Ope! You betcha, weirdos it's time to drink some pop and eat some puppy chow because we're headed to the midwest, y'all!

This week Ashley and Lauren are going to their home state of ILLINOIS for a very special two part HOMETOWN HAUNTS episode!

The close encounters, murders, spooky old buildings, possessions, Native American landmarks, poltergeists, the most haunted small town in America, the tallest man in recorded history, and so much more!!

This Week's topics include:

The Bartonville State Hospital aka the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane

UFO encounters - Centralia/Mt Vernon/Fairfield & The St Clair Triangle/Southern Illinois Incident

The Macomb Firestarter

John Otto & his transmission from space

The many hauntings of Rockford University

Jane Addams, Hull House, and the Devil Baby

& The Enfield Horror

Hi Weirdos!

In the last 3-1/2 years of our show Ashley & Lauren have covered a TON of weird objects. Robert the doll, Annabelle from The Conjuring fame, the antikythera mechanism, even the Betz Sphere when we teamed up with Florida Men on Florida Man.

This week we decided to throw together some of the CRAZIEST objects in the world. We've got haunted paintings, cursed cars, possessed clothing, ancient mysteries, and even a murderous toy.

Tune in to learn about

The Crying Boy: A painting by Giovanni Bragolin

James Dean's car "Little Bastard"

Anne Baker's Wedding dress

The Ubaid Statues of Iraq

& an Elmo plushie that's out for revenge.

Hallelujah, Weirdos!

It's part two of our discussion on PROPHECIES!! Last week Lauren taught us all about Nostradamus his many predictions. This week Ashley is tackling BIBLICAL prophecies!

But before we even get into those-- we have to take a look at the good book. When was the bible written? Who wrote it? How many translations are there? Where did those new verses come from? Who the heck put that parable in there? So that we can answer questions like "are the prophecies legit or did they cheat?", "Why do Conservatives hate gay people", "Are we experiencing the end-times?", and so much more!

WARNING: This episode contains discussions about religion. All information within was provided by theological historians and language experts. If you want more information, please visit our Facebook Group to find provided links!

Yaass, predict that future boiiii.

This week is all about prophecies, baby! Some people are downright FAMOUS just for knowing the future and some prophecies just don't hold up to scrutiny.

This week is part one of our prophecies discussion and Lauren is teaching us all about a totally normal dude named Nostradamus. JUST KIDDING he's mega famous and he sold drug lozenges and he saw the future.

We'll learn about his life, his career, his struggles, and obviously his predictions and which ones seem to have come true!

Hi Weirdos! Are you ready to get scared? Are you ready to CRY?!

Welcome to another week of Listener Ghost Stories where Ashley and Lauren sit down and tell each other the creepiest, scariest, weirdest, most touching real life scary stories that we can find! Whether you're sending them in or we're making new friends on the internet-- the world is FULL of the strange and unusual.

This weeks stories feature ghosts who can drive, ghosts who can text, ghosts who need haircuts, creatures in rivers, glitches in the matrix, and more!

Please donate to the Black Lives Matter Movement- there is a link in our Instagram and Twitter bios! The world deserves justice for the men and women who are effected by police brutality. The men and women who are disproportionally Black or BIPOC. This country needs a change- a change that will be good for all of us! We are not safe until everyone is safe.

Music: Several pieces by composer Ross Budgen (@rossbugden)

Paranormal Investigation

Suit up, Weirdos! This week we've got a little treat for you! Ashley took Joe on his very first paranormal investigation! And she didn't even have to bribe him!

Ashley and Joe have lived in the same apartment for over four years and have separately as well as simultaneously witnessed strange activity. Electrical anomalies, shadows creeping on the walls, closet creatures, couch ladies, sickening smells, and yes- even physical touch!

So since we're stuck at home anyway we figure this is the PERFECT time to investigate our very own haunted apartment!

As usual, we play several clips from the investigation that are best heard through headphones so snag a pair of those if you want to get a real close listen.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BLACK KNIGHT!

Welcome to another week of ALIEN ABDUCTIONS!

This week the girls are bringing you two absolutely crazy alien abduction stories: Lauren's takes place in Pascagoula Mississippi and involves two coworkers, Charles Hickson & Calvin Parker, and a fishing trip gone wrong. Ashley's takes place in the UK and involves the disappearance of a man named Zigmund Adamski.

We discuss the problems (or lack thereof) of people with paranormal and supernatural stories booking interviews and writing books and we fight back by putting a REVERSE CURSE on Philip J Klass.

And sweet Lauren throws in a little extraterrestrial reconnaissance conspiracy theory as a treat...

Ack Ack, Weirdos!

Welcome to another week of EXTRATERRESTRIALS! This week Lauren is back and we recorded a TWO PART episode all about Alien Abductions!

This week the girls are bringing you information from psychologists and physicians who have treated people who claim to have been abducted by aliens as we break down the phases of an abduction, Lauren is teaching us all about the Travis Walton UFO Incident which inspired the movie Fire in the Sky and Ashley comes to terms with the aftermath of her own close encounter thirteen years ago...

We come in peace, weirdos!

This week marks the first time we get to have an alien episode since Season One!! And boy are we excited.

This week Ashley gets to sit down with the handsomest of Joes to chat about UFOs, aliens, and close encounters! Have you ever heard someone say, "If aliens were real, someone would have come forward by now." Well, you're in luck because "someone" has.

Joe is going to be bringing us a handful of first hand stories from credible sources who claim that they have had experience with extraterrestrials or government entities who work directly with extraterrestrials!

Ashley is bringing a very cool theory posted by reddit user BRADYLA_YouTube and a creepy real life story from reddit user ObedientUwU

Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

Hiya Weirdos!

Welcome to another edition of HELTER SKELTER!!

Obviously most people think of ol' Charlie Manson when they hear Helter Skelter but the actual definition of Helter Skelter is "in disorderly haste or confusion." Basically these eps go ALL OVER the place as we discuss topics sent in by listeners that don't quite fit into themed episodes.

This week Ashley is going to be talking about the phenomenon of ghost lights as well as introverts and extroverts and the science behind them-- is it all in your head? Well... yes and no.

Lauren is bringing us the REAL story of a Russian serial killer who also happened to be a magician and she'll be explaining infrasound and the effects it has on us.