Welcome to Season 4 - Episode 3!

This week, we’re heading to Wichita, Kansas. The quiet little town that wasn’t so quiet once BTK showed up.

Bind. Torture. Kill. That’s what he called himself. And for thirty years, he hid behind the mask of a husband, father, church leader, and city code enforcer while secretly turning his darkest fantasies into reality.

My sister Kirrah is joining me this week to unpack how a man that ordinary managed to fool everyone including his family, his congregation, and even the cops.

 Grab your drink, because the poison in this episode is The Forbidden Sour.

If you want to drink with us, you’ll need bourbon, lemon juice, pomegranate syrup, and simple syrup.

The recipe for The Forbidden Sour is as follows:

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Pomegranate Liqueur (or Grenadine)
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup (optional, for sweetness)

Shake all ingredients with ice until chilled, then strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a lemon twist if you’re feeling fancy.

Enjoy!

Sources: “Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer” by Johnny Dodd and John E. Douglas, BTK: Chasing A Serial Killer and A&E’s BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer.

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Welcome to Season 4 - Episode 2!

**THIS EPISODE HAS SOUND ISSUES**

This week, we're going to blast off (literally) into one of the strangest true stories in American history: Heaven’s Gate.

In 1997, 39 people dressed in identical black outfits and Nike Decades “left their vehicles” in hopes of catching a ride on a UFO trailing the Hale–Bopp comet. Behind the headlines were Marshall Applewhite (a fallen preacher’s kid turned prophet) and Bonnie Nettles (a nurse turned spiritual guide) who built a belief system that mixed Theosophy, UFOs, and the Book of Revelation into one cosmic cocktail of control.

 Sal is with me again to unpack how it started with a Presbyterian boy from Texas and a New Age nurse...and how it ended, with purple shrouds, poisoned applesauce, and a spaceship that never came.

Grab your drink, and let’s talk about the cult that tried to evacuate Earth, the poison in this episode is the Cosmonaut.

If you want to drink with us, you will need lime juice, vodka, cardamom bitters, ginger liquer.

The recipe for the Cosmonaut is as follows:

• 1 1/2 oz  La Poire Flavored Vodka
• 1 dash Cardamom Bitters
• 1 oz Lime juice
• 3/4 oz Ginger Liqueur

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add ingerdients, shake ingredients until chilled. Strain into cocktail glass over an ice sphere. Optional: Garnish with a candy dusted grape.

Enjoy!

Sources: “Heaven’s Gate: The History and Legacy of Marshall Applewhite’s Notorious Doomsday Cult” by Charles River Editors and I watched HBOs documentary, Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults.

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Welcome to Season 4 - Episode 1!

This Halloween, we’re back — and we’re not just telling a ghost story, we’re living one.

Join me! I'm with Sal as we record inside the infamous Congress Plaza Hotel in downtown Chicago. A place that’s been called one of the most haunted hotels in America. From shadowy hallways to creaking elevators, we’re chasing the same whispers that terrified guests for over a century.

I’ll share why this city feels like it was built on “sour ground.” And Sal? He'll be right there with me as we explore the hotel that tourists say you should never spend the night in. You’ll hear it all — straight from inside the Congress Plaza itself..

The spirits aren't the only things restless, the spirit we'll be drinking in this episode is the Penicillin.

If you want to drink with us, you will need ginger, honey, lemon juice, ginger-honey syrup, blended and single malt scotch whiskey.

The recipe for the Penicillin is as follows:

• 2 oz blended scotch
• 1/4 oz single malt scotch
• 3/4 oz Lemon juice
• 3/4 oz honey-ginger syrup
• Garnish with candied ginger

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add ingerdients (except candied ginger), shake ingredients until chilled. Strain into cocktail glass over fresh ice. Garnish with candied ginger.

Enjoy!

Sources: Lots of Chicago Tribune Newspaper Archived Articles

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 10!

In this episode, I’m joined by my homeboy, Jeremy! We'll talk about the chilling case of the Idaho Four—the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students that shook the nation. We'll walk through the known facts, the timeline of events, and the arrest of suspect Bryan Kohberger.

The poison in this episode is the Tequila Bee's Knees.

If you want to drink with us, you will need mezcal, honey, lemon juice, honey syrup, angostura, and tequila.

The recipe for the Tequila Bee's Knees is as follows:

• 2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 1 dash of Mezcal, to rinse
• 1 oz Lemon juice
• 1 oz honey syrup
• 1 dash of Angostura Bitters

Rinse rocks glass with mezcal, shake ingredients (except mezcal and bitters) with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into the rinsed cocktail glass over fresh ice and dash with bitters. Garnish with a lemon peel.

Enjoy!

Sources:
“When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders” by Howard Blum - https://a.co/d/hZifi4P

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 9!

In this episode, I’m joined by my homeboy, Dustin! We’re diving into the final hours of Bobby Franks’ life and peering into the twisted minds of two wealthy kids who thought they were too smart to ever get caught—spoiler alert: they absolutely weren’t. We’ll talk Nietzsche, terrible alibis, why murder isn’t exactly a team-building exercise, and the hidden forces that turned an ordinary Chicago afternoon into a lasting nightmare the city would never forget. Come for the true crime, stay for the banter.

The poison in this episode is the South Side Fizz.

If you want to drink with us, you will need gin, soda water, lime juice and simple syrup.

The recipe for the South Side Fizz is as follows:
1.5 oz Gin
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup
Top with Club soda

Shake the gin, lime juice and simple syrup with ice in a cocktail shaker, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Enjoy!

Sources:
“Nothing but the Night: Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America” by Greg King & Penny Wilson - https://a.co/d/ekMGSeV

I watched the film "Compulsion" directed by Richard Fleischer - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0BXBQ4L6M/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 8!

This week, my sister Kirrah joins me to explore Chicago’s explosive Red Summer of 1919. We unpack the racial tensions that triggered Eugene Williams’ death, discuss the violence that erupted after, and connect how these historic struggles reflect the political divides we still grapple with today. 

The poison in this episode is the Crooked Cowboy.

If you want to drink with us, you will need bourbon, ginger beer, grapefruit juice and maple syrup.

The recipe for the Crooked Cowboy is as follows:
2 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 tbsp Maple syrup
Ginger Beer

Shake the bourbon, grapefruit juice and maple syrup with ice in a cocktail shaker, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a cherry.

Enjoy!

Sources:
“A Few Red Drops” by Claire Hartfield  - https://a.co/d/h7qn6eI

I watched PBS's "The Future of America's Past - Red Chicago" S2 -EP 3 - https://www.pbs.org/video/red-chicago-ma2ihu/

DuSable Museum's Troubled Waters Exhibit - https://dusablemuseum.org/exhibition/troubled-waters-chicago-1919-race-riot/

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 7!

In this episode, we're diving headfirst into the twisted road of the Happy Face Killer: a long-haul trucker who turned America's highways into his hunting grounds. False confessions, a trail of dead women, chilling letters signed with a...Happy Face? Weird much?

The poison in this episode is the Blackberry Bourbon Smash.

If you want to drink with us, you will need bourbon, mint, blackberries, ginger beer, lemon juice and maple syrup.

The recipe for the Blackberry Bourbon Smash is as follows:

2 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1 Fresh Blackberries
1 tbsp Maple syrup
Fresh Mint 
Ginger Beer

In a cocktail shaker, muddle a sprig of mint with fresh blackberries and maple syrup. Add ice, bourbon, and lemon juice and shake well until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a mint sprig, a fresh blackberry, and a lemon wedge.

Enjoy!

Sources:
“The Happy Face Murderer: The Life of Serial Killer Keith Hunter Jesperson” by Jack Smith - https://a.co/d/gMu1irT

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 6!

She's back! After a long break, my sister, Kirrah rejoins the poddy as we take a deep, emotional dive into the tragic and haunting case of Andrea Yates. We unpack the events leading up to that fateful day, and the deeper mental health struggles that were overlooked. It's a heavy episode, but having her back makes it a little lighter...and it's my BIRTHDAY! So...let’s get into it..

The poison in this episode is the Fleur de Paradis.

If you want to drink with us, you will need gin, elderflowe liqueur, orange bitters, grapefruit juice, champagne, lemon juice and simple syrup.

The recipe for the Fleur de Paradis is as follows:

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 1/4 oz simple syrup
• 1/4 oz grape fruit juice 
• 3/4 oz elderflower liqueur
• Perrier-Jouet Champagne, chilled

Pour ingredient in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and top with champagne. 

Enjoy!

Sources:
“Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates” by Suzanne O'Malley
https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-There-Alone-Unspeakable/dp/0743466292

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 5!

In this episode, Sal and I dive into the chaos surrounding the 448-page and 187-page Mueller reports — the one that breaks down Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election and the investigation that shook up American politics.

The poison in this episode is the Whiskey Sour.

If you want to drink with us, you will need bourbon whiskey, lemon juice and simple syrup.

The recipe for the Whiskey Sour is as follows:

• 1 ½  oz bourbon whiskey
• 1 oz lemon juice
• ½ oz simple syrup

Pour lemon juice, simple syrup and bourbon whiskey in a cocktail shaker. Shake until chilled. Fill with ice and strain into a cocktail glass!

Enjoy!

Sources:
“Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, Volume I​ & II”
https://www.justice.gov/archives/sco/file/1373816/dl?inline=

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Welcome to Season 3 - Episode 4!

Join me as I dive into the mysterious events of the Battle of Los Angeles—a strange, high-intensity event that took place on the night of February 24, 1942.  Was it really a Japanese attack, or something else entirely?  I will explore the theories, the cover-ups, and the lasting questions surrounding this infamous, bizarre episode in U.S. history.

The poison in this episode is the Saints of LA.

If you want to drink with me, the recipe for the Saints of LA is as follows:

• 2 oz silver tequila
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz agave syrup
• 4-5 fresh basil leaves
• A splash of club soda
• Lime wheel, for garnish

Muddle basil leaves in a shaker, then add ice, tequila, lime juice, pineapple juice, and agave syrup. Shake for 15 seconds, strain into a highball glass with ice, and top with club soda. Garnish with a lime wheel and enjoy!

Sources:
“The Battle of Los Angeles: The History of the Notorious False Alarm that Caused an Artillery Barrage over California during World War II"- https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Los-Angeles-Notorious-California/dp/1725973669?utm_source=chatgpt.com

“History's Greatest Mysteries - S 5 E 7 The Battle of Los Angeles"- https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries/season-5/episode-7

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