This week, Brianne experiences a glitch in the matrix, Melanie is thirsty and begging, Arkansas and the gay community are not on the same page, Melanie plans to explore bathhouses for the podcast, there's no crime in a gangster's paradise, Brianne lacks self-preservation, and the NTSB never gets invited to parties.

Content warnings: intense descriptions of drowning deaths, including multiple children, throughout the content of the episode.

Links:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR0201.pdf
https://www.missourinet.com/2018/07/24/victim-of-arkansas-duck-boat-tragedy-20-years-ago-frustrated-changes-havent-been-made/
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/07/27/branson-and-hot-springs-two-tourist-cities-linked-sorrow-duck-boat-tragedies/841575002/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/13-dead-in-boat-accident/
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/03/us/few-clues-in-accident-as-13th-victim-is-found.html
https://www.arnolditkin.com/blog/injury/dangerous-waters-a-summary-of-duck-boat-accident/
https://www.4029tv.com/article/arkansas-company-buys-remainder-of-branson-duck-boat-fleet/27422365#
https://www.newspapers.com/image/775207581/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/535139015/?terms=duck%20boat%20sink&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/413157081/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/775210887/?terms=duck%20boat%20sink&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/590575228/?terms=duck%20boat%20sink&match=1
https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/duck-boat-tragedy-19-years-ago-led-to-safety-recommendations-that-were-never-implemented/article_abf1888c-8c3b-11e8-88e8-3f00c1836eb7.html
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/gangster-museum-of-america-hot-springs-arkansas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-05-12-9905120155-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-09-mn-35382-story.html
https://apnews.com/article/de152d5f20c1423f02bcd3af7142514bchrome-
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/dukw.pdfhttps://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/05/03/sinkings-death-toll-reaches-13-former-enid-couple-daughter-among-dead/62244080007/

This week, Andrea's golden birthday turns green, Fin turns 20, Kathryn has a prankster papaw, Mia calls in with a Disney connection, Kaitlyn gets yeeted, Sara and sleeping in the woods do not mix, Ann's story gives us goosebumps, and Hayliegh has two nickels.

Content warnings: tornadoes, car accident, child in peril who survives, ghosts, intense descriptions, dead birds, potentially dead or dying humans.

This week, Melanie has spicy ghost fingers, Liz has BOGO disasters, Sara's aunt doesn't read the room, Cindy gets an unhelpful offer, Maren's parents won't be invited to parties after this, we would like a word with Katelyn's boyfriend, and Melanie's loud, wet bush crashes the show.

Content warnings: tornadoes, ghosts, deaths of family, vague mention of seasickness, gynecologist exam, earthquake, blizzards, fire, drought.

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/wtf/wtf/tigernado-tigers-on-the-loose-in-oklahoma-after-tornado-hits-local-zoo/
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tigers-loose-safari-oklahoma-city-report-article-1.2213321
https://kfor.com/news/ok-man-sells-tigernado-t-shirts-for-good-cause/

This week, M & B make some M & B friends, smells deserve precision, Brianne doesn't want her tiny ship tossed, fire whirls aren't as whimsical as they sound, Melanie brings up the greatest betrayal of our friendship, blue balls last ages, we unpack the psychology of Australians, and Melanie wants to get punked by an alien.

Content warnings: tornado deaths, spiders, storms, wildfires.

This week, we are a banquet hall, we may or may not be bonding, Brianne has a grudge, Melanie likes it wet, mines are bastions of safety, a hospital system finds its love language, someone considers cooperating fully, a labia does not get diagnosed, Brianne should not sell insurance, and a decision is made about Montana.

Content warnings: mesothelima, lung disease, animal testing, childhood hamster trauma, anxiety about childrens' wellbeing, cancer.

This week, the grief blender is too loud for Josey, Melanie says the worst two words since "funny hop," Brianne wants to make "Oof" the episode title, Indiana is the land of opportunity to start a wildebeest farm, Cathie is a Florida woman both in geography and in spirit, Melanie likes her snakes huge, and a medical examiner goes above and beyond his job description.

Content warnings: death and grisly burial of bunny, children's grief, death by wildebeest, death by wolf hybrid, euthanasia of 9 wolf hybrids, death by camel, death by snake, mistreatment of chimpanzee, death of adult child and spouse, extremely graphic/gory description of injuries caused by chimpanzee attack, stabbing of chimpanzee, EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND DIFFICULT 911 CALL 52:55-55:25, shooting of chimpanzee by police officer, depression and hoarding, hand and face transplants

This week, Brianne's big spoon antics have consequences for Melanie, trust issues are still a problem, brass is ass, Pisces men can go f*ck themselves, Brianne is a sucker for a conman, we consider panties as a packing material, a bingo card of chaos is completed, Melanie loves whorey movies, David collects a full set of crimes, Melanie tries to get back into Australia, Brianne wouldn't want to be a bad boy in China, a cultural reference finally means something, and Brianne may be willing to wake up and pee in a tuba.

Content warnings: multiple plane crash deaths, brief discussion of depression/mental health.

Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-riggs-pilot-1b978448/
https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2004/01/22/west-virginia-man-indicted-in-bank-fraud/32325615007/
https://www.thepitchkc.com/david-riggs-cons-lacked-artistry-but-never-daring/
https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/1997/03/24/story1.html
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/nov/16/faa-revokes-license-pilot-involved-crash-near-boul/
http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/136/1363436543.pdf
www.sec.gov/news/digest/1987/dig122987.pdf
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f658e143-be93-4b08-90b0-491d74a3cbf7
https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-nov-17-la-me-pilot-license-20121117-story.html

This week, Melanie wiggles around with it, we contemplate victim blaming and shaming, not every rainbow is good, and some dudes will do anything to get out of parenting.

Content warnings: mountain climbing deaths, broken leg, graphic discussion of dead bodies, death of a parent as a child, brief speculation that a death could have been a suicide.

Links:
https://populous.com/unsung-heroes-the-sherpas-of-everest
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/everest-brawl-sherpas-tale/
https://www.redbull.com/au-en/interview-with-sender-films%E2%80%99-zachary-barr
https://www.1012industryreport.com/safety/toolbox-talks-the-perils-of-summit-fever/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151008-the-graveyard-in-the-clouds-everests-200-dead-bodies
https://allthatsinteresting.com/francys-arsentiev
https://allthatsinteresting.com/mount-everest-bodies
https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-stories-mount-everest/sabrina-ithal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sharp_(mountaineer)
https://allthatsinteresting.com/hannelore-schmatz
https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/everest-deaths-dangers-avalanches
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/everest-brawl-sherpas-tale/
https://www.1012industryreport.com/safety/toolbox-talks-the-perils-of-summit-fever/

This week, we are having days, Melanie takes issue with the week's bracket winner, we want to be sour bitches, Brianne attacks Hans and Melanie attacks Cody, an armchair detective saves the day, Katelyn catches her dad, Brianne sides with the raccoons, Danica floats away, we plan a ghoul vacation at Finger Lakes, Mary has a bug-out group ready, Taylor is a strong independent five year old, and Melanie plots how to crash an OSHA training.

Content warnings: scratched eyeball, death of a 9 week old infant is the topic of the episode and is discussed in graphic detail throughout, speculation about decapitation, traumatic birth.

Links:
https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2020/09/30/the-dates-of-key-events-in-the-chamberlain-drama/
https://www.famous-trials.com/dingo/457-home
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123469858/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain%20murder%20charge&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/257871473/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain%20murder%20charge&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122595996/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/121108526/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122712854/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/486163939/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122650632/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122607815/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/541216629/?terms=Lindy%20Chamberlain&match=1
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/chamberlain/chamberlainaccount.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSntp5x3VVc
https://www.mamamia.com.au/lindy-chamberlain-kids-now/
http://www.lindychamberlain.com/files/Blue_Book.pdf
https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-case-that-split-the-nation-20120224-1tufz.html
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/you-cant-get-away-from-it-the-person-lindy-chamberlain-creighton-struggles-to-forgive/7NMPOOQ5442FE2GS3HNZ3GIL2E/
https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/lindy-chamberlain-opens-up-about-divorce-and-finding-love-again

 

This week, Melanie is new to the show, Squonk returns to his natural habitat, Melanie has a question for a dingo, Brianne is left on tenterhooks, Katelyn almost goes to prison, and there's a new cult leader in town.

Content warnings: children in peril who mostly survive, death of a 9 week old infant is the topic of the episode and is discussed in fairly graphic detail throughout.

Links:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/784713209/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123878378/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123880568/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123800948/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123801111/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123868893/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123868901/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123869081/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123869391/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123869589/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122656442/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122656417/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123869785/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122621459/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122617200/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/126190070/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122572651/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122572638/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122574794/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/257871473/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122621411/?terms=Azaria%20Chamberlain&match=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2PV4kD5-dg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSntp5x3VVc
https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=E7UF#fnref3
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/not_guilty/chamberlain1/8.html