That's So Fcked Up

Linda Hazzard billed herself as a "fasting specialist" despite no formal medical degree and little training. She believed that all diseases came from food, and starving was the only cure. She opened her “sanitarium” in Olalla, Washington in the early 1900s, calling it Wilderness Heights. But residents of the small town called it "Starvation Heights" because of the countless patients who went to se...

Ash and Fallon wrap up "Psychotic Psychology" and the insane story of Project MKUltra.  During the early Cold War and Korean Wars, in the late '40s and early '50s, the CIA became a super paranoid and obsessed spy agency, working on the notion that communists might have perfected some kind of a drug or technique that could control the human mind.  Project MKUltra lasted through the '50s and '60s (a...

The Troubled Teen Industry is finally getting the exposure that it deserves! Ash and Fallon break down the third episode, and there's some good news at the end of this one! In the final episode, "Follow the Money", we find that, "with programs around the globe and exorbitant tuition, money was rolling in — but where was it going? A trail of dodgy dealings leads TO THE TOP." - Netflix Omg y'all fin...

"Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman who is haunted by her experiences decides to expose the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry." - Netflix The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping is in the worldwide top ten on Netflix for a very good reason! The Troubled Teen Industry is finally getting the exposure that it deserves! Fallon breaks down episode two. In "Mind C...

"Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman who is haunted by her experiences decides to expose the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry." - Netflix "The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping" is in the worldwide top ten on Netflix for a very good reason! The Troubled Teen Industry is finally getting the exposure that it deserves! Ash tells Fallon about the first episode...

We saved the mother of all fucked up psychology studies for last... MKUltra. During the early Cold War and Korean Wars, in the late '40s and early '50s, the CIA became a super paranoid and obsessed spy agency, working on the notion that communists might have perfected some kind of a drug or technique that could control the human mind.  Project MKUltra lasted through the '50s and '60s (at least tha...

This week Fallon tells Ash about Lake Lanier, is a reservoir in north central Georgia that stretches across 5 counties, with 695 miles of coastline. It's an extremely vacation spot, and it's also a place which is famous for tragic deaths, hauntings and UFO sightings. TW: racial violence. ✨ If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You g...

In a 1967 World History class in Northern California, teacher Ron Jones turned about 200 kids into enthusiastic would-be Nazis. The "experiment" that he conducted went from a one day exercise in obedience to a week long lesson in terror and shame. ✨ If you'd like access to over 140 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a mo...

Two teens from Canada go on a killing spree and murder three victims. Yet at the end of this story, we end up with five bodies... TW: gun violence and suicide. ✨ If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 150 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little a...

TW: This week we discuss the brutal murder and torture of enslaved persons in the U.S. in the 1800s. Upon further research (unfortunately after the recording of the episode), Ash found that "slave" is no longer a politically correct term, but it IS used throughout the episode. If that word or the subject matter is particularly upsetting to you, you might want to skip this one. Happy Black History...

PATRONS GET TSFU EPISODES ON TUESDAYS INSTEAD OF FRIDAYS, AND THIS WEEK YOU CAN GET IN ON THAT ACTION TOO!⁠ This story is leading Netflix's Top Ten right now for a damn good reason, this case is BANANAS y'all! We couldn't wait until Friday to tell you about it so we released this week's episode early. Feel the luxury that Patrons do, no waiting for the weekend for these babies!⁠ ✨If you wanna get...

If someone told you to give a stranger an electric shock, to the point where you're severely harming and possibly even killing that stranger... would you do it? What if they were in a white lab coat with a clipboard? The Milgram experiment is one of the most famous and controversial psychological experiments on obedience and has had a lasting effect on understanding “obedience, authority, and huma...

Note: This episode was recorded a couple of months ago! Two weeks ago, on Saturday February 3, 2024, a 12 year old boy was found dead by authorities, naked from the waist down, at Trails Carolina, a "wilderness therapy" camp in North Carolina. This happened just 5 1/2 weeks after the release of Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare , a Netflix documentary that reached the top ten, detailing the start of the "...

Skidmore, Missouri... the town that got away with murder. After decades of Ken "Rex" McElroy tormenting everyone in the small town of Skidmore, with no assistance from law enforcement, a few of the townspeople decided to take matters into their own hands. They got on some vigilante sh!t and shot ol' Ken in broad daylight in front of at least 45 people... but apparently, no one "actually saw" what...

Happy Valentine's/Hallmark Day, whichever you prefer! Here's our V-Day episode from last year where Ash and former co-host Michelle Mosher were joined by very special guest co-host, 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 partic...

It's not a Listenersode, it's just an episode... but really it's our first annual TSFU V-Day Horrorsode! Here's a throwback from V-day 2022, with former co-host Cameron Dexter. Enjoy! Hey gang and Happy belated Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day or Masturbation Day! We hope you were getting showered with affection... or burning down capitalistic buildings, and just generally enjoying that special Ha...

"After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears, haunting the couple with a new series of tortures." - Netflix Netflix's new true crime docuseries is worth the watch and has a very important message. Stop treating victims as suspects. In this episode, Ash is again joined by friend of the podcast Chauntee Pitts, this time A...

"After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears, haunting the couple with a new series of tortures." - Netflix Netflix's new true crime docuseries is worth the watch and has a very important message. But Ash asked and you answered! This two part episode will be a short recap of the documentary AND stuff that the doc left o...

Chowchilla was the largest ever kidnapping in United States History. It happened in a small town where no one would have expected it, during a summer day in 1976. What this is famous for is not just the kidnapping but on how it has impacted how people view victims, especially child victims, of childhood trauma and how they are treated. In this episode, Fallon summarizes the latest true crime hit o...

THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF A 2 PART EPISODE, LISTEN TO PART 1 FIRST! In August of 1971, Dr. Philip Zimbardo put 18 male college students into a basement and assigned half of them guard roles, and the other half prisoner roles. A two week "study" devolved into complete madness quickly and ended after just six days. ✨If you'd like access to over 125 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you...

Barbenheimer DONE and back to regularly scheduled TSFU Presents! This month Ash and Fallon talk about social psychology experiments that happened during the 20th century. It seems many men set out to prove how evil humans were, and succeeded, when they didn't perform experiments correctly and without bias and interference... In August of 1971, Dr. Philip Zimbardo put 18 male college students into...

This is the story of a priest of the Congregation of Christ Baptist church in Camden, New Jersey who had his 18 year old daughter murdered for being such a "harlot". Walter Dworecki was a terrible person and unfortunately, no matter what Wanda did, she didn't stand a chance... Special thank you to all of our new Patrons! Thank you for joining our CultFam: Jennifer, Taylor, Stacy, Patricia, Suzy, E...

We did it! We covered what's been called "the Barbenheimer of true crime", Gypsy Rose and Natalia Grace, in FULL! And we don't know about y'all but we're sooo excited to be releasing new non Gypsy and Natalia content ASAP. Look for a brand new TSFU episode about a good 'ol fashioned muuuuurder tomorrow! "The confrontation between Natalia and Michael comes to an unexpected and emotional end. As sho...

"Natalia and Michael square off again in a no-holds-barred confrontation. Natalia is looking for more than answers from Michael, and she wants evidence and admissions to the abuses she suffered at the hands of Michael and Kristine." - Amazon Ash is joined by cult survivor and friend of the podcast, Chauntee Pitts for 4 out of 6 of these episodes! Find the intensely brainy and hilarious Tay on her...

"Natalia returns to the Barnett's house of horrors as she confronts the neighbor who turned her back on her. Kristine's nefarious plan to get rid of Natalia now includes taking down Michael as well. Natalia prepares to confront Michael again." - Amazon TW: Extreme child abuse. 🚨THIS IS FROM YOUTUBE LIVE AND WILL HAVE SOME AUDIENCE INTERACTION. IT'S ALSO UNEDITED BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET G...