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What would you do as a ghost? Would you solve your own murder? Maria and Gina discuss what kinds of ghosts they would be and Maria covers the thought provoking tale of the Greenbrier Ghost - the only known case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murder. Was it justice or a witch hunt?  Links: https://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/blog/the-greenbrier-ghost-reexamined https://www.appala...

Spicier ways to say everyday phrases. A repertoire of rustic refrains, if you will Send us Fan Mail

The heart wants what the heart wants. Stories of people undergoing whole a*s personality changes after receiving a new heart- and not just any new personality… the personality of the donor Small Business Recs: Wicked cool stuff: https://www.bonecarverstore.com/ Earthy Stuff: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.parker.prints/ House: https://madeline.livianstlouis.com/ PT Chiro: https://www.healthsourc...

Eating an entire cake, switching places with their twin, giving their gf’s cat away, a justified bride, and more ‘Am I The As*hole’ stories with verdict Send us Fan Mail

Proclaimed to have killed “no fewer than 600 men” in 1600s Southern Italy, Guilia Tofana is considered both a sinner and a saint…depending who you ask Links: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65094452-dark-waters https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/ https://www.historiamag.com/giulia-tofana-poisoner-murderer-saviour/ Send us Fan Mail

Maria and Gina’s raw reaction to the St. Louis Mystic Fair including their experience with an Animal Communicator, Tarot Card readings, Bone Witches, Reflexology, Murder Doll, and more Links: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/empowered-healing-kc-enneagram-healing-16458626519 https://www.bonecarverstore.com/ Send us Fan Mail

GINA’S BACK! After a two month wedding sabbatical, Gina’s highly anticipated return has finally come! Tune in for not only stories of Gina’s wedding but other wedding traditions and where they come from Gina’s Wedding Recs: -Hair & Makeup: Bailey Hager https://www.instagram.com/baileyhagerhmua?igsh=MWwzbGVkbXlzZmI4NQ== -Officiant: Greg Volpitto https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/greg-volpitto...

Why we say different phrases, idioms, and slang and where they come from- no cap Links: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/uncultured-swine https://bygonetheatre.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/knock-em-dead-the-vaudeville-origins-of-theatre-slang/ https://en.amazingtalker.com/blog/en/english/69017/ https://grammarist.com/idiom/full-of-beans/ https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biology-and-human-anatomy/i...

St. Louis, MO has its fair share of spook and ghost stories including history of Zombie Road and Lemp Mansion. Zombie Road is one the most haunted roads in America. It’s said to sit atop the site of one the largest Native American burial grounds and rumored to be occupied by spirits of indigenous people, confederate soldiers, children, and teenagers trying to get their smooch on in the 50s…  Lemp...

Court cases that POSSESS the paranormal It’s (finally) Spooky Szn! Nowhere is safe from the spook and paranormal, not even in Court. Maria and guest/future lawyer, Andrea cover two cases of “possession”: David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) who used “possession” as a defense and claimed the neighbor's dog was possessed and instructed David to kill Arne Cheyenne Johnson, this landmark case known as “T...

Big 5-0! In our first episode we said we would take a self defense class, and here we are 49 episodes later with said class under our belt. Listen as we recount our experience of the class and the adventure that happened immediately after Send us Fan Mail

10+ ways running (working out) make you a better person Send us Fan Mail

Feel good stories for some faith in humanity restoration with guest star Emily Links: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-08/japan-keeps-the-defunct-kyu-shirataki-train-station-open-for-just-one-high-school-girl https://olaug-ma.com/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/12/metro/old-ladies-against-underwater-garbage/ https://www.dailygood.org/story/264/the-business-9-women-kept-a-secret...

10 years of friendship with guest star, Steph, has produced a myriad of life lessons- some funny, some valuable, and some very specific  Send us Fan Mail

Maria is making like Han and flying solo this week covering the Van Buren sisters! The Van Buren sisters wanted to prove that women were capable of aiding in the War efforts by riding on their motorbikes across the country. Not only were they fighting for the right to vote and serve their country but also to wear pants…! Addie and Gussie Van Buren were pulled over multiple times on their historica...

  I think everyone can agree, collectively, as a species- we need to do better, be better. Maria & James discuss various icks/cringes- whatever generational word you use - no judgies, but judgies   Send us Fan Mail

Sometimes you just gotta do it yourself. Stories of three fab fellas who decided to take matters into their own hands. They said ‘F it, I’ll do it myself” Dr. Barry Marshall, Australian Gastroenterologist who infected himself with an ulcer causing bacteria to prove he knew the cure Almon Brown Strowger, inventor of the automatic switchboard after his own employee was directing calls from his busin...

Hats off to Florida who does not discriminate. They not only have a Florida Man but a Florida WOMAN with tales just as, if not more, crazy  Ariel Marchan Le-Quire: pulls alligator from pants at police stop Angela Stoldt- arguably one of the worst neighbors ever, stabs neighbor with ice pick and dismembers his body Krystle Lee Anderson: legless fugitive found hiding in plastic container Veronica Po...

  Money can’t buy you happiness… but it may buy you a curse. Different lottery winning stories that just may have you believing the Lottery Curse is real  Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnjennings/2023/08/29/debunking-the-myth-the-surprising-truth-about-lottery-winners-and-life-satisfaction/ https://www.oxygen.com/floribama-murders/crime-news/lottery-winner-abraham-shakespeare-shot-dead-by-...

Devil advocating things that are considered both blessings and curses Send us Fan Mail

2024 is the year for women’s sports and we’re here for it! Female athletes are popping off and we want to talk about it, especially in the spirit of the 2024 Olympics where women make up 50% of the athletes for the FIRST time Other FIRSTS we highlight:  First woman to officially run a marathon: Katherine Switzer First woman to unofficially run a marathon: Bobbi Gibb First woman to swim across the...

Hold onto your butts because this is a wild twisty turny TRUE tale of a man who broke out of prison not once but FIVE times and the daring women who helped. Michel Vajour, known as the ‘King of Escape’ was an elusive prisoner and a chronic escapee. One breakout included help from his wife, Nadine Vajour, who obtained her pilot’s license to help her husband escape from the roof of a jail. Listen fo...

Bachelor and bachelorette parties gone wrong offset by some highlights of GINA’S bach Send us Fan Mail

Difficult to answer moral questions  Send us Fan Mail

Major outbreaks of frenzied and fatal dance broke out in Europe during the Middle Ages. Specifically referred to as Choreomania aka dance mania aka dancing plague- where can’t stop, won’t stop dancing.. How? Why? Tune in Links: https://dictionary.apa.org/choreomania https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696655/the-book-of-phobias-and-manias-by-kate-summerscale/ https://www.thelancet.com/article...