Do you believe in Past Lives and deja vu? Edwin shares true tales that could make you question reality if you don't.



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Michelle tells us the tale of the vivacious blonde who displayed sharp comic timing; Thelma Todd became an expert foil for comedians like the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy in 1930s cinema. Then she was found dead in her car....

Hosted by Michelle Newman and Edwin Covarrubias. Episode edited & sound designed by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

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Edwin takes us deep underground to the metro in Mexico City. What lurks in the darkness? Michelle is fine not knowing.

Hosted by Michelle Newman and Edwin Covarrubias. Episode edited & sound designed by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

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Ring Around the Rosie is said to be creepy because it is often associated with The Black Plague, a horrible disease that killed millions of people. However, this is not the real origin of the song. Michelle tells the truth.


Hosted by Michelle Newman and Edwin Covarrubias. Episode edited & sound designed by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

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The mystical app Randonautica describes itself as “the world’s first quantumly generated Choose Your Own Adventure reality game.” It invites you, the user, to set an intention for your quest before running off toward your coordinates. The idea is that you will manifest that intention during your journey, which is to say, while “randonauting.” It's become a viral sensation on TikTok. It also led a group of teens in the Northwest to a dead body.

So, of course, Michelle and Edwin had to try it out. Edwin set our intention as death. Did we die? Maybe.

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We are copying Spotify. We wrap up 2023 by counting down Edwin and Michelle's top 3 favorite episodes from the last year. Will your favorite make the cut???

Special Thanks to our listeners. WE LOVE YOU!!!

We look forward to bringing you all new mystery surprises next year!




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In the dead of night, a family in rural Germany was brutally murdered; the former maid claimed the family had been haunted by supernatural occurrences for weeks leading up to the crime.

Hinterkaifeck Murders, committed in 1922, are considered one of the most gruesome and puzzling unsolved crimes in German history. Was it perpetrated by a human.... or something supernatural? Edwin tells us the tale.




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Michelle investigates the Serbian Dancing Lady. Who is she? What is she? Is she standing behind you right now?

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Over a hundred years ago, Marta Beckett wanted to turn a lonely place out in the deserts of California into a mini-Broadway theater. It turns out the place was haunted. It's still in operation today.

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Bhoot stories are very difficult to find around here, but we found some! Michelle shares some bizarre ghosts stories. If you have any, send them in!



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