And That's Why We Drink

By Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz

Society & Culture Comedy

What's And That's Why We Drink about?

Murder and the paranormal finally meet! Grab your wine and milkshakes and join us every Sunday for some chilling ghost stories and downright terrifying true crime stories. The world's a scary place. And that's why we drink!

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E294 Strawberry Eyeballs an...

09.25.2022

It's episode 294 and it's been 105 degrees in Los Angeles, meaning it's more important than ever to commit to our wildest autumnal dreams! This week Em does Ohio proud and brings us the story of the Crosswick Snake/Monster, who's ...

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09.25.2022 E294 Strawberry Eyeballs and Our Wildest Autumnal Dreams It's episode 294 and it's been 105 degrees in Los Angeles, meaning it's more important than ever to commit to our wildest autumnal dreams! This week Em does Ohio proud and brings us the story of the Crosswick Snake/Monster, who's ...
09.18.2022 E293 A Hottie Without a Body and the Fun Factory Welcome to episode 293 where we're lighting safe-ish "good-bye" candles for spooky show and tell! Join us for a thoroughly unhinged episode and a monster kick. This week Em brings us the story of the Enfield Monster, not to be ...
09.11.2022 E292 Hellhound Belly Rubs and Caveman Ghost Tchotchkes It's episode 292 and we're being very brave about tummy aches! This week Em brings us the lore of U.S. Highway 66 and learns, yet again, about Christine the killer car. Then the not-so-Stephen-King-character Christine brings us the unsolved case ...
09.04.2022 E291 Router Hauntings and Our Weekly World News Broadcasting Voices It's episode 291 and we love the theatrics! This week Em brings us the wild tale of Batsquatch, who may just come with their own cryptid poetry. Then Christine closes out her two-part series on the Children of Thunder. And ...
09.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 71 Welcome to Zesty Zeptember! It's officially fall, as far as we're concerned and we've got some spooky scandals to knock your witchy socks off. We love how many anonymous submissions we got about everything from supernaturally finding out about secret ...
08.28.2022 E290 Psychic Surgery Dreams and Christine's Principles of Magic It's episode 290 and we're officially in the Troll Hole! This week Em brings us some nicks, knacks, nooks and crannies as well as the scary story of the Moundsville Penitentiary, just down the street from Mothman's hometown in West ...
08.21.2022 E289 Jewish Deli Chocolate Milk and Microsoft PowerPoint Dissolve Ghosts Welcome to episode 1... we mean 289! If you're in a funk, don't worry, because Christine can get you out of it with her creepy real life story of seeing a hotel ghost in Knoxville, TN! Then Em covers a ...
08.21.2022 Special Episode: 2nd Annual Cryptids Unscripted Poetry Slam and Charity Auction! In lieu of a cursed livestream we're bringing you our second annual poetry slam as a special bonus episode! This year we're diving into the realm of Squonk self love and Sasquatch affirmations. Mothwoman walks onto the scene (at the ...
08.14.2022 E288 A Podcast Done via Ouija Board and a Bewitched Cow Hello! It's episode 288, tune in to see if the entire show is done via ouija board because Em's heart may have actually stopped this week. Post-ambulance, Em is bringing us the pre-Salem Witch Trials story of Mary Webster aka ...
08.07.2022 E287 The Gay Bathroom Invite Revisited and a Selection of Mothman Mugs Welcome to episode 287 where we have a crush on everybody! But we also feel unwell due to Em's story. This week Em brings us the unbelievable story of Tarrare, the man who ate anything and everything. Then Christine covers ...
08.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 70 Welcome to Armchair August! We're surprising Em with the theme they demanded and then forgot about. They got a little tangled in their own puppet strings but don't worry, Em's just the puppet master and really the puppets are playing ...
07.31.2022 E286 A Middle Finger Lemon Manicure and the Devil's Night-Time Corn Walk It's episode 286 and we were both very brave today! This week Em brings us the lore of the Devil's Tramping Ground in North Carolina. Is it the place where Satan paces every night or is it the worn out ...
07.24.2022 E285 An Emergency Bag Escape Room and a Pantsless Recording Welcome to episode 285, where Christine is changing diapers by lantern light! This week Em does a double feature rodent cryptid round up with the tales of the Afanc and the Lavellan. Then Christine covers the tragic and redemptive story ...
07.17.2022 E284 The Troll Hole Em-porium and the Time Traveling Wedgie Patrol Welcome to episode 284, where we have some dangerous banter wiggle room! This week, we're embarrassed we didn't know about Em's topic, the ginger biscuit-loving Tizzie Whizie. Then Christine brings us the second half of the tragic Oklahoma Girl Scout ...
07.10.2022 E283 A Psychic Wordle Turtle and a Tangent Lasagna It's episode 283 and Christine has stopped sleep-honking! Join us for another round of Brazilian alien encounters with the Mirassol Abductions, brought to you by Em's Google translating skills. Then Christine brings us a topic she's been emotionally preparing for: ...
07.03.2022 E282 A Sleep Zoo and a Big Gay Bathroom It's episode 282, a perfectly chaotic episode, and let's just not reject Em in their own gay bathroom, OK? First Em covers the Maringa Abduction aka the AGRIPO Experiment. Then, she made Xiinön and she made the breast milk that's ...
07.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 69 Are we holding a grudge against July? Maybe! Can Leona sense Em's sandwich vibes from across the country? Definitely! Has Evil Eva redeemed herself from her month full of scorpios? We'll see! What we can confirm is that we've got ...
06.26.2022 E281 A Gossip Corner Dinner Trap and Facts Served Up on a Celery Dish It's episode 281 and celery vases are so out but celery plates are in! First Em dishes it out with their story on the Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May, adding a personal twist as well as a deep dive ...
06.19.2022 E280 Emothy Phantom and the Walt Disney of Ghosts An exorcist, a medium and a priest walk into a bar... it's episode 280 and we've got the paranormal goods for ya! This week, Em dives back into their story on the Becker family and the first televised exorcism, closing ...
06.12.2022 E279 Burnt Microphones and the Hauntland No AC? No worries! This week, in episode 279, the ghosts will keep you cold. Today Em brings us the tale of the Becker family haunting aka the first televised exorcism. Then Christine covers a big one with the story ...
06.05.2022 E278 A Birthday Demon and a Lunar Lemon It's our birthday episode and Christine's podcast room might be turning into Jumanji?! Please hold for Blaise to come save us from multiple bugs. First Em covers a ghost story with a feminist twist, Alma Fielding and the Croyden poltergeist. ...
06.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 68 It's birthday season, we're feeling ghoulish and we're here for some feral chaos! This month for our birthdays Eva went all out with a wild and irreverent theme: armchairs. We're just kidding but step aside, Geminis, Scorpios have the floor ...
05.29.2022 E277 A Grass-Fed Cryptid and Trash Snacks Get ready because episode 277 is chock full of paranormal postpartum anxiety and a real cryptid "will they/won't they"! First Em covers a cryptid known to look just like a pair of pants going for a national park stroll, the ...
05.22.2022 E276 Christine Junior and Our Flatlined Sanity It's episode 276 and our sanity has finally flatlined! Also, Wyoming, we love you and we see you. And might have forgotten all the other states that start with W just because we were asked to list them. This week ...
05.15.2022 E275 The Thneed of Kentucky and the Stigmata of Squidward Tentacles It's episode 275 and we've got some coffin candle updates! This week Em takes us to the homeland of our pal CK (who we recently met in person for the first time!), Scotland, for the tale of the Glamis Castle, ...
05.08.2022 E274 Psychic Clouds and a Literal Goldmine In episode 274, Em learns science again and teaches us all about the Stone Tape (not Stone Soup) Theory, which attempts to explain how hauntings work. Meanwhile, Christine covers the 1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping, AKA the largest mass-kidnapping in US history. ...
05.01.2022 E273 The Jim Halpert of Ghosts and the People Pleasing Outlaw It's episode 273 and we're having a Missouri moment! First Em takes us to the Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as the bloodiest 47 acres in America. Then Christine tells us the wild story of Milton Sharp, the inconvenient outlaw, ...
05.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 67 Stop, drop and roll, everyone, it's almost our birthdays! We've all got a month to prepare. Today we're reading your stories of tarot card coincidences in our favorite mountain city, not-quite-psychic dreams, and a terrifying home invasion tale. Not to ...
04.24.2022 E272 The Most Emo Cryptid and the Emcyclopedia It's episode 272 and the ice worms are back again... join us on a wild journey as Em takes us to the forests of northern Pennsylvania to cover the much-requested, very teary-eyed cryptid, the Squonk. Then Christine covers a topic ...
04.17.2022 E271 A Top-Heavy Brain and a Beer Can Easter Happy Easter! Did you know the best way to praise Jesus is to sing Leona Lewis's Bleeding Love to him at a sleepover? Em's childhood self might object... This week, in episode 271, Em is also bringing us an interesting ...
04.11.2022 Introducing… Rituals We’re so excited to share a sneak peek of the very first episode of our new podcast, Rituals! Every week, Christine and Em are dishing on the dark arts — all things witchy, wicked, and werewolf-y. Today, Christine tells Em ...
04.10.2022 E270 A Gold-Dipped Pickle and the Empurrress It's episode 270 and "hesitantly on board" is our M-O! First Em covers a story that sounds vaguely familiar (and Christine uncovers the truth later in the episode), the Palmer House Hotel in Minnesota. Then Christine brings us the second ...
04.03.2022 E269 Cardiologically Speaking and a Magical Scarf Swoosh Welcome to episode 269, where we happen to know a lot about applesauce. This week Em takes us out west to the Twin Bridges Orphanage, which almost became the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Then Christine brings us the first ...
04.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 66 Welcome to Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet, where we read the spookiest stories in the most dramatic fashion!
03.27.2022 E268 A Sea Shanty for Christine and Paranormal FaceTime It's episode 268 and Em's been practicing their sea shanties for Christine! This week Em takes us to Guthrie, Oklahoma for the story of the Stone Lion Inn. We learn the importance of FaceTime in ghost hunts and Christine relives ...
03.20.2022 E267 Wooing Tactics and the Emothy Sunrise Welcome to episode 267 aka the Christine Schiefer Show! Where Em can't hear the mixer sound effects so it's all up to Christine. We also dive into quite a bit of tub talk, we apologize in advance. This week Em ...
03.13.2022 E266 Em's Condemned Troll Hole and a Ouija Related Genital Bridge The other shoe just dropped... onto Christine's mixer and we've discovered some great sound effects! Join us for some audio adventures in episode 266 as well as a super fun topic Em definitely downplayed, the history of Ouija boards! Then ...
03.06.2022 E265 Generation Xiinön and Intergalactic Instant Messages Happy Twosday! Em's celebrating by sending themself the most precious gift from the past and teaching us all a lesson in self care. They're also bringing us a mind-bending, alien-related topic today in the Fermi Paradox. Are we the most ...
03.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 65 Welcome to Pisces season! We're all half a fool here, especially little Leona on her almost half birthday. Join us this month for a rolicking spooky time with stories that include the near alien abduction of some traipsing teens, a ...
02.27.2022 E264 Our Newfound Noodles and Christine's Quantum Thoughts Welcome to episode 264 where we're using our newfound noodles to bring you this week's spooky stories! First Em takes us way out into the woods to cover the terrifying urban legend of staircases in the middle of the woods ...
02.20.2022 E263 Best Friend TV Show Betrayal and the Era of Frappuccinos What's an EVP again? It's episode 263 and the ghosts just have a few questions about the ghost hunting equipment. This week Em takes us to North Carolina to cover the story of the haunted house known as Korner's Folly. ...
02.13.2022 E262 The Quadratic Formula for Our Crushes and AIM Screen Name Numerology She's baaaaa-aaaaack! Our favorite trashy-classy goddess has returned from her parental leave and we're clocking a 1000/10 on the numerology attitude chart! To mark the occasion, Em takes us on a journey from dumpster fires to deities and reads all ...
02.06.2022 E261 Supernatural Roaches and Ghost Potatoes Welcome to episode 261, the last episode before we get Christine back for good! And who better to close out Christine's parental leave than Leona's other parent... Blaise! This week Em tells Blaise a story close to his Connecticut hometown ...
02.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 64 Every cup has a story, so please compliment our under-recognized mug collections! Especially because it's Christine's first episode back! We're so thrilled to kick off Christine's return with your creepy stories, so tune in for everything from a grandpa who ...
01.30.2022 E260 Detective Spatula and Beard Forensics It's episode 260 and the human race is in peril once again! Please welcome the closer of our Wine and Crime guest host series, Amanda! First, Em covers a story close to Minnesota (but not quite close enough) with the ...
01.23.2022 E259 Ectoplasm Happy Hour and a Haunted Lawnmower It's episode 259 and we have the second in our series of Wine and Crime co-hosts with Lucy! This week we cover a lot of bases (pun intended) as Lucy brings us the truly wild tale of Ten Cent Beer ...
01.16.2022 E258 One Titty Out History and Eternal Skinny Dipping Welcome to episode 258, boozers, shakers and Wine & Crime Coven! We're so grateful to kick off our last month of Christine's parental leave with the Wine & Crime gals, starting with Kenyon! First, Em covers a story close to ...
01.09.2022 E257 Xandy's Castle Roommate and Spicy Lighthouse Decor Welcome to episode 257 where we deep dive into all of our hyper-fixations! Most importantly, for Xandy's last episode we have not one, but two lighthouse stories for you. First Em tells the spooky tales of haunted Point Lookout Lighthouse ...
01.02.2022 E256 The Quest for Vegan Fried Chicken and Waffles and a Ghost's Nightcap Happy New Year! It's episode 256 and we're not judging any vegans today but we certainly are judging anyone who loves candy corn as much as Xandy. Buckle up as Em finally takes us to Savannah with the story of ...
01.01.2022 Listener Stories: Vol. 63 Happy Neutral New Year, everyone! We're trying to keep it low key in terms of expectations for this year considering some of our last predictions... but we are here to read your incredible, spooky stories, as always! Buckle up for ...

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