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In this week’s episode, we discuss the early life of the death cult’s leader, Shoko Asahara.Stay tuned for part 2, where we discuss the infamous subway chemical attack.

In this week's episode, we discuss the recent closure of several massage parlors in relation to human trafficking/prostitution, the arrest of former Abilene Christian University and Angelo State University basketball coach Josip Maric, and the hubbub around R. Kelly and his endless love for young girls.

This week we dive into the psychological aspects of the 2018 film, Hereditary, starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Ann Dowd.

In this week's episode, we talk about some big headlinesl Jussie Smollett: Victim or Fraudster? Ryan Adams and his creepy sexual behavior and exploitation of female singer/songwriters. 21 Savage and his ICE detention experience.

This week we discuss the mysterious Winchester House. The Winchester House is an architectural wonder and historic landmark in San Jose, California. We discuss the mystery and oddities within the house and compare it with the events that took place in the 2018 horror film, Winchester, starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clark.

This week we talk about the infamous Fyre Fest. We discuss the events that led Billy McFarland, CEO of Fyre Media Company, and rapper Ja Rule to launch the failed, self proclaimed "luxury" music festival, as well as McFarland's Fyre app.

TRIGGER WARNINGWe get pretty political in this episode, and we both tend to lean left of center. If you’re conservative and don’t want to ruin your day, please don’t listen. We have fun, non-political stuff coming soon!

In this episode, we discuss the fabled Anson Lights, off US 180 in Anson, Texas, and the suicide forest (Aokigahara). The Anson Lights is a debunked (or is it?) ghost story, but the Suicide Forest is a very real place with real stories. Listen to hear more.This episode contains sensitive material. Listen at your own risk.1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Picture this: you’re on facebook, scrolling through your feed, when a message from an old high school acquaintance messages you out of the blue. He/she asks you about your family, how you’ve been since high school, what you’re doing for work, etc. If you’re a stay-at-home-mom, you might be met suddenly with an invitation for you to host a “party” or “pop-up shop” to bring your friends over to sell this acquaintance’s product. Does this sound familiar?This is usually how “independent consultants” introduce their direct sales product. First, they ask you if you’ll host an event where do the hard and usually awkward work of inviting your friends to either a real-life or virtual sales party. Eventually, after hosting this party, the consultant may invite you to join their team and achieve your dream of becoming financially independent.MLMs have been around for a very long time. While many are lured in with promises of rising into the upper echelons of a company’s direct sales team, only about 2% ever make it there. 98% of direct sales participants either break even or lose money. Many MLMs have been compared to cults, been sued by consumers/participants, and have earned reputations as pyramid schemes. Listen to this episode to learn about a recently popular (for good and bad reason) MLM: LuLaRoe.

Walter Freeman popularized the lobotomy in the 1930s, performing the procedure on over 25,000 people before being banned from operating in 1967. The lobotomy sometimes had positive outcomes, but more often than not, people were left catatonic and unresponsive - many times even dead. Insulin shock therapy was a popular treatment for schizophrenia, sending people into comas for 6 out of 7 days of the week. Most hospital in the US utilized this treatment. Unsurprisingly, a side effect of insulin shock therapy was morbid obesity. Listen to this week’s episode to hear about these experimental medical treatments.

Season 1, Episode 5:Urban LegendsOn this week’s podcast, we discuss two urban legends that are sure you scare your socks off (maybe): Black-Eyed Children (not associated with the Black-Eyed Peas) and Hell’s Bridge. Be sure to listen to the entire episode, because Colton shares a super creepy story that had me too scared to watch anything other than King of the Hill when we finished recording.The Black-Eyed Children have their origin story in Abilene, Texas, (where we record the podcast) with stories of sightings reported all over the world. Are they demons? Vampires? Some other evil entity? Who knows?! We do know that they don’t glow like Edward and so far there haven’t been any stories of them possessing anyone. Apparently they really like ketchup on their apples and love riding in cars with strangers.Hell’s Bridge is a creepy ass bridge in Western Michigan, where you can apparently hear the devil’s laughter and see his glowing red eyes in the woods near the bridge. People who visit Hell’s Bridge have reporting coming home with bruises and scratch marks on them that are unexplained and weren’t there prior to visiting the bridge.Even if you don’t believe urban legends, this podcast will (hopefully) freak you out. Don’t listen with suggestible children.

Season 1, Episode 4:Deepwater HorizonOn April 20, 2010, drilling rig Deepwater Horizon sustained an uncontrollable blowout, spilling 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico. 11 men were killed aboard the rig. This disaster is commonly known as the BP Oil Spill.The Deepwater Horizon was a 10-year old semi-submersible, mobile, floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in waters up to 10,000’ deep. The rig was leased to BP from 2001-2013 and owned by R&B Falcon. In September 2009, the rig drilled the deepest oil well in history at a vertical depth of 35,050’.In this week’s podcast, we talk about what caused the BP Oil Spill and the effects on wildlife around the Gulf of Mexico.Deepwater Horizon WikiSpecial Report: Why the BP Oil Rig Blowout HappenedBlowoutSmithsonianCenter for Biological Diversity

This episode does contain some gross and disturbing shit. Listen at your own risk.Warren Jeffs: Prophet and Polygamist Cult Leader, Now FelonIn 2011, Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for assaulting two of his child brides.Between 2003 and 2008, girls between the ages of 12 and 17 were forced into unlawful marriages to men that were sometimes 4 times their own ages. In 2008, a large FLDS compound in Eldorado, Texas, was raided by Texas Rangers and local authorities after a girl claiming to be “Sarah Jessop Barlow” called a local domestic violence hotline, alleging that she was being beaten, forced into marriage, and was living on the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado. She also claimed to be 16 and pregnant, in addition to already having had a child at some point previously. What followed was a controversial custody battle involving over 430 minors and their mothers.Despite public scrutiny, authorities searched the compound, breaching the FLDS temple and finding countless documents and other creepy shit. Two beds were found in the temple, each were used to coach wives in submission and pleasing their husbands. (Yes, we know, it’s disgusting.) Warren Jeffs was obsessed with girls “keeping sweet” and submitting to their husbands, despite the FLDS “Priesthood” men being held to completely different standards.Warren Jeffs was accused of facilitating underage marriages, “plural” marriage (basically men marrying a bunch of women/girls), and taking a man’s family away and assigning them to a different husband. 400 boys were kicked out of the FLDS, resulting in drug addiction, depression, and suicide. People did not know how to function outside of the FLDS society, leaving them lost in a culture that they had been taught was evil. The FLDS were constantly waiting for Armageddon and had a deep mistrust of the government and outside society.Warren Jeffs was eventually imprisoned on related charges, which were dropped, until he was extradited to Texas to finally answer for his crimes.Further reading:Warren Jeffs WikiYFZ Ranch WikiFLDS WikiPolygamist Diary Describes Secret Bed Used for Sex Assaults My San AntonioWith God on their Side Texas Monthly/Katy Vine, October 2009The Witness Wore Red, Rebecca Musser

For those who found us after watching the Fyre Festival documentary, we will be doing an upcoming episode on the Fyre Festival and update you on any news regarding Anna Delvey.From 2013 through 2016, Delvey managed to work her way into the upper echelon of society’s elite, befriending celebrities, moguls, financiers, and attorneys. With seemingly endless amounts of cash on hand, Delvey convinced everyone around her that she was filthy rich and loved to spend money. Her origin story was mysterious. No one really knew where she came from or who her family was. There was speculation that her father was an oil tycoon or possibly a Russian diplomat. Others assumed that she was just another trust fund brat spending her inheritance on long hotel stays and expensive food. The truth about Delvey’s identity would not come to light until she was finally arrested on indictment of six counts of grand larceny, attempted grand larceny, and theft of services. As of the recording of the podcast, Delvey has not been sentenced, but is due to appear in court for arraignment on October 30, 2018.https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.htmlhttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/weird-thing-this-fake-billionaire-is-more-worried-about-than-her-jail-time/news-story/a9610551857627e9e7f47290fd8b10fbhttps://variety.com/2018/tv/news/shonda-rhimes-netflix-anna-delvey-1202838348/https://betches.com/anna-delvey-fake-socialite/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/my-misadventure-with-the-magician-of-manhattan