Sidney tells us the horrible story of a Yogi that took a dark turn. Then Laila shares the story of Miss Cleo the psychic!

This week Laila tells the story of three strangers with a surprising connection. Then Sidney explains how Jerry and Marge Selbee found a lottery loophole and won big...and then won big again, and again, and AGAIN!

For this episode, Laila's source was the documentary "Three Identical Strangers"

And Sidney's sources were

• 2 Episodes of 60 Minutes
• CBS Article "How a retired couple found lottery odds in their favor"

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This week Laila and Sidney will be talking about imposters!

Sidney does a deep dive into the story of Nev Schulman and the original catfish! Then Laila tells us about the wild story of a young boy who disappeared and returned...a little different.

For this episode, Sidney's sources were

• Catfish the Movie
• ABC Exclusive: 'Catfish's' Angela Wesselman Speaks Out

And Laila's source was the documentary Imposter

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Happy Halloween! This episode, we'll be doing deep dives into to two very different haunted houses!

Laila walks us through McKamey Manor, one of the most horrifying haunted house experiences in the world where nothing is off limits!

Then Sidney explores the mystery of Sarah Winchester and her mysterious mansion - spooky!

Sidney explores the story of Forrest Fenn's treasure and the 30,000 people the hunted the rocky mountains for it.

Laila does a deep dive into free divers - and a beautiful love story found along the way.

AUDIO DISCLAIMER - we tried something new with the recording this week, and oops, it didn't work! Apologies for the sound quality and we'll be back to our usual set up next week.

For this episode, Sidney's sources were:

• Gold and Greed: The Hunt for Forest Fenn's Treasure available on Netflix
• The website "Beyond the Maps Edge"
• "Forrest Fenn Hid A Treasure Chest Worth Millions in the Rockies - and People Died Looking For It" by Bernadette Deron
• A Blog Posted by Paul La Rosa

And Laila sourced her info from Freediver (2024)

Laila runs us through the Barkley Ultra Marathon, a preposterous race put on by Lazarus Lake.

Then Sidney gets things popping with the story of Steven Warshak, creator of the miracle drug Enzyte.

For this episode, Laila's sources were:

• "Good Luck Morons - Lazarus Lake and His Impossible Race" by Sara Este
• "Here's What You Need to Know About the Barkley Marathon" by Abby Leven
• The Documentary "Barkley Marathon: The Race That Eats it's Young"

And Sidney got her info from:

• The podcast "Let's Go to Court"
• "The Rise and Fall of the Cincinnati Boner King" by Amy Wallace for GQ
• NBC Article "Enzyte Executive Indicted for Fraud"
• NBC Article "Company Touts Pills for Middle-Age Ailments"

Sidney kicks things off with the bananas story of Tonia Haddix and Tonka the monkey - and the extreme things people do for love.

Then Laila talks about the super serious world of competitive tickling, and how it is a super serious man only sport. Go boys!

For this episode, Sidney used the following sources:

• "Chimp Crazy" Docuseries directed by Eric Goode & Accompanying Tooth & Claw Podcast
• 'Chimp Crazy: Who is Tonia Haddix and What Did She Do to her Pet Ape Tonka?' by Greg Evans at The Independent
• 'Chimp Crazy star sentenced to nearly four years in prison for lying that primate had dies" by Heather Hollingsworth at AP News

And Laila watched the documentary Tickled, available on Amazon Prime.