Middle-Aged and Mediocre

Just a quick episode to catch up on what the Joel & Cole Express has been up to. Cash & Joel talk about Cash's return to professional wrestling, upcoming Middle-Aged and Mediocre projects, and the Whiff Whaff series on the Ray Gun Radio/Middle-Aged and Mediocre YouTube page (Episode 1 is available now!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

The Joel & Cole Express is back with another episode and this time it's just two dudes talking about the solar eclipse, the worst ways to die, the most fun ways to die, and the most likely way they'll each die. Cash & Joel also delve into some true crime and discuss the horrific and awful acts carried out during the eclipse by Danielle Johnson, aka, "astrology influencer" Ayoka. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Cash and Joel review both nights of this weekend's WrestleMania 40 event and place their bets on each match. We also review the prop bets for the show, including how much interference there will be in Roman vs Cody, how many chops Gunther will deliver to Sami Zayn, if Stone Cold will get in the ring, and more! There's another big wrestling announcement at the end of the show that you won't want to miss! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

The main story begins at 15:39 for those who want to skip the opening banter Natalia Grace Barnett is a Ukrainian-born American with dwarfism, who, in 2010, was adopted by an American family but abandoned by them two years later. Barnett's adoptive parents claimed that Barnett was a legal adult, and, in 2012, they successfully sought a court order legally changing her birth year from 2003 to 1989. MAX now features two seasons of the ID channel's series on Natalia's case featuring interviews with Natalia, her adoptive father Michael Barnett, her new adoptive parents, "legal experts", and various characters who encountered Natalia during this turmoil. Almost everyone involved is pretty awful and Michael easily takes the top prize for most unhinged human being to ever appear on television. Cash and Joel review both seasons of the docuseries and raise questions over the validity of its content. Both hosts had different perspectives while watching as Joel went into it not knowing anything about it while Cash had some forewarning about how the two seasons play out, so it's interesting to see how their opinions differ and align. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Chase Massner was an Iraq War veteran who returned home and faced difficulties adjusting back into civilian life while battling PTSD and bipolar disorder. His marriage issues caused him to turn to a friend named Brad Clement for support but then he mysteriously vanished. For three years, no one knew what had happened to Chase. No one except for one person that is. Join us to hear about the disappearance of Chase Massner and the web of lies that affected so many lives. The main story for this episode begins at 21 minutes and 24 seconds in if you want to skip right to it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Chase Massner was an Iraq War veteran who returned home and faced difficulties adjusting back into civilian life while battling PTSD and bipolar disorder. His marriage issues caused him to turn to a friend named Brad Clement for support but then he mysteriously vanished. For three years, no one knew what had happened to Chase. No one except for one person that is. Join us to hear about the disappearance of Chase Massner and the web of lies that affected so many lives. The main story for this episode begins at 21 minutes and 24 seconds in if you want to skip right to it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

It's the biggest event of the year and we've got you covered on all the information you could ever need before the big game! We've got stats, betting props, parlays, and our picks. There's also a lot of Home Improvement talk in this episode because Joel dreams of JTT. If you're betting on the game or want to sound smart by throwing out some stats at your Super Bowl party, this is the episode for you! We've also got two parlays for you with very high hit ratios. One has odds of +217 and the other one is a big ol' +8448 3-leg parlay with each leg hitting in 100% of the last 3 games. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Cash & Joel take a look at the case that currently making national headlines everywhere. The bodies of three men were found dead and frozen in the backyard of their friend's home two days after joining their friend to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers. The surviving friend states that he had no idea his friends were dead in his backyard. A fifth man has now come forward and has made statements that conflict with what the homeowner is saying. So what exactly happened? The case is still underway as authorities await toxicology and autopsy reports to come back but we'll at what information is known at this time and discuss the rumors that are swirling around this story. We also take a look at the upcoming AFC & NFC Conference Championship games and the WWE Royal Rumble. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Cash & Joel are back to preview the NFL's Divisional Round of Playoff games. The Texans take on the Ravens, the Packers face off against the 49ers, the Bucs travel to Detroit to battle the Lions, and the Kansas City Chiefs go into Buffalo to square off once again with the Bills. It's going to be a big NFL weekend and we've got the full preview for you. Plus our game picks, Cash's best bets, and some NFL coaching carousel talk. Also, Joel teaches Cash about a very unique "storage" method... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

The NFL Playoffs are here and we've got you covered on this weekend's SUPER Wild Card Weekend slate of games. We make our picks for each of these games, check out what the public is betting their money on, and check out the favorites for the NFL's year-end awards as well as pick who we each think will be winning the Super Bowl this year. If you're a football fan, you don't want to miss this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Susan Monica had a pig farm and a lot of property in the middle of nowhere that could hide many secrets. Her secrets stayed hidden until a drifter's family came looking after not hearing from him for months. A missing person's report and fraudulent EBT card transactions would eventually lead to a search warrant for the property and the discovery of human remains. During the interrogation, Susan's odd personality was on full display as the investigators dug deeper and deeper into her murderous pigpen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

In part one, Mark Twitchell attempted to kill his first victim but ultimately failed. Now, with a second chance, Mark once again uses a fake dating profile to lure a man into his deadly garage where he lies in wait to become the serial killer he fantasizes about himself being. Will this second attempt be more successful than the first? Check out part two of our Mark Twitchell story now to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Mark Twitchell had big ambitions. One of those ambitions was to become a popular filmmaker. Mark's other ambition was to become a serial killer but I'm not sure exactly how known he wanted to be for that one. This story is filled with lies, confessions, failures, and unfortunately, some successes. In part one, we'll talk about Mark's background, his marriages, and his plans to become a real-life Dexter Morgan. If you want to skip straight to the story it begins at about the 27:00 minute mark but if you hang out for the full episode, we talk about what a Middle-Aged and Mediocre road trip to Vegas would look like and share some of our favorite Christmas memories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Israel Keyes was an American serial killer, bank robber, burglar, arsonist, kidnapper, and sex offender who murdered at least three victims and committed dozens of felonies including armed robbery, arson, rape, and burglary across the United States from July 2001 to February 2012. But was Israel Keyes' responsible for possibly dozens of more victims? Unfortunately, most of what we know about the crimes Keyes committed comes from Keyes himself and he only offered up vague bits of information over hours and hours of interviews with authorities. It's possible that Israel Keyes is one of the most prolific serial killers in American history but it also seems entirely possible that Keyes built himself up to be more than what he truly was. Either way, Israel Keyes was a horrific monster and ended the life of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig before going on to commit a sick act of extortion that was truly disgusting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

We have finally reached the end of our exploration of JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg! We have some mind-bending theories, murders, and a very special lost film that we cover in this final part of the series. It also seems like we haven't completely cleaned up the audio issues but we'll have them fixed before the next episode. Thanks for listening to our five-part series and thank you for supporting the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Cryptid episode! (Mostly) We've got the Flatwoods Monster, Mantis Man, a giant shrimp, a talking mongoose, and more! Enjoy part 4 of our exploration of JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Part 3 of our exploration of JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg. This episode includes: The Mysterious Death of Christopher Case, The Evilstick, The Falcon Lake Incident, The Unknown Serial Killer Who Called Into the Howard Stern Show, The Setagaya Family Murders, Ricky McCormick's Encrypted Notes, Shirtwood Forest, The Murder of Lindsay Buziak, Bashir Kouchacji's Life of Torment, and The Recovering Patient in the Hospital Ceiling. Enjoy!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

Back with part two of our dive into the best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg that was created by JimboSeth (link to the full iceberg down below) and in part two, we're looking at zombies, an unsolved death, cartoon sex tapes, a con man, a man who was possessed by a water demon, and serial poopers! It's a wild one! Special thanks to the Banned Camp podcast for their support! Check out their show! https://www.bannedcamppodcast.com/ JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg: https://icebergcharts.com/i/Unsolved_Mystery --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

This is Part 1 of our five-part series where we'll tackle 50 of the best unsolved mysteries from the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg that was created by JimboSeth (full Iceberg in the link below). In our first episode, we check out killer clowns, disappearances, unidentified people, and a mystery soda machine. We hope you enjoy exploring these unsolved mysteries and we'll be back soon with part two! Also, thanks to Travis Graham from the band Triceratops for our new show intro music! Check out his band's Facebook page in the link below! JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg: https://icebergcharts.com/i/Unsolved_Mystery Triceratops band Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Triceratops740 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message

This week's story is about a disturbed woman named Taylor "Schabusiness" Coronado and the night she decapitated her lover, Shad Thyrion. The gruesome details of her actions and what she did to Shad's body afterward are pure nightmare fuel. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middleagedandmediocre/message