Send us a text Junko Furuta was a 17-year-old high school student with a bright future ahead of her. She was excelling in her senior year, had promising job opportunities and was excited to join her classmates on a trip after graduation. But on November 25, 1988, all that was ripped away when she was kidnapped and imprisoned for the next 44 days. Junko was tortured in unimaginable ways. Believing her captors were part of the Yakuza, she did as she was told so as not to endanger her family. She w...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Send us a text Folks, we loved spooky season. (And around here, it's always spooky season.) But it turns out as much as we loved taking you on haunted adventures for the past month, we missed catching you up on all the weirdness going on around us too. This week is an exciting one, as Lisey FINALLY got a proper aura reading in the heart of woo woo country- Sedona, Arizona. Prepare yourselves, because it's a trip! Halee has some very strong feelings about the results of a recent election, and no,...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Send us a text On February 9th, 2004, 21 year college student Maura Murray made a series of decisions that have haunted, puzzled, and captivated folks the world over for the past 20 years. Maura sent off an email informing her college professors that she would be out of town due to a death in her family, despite no such death having occurred. She packed up her car, withdrew money from an ATM, and headed north. Where was she headed and what was her plan? We may never know. In rural New Hampshire,...
Nov 08, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Send us a text Happy Halloween, Coven! We can’t believe the spookiest night of the year is already here. What better way to celebrate than with terrifyingly true ghost stories from our very own beloved listeners? We’ll hear about spirits who loved their work so much in this life, they decided to spend the afterlife in the office. We’ll explore haunted old schools in Georgia, terrifying houses in Virginia and meet one listener who didn’t know she’d seen a ghost until years after the fact. Grab a ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Send us a text Scary movie night has been an integral part of Lisey and Halee’s relationship since its conception. What better way to celebrate spooky season than to bring you in on our most favorite tradition? Tonight we’ll uncover the haunting stories that inspired some of our favorite horror flicks. We’ll dig into the real life haunting that inspired Steven Spielberg’s classic, Poltergeist. We’ll knock on the door of room 217 at the Stanley Hotel, where Stephen King dreamed up his outline for...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Send us a text Dearest coven, our newest spooky season tradition continues this week with a deep dive into our nation's motorways. Doesn't sound too creepy at first, but it turns out danger and ghouls are lurking at practically every corner out there. From the Devil's Highway in the south west, to a forested stretch of road once dubbed the 'graveyard for truckers' in the north east, we'll travel all around the country finding the most haunted roads. There are goat men, melon heads, skinwalkers, ...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Send us a text Spooky season is in full swing, witches, and what better way to celebrate than with a terrifyingly true ghost story. In the late 70s, a family of five in Enfield, England would experience one of the most prolific ghost encounters ever documented. Knocking could be heard throughout the house. Marbles were thrown from unseen hands. Furniture was moved across the room, and dozens of people were there to witness it. The haunting centered around Margaret and Janet Hodgson, both going t...
Oct 11, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Send us a text Spooky season is upon us! And we're celebrating in style. It just didn't seem right to devote two entire episodes to news during the most special month of October, so instead, we're embarking on a new mini-series celebrating the best haunts from all 50 states. We're kicking things off in California, whose list of spooky specters is as long as the state is large. We'll explore deadly waters surrounding the Point Sur Lighthouse, peek behind closed doors at the Brookdale Lodge and un...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Send us a text In 1845, a crew of 134 men set out in search of the elusive Northwest Passage, hoping to find a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Armed with thousands of canned goods, gallons of lemon juice and a passion for adventure, they set forth on the HMS Terror and Erebus, ready for a taste of glory. Instead, they found themselves stuck at sea for more than three years, their ships encased in thick, unforgiving ice. When it refused to thaw in 1848, the men abandoned ship an...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Send us a text Dearest coven, by now you've probably learned to expect the unexpected on this podcast. That lesson will serve you especially well this week, as we cover all kinds of weirdness. Halee recounts her awkward grad school dating life, there are 8 year olds driving SUVs, and the Titanic is probably haunted. You'll hear our hot takes on affirmative action, we'll talk UFOs in Mexico and China, and get back into real estate drama- we just can't stay away! That's not even an exhaustive list...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Send us a text On June 4th, 2004, Marvin Heemeyer embarked on a rampage in his fortified Komatsu bulldozer that would forever change the town of Granby, CO. But before Killdozer, there was Marvin the welder, who loved snowmobiling and being outdoors. How did this seemingly normal man go from well-loved community member to the manifesto spouting anti-government character in the headlines? This week we'll explore the origin of this sad and shocking story, and ask ourselves the important and diffic...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Send us a text Oh coven, you're in for such a treat this week. You may have figured out last week from our subtle hints and spooky foreshadowing that we're bringing back a tried and true favorite- spooky hour! We finally tackle one of our shared obsessions... glitches in the matrix. Have you ever lost time that you couldn't account for? Had a strange occurrence that you just couldn't explain? Sometimes the answer is simpler than we might realize- we actually live in a simulation and sometimes th...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Send us a text As the title suggests, this episode is anything but linear. We're taking you on a roller coaster ride of tangents, all the way from Elise's opinion on Longlegs to politicians helping the homeless. Of course we'll bring you some actual news, including one theme park's ridiculous law suit and the solving of a 40-year old cold case through DNA. In an episode of true tangents, we'll also discuss how DNA gets into the hands of law enforcement and ask whether we should be giving it away...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Send us a text America’s National Parks are as inspiring as they are humbling. Their vast landscapes provide a place for adventure and exploration, but solitude can turn deadly if you’re not prepared. At 3.4 million acres, Death Valley is the most sprawling and desolate park in the Lower 48. Reaching temperatures of 134 degrees, much of its landscape is inhabitable and unforgiving. In 1996, four German tourists entered the park completely unprepared for the kind of topography and environment the...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Send us a text What a week, coven! From Irish moms giving orangutans nursing tutorials, to Floridians doomsday prepping in the worst way, there's plenty of strange news to discuss. We'll cover the latest in UFO sightings, the world's worst breakdancing, and most importantly, the shocking and fascinating story of a reincarnated 911 victim. You don't want to miss this weirdness, folks! Happy Haunting! Get in touch! Follow us on instagram at @easybakecovenpodcast Visit our website at www.easybakeco...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Send us a text It's time for another cryptid roundup, and this time we're heading to halee's homeland to learn all about two famous PNW sea monsters! First we'll talk about Cadborasaurus, a long, creepy serpent with a horse's head that has been spotted hundreds of times in the Vancouver Island area (and beyond) in the past 200 years. Is it the real deal, or the desperate imaginings of 2 quasi-scientists? Next, we'll discuss a cryptid you've heard us mention before... the infamous Ogopogo. We'll ...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Send us a text It’s our first news update in what feels like forever! And you better believe it’s a good one. We’re covering crime-fighting eleven year old girls, babies who survive the unthinkable and idol culture in Japan. We’ll hear about Halee’s latest obsession - a self-published memoir laden with conspiracy theories, gifted by a fellow islander. Elise promises a future reading from a sure-to-be classic in erotic vampire fiction, and we’ll give our opinions on the hotly debated Ballerina Fa...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Send us a text We’re back, witches! Did you think we’d leave you for months again? Not this time! We’re diving back into the world of true crime with a cold case from Breckenridge, CO. Bobbi Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee went missing within hours of one another on a snowy night in 1982. Their crime scenes would hold two key pieces of evidence that would have investigators asking if this was the work of one man. Premonitions, playing cards and episodes of Unsolved Mysteries would all play a p...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Send us a text Happy Friday, coven! This week brought all sorts of weird and wonderful news and of course we are here for it. We'll hear about the latest innovations in robot technology, and- spoiler alert- it's not great. We'll get some updates on Charlotte the stingray and Sherri Papini, and hear about a scandalous true crime story out of Boston. And then we'll ask the important questions- who is your dream dinner guest? And is God real? We'll tackle all this and more on this week's episode! G...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Send us a text In 2016, Keith and Sherri Papini appeared, by all accounts, to be a picture perfect family. They lived in a quiet suburb in northern California with their 2 beautiful children, and Sherri lovingly referred to their life as her 'happily ever after'. But when Sherri vanished without a trace on November 2, 2016, their lives would be turned upside down andf those around them would come to realize that all was not as it seemed. This week we're covering the stranger than fiction tale of...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Send us a text The world is just as depraved as it was last news update, folks. Maybe even more so. And it seems a lot of the depravity resides in Florida! A man killed an entire family and then burned the evidence, but not before FaceTiming a friend with everything visible on camera. A woman murdered her boyfriend by zipping him up in a suitcase as she filmed his struggle, and later claimed she just fell asleep. There may be many criminals in the Sunshine State, but they’re certainly not the br...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Send us a text The world of the ooky spooky doesn’t belong to cryptids, ghosts and aliens alone. Turns out, we humans are pretty spooky, too, particularly when it comes to matters of the heart. The heart is synonymous with love and the soul. But what would happen If you received the heart of someone else? Would you still be you? Is it possible that you’d take on traits and attributes from your donor? Sounds crazy, right? Turns out, your cells might hold on to memories, and should you ever need a...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Send us a text It's a most joyous occasion, coven! Your two favorite witches are reunited and recording together at last... and we are joined very briefly by 2 guests who will only make you appreciate our charm and wit even more! This week we have a great roundup of all the strangeness happening in the world. From UFOs and whatever the underwater version of a UFO is, to a plethora of true crime updates, to one of our favorite past times (making fun of Hilary Baldwin saying cucumber,) we have lot...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 115
Send us a text The days are getting longer, the weather is getting nicer, and the summer season is fast approaching. But as you prepare to travel and spend time adventuring in your local forests- heed these cautionary tales of the creatures that lurk in the dark. This week, we're covering not one, but TWO classic American cryptids. First, we'll learn about the Flatwoods Monster, spotted in West Virginia in 1950. When a mom and a group of teens followed a bright light streaking across the sky, th...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Send us a text This week, everyone's "good thing" is going to be that Halee went to UFO Fest and has returned to delight us with her findings. Shocker - aliens are real. Duh! We'll hear compelling firsthand accounts from military whistleblower Ryan Graves, and best of all, we'll get Jessiah's take on all things spooky. In the news, we'll hear about witches and warlocks duking it out (aka, old people being taken advantage of.) We'll learn that cheese mongers don't just specialize in cheese, but a...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Send us a text In 1959, the town of Holcomb, Kansas was a quiet farming community. People left their doors unlocked because nothing really bad ever happened there. But all that changed on November 15 when the Clutter family was found brutally murdered inside their two-story farmhouse. The motive wasn’t clear. Was it a revenge killing? A robbery gone wrong? Maybe a serial killer? Detectives sifted through hundreds of tips before receiving a call from a prison inmate who claimed he knew who killed...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Send us a text Happy Friday, coven! This week takes us on a wild adventure. We have animal travel - cats being shipped and dogs flying on airplanes. Speaking of airplanes, did y'all know there are people in charge of coordinating caskets flying across the world and sometimes they mess up their job?! We delve into the true crime world, with an abduction (and thankful recovery) of a 10 month old baby, and the disappearance and murder of 3 surfers in Mexico. This week sadly also brings about anothe...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Send us a text Coven, this week is a big one for halee and Lisey. It's rare that we're wrong... and it's even more rare that we would admit that we're wrong. But this week we may just be ready to admit that we were wrong about orbs! After hearing a spooky and intriguing tale, halee took a deep dive into orbs and found that the blurry 'orb' photos we see online are truly misrepresenting this fascinating phenomenon. In today's episode we'll take a trip all around the world to hear about spooklight...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Send us a text Do you dream of finding old bones? Have you ever thought about joining your favorite podcast on a bone hunting expedition? Does the mere thought give you a boner? Dude, same. Maybe one day. In the meantime, join us as we uncover the latest bone-chilling, ooky spooky news. Okay, enough bone puns. They're not humerus. STOP. This week we'll talk about a potential human sacrifice made to a family of sasquatch, pirate bones uncovered in the UK, the world's worst niece who brought her d...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Send us a text Where today stands a charming tourist town, Jerome, Arizona was once the "wickedest town in America." Bordellos and saloons served up drinks and disease to the miners who frequented them. And when the mines inevitably became too much, the smelter spit them out with the trash - literally. Jerome's streets run red with blood, harboring memories of the past in every nook and corner. We'll uncover ghosts inside the Connor and Grand Hotel, formerly the United Verde Hospital. Elise prov...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 108
