Happy new year, lizards! We're back and what a winding road of recording this episode twice, having the audio bork differently two times, and then going with the original recording because it was slightly less bad this has been. All worth it for the story of Candy Jones, a.k.a. Arlene Grant, model possible MK Ultra victim. Buckle up for hypnosis, secret missions, possible Winter Soldiering, and fry bits. Also, a lengthy ode to Alias, a recommendation for Only Murders in the Building, and ~tales ...
Jan 13, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 57
The truth is out there and it is festive, y'all. It's Katy's turn and she has brought you some UFOs near Stonehenge that appear on Christmas morning, 1964 (and then a bunch of other times) - the story of the Warminster Thing! Is it just military drills from their nearby training area? Or is that what they WANT you to think? We check in with our PAs. MM is not ready to reenter society. Katy's been watching a lot of Desus & Mero. What do you think invisible fingers of sound look like? Everyone...
Dec 23, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 56
MM has a doozy for you this week, lizards - buckle up for the story of Victim F, a.k.a. the Gone Girl kidnapping, a.k.a. the abduction of Denise Huskins and the absolutely awful way she and her boyfriend were treated by police. Hm. Where have we heard THAT before? Stay tuned for the end of the episode where we have an update on the David Stone Halloween Mystery! (No, it's not solved.) (Still cool, though.) PA Moxie is living her best life in Christmas packaging. Reese's trees have the best choco...
Dec 16, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 55
How is it December?! Lizards, we recorded this one in a post-Thanksgiving haze, so in addition to the tale of Kaz II, the ghost yacht, get ready for opinions about gravy. Oh, right, we said ghost yacht. Further proof that you don't fuck with the ocean, back in 2007, the crew of the Kaz II disappeared with no explanation, in a way compared to the disappearance of the Mary Celeste's crew back in the late 1800s. We'll take a detour, don't worry. What's your opinion on gravy viscosity? Pre-order MM'...
Dec 09, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Happy December, lizards! This week, MM brings you the winding tale of the "disappearance" of Tyler Hardy - brace yourselves for some twists! Turns! Etc.! Katy breaks MM's brain with a mushroom reference. "Hey, who wants to talk about some missing kids, now?" At what point when you're caught in a lie do you just give up? Also, hey, parents. Don't share pictures of your babies when they're still covered in WOMB BITS. This is a heartfelt tip from us to you. Production assistant Ollie takes a stand....
Dec 02, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 53
We're back with some spooky tales from the spookiest place on earth... Reddit. Katy and her scratchy voice went to r/letsnotmeet and found a few tales for MM to react to - do we believe they're real? Either way, let's not meet. There's a difference between people and FUCKING PEOPLE, you know what we mean? Also, if they say "stay on the trail," stay on the goddamn trail. Has no one read A Sound of Thunder, jfc. Don't play a drinking game with MM saying "noooope," you'll die. Katy will always assu...
Nov 25, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 52
This week, MM brings us the tale of the only convicted witch in Virginia, Grace Sherwood, because spooky season is forever. But first, join us for millennial aunt advice corner, in which Katy espouses you should know thyself... and if you're not an entrepreneur. "A boner for land" is not a phrase we'd thought we'd ever say, but here we are. MM annuls our friendship yet again. Our arms are weak and our brains are smooth. (This was recorded before 2021 election results came in for both Virginia an...
Nov 18, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Last episode was our birthday and this episode is our 50th! Cheers! For our 50th episode, Katy has two Washington-state stories that are spooky (Kell's Irish Pub) and spooky adjacent (the very tragic tale of the murder of Jennifer Bastian and how her ghost is reportedly seen in Point Defiance Park). We are, of course, ready as hell for the Animal Crossing update. We will give you our thoughts, of course. Katy had never really experienced Zak Bagans before researching Kell's and is truly, truly b...
Nov 04, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Happy Halloween and happy birthday to our little pod! Thanks for joining us as we've learned what we're doing and getting in on how much fun we're having. Here's to many more! For our Halloween/birthday episode, MM brings us the spooky story of the disappearance of David Stone shortly after Halloween. We both conclude that we should live in caves... possibly with heated floors. Are you an elderly millennial that tortures themselves by browsing Zillow? Join our support group. El Paso, hit us up f...
Oct 28, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 49
SPOOKY SEASON continues on the Wine Times Mysteries, y'all! This week, Katy covers two more medical mysteries - the Oakville Blobs and the death of Gloria Ramirez, who has been dubbed the Toxic Lady, since several people treating her fainted and got sick. 1994 WAS A STRANGE TIME, OKAY? Contemplate your mortality~ Spooooky~ Drinking game this week: every time MM says EW during the Oakville Blobs story, take a conservative sip of your drink. What would you do if weird jello blobs started raining d...
Oct 21, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 48
AND WE'RE BACK. Thank you for patience with Katy's hibernation and sorry for the unintentional cliffhanger - here's our resolution to the story of the Three Sisters in Black! Let's dig into what happened to poor Ocey Snead, the trial of her mother and her aunts, and the authorities trying to piece it all together. There are a lot of scams going on! Also, if you have a box full of money and proof of your scams, MAYBE don't leave it places. Also MAYBE don't have press conferences about all your cr...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 47
We're headed back to the early 1900s with MM's story this week (spoiler alert: and next week!) with the story of the Three Sisters in Black - Caroline Martin, Mary Snead, and Virginia Wardlaw - and the many mysterious deaths surrounding them. Buckle up, y'all, this is the background part of the story and it is a doozy with ousin marriage, cashing in on suspicious life insurance policies, Kim Kardashian Met Gala vibes, and murder durdur. NOTE: At the beginning of the episode, MM and Katy are talk...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Katy watched the Circleville Letters episode of 48 Hours so you don't have to. Learn about the small town in Ohio that was terrorized by anonymous letters about town secrets, starting in 1976 and stopping in 1993. Hundreds of letters were sent, but the main target seems to be Mary Gillispie and her family. Also: two tiny internet mystery amuse bouches from recent times: the mystery celebrity on the early 2000s shower curtain and who didn't thank Mindy Kaling for an $1,800 dinner? What exactly do...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 45
It's MM's turn at the wheel and she brings us the tale of the first televangelist in the U.S., Aimee Semple McPherson - her rise to prominence in the 1920s, and her strange disappearance and the circumstances around it. What do you think happened? We recorded this on Labor Day weekend where Katy resembled a burrito-eating gremlin and MM was eaten alive by bugs, so the energy is HIGH. We are not sponsored by the Bug Sucker(tm), but WE COULD BE. If we go missing in the ocean, please only mistake s...
Sep 08, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Katy returns to her fandom roots this week with a tale of no-stakes internet drama: the tale of MsScribe and her rise and fall in the Harry Potter fandom. JK Rowling is trash, but the shenanigans the fandom got up to after the release of Goblet of Fire is DELICIOUS. But first! MM went on a road trip that was... something. Katy used to cosplay at anime conventions and write Sailor Moon fanfiction, so she feels qualified to talk about internet dramatics. MM and her brother share a love of Star Tre...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 43
And we're back! MM's here with Part 2 of her story on the Order of the Solar Temple, where we do a deeper look into their origins and beliefs, as well as their two leaders, Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret. There are a lot of bummers, you guys! Hey girl. Do you believe in past lives? If you did a past life regression, do you think you'd get a random dude? Who else was Di Mambro besides happening to be Jesus? Always question your woo woo shit, because there could be SECRET NAZISM when you get high...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 42
A two parter? From MM? It's more likely than you think. MM's story this week is about a cult, the Order of the Solar Temple. In part one, she goes over the outcome of the story, where several events of mass death occur in 1994 and bring the Order into the public consciousness. The investigations into these deaths are MADDENING. But first, there's a ginger devil update. Once again, we establish that we are susceptible to good branding. Limber up your wincing muscles before listening. All hail Sai...
Aug 11, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Katy gets very literal this week and brings us a wine-based mystery by covering the story of Rudy Kurniawan, the first person to be charged with wine fraud in the U.S, from the 2016 documentary, "Sour Grapes." Content warning: you're really going to hate rich douchebags during this episode, but since you probably already DO... let's get into it. It's MM's birthday (observed)! We return to France quite a bit with the documentary's hero, Laurent Ponsot, who is officially offered a hosting gig here...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 40
MM unrolls the mile-long scroll of content warnings for the conclusion of her coverage of the Netflix documentary "Evil Genius." Find out what happened after authorities made the connection of the murder of Brian Wells to all of the shenanigans of Marjorie Diehl Armstrong and Bill Rothstein. Who the hell came up with over the hill parties? Katy has traumatic scavenger hunt memories. How do you even get into sword swallowing? Backstory alert: learn how Katy and MM both know someone who is on the ...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 39
MM's telling a story that is full of way too many twists and turns to be contained in one episode: the 2003 murder of Brian Wells, which included a collar bomb, a bank heist, and lots of evil masterminding from Marjorie Diehl Armstrong. Also included, a BTS/Ginger Demon update. MM texting Katy about booby traps prompts no context questions or follow-ups. Authorities go on the worst scavenger hunt ever. All important and sex-related contact info should go in a Lisa Frank address book. Werewolves ...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Katy brings you three mysteries from Washington's Olympic Peninsula - a mysterious tree fall of hundreds of trees around Lake Quinnault in 2018, the tale of Hallie Illingworth - the Lady of Lake Crescent, and the disappearance of Russell and Blanch Warren near Lake Crescent in 1929 that was solved 72 years later. Katy is being personally attacked by a ginger demon. First Daughter is destroying the patriarchy and is experiencing sleep away camp innovations. MM apologizes to the Commonwealth of Pe...
Jul 15, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 37
MM starts off this episode with some fun Lizard News... HOWEVER, she follows it up with a doozy of a mystery - the September 10, 2001 disappearance of Dr. Sneha Philip. Get ready to hate the patriarchy and heteronormativity (more than you already should and do). There are a lot of twists and turns here - get ready to take a drink any time we say HOWEVER. Katy is on a seltzer journey. #notallwater. What would you gird to prepare for anger? Anger glands? Anger loins? Sleepy MM is not to be trifled...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 36
We're back with Katy reporting in from the surface of the sun (...or Seattle in a historic heat cone) with some strange medical mysteries. If you are a hypochondriac... be warned, these maladies are wild and only provide more evidence that the brain is a terrifying place. Learn about aquagenic urticaria, or being ALLERGIC TO WATER, and a mystery brain disease striking in New Brunswick, Canada. Spoiler alert, neither of us are doctors, so please don't take any of this as medically perfect. Katy j...
Jun 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 35
It's MM's turn for a story this week and we're headed back to Texas for the mystery of Pecos Jane Doe. Salina, Kansas teenager Jolaine Hemmy went missing in 1966 with only some suspicious postcards sent to her family as a trace of her. Meanwhile, a Jane Doe drowns in a pool at the Ropers Motel in Pecos, TX. There's a lot of twists and turns in this one, plus the ever-present WHY ARE MEN?! We set our crisis/secret codes for if we're ever sending "I'm okay BUT NOT REALLY" texts. Seattle is going t...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Hello, listeners - this week Katy brings you a smattering of Seattle/Washington state tales for you: a mysterious soda machine that dispenses rare sodas (hear us learn what Pepsi AM is in REAL TIME), but it currently off on a journey to find itself, a gravity hill where if you put your car in neutral it will go up the hill (because of... child ghosts? Possibly?), and the horrifying story behind the Wilderness "Starvation" Heights sanitarium, where "Dr." Linda Hazzard starved many of her patients...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Katy's back to her proper coast so we are once again bicoastal besties. While we were mono-coastal, we took a little walk to a demonic house, which you get to hear all about, popped a bottle, and generally lived our best lives (and Katy got to meet PA Moxie). This week, MM brings us the tale of the Marion Murders of Fairfax County, VA, a story from 2006 that's full of strange coincidences... or are they connections? We'll run through the theories - what do you think happened? Most importantly: A...
Jun 10, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Keeping the vibes right and tight, lizards! This week, Katy takes us back to Maryland due to listener feedback from the last episode, requesting tales of the Snallygaster, a Maryland cryptid possibly invented by moonshiners, its only natural enemy, the Dwayyo wolfman, and the Bunny Man, a scary tale based on a real story from... [checks notes] Fairfax, Virginia? What the heck? Who got this Virginia in here? Sources/Things Mentioned: SNALLYGASTER Preservation Maryland, "Haunted Maryland: The Mons...
Jun 03, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 31
MM brings us the story of the Love Has Won cult and the rise and mysterious fall of its "Mother God," Amy Carlson. Love Has Won originated in 2006 and hold on to your butts, this is a RIDE. We talk about our own levels of susceptibility for cults, our preferred excuses for if we find ourselves in the line for brands (GO BIG), the telltale signs of a destructive cult and what to watch out for. Be sure to show chicken parm some RESPECT. Don't be on the wrong side of the mountain, whatever that mea...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week, Katy brings four Maryland-based stories to the table, hon. Learn along with MM about Maryland's own equal opportunity Goatman, the abandoned Glenn Dale Hospital, the curse of Moll Dyer, and the sad true crime tale of the Lyon Sisters. Hold on to your butts: there is a nearly 10-minute discussion of various non-salad salads of the 70's, like waldorf, watergate, and ambrosia. Hurk. Embrace Katy's homeland of Maryland so that you, too, can know what the Beltsville Research Agricultural C...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Listeners, how did you get interested in true crime and mysteries? This week, we're delving into MM's backstory in the Wine Times Cinematic Universe to hear some local lore and true crime from northern Texas (from approximately near things but also near nothing) and what it was like to hear these as a bebe MM. Stories include a local goatman, the Gainesville Killers, and the disappearance and murder of Shebaniah Sarah Dougherty. Get ready to hear the word "panhandle" more than you've ever heard ...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 28
