Web Crawlers
Web Crawlers
Ali Segel and Melissa Stetten discuss pop culture, TV, viral stories, unsolved mysteries, creepy cults, scammers, and everything unsettling in between. “They maintain a loose, upbeat dynamic as they fall down rabbit holes, which means listeners can comfortably dip their toes into the deeply unsettling and unexplained, but won’t walk away feeling, well, haunted.” (Vanity Fair, 2020) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
Parapsychology College Degrees 02.02.2021 38:26
Did you know some universities offer degrees in Parapsychology? You can take courses in psychic phenomena and other paranormal claims such as telepathy, near-death experiences, telekinesis, and synchronicity. The first academic studies on extrasensory perception and psychokinesis were conducted in 1911 at Stanford University, and other colleges like Duke, Stanford, and UCLA all offered classe...
STONKS: How Reddit Outsmarted The Stock Market 29.01.2021 26:04
Reddit users buying GameStop blew up the stock market, causing hedge funds and financial institutions to lose billions of dollars. Then, the founders of stock trading app Robinhood halted trading to benefit the sleazy Wall Street guys, and people are pissed. ALSO: Melissa is obsessed with the cryptocurrency Dogecoin — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-626...
MAILBAG: Jeremy Bentham's Wax Head 28.01.2021 33:56
VOICEMAILS: New dog advice. A ghost scare. Is this a simulation or am I dumb? A horrifying belly button dream. Jeremy Bentham’s wax head. Bananas. Garden Salsa Sun Chips are apparently the best. Portos slander will not be tolerated. — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 __ JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHr — FOLLOW US: Twitter / Instagram...
Mysterious Lead Masks 26.01.2021 31:21
In 1966, the bodies of two men were found in Brazil with lead masks and a notebook containing mysterious messages. Were they secretly selling radioactive material to the criminal underground? Did their obsession with the occult have anything to do with their deaths? ALSO: One of Hanson brothers is a Coronavirus truther — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 __ JOIN...
Dolly Oesterreich & Her Secret Lover in the Attic 22.01.2021 21:50
Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was the wife of a wealthy textile magnate. She fell for a younger man who she kept hidden in the attic for over a decade. It’s a truly bizarre story of sex, obsession, and murder. ALSO: Casey Anthony started a private investigator company. *This episode is cursed and full of glitches* — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 __ JOIN...
MAILBAG: Double Titanic Dreams 21.01.2021 31:56
EMAILS: A rejection letter. A song about Craig’s Synchronicity. VOICEMAILS: A cursed Robert the Doll encounter. Becky had a recurring dream about the Titanic being a spaceship. A haunted watch. Another recurring dream about the Titanic. Boss Dog turns out to be the plot of Lucky Dog starring Kirk Cameron. Rosie thinks Ali should give her dog Dolly to Dan Tana. Leona Helmsley’s grandchildren...
Near Death Experiences 19.01.2021 44:19
Netflix's documentary series Surviving Death has us asking: Is there life after death? Does our consciousness continue to exist after we die? 10-20% of people who have near death experiences report strikingly similar out of body spiritual encounters. Does this give proof of the existence of a soul or a place like heaven? What happens scientifically when you die? Also, Ali reads a haunting nea...
Mini Crawlers: Spooky Babes & Missing Twitter Girl 16.01.2021 23:28
Stormy Daniels has her own paranormal investigation team and she also owns a haunted doll named Susan. Ali reads from a fanfic book about Trump being a ghost hunter. An odd video posted on Twitter of a girl with two black eyes had people believing she was Cassie Compton, a teenager who went missing back in 2014. — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 __...
MAILBAG: Paul Manafort's Rug Store 14.01.2021 27:43
EMAILS: Eleanor cannot forgive Ali’s SunChip hate. A terrifying childhood experience at Landmark Forum. VOICEMAILS: Daniel has a crazy rug story that involves Paul Manafort and fleas. A name tag coincidence. Rachel's BananaTown synchronicity. Robert the Doll may have caused car trouble. Rachel has a recurring dream where she’s in the backseat of a car. — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US...
Disappearance of NYC Socialite Dorothy Arnold 12.01.2021 35:28
Dorothy Arnold was a beautiful and wealthy socialite living on the Upper East Side of New York City with her family. On December 12, 1910, while shopping in Madison Square Park, she vanished in broad daylight. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are odd, including the suspicious behavior of her family, and her secret relationship with an older man. This mystery has captivated New Yorke...
Mini Crawlers: Bizarre Wills 08.01.2021 36:54
The president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, has a very bizarre will that states her body is to be used in a manner that draws attention to needless animal suffering, including her skin being made into leather products. Many strange wills exist, like the Pringles inventor requesting his ashes be put inside… you guessed it, a Pringles can, and a celebrity gave his fortune to his girlfriend so his c...
MAILBAG: If You See A Staircase, RUN! 07.01.2021 27:21
EMAILS: An underground bunker in Detroit called The Murder Pit. A secret phone in the woods turned into a kayaking trip. Abandoned staircases in the woods. VOICEMAILS: Andy wants to know our views on UFOs. Liz went on a UFO tour with a guy who thought he was the reincarnation of Benjamin Franklin. Jeb heard a creepy voice in the woods. Hector experienced a glitch at a grocery store. —...
Haunted Dolls For Sale 05.01.2021 39:25
If you think Barbie and Ken are scary, you should check out the flourishing haunted doll market on the internet. Vendors on Ebay and Etsy are selling dolls that are allegedly inhabited by spirits: some positive in nature, others more cursed. There’s haunted dolls you might already know about, such as Annabelle, and Robert the Doll who was actually the inspiration for Chucky. There’s also an i...
MAILBAG: Golden Ticket Chocolate Bars 31.12.2020 20:16
Melissa opens chocolate bars from Johnny’s Treasure Quest to see if she won a golden ticket. VOICEMAILS: A recurring dream of being a ballerina. Insomnia from drinking coffee at 1pm. Emily wants nothing but good things for Richard Simmons. An Alexa gave unwarranted mental health advice. A scary robotic message about buttholes. EMAILS: Rachel got more Red Lobster gift cards from her grandma. Angela...
Daniel Beckwitt's Deadly Underground Bunker 30.12.2020 36:02
In 2017, twenty-six year old hacker and Bitcoin millionaire Daniel Beckwitt (aka 3 Alarm Lamp Scooter) started building a nuclear bunker underneath his house. He hired people to help dig tunnels, but in order to keep the location secret, he blindfolded his employees before driving them to his home. A deadly electrical fire ended Daniel’s project. It all started at a tech conference where Daniel wa...
MAILBAG: Michigan Treasure Hunt 24.12.2020 24:37
EMAILS: Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt ruined a listeners cabin. A Michigan man created his own Willy Wonka treasure hunt. VOICEMAILS: Vicky took a picture of a ghost in Portland. A recurring Bigfoot dream. A creepy old timey kid with a sleeping hat. Becca had a Dick Tracy synchronicity. Olivia saw a woman with a painted face humming in a parking lot. — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gma...
Galactic Federation & UFOs with John E.L. Tenney 23.12.2020 56:52
The former head of Israel’s defense military said aliens are not only real, but there is a Galactic Federation with underground posts on Mars that we have been in contact with. Is he telling the truth or just making it all up to sell his book? Did you know there are descriptions of UFOs in the bible and biblical paintings depicting UFOs? Was Moses abducted by aliens and told what the 10 Commandmen...
Mini Crawlers: Fenn's Treasure 18.12.2020 26:58
Since 2010, thousands of people have searched the Rocky Mountains for Fenn’s treasure worth an estimated two million dollars. Five people have died, and many have been injured in hopes of locating the chest. The only clues for its location are in a poem written by Forrest Fenn. Ali, however, is not impressed and thinks it’s all a hoax. ALSO: An Aerosmith mix-up. — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.co...
MAILBAG: Red Lobster Gift Cards 17.12.2020 33:40
EMAILS: Ambrose sings an incredible rendition of the Muffin Man. How to pronounce “biopic.” VOICEMAILS: Jeb wonders if his relative was the guy who died on the plane Ali’s Aunt was working on, and he also wants to start a TikTok. Rosie has a question about a medication side effect that makes LaCroix taste weird. A terrifying recurring dream involving a basement and Satan. Rachel is pissed cu...
Fertility Doctors Using Their Own Sperm 15.12.2020 42:45
Imagine sending in your 23andMe kit and finding new relatives with a 50% DNA match. Ever since the invention of at home DNA kits, there has been a wave of people finding out their fathers are actually their mother’s fertility doctors. There are many doctors who have deceived women struggling to conceive by using their own sperm without knowledge or consent. Cecil Jacobson aka The Sperminator, Dona...
Mini Crawlers: Craig & Jessica Rabbit 11.12.2020 22:32
Craig is back with yet another synchronicity involving Jessica Rabbit. What do all these signs mean and is Craig actually controlling the simulation? — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 __ JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHr — FOLLOW US: Twitter / Instagram / Reddit / Facebook — JOIN OUR PATREON: HERE — MERCH: https://webcrawlerspod....
MAILBAG: Therapy is Great! 10.12.2020 29:05
VOICEMAILS: A terrifying recurring dream that came true. Demons smelling like sulfur. A very sweet thank you for normalizing therapy. Jeb says hello. Pizza & Home Alone synchronicity. Princess Diana sweater synchronicity. And justice for Ali! — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 __ JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHr — FOLLOW US: ...
Red Lobster's Endless Crab Disaster 08.12.2020 41:17
Red Lobster once lost over three million dollars during an “Endless Crab” promotion because they underestimated how much people could eat. The demand for crab was so high, Red Lobster had to pay exorbitant prices in order to keep supplying it to customers. How did Red Lobster get into this mess? ALSO: How long do restaurants leave food out in buffets? Spoiler: it’s much longer than you think. — EM...
Mini Crawlers: Brittany Murphy's Mysterious Death 04.12.2020 38:50
The circumstances surrounding Brittany Murphy’s death on December 20, 2009 have always been strange and confusing. Her husband Simon Monjack dying five months later of similar causes only added to the mystery. Was it natural causes, a drug overdose, mold poisoning, or potentially murder? Brittany’s mother Sharon and Simon shared a bed after Brittany’s death, and Simon even gave a tour of the bathr...
MAILBAG: I Worked At Bohemian Grove 03.12.2020 24:52
VOICEMAILS: A Bethel church in Austin turns out to be related to the Bethel Megachurch in California. A cryptic song. Another simulation phone glitch. A restaurant management student saw the Bohemian Grove at a job fair. A former employee of the Bohemian Grove tells what actually happened there. EMAILS: A solid ghost sighting. The Richardson family murders in Canada. Katherine Knight boiled...
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