Amanda and Sarah surprise each other with a shocking song origin and morbid fashion trend. Amanda reports on the connections between an assault on TV newsman Dan Rather, a random murder, and a hit by the band R.E.M. Sarah once again revisits the French Revolution for a look at how the major event inspired a wave of hairstyles and clothing. Other subjects covered include a radical feminist monster truck, plus bird facts, and Soviet chic.

Sources: 

• The Transcript (Coiffure à la victime: The Urban Legend of the Guillotine Haircuts)
• Timeline (The protest haircut that defied the guillotine during the French Revolution)
• Wikipedia/Incroyables and merveilleuses
• Minniemuse (GALLIANO'S MUSLIN DISEASE)
• Rolling Stone (Flashback: Dan Rather’s ‘Kenneth, What Is the Frequency?’ Assault Inspires R.E.M., Game Theory)
• New York Times (Belatedly, the Riddle of an Attack on Rather Is Solved)
• Playbill (Dan Rather Attack Controversy Plays Out on Stage in Kenneth — What is the Frequency?)
• LA Times (Guilty Plea Ends NBC Shooting Case)
• "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" - R.E.M.

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Amanda and Sarah go all-natural with deadly water features and weird animals. Sarah looks at the fascinating and sometimes dangerous appeal of waterfalls and the "lovers' leap" phenomenon. Amanda goes wild with stories about creepy critters like snakes, rats, and eels, as well as emus. Other subjects covered include a sleepwalking incident, a Bigfoot festival rundown, and another panty discussion. 

Recommendations: 

Amanda recommends the 1974 horror film Deathdream.

Sources: 

• Historical Marker Database (The Legend of Lovers Leap)
• New England Historical Society (Six Lovers Leaps in New England)
• Blue Ridge Outdoors (Lovers’ Leaps)
• Icy Sedgwick (Wonderful Waterfall Folklore, Myths & Legends)
• Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked - Dismal Falls
• Daily Mail (Beware the 'rat king'!)
• Mental Floss (An (Almost) Comprehensive History of Rat Kings)
• ABC News ('Snake House': Family Home in Idaho Turns Out to Be 'Satan's Lair' of Serpents)
• Scientific American (The Great Emu War: In which some large, flightless birds unwittingly foiled the Australian Army)
• Atlas Obscura (In 1932, Australia Started an ‘Emu War’—And Lost)
• Buzzfeed (Eel Pit Day Will Go Down In TikTok History, And Eel Pit Guy Told Us He Was As Amped About It As We Were)
• Toronto Star (Why this ‘eel daddy’ TikToker built an eel pit inside his home)

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Amanda and Sarah settle on cases with dubious details in this episode. Amanda heads to New England for a look at the Freetown-Fall River State Forest, an area in Massachusetts with a bizarre reputation. Sarah delves into some weird corners of the internet to get to the bottom of a New Orleans vampire "legend." Other subjects covered include an unsexy butt discussion, a breakfast-based sitcom, and a possible emu attack.

Recommendations:

Sarak kind of recommends the Netflix series Archive 81. Amanda recommends the 1981 Wes Craven film Deadly Blessing. 

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Amanda and Sarah head to completely different parts of the world for stories about a mysterious sleep illness and a Black Widow. Sarah explains the inspiration behind a horror franchise with a look at Laotian beliefs and the connection to the Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome among Hmong refugees. Amanda takes on the case of the Merry Widow of Windy Nook. Other subjects covered include deep-fried Doritos, British sitcoms, and greased pigs. 

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Recommendations:

Amanda recommends the 1990 film The Reflecting Skin, the documentary series Deep End, and the 2021 Candyman sequel/reboot. 

Sources:

• The Atlantic (The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills)
• “I Am a Shaman: A Hmong Life Story with Ethnographic Commentary,” by Dwight Coflquergood, ethnographer and Paja Thao, shaman
• “Terror in Transition: Hmong Folk Belief in America” by Shelley R. Adler
• Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome among Hmong Immigrants: Examining the Role of the "Nightmare" Author(s): Shelley R. Adler
• Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection by Shelly Adler
• Wikipedia/Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
• Mirror (Last Brit sentenced to hang: The gran who murdered three husbands and a lover in two-year killing spree)
• Daily Mail ('You can keep the sandwiches for the funeral')
• Sunday Sun (Cops have last laugh)
• Wikipedia/Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Amanda and Sarah take on a spooky western Pa. legend and an internet-era cult. Sarah goes into Betty Knox and her ox, a story familiar to the Dunbar Mountains area between Ohiopyle and Dunbar in Pennsylvania's Fayette County. Amanda traces the origins and demise of Amy Carlson and her Love Has Won cult. Other subjects covered include growing an arm phallus, vibing with Florida, and following the enlightened path of Golden Corral. 

This episode is sponsored by the Mattress Factory museum and its Urban Garden Party: ZODIAC taking place on Friday, August 12. Experience one of the most anticipated events in Pittsburgh, returning after a two-year hiatus to delight you with astrology and occult-themed activities, as well as cocktails, food, live music, dancing, and more. Become a host committee member now and enjoy a number of exclusive perks, including early admission, access to the VIP lounge, and more. For more info, visit mattress.org/events.

Sources:

• Pittsburgh Haunts and Histories (The Legend of Betty Knox)
• Facebook (Betty Knox, Dunbar Pa)
• Connellsville Ghost Stories (Legend of Betty Knox)
• Marie Claire (Love Has Lost)
• BBC (Love Has Won: Family's grief at death of mummified cult leader)
• The Independent (Love Has Won: What we know about the cult whose leader was found mummified in Colorado)
• Vice (Watch Our New Documentary About 'Love Has Won', a Group Former Members Call a Cult)
• Rolling Stone (From ‘Mother God’ to Mummified Corpse: Inside the Fringe Spiritual Sect ‘Love Has Won’)

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Amanda and Sarah celebrate four years of podcasting with a special anniversary episode about summer horror and hotties. Go down a list covering camping, drive-ins, beaches, and more, all while looking at everything that could go right or wrong when enjoying warm-weather activities. Other subjects covered include omitted Quidditch, creepy kayaking, and radio hits on weed. 

Recommendations:

Amanda and Sarah discuss two new movies, The Northman and X.

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Amanda and Sarah welcome artist Stew Frick of Forlorn Moon for a rousing conversation about cryptid clothes, snipe searches, and dickish ducks, as well as a supernatural-inspired game of EBFM/FMBE that goes into some very unexpected places. Hear about the new clothing line Stew painted in collaboration with Highway Robbery Vintage.

Find Stew's work at forlornmoon.com and follow them on Instagram. 

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Amanda and Sarah realize that the kids aren't alright with two stories about supernatural sightings. Sarah covers the famous Cottingley Fairies photo hoax, and how it affected the lives of the two young girls behind it. Amanda heads to the Isle of Wight for the absolutely bonkers case of the Sandown Clown, a mysterious being that may have visited two children. Other subjects covered include being khaki crazy, fangirling on Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and dreading Aries season.

Recommendations:

Amanda recommends the first episode of Atlanta season three and the film The Green Knight.

• Wikipedia/Cottingley Fairies
• "'Borderland Forms': Arthur Conan Doyle, Albion's Daughters, and the Politics of the Cottingley Fairies" by Alex Owen. History Workshop, 1994, No. 38 (1994)
• "Where Have All the Fairies Gone?" by Gwyneth Evans
• "Twentieth-Century Victorian: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Strand Magazine, 1891-1930" by Jonathan Cranfield
• BUFORA Journal, Volume 6, No. 5, Jan.-Feb. 1978
• Mysterious Universe (The Incredibly Bizarre Story of Sandown Sam)
• BBC (UFOs over the Isle of Wight)
• BBC (Isle of Wight monolith: 'Magical' structure appears on beach)
• Isle of Wight County Press (UFO question as unidentifiable objects appear over Isle of Wight)

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Amanda and Sarah go all Law and Order: SVU with a RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES-filled episode. Sarah covers the recently viral story of Sessho-seki, a cracked-open rock in Japan believed to have held the spirit of Tamamo-no-Mae. Amanda takes a few absolutely wild and tragic twists and turns with the murder of Joleen Cummings. Other subjects covered include adult plays for kids, Cary Grant facts, and NPR voices.

Recommendations:

Amanda recommends the Hulu body horror movie Fresh, Sarah does not. 

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Sources:

• PDF Source with all the great Japanese nine-tailed fox spirit stories
• The Guardian 
• Wikipedia
• "The Evolution of a Legend--A Comparison of the Character of Tamamo no mae Portrayed in Muromachi Period Otogizōshi and in the Late-Edo Vendetta Tale, Itoguruma kyūbi no kitsune (The Spinning Wheel and the Nine-Tailed Fox)"
• Mythus Fandom.com

Amanda and Sarah call up some more phone terror and head straight for the Moon. Amanda covers the harassing, often terrifying phone calls that plagued three Washington state families in the early aughts. Sarah explains the origins and misunderstandings that led to people believing the Moon is made out of cheese. Other subjects covered included bad burrito ingredients, hateful puns, and Reddit story reveals.

Recommendations:

Amanda recommends (kind of) the series Servant on Apple+. 

Sources:

• The Lineup (Restricted: A Cell Phone Stalker's Relentless Reign of Terror)
• ABC News (Cell Phone Stalkers Harass Washington Family)

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