Spooky Scary Skeptical
Emily, Libby & Ken - a spooky girl, a scary girl and a skeptical guy - discuss conspiracies, mysteries, true crime, the unexplained, and everything odd, strange, and weird.
Episodes
Let’s play a game called what song is Emily trying to describe? If you can guess what song it is, we’ll give you a shoutout on the pod! Because this song is a far bigger mystery than the loser serial killer and rapist the crew discusses in this week’s episode: The Golden State Killer.
Sources:
Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection by Cheyna Roth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark b...
Croeso i Gymru! Today we visit a beautiful country studded with breathtaking views from the mountains to the coastline. With more castles per square mile than any other European country, there's bound to be a ghost or two. Join us as we meet some friendly, furry and fiery ghosts!Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63404537
In this week's episode Ken fills the girls in on the mystifying life of Timothy Dexter. Is he a brilliant businessman, or a fortuitous fool? It may be up to you to decide!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency#Continental_currency
If you have money and influence are you untouchable? Today we talk about one of America's wealthiest and most influential families, The Rockefellers. Join us as we uncover some of the dark histories and even a potential curse!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rockefeller?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/What-Really-Happened-to-Michael-Rockefeller-180949813/
Today we continue our haunted objects series. Ever heard of a killer chair or a painting that seems to conjure something up? Well now you have! Join us as we talk about more strange and haunted objects!
Sources:https://www.ranker.com/list/anguished-man-haunted-painting-facts/inigo-gonzalez
https://strangestrangestrange.com/paranormal/busby-stoop-curse/
https://theghostinmymachine.com/2022/02/07/encyclopaedia-of-the-...
It’s time to wrap up the infamous tale of Jack the Ripper and reveal the true identity of this elusive killer. Will Ken and Em use their well honed detective skills to suss out the killer before Libby announces? Or will they fall into a conspiracy hole like so many others who have studied this case? Tune in to find out.Sources:
The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jack-the-...
Whether it's toe shoes or trade marking incredible movie and restaurant ideas, the crew is always up to something. In this week's episode, things get SAUCY with Jack the Ripper and his horrific and infamous crimes. Tune in as Libby teaches Em and Ken a thing or two about this 19th century serial killer.
Sources:The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jack-the-ri...
Ken's series on Bernie Madoff comes to its thrilling conclusion! Although we find out why the name Madoff may be familiar to the girls...the jury is still out on the exact lyric Emily had in mind!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_J._Shapiro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_for_order_flow
Welcome to our FIRST EVER episode of Tipsy Tales. Grab your drink and settle in as Ken, Emily and Libby fight for their lives through the is episode about Pope Gregory IX. A risky topic. Will they be canceled? How many times will they go on a tangent? Tune in to find out!
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The story of Bernie couldn't be contained to only 2 parts thanks to all the investigations Ken had to discuss in this week's episode. Tune in to see what comes to light on Bernie's successful investment strategies and keep an eye out for the stunning conclusion in Part 3!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff
Ken starts a 2 part series covering the financial mastermind Bernie Madoff, who up to this point has flown under the girls' radars...
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_J._Shapiro
The crew takes a break after covering Lindbergh, and dips their toes into some celebrity conspiracy theories!! Tune in as they cover everything from a bar fight Ken instigated to Keanu Reeves’s immortality. Yeah, it’s a wild ride.Sources:
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment
https://medium.com/weird-shit/taylor-swift-is-a-satanists-clone-467c61be8ac9
We are back at it for the final part of the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Fortunately for Ken and Emmy there are no more notes to try to decipher... but will we finally get to the bottom of the mystery?
Sources:The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping
We’re backkk!!! For part 2 of the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Strap in as we deep dive into approximately a million random notes and the introduction of a new character. Because it’s no kidnapping without a 72 year old retired gym teacher to keep things interesting.Sources:
The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping
It’s an infamous crime of the century case the crew is covering. In today’s episode they discuss the crime that rocked the country back in 1932 - the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s baby… Charles Lindbergh Jr. Strap in and get ready to dive deep into a three part series about this unpredictable case.Sources:The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping
In this week's episode, Ken talks through the origins of Nostradamus' mystique and the inspirations of his prophecies. We then find out whether or not the girls can decipher some of his most famous "prophecies".
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44475824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanac
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus
https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/which-nostradamus-predict...
What do most historic structures have in common? Why, a resident ghost, of course!! Today, we'll meet some ghoulish guests at a local inn, a young women bound to the mansion where she perished and some Voldemort looking guys who may or may not be good - only the nose knows!
So come along as we encounter some spooktakular haunts around the world!
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/loftus-hall
https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/...
When you were young, did you have a doll or toy that went everywhere with you? We're going to talk about some very special dolls, but there's a catch... these dolls weren't invited and showed up anyway....
Today we meet Okiku and Mandy who are two very special dolls that are very much alive. So lock up your dolls and join us for another spooky episode!
Sources:
https://anomalien.com/okiku-the-haunted-doll-that-grow...
It’s time to finally wrap up our literary conspiracies! Part 3 covers some interesting conspiracies about books including books that may just have inspired an assassination, predicted the future and books that call into question the authorship. Tune in now! (& happy 100th episode!)Sources:
https://mythdetector.com/en/prediction-by-orwell-s-1984-or-simulation-scenario/
https://simonmercieca.com/2023/03/02/how-george-orwells-books-...
Picking up RIGHT where we left off, the crew decided to split last week’s episode into two parts. In this episode, Libby discusses some more authors with conspiracies surrounding their lives including Phillip K Dick, Charolette Brontë, Agatha Christie, Lewis Carroll, JK Rowling and Stephen King!Sources:
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