We're back!! On this episode, Laila covers a horrible mortician. And Sidney explains Gwenyth Paltrow's controversial ski accident.

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On this episode Laila talks about a southern scandal... with a very special guest Austin!

Laila's sources are an Article by Texas Monthly called Just Desserts and an episode of Let's go to court!

Welcome to the Tangent Files!

This week, Sidney tells us about the lovesick astronaut who strapped on her diaper and took things into her own hands when she wasn't sure where she stood with her mans!

Then Laila tells us about an insane cult led by Harriet Tubman's reincarnate!

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This week, Sidney's sources were:

• "The Sudden Decent of a Shuttle Astronaut" from LA Times
• "Lisa Nowak: Why the Astronaut Drove 900 Miles to Attack her Ex's Girlfriend" from Biography.com
• "The Diaper Astronaut, Love Triangle and Termination from NASA" from Medium

And Laila's source was "Love Has Won" on HBO

Laila tells us about a New Jersey amusement park that didn't give an f about safety laws.

Then Sidney tells us the life story of pioneer Sally Ride, her career as an astronaut, and her loving partnership.

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We have a special guest on the Tangent Files this week - Sidney's sister Ellie!

Sidney tells the wild story of a Sweet 16 that got just a little out of hand...with 5,000 guests and a destroyed town!

Then special guest Ellie gives us the down low on the money laundering scheme that brought billions of dollars from the drug cartels into the US.

Laila will be back next week, and in the meantime we hope you enjoy this special Thanksgiving week episode!

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This episode, Sidney's sources were the Netflix Documentary "Trainwreck: The Real Project X" and a news segment by the Guardian in 2012.

Laila tells us about a tragic accident involving an au pair and the child she was caring for.

Then Sidney lightens the mood with the story of Michael Larson, the man determined to make a quick buck who set the record for most money won on a CBS in game show - and all his other get rich quick attempts.

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For this episode, Sidney's sources were:

• The documentary "'Big Bucks' -the Press Your Luck Scandal"
• "'Luckiest' Man in Game Shows" by the Strong National Museum of Play

Laila's sources were:

• Documentary "The Trial of Louise Woodward"
• A page of chillingcrimes.com - since removed.

Sidney tells us the horrible story of Bikram Choudhury, the Yogi that built a hot yoga empire - while preying on the clients that trusted him most.

Then Laila shares the story of Miss Cleo the psychic! Can she see the future, is she a lucky guesser, or is it all a scam?

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For this episode, Sidney's sources were

• Netflix documentary "Bikram. Yogi, Guru, Predator"
• "He Got Away With It: How the founder of Bikram yoga built an empire on abuse" by Adrian Horton for the Guardian
• "Bikram Choudhury: Who is the Yoga guru accused of rape and sexual abuse?" by Sabrina Barr for The Independent

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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!

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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!