This week, Ben shares the story of Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya, a woman who, when faced with loss, chose not to sit at home and grieve, but to buy a freakin' tank and join the war. Buckle-up, this one's a good one. 

We get classy with some Creepypasta this week, as Steve discusses a very special art gallery with a very particular method of entry. Check out the anonymously written story, The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp. 

Source:

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gallery_of_Henri_Beauchamp

When the new kid's new friends let him in on one of the town's deep, dark secrets, he insists that the trio investigate it for themselves.

This week, Ben dips his bucket back into the bountiful creepypasta well with Shadowswimmer77's The Legend of 'Ol Mother Cleaver. 

Source: 

The Legend of Ol' Mother Cleaver | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom

In 1904, St Louis hosted the United States of America's first Olympic games. The games coincided with the (not so) shockingly racist centennial celebration of the Louisianna Purchase and World's Fair. Amazingly, the Olympic marathon managed to outshine that entire trash fire. 

This week we talk about the first and last time an Olympic marathon was ever interesting. 

Sources: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/ 

Ben wraps up 2021 with the light-hearted story of Nannie Doss, who was also known as the Giggling Granny. Sounds wholesome, right? If you're wondering what she finds so funny, ask one of her many ex-husbands to let you in on her joke. The punchline's a real killer. 

Source:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/nannie-doss-giggling-granny

Trigger Warning for Violence and Sexual Assault against women.

This week, Steve takes a look at a guy who owned a bakery in a small Alaskan community near Anchorage, and thus, couldn't possibly be up to anything bad. At least, that was law enforcement's take on avid hunter and serial killer Robert Hansen. 

Sources: 

Robert Hansen, The "Butcher Baker" Who Hunted His Victims Like Animals (allthatsinteresting.com)

Robert Hansen - Wikipedia

If you ever though working for Santa for no real compensation while being isolated from the rest of the world sounds like a jolly-old time, check out what happens when you break one little rule. 

With the holidays ominously looming on the horizon, Ben gets accidentally-topical with this week's show. It's Santa's Other Workshop by KillaHawke1. 

Source: 

Santa's Other Workshop | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom

This week, Steve abandons hope and reads Cymoril_Melnibone's creepy-crawly-pasta, The Price of Sugar. It's a story that's near and dear to his heart, and it's about ants. 

The original story can be found on Creepypasta wiki here: The Price of Sugar | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom

This week, Ben reads the anonymously-written 'George,' where the moral of the story is that if you're the new kid in school, stop trying to make friends. Just keep to yourself.

Source:

George | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom 

This week, Steve tries something different. Or rather, two of our normal things smushed into one. We've got two real mythological creatures from different parts of the globe, but also include a creepypasta for each. It's the Nuckelavee followed by the Curupira on this week's show!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuckelavee

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Night_of_the_Nuckelavee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curupira

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Curupira