Family Plot

Laura, Krysta and Dean figuratively travel back to the early 1400's to encounter a nobleman with a unique reputation. But first Krysta gives us some weird facts this time about D&D! This gives Laura a platform to discuss her love of Critical Role while Dean mentions his own upcoming TTRPG project and we find out Krysta would like to learn how to be a Dungeon Master! From there, they begin to discuss Gilles De Rais, a man that the French considered a hero of the Hundred Years War who was accused of both dabbling in the occult and sexually assaulting and murdering young boys! Do we believe any of this? Do you? Tune in and let us know!

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This week, Laura, Krysta and Dean are joiined by comedian and actor Dale Hilton (Lenexa, 1 Mile; Kiki Meets The Vampires, Dead Things, Vampire Holocaust) as they discuss Russian poacher Vladimir Markov's encounter with an Amur Tiger in the Primorye region of Russia. Krysta drops some weird facts about brand mascots (for example, did you know that the Pilsbury Doughboy's name is Poppin Fresh? Or that he had kids named Poppy and BunBun? Neither did we, until Krysta told us). We also discuss vengeance among animals, why you should never steal anyone's lunch and of course, why you NEVER put your thumb in Tiny's mashed potatoes! The conversation runs the gamut as Dale and the Family Plot track this strange story with plenty of stops in strange places on this our latest episode!

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This week Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the vagaries of time travel, but first Laura opens a birthday present since the episode comes out on her birthday, thus engaging in time travel present opening and then Krysta drops some facts about Doctor Who. With that done, we examine Time Travel and Timeslips...we cover everything from John Titor to the Moberly Jourdain Incident to the disappearance and reappearance of a car containing a mother and daughter that went missing in 1940. All these and more we discuss on this week's mysterious episode!

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In this episode, Krysta, Laura and Dean gather to discuss the Ancient Ram Inn. First, However, Krysta gives us some eye opening and head scratching facts about big horn sheep. Then we discuss the Inn's almost thousand year history in Wotton Under Edge as well as it's more notorious hauntings. Finally we discuss our feelings about the haunts, whether they are real as well as detailing the more famous crews that have hunted for the Paranormal in this ancient establishment. So come join us at an inn that still serves spirits although these don't come out of a bottle!

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TW: We discuss a few suicides in this episode. If you are suicidal, please reach out to 988. the suicide hotline for advice and help.
In this episode, Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Hotel Cecil. The brainchild of William Banks Hanner, the Hotel Cecil started off as a place for business travellers and the social elite, but with the arrival of the Great Depression, so arrived hard times for the hotel and it's bloody history began. We discuss all of this, and the hotel's hauntings in this episode, including our thoughts as the hotel is converted into Micro Apartments for the poor and indigent. Check it out!

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Trigger Warning: In this episode we discuss both religion (well A religion anyway and one that there are no members of) and politics (in a really non specific not mentioning any individuals kind of way). Be Aware.
In this episode Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss a Kentucky phenomenon, an eccentric religious icon and politician that ran for almost every office he could, regularly gave well attended speeches and never once got elected. We discuss the infamous and yet mostly unknown Lester 'Live-Forever' Jones. But before we get started, our Krysta drops some weird facts about Five Nights At Freddies! Then we get down to business as we discuss the life, times and beliefs of Live-Forever Jones! Dean even suggests a way to bring such unique candidates back to modern America. So join us for this robust historical episode and enjoy the craziness!

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This week, Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the town of Lexington Missouri and it's many haunts. However, first, Krysta drops some weird facts about zombies! She shuffles through her weird facts before we get down to discussing the Civil War history of Lexington including the Battle of the Hemp Bales and the Second Battle of Lexington, which was responsible for chewing through many of Sterling Price's troops and getting information on the size of the force and it's weaknesses which led to them being routed at the Battle of Westport. This information ties to events that happened in Saint Joseph, Union Cemetery and Fort Osage, tying several previous episodes together as we discuss how the town's Civil War history left it fraught with the subtle weight of the unquiet dead! Join us as we discuss all of this in this haunting episode!

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In this episode, Laura, Krysta and Dean examine the legacy, history and hauntings of Eastern State Penitentiary. A prison conceived to be a place where inmates could repent and embrace the Lord, it instead became a place of horror full of strange and terrible punishments, overcrowding and even more. A place that Charles Dickens once described as 'cruel and wrong'. But first Krysta gives us some facts on Pennsylvania and we learn quite a bit about it's place as a cradle of the nation. So join us as we investigate both the history and the hauntings at Eastern State Penitentiary!

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On this episode, Laura, Krysta and Dean take a look at the mysterious events of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, but first, Krysta drops some Weird Facts on Mountains. Then we look at Dyatlov Pass. We look at the hikers, their training and resources, the group, the hike and then we examine the theories surrounding their disappearance. And while we cannot say anything like 'it's solved' we certainly examine this weird little moment in Russian history and give our best accounting of it.

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So, in this episode Laura, Krysta and Dean gather to talk about HLN's latest episodes of Forensic Files II. Dean begins with sharing details of the latest episode that dropped July 31st! But first, Krysta drops some weird facts about both worms and Sand Boas and Dean remembers the giant Gippsland Worm. We briefly argue as to whether or not it's appropriate to apply fire to the entire Outback to do away with these giant earthworms...or as Krysta calls them 'nope ropes'. Dean talks the latest season of HLN's Forensic Files II and then we move on to discuss the Mongolian Death Worm. And for a creature who the only proof of it's existence is the tales told about it, it certainly has a lot of ways to kill prey...if any one could find one that is. All in all, another rousing rollicking episode that takes us from our Missouri studio to the streets of New York and the Gobi Desert!

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