss. Monika sits down with Elizabeth Sevigny (IG: @thebald_mom) , a fellow alopecia warrior, to talk about identity, grief, control, confidence, and the quiet ways alopecia reshapes how you move through the world. From the shock of the beginning to the emotional weigh...

This episode moves fast, hits hard, and still finds a soft landing. We start in Pennsylvania with a true-crime case so disturbing it forces a pause: a man accused of breaking into cemeteries and hoarding more than 100 human remains. What begins as shock turns into something heavier — a reflection on dignity, grief, and how deeply violating it is when sacred spaces are treated as disposable. From t...

This episode of Mostly Accurate takes a sharp turn through true crime chaos and straight into real-life parenting survival mode. We dive into the unraveling of California socialite Tatyana Remley, whose murder-for-hire plot, arson charges, and online spiral ended in a shocking public tragedy. Then we break down the disturbing story of Lois Riess — a small-town Minnesota grandma turned fugitive kil...

This episode of Mostly Accurate is a tour through chaos, excuses, and the very selective way accountability shows up in real life. We start in Florida with a man who crashed a stolen BMW at 130 mph and claimed he teleported into the car while being chased by aliens — a reminder that confidence is often mistaken for credibility. Then we head to Texas and the Candy Montgomery case, where a suburban...

This episode of Mostly Accurate is not for casual listening — and we mean it. In the first half, we unpack a Kentucky cold case that wasn’t cold at all. Michelle Marie Newton vanished in 1983 after leaving with her mother and was erased for forty years — raised under a new name, living a different life, while her father searched for answers. Thanks to DNA, a Crime Stoppers tip, and Michelle’s own...

On this weeks episode of Mostly Accurate , Monika pulls back the glittery curtain on New Year’s resolutions and asks the uncomfortable but necessary question: Is it us… or is the system rigged? In this science-backed, sarcastic, and deeply validating special episode, we break down why January makes us feel delusionally hopeful, why most resolutions fail by February (spoiler: it’s not a moral flaw)...

This week on Mostly Accurate , Monika dives headfirst into two haunting maritime cases that prove the ocean does not play fair — and neither do family dynamics. First, we unpack the disturbing death of 18-year-old Florida cheerleader Anna Kepner , found dead inside her cruise ship cabin under circumstances that raise terrifying questions. With the FBI involved, international waters complicating ju...