Buzzed and Baffled

Today, we’re diving into the harrowing tale of the Donner Party as they ventured into the treacherous Sierra Nevada mountains and reached Truckee Lake, a pivotal moment in their tragic journey. We'll explore the challenges they faced, the decisions that led them to this crucial stop, and the lessons learned from their experiences.

But that's not all! We'll also uncork a fascinating discussion on how ...

Pour yourself a generous glass and settle in, because this episode uncorks one of the strangest, most unsettling family sagas to ever drift out of the California foothills. The Hammer family’s story is part true crime, part tragic legacy, and part “wait… what?”—the kind of tale that leaves you swirling your wine just to buy your brain a moment to catch up.

We’ll wander through generations of secrets, disappearances, conflict, and t...

Grab a glass and settle in as we uncork one of the most unbelievable true-crime stories in American history. In this episode, we dive into the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping—when a school bus full of children vanished, triggering a nationwide panic and a rescue story that’s stranger than fiction. We break down the chilling plan, the improbable escape, and how a small town was forever changed. Pour yourself something bold, because this ...

This week on Buzzed & Baffled, we uncork a glass and dive into the wild world of two internet legends: Cinnamon the capybara, the chill queen of snack-sharing, and Freya the walrus, the beloved boat-sinking icon who stole hearts across the globe. Join us as we pair their larger-than-life stories with the perfect pour, exploring viral fame, animal antics, and the surprisingly human emotions behind the creatures we adored. Sip, l...

They called her Diamond Doris Payne — the woman who could walk into Cartier, smile at the salesman, and walk out with a diamond worth more than most people’s homes. No guns. No disguises. Just elegance, confidence… and impeccable taste.

Tonight, we’re pouring a glass of something rich and complex — much like Doris herself. Maybe a deep red with notes of danger, or a sparkling white with a hint of mischief. Because Doris wasn’t just...

Welcome back to Buzzed and Baffled — the podcast where a little wine helps us dive into history’s mysteries and tragedies. Tonight, we’re heading into stormy waters, back to November 1975, when the mighty freighter Edmund Fitzgerald vanished beneath the waves of Lake Superior. Was it the weather, the ship’s design, or something more? Grab your glass, steady your sea legs, and join us as we sail through the legend, the lore, and the...

What happens when a small Wisconsin town with way too many ghost stories crosses paths with one of New York’s most creative—and chaotic—art schools? You get “Second Salam.”

Whitewater, Wisconsin has been called the second Salem—witch legends, haunted cemeteries, and a university that swears it’s not cursed. Meanwhile, over at Pratt Institute, students have been seeing things that make artistic inspiration look more like a séance.

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Grab a glass and get ready to question your sanity—literally. In this episode of Buzzed and Baffled, we uncork a bottle and dive into the infamous Rosenhan Experiment, where perfectly sane people pretended to hear voices and ended up in psychiatric hospitals. What followed was a mind-bending look at how we define madness, who gets to decide, and how the system completely lost its marbles. Join us as we sip, laugh, and spiral into t...

Pour yourself a bold glass—because tonight’s story is as rich and twisted as a vintage cabernet. We’re talking about Sante Kimes, the con artist and socialite who treated fraud, theft, and even murder like fine art. From luxury mansions to shady scams, she swindled her way through high society with a glass of something expensive in hand—and dragged her son right along with her. Join us as we sip and spill on the wild, wine-soaked w...

🍷 Buzzed and Baffled: Episode 25 🍷

This week, we’re raising a glass and focusing our lens on a chilling case — the murder of a high school portrait photographer whose final shoot ended in tragedy. Between awkward senior poses, mysterious woods, and a bottle (or two) of wine, we’re diving deep into a story that’s equal parts eerie and baffling.

Grab your favorite vintage and join us ...

This week, Kyla and Nicole uncork two of the strangest events in history — the mysterious Kentucky Meat Shower of the 1800s, when chunks of flesh literally fell from the sky, and Oregon’s Exploding Whale fiasco of the 1970s, where a well-intentioned cleanup turned into a flying-blubber disaster.

Grab your glass of wine and join the chaos as the Buzzed and Baffled crew tries to make sense of raining meat, whale carnage, and the scie...

Welcome back to Buzzed and Baffled, the podcast where the wine flows as freely as the dark stories we dig into. Tonight, we’re uncorking a bottle while unraveling one of the most chilling tales of the American frontier—the infamous Bender family murders. They weren’t your typical homesteaders; behind the welcome sign and hearty meals was something far more sinister. So pour yourself a glass, because we’re pairing rich reds with a s...

🎙️ Welcome back to Buzzed and Baffled — the podcast where the wine flows and the weird stories go down even smoother. Tonight, we’re uncorking a tale that’s as chilling as it is close to home. We’ve all heard of Jeffrey Dahmer — the infamous Milwaukee Cannibal — but what happens when one of the most notorious killers in history has ties to… Kyla’s family tree? That’s right, pour yourself a big glass, because this episode mixes tru...

Welcome back to Buzzed and Baffled! Episode 21 is all about Watergate—the scandal that had more leaks than a box of Franzia at a college party. We’re talking break-ins, cover-ups, and the kind of paranoia that pairs best with a heavy pour of red. While Nixon was saying “I am not a crook,” we’ll be saying “we are definitely tipsy,” because nothing goes better with political corruption than a crisp glass of wine. So grab your corkscr...

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 20 of Buzzed and Baffled — the podcast where we pair questionable pours with even more questionable life choices. Tonight, we’re diving headfirst into the wild world of spandex, sweat, and suplexes with the legendary Von Erich wrestling family. Grab a glass of wine, because nothing says “cheers” like family feuds in the ring, body slams, and just a touch of tragedy. Will our hosts stay on the ropes or get pin...

💰 Buzzed and Baffled: Double the Heist 💰 This week, the wine is flowing and the alarms are blaring as we dive into not one, but two Michigan bank robberies. First stop—Houghton, where a quiet Upper Peninsula town was rocked by a bold grab for cash. Then it’s downstate to Saugatuck, a charming lakeside getaway that found itself starring in its own crime drama. From small-town chaos to lakeshore larceny, we’ll unpack the schemes, t...

What do a heroic World War I pigeon and a headless chicken have in common? More than you’d think. In this episode, we flap into the unbelievable tale of Cher Ami, the passenger pigeon who braved bullets to deliver life-saving messages, and Mike the Headless Chicken, who kept on strutting long after his noggin was gone. Grab your glass of wine—because tonight we’re serving feathers, resilience, and just enough absurdity to leave you...

"In the mid-1980s, fear gripped Tampa as women vanished weekend after weekend. The man behind the terror would become known as (per Buzzed and Baffled) the ‘Weekend Killer’—Bobby Jo Long. Charming to some, monstrous to others, he stalked the city with a chilling precision that made every Friday feel like a countdown. In Part One, we uncork the first pour of his twisted tale—how a seemingly ordinary man began a killing spree that wo...