The Freak Show

Enjoy the second and final installment of the Freak Funeral, where Megan and Lauren share the rest of their topics that deserved a few moments in the sun. Thanks for so many seasons of topics and laughs and freaky ass memories. We miss you already. Stay freaky,  Megan & Lauren

Lower your freak flags to half-mast and settle in for a lengthy exploration of topics left uncovered.  Part One of the Freak Funeral takes us on a wild ride of murders, diseases, humans being weird and a sprinkle of teeth stuff, just for Megan.  We got a bit carried away, so (a very drunk) Part Two will be out next week. Until then, later Freaks! 

Guess who's back, freaks! But only for a little bit...  It's a with sad, freak-filled hearts that we're deciding to say goodbye to the Freak Show after 7 freaky seasons. But before we go, we're having a two-part Freak Funeral celebrating all the topics we didn't get a chance to share with you. Look out for Part One in your feed later this week! 

Sad news, freaks: this will be the last episode for a while from The Freak Show! We'll be back at some point, but maybe slow this one down a bit and really soak it up. First up, Lauren highlights a therapist she will NOT be emulating in her new career: Chris Bathum aka The Rehab Mogul aka a very bad man.  Then Megan keeps the man-are-terrible train going with the wild story of Victoria Cillie...

Another day, another opportunity to freak.  Megan kicks things off with the story of Bart Whitaker, a not-so-smart wannabe criminal mastermind.  Then Lauren lightens things up, as she does, with a bunch of weird and obscure sports featured at the Olympics' younger brother, The World Games.  Got a freaky topic for us? Email it to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com. 

We're back in the basement, freaks!  First up, Lauren adds to her long list of "rich people are weird" topics with the details of the world's most expensive wedding.  Then Megan goes deep into the world of video games and conspiracy theories. Should we be worried about her? Maybe!  Got a freaky topic? Send it over to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com. 

It's the summer of soccer so you know what that means, freaks! It's time to ruin soccer!  Lauren shares some wild tales about soccer hooligans from around the world who take their love of the beautiful game a bit too far. Then Megan goes back to her home state of Wisconsin to tell the very tragic, very twisty, very turny story of the Kunz family. Enjoy the holiday week, eat a hotdog for...

What's up, freaks!  This week, Lauren disappoints Megan with stories that DO NOT involve ghosts, but DO involve children remembering past lives. Then Megan continues our sports streak with the wild tale of Ryan Schultz... or shall we say Becca Schultz??  Share your freaky topics and high notes with us at thefreakshowpod@gmail.com.

We've got a fun one for ya, freaks!  First up, Megan takes us on a journey of some of the weirder reality TV shows every made - and quickly canceled.  Then Lauren talks about one of the wildest nights in baseball: 10 cent beer night in Cleveland.  Got a freaky topic for us? Send it over to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com. 

It's Lauren's birthday episode and to celebrate she's freaking out about her accomplishments! Fun!  Lauren takes Megan on a journey into her annual freak out about what she's done with her life so far by talking about people who have done so much more at far younger ages.  Then Megan dives into Truman Show Delusion, which is exactly what it sounds like unless you haven't s...

This week, because Megan needed an excuse to drink aperol spritzes, we're heading to Italy to learn about the dark history of the Castrati, a generation of young boys who may or may not have become wide-bottomed opera stars. Then Lauren takes us on the high seas to learn about the fearsome life of Captain Blackbeard, legendary pirate and apparently the star of Megan's favorite show. Enjo...

Unintentional themed episode alert!  This week, both Lauren and Megan showed up with topics featuring violent and fucked up men. What are the chances!  First up, Lauren attempts to tell the twisted and twisty tale of the Snowtown murders in Australia. Then Megan dives deep into the world of incels, where no one should ever go.  Got a freaky topic for us? Email it to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com.

Two super rare medical conditions for the price of one! (FREE!) First Megan goes into the specific - and horrific - kind of amnesia that inspired everyone's favorite romcom, 50 First Dates. Then Lauren uncovers the most Freak Show disease of all time, auto brewery syndrome. How has it taken seven seasons to get here?? Know a freaky disease (or a freaky anything else)? Email topic suggestions...

It's another freaky one for ya!  This week, Megan keeps it local with the tragic death of Kenneka Jenkins and the series of things that went wrong for her and her family at a Chicago hotel. Then Lauren shares the disturbing story underneath Netflix's hit new show Three Body Problem and it's creator Lin Qi.  Got some freaky topics to share? Email us at thefreakshowpod@gmail.com.

We're back with a fun one this week!  First up, Lauren atones for her overly dark season opener with a real light romp into the world of plastic surgery. Forget boobs and butts, this stuff is NICHE. Then Megan brings us our favorite annual tradition - emergency room reports about things stuck in orifices. What a delight.  As always, send your freaky topics to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com.

Welcome to Season 7, freaks!  We're back after a long hiatus (sorry about that) with an extra freaky, pretty dark, definitely messed up episode for you.  First up, Megan shares a new and worse definitely of "hot pot" along with the stories of many miserable deaths in our nation's greatest park. Then Lauren uncharacteristically goes dark with Group 764, truly the worst of the in...

Happy Season 6 finale, freaks!  Thanks for sticking with us for another freaky season. Hopefully this especially fucked up episode will tide you over until we return in 2024. First up, Megan reveals the inspiration behind one of the greatest villains in all of cinema – Buffalo Bill. Buckle up for the horrifying story that is Gary Heidnik and his pit of despair. Then Lauren "lightens things up...

This week, Megan gets silly with it and tell us all about the Penis Panics all around the world. The penises may be fine, but the panic is real, freaks!  Then Lauren takes us to her home state where a well-meaning scientist did a pretty fucked up experiment during World War II. His findings? Starvation is bad for you!  See you next week for the season 6 finale! If you've got a doozy of a topi...

We've got an extra freaky one for you today!  First, Lauren explores the strange and fucked up world of homeschooling. Sharpen your pencils, freaks, it's worse than you think. Then Megan takes us through the worst six hours of Ryan Waller's life in a twisty, turny story that is borderline unbelievable. Enjoy, cozy up with a gross cup of hot cocoa and send us topics at thefreakshowpo...

Happy Halloween you spooky freaks!  First, Megan tells us all about Marvin Heemeyer and the very scary "killdozer" he built to exact his revenge on his small town in Colorado.  Then Lauren ruins flying for everyone with some sobering facts about the current state of air traffic control in the US. Air travel? More like, no thank you!  Do some tricks, eat some treats and as always, send to...

We're knee deep in spooky season and bringing an episode unintentionally full of exorcisms for you freaks!  First up, Lauren tells the story of Bridget Cleary, a woman unfortunate enough to live in Ireland at the time of the fairy.  Then Megan tells the epic tale of Margy Palm and her straight up miracle in Texas.  Enjoy, dig into the Halloween stash early and send us topics at thefreakshowpo...

Lauren starts us off on a very yucky note with stories from teachers about the grossest days of their careers, and the lesson is clear: give teachers all the money. Then Megan goes back to her roots and tells the story of a massacre at one of Wisconsin's most popular Frank Lloyd Wright homes. Who knew!? Enjoy, stay freaky and send topics to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com.

It's a story-filled episode, freaks!  First Megan teaches us that with mo' money comes mo' problems with the story of Tonda Lynn Dickerson, the most unlucky lotto winner there ever was. Then Lauren takes us to Germany where it's not so fun to find your doppelgänger – in fact, it can be lethal.  Enjoy, say hello to the PSL and send us topics to thefreakshowpod@gmail.com 

Heads up, moms! Skip to minute 22 if you ever want to look your daughters in the eye again. For the rest of you freaks... Megan gets things going (in more ways than one) with some very niche fetishes before going all in on the spookiest one of all.  Then Lauren gets herself going with some of the weirder parts of Norse mythology before she embarks on her trip to the motherland. Enjoy! And send us...

It's our last episode for a few weeks, so soak it all up you absolute freaks!  First up, Lauren has the most epic scoop in Freak Show history, edging Megan out of a TikTok topic by mere hours. Also, spoiler alert, they're both freaked out by TikTok. Then Megan takes us on a disgusting tour of America with eating challenges from restaurants all across the country. Hard pass!  Enjoy some t...