Introducing Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...The first three episodes will drop on 3.2.23 at 3:23pm EDT. In the meantime, please take a moment to subscribe on your preferred podcast listening platform... SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://link.chtbl.com/sasnightmares Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sword-and-scale-nightmares/id1657802345 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08GhRV98AIgR0st3oUQRpa iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podca...
Feb 27, 2023•13 min
Kevin Bacon is dead. No, not that Kevin Bacon (though Matt and Ian discuss the actor as well). This episode also features one of the most shocking case updates we've ever uncovered, and a mindblowing tangent about robo-drivers.
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 170
In an extremely meta-episode: Matt and Ian talk about Mike and Charles talking about last week's episode, as well as react to everyone else's reactions. Matt also details a very disturbing case out of Arkansas.
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 169
DON’T TALK TO COPS, MMKAY?? Ian and Matt analyze one of the worst interrogations ever, and falsely confess to what they would probably do if they were in the hot seat.
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 168
This week, Matt and Ian stall for as long as humanly possible in an effort to avoid discussing one of the saddest episodes of Sword and Scale ever. Damn you Mike Boudet and your emotional storytelling!
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 167
Don't forget your inhaler... no one is safe from this week's episode dealing with Edwin Lara- an out of control college campus security officer on a murderous rampage.
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 166
Before you call 911, and before you call your lawyer, call Ian and Matt... or just listen to this week's podcast about one seriously terrible organic farmer.
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 165
Song and dance-men Ian Bagg and Matt Fondiler discuss a case centered around the most annoying, and least trustworthy people imaginable: musical theater people. You've been warned.
Dec 12, 2021•55 min•Season 7Ep. 164
Should you adopt? This episode will help you make that important decision.
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 163
Didn't get a chance to listen to this week's Sword and Scale? Don't worry, neither did Ian! In one of the first episodes we ever taped, Matt attempts to catch Ian up on the tragic story of Baby Maddox, and the McLovin look-alike who murdered her.
Nov 28, 2021•35 min•Season 7Ep. 162
The multiple murders of rich kid Dellen 'the Felon' Millard and his rapping cohort Mark 'Say 10' Smich are the center of this week's pod. So park the truck and flip on the animal incinerator... this one's gonna get messy.
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 161
It's the COVID crimes episode! Hey all you toilet lickers and Spring Breakers-- don't cough on that open tub of ice cream... just put it back on the shelf and let Ian and Matt tell you about a world gone mad.
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 160
Mike Boudet returns for an episode dedicated to some very strange siblings, and a disturbing double-murder in small town Maine.
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 7Ep. 159
Trigger warning: this is a story about Bakersfield, Flat-Earthers, and the Anti-Christ. It was also Ian’s Audition Tape.
Oct 31, 2021•45 min•Season 7Ep. 158
Matt Fondiler is back for some more victim-blaming fun in this sad tale of an 8-year-old boy murder. Seriously, what's wrong with that Fondiler guy? He works for Adam Carolla, you know... Ian and Mike join in the wacky good times with their zany nonsense. Regardless, all women are somehow to blame and it's your fault for even listening to this.
Oct 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 157
Crank up the Porno Grind Metal music and hear our thoughts on how the media covers mass shooting a-holes in this week's episode.
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 156
This is the conclusion to the Ezra McCandless story, in which the guys discuss what really happened to Alex Woodworth, Ezra's bizarre behavior at her trial...... and stuff like that.
Oct 10, 2021•58 min•Season 7Ep. 155
In Part 1 of the Ezra McCandless story, the guys discuss sudden amnesia, intellectual hipster douchebags, and selling your artwork from prison.
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 154
Have you ever had neighbors so lousy you wanted to kill them? Let Ian, Matt and Mike talk you out of it with this cautionary tale about what happens when you mess with a man's emotional support chickens.
Sep 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 153
This week, the guys wrap up Part 2 of the Sheila Davalloo saga. Brace yourself for catfights, wacky news guys, and unlimited breadsticks.
Sep 19, 2021•56 min•Season 6Ep. 152
Wanna play a sexy game? Here- put on this blindfold, handcuff yourself to a chair, and then let Ian, Matt and Mike tell you all about the case of Sheila Davalloo.
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 151
Ian and Matt discuss the strange behavior of Jake Patterson-- who made an impulsive decision one day to kidnap teenager Jayme Closs. They also break down her incredible escape, reactions from the family, and Mike Boudet's attempts to scare the crap out of us each week.
Sep 05, 2021•50 min•Season 6Ep. 150
Father and Son relationships are at the forefront of today’s episode, as the guys discuss the confusing case of James Scandirito II- a man found guilty of dismembering his dad, but not guilty of murdering him.
Aug 29, 2021•57 min•Season 6Ep. 149
Ian Bagg and Matt Fondiler uncover the heartwarming world of YouTube rant videos and Joker impressions; and more specifically they break down the ‘war against atheism’ being fought by users Tony48219 and Venom Fang X.
Aug 15, 2021•51 min•Season 6Ep. 148
This week, the guys react to the anonymous fan who called in with a story of trauma as a young boy. They also discuss the notion of ‘statute of limitations’, what happened to ‘Surviving This’, and how much things have changed since the 1980s.
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 147
The gruesome murder of Bianca Devins is at the heart of this week's episode, so Ian Bagg, Matt Fondiler, and Mike Boudet discuss incels, orbiters, emo culture, and all you twisted folks who look up pictures of dead people.
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 146
Ian Bagg, Matt Fondiler, and Sword and Scale creator Mike Boudet break down the case of killer twins Jas and Tas Whitehead-- two out of control teens who don't like being told what to do.
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 145
We're going to Vegas, baby!! Mike Boudet joins once again as the guys examine the weird world of Reality TV, TMZ stalkers, and a brutal murder following a poker tournament.
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 144
The relaunched, rebooted Rewind has returned… really! This week, co-hosts Ian Bagg and Matt Fondiler are joined by Sword and Scale mastermind Mike Boudet to break down an episode about wrong way drivers, and nerds who watch other nerds play video games.
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 143
Dr. Drew calls in to discuss the startling phenomenon of 'targeted individuals'. Plus, Matt and Stefanie comment on Gavin Long's shooting rampage against Baton Rouge police officers.
Feb 04, 2020•27 min•Season 6Ep. 142
