Salt Shakers

In this episode, we're talking Los Angeles's favorite "urban wilderness," Griffith Park, and the curse on the land that started long before Griffith J. Griffith donated it to the city.  Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia KCRW La Almanac LA Ghost Tour E Bike Tours LA Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we’re diving into the dark history and eerie legends of Lake Lanier — one of America’s most infamous “cursed” lakes. Built over submerged communities, cemeteries, and land tied to a violent past, Lake Lanier has become known for its chilling folklore, tragic deaths, and the mysterious Lady of the Lake. But is the lake truly haunted, or are its dangers rooted in something much more real?...

In this episode, we're stepping inside New York City's Algonquin Hotel, best known for the "vicious circle" of the Algonquin Round Table, whose members may or may not have ever checked out. At the center of it all was Dorothy Parker, whose hauntings seem to have stopped for now. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, as the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office continues to search for new evidence in real time, we're taking another look at the May 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart from her college campus and the 2002 conviction of fellow student Paul Flores for her murder. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, Katie & Alyssa discuss the still-unresolved disappearance of Minnesota college student Brandon Swanson.  If you have any information about Brandon please contact the FBI at 800-225-5324.  Sources used in today's episode include: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson http://immelman.net/brandon-swanson https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/chill...

In this episode, we're taking a look at the unsolved April 12, 2016 disappearance of high school student Mekayla Bali from her hometown of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sources used in this episode include: CBC Wikipedia Polly Klaas Project Reddit Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we’re back with another unsolved mystery as we examine the disappearances of Suzie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sherrill Levitt. Join us as we break down the events of that night, when the three women vanished from Sherrill’s home without a trace, and explore the several viable suspects connected to the case. Sources used in this episode include: Springfield Three Springfield Police Redd...

This week, we're back to our haunted hotel roots and taking a look at Bardstown, Kentucky's 1770's Old Talbott Tavern, which is possibly the 13th most haunted hotel in the USA and definitely where Jesse James put bullet holes through King Louis's French garden murals after seeing a ghost. Sources used in this episode include: Talbott Tavern Gothic Horror Stories US Ghost Advent...

In this episode, we're talking Kennedys -- specifically, the long pattern of tragedies affecting the family of President John F. Kennedy -- from plane crashes and terrible accidents to cold-blooded murders and political assassinations. And, for good measure, a lobotomy. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're taking a look at an unidentified wolf-like beast which attacked more than 200 people in the Gevaudan region of France between 1764 and 1767, tearing out many of its victims' throats and forcing King Louis XV to (sort of) intervene. Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia  History.com Reddit Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're exploring one of New Orleans's most haunted addresses, 1140 Royal Street, aka the LaLaurie Mansion. In the 1800s, Madame Delphine LaLaurie (whose husbands all died mysteriously) was exposed for torturing many enslaved people there, inspiring Kathy Bates's character in American Horror Story: Coven. The particularly horrifying horrors of Madame LaLaurie's time in...

BREAKING NEWS: Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette, set to premiere this weekend, is cancelled. Plus, Zendaya and Tom Holland are setting a dangerous precedent for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Hannah Montana is back (but why is Billy Ray Cyrus there too?), we have an Oprah-official update on the Coldplay Jumbotron cheaters, and we weigh in on our personal Disney Channel Mt. Rus...

In this episode, we discuss the August 2001 disappearance of 17-year-old Paul Sanders from his father's home in Mesa, Arizona, in a silver Chevy pickup truck which was later found wrecked and abandoned in the Santa Catalina mountains. Paul was never seen again, but his sister Jessica doesn't believe that he would have left voluntarily. Sources used in this episode include: NBC News Charl...

On this week's edition of The Weekly Spill, we're talking reasons not to draft us for WW3, the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy mania, Travis Kelce's return to the Chiefs (and what that means for Taylor Swift), celebrities that we think would be fun to watch on Survivor, concern for Oprah, and our fear of being bullied by Chappell Roan.  Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're discussing the 2001 disappearance of Rockingham County, North Carolina mother of three, Michele Hundley Smith, and her stunning 2026 re-appearance. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking Selena Gomez's close friends story, Chase Stokes in the comment section attacking Morgan Evans (not Morgan Wallen), Nick Jonas's mysterious relationship with Aaron Rodgers, and Britney Spears getting arrested. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking the mysterious medical condition known as "Havana Syndrome" afflicting United States government personnel in Havana, Cuba and around the world. Do we think there are directed energy weapons in use? Sources used in this episode include: CNN American University U.S. Government Accountability Office People Wikipedia NDTV Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're visiting the border of Arizona and Nevada to talk Great Depression era deaths, lingering spirits, and government conspiracies around (and underneath) the Hoover Dam.  Sources used in this episode include: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library US Bureau of Reclamation Vegas Ghosts Ghost City Tours National Archives Ghost Hunters Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're closing a chapter that started on our very first episode of Salt Shakers and exposing the truth about The Serial Cheater's identity.  Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're talking 1920s mobsters and the February 14, 1929 Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. No one was ever prosecuted for the 7 murders committed that day, but when he was questioned about the shooting, Al Capone did admit to not paying his income taxes. Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia The Mob Museum History FBI Records Text us your tea! Support the show

Welcome back to The Weekly Spill! This week, we're chatting Super Bowl commercials, the drama unfolding at the Winter Olympics in Milan, the latest on Nancy Guthrie, and Kelsea and Chase (again). Btw, did you guys know that Kurt Cobain was (allegedly) murdered? Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're taking a look at the mysterious May 1991 disappearance of Irish married couple Conor and Sheila Dwyer. Sources used in this episode include: Ireland National Police Irish Central Wikipedia Reddit Lost N Found Kildare Now Text us your tea! Support the show

It's time for The Weekly Spill! This week we're chatting all things Grammy Awards, from the looks to the performances to the pre-recorded mess. The official position of this podcast is NO MORE JEANS ON THE RED CARPET! So what do we think Madelyn Cline and Kelsea Ballerini were talking about? Text us your tea! Support the show

In this special report, we're joined by Chelsea Donovan of "Crime Capsule" podcast to discuss the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, 84-year-old mother to "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie. For additional coverage of this developing story, listen to Crime Capsule here . Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're bringing Spooky Saturday home to Nashville to take a look at Gwen Shamblin's Christian diet program, The Weigh Down Workshop, and the church (or, some might say, cult) she founded, Remnant Fellowship.  PS -- to our neighbors impacted by this week's ice storm, HERE are some helpful resources put together by Nashville Scene. Stay safe <3  Sources used in this episo...