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PODCAST

This Podcast Doesn"t Exist

Shannon McCarthy and Emma Kiely-Hampson

Do aliens exist? Was the Elvis who officiated your Vegas wedding actually Elvis? What if Bigfoot is really descended from a family of cave-dwelling humans from the dark ages? We"re just two best friends with so many questions about the world. Join us as each week we tell each other the weirdest unsolved, unimaginable, or unknown case we could find! We don"t have any answers, but where"s the fun in that?

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01:43:32

Ep. 52: The Toilets are Bleeding: The Amityville Horror

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2021/10/22

IT’S OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, YOU GUYS! This week Emma was given express permission to SPOOK Shannon out, but did she deliver? Come found out on this episode about The Amityville Horror, from the murders to the movie. There’s also some great gift wrap ASMR, reminders to drink your water, reminiscing about reading scary books far too early, and Barbie Bachelor. Some questions to ponder: Would you eat evil Jell-o? Would you try to come at Dana at the Pizza Pad? Listen to our answers on this creepy

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01:32:29

Ep. 51: White Man History: The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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2021/10/15

Shannon brings us back in time this week with the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and if the settlers really did disappear, or if they just moved. Or aliens?! They are always an option. Emma is impressed by the deep dive into history (I mean it’s a Shannon episode, are we surprised?), we learn that Sir Walter Raleigh liked sassafras and pipes, and Shannon has an aversion to new gravity. We’d also like to know how you say potato, but really, Emma will still say it wrong. Sources: The First

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01:24:38

Ep. 50: I'm Not a Witch I'm Your Wife!: The Salem...

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2021/10/08

It's spooky season, and what's spookier than the real life horror that was the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693! Listen to our 50TH EPISODE (what?!) as Emma lets Shannon know that she is both a witch and a wife. Come play "put a finger down, witch edition," and learn that the past was super uncomfy for a variety of reasons, not just dry skin ones. We have rendered ourselves obnoxious as we explore a potential case of extreme pettiness. AND BIG NEWS! We have our own WEBSITE! Come visit! You can

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01:03:15

Ep. 49: Well, Catholicism: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse

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2021/10/01

Shannon has done it again with a spooky Scottish episode! This week it's about the three lighthouse keepers who mysteriously vanished off a little Scottish isle, but Emma may have figured it out (ghosts, duh). Therapy is had, stories are swapped, and Emma's undergraduate thesis is discussed in depth because of course it is. Also, does anyone know the tune that we always sing our Mother Source's name to? We certainly don't. Come celebrate the beginning of spooky season with

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01:26:12

Ep. 48: Surprise! Bones: The Princes in the Tower

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2021/09/24

What could have happened to two young boys under their uncle's care? Surely it was all fun and rainbows and shooting arrows? This week we discuss the mystery of the Princes in the Tower, Edward and Richard, and the possibility that Richard III, King of England, killed them for the crown. We learn that the TV show The Tudors is our main source of info on English royalty of the time, learn Shannon's drag name, and make some royal detours along the way. Hop on for the ride into 1455! Sources: The

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01:27:33

Ep. 47: Team Indoors Forever: The Dutch Hikers Mystery

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2021/09/17

Shannon freaks Emma out with this sad and creepy episode on the Dutch hikers Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, who disappeared in the Panamanian jungle. We also confirm to each other that we are not murderers, learn Shannon’s hell loop, and Emma stops breathing at one point. Wanna be too scared to ever go hiking again? Then come listen! Sources: From Imperfect Plan: The full story, an analysis of photo 505, a super in-depth analysis of Kremers’s bleached bones, and the Google Earth map Forensic

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01:09:31

Ep. 46: An Angry Craisin: The Disappearance of the...

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2021/09/10

We're your therapists now. Join us as Emma tells Shannon the sad story of the disappearance of the Beaumont siblings in 1966. As always, however, we must find the levity in the depravity so there is discussion of murderers with mohawks, angry muppets, and our very particular podcast niches. Emma also decides to fight the void, so buy your tickets to that fight now. Open call for engineers/chemists/scientists of all kinds to make some heavy duty evidence boxes with fingerprint passkeys please and

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00:55:00

Ep. 45: Afterlife Hacks: Kelpies

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2021/09/03

Have you seen a horse before? Are you sure it wasn’t a kelpie?! Join us this week for Shannon’s Cryptid Corner on these mysterious demon water horses of Scotland. Shannon starts her scatting career, we get very invested in our Winnie the Pooh zodiac signs, and make a mental note to stay at least 50 feet from any Scottish ponies loitering by themselves. We think you should, too. Sources: Wikipedia Icy Sedgwick BlogSpot Historic UK Thought Catalog YouTube

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00:35:29

Ep. 44: Hot Hands McGee: The Island of the Dolls

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2021/08/27

An island filled with dolls? Cursed, blessed, or just plain awful? Feel like crying along with Shannon? Then join us this week for a short episode about the extremely spooky Island of the Dolls in Mexico. It’s so creepy even Emma cries! Don't forget to send us your ghost resumes! Sources: The Mother Source All That’s Interesting Atlas Obscura Discovery Channel Buzzfeed Unsolved

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00:46:11

Ep. 43: A Carbon Date: The Hope Diamond

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2021/08/20

Could a beautiful, 45.52 carat diamond be the source of suffering for generations of its owners? Shannon is here this week to report on the Hope Diamond, currently in stasis at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Is it really cursed, killing off anyone who touches it? Or was it a well constructed story told in order to sell it to the highest bidder? Join us this week to find out! Sources: The Curse of the Hope Diamond The Smithsonian The Great Courses Daily Mental

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00:48:41

Ep. 42: Call Me Pretty and Buy Me Books: The Georgia...

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2021/08/13

If you’re ever going through the state of Georgia and the world ends, make sure to head over to Elberton County and read the Georgia Guidestones! They’ll give you all the “rules” to navigate the end of the world’s necessary creation of a government. Emma regales Shannon with these, who loves lists, as they both try to figure out if this was an elaborate hoax or an elaborate earnest endeavor. Sources: The Mother Source Media Matters on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene May 2009 Magazine on the Georgia

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01:00:53

Ep. 41: A Raw Tortilla: Insulin Price Gouging

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2021/08/06

Feel like getting mad? Then join us this week as Shannon tells Emma all about Big Pharma's conspiracy to keep insulin-dependant humans as money generators. Hint: the answer might just be greed. Emma also learns about how Nick Jonas may be at the center of it all. #JoNOnus. Sources: From T1 International: Timeline of insulin and the 2018 Out-of-Pocket Cost Report T1 International's From Gift to Greed Dexcom commercial ft. Nick Jonas The Mayo Clinic Health Digest Esquire Substack data for insulin and

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01:07:47

Ep 40: Shaming Children: The Isdal Woman WITH SPECIAL...

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2021/07/30

Was it suicide? Murder? A vampire colony's revenge? Or was this lady just combustible? This week Emma tells Shannon AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST SARA all about the Isdal Woman of Norway who died mysteriously on a mountain, half-burned. Emma needs to write a novel series about burnt people and Shannon needs to find a Brit to marry because Norway is too cold. Oh, and don't miss out on Sara's kittens!! Sources: True Crime Database BBC in 2017 and 2019 The Mother Source Unidentified Wiki Medium

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00:29:22

Mailbag #4: Morris the Stegosaurus

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2021/07/26

Another mail bag THIS TIME WITH REAL PHYSICAL MAIL!!! Come listen to some tales of ghosts, definitely haunted chests, carrot syllabi, and our mutual love of socks.

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00:40:47

Ep. 39: The Issue with Human Beings: Skeleton Lake

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2021/07/23

This week's episode is a wild, wonderful, kinda-spooky ride! Come join us as Shannon regales Emma with the site of Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas. Shannon does some great pronunciations, Emma gets really angry with human idiots, and it's overall a fun time. Don't forget to answer Shannon's end of episode question! Sources: National Geographic Nature Communications The Hindu (India’s national newspaper) The Atlantic BBC News Mother Source Live Science History Channel The New York Times The Daily

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01:04:18

Ep. 38: Very Very Welcome to You: The Sodder Family...

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2021/07/16

Did five of ten children die in a house fire on Christmas Eve? Or did the Mafia have something to do with it? This is a sad one ya'll (SORRY!!). Emma tells Shannon the story of the Sodder Family mystery and how much Emma knows about cremation (she brings up the vase again, guys). Come join us for a couple laughs amid this sad mystery! Sources: Smithsonian Magazine “The Children Who Went Up in Smoke” Mother Source 1968 Sunday Gazette article True Crime Files NPR The Enduring Mystery on Mental

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01:02:38

Ep. 37: The Viscount of Tangent Town: The Curse of...

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2021/07/09

Are you a theatre kid who was scared into behaving backstage by superstition? US TOO! Did a group of witches put a curse on the Scottish Play because their spells were being bastardized? POSSIBLY! Did Lady Macbeth actually kill anyone? NO BUT OTHERS THINK SO! Come join us as Shannon tells Emma about the curse of Macbeth and all kinds of theatre related stories. Sources: The Tech (MIT) The Royal Shakespeare Company Images from the Royal Shakespeare Company Penguin The Shakespeare Company (USA) The

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00:53:10

Ep. 36: It's A Boy! (phlegm): The Jersey Devil

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2021/07/02

This week Emma cries while she tells Shannon about the Jersey Devil! It's not all that scary, just a creepy flying T-rex roaming New Jersey. Come join us for stories of brave children and Emma's own potential cryptid encounter! Sources: The Mother Source Cryptid Wiki Pinelands Preservation Alliance on the Legend Jersey Devil Sightings and Stories from WeirdNJ abcNews on the 2015 “sighting” Silly Ben Franklin on Mental Floss Brian Regal book on Quakers and the Jersey Devil

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00:54:38

Ep. 35: Tappin' Variety: The Mysterious Disappearance...

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2021/06/25

Did one of the most famous mystery writers in the world stage her own disappearance? Or did she really forget that she was the Agatha Christie? In this episode, Shannon tells Emma all about this bad-witch and what we think may have happened in the 10 day span that she was missing. Sources: Wikipedia Agatha Christie Wiki The New York Times Medium All That’s Interesting The Washington Post The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

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01:10:49

Ep. 34: Speculation Station: Flat Earth WITH SPECIAL...

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2021/06/18

How do we know the Earth is round? Because the Disneyland NASA actors told us? Probably. Is the sun a lamp strapped to the ice wall? Definitely. Buckle in for a tangent-filled, chaotic, messy-but-fun episode about Flat Earthers with our Meme Lord RUTH! Sources: Flat Earth ‘Theory’ Modern Flat Earth belief from the Mother Source Myth of Flat Earth from the Mother Source Flat Earth Society webpage Library of Congress collection of Flat Earth Material Fighting Flat Earth Theory Flat Earth Conference

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