Once upon a time in Minnesota…2 beetches recorded a podcast episode about some super creepy fairy tales (spoiler alert: It’s us!) Join us as we dive in to history and the dark origins of some of your favorite fairy tales. From cooking your children for supper to chopping off your own feet, these tales are not as innocent as we have been led to believe. Not everybody always gets to live happily ever after. Stay spooky, beetches!

Rachel's Sources:

https://childrens-books.lovetoknow.com/History_of_Fairy_Tales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty
https://sunmoonandtalia.weebly.com/analysis.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Juniper_Tree_(fairy_tale)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Shoes_(fairy_tale)

Sam's Sources:

https://www.factinate.com/things/scary-facts-nightmares/
https://www.bustle.com/p/6-gruesome-origins-of-fairy-tales-that-will-ruin-your-childhood-forever-2467542
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel#:~:text=The%20story%20is%20set%20in,children%20of%20a%20poor%20woodcutter.&text=After%20the%20parents%20have%20gone,God%20will%20not%20forsake%20them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin
https://riealfilms.com/dark-origins-behind-disneys-most-beloved-fairy-tales-cinderella-rapunzel-brothers-grimm/

Human’s can do some pretty nasty things in the name of “science”. On this week’s episode, the beetches discuss unethical human experiments, specifically Joseph Mengele’s experiments on twins in Auschwitz, and the US government’s Project MK Ultra. Get ready to be horrified and enraged.

Rachel's Sources:

https://www.thoughtco.com/mengeles-children-twins-of-auschwitz-1779486

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30933718

Sam's Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra

This week on B&B&B we talk about the most illusive of clubs…the secret society. What makes them so secret? Listen and find out! Sam tells us about the Leopard Society, and Rachel talks about the Order of the Nine Angles. Other secrets uncover include: how to make limoncello (without breaking your pitcher…and your spirit), where to find birthing videos, and what the beetches favorite trees are…absolutely riveting content! Stay spooky, beetches!

Rachel's Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/secret-society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secret_societies_in_popular_culture

https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/factsheets/factsheet-nine-angles/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Nine_Angles

Sam's Sources:

http://www.museumcenter.org/the-curious-curator/2018/11/14/4-most-sinister-secret-societies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Society

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-this-secret-african-society-dressed-as-leopards-and-ate-humans-for-success-until-the-20th-century1

It’s time for another Haunted Places & Folklore episode folks! This time we’re focusing on the state of Kansas. Rachel talks about a place the pope refuses to fly over known as Stull Cemetery, and Sam discusses the spooky, small town of Aitchison. We also debate on if we would hook up with ghosts and talk about ducks. Let us know your thoughts!

Rachel’s Sources:

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/stull

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stull,_Kansas

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.ducksters.com/geography/state.php?State=Kansas

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/kansas-facts/

https://www.factretriever.com/kansas-facts

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g28937-Activities-Kansas.html

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/2020-cool-facts-about-kansas/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-hauntedatchison/

The beetches are discussing deathbed confessions on this week’s lil' nugget of an episode! Tune in for a wild ride of some shocking confessions made by the dying. Also, what could go wrong if you stick tampons up your nose to stop snoring? And what seemingly mundane activity can make your skin fall off? Listen to find out, and stay spooky beetches!

Rachel's Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathbed_confession
https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/health/reddit-deathbed-confessions
https://www.ranker.com/list/people-share-shocking-final-confessions/erin-mccann
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-20-me-deathbed20-story.html

Sam's Sources:

On this doozy of an episode, Rachel and Sam delve in to the history of Snuff Films. Cases covered include the Dnipropetrovsk Maniacs and Maury Travis.  Beetches, we hope you brought your flashlights, cause it’s getting dark up in here. 

Rachel's Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnepropetrovsk_maniacs

Ever suspected that you were possessed by some kind of other-worldly entity? See how many boxes you tick on this week’s episode as we discuss some disturbing possessions and their subsequent exorcisms! YOU get an exorcism! And YOU get and exorcism! And you, and you, and you! EVERYBODY GETS AN EXORCISM!!!!!!!

Rachel's Sources:

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Exorcism
https://crimereads.com/exorcisms-a-brief-history-of-banishing-demons/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/nnq45w/deliver-us-from-evil-the-history-behind-exorcism-ritual
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist257/stephwhit/final/possessionsigns.html
https://theconversation.com/exorcisms-have-been-part-of-christianity-for-centuries-107932
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/01/25/the-disposession-of-latoya-ammons/4892553/

Sam's Sources:

On this episode, the beetches talk about haunted legends and folklore in the “Golden State” of California! Join us in our drunk discussion on the hauntings of Alcatraz and the ghost of Stow Lake. Other topics discussed include Sam’s love for Snoop Dog and Rachel’s hidden talent for trivia crack. Enjoy and stay spooky!

Rachel's Sources:

https://www.history101.com/the-legend-and-haunted-history-of-alcatraz/

This episode, Sam and Rachel talk about two frightening stalking cases. Also discussed: A family that’s BLUE?! A rant about EDWARD CULLEN!!! And we have a disagreement on what royal family member has died (listen to find out who’s right!) 

Rachel's Sources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/201306/in-the-mind-stalker

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/shana-grice-a-murder-in-slow-motion

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/shana-grice-murder-latest-michael-lane-guity-ex-boyfriend-teenager-lewes-crown-court-sussex-police-report-a7643666.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shana-grice-officers-told-not-to-hand-out-fines-in-stalking-case-after-teenager-s-murder-a4208941.html

Ever had the urge to subject yourself to copious amounts of consensual torture? Learn how, by listening to the beetches new episode where we talk about 2 EXTREME haunted houses (McKamey Manor and Castle of Chaos)! Listen while we chat about potential psychopaths, accidental strangulation, and what really is behind the locked doors on your cruise ship. STAY SPOOKY BEETCHES!

Rachel Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKamey_Manor

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2019/10/24/haunted-houses-require-waiver-insurance-drug-test/4082035002/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/30/extreme-haunted-house-masochists-mckamey-manor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/an-extreme-haunted-house-requires-page-waiver-critics-say-its-torture-chamber/

Sam Sources: