Squat, Drop, & Roll

Squat, Drop, & Roll

By Shannon Balabuch-KernsSociety & CultureHealth & FitnessTrue CrimePersonal Journals
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  • The investigation takes a turn


    This week we begin to discuss how Julia's father, Jim, was brought into the investigation.

    • If you have any information on what may have happened to Julia Niswender, please consider making an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Michigan by calling
      • 1-800-SPEAKUP (1-800-773-2587)
      • https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=430/
    • With comments, questions, or if you want to be on the podcast email me at [email protected]
      • You can also send me a voice message to get onto the podcast
    • Join the Facebook community ran by Jennifer and Kim called Justice for Julia https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForJulia/
    • To support the work I am doing, visit by Buy Me a Coffee link and by me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/squatdroproll 
    • Link to my Instagram photo from Julia's vigil: https://www.instagram.com/p/TPYyTNKBvE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 
    • Thank you to Jennifer and Kim for their interviews and assistance

    Contact:

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    11 min
  • Random Update on Season 2

    In this short episode, I explain what's going on with me as well as the podcast. I've had some roadblocks and some issues with confidence in my own editing abilities to make sure this story is told properly. I also have a couple corrections from episode one.

    I hope to do better going forward and want to make a commitment to 1 new episode per week until Julia's story is told.

    • If you have any information on what may have happened to Julia Niswender, please consider making an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Michigan by calling
      • 1-800-SPEAKUP (1-800-773-2587)
      • https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=430/
    • With comments, questions, or if you want to be on the podcast email me at [email protected]
      • You can also send me a voice message to get onto the podcast
    • Join the Facebook community ran by Jennifer and Kim called Justice for Julia https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForJulia/
    • To support the work I am doing, visit by Buy Me a Coffee link and by me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/squatdroproll 
    • Link to my Instagram photo from Julia's vigil: https://www.instagram.com/p/TPYyTNKBvE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 
    • Thank you to Jennifer and Kim for their interviews and assistance

    Contact:

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    5 min
  • What happened to Julia Niswender?

    In this episode you will hear from Kim and Jennifer Niswender, Julia's mother and twin sister. We will dive into the setting and the timeline of events.

    • If you have any information on what may have happened to Julia Niswender, please consider making an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Michigan by calling
      • 1-800-SPEAKUP (1-800-773-2587)
      • https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=430/
    • With comments, questions, or if you want to be on the podcast email me at [email protected]
      • You can also send me a voice message to get onto the podcast
    • Join the Facebook community ran by Jennifer and Kim called Justice for Julia https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForJulia/
    • To support the work I am doing, visit by Buy Me a Coffee link and by me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/squatdroproll 
    • Link to my Instagram photo from Julia's vigil: https://www.instagram.com/p/TPYyTNKBvE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 
    • Thank you to Jennifer and Kim for their interviews and assistance

    Contact:


    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    16 min
  • Season 2 Trailer: The Julia Niswender Story

    Tune into Season two coming this fall where I discuss the murder and aftermath of Julia Niswender. I speak directly with her mother, Kim, and twin sister, Jennifer. Come with me as I explore how Julia's death was handled by her family, the media, the police, and the public. Subscribe now to hear how this tragic story unfolds.

    1 min
  • Sexualization of Bodybuilding, Sexual Sadism Disorder, and the Homicidal Priest

    Dang I have some feminist ass things to SAY about these topics here. Listen to me hop up on a couple of soap boxes and talk about my disgust for men that think they are God's gift to women *eyeroll*. We will also discuss some misconstrued ideas about the correlation between BDSM and Sexual Sadism. Lastly, I tell a story about the nun Sister Margaret Ann Pahl who was murdered at a church in Ohio. It wouldn't be a Squat, Drop, & Roll episode without something connecting this to me (6 degrees of Kevin Bacon), so OF COURSE my great aunt Dorothy was the housekeeper of one of the suspects. Let's chat.

    Contact:

    Sources:

    • Sexualizing Bodybuilding
    • Feminist Daria Meme
    • Sexual Sadism Disorder- DSM
    • Sexual Sadism Disorder Study
    • BDSM Info- Psychology Today
    • Wiki- Murder of Margaret Ann Pahl
    • Wiki- Anointing of the Sick in the Catholic Church
    • Gerald Robinson Attorney Filings
    • Gerald Robinson Appeal
    • Gerald Robinson- NY Times

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    43 min
  • Asking For Help, PTSD, and Getting Robbed At Gun Point

    This one is HEAVY. I discuss the difference that getting a coach makes not only for fitness and nutrition, but really for your whole life! It seriously changed mine. Then we dive into a darker arena and discuss the PTSD I suffer(ed) from after being robbed at gun point and taken into an abandoned house when I was 19. This shit's crazy. How is this my life?

    Contact:

    Sources:

    • PTSD DSM Definition
    • EMDR Definition
    • Jeremy Holston Court of Appeals Doc


    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    1 hr 9 min
  • Diet Culture, Histrionics, and The Ghost Town in Oklahoma

    Join me on this epic journey where I yell at people to be nice to others and themselves, we learn about a personality disorder that I probably have (lol), get some actual clips of my party days (TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN AROUND THE 16 MINUTE MARK, FOLKS #muskrat), an ~*EXCLUSIVE*~ interview with my husband, Chris, about our drive through a ghost town, and hypothetical murder/literal toxic shit and abandoned mineshafts.

    OK dats a lot. Don't forget to send in your listener emails as well!!

    Contact:

    Sources:

    • Diet Culture
    • Histrionics
    • Picher, Oklahoma
    • Gary Linderman
    • Superfund Sites- US

    Interview: Chris Kerns

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    40 min
  • Gym Intimidation, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and the Ypsilanti Ripper Pt 2

    Let's talk gym intimidation AKA the top reason why females are not getting enough exercise. This can stem from multiple factors such as not knowing how to use equipment, fear of other's judgement, or being hit on. Next, we transition into Narcissistic Personality Disorder, specifically narcissistic parents- ouch. Lastly, I continue on with the INSANE story of the serial killer, John Norman Collins, whom terrorized my hometown. Oh- and I'm also apparently distantly related to him by marriage (my mom as 12 siblings so don't ask me how).

    Contact:

    Sources:

    • Why women are intimidated in the gym
    • Gym Intimidation
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the DSM 
    • The Narcissistic Parent
    • Things only narcissists do
    • Serial Killers Podcast- Episode 94

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    55 min
  • Acceptance, Body Dysmorphia, and the Ypsilanti Ripper

    BROOOOO we go DEEP in this one. I'm calling everyone out (myself included) on our need for instant gratification and lack of acceptance. Then we stray into the obsessive disorder called Body Dysmorphia. Spoiler alert: Not everyone with bad body image is struggling with BDD. Lastly, I will start a part 1 of 2 on the Ypsilanti Ripper!! HE IS WILD, Y'ALL, AND APPARENTLY RELATED TO ME. He also murdered women in the 60s in my college town. OH- and did I mention that I have ghost stories about his victims. Yeah. This episode be crazy.

    Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, send in your own stories, and sign up for fitness/nutrition training with me!

    Contact:


    Sources:

    • Body Dysmorphia DSM Criteria 
    • Body Dysmorphia Treatment
    • The Macdonald Triad
    • Serial Killers Podcast- Episode 93
    • My mom- Joan Tetz (first hand accounts)
    • Patricia Schimeck (ghost stories)

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    1 hr 3 min
  • Stress, Dissociative Fugue, and the Disappearance of Xin Rong

    THIS EPISODE IS WILD!! Come along for the ride with me while I weave fitness, psychology, and true crime together. Let's start by chatting about the importance of stress management and it's role in weight loss.

    Next, we venture onto this INSANE diagnosis called dissociative fugue. Think sleepwalking + amnesia + memory loss + unexpected vacation.... for up to MONTHS.

    Lastly, we will meander through the real life mystery that is the disappearance of the University of Michigan PhD student, Xin Rong. I NEED ANSWERS. Oh and I also lose my Michigander card while trying to describe where locations are using a hand map *face palm*.

    Email: [email protected]
    Instagram: @theshamazongainsforest

    Sources:

    • Healthline: Stress on the Body
    • APA: Stress Management
    • Very Well Mind: Stress + Weight Gain
    • Psychology Today: Dissociative Fugue
    • Very Well Mind: DSM5 Dissociative Fugue Diagnosis
    • NamUs: Xin Rong's Missing Persons
    • The Detroit Free Press: Xin Rong's Disappearance
    • Lansing State Journal: Xin Rong's Wife's Quotes + Tweets


    Resources:

    • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
    • University of Michigan Police: 734-763-1131

    Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns

    35 min

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Are you into fitness, but also obsessed with true crime and psychology? SAME. I’ve created this podcast to squish all of our favorite obsessions into one. I think we may all be surprised how much they…