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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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

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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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 

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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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

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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Faena Aleph

All That’s Interesting

Odd Feed

Atlas Obscura

History 101

Astonishing Legends

The Mother Source on the Uncanny Valley

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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The Mother Source

Buzzfeed Unsolved

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All That’s Interesting

History

International Missing Persons Wiki

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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Ozy

The Lineup

Morbidology

The Occult Museum

Historic Mysteries

The New York Times May 27th, 1922 article

*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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The Mother Source

Movie Monster Wiki

Rolling Stone

Screen Rant

YouTube

Quartz

The Guardian (excellent memes)

New York Magazine

Vulture

AV Club

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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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

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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Atlas Obscura

The Irish Times

Mental Floss

Dublin Castle

The Vintage News

National Archives of Ireland

Wikipedia

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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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