Salt Shakers
where pop culture meets the paranormal
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Ho ho ho, here's the horrifying story of a family annihilation to kick off the Christmas season! In December 1959, Christine Walker, her husband Cliff, and their two young children, Jimmie (3) and Debbie (1), were all found dead in their Florida farmhouse. Almost 600 suspects have been considered, but the case remains unsolved.
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BOO! In this year's Halloween special, we're talking about two of the spookiest investigations undertaken by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the 1970s-- Annabelle the doll and the Perron family's experience in The Conjuring House.
Happy Halloween Eve -- or, in the Celtic tradition, Happy New Year's Eve! In this OG-style Salt Shakers episode, we're talking iconic Halloween costumes, least favorite traditions, and would-you-rathers.
Did you know the Louvre had already been heisted before? In this episode, we're talking the 1911 theft and subsequent 28-month disappearance of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
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This week, we're talking everything we currently know about the October 19, 2025 theft of eight (almost nine) priceless pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Louvre in Paris.
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In this episode, we're discussing the mysterious April 2014 disappearance of Dutch roommates Lisanne Froon (22) and Kris Kremers (21) from Panama's El Pianista hiking trail.
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In case you missed it, this week we're revisiting the Appalachian folk tales of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia and the Bell Witch of Tennessee.
This episode was originally posted on August 31, 2024.
In this episode we're discussing the November 1981 death (murder?) of beloved Oscar-nominated actress Natalie Wood while on board a yacht with her two-time husband, Robert Wagner and her co-star, Christopher Walken.
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In this very special bonus episode, we're joined by Chelsea Donovan, television journalist and cohost of the Crime Capsule podcast, to share her experience as a visitor to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia.
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We're back and we're in our showgirl era! This week, we're comparing our personal rankings of all twelve tracks on Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of A Showgirl! (Spoiler: we love it)
In this episode, we're exploring Southwestern Vermont's Bennington Triangle, the (cursed?) site of decades' worth of mysterious disappearances and home of a Bigfoot-like monster.
As the United States continues to descend into chaos, we thought it would be a good time to revisit the reveal of our doomsday prepper supplies. What else should we add to the backpack?
This episode was originally posted on February 11, 2025.
On May 30, 2005, recent high school grad Natalee Holloway disappeared from Oranjestad, Aruba after meeting prime suspect Joran van der Sloot at Carlos 'n Charlies. Here's what we know.
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This week, we're joined by a very special guest and friend of the pod to discuss his firsthand experience of life inside a metaphysical cult in 1980s Baltimore.
On Christmas Eve 1945, a fire broke out at the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. George Sodder, his wife Jennie, and 9 of their 10 children had been home that night. George, Jennie, and 4 of their kids made it out. The other 5 Sodder children have been missing ever since.
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In a surprise to absolutely no one, this week we're chatting the Taylor Swift x Travis Kelce engagement announcement. Congratulations to our dear and close personal friends! We love you both!
On December 6, 1991, while responding to a fire in an "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" shop in Austin, Texas, authorities discovered four girls dead -- Amy Ayers (13), Eliza Thomas (17), Sarah Harbison (15), and Jennifer Harbison (17). This case is best known as "The Yogurt Shop Murders." Although several suspects have confessed to some involvement in these crimes, the case remains officially unsolved.
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Tis the season for us to dust off our Greek letters and dive into #RushTok. Please never stop posting, girls! We love you!
This episode was originally posted on September 4, 2024.
On March 21, 2011, 24-year-old Disney Cruise Line employee Rebecca Coriam wrote to her parents that she'd call home the next day. Instead, on March 22 at 5:45am she was captured on the Wonder's CCTV looking distressed on a phone call, and then never seen again. The ship's captain believes that Rebecca was taken overboard by a rogue wave. What do you think?
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This week, we're diving into the February 2013 "Poop Cruise" incident on board the Carnival Triumph, now sailing as the Carnival Sunrise. Would you rather fall out of a waterslide or poop in a biohazard bag?
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