This Podcast Doesn't Exist

This Podcast Doesn't Exist

By Shannon McCarthy and Emma Kiely-HampsonTrue Crime
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  • Ep. 91: Like a Grape: The Episode Update Quiz

    Shannon knocks it out of the park this week with a quiz style update on our first five episodes! Does Emma actually get a good score and not cheat? She didn't actually study for this quiz, so she just might try to. Is Shakespeare once again not Shakespeare? Somehow both Everest and craft-enthusiast Snoop Dogg make an appearance so tune in for this short and sweet episode!


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    Sources:

    AP News

    Tupac museum

    E! News

    The Mirror

    In Park Magazine

    Lit Hub

    Popular Mechanics

    NBC News

    Christian Chronicle

    WCAX3 on the disappearance of Maura Murray and the bone fragments

    Manchester Ink Link

    Mass Live

    33 min
  • Ep. 90: Muddle English: The Dodleston Messages

    It’s a ghost party-line this week! Was a man from the 1540s communicating with the future via the first home computer? Was the future talking back? Was the even further future trying to experiment on them all? We kinda hope so! And very much hope to find the secret book someday soon (very National Treasure of us). Join us for this adventure in the British countryside with the Dodleston Messages!


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    Sources:

    Tom Ruffles’ blog post from August 2020

    Ghost in the Machine blog post from Mercurius Politicus

    OZY

    How Stuff Works

    Frag Hero

    The Mother Source on Erasmus

    Out of this World episode from August 1996 

    55 min
  • Ep. 89: The Belt: The Fresno Night Crawler

    This week Shannon has the cryptid and boy HOWDY are these things CUTE! Or at least we think they are. What exactly are these adorable Fresno Nightcrawlers? Bog cryptids? A hoax? The sweatpant imitation of a human that wiggles menacingly? Better pull out your flip-flones and snap a pic of this cute cryptid, because the Fresno Nightcrawler might be prowling your neighborhood tonight and we need some good footage.


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    Sources:

    Which Cryptid are You? Quiz

    CCTV footage

    Yosemite sighting

    Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files

    “The Proof is Out There” clip

    Cryptid Wiki

    Ranker

    Astonishing Legends

    The Human Exception

    Paranorms

    Reddit

    37 min
  • Ep. 88: My Basement Void: La Pascualita, the Corpse Bride

    Emma did another doll this week and got away with it! Okay, so maybe she isn’t a doll, but La Pasculita, the uncanny human-like mannequin of Chihuahua, Mexico is pretty scary up close. Is she even a mannequin at all? We flesh out this question (pun unintended) and discuss Emma’s 30th birthday plans, nopé in third position, and if a jerky mannequin is the preferred movement (spoiler, nopé). So join us and see if La Pascualita is more than she seems.


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    Sources:

    Faena Aleph

    All That’s Interesting

    Odd Feed

    Atlas Obscura

    History 101

    Astonishing Legends

    The Mother Source on the Uncanny Valley

    41 min
  • Ep. 87: TonsaTonies: The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

    This week Shannon takes on the case of Jimmy Hoffa and just what exactly happened to the mob-associated union boss. Was he off-d and fed to the fishes? Or is he at the bottom of a landfill? Was Ed Sheeran’s great uncle a hit man? Should we start a cheese company? We only know that yes, we should start a cheese company, and then maybe we could rival the Missouri Cheese Caves (they’re real?!).


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    Sources:

    The Mother Source

    Buzzfeed Unsolved

    CNBC

    Fox LA

    The New York Times

    BBC News

    All That’s Interesting

    History

    International Missing Persons Wiki

    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 86: Rutabaga: The Mystery of Pauline Picard

    It’s not spooky, it’s just sad. It’s short and not so sweet this episode as Emma tells Shannon about the mysterious 100-year-old disappearance and possible homicide of Pauline Picard. Was this little girl abducted and killed? Or was she simply never found? And who was the girl who took her place? So many questions and absolutely no answers, as usual, so come listen!

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    Sources:

    Ozy

    The Lineup

    Morbidology

    The Occult Museum

    Historic Mysteries

    The New York Times May 27th, 1922 article

    33 min
  • Ep. 85: Spooky Oopy: The Babadook

    *WARNING: The ghosts got to us again (for real) this week, so the audio is subpar. It’ll be back to normal once Emma sages the entire Pod Nook*

    *Content Warning: violence against animals and intended violence against children*

    This week Shannon really spooks Emma with the story of the sort-of-cryptid, certainly Gay Icon, the Babadook. This creature is absolutely terrifying, but is it based on a sleep paralysis phenomenon that affects people across the globe? Is Shannon the Babadook? We might never know, but we do know that there has to be a ghost working with Shannon this episode. And it's apparently living in Emma's house. So come join the Babadiscourse!

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    Sources:

    The Mother Source

    Movie Monster Wiki

    Rolling Stone

    Screen Rant

    YouTube

    Quartz

    The Guardian (excellent memes)

    New York Magazine

    Vulture

    AV Club

    46 min
  • Ep. 84: Possessed by Cher: The Exorcism of Roland Doe and the Curse of the Exorcist

    Exorcize? I thought you said extra fries! This week, Emma tackles a spooky two-fer with the Exorcism of Roland Doe and the curse of The Exorcist. The movie was based on a book, which was based on a true story. But just how true was it? If it is true, it's some seriously scary stuff. Somehow, Emma manages to make Shannon cry without actually scaring her, we call upon the Kirkland brand of Jesus to help out, and we even have a surprise special guest at the end! So come get your spooky-vibes fix and a bedtime story Mailbag Moment!


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    Sources:

    The Mother Source on The Exorcist and the Exorcism of Roland Doe

    The Sun

    The Guardian

    The Grunge

    American Hauntings

    Skeptical Inquirer

    Washington City Paper

    1 hr 17 min
  • Ep. 83: Merp and Derp: The Irish Crown Jewels

    This week’s episode has it all: a heist, jewelery, the gay agenda; what more could you want?! Shannon goes in depth on the mysterious disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels. Someone may have been so wealthy that they just wanted to take them for the heck of it (like Emma would if she were filthy rich). It could have been for money after all, or as a political move against the monarchy. We’ll never know unless someone finds a giant shamrock made of emeralds.


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    Sources:

    Atlas Obscura

    The Irish Times

    Mental Floss

    Dublin Castle

    The Vintage News

    National Archives of Ireland

    Wikipedia

    1 hr 1 min
  • Ep. 82: Squatch Squad: Bigfoot

    So Emma may have done something irreversible this episode but with all the musical interludes, does it really matter? Be prepared to swipe right on this week’s topic, Bigfoot! This cryptid icon takes center stage in our musical episode as Emma tells Shannon all about the big lug. Are they really out there, are they some interdimensional entity, or are they just a giant figment of the world’s imagination? Regardless, Emma is a squatcher now, so hop on board to this week’s inanity and you might just find love in a forested place!

    Correction: Finding Bigfoot only had 9 seasons. But our sentiments still stand.

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    Sources:

    The Mother Source on Bigfoot and the Patterson-Gimlin Film

    Smithsonian Magazine

    Live Science

    Map of Bigfoot sightings in the United States

    History

    The Oklahoman

    BBC News

    1 hr 4 min

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