Deadtime Storiez

It's a Guest-Episode-Week!! We're very excited to welcome one of our original, numba-one-spot, fanz: Jacob!! Jacob has been with us since week 2 (literally) and we're so happy to be able to provide a platform for the story he is bringing this week.

It has come out recently that there have been findings of unmarked, mass graves on the grounds of Canadian Residential Schools. These residential schools were mandatory schools created only for Indigenous children. Starting in 1894, these schools were operating until 1997 when the final school was closed. This is a story of genocide, abuse, and unfortunately most of it was directed towards children - so - **CONTENT WARNING**

Being 1 full-white woman and 1 white-passing mixed woman, we felt it was important to have this story told by an Indigenous person - whom Jacob is. The conversation gets dense (these aren't "Fun" facts people) but hopefully has a nice dose of sarcasm to keep you chuckling through the groans. Most importantly, we hope you learn something and we hope this can spark necessary, even if it's uncomfortable, conversation in your own lives.

We're in a weird mood this episode - so get ready! (Stephanie's fresh off a vacation and fresh on a new round of sinus infection, and Sarah is just 'yes-anding' her way through this. Either way, if this was your first episode.....please stop, and go back to the beginning).

On to the storiez --lett'ssss ghooo-st: cause Sarah's gotta ghost story!! It's the tale of the Big Bay Lighthouse in Michigan. Now a fully functioning B&B, this historic lighthouse has seen some dark days (and now sees some ghosts)!

***CONTENT WARNING***

Stephanie's story deals with sexual abuse to children. But, this is the type of story that we want to give a platform to: in New Hanover County, North Carolina there is an ongoing investigation and open lawsuit against former teacher, Michael Kelly. But he's not the only abuser in the New Hanover County school district. And having just one abuser in a school district is one too many. We want to inform people of what happened, and encourage anyone who has been affected by Michael Kelly, or any teacher in the New Hanover District to please tell your story. You can access the link Stephanie mentions in the episode below. We support any victims of abuse, and we believe you.

LINK: https://www.nhcssexualabuselawsuit.com/

It might be two girls too much, but... we've got some killer ladies this week!! Stephanie's murderous madam is Cordellia Botkin, and while she is most definitely a badass, she's also a hot mess. After her younger lover chooses his second chance at life over her, Cordellia chooses choas over sensibility.

Sarah's tale is about none other than the mad-mormon herself: Jodi Arias. Jodi became a household name after brutally murdering her on-again, off-again boyfriend Travis Alexander. In a case full of sex, lies, mormons, and an MLM; the trial of Jodi Arias gripped America realtime. After an unheard-of 18 days on the defense stand, Jodi was still found incredibly guilty.

This week is just titties full of crazy!

It's a Bear! It's a Man! ... wait, it's a MAN??? Let's jump into it this week with Sarah's story that'll make you go "huh?". In the late 1780's an Irishman met a performing bear while traveling around France. Except this bear was more than meets the eye...... cause it was a man (if you couldn't guess from the title). A man had been sewn into a bear suit and forced to perform all over France. Classic story to make you go "huh"

Wrapping up: Stephanie takes us down a darker path with the true crime murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett. DISCLAIMER - the crime in this story is quite rough. Buckle up and be prepared. A dog-breeder and soon-to-be-mom thought she had met a good friend via a chatroom. That "friend" turned out to be anything but. Like I said, buckle up, because this roller coaster of a story doesn't stop until the very end.

The Devil went down to Georgia('s Stonehenge)and now Sarah's here to tell us about it! But first we have an update in the Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell case! Good news, it looks like they might finally be held accountable (fingers crossed). Either way, we'll continue to update as the process moves forward. Now back on to Georgia's Stonehenge - who built it, why, and what on earth do those inscriptions read? Find out as Sarah tells us all about this weird world fixture.

Speaking of Sarah: it's her birthday!!! In honor of her big 3-0 Stephanie is telling Sarah her entire Natal Chart. Nothing like being read to filth by the stars to start out a new decade. If you want to figure out your own Natal Chart (it's surprisingly easy!) check out the book Stephanie uses "You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance" by Chani Nicholas.

Get ready ya'll, cause this week Stephanie is covering "QAnon". The far-right cult? conspiracy website? troll? gained momentum and followers in 2016. But what exactly is it? What do they believe? How can seemingly 'normal' people be sucked in? AND - who IS 'Q'??? Stephanie answers all these questions and then some. But the main takeaway is that: if there's one thing QAnon hates the most, it's Lady Gaga.

Sarah finishes out the (unintended political) episode with the story of the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama in Tibet. In 1995 the Dali Lama named the 11th Panchen Lama, a 6 year old boy. And 3 days later the Chinese government abducted him and his entire family. The boy has never been seen since then. Though the Chinese government alleges that he's "totally still alive" but, you know, you might not have seen him cause he goes to a different school...

Thank you as always for your support!! As we get closer and closer to the 200 episode mark we're going to have more fun surprises, merch, AND content!! Stay tuned.

We've got banter, we've got storiez, and WE'RE STILL IN THE STUDIO!! It feels amazing and surreal all at once - we're just so happy to be back and making this 2-star content ya'll love.

Sarah starts us off with 2 weird world stories. The first is about a friend duo and their drunken shenanigans that end with a new friend named "Dirk". And second can be summed up by the headline that made it infamous: it's the story of "A Headless Body in a Topless Bar".

Stephanie rounds out the episode by diving deeper into the history behind her topic last week: "No Sleep". A subreddit and ultimately a writing genre has evolved from being a space to throw out new ideas to an even bigger platform where individual artists writing can get discovered (or..people can tell the REAL storiez.....). Either way - we're not getting any sleep tonight.

Back to life - Back to the STUDIO!!!

That's right! We're officially back to recording in our studio (at Eric and Mariangela's house - Thanks Ya'll!!) It feels so great to be back in person telling our storiez, and we think it sounds great too.

Stephanie starts us out with a story from "No Sleep". And if you don't know what "No Sleep" is - it's basically what it sounds like: storiez that make you not want to sleep. This week's story is called "Betsy the Doll" and while the name sounds friendly, the tale is definitely not.

Sarah finishes the episode with the tale of "Popper the Poltergeist". In 1958 the Herrmann family was plagued by activity ranging from bottles popping their tops, to precious [moments] figurines being thrown, to even a few bookcases being knocked over. While there are more than 70 accounted moments of activity, this all took place over the span of a mere month. The causes of this phenomena have been narrowed down to 2: your basic-type Poltergeist, OR, the unknown telekenetic powers of a teen boy going through puberty. Take a listen and let us know your theory.

We're here - We're Vaxxed with our Facts - And Ready to Podcast!!!

Call the exterminator (or a priest) cause this episode has a Ghost-Problem!!

That's my way of saying - we both have ghost stories this week!!!

Sarah starts us out with Prospect Place in Ohio. This 29 room mansion was a stop on the Underground Railway, and the last stop for one unfortunate bounty hunter. An angry racist ghost, a young girl who plays in the ballroom, and countless other spirits call Prospect Place their forever home.

Stephanie wraps up with a story from Sarah's home state - the tale of the Headless Horseman of South Texas. We know some of the history is true, but even if the rest is fake it sure makes one hell of a story.

This is one loaded-cookie of an episode! And that's because it's an All-Stephanie episode!!

This week is all about the two storiez Stephanie has to tell - it's double the storiez, double the Stephanie, Double The Fun!!!

The first story is about a spooky almost-ghost town in Pennsylvania called "Centralia". What was once a small coal mining town is now inhabited by only 11 people (and it was the inspiration for "Silent Hill"!).

And get ready, because the second story is one roller coaster of a ride. Not only is it about our (easily forgotten) Northern-most state Alaska: it also features gossip, booze-cookies, and some juicy voicemails!

It's definitely an episode you DON'T want to miss!