In spring 2025, a string of bodies discovered across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut sparked a terrifying question: is a serial killer operating across New England? As the story spread, a wave of speculation outpaced what police were actually saying. Chris and Ed break down the real reporting, the web-sleuth panic, and whether the New England serial killer theory holds up.

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Originally aired on Patreon: 05/08/25

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With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, Chris and Ed chase the legend of the leprechaun from the cereal mascots of today to the cruel tricksters of the ancient past. Plus: the weirdest modern “sightings,” and the story of how these Irish folklore fae became protected by the EU.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:58 - Housekeeping
00:05:32 - We’re Talking Leprechauns
00:12:14 - Basic Leprechaun History
00:24:47 - Tracing The Rise Of The Leprechaun
00:30:00 - Earliest Leprechaun Legend
00:39:19 - Clurichaun
00:44:45 - The Far Darrig
01:00:12 - Evolution Of The Leprechaun
01:15:31 - Modern Leprechaun
01:23:57 - The Carlingford Leprechauns
01:32:35 - The Fear Tier

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Guests Sarah Potter and Zac Clark join the show to discuss a fear that troubles both of them - and more than 5% of the population. Is a fear of heights learned or are we born with it? How small of a fall can actually kill you? What's the highest fall anyone has ever survived? And what does the Vans Warped Tour have to do with any of this? The answers may surprise you!

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:29 - Housekeeping
00:03:17 - We’re talking Heights
00:23:49 - The Phobia Of Heights
00:37:57 - Vertigo
00:43:30 - Falling
00:50:00 - Terminal Velocity
00:56:05 - Barnstorming Aside
00:57:18 - Terminal Velocity Cont’d
01:01:24 - Call of the Void
01:10:16 - Fall Surviver - Vesna Vulovic
01:18:56 - Fall Surviver - Nicholas Alkemade
01:25:01 - Fall Surviver - Alcides Moreno
01:32:16 - The Fear Tier
01:35:29 - Tour Dates and Modern Fandom

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Ed and Chris shine a light on stories of phrogging and phroggers: people who secretly live in the attics, basements, and walls of other people's homes. From beneath the floors of Chris' first apartment to the halls of Buckingham Palace, they are everywhere - and some of them are extremely dangerous. 

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:28 - Housekeeping
00:03:17 - We’re talking Phrogging
00:10.50 - What is Phrogging?
00:22:21 - Boy Jones
00:43:11 - Phrogging Hauntings
00:53:44 - The Hinterkaifeck Murders
01:07:21 - North Carolina College Phrogger
01:14:08 - Surgeon Wannabe Phrogger
01:23:16 - Pamela Anderson
01:27:46 - George Michael
01:30:00 - One More Ed Story
01:31:53 - The Fear Tier

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This week, the guys stare straight into the most comforting promise humanity has ever invented — and ask why it feels like a never-ending nightmare. Join us as they spiral through ancient philosophy, world religions, modern psychology, and brain-melting thought experiments to unpack the terror of forever.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:33 - Housekeeping
00:07:54 - We’re talking Eternity
00:16.52 - Ancient Eternity - Pluto
00:23:00 - Ancient Eternity - Aristotle
00:25:03 - Apeirophobia
00:38:27 - How Long is Eternity?
00:44:00 - Apeirophobia Continued
00:50:23 - Terror Management Theory
00:54:57 - Religious Eternity - Christian Heaven
01:02:18 - Religious Eternity - Judaism
01:04:53 - Religious Eternity - Islam
01:09:15 - Religious Eternity - Buddhism
01:13:44 - Eternity Thought Experiment
01:18:16 - Quantum Immortality
01:24:28 - Do Not Try To Get Quantum
01:36:57 - The Fear Tier

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As the guys take a week to prep for a new year of shows, we opened the vault to bring you a VIDEO EPISODE of their bi-weekly Patreon show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED to hold you over.

In this one, Chris and Ed went looking under the bed for any monsters that might be hiding there.

Originally published on Patreon: 09.18.25

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Chris and Ed close out the year with a look back at the tradition of Christmas ghost stories - where they came from, why they stuck around, and what A Christmas Carol has to do with any of them. Plus: ghoulish Victorian Christmas cards AND Chris... sings?!

Also... the best housekeeping to date?!

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:40 - A Mirthful Housekeeping
00:11:21 - We’re talking Christmas Ghost Stories
00:17.25 - Brief History of Christmas Ghost Stories
00:28:05 - The Saga of the People of Floi
00:36:36 - The Kallikantzaroi
00:46:04 - Red Porridge Ghost
00:50:51 - Old Man Bayka
00:56:03 - The Mistletoe Bough
01:01:15 - Santa And The Devil
01:04:06 - Father Whipper
01:06:47 - Victorian Christmas Cards
01:17:44 - The Fear Tier

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Chris and Ed are inspired by the winter storms of their youth and take a polar plunge into the science and history of blizzards. Snow shovels in hand, they dig out blizzards of the frozen past and you'll hear the unbelievable story of the deadliest blizzard in history. That happened in a desert.

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JK, chapters TBD. Please check back tomorrow.

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