My Existential Crisis

Episode 27 is here and Dylan is back again! We want to officially announce that Dylan will be joining Madison regularly as the new cohost of the podcast. Off to a great start, Dylan bores us with talks of his new furniture and surprise(!), Madison has bronchitis again.

Dylan covers the recent controversy over MAPPA, a beloved anime studio, and their overworking of employees. This turns into the backstory of the strenuous work culture in Japan which certainly feels dystopian.
Madison covers the ACTUAL inspiration for "The Orphan," the story of Barbora Skrlova, which is shockingly far more dark than you could expect.

***Content Warning*** for the second half, as it discusses disturbing abuse of minors.

It's episode 26 and Dylan is back with us! Dylan tells us about some spooky stuff going on in his apartment. Is it a ghost or a phrogger? Is there someone in his basement? Will incense make the intruder zen? Only time will tell. Madison laments over her fear of the dark and reveals the answer to the question on everyone's mind: who was the most influential ghost in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol?" (and yes, she's right).

Madison covers the mysterious case of Natalia Grace. While it was not the inspiration for the movie, The Orphan, the movie potentially inspired these events. Dylan covers the true story of the terrible movie, "Open Water," the abandoned Lonergans.

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Welcome to episode 25 and it is ~officially~ one year since I invited everyone into my existential crisis. Thank you for joining me on this ride. This episode, we have Hailey AND Jarod joining me in an episode for the ages. Madison tells the story of Rajneeshpuram, an Indian cult commune that took over a small town in Oregon. This story has everything... no really, it does. Hailey plays a game where we guess which movies are based on true events. Jarod walks us through the history and mystère of Lake Lanier in Georgia.

It's episode 24 of My Existential Crisis and this week we have a new guest chatting with us: David Rosati! You may know David as Madison's boyfriend, fellow banana hater, and the man who once (accidentally) peed on his cat. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you've got some catching up to do.

This week, in honor of spooky season, we're discussing a place that has been deemed America's Scariest Haunted House: McKamey Manor. No, it's not really haunted. No, I wouldn't consider it a haunted house. But it's very disturbing.

Congratulations! You've officially made it through 23 of our episodes! Hailey graces us with her presence again and apparently she was never actually born. Madison is crushed to find out how periscopes actually work and owes David's dad an apology. She's also distraught that all her best friends hate bananas for some reason.

This week, Hailey tells us the CRAZY story of the murder of Cari Farver. Listen people, NO man is worth killing over... not even Josh Groban. Madison tells us the missing persons case of Alissa Turney and the recent developments that have occurred this year.

I don't know about you, but we're feeling 22! Hailey joins us again and educates us on more things she's fearful of... like the Appalachian mountain range which she just learned we live in. Madison is little comfort, but at least we now know that there are areas in national parks where you can legally get away with murder. Maybe her fears of the Appalachian mountains are justified?

Madison starts us off with the recent 2022 conviction of Lucy Letby, Britain's most prolific child killer in modern history. Hailey then brings us up to date with the recent arrest and allegations of child abuse against Ruby Franke and things... devolve a little.

It's Madison's lucky number 21! This week our pal Hailey is back and we spend A LOT of time catching up... sorry in advance, but there's so much to share. Hailey is betrothed(!) and Madison gets to insert herself into the celebrations! Hailey dives into a variety of haunted dolls and explains what the notorious "Time Out" doll is.

Madison shares the story of how she peaked in kindergarten with her own time out doll, and we promise, she's much more well-adjusted nowadays. Madison's story is all about Mary Vincent and her incredible story of survival and activism.

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We're back on our bullshit! We're switching things up again with Bullshit or No Shit, inspired by the 90s show "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction." Madison is telling 5 stories, some true, some completely made up, all completely bizarre. It's up to you to decide which is which. At the end of the episode, Madison will reveal which are Bullshit and which are No Shit. This week Jarod will function as the audience and try to make his guesses. He guessed 2.5 out of 5 right. Can you do better than that?

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We've reached episode 20 of MEC and this week we have Dylan back with us again! Madison and Dylan reminisce on their prime video game playing days, and you're privileged enough to experience monkey magic. If we've learned anything from this week, it's that we MUST start a band. This week, Madison covers the many crimes of Lori Vallow who has just been sentenced last week (July 31st 2023) for the murders of her two children, Tylee Rylan and JJ Vallow. Dylan covers the origins and mystère of the Ratman.

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It's episode 19 of MEC and this week we have Dylan back to grace us with his presence. Dylan's planned trip to the DMV takes an unexpected, existential turn into philosophy experiments that hurt Madison's brain. Madison's childhood haunts her again as she explains all the things she wasn't taught in Christian school, like the marvel of tectonic plates. Dylan tells us about the YouTube channel "2020Vision" which successfully predicted celebrity deaths (but only if you're as gullible as Madison is). Madison grosses us out with the story of Tarrare, the man with an insatiable appetite and a very bizarre diet.

Full performance of the opera "Tarrare the Freak": https://vimeo.com/201758331