The Escape Pod

By Escape Pod

A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”.

Escape what, you ask? ALL the things!

From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds... more

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The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

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March 13, 2024Not-So-Smooth Criminals – Ep. 7
A marijuana grower who calls the cops when kids steal from his illegal crop; a would-be supermarket robber who posts his plans on social media; a vain vandal doesn’t like the photo on his “Wanted” poster – so he sends law enforcement a better one.
What’s that saying? “You can’t make this stuff up?” You really can’t!
Escape into the Escape Pod with co-hosts Julie and Charity for a not-so-terrifying episode about not-so-smooth criminals. Plus, we welcome back popular podcast guest Chad, who offers his own commentary on these ridiculous attempts at criminal activity.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 6:05 A man from the UK posts his plans to rob a supermarket on Facebook.
Topic #2 17:08 Hosts discuss how the prevalence of social media plays into these acts.
Topic #3 26:35 Stories from law enforcement about people trying to outsmart the police.
Topic #4 45:05   A shoplifter stops to flirt with the store clerk.

Resources & Links
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6991115/Man-calls-police-CANNABIS-plants-stolen-charged-officers-more.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-10/cannabis-theft-man-pleads-guilty-in-alice-springs/12338590
https://www.businessinsider.com/scottish-man-jailed-after-reporting-stolen-marijuana-to-police-2011-10
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15259996
https://www.smh.com.au/national/man-calls-cops-about-cannabis-theft-is-arrested-himself-20031217-gdhzy2.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35785834
https://metro.co.uk/2014/03/20/worst-burglar-ever-takes-selfie-at-crime-scene-sends-it-to-victims-colleagues-4667765/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-32256720
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/12/an-ohio-fugitive-sent-police-a-selfie-because-he-didnt-like-his-mug-shot/
https://www.police1.com/bizarre/articles/top-5-failed-attempts-to-beat-a-breathalyzer-FkOWtA57zyknSoCb/
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-man-tries-to-pawn-stolen-jewelry-at-store-managed-by-woman-whose-home-he-just-robbed-6523630
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/10/23/Dennis-Newton-was-on-trial-for-the-armed-robbery/7718498888000/
https://list25.com/25-dumbest-criminals-and-how-they-got-caught/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23421960

Episode Link & Contact Information
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1h 6min
March 06, 2024Escaped Aussie Serial Killers – Ep. 6
Teen escape artist survives Aussie serial killers – Ep. 6
In 1986, four women go missing near Perth, Australia, in only a month’s time. But law enforcement doesn’t know there is a serial-killing couple in their midst until a very smart 17-year-old girl, realizing her captors have killed before, seizes an opportunity to make her escape. In doing so, she likely saved many other lives.
The 2016 psychological thriller “Hounds of Love” is a fictionalized portrayal of what the media referred to as the Moorhouse murders, the crimes having taken place on Moorhouse Street in a Perth suburb.
While the Escape Pod is a “No Excuse Zone,” we leave room for explanations – the factors that might cause people to do what they do. In this episode, co-hosts Charity and Julie go beyond the gory details of the Birnies’ behaviors in ‘86 and explore how these two people with deeply troubled pasts came to fall in love – and commit their crimes together.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions of rape and other forms of violence against women.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 7:28 – Nov. 9, 1986: 17-year-old girl goes missing in Perth, Australia
Topic #2 13:33 – The teen successfully makes her escape
Topic #3 29:08 – The Birnies’ backgrounds examined
Topic #4 36:45 – A tired detective cracks the case with one simple question

Resources & Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_and_Catherine_Birnie
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4206264/How-Kate-Moir-escaped-notorious-serial-killers.html
https://au.news.yahoo.com/how-i-escaped-the-house-of-horrors-hostage-of-australia-s-most-evil-killers-tells-how-she-fled-david-and-catherine-birnie-34371633.html
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/catherine-birnie-the-parasite-serial-killer-who-now-wants-freedom/news-story/7dbb6c2671d66234fd63230e8e85fbc9
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/partners/birnie/5.html
https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/david-and-catherine-birnie-the-macabre-and-sadistic-moorhouse-murderers/news-story/d1937accb6dfdbb6cc89074e7eb7c241
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_and_Catherine_Birnie
Movie: Hounds of Love (did not watch)

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53min
March 01, 2024 Parent's Obligatory "I Love You's" - Bonus Ep.3
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1min
March 01, 2024Problem Parents – Ep. 5
You’ve likely heard or used the phrase “problem child” in discussing a kid who creates challenges at home, school, or elsewhere, but in some families a parent (or two!) can be the kindling for chaos. In this episode, Escape Pod co-host Charity describes life in her household through her teenage years, how higher education (and her bedroom window) helped her escape those unhealthy cycles, and how it all influences the work she does now.

SPOILER ALERT: Thirty years after the violent altercation that turned her into the escape artist she is today, she still says nice things about her dad. Why? Listen to find out!

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 4:40 – “Not everybody’s cut out for parenthood”; Charity’s teen parents
Topic #2 23:00 – Charity describes Dad’s “unique” way of expressing disapproval
Topic #3 34:15 – Charity makes her escape
Topic #4 1:04:30 – A Lighter Note: Escape to a good night’s sleep

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1h 15min
February 23, 2024Poop Duty - Ep.4
Poop Duty: Shart Art on display and the people who have to deal with it – Ep. 4
We’re heavy on the “aumedy” of traumedy in this episode of the Escape Pod! People “unload” their problems in a variety of ways. Podcast guest Chad, a veteran of the human services sector, brings some humor to the Escape Pod with true tales of bad bathroom behavior taken to new lows – sometimes even to public spaces. We consider the “whys” behind such acts and laugh a lot along the way because – as the saying goes – if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry!

*DISCLAIMER: The behaviors of the (anonymous) individuals discussed in this episode are not reflective of the majority of people who struggle with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. These are special cases that, in hindsight, give us a good chuckle.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 4:58 – Trigger warning: feces.
Topic #2 7:02 – First time a “parting gift” included poo
Topic #3 27:22 – Chad provides some insight into his tumultuous early years
Topic #4 38:58 – Possible “whys” behind this bad behavior
Resources & Links
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1h 3min
February 16, 2024Mom's Always Right - Ep.3
Summary of Episode
April 2014: The “bubble” that is Murrysville, PA, bursts when a 16-year-old student goes on a mass stabbing rampage at a local high school, injuring nearly two dozen people but traumatizing many more in the school and community. On this episode, co-hosts Charity and Julie welcome a guest into the Escape Pod – a mom whose son witnessed and escaped the horror in the hallways that day.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 4:50 - Charity sets the scene at Franklin Regional H.S. on April 9, 2014
Topic #2 11:25 - Podcast guest Teresa talks about her son Drew’s experience as a student and witness to the events of that day
Topic #3 28:20 – Many months later, a movie about 9/11 sparks an unexpected reaction from Drew
Topic #4 35:11 – Teresa explains how, as a mom, she dealt with Drew’s trauma
Resources & Links
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/multiple-students-reported-stabbed-at-franklin-regional-high-school/
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/nine-years-marked-since-franklin-regional-high-school-stabbings/
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/us/stabbings-franklin-regional-high-school-murrysville.html
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59min
February 09, 2024NOT Puppy Love: When teen dating turns violent – Ep. 2
Summary of Episode
An estimated 1 in 12 teens are victims of dating violence. In this episode, Escape Pod co-host Charity shares her own experience with a high school boyfriend who, on their first (and last) anniversary, made her fear for her life; plus, a Pennsylvania teen tries to end a relationship but meets a tragic end at a train station; and we offer a few tips to help people, regardless of age, avoid and – if needed – escape these difficult situations.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 6:33 – Charity discusses “craving” the attention of men
Topic #2 12:12 – Warning signs! Prince Charming becomes way too possessive
Topic #3 29:45 – A teenage relationship in Pennsylvania turns fatal
Topic #4 33:00 – Tips to avoid and/or escape when a relationship needs to end
Resources & Links
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/teen-dating-violence-prevention-resources-2022#:~:text=Over%2071%25%20of%20women%20and,under%20the%20age%20of%2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teendatingviolence/fastfact.html
https://www.fox29.com/news/philadelphia-man-convicted-of-first-degree-murder-in-ex-girlfriends-slaying-outside-train-station
https://www.inquirer.com/news/morgan-mccaffery-teen-dating-violence-philadelphia-montgomery-county-20200827.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/murder-trial-stabbing-gilbert-newton-iii-morgan-mccaffery-guilty/

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51min
February 02, 2024 The Wheels on the Bus Go Bang, Bang, Bang! - Ep.1
The Gist of It: Podcast co-host Charity wants to escape her 13-year-old self, a girl who – in trying to gain the attention of her father and friends – tested a theory involving a bottle rocket and a school bus. Find out if her experiment worked and hear about other tales of true crime on the premier episode of the Escape Pod, “The Wheels on the Bus Go Bang, Bang, Bang”.

Resources & Links
Aldine, TX Sexual Assault on School Bus:
https://abc13.com/aldine-isd-elementary-student-raped-juvenile-sexually-assault-6-year-old-boy-abused-on-school-bus-child-protective-services/12778804/
https://www.insideedition.com/texas-11-year-old-charged-after-bus-footage-allegedly-reveals-sexual-assault-of-6-year-old-report
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/02/16/443938/aldine-isd-bus-sexual-assault-11-year-old-charged-in-attack-six-year-old/
Oakland, CA Student Set on Fire:
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/sasha-fleischman-suspect-richard-thomas-pleads-no-contest-sentenced-to-7-years/70810/
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/magazine/the-fire-on-the-57-bus-in-oakland.html

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46min
January 24, 2024 Introduction to the Escape Pod
Meet Julie and Charity. They both work at OneHeart, a 4-acre transformation campus with this mission:
Empowering people to overcome crisis and achieve
self-sustainability.
The purpose of the OneHeart transformation campus is to elevate the human spirit and the spirit of the Rapid City community.
By providing transitional housing and co-locating a variety of services - from addiction and mental health counseling to life skills and job training - we can more efficiently, effectively and collectively help our neighbors without homes move into permanent housing and a better quality of life.
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That mission is accomplished in a lot of different ways, but plain and simply by removing and reducing as many of the barriers as possible that keep people stuck in the poverty hamster wheel. We recognize the trauma experienced by the people we serve – trauma that leads to "crisis brain" – and that’s part of the inspiration behind the Escape Pod. It's escaping those negative paths and influences. Escaping poverty in general. Escaping crisis brain and all those things that are holding us back. Even escaping our own thoughts!

Interested in learning more about OneHeart | A place for hope and healing
visit our website at https://oneheartrc.org
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16h 56min

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