Nothing brings the world together like analyzing famous people's terrible decisions. Add in a dash of Halloween and some pop culture references from hell, and ooo baby you've got yourself a problematic stew. What were these celebrities thinking when they chose their costumes? How did no one in their lives maybe raise a lil flag? Is this how society ends, because of a sexy lion? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! Please support the show and our hosts! We Were Had Podcast instagram.com/wewerehad...
Oct 27, 2022•28 min
The big question of this episode is are we doing Son of Sam? And that does get settled. But also, did serial killer David Berkowitz work alone during his murder spree? Using a .44 Special caliber Bulldog revolver, he killed six people and wounded seven others by July 1977, terrorizing New Yorkers and gaining worldwide notoriety. Berkowitz eluded the biggest police manhunt in the city's history while leaving letters that mocked the police and promised further crimes, which were highly publicized ...
Oct 20, 2022•33 min
From Twitter memes to parental warnings, we're frequently reminded that there might be something murderous in our chocolate bars. And certainly do not take a loose apple from someone on all hallow's eve because that is chock full of razor blades. But why do people think Halloween candy might be poisoned? Much of the urban legends can be tied back to this horrific murder case from 1974. Tune in to hear how society was had. We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts...
Oct 13, 2022•33 min
Let's take a trip to what some consider the evilest place on earth, Dudleytown, CT. This small abandoned village nestled between mountains is creepy and off putting even before you learn about all the cursed stuff that happened there. Legend says that an ancestral Dudley made a shady play for the throne of England in the 16th century and everything went downhill from there. It would appear the curse that was put upon the Dudley family followed them to the New World, because Dudleytown was beleag...
Oct 06, 2022•39 min
This week on the pod, Ben's got five creepy lil cryptids just in time to kick off spooky szn in NYC. These monsters come from all over the world with origins as diverse as they are unbelievable. We've got an evil Native spirit known as a Wendigo (shout out Supernatural), the Chinese Big Foot known as Yeren, a carnivorous South American tree called the Ya-Te-Veo, an adorable winged German bunny called a Wolpertinger, and of course the classic lil Mexican bloodsucker, the Chupacabra. Are they real...
Sep 29, 2022•27 min
Terri Lee Hoffman was an American religious cult leader known for the unexplained deaths of some of her followers, including two husbands, shortly after they had willed their possessions to her. The devotees in her Dallas-based new religious movement, Conscious Development of Body, Mind and Soul, fought against the "black lords" on various planes of existence and protected themselves with powerful gems. Her rise to power was defined by a bunch of tall tales like her claims to possess literal sup...
Sep 22, 2022•39 min
We're entering Clifton, New Jersey's infamous Gates of Hell and telling the tale. For real though, Producer Crazy Chris Metcalfe actually did go in but turned around and left almost immediately. The longtime urban legend posits that these now abandoned sewage tunnels are actually a pathway to hell itself. Nine layers of dark, ominous caverns have been home to all sorts of satanic rituals, ominous graffiti and countless stories to keep you up at night. Can you actually talk to satan himself in th...
Sep 15, 2022•30 min
You'd think being $2 billion over budget would be the most controversial bullet point in the story of a travel hub and yet the Denver International Airport has been plagued by conspiracy theories since its conception. Stories of hidden messages from the illuminati, underground tunnels & doomsday bunkers beneath the sprawling structure, and even apocalyptic predictions have followed DEN for years. The giant blue demon horse out front doesn't exactly help. The fact that they heavily wink at th...
Sep 08, 2022•38 min
It's the question on everyone's mind: is Glee star Lea Michele illiterate? This is an actual conspiracy theory that's gained so much traction she's actually addressed it. Can she read? Has she just memorized a bunch of words? Is there a difference? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each week to bring you the facts. Please support the show and our hosts!...
Sep 01, 2022•30 min
The Guidestones have been the subject of controversy since their erection in 1979 by an anonymous individual known only as R.C. Christian. Known to some as the American Stonehenge because of their striking resemblance to England’s famous monument, the Georgia Guidestones were a granite monument that served as a celestial clock of sorts, recording the passage of time through special features. Mysterious inscriptions on the monument seemed to speak to the conservation of humanity, but their exact ...
Aug 25, 2022•48 min
The mysterious legend of the green children of Woolpit starts during the reign of King Stephen, in a rather tumultuous time in England’s history called ‘The Anarchy‘ in the mid 12th century. In this town named after a wolf pit in around 1150, a group of villagers came across two young children with green skin, apparently speaking gibberish and acting nervously. The children were taken to the nearby home of Sir Richard de Calne. Did they come from an otherworldly land of green people or was it so...
Aug 18, 2022•26 min
This is the wild tale of Andrew Carter "Drew" Thornton II, an American narcotics officer and lawyer who became the head member of "The Company", a drug smuggling ring in Kentucky that ended with a bear eating $15 Million worth of coke. The story was immortalized in a bestselling book by Sally Denton called The Bluegrass Conspiracy. Just how far up did this one go? And why did that bear eat so much cocaine? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the ...
Aug 11, 2022•40 min
There are many reasons why football matches have stopped over the years, but this one might be the wildest. In 1954, Ten-thousand fans were watching in the concrete bowl of the Stadio Artemi Franchi. Suddenly everyone, even the players, were transfixed on cigar shaped aircrafts in the sky raining down silver, glittery material. To this day, witnesses swear it was certainly an extraterrestrial entity. Backing up their argument, UFOs were reportedly seen all across the surrounding areas of Florenc...
Aug 04, 2022•34 min
In July 1518, residents of the city of Strasbourg were struck by a sudden and seemingly uncontrollable urge to dance. The hysteria kicked off when a woman known as Frau Troffea stepped into the street and began to silently twist, twirl and shake. By August, the dancing epidemic had claimed as many as 400 victims. In a surprise twist, the town government thought it was a good idea to fight the disease by building a stage and bringing in professional dancers. With many of the afflicted passing out...
Jul 28, 2022•37 min
Kurt Cobain was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X and is considered one of the most influential musicians in the history of alternative rock. His band, NIrvana, found global success defining a genre of music known as grunge. During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, depression, and a tumultuous relationship with his wife, Courtney Love. Famously a member of the tragic "27 Club," on April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle at the age of 27...
Jul 21, 2022•41 min
Is there really $90 Million worth of gold, silver and jewels buried somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia? This is the story of the three ciphertexts originating from an 1885 pamphlet called The Beale Papers, detailing treasure being buried by a man named Thomas J. Beale in a secret location in about 1820. Amateur treasure hunters, mathematicians, and even the NSA have been trying (and failing) to crack these codes ever since. Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murd...
Jul 14, 2022•40 min
What the heck happened to American labor union leader, Jimmy Hoffa? Years after becoming a popular Teamsters member and delving into organized crime, Hoffa disappeared on July 30, 1975. He is believed to have been murdered by the Mafia and was declared legally dead in 1982. Was it Robert De Niro? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each week to bring you ...
Jul 07, 2022•39 min
We Were Had! This week we talk the tragic case of Christian Andreacchio! A young river boat captain that after an odd string of events allegedly committed suicide. But after suspect stories from the victims girlfriend and friend at the time, many people started to suspect foul play. What happens when stories start to have holes and you're caught lying to the police? Will the family get the justice they deserve? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 78
We Were Had! This week we talk about dreams! Everybody has them, but what really are dreams? We discuss Carl Jung, the idea of parallel universes, the butterfly effect, the sensation of deja vu and more. Could dreams be a precursor to the future like Abraham Lincoln dreaming his assassination? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each week to bring you the...
Jun 23, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 77
We Were Had! This week we talk about the top religious relics of all time and explore the lore behind them. We talk about the mystery surrounding the Shroud of Turin and discuss fighting lions, we discuss the Pope Mobile and some of the pop culture references to it in Arrested Development and Family Guy, and of course in true Indiana Jones fashion we discuss the fabled Holy Grail. Were these real items? Did they possess supernatural properties? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is...
Jun 16, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 76
We Were Had! This week we dive into a controversial case from the past, the infamous case of Dr. Crippen. In 1893, Hawley Harvey Crippen married his second wife, Cora Turner, in Jersey City, America. Seven years later, in 1900, they moved to London. A few years later Hawley Crippen began falling for another woman and after a dinner party one night his wife Cora disappeared without a trace. After making an attempted get away with his new girl in disguise and after finding a limbless body in his b...
Jun 09, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 75
We Were Had! This week we return from Rogue Island Comedy festival and are talking about whether Mercury being in Retrograde effects our lives or are we just making excuses? Is it a secret purge set up by the government? Are different signs and birth charts effected? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each week to bring you the facts. #mercury #retrograd...
Jun 02, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 74
We Were Had! This week we are talking about the greatest sports conspiracies of all time! Was the infamous battle of the sex's tennis match feature Billie Jean King actually an elaborate gambling hoax? Did Tom Brady and the Patriots cheat and deflate balls for an advantage or were teams just trying to cancel Tom Brady? Why did Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time retire multiple times in his prime? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mys...
May 26, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 73
We Were Had! This week we are talking about the dark side of social media connections. We talk about in June 2020 teenagers in Alki Beach Seattle stumbled upon a suitcase that had washed up on shore while they were Randonauting only to discover a body inside! Then we discuss the Kate Yupp the YouTube Mukbang queen who many theorize is actually being held hostage and forced to do this against her will and to this day nobody knows her true identity. Then the disappearance of Lelia Faulkner who aft...
May 19, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 72
We Were Had! This week we are talking about the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe. She was found in an apparent suicide by pills, but evidence and theories point to a number of possible murder suspects. Was it one of the Kennedy family members? Did Jackie Kennedy find out about her and JFK and go berserk? How did Kim Kardashian fit into Monroe's dress for the Met Gala? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae ...
May 12, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 71
We Were Had! This week we talk about the some of the most famous horror movies of all time like Poltergeist, the Exorcist, and Annabelle, and all the strange unexplainable things that took place on set. Some people faced physical injuries while others faced mental torment. Was it the work of ghosts or the devil? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each we...
May 05, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 70
We Were Had! This week we are doing a bonus episode to discuss what's on everyone's minds, why we aren't the number one podcast on the charts! We explore several theories including, Ben is actually a villain and sabotaging us, we are living in a parallel universe where the podcast can't succeed, the fact that we aren't scientologists, and CNN is blacklisting us. Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert,...
May 02, 2022•25 min
We Were Had! This week we talk about the real life Gone Girl, Sherri Papini. A woman who faked her kidnapping sending a family and state into disarray, and the lengths she went to cement her story. How did she end up on the side of the road tied up and beaten? Why did she send the state on a manhunt giving super racist descriptions of her "kidnappers?" How did they eventually crack the mystery of her faked kidnapping? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Myste...
Apr 28, 2022•44 min•Ep. 69
We Were Had! This week we talk about the church of Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard. We explore how it was started, and the mystery shrouded in the organization to this day. Do they collect dirt on their celebrity followers? Do they use fear and power to silence any who speak against them? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each week to bring y...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 68
We Were Had! This week we talk about the famous Russian self proclaimed holy man Grigori Rasputin and how he befriended the Russian Emperors family. He continued to grow in power and survived many incredible assassination attempts. Was he powerful magician? An evil conjuror? Tune in and find out if We Were Had! We Were Had is a podcast of Murder, Mystery, and the Unnatural! Your hosts, Comedians Mae Planert, Max Spinelli, and Ben Kirschenbaum dive in each week to bring you the facts. #rasputin #...
Apr 14, 2022•28 min•Ep. 67
