This Podcast Doesn't Exist

This Podcast Doesn't Exist

By Shannon McCarthy and Emma Kiely-HampsonTrue Crime
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  • Ep. 175: An Abacus for Weight: Changlings and the Fairy Wife Defense

    Though it kicks off with a few ghost appearances (Gus?!), this week’s episode is more on the fairy side of the realm. Shannon discusses the case of Bridget Cleary and the supposed supernatural forces that took the “real” Bridget from her family during an illness. Discussion of disability, neurodivergence, and the reactions to those with either, both in the past and today, turns quickly into some disability book recs and a reminder to broaden your content horizons! Stay tuned at the end for how we became friends and remember WE’RE NOT MAD AT YOU!!


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    Sources:

    Disfigured by Amanda LeDuc

    Wikipedia

    Fairy Forts

    LiveJournal

    All That’s Interesting

    The New York Times

    Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

    Vlogging BABIES

    1 hr 12 min
  • Ep. 174: The ADHD Episode: The Conjuring House

    It’s spooOOoOOoooky season!! FINALLY! This week Emma jumps right in to the creepy spooky times to tell us all about the Conjuring House. Was a family actually haunted by the previous, long-dead owners of their home? Was it because time is a flat circle? Or was it all in their heads? We learn just how much money Shannon needs to convince her to watch a scary movie and that it wouldn’t matter how much Emma was paid, but she might do it for a Rice Krispie Treat. 


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    Sources:

    The Conjuring House website

    Global News

    All That’s Interesting

    The Mother Source on The Conjuring movie

    The Warren’s website case file 

    History vs. Hollywood

    The Providence Journal

    US Ghost Adventures

    The Independent RI 

    Freestat UK

    The Ghoul Boys

    Sam and Colby’s first visit to the Conjuring House

    1 hr 19 min
  • Ep. 173: Rocky Martin: The Stanley Hotel

    We may have changed up our schedule and wanted to change our names, but the chaos remains the same, with a couple kitty production assistants who are not very *demure*. This week Shannon fills us in on the kinda sweet history and spooky present of Colorado’s famous Stanley Hotel. The inspiration behind Steven King’s The Shining remains one of America’s most haunted locations, but is it all true? Stay to the end for some potato talk and feel free to take a drink every time Emma says “patada.” 


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    Sources:

    The Stanley Hotel

    Wikipedia

    The Stanley Hotel (archived)

    Nightly Spirits

    Fox News

    Uncover Colorado

    The Gazette

    Fox 31

    YouTube: Elk Bugle

    Food to Die For

    1 hr 3 min
  • Ep. 172: Word Salad: The Argent Star Heist

    Hey Jim! And everyone else! This week Emma dives into one of Shannon’s favorite topics: a heist!! The Argent Star disappeared from its impenetrable case, never to be seen again. But is it as it seems? Is the Star disguised as 35 engagement rings? Or is it still in the hands of those it was supposedly stolen from? Come find out this and more, like if Elmo really will sue, if robots were involved, and if our purple ladies of leisure get to keep their purple rooms. Stay for a surprise at the end and a whole bunch of movie brainstorming! 


    Sources: 

    The Mother Source on the Art Institute of Chicago

    Whistler’s The Artist in His Studio

    The super fast BPM playlist for all your heist needs

    51 min
  • Ep. 171: Aliens and Sue: Monoliths

    Is that Father Time’s thumb or are you just happy to see us?! Why are there metal monoliths popping up all over the world? Whether the answer is art, aliens, or just a bit of fun, Shannon fills us in on the monoliths and their most recent appearances. We hope they mean something exciting, but maybe they’re just here so we had something to do during our unprecedented times to, you know, take our minds off it all. And if that weren’t enticing enough, join us for talk of dolphin legs, hatred of water, and thoughts on showers. Do you like damp?


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    Sources:

    Monolith Tracker

    USA Today 1

    USA Today 2

    The Denver Post

    Vox

    46 min
  • Ep. 170: Debouchery: Bloody Mary

    Ever tried to scare yourself into seeing a bloody screaming woman in the mirror? Well…we might have!! This week Emma tells the haunting legend of Bloody Mary and who she might be. Why is she in our mirrors at every sleepover? Why do we want to see her anyway? And was she so reprehensible in life that she’s been doomed to a death of scary servitude? Come find out this week if we are successful in our attempts to scare ourselves!


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    Sources: 

    The Mother Source on Bloody Mary, her pop culture references, Hanako-san, and Elizabeth Bathory

    Curious Archive about Mary I

    Snopes

    History Collection

    Lake County Journal on Mary Worth

    51 min
  • Ep. 169: The Doils: P. the Doll

    We might not be able to say her name, but dang do we wanna talk about her! No one said we were finished with dolls, and this week Shannon steps up to the plate with one of the biggest baddies of them all: P.T.D. We turn into carnival barkers, learn that it's required to have 20/20 vision to be a ring master, and petition once again to have Zak Bagans on the judges panel for Ru Paul's Drag Race. It's a wonderful chaotic time over here. STEP RIGHT UP and join us!


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    Sources:

    The Netline

    The Daily Mail

    LADBible

    Reddit

    HD Paranormal

    37 min
  • Ep. 168: Womb!: The Past Lives of Children

    We’re baaaack! And so are these children?! Kids say the creepiest things, and some kids have convinced the world that they are old souls, back for another round on earth. Could these kids be telling the truth? Or are they making it all up? Come join as we tackle the hard questions of reincarnation, cloning, crew socks versus ankle socks, and candy cigarette endorsement. 


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    Sources: 

    Washington Post 

    MammaMia on the Pollock Twins

    The Mirror on the Pollock Twins

    Psi-encyclopedia

    Psi-encyclopedia on the Pollock Twins

    Division of Perceptual Studies at UVA website 

    The Case of James Leininger

    UVA Magazine “The Science of Reincarnation”


    52 min
  • Update Episode!

    Don't be sad! Yell "PINEAPPLE" at your phone to bail out of the bit! We'll see you soon! (Well, you'll hear from us soon that is...) LOVE YOU ALL! -E&S

    5 min

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