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We're back! With some updates! And a surprise at the end!! We reveal a pod-long bit, talk about some Everest news, and the Yip-Yips are BACK. We love you all! E & S

Though it kicks off with a few ghost appearances (Gus?!), this week’s episode is more on the fairy side of the realm. Shannon discusses the case of Bridget Cleary and the supposed supernatural forces that took the “real” Bridget from her family during an illness. Discussion of disability, neurodivergence, and the reactions to those with either, both in the past and today, turns quickly into some disability book recs and a reminder to broaden your content horizons! Stay tuned at the end for how we became friends and remember WE’RE NOT MAD AT YOU!! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Disfigured by Amanda LeDuc Wikipedia Fairy Forts LiveJournal All That’s Interesting The New York Times Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network Vlogging BABIES

It’s spooOOoOOoooky season!! FINALLY! This week Emma jumps right in to the creepy spooky times to tell us all about the Conjuring House. Was a family actually haunted by the previous, long-dead owners of their home? Was it because time is a flat circle? Or was it all in their heads? We learn just how much money Shannon needs to convince her to watch a scary movie and that it wouldn’t matter how much Emma was paid, but she might do it for a Rice Krispie Treat. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Conjuring House website Global News All That’s Interesting The Mother Source on The Conjuring movie The Warren’s website case file History vs. Hollywood The Providence Journal US Ghost Adventures The Independent RI Freestat UK The Ghoul Boys Sam and Colby’s first visit to the Conjuring House

We may have changed up our schedule and wanted to change our names, but the chaos remains the same, with a couple kitty production assistants who are not very *demure*. This week Shannon fills us in on the kinda sweet history and spooky present of Colorado’s famous Stanley Hotel. The inspiration behind Steven King’s The Shining remains one of America’s most haunted locations, but is it all true? Stay to the end for some potato talk and feel free to take a drink every time Emma says “patada.” Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Stanley Hotel Wikipedia The Stanley Hotel (archived) Nightly Spirits Fox News Uncover Colorado The Gazette Fox 31 YouTube: Elk Bugle Food to Die For

Hey Jim! And everyone else! This week Emma dives into one of Shannon’s favorite topics: a heist!! The Argent Star disappeared from its impenetrable case, never to be seen again. But is it as it seems? Is the Star disguised as 35 engagement rings? Or is it still in the hands of those it was supposedly stolen from? Come find out this and more, like if Elmo really will sue, if robots were involved, and if our purple ladies of leisure get to keep their purple rooms. Stay for a surprise at the end and a whole bunch of movie brainstorming! Sources: The Mother Source on the Art Institute of Chicago Whistler’s The Artist in His Studio The super fast BPM playlist for all your heist needs

Is that Father Time’s thumb or are you just happy to see us?! Why are there metal monoliths popping up all over the world? Whether the answer is art, aliens, or just a bit of fun, Shannon fills us in on the monoliths and their most recent appearances. We hope they mean something exciting, but maybe they’re just here so we had something to do during our unprecedented times to, you know, take our minds off it all. And if that weren’t enticing enough, join us for talk of dolphin legs, hatred of water, and thoughts on showers. Do you like damp? Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Monolith Tracker USA Today 1 USA Today 2 The Denver Post Vox

Ever tried to scare yourself into seeing a bloody screaming woman in the mirror? Well…we might have!! This week Emma tells the haunting legend of Bloody Mary and who she might be. Why is she in our mirrors at every sleepover? Why do we want to see her anyway? And was she so reprehensible in life that she’s been doomed to a death of scary servitude? Come find out this week if we are successful in our attempts to scare ourselves! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Mother Source on Bloody Mary, her pop culture references, Hanako-san, and Elizabeth Bathory Curious Archive about Mary I Snopes History Collection Lake County Journal on Mary Worth

We might not be able to say her name, but dang do we wanna talk about her! No one said we were finished with dolls, and this week Shannon steps up to the plate with one of the biggest baddies of them all: P.T.D. We turn into carnival barkers, learn that it's required to have 20/20 vision to be a ring master, and petition once again to have Zak Bagans on the judges panel for Ru Paul's Drag Race. It's a wonderful chaotic time over here. STEP RIGHT UP and join us! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Netline The Daily Mail LADBible Reddit HD Paranormal

We’re baaaack! And so are these children?! Kids say the creepiest things, and some kids have convinced the world that they are old souls, back for another round on earth. Could these kids be telling the truth? Or are they making it all up? Come join as we tackle the hard questions of reincarnation, cloning, crew socks versus ankle socks, and candy cigarette endorsement. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Washington Post MammaMia on the Pollock Twins The Mirror on the Pollock Twins Psi-encyclopedia Psi-encyclopedia on the Pollock Twins Division of Perceptual Studies at UVA website The Case of James Leininger UVA Magazine “The Science of Reincarnation”

Don't be sad! Yell "PINEAPPLE" at your phone to bail out of the bit! We'll see you soon! (Well, you'll hear from us soon that is...) LOVE YOU ALL! -E&S

TREASURE! We love a hunt for some valuables and this week Shannon brings us the story of the Copper Scroll. Hidden away in a cave in Jerusalem was a treasure map. Now that the scroll has completely oxidized, will we ever be able to find its goodies? Or have they already been found?! Nick Cage, JoJo Siwa, and a potato dressed like Tina Turner all make an appearance this week so tune in to see if we figure this one out. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources Wikipedia Interesting Engineering USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ancient Origins Biblical Archaeological Society Biblical Archaeological Society Library Facsimile Editions

Is every interesting structure on the planet just a pitstop for aliens on their energy highway in the sky? Or did ancient people really love climbing over hills rather than going around them? This week Emma lays down the lore of ley lines and the weird stuff that can happen around them. Ghosts? Check. Aliens? Check. The fact that St. Michael the archangel might really enjoy Glastonbury? Also check. Enjoy the tangents and our new segment! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Mother Source on St. Michael’s line and Ley Lines Live Science All That’s Interesting The Guardian BBC

What lurks in the boreal forest region of northern Canada? Is it a shiny Bigfoot? A silver-fox being? A hairy Edward Cullen who is all rainbows and glitter? Come find out this week as Shannon dives into the tale of the Silverwood Beast. Stay tuned at the end for our new segment and a little surprise! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Wikipedia Digital Museums Canada Boreal Conservation NRDC 1 NRDC 2

We could do this all front-door day, man! Talk ghosties that is. This week Emma brings us the really cool history of the Jane Addams-Hull House Museum and the ghosts that stick around for the pure, good vibes. A nice haunted house. Who knew? We’ve got devil babies, Labyrinth, and social reform in the 1900s. What more could you want, really. Join us for the usual chaos and enjoy! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Biographical Sketch of Charles Jerald Hull The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum The Mother Source on Hull House The Long Road of Woman’s Memory The Mother Source on Jane Addams Hull House Museum Blog: “Finding Folklore” Ghost Files: The Devil Baby of the Hull-House Museum

It might be getting warmer out there but it's likely still cold on Everest! Enjoy this jaunt through the past and we'll see you all next week!! The tallest mountain in the world has been conquered by many, but was Sir Edmund Hillary actually the first of these? Or was it George Mallory and his partner, lost to the snow at the peak? Listen as Shannon delves into her favorite topic, Mount Everest, and the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. Emma may or may not cry... Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: ⁠Mother Source ⁠ ⁠PBS NOVA⁠ ⁠The Clymb⁠ ⁠Secrets of the Ice⁠ ⁠Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb, Eric R. Simonson, Larry A. Johnson⁠ ⁠Last Climb by David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld⁠ ⁠Western Oregon University, Pete Poston⁠ ⁠BBC News⁠ National Geographic’s Lost on Everest (2020) - streaming on Disney+ ⁠National Geographic

It's a repost! Your two best friends needed a break for a bit, so enjoy the crying! Welcome to another nonsense filled episode where Shannon narrowly avoids getting scared, this time by Goatman’s Bridge. Is it a demon on this bridge? A cryptid? A stoner kid in the tree whispering “Steve”? We might never know, but we do know that Emma wants to be a vase but might end up as a couch, and Shannon will certainly be prepared for any demon with a super soaker full of holy water. Apparently, Emma also draws the spooky line at clowns, so you're safe if that wasn't your jam. Just goat-headed barefoot demons here. Come follow us on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠! Visit our ⁠website⁠! ⁠Send us a heart fart⁠! Sources: ⁠Buzzfeed Unsolved⁠ ⁠Clips from Ghost Adventures⁠ ⁠Texas Hill Country⁠ ⁠We Denton Do It⁠ ⁠The Mother Source on the Old Alton Bridge⁠ ⁠Atlas Obscura⁠ ⁠All That’s Interesting⁠ ⁠High School Newspaper Encounter at Old Alton Bridge

It’s Shannon’s birthday and you know what, friends? She’s never wrong. This week’s episode is about a little familiar roaming the halls of Washington D.C.’s government buildings. Is the Demon Cat a friendly little mouser just going about her business? Or does she bring tidings of more sinister things to come? Join in and listen to celebrate one half of your fav best friend duo turning over a new year! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The White House Historical Association TPDE Ep. 96: Tell Your Mom About Us: The Haunted White House Wikipedia Atlas Obscura National Geographic WETA Skeptical Inquirer

It’s Shannon’s birthday season so we’re talking art crime and the audacity of man. This week Emma fills us in on Mark Landis, artist and forger, who managed to fool multiple museums over the course of 30 years into believing his donations of minor works were the real things. The catch? None, it seems. He didn’t earn a single penny from it. So then why did he do it? Come find out as we goof off, dream about museum gift shops, and get an insight into the Bone Shaman. Join the chaos and Emma’s first “solved” mystery episode! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Mother Source Authentication in Art Unmasked Forgers The Giveaway from the New Yorker The New York Times The Art Newspaper BBC News Mark Landis’ website Slate Hyperallergic Treasures on Trial

Shannon’s giving nerdy-nerdy-Emma-time as she clues us into one of the most mysterious items of the rare books world: the Voynich Manuscript. Is this late medieval piece a guide on bathing? An outline of the female body? A guidebook for aliens living here on Earth? Or is it all just a lie?! Come listen to these two pterodactyls do a podcast in their chaos den as Emma nerds out and Shannon has (almost) all the answers. Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Wikipedia The New Yorker Undark Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Knowable Magazine

Emma finishes out her trio of West Virginia cryptids this week with the Grafton Monster. Was this creature hopping between portals in time and space and happen to scare some locals? Was a disturbance of teenagers correct to go out looking for it? Or was it all just some elaborate way to say “up yours, Michigan”? Tangent town abounds as we explore these possibilities, if Bigfoot would have a pretzel cart, and discover that Shannon can’t whistle. Join for the usual chaos, spoofs, and goofs! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: Cryptid Wiki Myth Wiki West Virginia Encyclopedia Grafton Monster Weebly blog Wild and Weird West Virginia The Clio WVNS Cryptid Mountain Mini Golf West Virginia Explorer