Send us a text We’ll give you a hint : it rhymes with batholic and ends with church… We’re not gonna sugarcoat it, Coven. This week’s episode is anything but lite. But sometimes we have to share the hard things in the hopes of making change. In 1969, Sister Cathy Cesnik was found murdered, her body dumped on a hillside, hidden in snow. The case went cold for years, until students from Archbishop Keough High School came forward in 1994 with damning accusations of sexual abuse and murder. This cas...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Send us a text Coven, this episode may be the spookiest hour of all... Our pubic lands are under attack! This week we decided to highlight some of our favorite places in our nation's gorgeous vast wilderness. And what better way to remind us how precious these places are than to hear about the strangest and spookiest things you can expect (hope?) to encounter in our national forests and BLM lands! Consider this the latest chapter in Lisey's national park series but this week comes with homework....
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Send us a text Dearest coven, this week has been a bit of a doozy. But we remain unwavering in our dedication to bringing laughs even among the tears. In this week's episode, we get political and bring our hot takes regarding the real life handmaid's tale scenario playing out in a Georgia hospital room. We'll talk about some dark Irish history. And then we'll do a swift 180, and talk about the weird and ridiculous headlines we couldn't help but click on. We'll find our new favorite criminal in K...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Send us a text In May 1989, an anonymous whistleblower appeared on a Las Vegas news show, interviewed by journalist George Knapp. The claims shared by "Dennis" (as he was called on the show) were pretty remarkable. He claimed that he had worked for the government on a top secret program located in the desert near Area 51. He said that the government had 9 extraterrestrial crafts that scientists were working on reverse engineering. By fall of that year, Bob Lazar was ready to come forward and rev...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Send us a text Ya’ll, the biggest news of the week is that we started a Patreon! You asked how to support us, and baby, we answered! Now it’s in your hands to choose which tier you’ll join. Speaking of hands, this week we use ours to let the tarot doing the talking. Dear listener Terri learns that community can be found over a plate of tagliatelle, and we learn that Halee should be a professional tarot reader. See ya later, therapy! Jealous of Terri’s Terrific Tarot? Sign up for our Patreon, and...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Send us a text With bodies popping up all over the Eastern Seaboard, people are starting to question, is there a New England serial killer? And more importantly, is it Taylor Swift? The police aren’t releasing many clues, apart from “no signs of foul play,” but a leg found in an affluent neighborhood and bodies floating down rivers would beg to differ. Still, foul play does not a serial killer make. We’ll cover the latest timeline and crime scene details and come to our own conclusions. We’ll al...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Send us a text Coven, we've been trying for the past few years to carve out our niche in the heavily populated podcast world, and we think we've finally found it. Over and over again we find ourselves bringing you the latest news on three of the most important contemporary topics: Bigfoot, AI, and creepy clowns. This week is no exception as we discuss a compelling sasquatch sighting, all the shitty things AI did this week, and yet another case of a strange clown making people uncomfortable. We'l...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Send us a text On June 4th, 2010, 7 year old Kyron Horman was excited to present his project on red-eyed tree frogs at his elementary school's science fair. His step-mom Terri drove him to school, browsed the fair with him, snapped a photo of him next to his poster, and then said goodbye. She watched him turn around and walk down the hallway towards his classroom, and then she left. That would be the last time anyone would see Kyron. This week on EBC, we dive into the mysterious disappearance of...
May 16, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Send us a text What a whirlwind this week, folks! We may be entering our EBC Lite era, but this latest news update is anything but! We're living vicariously through scientists uncovering the new color olo, we're getting updates about the other Don in our lives (who's also a clown, literally) and we're getting hung up on news from Rome. (Hint, it's not about the Pope.) We'll learn about the time Halee met Justin Bieber as a grown adult woman, how Elise gets sucked into pop culture Reddit threads,...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Send us a text In 1900, 20 miles off the coast, one of Scotland's greatest mysteries unfolded on the Flannan Isles. Its lighthouse, finished just one year earlier, failed to turn on. For days it remained dark, and when a ship came to relieve the island's keepers, they found the island deserted. All three lighthouse keepers had vanished into thin air, leaving little to no clues. Was it a rogue wave? Was it a murder suicide? Maybe a sea monster or UFO? Anything is possible. We'll dig into the cond...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Send us a text Coven, are you avoiding the news for fear of emotional overwhelm and turmoil? Are you attempting to limit screen time to manage anxiety and stress? Fear not, for we have just the episode for you. Let our voices soothe you and our flagrant disregard for conventionally accepted pronunciations distract you from your woes, if only for a little while. Even more, we'll update you on the most important current events, so that you can continue to avoid news outlets! This week we'll touch ...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Send us a text In the summer of 1969, strange things started happening on Lake Worth, outside of Forth Worth, Texas. There were whispers of an odd creature- described as part man, part fish, and part goat- being spotted in a local nature preserve. What started out as an outlandish rumor became front-page news on July 10, 1969, when the creature jumped on the hood of a car and disappeared into the forest, but not before leaving an 18 inch scratch down the side of the vehicle. When 6 visibly shake...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Send us a text There’s an abundance of weird in the news this week, Coven! From Bigfoot sightings in Colorado to missing men in Alaska, this week’s tea is Piping Hot! There’s new evidence in the disappearance of Maura Murray, a missing person’s body is found in a treehouse, and a husband tried to push his wife off a cliff but ghosts maybe saved her? TBD. Of course we’ll talk about the reincarnated dire wolf pups and reminisce about our favorite Neopet pups. There’s all that and more! Happy haunt...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Send us a text Last week, we toured the haunted streets of London's Whitechapel district and explored the hunting grounds of the world's most mysterious serial killer - Jack the Ripper. Since 1888, his identity has remained a mystery, with authors and self-proclaimed "Ripperologists" claiming they have all the answers. This week, we'll dig in to theories old and new and highlight the most compelling and the most ridiculous. New DNA evidence claims to have answered this mystery once and for all, ...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Send us a text In the summer of 1888, the streets of London were a bleak affair. The working class were desperate, thunderstorms ravaged the streets and in the early morning hours, a devil was terrorizing the sex workers of Whitechapel. Arguably the most infamous serial killer of all time, Jack the Ripper would claim the lives of five women, mangling their bodies in the streets and then seemingly disappearing into the night. In part one of this two part series, we’ll dig into the histories of th...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Send us a text Coven, there has been so much happening in the news, and we have been waiting patiently to cover it! The recurring theme this week seems to be 'things we'd love to watch a TV show about' - from a meltdown happening at an Antarctic research base, to an exorcism at 30,000 feet, there's plenty to discuss. We'll talk about the mysterious circumstances around Gene Hackman's death, and learn about how Aaron Goodwin very nearly went on a permanent Ghost Adventure. There's all that and so...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Send us a text Last week, we joined the Donner Party on the first half of their journey from Missouri to California. When we last left them, they were camped out by Truckee Lake in the Sierra Nevadas, and snow began falling on their camp. The group could not know then what that snowfall meant, and the sad fate that would await them in the coming months. In the final installment of our Donner Party series, we will learn about the brutal winter of 1846, as the group fought for survival amid 20 fee...
Mar 14, 2025•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Send us a text In the spring of 1846, over 500 covered wagons set off from Independence, Missouri, headed West towards a new life. They could not fathom the difficulties and harsh conditions they would encounter along their journey, and this was especially true for one group of pioneers, now infamously known as the Donner Party. Most have heard salacious headlines outlining the gruesome atrocities committed by the group, but not many know the equally fascinating story of the beginning of their j...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Send us a text It's Valentine's Day, coven! And nothing says true love like a woman saving herself from her abuser. The story of Lorena Bobbitt is a muddled one, evoking images of an angry, jealous woman who exacted her revenge by cutting off her husband's penis. The true story, however, is much more sinister. John Wayne Bobbitt, while quite simple-minded, was anything but innocent. In the words of Cell Block Tango, "He had it coming," just not in the way he hoped. Tonight, we'll explore John an...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Send us a text What a week it's been, y'all. Tonight's episode focuses on mental respite in the form of laughter, and we invite you to escape from the real world for just a moment and join us for silliness... and maybe too much wine. This week we cover all manner of ridiculous news, from sasquatch hunts tearing apart marriages (surprisingly neither of ours), to finding out just what happens when you consume too much cheese. We'll talk Turkish UFOs, egg-related crime, and stupid vampire castle ha...
Feb 07, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Send us a text Coven, you've heard us share our constant worry that we're both dangerously susceptible to joining a cult. This week, we're really putting our strong will to the test as we cover arguably the coolest cult we've ever heard of. It's got the first female truck driver in Brazilian history, it's got aliens, it's got astral projection, it's got super rad outfits, and it has friendly Jesus. What more could we ask for? In the 1950s, Neiva Chavez Zelaya had been suffering for years from di...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Send us a text There’s no shortage of disappointments this week, but perhaps none so great as the realization that one woman was not, in fact, dating Brad Pitt. An $855k disappointment to be exact. And then there’s the gal who was reported dead while she was still very much alive, a man whose face was set ablaze during surgery and a train full of anti-tank missiles delivered to our favorite Swedish furniture store. You just can’t make this stuff up. Happy haunting! Get in touch! Follow us on ins...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Send us a text In July 1969, the United States beat the Soviet Union in the decades long Space Race, taking one giant leap onto the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong’s steps would go down in history as one of mankind’s greatest achievements. But there are those who question whether it happened at all. Was our technology really up to the task? Or were we fighting a losing battle against the Soviets, desperate to hold on to our reputation? We’ll explore the history of the Space Race and the two ...
Jan 17, 2025•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Send us a text Folks, it's been a minute since we've had a news update, and the weird and wonderful stories have been piling up! This week we'll talk about the search for Sasquatch ending in tragedy in the PNW and success in the midwest. We'll briefly become a film podcast, and give you our hottest takes on new releases. We'll update you on the Asparamancer's 2025 predictions. We'll even talk about how impressive Judi Dench looks in a one piece bathing suit. All that and more this week on EBC! H...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Send us a text Happy New Year, coven! We're starting 2025 off with a bang (Lisey wishes) as we continue our ongoing cryptid series and cover Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp Monster. This one is a real treat, as we dig up firsthand accounts of sightings of this elusive creature. First spotted in the 50s and 60s, he rose to local fame in the early 70s. But has he really been seen for centuries, just called by many different names? Or is he an invention of an avid hunter who wants free reign over go...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Send us a text Another year comes to a close, and we're so grateful for you all coming along for the ride with us. This week, we take a look back at some of the highs and lows of 2024. From jellyfish UFO and very compelling sasquatch sightings, to murder-inspired dance routines and vegetable-based psychics, there's a lot to cover. Tune in as we recount some of our favorite headlines, and reflect on the best parts of 2024! Happy New Year, and Happy Haunting! Get in touch! Follow us on instagram a...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Send us a text In 2012, FBI agents arrested a man for the murder of Samantha Koenig in Anchorage, Alaska. What they didn’t realize was that they’d apprehended one of America’s most prolific serial killers: Israel Keyes. Citing a split personality, Keyes went on a crime spree across the country for fourteen years, robbing banks, burning down houses and taking lives. He buried kill kits across the country so he’d never miss an opportunity, and he got away with it for years. After his arrest in 201...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Send us a text On February 1, 2012, Samantha Koenig was taken from a coffee stand in Anchorage, Alaska. Her disappearance made no sense to investigators. There weren't signs of a struggle, she'd sent an angry text to her boyfriend, and security footage showed two people walking through a parking lot arm in arm. But when a ransom note appeared weeks after her capture, accompanied by a disturbing photo of Samantha, investigators were sure she was in danger. ATM withdrawals would take detectives th...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Send us a text Throughout the entirety of this podcast, we've heard this question over and over: "If UFOs are real, why haven't more people seen them?" It's a valid question, and yet the more we learn about extraterrestrial activity, the more we realize that people have been seeing them! And sometimes even on a massive scale. This week we'll learn about two such examples, where dozens and even hundreds of folks saw the same thing around the same place and time. First, we'll travel to Western Mas...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Send us a text Happy Thanksgiving, Coven! After a day full of eating and awkward family moments, what better way to unwind than with your favorite podcast?! We’ve got all kinds of goodies in our latest news roundup, including new tattoo ideas and fabulous DB Cooper fan fic concepts. Of course we’ll cover actual news, like the man who staged his own death to escape his responsibilities and alien lights seen in Juneau, Alaska. We’ll dig in to the curious disappearance of Hannah Kobayashi, learn ab...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 138
