That's So Fcked Up

Y'all... I legit have anxiety posting this episode. I was insanely excited about "Jarring Japan", but I think this is my favorite season yet. We've worked super hard on it so we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it! This season is based on one of Ashley's favorite podcasts of all time, Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia . As the title ex...

One day Sherri Papini left her house for a job and didn't return. Everyone was intensely worried for this petite mother of two and a huge search ensued for the pretty blonde woman. She was found on the side of the road, bruised and bloody, three weeks later after on Thanksgiving Day of 2016. What happened to Sherri? Michelle will tell Ash the wild truth! -Join us for as little as $5 a month on Pat...

"A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of 'orgasmic meditation' - until members come forward with disturbing allegations." - Netflix TW: Sexual assault. Again. Ughhhh. -Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patreon ! -We'd love to see you in our Discord , come hang out! -We have awesome new merch , go take a look! -Follow us on Instagram and Twitter ! -Audio editing...

Holy smokes, we've reached the end of our Jarring Japan season! And our final stop is fittingly... death. This week, Ash is joined by Wayne from Florida Men on Florida Man ! The pair talk about some of the most interesting aspect's surrounding Japan's death culture. Ash tells Wayne about Karoshi, death by overwork, common in many parts of Asia. And they also talk about the infamous "Suicide Forest...

Ed Gein is often billed as "one of the most infamous and evil serial killers of all time". He's known as “The Butcher of Plainfield”, “The Plainfield Ghoul”, and my fave, “grandfather of gore". This week, Ash tells Michelle all about his crimes, and how his story has inspired countless Hollywood characters, movies and shows including: Anthony Perkins in Psycho, the character of Leatherface in The...

This week, Ash is joined by award winning actor, writer and hilarious comedian Renée Percy as they talk about... well, mostly, sex and farts. The gals talk about some interesting and disturbing facts about the Japanese sex doll market, including the invention of child sex dolls and the future of sex robots. And are the infamous used school girl panty vending machines a thing of the past? They'll g...

Happy Valentine's/Hallmark Day, whichever you prefer! We have a very special guest co-host today, comedian Dawn Brody from the podcast HILF: History I'd Like To Fck . This holiday the gals bring you your own tales of dating, romance and love gone wrong. We got a toooon of submissions from Colorado, Denver in particular, so ladies- we are so sorry, and thank you for sharing your horror stories with...

This week, Ash is joined by hosts of Live, Laugh, Larceny , Amanda and Trevin! The trio discuss the 2011 tsunami in Japan. It was the second most destructive tsunami of the 21st century, leaving 18,000 people dead or missing. It also caused the infamous disaster at the Fukushima power plant. Listen to Amanda and Trevin on Live, Laugh, Larceny here: Listen on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...

It's Super Bowl LVII Sunday this weekend! So we thought we'd give you a little bit of education on CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, which can be developed from repeated head trauma, and can lead to a host of symptoms including confusion and aggression. Michelle talks about CTE and how it's affected the lives of many football players, particularly Aaron Hernandez and Jovan Belcher. Note: A...

The gang is back with a brand new season of That's So Fcked Up Presents , and this month we're going down a whole new road and exploring an entire country and the more interesting aspects of its culture... this is Jarring Japan ! In our inaugural JJ episode, Ash is joined by host of Weird Distractions , Alex! The gals talk about some of Japan's game and reality shows, which get pretty intense. Thi...

Michelle tells Ash about the cryptids called the Melon Head Kids. There are multiple legends surrounding them, and they mostly revolve around kids being held in an asylum and abused or experimented on. They seem to generally wander forests these days and can apparently have razor sharp teeth and can be very aggressive, so if you're in Ohio, be careful! -Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patre...

Today Ash is joined by long time Guru and research assistant Celi Riojas as they wrap up the Devious Dolls season! Ash tells Celi about one of the word's most infamous dolls, Annabelle. But the real Annabelle isn't like the scary one in the Conjuring movies, she's just an innocent looking Raggedy Anne doll... with very sinister intentions. Ashley also denounces her love of Ed and Lorraine Warren a...

On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students, Maddie Mogen, 21; Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20 and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were murdered in their house in Moscow, Idaho. Bryan Kohberger followed Maddie, Xana and Kaylee on Instagram and repeatedly messaged one of them without ever receiving a reply. He brutally stabbed the victims in the early morning of 11/13 after stalking the house...

Today Ash is joined by audio editors Emma Bowen and Nicole Peek, as they talk about the creepiest (and possibly only) doll island around! The Island of the Dolls, or Las Isla de las Muñecas, is located in an ancient Aztec canal system outside of Mexico City. This island has 1000s of dolls of all types, hung from trees, nailed to things... and all in pretty sad shape, with missing limbs and spiders...

Watch out Listenersodes, there's a new bonus segment in town! We're super excited to introduce our new podcast baby, Emo Lyrics or...?! In our inaugural episode of Emo Lyrics or...? the gals are joined by Guru Patron Malissa as she quizzes Ash and Michelle on their knowledge of emo lyrics and Edgar Allen Poe poems. We went with Poe poems for our first episode in honor of his birthday yesterday! Lo...

If you know Ash, you know she likes to keep it weird. After watching Norsemen on Netflix (10 out of 10 highly fucking recommend- if you enjoy dry humor) she became slightly obsessed with Viking culture and felt the need to share their wild history with you. Blood eagles, senicide, "berserk" warriors, blood sacrifices and so much more! They were also very advanced, and women had quite a few rights...

"Actress Evan Rachel Wood takes her experience as a survivor of domestic violence to pursue justice, heal generational wounds, and reclaim her story in this searing documentary. Directed by Amy Berg, this two-part film chronicles Wood's volatile relationship with Brian Warner – better known as rock icon Marilyn Manson – and her journey to becoming a domestic violence advocate." - HBO Here it is......

Today Ash is joined by research assistants Emily and Fallon, as they talk about the extremely scary Harold! It would appear that he is inhabited by one or more negative entities and can physically harm people. When Ghost Adventures host Zak Bagans takes Harold to Doll Island in Mexico on next week's episode, we see some seriously creepy stuff happen that Harold's presence seemed to cause. And this...

This week Michelle and Ash revisit the story of Kai "the Hatchet-Wielding Hitch Hiker" McGillvary, viral sensation of 2013. Just a few months after his famous video swept the internet, Kai was arrested on murder charges for the murder of 73 year old attorney Joseph Galfy. Kai alleges that it was in self defense after he was twice drugged and sexually assaulted by Galfy. Galfy's brother was a forme...

The gang is back with a brand new season of That's So F*cked Up Presents! This season Ash and the team talk about some of the world's scariest and most haunted dolls... this is "Devious Dolls". Today Ash is joined by audio editor Gaytrice Perdue and hybrid audio editor/research assistant Ryan Pregent, as they discuss probably the most haunted doll in existence, Robert the Doll! This child sized do...

This week Michelle ruins Ash's day as she tells her about serial abuser, torturer and murderer, Shelly Knotek. To the neighborhood, Shelly seemed like the perfect suburban mom, but no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. In private, she mercilessly beat and tortured her children. Then Shelly started taking "friends" of hers in when they were down and out on their luck. Unfortunately, they a...

"Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But this bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own." - Netflix This one is a dooooozy y'all. Ash watched it five years ago and it hasn't left her mind since. We're gonna bum you out on Friday, so enjoy this slice of just straight weird and fcked up. -Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patreon !...

It's the last day of 2022, and what an amazing year it's been, thanks to all of you! And a very special thank you to our Patrons, we cannot believe the incredible amount of support we've received this entire year, but particularly in the last month! Michelle joined Ash at episode 101 and here we are, already 23 episodes later (not including BORBs, TSFUP, interviews or AMDB hahaha omg wow). Here ar...

This week Michelle tells Ash all about The Silk Road, the dark web's original one stop shop for drugs, weapons and things alike. Ross Ulbricht created the site in 2011 but his glory days only lasted for two years before he got sentenced to life in prison. So many aliases and double crossing agents, it feels more like a spy movie! -Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patreon ! -We'd love to see...

We've asked the people and looked at the stats, we've made a list and checked it twice, to see which episodes were y'all's favorite this year. Coming in first was Mormonism and the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty- Ash and Michelle's first episode together! This week Ash welcomes her new co-host Michelle and they talk about the Mormon Church and some of its fundamentalist offshoots, as well as...