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This week Emma shocks Shannon with the disappearance of quintessential-70s college student Steven Kubacki. What exactly happened to this man during his last year of college? Time travel? Laylines? Aliens?! Listen in to learn why aliens love the fall, who Emma’s new stepdad is, and the scope of man's audacity. Come follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Twitter !  Visit our website ! Send us a h...

Have you got a demitasse set? Carafes? Drums?! Whatever you have, Buttercup Sunshine and Dandelion Moss have got the piping hot tea ready for you. This week, Shannon clues us into everyone’s favorite nighttime go-to, Sleepytime Tea, and the cult that may have started it all. Does this cult have a weak grip on the tea as it stands today? Or is it still steeped in it?  Come follow us on TikTok , Ins...

Happy New Year, Pod Fiends! We're closing out 2023 with our favorite dirty Santa, Belsnickle! Enjoy the throwback and we'll be back in your ears with fresh new episodes in 2024. It's the holiday season! Emma’s coming atcha with the creepiest Christmas companion out there - Belsnickle. This Dirty Santa, while weird and gross, is really here to make sure that the real Santa doesn’t need...

Happy Holidays from your favorite chaos besties! We hope you all have a wonderful season however you celebrate and enjoy this throwback to Christmas gone by! Merry Christmas, Witches! We’ve got a short one this week to get you in the holiday mood; Shannon tells Emma the terrifying tale of Grýla, the Christmas Witch of Iceland, and her crazy sons, the Yule Lads. Is there anything better than trauma...

This week it’s short and sweet…smelling? When was the last time you smelled a frog? We’re not sure as Emma regales with the legend of the Loveland Frogman. Is this creature extraterrestrial, somehow deciding that Ohio was the best place to touch down? Or is it simply an escaped Pokémon that Emma can’t pronounce? Join the chaos, and thank God for the Loveland Frog(man). Come follow us on TikTok , I...

We’re back with the two OG best friends this week and it’s an expedish! Shannon brings us the story of Salomon August Andrée’s Arctic balloon expedition and the mystery that surrounds what happened to the crew to this day. Emma gets excited about mass spectrometry, there are so many pigeons, and a 24-year-old professor makes an appearance; bound to be a great time. Yay science!  Come follow us on...

This week it’s all things vampy with special guest host Marissa! Shannon and Emma are along for the centuries-long ride as Marissa talks through the origins, history, and facts of vampire lore. Would we want to be alive forever, having to make new friends every century? We’d rather not, please and thank you? So come join the sparkly chaos and learn how Emma knows next to nothing about Twilight; li...

We’re back in the Nook with Sara for a short and sweet one to talk about the sourdough starter of the cryptid world: the Squonk! Shannon reveals just how sad this little “fearsome critter” is and who evades capture by succumbing to its tears. Tune in for conversation on cryptid themed candles, friends just “getting” us, and naked mole rats.  Come follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Twitter !  Vi...

This week we went to our guest Sara’s home state of Pennsylvania to explore the history and mystery of Pennhurst State School and Hospital. Although it’s a, to some uncomfortable, Halloween attraction now, the campus used to house over 3,000 residents with disabilities of all kinds. They were not, however, treated well. Are the spirits people see in the facility now those of patients who never lef...

Vincent Van Gogh was both prolific and tragic, his art only just on the rise at the time of his death. Many suspect his untimely end was self-inflicted, but was he actually murdered and history just forgot? Come join us this week with our special guest Erica back in the nook for bad French accents and discussions of mental health and the beauty of art. As well as Dr. Who.  Come follow us on TikTok...

Pull on your skeptic hats because this week Emma is bringing us some Grey’s Anatomy realness with the mysterious death of Gloria Ramirez. Known as the “Toxic Woman” by the media, Gloria is blamed for the illnesses of those who treated her. But is she really the one at fault, or was she used to cover up something a bit more Breaking Bad? The world may never know the actual circumstances of the inci...

We have completed the wife set with this week's guest host Erica! She's here to talk all things Disney, but primarily the theory that Walt is now frozen somewhere in Arizona. If so, could we have a Walt-sicle reanimated in the near future? An AI generated ad that only comes on at 3 AM sure thinks so! Come learn just how cursed the Hall of President's is and all about the original Littl...

The crime of the 19th century in a brand new nation; sensationalism who?! This week we commit hard to the bit as Emma brings us the story of America’s first recorded murder trial and the death of Elma Sands. Were our favorite Law Kens able to figure out whodunnit? Or the answer to a bigger question: Was it even murder? Come find out with your midwest mom and fancy Russian neighbor, the bit stealer...

Huzzah, my dudes! This week it’s all about Maryland’s favorite beastie, the Snallygaster. Is it a one eyed octopus? A winged beak-faced monster? Likely it’s just moonshine, but we know he’s so much more. For sure that he’s part of the Cryptid Hunting Club and has his own license to hunt skinny kids (a joke). So hop on over to listen to this week’s gravelly episode where Emma gains a bit more state...

A home in Spain is haunted by faces that keep appearing on the kitchen floor. Are these the ghosts of the skeletons beneath? Or simply the drawings of a bored housewife? No matter if they were real, psychical researchers have been interested in the faces of Bélmez since they first started appearing. And this week Emma tries her best not to scare the Scoobert Doobert out of Shannon and guest Britta...

Our original ghost host Brittany is back as a guest this week with film bro Emma to hear Shannon tell the sad but gripping story of the death of Marilyn Monroe. Was she murdered by a prank-calling president's family? Was her death a cover up to protect political secrets? Aliens? Bust out your bingo cards and your belty-est musical ballads as we discuss the possibilities on our usual rollercoas...

Spooky season has arrived! At least here at TPDE it has. Emma fills us in this week on the most haunted place in the most haunted city in America: the Moon River Brewing Company. A once bustling hotel turned hospital turned brewery, this spot has seen a lot of death, but do the dead still linger? Come find out if the Pope’s gonna love ya with all the holy water you’ll be carting around this place...

It’s Holland’s last visit to the Pod Nook™ and we’re going out with…a blob? This week Shannon shocks us with the story of the Oakville Blobs, mysterious jelly that rained from the sky in Washington State. Was it manmade? Extraterrestrial vomity goo? Or jellyfish that had been yeeted from the sea? If nothing else it was a perfect storm, a Blob-ageddon if you will. So join us for the Blob-ening.  Co...

We’re back with our resident death ambassador, Holland, this week to discuss the odd, messy, and overall just wild case of William H. Bates. First he disappears, then he reappears, then he takes a left turn with his career in "eyes." Buckle in as we jump around from North Dakota to TikTok diet influencers to truck nuts on a Saturn, because it’s weird and we’d like to talk about it.  Come...

**TW: discussion about death, including decomposition. Not for the queasy** We're switching it up a little this week, with our special guest Holland discussing body farms and all things death. We learn about elephants with jobs, Cadaver Cove, and just how serious Emma is about becoming a vase. Join us for this fascinating discussion episode, and don’t forget to write your will! Come follow us...

A cryptid that Emma has met?! Okay, well not met, but maybe taken a picture of a replica of one? Yea, that sounds about right. This week, Emma digs into the story of the Beast of Bray Road, one of Wisconsin’s premier cryptids. Is it a werewolf? A hellhound? An all new creature? Whatever the case is, get out of my bucket and into our car for a quick little chaotic tour of Wisconsin.  Come follow us...

*Content Warning: some conversation on suicide* This week Shannon brings us to Arizona and tells the story of Daniel Robinson and his mysterious disappearance. A crashed car, a cryptic text message, and still no answers after multiple searches. For the missing and murdered who don’t fit the media’s mold, it can take ages to get things moving, let alone get one solved, and Daniel’s case is no excep...

We're throwing it back old-school with this vacation repost. Enjoy the trip to Jersey and we'll see you all next week! This week Emma cries while she tells Shannon about the Jersey Devil! It's not all that scary, just a creepy flying T-rex roaming New Jersey. Come join us for stories of brave children and Emma's own potential cryptid encounter!  Come follow us on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitte...

It's vacay time, and what better way to relax than a Greg episode! Enjoy the chaos, friends! *Note that today’s episode, and probably those in the future, contains swearing and adult themes. Keep the little ears away!*  The chaos today is brought to you by peanut butter whiskey and a brand new cryptid, our wonderful friend Greg! Shannon tells us as much as she can about the Werewolf of Dickson...

*NSFW* Some very not-family-friendly jokes are hot and ready this week as Emma fills us in on the haunted Pfister Hotel. Are Major League Baseball players being targeted by the ghosts who want their home team to succeed? Or is this simply another historic building with some quirks? Come find out and join in our apologies to long dead gentlemen.  Come follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Twitter !...