The Freak Show

We're throwing it back to the original Bachelor franchise - the 1960s gameshow The Dating Game. Thanks to superfreak Rachel, Lauren goes into the horrors of Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game Killer. Then Megan does what she does best - a copy/paste topic. This time, it's about the high highs and very low lows of Florida man Abraham Shakespeare. Send us topics, send us high notes and wear yo...

And we're back!  This week, Lauren tries to convince Megan not to buy a Ring Doorbell. Then Megan does her best to make sure Lauren never goes to another baseball game. One of those jobs is easier than the other. Can you guess which it is?  Hint: It's the baseball one.

This week, Megan lays out the truth behind the famous Hot Coffee Case against McDonald's in excruciating detail. Truly. Excruciating. Then Lauren shares tales of bad luck from people who have stolen ancient rocks from a national park.  Stay safe, get involved, let us know how you're doing, freaks. 

In case you need an short distraction from ... everything. Here's an episode where we learn what you can buy on the dark web (if you can figure out how to get on it) and what you might see on TV next time you're in Japan. Stay safe, stay active, stay freaky. 

It's a sexy, dusty episode, just how you lil freaks like it!  Megan treats you to a fresh round of truly terrible sex scenes from the 2019 Bad Sex in Literature Awards. Then Lauren makes your skin crawl (literally??) with details of what's really in all that dust gathering in the corner. 

We're staying home and staying freaky!  Lauren finally gets around to sharing her hometown topic involving rich people getting murdered for money. Then Megan gets into the details of a story that captured everyone's imagination in recent years.

A classic Freak Show copy & paste episode! Megan treats us to some of the stranger reviews on Amazon products. Then Lauren ruins fast food for everyone with horror stories of disgusting things found in food.  We're still in quarantine and honestly, you can tell! 

A delightful episode to distract you from literally everything else going on in the world. Lauren dissects one of the worst moments in human history – the Kentucky Meat Shower. Then Megan asks the question on all of our minds – is Avril alive?  Enjoy, stay safe, reach out and let us know what you're freaking out about today. 

Two ladies, two wildly different stories.  First up, Megan brings us to the beautiful shores of Portugal for a vacation gone horribly, horribly wrong. Then Lauren introduces us to our next hero: Rose Ruiz.  Hope all you freaks are staying healthy, safe and sane! 

We're back, freaks. Coming at you from our respective in-home recording studios (beds) during the Covid-19 quarantine to give you other things to freak out about. You're welcome!  First up, Lauren talks about terrible human, but decent author, Jack Unterweger. Then Megan does more freaky body stuff with fetus in fetu and other related conditions. 

& Covid-19, of course.  In the last episode before we take a Shelter-in-Place break, Megan finally gets to share the freakiest celebrity story she can find. Then Lauren breaks down the horrors of REM Behavior Disorder. Nightmare material, for sure. Don't worry, freaks. We'll be back at it as soon as we can. Until then, stay safe, keep your social distance, call your people and wash y...

Coming to you from the Chicago Covid-19 quarantine! The world is full of things to freak out about right now, we're here to add to that list. First up, Lauren shares stories from solitary confinement. Then Megan introduces us to the Hitchhiker Slayer. Both terrible, both freaky. Stay safe out there, wash your hands, and if you get bored, send us topics at thefreakshowpod@gmail.com. 

Listen freaks, Lauren would like to apologize for her topic this week. But also, you know what you signed up for so... she takes it back. Your reward for making it through her story of the Ken & Barbie Killers is Megan ruining yet another thing for all of us. This time, it's acupuncture. 

This week, we learn an important lesson: don't trust anyone ever.  In part one of this lesson, Lauren sheds light on the world's worst roommate, Jamison Bachman. Then Megan really drives it home with the story of twin sisters who just refuse to speak.  Happy March, freaks! 

Combining her fascination with movie stars and communist dictatorships, Lauren tells the wild tale of two South Koreans kidnapped and put to work by Kim Jong-il in the 70s. Then Megan... well, Megan does what she does best – shares a topic that is devastating and makes Lauren yell a lot. Enjoy, freaks! 

When Megan mixes up a cocktail called Toilet Water, you know you're in for a treat. Or more specifically, you're in for the very depressing story of Pam Babcock and the still-unsolved murder of Robert Wone. Be sure to listen to the very end for a detailed update on Lauren's 2020 goals. Riveting stuff! 

Sometimes, unfortunately, love does conquer all. That's what Megan teaches us in this delightful, devastating episode. Thankfully, Lauren lightens the mood with some horrifying too-close-to-home Mothman sightings. Enjoy! 

After making what could go down as the strongest drink in Freak Show history, Lauren tells the riveting tale of Diane Downs. Then Megan sheds light on the horrors of war AND sharks with the story of the USS Indianapolis. 

Season 3: Here We Do It. Megan and Lauren are back and freakier than ever for the first episode of season 3. First, Lauren ruins UBER for all of us, then Megan ruins being a human with the very terrible phenomenon known as spontaneous human combustion.  We're back, freaks! 

For the 5th and final episode of Bone the Unknown, Chicago comedian Henrik Blix joins Megan and Lauren to discuss The Minotaur's Lover by Lacy Loveday. It's... a wild one you guys.  Download for free and read along here: https://amzn.to/36Nzm4s And make sure to soak up all the sexiness you can, because we'll be back to regularly scheduled Freak Show episodes on Jan. 28th! 

Lauren and Megan are joined by comedian Virginia Muller to analyze one of the craziest stories ever written. Breeding the Alien by Lani Lawton has everything: sterile planets, alien invasions, the perfect female body.  What more could you ask for? Answer: a bunch of bonin'. Download on the Kindle app and follow along: https://amzn.to/2sYBRCx And be sure to read ahead for our 5th and FINAL Bon...

The length of this episode isn't the only thing that might be too long this week (wink wink)! Megan and Lauren are joined by Kate and Kate, two ACTUAL scientists, to help us discuss the (im)possibilities of a woman falling for a half-dino half-man in Her Dinosaur Lover by Olivia Myers.  Download for free and read along here: https://amzn.to/2SsJLOW Or read ahead for episode 4: https://amzn.to...

Our second bonus episode features the extremely funny paranormal erotic fanboy, Bumper Carroll! He helps Lauren and Megan dissect all the intricacies of Bring Her Wolf by Michelle Fox. It gets sexy, even though we're mostly talking about pizza. Download the book for free and follow along: https://amzn.to/2MhS8ZF You can also read ahead to be read for Episode 3: https://amzn.to/2SsJLOW

In the first ever episode of Bone the Unknown, Megan and Lauren dive into Return to Life. It's a "short & spicy paranormal romance" in which a sorority sister brings a frat ghost back to life with some super sexy rubbing. Can't stress this enough: if you're one of our moms, this is not for your ears. Download it for free and read along: https://amzn.to/2S9kGID And read...

For a special holiday treat, Megan and Lauren are FINALLY releasing their first podcast, Bone the Unknown. In each episode, we analyze a different paranormal erotic short story. It's like a book club for horned up sci fi freaks!  New episodes every Saturday until January 18th.  And if you're an overachiever, read the first "book" for yourself before you listen: https://amzn.to/...