Lucid Lab Podcast

Lucid Lab Podcast episodes:

• 06.25.2024

  Hoia Baciu Forest: The Bermuda Triangle of Romania

  We are traveling to Transylvania on this week's episode, but not just to visit the origin of Dracula lore. Instead, we will be exploring the creepy happenings of the nearby Hoia Baciu Forest. There are tales of UFOs, disappearances of...

  
• 06.18.2024

  The Bloody Benders: Legendary Frontier Serial Killers

  Join us on a chilling journey into the heart of the American frontier, where the infamous Bloody Benders reigned terror over unsuspecting travelers. In this episode, we delve into the dark history of the Bender family, a seemingly ordinary group...

  
• 06.11.2024

  Lab Reports Vol. 8: Giulia Tofana, The Colorado Cannibal, NM Skinwalker and A Ghost Named Bubba

  It's hard to believe it but we are at Vol 8 of our Lab Reports! This week we share two listener stories, one about a Hillbilly Haunting in Georgia and an eerie encounter with a Skinwalker in New Mexico. For our...

  
• 06.04.2024

  Murder in Room 1046

  This week it's a bit of a different kind of episode, it reads like a good mystery novel or movie. Murder in Room 1046 is the famous unsolved case involving an unidentified man found under strange circumstances in 1935 at...

  
• 05.28.2024

  Jack Parsons: Pioneer Rocketeer & Occult Magician

  This week we dive into the extraordinary life of Jack Parsons, a man who walked the fine line between science and the occult. A pioneering rocket engineer by day and a devoted practitioner of “magick” by night, Jack’s life is...

  
• 05.21.2024

  Kenneth McDuff: The Most Notorious Serial Killer in Texas History

  This week gets a little personal for Kendra, we are headed to her hometown of Belton, TX to talk about Kenneth McDuff, the serial killer that operated in her backyard in the early 1990s. McDuff is the only serial killer...

  
• 05.13.2024

  We Stand in Solidarity: From the River to the Sea

  Don’t let mainstream media fool you into hating the oppressed and loving the oppressor. The atrocities happening daily right now need to be brought to light. Wherever you stand today, please listen to what we have to say and join...

  
• 05.07.2024

  Waverly Hills: Kentucky's Haunted Sanatorium

  Join us this week as Jessica covers the infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a place of death and desperation, where thousands succumbed to the ravages of tuberculosis, leaving behind a lingering sense of sorrow and unrest. We talk about the history...

  
• 04.30.2024

  The Denver Airport Conspiracy

  Who doesn't love to hear a good conspiracy theory? This week, we take you to one near and dear to Kendra's heart since she spends so much time there, The Denver Airport. This airport has been rumored to be the HQ...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Lab Reports Vol. 7: Butterfly Effect, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, Doomsday Kidnapping & Lady of the Dunes

  It's lucky number 7 for our Lab Reports this week, Jessica's favorite number! Join us as we share two listener tales, one about  a butterfly effect moment that impacted her life in a positive way and another cautionary tale of...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Gloucester Serial Killers: The Chilling Tale of Fred and Rose West (Part 2 of 2)

  Welcome back to part two of the twisted tale of Fred and Rose West. We know part one was a doozy and part two will not be any easier to listen to but thank you for coming back! This week...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Gloucester Serial Killers: The Chilling Tale of Fred and Rose West (Part 1 of 2)

  Today, we delve into a story of murder and mayhem; a narrative that twists and turns through the depths of human depravity. Fred and Rose West were not your average couple. Their relationship was a complex web of control, manipulation,...

  
• 04.02.2024

  The Sallie House: America's Heartland Haunting

  Could this be the most haunted house in America? Some think so! Join us as we uncover all the goings-on in Atchison, KS at The Sallie House. Some believe this house is haunted by a benign little girl spirit named...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Khamar-Daban Hiking Incident: Six Died, One Survived

  On August 2, 1993, a group of seven hikers led by Lyudmila Korovina, set out on a planned multi-day trek through the Khamar-Daban range but failed to meet up with another group as scheduled. Six died but 17-year-old Valentina Utochenko...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Betty Gore & Candy Montgomery: From Close Friends to Axe Murder

  When Betty Gore was found murdered in her small-town Texas home, it sent the area into a tailspin. Not only had there never been a murder in Wylie, TX but this was a brutal killing, Betty had been hacked to...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Beyond the Light Barrier: Elizabeth Klarer and Her Intergalactic Romance

  We’ve heard all sorts of alien stories but never one quite like this! Elizabeth Klarer tells us about her lifelong love affair with Akon, a scientist from Meton, a planet in the Alpha Centauri system 4.3 light years from Earth....

  
• 03.05.2024

  Lab Reports Vol. 6: Carl Tanzler, Reptilian Stalker, Frozen Dead Guy and Dallas John Doe

  It's Lab Reports week, one of our favorite episodes to put together because we get to share your stories! But, we are mixing it up on this 6th volume as we continue to perfect our podcast show to make sure...

  
• 02.27.2024

  The Pendle Witch Trials: How One 9-Year-Old Girl Condemned Many To Death in England

  This week on Lucid Lab we go way back for a wicked history tale that unfortunately seems all too relevant to our current days. In 1612 England, witch fever was at its peak and neighbors began accusing neighbors of witchcraft,...

  
• 02.20.2024

  Laci Peterson: Did Scott Peterson Kill Her? (Part 2 of 2)

  We are back for Part 2! Thank you for waiting a week! This week we talk about Scott’s character, the trial, the jurors, and sentencing. We also cover the other theories out there if Scott is not the murderer. Some...

  
• 02.13.2024

  Laci Peterson: Did Scott Peterson Kill Her? (Part 1 of 2)

  This week (and the next!) we are taking a deep dive into the murder of Laci Peterson and her unborn child Conner. Her disappearance on Christmas Eve 2002 and ultimately her murder captivated the nation. Her husband, Scott Peterson, was...

  
• 02.06.2024

  The Bikram Yoga Cult: From Life-Changing Wellness Practice to Twisted Nightmare

  We are headed back into cult territory on this week’s episode as we talk about Bikram Choudhury and the hot yoga classes he brought to the US in the 1970s. It started out as the exciting new craze that attracted...

  
• 01.30.2024

  The Butterfly Effect

  What is the butterfly effect? Every decision you make and every action you take matters. No matter how small. There are a million ways things could be different and only one way something can happen. We look at some examples...

  
• 01.23.2024

  The Murder of Kate Puzey: What is going on in the Peace Corps?

  Kendra is back this week with the case of Kate Puzey, an exceptional 24-year-old American that was serving overseas in the Peace Corps in 2009 when she was viciously murdered in her sleep. Four men were arrested immediately but there...

  
• 01.16.2024

  The Stayner Brothers: Tragedy Follows Tragedy

  This week Jessica takes us to Merced, California, and Yosemite National Park where the Stayner family experiences tragedy after tragedy. This is a wild story with many twists. It begs the question… how can so much happen to just one...

  
• 01.09.2024

  Lab Reports Vol 5: Swamp Thing, Creepy Fire Dancer, Inconvenient Roommate, and Double Lives

  It’s Lab Report time! Our favorite! We have four new listener stories to share. We had a blast with these stories! This week we go to the Louisiana bayou for an encounter with a swamp monster, discuss creepy coincidences on...

  
• 01.02.2024

  JonBenet Ramsey: Will Her Murder Ever Be Solved? (Part 2 of 2)

  Welcome back for Part 2 of the JonBenet Ramsey case. Kendra will discuss all of the various theories out there on who killed JonBenet and we will reveal who we think is the perpetrator. Will both Kendra and Jessica agree...

  
• 12.26.2023

  JonBenet Ramsey: Will Her Murder Ever Be Solved? (Part 1 of 2)

  Happy Holidays from Lucid Lab and we bring our gift to you, our listeners, as we review America’s most puzzling case, the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.  Kendra visits this hometown case here in Boulder, CO on the 27th anniversary of...

  
• 12.19.2023

  Japan’s Triple Disaster: 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake, Tsunami, and the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown

  We are headed back to Japan for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. It is a harrowing tale of sudden destruction, loss of life, loss of land, and survival. One disaster after another while trying to...

  
• 12.12.2023

  Harry & Hariette Moore: Murdered by the KKK on Christmas Day

  This week, Kendra is bringing you the tragic story of a Florida murder carried out by one of the most despicable organizations out there, the KKK. We go into our ugly past here in America that sadly wasn’t all too...

  
• 12.05.2023

  The Origins of Santa and Krampus: Be Good for Goodness Sake

  It’s that time of year! The holidays are in full swing, but have you ever stopped to wonder how it all came to be? Where did Santa come from? There is a darker side to our beloved holiday traditions. Today...

  
• 11.28.2023

  Be Right Back!

  Sorry Lab Rats! The universe did not have an episode in the cards for us this week! We are very sad to break our streak, but we promise to be back next week with a new exciting episode! Sick kiddos...

  
• 11.21.2023

  The Cleveland Abductions: Ariel Castro’s House of Horrors

  In 2013, the nation was shocked to hear that 3 women, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, who had been missing for between 9-11 years were found in Cleveland, Ohio in the home of Ariel Castro, a 53-year-old recently...

  
• 11.14.2023

  Lab Reports Vol 4: Call from the Beyond, Pueblo Skinwalker and the Multiverse

  We are back for our 4th volume of Lab Reports with four new listener stories to share including a call from the other side, a possible skinwalker encounter, the Multiverse and an escape from being trafficked. Listen now to hear...

  
• 11.07.2023

  Heaven’s Gate: Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettle’s UFO Cult

  This week, Jessica brings us another cult - Heaven’s Gate! Not your normal 1970’s cult. There was abstinence from all things, spiritual ascension, unwavering devotion, lots of camping, and suicide. And what made this cult stand out compared to some...

  
• 10.31.2023

  Samhain: The Celtic Festival of the Dead and the True Origins of Halloween

  Happy Halloween Lab Rats! We have another spooky season themed episode for you today. Kendra takes us back to the ancient times to uncover the true origins of Halloween, the Celtic festival of the dead, AKA Samhain (pronounced Sow-Inn). Let’s talk...

  
• 10.24.2023

  Evolution of Vampires: From Monstrous Demons to Sexy, Tortured Souls

  Who doesn’t love Vampires? Come on! These Lucid Lab girls are obsessed and what is a more appropriate time to delve into the history and impact vampires have had on us than Halloween? Join us as Jessica takes us from...

  
• 10.17.2023

  Murder in Greenwich: The ’Unsolved’ Case of Martha Moxley

  We are back this week with another Halloween True Crime Story. Kendra brings us the tragic murder of Martha Moxley, still considered "unsolved" today. But everyone kind of knows who did it... Greenwich, CT was the place you moved to keep...

  
• 10.10.2023

  Halloween Murder: Arpana Jinaga and the Terrifying Reality of DNA ’Evidence’

  Arpana was a beautiful, talented, wildly smart 24-year-old living her best life in Redmond, Washington. She participated in an apartment-wide Halloween party with other residents in 2008. This fun night ended in her brutal murder. The question still remains today,...

  
• 10.03.2023

  Lab Reports Vol 3: Nazi Ghost, NDEs and Aliens on a Playground

  We have another round of Lab Reports to share! We have six great listener stories this week in our 3rd volume. We are so very thankful to everyone for sending these in. Keep them coming, we love hearing from you!...

  
• 09.26.2023

  The Lost Colony of Roanoke: Mysterious Disappearance of an Entire Settlement

  Let’s go way back this week to the unsolved mystery of Roanoke Colony. This was to be the first place for English immigrants to settle into the New World of America back in the late 1500s. Over 112 men, women...

  
• 09.19.2023

  Murder and Death Row: The Murder of Juli Busken and the Controversial Execution of Anthony Sanchez

  It’s December 1996 and Juli just finished all her classes at the University of Oklahoma for her bachelor's degree in dance. Her parents are on their way up from Arkansas to help move her back home before Christmas. She said...

  
• 09.12.2023

  Hinterkaifeck Axe Murders: Germany’s Oldest and Most Famous Cold Case

  Join us this week as we explore Germany’s most famous cold case, over 100 years old! The chilling murder of an entire family, including 3 adults, 2 children and their maid at the Hinterkaifeck farm via pickaxe horrified this otherwise...

  
• 09.05.2023

  The Family Cult: Australia’s Infamous Anne Hamilton-Byrne and ’Her’ Children

  It’s our first cult story! Welcome to The Family! The Family, or The Great White Brotherhood, is a woman-led doomsday cult founded in the 1960s in beautiful Australia. It is the twisted story of Anne Hamilton-Bryne, who gained too much...

  
• 08.29.2023

  Lab Reports Vol 2: Stranger Things, Dick Ghost, Grim Reaper, Lucid Dream

  Welcome to our 2nd Lab Reports Episode! Listen to Jessica and Kendra tell your fellow listeners ghostly, supernatural, spooky, and strange experiences! In this episode, we visit an abandoned Chicago home, question whether someone is cursed or blessed, laugh at...

  
• 08.22.2023

  Bodie Ghost Town: Wild West History, Hauntings and Curses

  High in the Sierra Nevada mountains and about an hour drive from Yosemite lies a town that time has forgotten. Bodie, California was once a thriving boom town and home to over 10k people back in the height of the...

  
• 08.15.2023

  The Original Alien Abduction Story: Betty and Barney Hill

  We’ve made it to episode 20! And we are back for a fun one! Ready for a detailed account of being taken aboard an alien ship? There is no doubt that the story of Betty and Barney Hill left its...

  
• 08.08.2023

  The Many Exorcisms of Annaliese Michel: Demon Possession or Something Else?

  In 1970s Germany, 16 year old Anneliese Michel began exhibiting disturbing symptoms including blackouts, paralysis, swollen hands, blackened eyes and scary visions. After a long visit to the hospital with no relief in symptoms, her parents became convinced their daughter...

  
• 08.01.2023

  The Murder of Junko Furuta: 40 Days of Unbelievable Torture

  A dark episode but an important discussion! Jessica brings us the unbelievably violent and horrific case of Junko Furuta. Her sadistic perpetrators were four teenage boys. But that was just the beginning. What she endured is beyond anything you can...

  
• 07.25.2023

  Andrea Yates: Tragedy in Texas

  Andrea Yates made headlines in June 2001 for one of the most unimaginable crimes, drowning her five children, ages 6 months to 7 years old, one by one in her family bathtub. Immediately, from the outside this seems like an...

  
• 07.18.2023

  Brothers Grimm: The Dark History of Your Favorite Fairy Tales

  Snow White. Hansel and Gretel. Puss in Boots. Rapunzel. Cinderella. Rumpelstiltskin. Little Red Riding Hood. What do all these famous tales have in common? Okay, books and movies, yes… but let’s go back in time. Way back. These fairy tales...