Send us a text It's hard to Live, Laugh, Love when there's just so much bullshit going on, Coven! Ruby Franke's husband claims Jodi Hildebrandt is actually possessed by the devil. Don't do Satan dirty like that! Rogue sasquatches turn out to be really tall runners who move more fluidly than most? And slippery thieves pelt bananas at a helpless attendant (who we'll discover isn't so helpless through the help of a little reading comprehension.) Things get a bit frisky as we uncover reports of shav...
Apr 12, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Send us a text In the late 1970s, a strange group of folks arrived on Vashon Island, WA. Seemingly overnight, 60 men, women and children set up military tents and portapotties and got to work transforming 58 acres of pristine coastal forest into a religious commune. Under the direction of their charismatic leader Lou, and his surly wife Mary Lou, the Wesleyan Cult built homes and a life for their community on their private compound. Rumors swirled around town as islanders wondered what this new ...
Apr 05, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Send us a text Coven, this is the week of people on their worst behavior! Starting with a modern day witch and her crystal ball (of meth) and ending with a variable potpourri of the worst parents we’ve ever heard of, our faith in humanity may be wavering. We learn about Elise’s pedo high school teacher using AI to victimize children, and we get updates on a few recent stories we’ve covered. Before things get too dark, we revisit a trusted favorite- our dearest Bigfoot. You know Elise is excited....
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Send us a text On August 2nd, 2006, Robert Eric Wone was stabbed to death in the Washington, D.C. row home of a dear friend. What was first reported as a random crime inflicted by an intruder unfolded into something much more sinister. As detectives worked to piece together a strange and confounding puzzle, every piece they uncovered seemed to reveal more questions than answers. This week, we talk about the senseless and tragic loss of Robert's life, and offer up our theories as to what really h...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Send us a text We're not the only shit show this week, Coven. There's a veritable smorgasbord of shit in the news, and conspiracy theories are at the forefront. Across the pond, the Royal Family is missing its most beautiful member - Princess Kate. Is she alive? Is there a divorce looming? Is she simply taking time to improve her photoshop skills? Who can say. The conspiracies are more nefarious on this side of the pond, with a Boeing whistleblower supposedly killing himself mere days before his...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Send us a text "Do you guys ever think about dying?" Why, yes, just all day every day. Turns out, only 11 percent of the population is as obsessed with mortality as we are, but we know you're on the same page, Coven. No one can truly say what happens after you die, but a select few have an idea. Near Death Experiences have captivated the minds of supernatural and scientific alike for years. Some say it's the brain's way of coping before its demise, others think it's a look into the afterlife. (W...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Send us a text Happy March, Coven! With a new month comes plenty of new strangeness. In Europe, we have a submerged stone wall that's at least 10,000 years old, and a tree-tossing mom risking it all for glory. In the northeast, we have halee's dream scenario- bigfoot prints in the Hudson Valley! And some excitement as our favorite hairy cryptid is coming to the big screen soon. We'll talk about haunted homes, a pregnant stingray (thanks immaculate conception?) and the scariest thing of all- momm...
Mar 01, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Send us a text Dearest coven, today marks an important milestone for EBC… our 100th episode! To celebrate, we’re taking it back to the beginning of Elise and Halee’s friendship and covering the mystery/true crime(?) story that started it all! On August 1st, 2018, Samantha Sayers left her Seattle apartment to climb Vesper Peak in the Cascade mountain range. Sam was a relatively experienced hiker who loved Seattle for its easy access to the great outdoors. She signed her name in a log book at the ...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 57 min
Send us a text It's a dog eat dog world out there, folks. And the proof is in the pudding because this week we're talking about rabid coyotes and mutant wolves. The former are biting hikers, while the latter just may be saving the world from cancer. You can thank Chernobyl for that. (Actually, thank science.) Sadly, not everyone is so advanced. Texas hands out a measly 180-day jail sentence for a husband-induced abortion. Parents are dealt the swift hand of justice on behalf of their children's ...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Send us a text On July 17, 1980, electrical workers outside of Anchorage uncovered the badly decomposed body of a woman buried in a shallow grave. She became known as Eklutna Annie and was the first in a series of murders to sweep across Southcentral Alaska. Sex workers started disappearing at an alarming rate. Was there a serial killer on the loose or were these vulnerable young women simply choosing to move on? As the bodies started to pile up and shell casings from a .223 rifle appeared at ev...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Send us a text Happy February, coven! We made it through what can only be described as the longest month of all time! And it turns out that even in February, weirdness abounds. This week we travel from possible historic wreckage on the ocean floor, to justice in the sky as the perv flight attendant finally gets criminally charged. Speaking of justice, we're happy to report on both an influencer and murderer who were held accountable this week too! We'll hear about the devil spontaneously shatter...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Send us a text In late August 2013, Bryce Laspisa had been exhibiting weeks of uncharacteristic and erratic behavior. Bryce was a college student in a suburb of Sacramento who was described as happy and well loved, when he suddenly began giving away belongings and sending cryptic text messages. He told his mom he desperately needed to speak with his parents about something important, got in his car, and started driving south towards his parents' home. Tragically, Bryce would never make it home, ...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Send us a text It's happening, Coven. Aliens are finally making their presence known - or at least that's how it seems in this latest news update! We've got UFO sightings, alien shadows and panels blowing off airplanes. Just kidding - that one was totally a human error, and we're all the more terrified because of it. This week, we're talking about proof of the afterlife, violent offenders using Spiderman tactics to attack judges and bear sightings in India and Halee's backyard. Best of all, we'l...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Send us a text In 2015, Gypsy Rose Blanchard had reached her breaking point. She’d spent the last 24 years under the thumb of her mother Dee Dee, taking countless medications she was told would heal her. And her ailments were many : muscular dystrophy, leukemia, mental incompetency and more all plagued Gypsy from a young age. Or did they? A victim of Munchausen by Proxy, Gypsy was forced to ride in a wheelchair when she could walk just fine, had her salivary glands removed for no reason at all a...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Send us a text Happy New Year, coven! Though the year may be new, the world continues to be very much the same and the news is as weird as ever. This week's episode takes us all over the world, from a British psychic using asparagus to predict the future, to a possible goblin sighting in Argentina. Not to be outdone by a goblin, bigfoot makes an appearance in Virginia... or does he? We talk about a woman who has erotic feelings for an oak tree- but don't worry guys, it's not sexual! We find out ...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Send us a text Strap yourselves in, coven. We're about to bring you the closest thing to proof of a bonafide UFO sighting- short of being zapped up and probed, of course! This week we're covering the Stephenville Lights, a series of UFO sightings that happened over Texas dairy county in 2008. Over the course of a number of days, dozens of folks reported seeing strange lights and crafts in the sky. The subsequent investigation revealed some pretty tangible and compelling proof of something strang...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Send us a text Happy Friday, Coven! It was a strange week in the world and a strange week for news. From a vanishing bride, to a man transcending dimensions, to tornados lifting babies into trees, this episode runs the gamut in weirdness. We have true crime updates, including the abusive mormon mommy blogger entering a plea deal, and criminal charges for the douchey wannabe influencer who allegedly killed his wife and her parents. Some things never change as everyone's favorite daytime TV host M...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Send us a text Greetings, love beings! Your time to ascend has arrived. At least, that’s what Mother God would have you believe. Her real name was Amy Carlson, and her life’s work was dreaming up the infamous cult Love Has Won and convincing folks to follow her. (The only cult we’d follow is the cult of Ryan Gosling, but it seems not everyone is as discerning.) Amy believed she’d been reincarnated 574 times and was, in fact, Jesus Christ. She said celebrities like Robin Williams were a part of a...
Dec 15, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Send us a text There's some turbulence in the skies this week, Coven. An unexpected emergency has turned the world upside down and taken the podcast with it. Your two favorite witches are down to one and she's trying to her damndest to make the news interesting all on her own. We'll talk about another bear attack, bring you up to speed on that pedophile from American Airlines and uncover the not-so-shocking truth about the CIA's involvement with UFOs. It's not the same without Halee, but distanc...
Dec 08, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Send us a text In 1587, the British left a group of colonists on Roanoke Island, the first English settlement in the New World. They sailed back to England, promising to return with supplies and reinforcements in the following months. Nearly 3 years later, when a ship finally returned with supplies and aid, they found a puzzling scene. The entire settlement had been shuttered, with not a single trace of the colonists anywhere to be found. There was one single cryptic clue that may suggest the fa...
Dec 01, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Send us a text Coven, we have such a treat for you today. You've heard us refer to friend of the podcast Jessiah and his amazing spooky adventures many times before... today, you get to meet him too! Tune in as Jessiah takes us on a tour of terror around the world. From his upbringing in a conservative religious cult, to spending an unforgettable night in a haunted house, his tales are sure to frighten and delight. We'll talk UFOs and Roswell theories, and finish up with a truly shocking true cr...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Send us a text Mirror, mirror on the wall, is the matrix real after all? The answer is yes. We’re all living in a simulation, and we have proof thanks to one soon-to-be bride. It’s not the only thing giving us the ick this week. We’ll discover that Teslas can see ghosts, film lights can melt airplane windows and farting dogs can get you a $1400 refund from your airline. That last one wasn’t exactly icky - we both agree we’d love a dog next to us on a long flight, flatulence be damned. We’ll walk...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Send us a text In 2008, George and Cindy Anthony were worried about their two-year-old granddaughter Caylee. They hadn't seen her in 31 days, and their daughter Casey was being cagey. When Casey's car showed up in a tow yard, along with Caylee's carseat and the distinct smell of human decomposition, they demanded answers. Casey said a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzales had taken her, but her story was fraught with lies. Authorities became involved, and the search for Caylee was on. But one p...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Send us a text Are you, like us, feeling the post-Halloween blues? Melancholic at the thought that spooky season is coming to an end? If so, we understand and we feel your pain. But do not despair, coven! It's always spooky season here! This week's news includes many lessons learned about what can and can't be donated to a thrift store, a master class in long-term revenge, and just how much acid Goldie Hawn was tripping on in the California desert when an alien touched her face. We get updates o...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Send us a text It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Coven, it's nearly Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than to dive into one of our nation's most beloved spooky legends? Tonight, halee takes us through the history of Washington Irving's masterpiece 'The Legend of Spooky Hollow.' From Tarrytown's own spooky stories like a reclusive bohemian witch and the slain revolutionary war solider who lost his noggin, to tales of haunting specters the world over, this episode is an explora...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Send us a text There’s never a dull moment in the world of the paranormal and true crime. This week, we’ll bring the best of the worst to you and yours. Funeral homes forget where dead bodies go, clowns haunt unsuspecting Scottish countrysides and witch doctors set swarms of bees on thieves. We’ll discuss whether Bigfoot has been found once and for all, glowing UFOs that were seen in the light of day and potato shaped asteroids made of metal. Halee nearly meets her maker when an “owl” threatens ...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 82
Send us a text Spooky season is synonymous with fall, but it turns out the spookiest time of all was the summer of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. New England was plagued with division everywhere you turned - natives and colonists were battling one another, smallpox was killing people left and right, and Salem itself was forming two distinct identities. So it came as no surprise when Reverend Samuel Parris claimed the devil was out to get him and his entire congregation. Soon thereafter, young wom...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Send us a text It's been a minute, but don't think we've forgotten about our tried and true Spooky Hours! You know, the episodes where we're running short on time and have to whip up something really quick? Well, they're back! Just in time for the official start of spooky season, we're treating you with some seriously scary ghost stories. No tricks here! These are all true... or at least that's what Reddit told us. Tune in for tales about the infamous Huggin' Molly, ghost hands grabbing ankles a...
Oct 06, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Send us a text Happy Friday, coven! We've made it to the end of another wild week, and we're here to recap the insanity for you. From the depths of a ghostly well, to the cruising altitude of of a commercial jetliner (complete with pervy flight attendant) we have searched high and low to gather all the spookiest, strangest, and silliest stories. We've got murder, dismemberment, and halee's childhood memories of bible camp. Which is more horrific? Tune in to find out! Happy haunting! Get in touch...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Send us a text Coven, it's nearly October and we are continuing our enthusiastic plunge into spooky season. This week, Halee takes us on a tour of some of America's most haunted places. We'll start off with murder, mystery and intrigue in the south, and criss cross the country exploring haunts and ghouls. The sounds of disembodied laughter, sudden wafts of sweet perfume, and that uncomfortable feeling of someone breathing down your neck... these sensations are all too common in these eerie local...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 78
