Mid-Day Musings

Mid-Day Musings

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Mid-Day Musings episodes

  • #4: Urban Legends: Black-Eyed Children/Hell's Bridge

    Season 1, Episode 5:

    Urban Legends

    On this week’s podcast, we discuss two urban legends that are sure you scare your socks off (maybe): Black-Eyed Children (not associated with the Black-Eyed Peas) and Hell’s Bridge. Be sure to listen to the entire episode, because Colton shares a super creepy story that had me too scared to watch anything other than King of the Hill when we finished recording.


    The Black-Eyed Children have their origin story in Abilene, Texas, (where we record the podcast) with stories of sightings reported all over the world. Are they demons? Vampires? Some other evil entity? Who knows?! We do know that they don’t glow like Edward and so far there haven’t been any stories of them possessing anyone. Apparently they really like ketchup on their apples and love riding in cars with strangers.


    Hell’s Bridge is a creepy ass bridge in Western Michigan, where you can apparently hear the devil’s laughter and see his glowing red eyes in the woods near the bridge. People who visit Hell’s Bridge have reporting coming home with bruises and scratch marks on them that are unexplained and weren’t there prior to visiting the bridge.


    Even if you don’t believe urban legends, this podcast will (hopefully) freak you out. Don’t listen with suggestible children.

    1 hr 7 min
  • #3: Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill

    Season 1, Episode 4:

    Deepwater Horizon

    On April 20, 2010, drilling rig Deepwater Horizon sustained an uncontrollable blowout, spilling 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico. 11 men were killed aboard the rig. This disaster is commonly known as the BP Oil Spill.

    The Deepwater Horizon was a 10-year old semi-submersible, mobile, floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in waters up to 10,000’ deep. The rig was leased to BP from 2001-2013 and owned by R&B Falcon. In September 2009, the rig drilled the deepest oil well in history at a vertical depth of 35,050’.

    In this week’s podcast, we talk about what caused the BP Oil Spill and the effects on wildlife around the Gulf of Mexico.

    Deepwater Horizon Wiki

    Special Report: Why the BP Oil Rig Blowout Happened

    Blowout

    Smithsonian

    Center for Biological Diversity

    1 hr 11 min
  • #1: Anna Delvey
    From 2013 through 2016, Delvey managed to work her way into the upper echelon of society’s elite, befriending celebrities, moguls, financiers, and attorneys. With seemingly endless amounts of cash on hand, Delvey convinced everyone around her that she was filthy rich and loved to spend money. Her origin story was mysterious. No one really knew where she came from or who her family was. There was speculation that her father was an oil tycoon or possibly a Russian diplomat. Others assumed that she was just another trust fund brat spending her inheritance on long hotel stays and expensive food. The truth about Delvey’s identity would not come to light until she was finally arrested on indictment of six counts of grand larceny, attempted grand larceny, and theft of services. As of the recording of the podcast, Delvey has not been sentenced, but is due to appear in court for arraignment on October 30, 2018.
    1 hr 1 min

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Funny discussions about current events, culture, true crime, and conspiracy theories. Mildly inappropriate and probably off-topic.