An Interview with Josh Armstrong
Grayson shares updates and interviews filmmaker Josh Armstrong. Visit spookysconnie.podbean.com for links and more!
May 18, 2021•52 min
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Lake View Sanitorium
Image source Check out This Podcast Will Kill You's TB episode Script Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection, that passes through the air, and attacks the lungs (sometimes, it will attack other internal organs, as well). Patients with an "active" form of tuberculosis, may feel: weak, loss of appetite, fever, chest pains, night sweats, a persistent cough and may even cough up blood. It is possible to be a carrier for the bacteria without displaying symptoms (asymptomatic carrier). TB in WI...
Nov 03, 2020•56 min
Tony Robinson
Photo source Content note: murder, police brutality With everything going on, I wanted to cover a murder-by-cop from 2015 that happened here in Madison. Tony Robinson was murdered by Madison PD Officer Matt Kenny - who murdered once before and is still on the force. I lose my voice a little towards the end of this episode because it's a long one (that and I used my slightly-deeper-from-testosterone voice). Please listen with an open mind and without judgment going in. There are resources below a...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Florence Peters
Check out the following pods and spooky series Buzzfeed Unsolved (find on YouTube, Buzzfeed app, Amazon Prime) Mirths and Monsters Nothing Rhymes with Murder Straight-Up Enigmas Octoberpod Haunted Happenstance 3 Spooked Girls Unsolved, Unexplained Horrifying History Two Scared Siblings Florence Peters Photo source So, today's episode is close to home for me - literally. While I've spent nearly all my lockdown time at my partner's apartment in Middleton, our story is set in Westport - a tiny town...
May 03, 2020•33 min
Peter Kurten
Content note: abuse, incest, animal torture, bestiality, sexual assault, murder Photo source Rough transcript (will upload full one later this week) Hello spooky friends! I apologize for the long delay in new episodes. Life has been intense between moving, divorce stuff, and hockey. That's right - ya boy started playing hockey! I've continued the strong Wisconsin tradition of learning how to do a tough sport on a slippery surface. Today's episode The subject for this episode is one Peter Kurten....
Apr 13, 2020•52 min
The Disappearance of Georgia Jean Weckler
Content note: murder, sexual assault Photo source Everyone and their BFFs confessed to the abduction and murder of Georgia Jean, but her disappearance remains unsolved over 70 years later. If that wasn't enough to bring out the feels, I'm in the middle of a surprise divorce! Also! The True Crime Podcast festival is this Saturday, July 13, at the Marriott Downtown, right on the magnificent mile. There are over 80 true crime podcasters coming - including True Crime Obsessed and even me! This is a ...
Jul 09, 2019•45 min
The Beast of Bray Road
Content note: animal mutilations with details Pic source This week, I'm covering the Beast of Bray Road - just like Em from And That's Why We Drink did during one of their live shows here in Madison this week. I'd totally planned it already, so the coincidences are the best. What do you expect from the two coolest theybes? Resources Wikipedia Did Legend Hunter just solve the mystery of the Beast of Bray Road and add new theories on Dogman and Chupacabra legends? 14 Facts About the Beast Prairie ...
May 11, 2019•1 hr 14 min
The Witches of Whitewater and the Morris Pratt Institute
Content note: mention of suicide, anti-semitism In this week's belated episode, I talk about the witches of Whitewater, the Morris Pratt Institute, and how traditional views of what's 'weird' shift throughout time. Don't forget to check out the True Crime Podcast Festival in Chicago . Look, I know it's not until July, but it was SNOWING today and I need something to look forward to in my new older age. Photo of the Morris Pratt Institute from Wisconsin Historical Images Resources Second Salem Wh...
Apr 28, 2019•44 min
Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day, and A Racism
This week, let's talk about the father of Earth Day! He did a lot of great stuff - like pushing for side effects to be listed with medications - and preached some racisms. Why do people suck so much? Resources Wikipedia Nelson Earth Day Founding of Earth Day Death-related article 95 speech on Earth Day Is the way we think about overpopulation racist? I’m an environmental journalist, but I never write about overpopulation. Here’s why. (Roberts) Environmentalism’s Racist History Perpetuating neo-c...
Apr 13, 2019•54 min
Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison
In this episode, I give an update in the Jayme Closs case before going on to cover the history of one of the coooooolest cemeteries in Wisconsin - Forest Hill in Madison. Come learn about the northernmost Confederate cemetery, effigy mounds, and some willllddd history - oh, and make sure to visit the FB page for pics! Resources Jayme Closs Today show snippet Patterson guilty plea Forest Hill wiki Parks page Haunted Madison Forest Hill Cemetery guide Confederate Rest removed A Biographical Guide ...
Mar 30, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Jeffrey Dahmer, Part 2
Content note: animal abuse, murder, rape, sexual violence, torture, necrophilia, child molestation, drug use and misuse, cannibalism, gross details of so many things, sanism, and ableism. Photo: Dahmer's sketch of his body altar, courtesy of Oxygen . Even thought part one wasn't even an hour, I wanted to be rid of Dahmer as quickly as humanly fucking possible, y'all. So, part 2 is almost two hours long... but we don't have to talk about it anymore. This episode starts right as he moves into the ...
Mar 16, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Jeffrey Dahmer, Part 1
Content note: animal abuse, murder, rape, sexual violence, torture, necrophilia, child molestation, drug use and misuse, cannibalism, and ableism. Photo: Mug shot of Dahmer taken by the Milwaukee Police Department, July 1991 The Jeffrey Dahmer case is a wild ride, so it's time for the first 2-parter. Find out how Dahmer got his start. This episode goes right up until he moves into the notorious apartment on North 25th Street. Resources Wiki Biography Crime Museum Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahme...
Mar 01, 2019•37 min
Minisode 2: Jayme Closs updates
Content note: discussion of ableism/sanism at the end, mentions of sexual violence and murder throughout (no details), general dudely creepitude Photo of creepy letter courtesy of Radar Online (link below) In this minisode, I discuss the updates on the Closs case that have happened in the last month. Dude sent a creepy ass letter this week, too, and now I feel like I need to shower. Further Reading & Sources 'No guilt, no remorse, no empathy.' Criminal profilers say Jake Patterson case stand...
Feb 23, 2019•21 min
The Taliesin Murders
Content note: discussion murder throughout, mentions of racism Featured photo: An early photograph of Taliesin, taken during its first winter, 1911–12 by Henry Fuermann and Sons | Wisconsin Historical Society http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=83133 | Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28958581 It's time to talk about one of the most outrageous figures in Wisconsin history and the murder spree at his Spring Green home that changed his life. That's ri...
Feb 16, 2019•42 min
The Hodag of Rhinelander
Hodag photo by Gourami Watcher - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28838534 In this short episode, I discuss the hodag. It's a cryptid that's put Rhinelander, Wisconsin, on the map. Sadly, it's not real, but the city has embraced it in a wild way. Further reading Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce page on the Hodag What is the Hodag? Cryptid wiki on the Hodag Hodag: The Legendary, Ugly, Smelly Beast of Wisconsin Transcript Welcome to another episode of the...
Jan 19, 2019•14 min
Minisode 1: Jayme Closs Recovered!
Content note: discussion of murder and kidnapping, mention of sexual violence (no details), general dudely creepitude Welcome to the Spooky Sconnie podcast, the show that talks about the spooky, paranormal, criminal, and just plain odd Badger State. While we're known for sportsball and food, there's a lot more to learn about Wisconsin if you know where to look. In this first minisode on the subject, I discuss the Jayme Closs case. Three months after her parents double murder and her kidnapping, ...
Jan 15, 2019•33 min
The Pfister Hotel
Welcome to the Spooky Sconnie podcast, the show that talks about the spooky, paranormal, criminal, and just plain odd Badger State. While we're known for sportsball and food, there's a lot more to learn about Wisconsin if you know where to look. In this episode, I cover the Pfister - a Milwaukee hotel spooky enough to scare off professional atheletes... and fancy enough to keep the pleebs like me away. We'll cover fun history, baseball, and portly gents. Also, does this look like it's seemlessly...
Jan 05, 2019•31 min
St. Coletta's and Rosemary Kennedy
Content note: discussion of ableism/sanism, forced medical procedures, the fucking patriarchy Welcome to the Spooky Sconnie podcast, the show that talks about the spooky, paranormal, criminal, and just plain odd Badger State. While we're known for sportsball and food, there's a lot more to learn about Wisconsin if you know where to look. In this first episode, I cover St. Coletta's School in Jefferson, Wisconsin, lobotomies, and the Kennedy family. Further reading History according to the school...
Dec 31, 2018•55 min
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