Cruel Tea

Send a text

Christina made her YouTube channel in 2009 when she was only 15 and instantly went viral. Her beautiful voice, sweet personality, and overall style took the online world by storm. Her career was all set for a meteoric rise...but her life was snuffed out by a disturbed, obsessed fan when she was only 22. Join us as we honor Christina and tell her story. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMJFXmm7Ba8 last moments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEH6cFFYhbc first video

Check out our discord and all the links to all our stuff: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Cruel Tea is on the Podmoth Network: https://podmoth.network/

Link to spicy serialized fiction by Lillian and Merris: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BD7LBGB8

SOURCES: 

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

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

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/christina-grimmie-32824.php

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bczqBM_7XZw

(dreading channel on Youtube. Excellent with good research)

Support the show

Send a text

Discovered on December 5th, 1872 adrift and crewless, lifeboat missing and cargo largely intact. An investigation spanning three months showed no foul play. What was it that disappeared the crew? Pirates? Aliens? A rogue wave? Insurance fraud? Join us as we explore all the possibilities from the ridiculous to the mundane.

Check out our spicy fiction: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BD7LBGB8

Join our discord and check out our other projects here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Cruel Tea is a part of the Pod Moth Network! https://podmoth.network/

Sources:
https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-is-a-sextant/#:~:text=The%20sextant%20is%20an%20instrument,angles%20up%20to%20120%20degrees.

https://www.dailynautica.com/en/features/the-mystery-of-the-mary-celeste-part-two-theories/

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-431/ergot

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/

Support the show

Send a text

Phil Hartman was the face of comedy in the late 80's and all through the 90's. It's believed he saved Saturday Night Live from cancellation. In addition he did voice acting, album cover design, and co-created Pee Wee Herman. He had it all, a thriving career, beautiful wife, mansion, and two adorable kids. But in May of 1998, he was shot three times by his wife who then took her own life. What happened? Join us as we go over the life and death of this iconic man.

Check out our other projects! https://linktr.ee/crueltea
Want to ready some spicy, serialized fiction? Yes you do: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BD7LBGB8

Cruel Tea is a part of the Podmoth Network! https://podmoth.network/

Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367005/bio

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/phil-hartman-4360.php

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-laughter-snl-simpsons-star-phil-hartmans-life/story?id=65642867

https://bestclassicbands.com/phil-hartman-biography-snl-7-6-22/

https://www.biography.com/news/phil-hartman-death-murder

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/snl-alum-phil-hartman-died-tragedy-beyond-description.html/

Support the show

Send a text

Thelma took the film world by storm, first in silent films, then in the Talkies. She was beautiful, had moxie and oozed talent. She is best known for her comedic roles along side best friend and actress Zasu Pitts. An inspiration for generations to come, Thelma had it made...until she was found dead in her car. Was it suicide? A terrible accident? Or something more sinsiter...

Cruel Tea is on the Podmoth Network! Check them out! Great podcasts galore: https://podmoth.network/

Check out our other projects: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Lillian and Merris's serialized spicy fiction: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BD7LBGB8

Sources: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/11372
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SHaCADgjWA6pJAVrdz73E?si=BjMiHGuTSwmeDMF-AsEg1w
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1991/05/05/white-hot-the-unsolved-murder-of-thelma-todd/66a83d12-b5ea-4e27-9bb7-d71fccf5d4d8/

Archive 1935 LA Times article
https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-thelma-todd-19351217-story.html

https://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2020/10/thelma-todd-and-her-brother-william.html?m=1


https://www.marvinjwolf.com/blog/thelma-todds-death-solved

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/pat-dicicco-45233.php

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/30s-star-thelma-todd-mysterious-death

https://thevintagewomanmagazine.com/death-of-thelma-todd/

Support the show

Send a text

Merris and Lillian talk about some famous and not so famous cases of people who claim to have gone to another dimension! Strangely, a lot of these cases happened while people were driving! A man goes to another Earth where the Beatles never broke up, a woman goes to her childhood home to find it not there and everything is sinister, and another man arrives in Japan from a country that doesn't exist. 

(no case photos on this one!)

Hey! Merris and Lillian are writing serialized fiction! Check it out here:  https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BD7LBGB8

Want to support us? Get on our discord? Check out our other projects? All of that is here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Link to Everyday Chemistry, full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8zaBS4Bjg

Support the show

Send a text

Before Natalie was born, her mother Maria received a vision from a fortune teller in China. Her daughter would be known the world over for her beauty but be taken too soon by dark water. Unfortunately, this vision came true. But was it just an accident or a cover up of something more sinister. Join us as we explore this enduring mysterious tragedy. 

Join our discord and check out the other things we do! https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Merris and Lillian's newest serial fiction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD7LBGB8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+moon+and+ash&qid=1662449959&s=falkor&sr=1-1

Support the show

Send a text

Our first case for celebrity  month: 

Selena took the Tejano music scene by storm, winning multiple awards, even grammys for her talent. Selena was poised to take over the world of pop music next. She had it all, beauty, a good heart, and an amazing voice. Had she lived, she would have become a household name like Madonna or Britney Spears. But fate had other plans and brought Yolonda Saldivar into her life. Join us as we celebrate the life of the amazing, multi talented Selena Quintanilla Perez 

Support the show

Send a text

Lillian and Merris give some more personal stories about all the strange things that have happened before and since they got together. Hauntings. Vanishing door knobs. Dream Rabbits and Aliens! Oh my!

Links to writing, art, photography and more. Also! Join our discord, dangit: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Also! We're now on the Podmoth Network! Check them out and all the great podcasts they feature! https://podmoth.network/

Link to previous story time episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Gx48Na44XqgBuhz1htupp?si=57tORpt8SROzvzSz1if7kA

Support the show

Send a text

Only 19 years old, Leon had been pulled over a dozen times in the short time he'd been driving. He had a clean record but when he was pulled over again, the police were determined to misidentify him. And what happened next changed the course of his life forever. Leon went on to become a true hero and inspiration, speaking out against violence, speaking up for unity. 

Join our discord! Check out our patreon and our other projects! Look at our social media! You can find it all here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Support the show

Send a text

Impressive body count aside...JFK had a LOT of affairs, and not just with Marilyn Monroe. How he even had time to do actual...I don't know, President work I have no idea! Join Merris and Lillian as they talk about John F. Kennedy, our 35th President. 

Join our discord: https://discord.gg/SBHgtS4zW9

Show Lil a lil birthday love: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z8SHPM0GSWR6?ref_=wl_share

Other projects and social media links: https://linktr.ee/crueltea

Support the show