We have been wanting to do this for a while and we finally got it done! This is our first episode in a new series called "Reel Crimes" where we will be presenting reviews of various films as true crime stories. We had fun with this one and we will be doing some more of these in the future so let us know what you thought. 

In 1958 at Camp Crystal Lake, counselors Barry Jackson and Claudette Hayes were found murdered inside a storage cabin. Twenty-one years later, Steve Christy (not the Buffalo Bills kicker, fortunately) spends $25,000 on his family's camp with plans to refurbish the cabins and facilities. From there, a brutal series of murders takes place leaving only one survivor/witness that recounted the horrific events of Friday, June 13th, 1979 to the local police officers who pulled her from the lake before she could drown.

We are back with Season 2 and we are starting things off with a gut-punch of a story! 

The Children of God was formed in 1968 in Orange Beach, California under the guidance of David Brandt Berg and began as a band of hippies who would proselytize in the streets, and distribute literature. In 1969, after having a revelation "that California would be hit by a major earthquake", he left Huntington Beach and "took his followers on the road". Over time, David Berg would grow more authoritative and after making a young woman named Karen Zerby his second wife, he began to take the group in a dark and sexually depraved direction. Ricky Rodriguez would be the first son of Karen Zerby and hailed as the prince of Berg's sex cult.

Still operating today as The Family International, this cult remains firm in their stance that they are a victim of persecution and while they recognize some aspects of their murky past, they ultimately still operate with enough skeletons in their closet to fill most of their communes. This is the story of how the Children of God came to be and how Ricky Rodriguez, the prince, would become another chapter in the tragic tale of just another sex cult preying on the faithful. 

If you want more info check out www.xfamily.org for an extensive breakdown of the cult's history, beliefs, fronts they operate, individuals associated with the group, and a lot of info on the various alleged criminal acts committed by the group. 

A lot has been said and written about the Mothman over the years. Books, movies, video games, stickers, shirts, festivals; you name it and the Mothman has been there and done that. Having said that, the one thing the Mothman has never done is been interviewed. All of the historians, all of the writers, the experts, the obsessed... not one of them has been able to get the Mothman to sit down with them for an interview. Until now.

Cash and Joel, your hosts of the Middle-Aged and Mediocre podcast, have the exclusive and first-ever interview with THE Mothman. Hear the real story right from the mouth of West Virginia's most famous cryptid. The Mothman sits down for 30 minutes with the guys and discusses the first sighting, the Silver Bridge collapse, the Richard Gere film, and so much more. 

We hope you enjoy!

Hey hey, the boys are back! This week they talk about an NES game that sold for 2 million dollars, a couple who bought a house with what many would consider being too many bees in the walls, and an extremely poisonous & deadly snake on the loose in Texas.

Once the current events are covered, the guys get back to basics with a true crime story.  This week's episode covers a former player for the Green Bay Packers, Randall Woodfield, the "I-9 Killer", whose reign of terror left a lot of victims strung across Oregon and California, and those are just the ones we know he committed.  His victims could easily number in the hundreds.  

Those news stories AND can the boys set a new Guinness World Record???

New Marriage Rules - Eyebrow Crabs - Fun With Hookworms - Chili Dogs - Gator Toss... Episode 58

This is a wild one! 

EPISODE 56 DOESN'T WANNA DIE RIGHT NOW BUT IT DOESN'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER!!!

Cash and Joel discuss Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Raiders announcing on his Instagram that he is gay, becoming the first openly gay active NFL player. The guys do a deep dive into the #Califlorida cult, including membership dues, roles within the cult, and other important details that potential members need to know. A new segment called, " Hey, TMZ! What the fuck is happening over there?!", makes its debut and your hosts do their best to figure out what the hell these mad libs that TMZ call news stories are all about. All this and more in the newest episode of Middle-Aged and Mediocre! Check it out!

A lot to cover this week! There's apparently a new ocean. Scientists have been masturbating mice to make sure humans can live on Mars. It's a very special anniversary. Cash puts Joel to the test to make sure he's a worthy human. Joel talks about balls and holes. And friend of the show, Michael Fisher, sends in a phenomena that he's been experience in hopes that the guys can help him figure out what's going on. Strap in, strap up, strap on, and let's go for a ride! #Califlorida