Mid-Day Musings

In this week’s episode, we discuss the early life of the death cult’s leader, Shoko Asahara. Stay tuned for part 2, where we discuss the infamous subway chemical attack.

In this week's episode, we discuss the recent closure of several massage parlors in relation to human trafficking/prostitution, the arrest of former Abilene Christian University and Angelo State University basketball coach Josip Maric, and the hubbub around R. Kelly and his endless love for young girls.

This week we dive into the psychological aspects of the 2018 film, Hereditary, starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Ann Dowd.

In this week's episode, we talk about some big headlinesl Jussie Smollett: Victim or Fraudster? Ryan Adams and his creepy sexual behavior and exploitation of female singer/songwriters. 21 Savage and his ICE detention experience.

This week we discuss the mysterious Winchester House. The Winchester House is an architectural wonder and historic landmark in San Jose, California. We discuss the mystery and oddities within the house and compare it with the events that took place in the 2018 horror film, Winchester, starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clark.

This week we talk about the infamous Fyre Fest. We discuss the events that led Billy McFarland, CEO of Fyre Media Company, and rapper Ja Rule to launch the failed, self proclaimed "luxury" music festival, as well as McFarland's Fyre app.

TRIGGER WARNING We get pretty political in this episode, and we both tend to lean left of center. If you’re conservative and don’t want to ruin your day, please don’t listen. We have fun, non-political stuff coming soon!

In this episode, we discuss the fabled Anson Lights, off US 180 in Anson, Texas, and the suicide forest (Aokigahara). The Anson Lights is a debunked (or is it?) ghost story, but the Suicide Forest is a very real place with real stories. Listen to hear more. This episode contains sensitive material. Listen at your own risk. 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Picture this: you’re on facebook, scrolling through your feed, when a message from an old high school acquaintance messages you out of the blue. He/she asks you about your family, how you’ve been since high school, what you’re doing for work, etc. If you’re a stay-at-home-mom, you might be met suddenly with an invitation for you to host a “party” or “pop-up shop” to bring your friends over to sell this acquaintance’s product. Does this sound familiar? This is usually how “independent...

Walter Freeman popularized the lobotomy in the 1930s, performing the procedure on over 25,000 people before being banned from operating in 1967. The lobotomy sometimes had positive outcomes, but more often than not, people were left catatonic and unresponsive - many times even dead. Insulin shock therapy was a popular treatment for schizophrenia, sending people into comas for 6 out of 7 days of the week. Most hospital in the US utilized this treatment. Unsurprisingly, a side effect of...

Season 1, Episode 5: Urban Legends On this week’s podcast, we discuss two urban legends that are sure you scare your socks off (maybe): Black-Eyed Children (not associated with the Black-Eyed Peas) and Hell’s Bridge. Be sure to listen to the entire episode, because Colton shares a super creepy story that had me too scared to watch anything other than King of the Hill when we finished recording. The Black-Eyed Children have their origin story in Abilene, Texas, (where we record the...

Season 1, Episode 4: Deepwater Horizon On April 20, 2010, drilling rig Deepwater Horizon sustained an uncontrollable blowout, spilling 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico. 11 men were killed aboard the rig. This disaster is commonly known as the BP Oil Spill. The Deepwater Horizon was a 10-year old semi-submersible, mobile, floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in waters up to 10,000’ deep. The rig was leased to BP...

This week’s podcast is a quick and easy one. We thought we’d throw in some comedy with a couple of shockers to lighten the mood after last week’s depressing episode. If you thought your mother-in-law was bad, listen to some of the horror stories we found in the subreddit JustNoMIL. References: reddit.com/r/JustNoMIL

This episode does contain some gross and disturbing shit. Listen at your own risk. Warren Jeffs: Prophet and Polygamist Cult Leader, Now Felon In 2011, Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for assaulting two of his child brides. Between 2003 and 2008, girls between the ages of 12 and 17 were forced into unlawful marriages to men that were sometimes 4 times their own ages. In 2008, a large FLDS compound in Eldorado, Texas, was raided by Texas Rangers and local...

For those who found us after watching the Fyre Festival documentary, we will be doing an upcoming episode on the Fyre Festival and update you on any news regarding Anna Delvey. From 2013 through 2016, Delvey managed to work her way into the upper echelon of society’s elite, befriending celebrities, moguls, financiers, and attorneys. With seemingly endless amounts of cash on hand, Delvey convinced everyone around her that she was filthy rich and loved to spend money. Her origin story was...