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Web Crawlers

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Ali Segel and Melissa Stetten discuss pop culture, TV, viral stories, unsolved mysteries, creepy cults, scammers, and everything unsettling in between. “They maintain a loose, upbeat dynamic as they fall down rabbit holes, which means listeners can comfortably dip their toes into the deeply unsettling and unexplained, but won’t walk away feeling, well, haunted.” (Vanity Fair, 2020)

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Episodes

Spirit Cooking w/ Guest Host Ann Charlotte aka The Vöid

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  How does the art of conceptual artist Marina Abramović inspire an entire conspiracy on Spirit Cooking?? Listen to find out! This episode has excerpts read from: The Propaganda Pipeline: Hacking the Core from the Periphery by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts When Marina Abramovich Dies by James Westcott [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patre...

Nov 01, 202235 minSeason 1Ep. 389

The Reptilian People Conspiracy w/ Guest Host Elle BelAnge

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  The Reptilian Conspiracy is based on an idea that there are a race of reptiles that live here on earth, disguised as human beings, using either science, magic or shapeshifting to do so. Today we’re going to take a look at just some of the roots of The Reptilian Conspiracy and some influential moments and people within its development. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter...

Oct 25, 202245 minSeason 1Ep. 388

The Watcher House Re-Release

With the new series The Watcher out, we're rereleasing our episode from 2020 of the TRUE story of 657 Boulevard: In 2014, a family bought their dream home, but was tormented by anonymous threatening letters from a so-called "Watcher." It was a nightmare that kept getting stranger and stranger. Was it a neighbor? An inside job? Producer Maria? Source: https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter /...

Oct 20, 202253 minSeason 1Ep. 387

The Exorcist: The True Story w/ Guest Hosts Daniel Tana and Rosie Nolan

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  In 1971, the writer William Peter Blatty published The Exorcist, a novel based on a true story of a child's demonic possession. This story would go on to terrify millions of people when it was adapted into the seminal 1973 film of the same name. But just what was the true story? How did it differ from the novel and film? And how was the “true” story that had been told for decades later fou...

Oct 18, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 386

The Flora Valley Station Mystery (Gave Me Nightmares And I Don't Want To Talk About It) w/ Guest Host Lauren Deborah

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  Lauren Deborah of the My Dad Stole My Limelight Podcast joins Ali to discuss The Flora Valley Station Mystery. In 1986, two Australian teenagers vanished from an outback cattle station and their bodies were found months later under mysterious circumstances. Did they die from heat and exhaustion after being stranded in the desolate landscape or was murder involved?   Webcrawlerspod@gma...

Oct 11, 202250 minSeason 1Ep. 385

Terri Hoffman’s Cult Conscious Development w/ Guest Hosts Michelle & Ashley of TSFU Podcast

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  Michelle & Ashley of TSFU Podcast join Ali to discuss cult leader Terri Hoffman who created the Conscious Development. She claimed to have supernatural abilities to communicate with the dead, and believed it was her duty to wage war against entities called the Black Lords. Ten cult members either went missing or died under her leadership, shortly after leaving all their possessions to ...

Oct 04, 20221 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 384

Comic Books & Crime w/ Guest Host Jacque Nodell

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  Comic book historian Jacque Nodell joins Ali to discuss three stories: Nicolas Cage’s stolen comic book collection, the murder of Homer Marciniak, and lawyer Anthony Chiofalo who embezzled millions of dollars to buy comic books.  Listen to Jacque’s Podcast: Sequential Crush   [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show h...

Sep 27, 202244 minSeason 1Ep. 383

Cosmo DiNardo & The Lost Boys of Bucks County w/ Guest Host Emily Shacklette

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!  Emily Shacklette joins Ali to talk about Cosmo DiNardo and the lost boys of Bucks County. In July 2017, four young men went missing in the Philadelphia suburb of Bucks County within days of each other. All roads led to the DiNardo family farm and their 20-year-old son Cosmo.  Listen to Emily's podcast On Thick Ice   [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instag...

Sep 20, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 382

MAILBAG: Bad DMT Trip & Money Laundering Fees

Catfish mom update. A surprise wedding and proposal at Bertucci’s. A DMT trip gone wrong. An unhinged 4-part Denver airport synchronicity. A listener’s mom getting involved in money laundering. Not syncing “let’s get into it.” Military contract explanation.    [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 15, 202244 minSeason 1Ep. 381

Don't Worry Darling Drama

We give you a play by play of all the drama surrounding Olivia Wilde’s movie Don’t Worry Darling. It’s A LOT.   [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 13, 202244 minSeason 1Ep. 380

MAILBAG: Braindead & Pronouncing Names Wrong

EMAIL: AWOL explanation.  VOICEMAILS: Pretending there’s a ghost in your house for fun. Getting creepy voicemails from a prison inmate. Maria is the Mona Lisa of the podcast. Catfish mom update. Why MEN shouldn’t be doctors. Why go to San Antonio for Christmas? A nice haunting. We pronounced Katarzyna wrong. X-Files explanation. Hearing a scary scratching noise at your door.     [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show...

Sep 08, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 379

House of Hammer

Armie Hammer's leaked texts and DMs reveal disturbing behavior, but his extremely wealthy family has an even darker history of abuse, power struggles, sexual assault, and getting away with literal murder.    [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 06, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 378

MAILBAG: Stock Photographer & Catfish Mom Update

VOICEMAILS: Using horseshoe crab blood to make vaccines. George Washington/Mona Lisa face. Bay Area weirdness. Almost getting kidnapped at USC. Stock photo photographer insights. International phone call hack. Another listener got their drivers license! Six part update on the mom’s catfish.    [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Sep 01, 202244 minEp. 377

Odd Reappearances

Steven Kubacki went missing during a ski trip in Michigan and reappeared over a year later claiming to have no recollection of where he’s been. Is he telling the truth? We also get into the odd reappearances of Amanda Eller who went missing in Hawaii for 17 days, Lisa Theris who went missing in the Alabama woods after a meth-fueled burglary, and William Hughes who went AWOL from the Air Force for 35 years.  [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merc...

Aug 30, 202242 minSeason 1Ep. 376

MAILBAG: Oh No!

A late night thank you. Insight into the Sodder family mystery. Rumpology. Dogs growling at our podcast. The Langoliers. A song for Maria. Flat earthers at a farmers market. Another song for Maria. Bizarro Walter. Elizabeth Holmes impression. Quick hello from Joren. Seeing a hedgehog for the first time. Oh no!   [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Aug 25, 202228 minSeason 1Ep. 375

Katarzyna Zowada: The Skin Suit Case

23 year old Katarzyna Zowada was a student in Poland who went missing in 1998. A suit made from her skin was found months later when it became stuck in the propeller of a tugboat. This was one of the biggest unsolved cases in Poland’s history until a suspect was arrested in 2017. (We realized after the fact we pronounced Katarzyna's name incorrectly and we're sorry! #Bimbos) [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://suppor...

Aug 23, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 374

MAILBAG: Creepy Riverboat Cruise & Hamburgerology

VOICEMAILS: Creepy harassment on a Danube riverboat cruise. 2022 has been no one’s year. Muscle cream backfire. A listener is in love with James from Vegas. Hamburger University. Sleeping through a proposal. Getting revenge for a menopause joke. We should still be watching the Simpsons. Saving an internet friend in another country. We should do a live show in Portland, Maine.    [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http...

Aug 19, 202236 minSeason 1Ep. 373

Yuba County Five

In February 1978 five men headed from their home in Yuba County, California to watch a college basketball game. They left after it finished and then somehow drove up a mountain into the wilderness and were never seen alive again. This mystery is sometimes referred to as the “American Dyatlov Pass.”    [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Aug 16, 202235 minSeason 1Ep. 372

MAILBAG: Wee Woo Wee Woo

VOICEMAILS: A stone at a music festival. Swimming in a lake with a dead body. A very mean bus driver. Being diagnosed with ADHD in your thirties. @MyStockPhotoLife instagram account. Weewoo wee woo. Simpsons Movie NSA spying. Non-player characters. Hearing a ghost singing in the bathroom. Roe v. Wade theory.    [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Aug 11, 202241 minSeason 1Ep. 371

Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Scott

In the 1980s, Dorothy Scott was a single mom living in California. She worked at a head shop and lived a pretty quiet life, until a mysterious man started stalking and calling her. During a trip to the ER to help her coworker with a black widow spider bite, she disappeared.  [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 09, 202227 minSeason 1Ep. 370

MAILBAG: Live, Laugh, La La La

VOICEMAILS: It’s Jeb! Avoiding customers at work. Mom might be dating a catfish. Nine feathers. Who took the breast from Baphomet? The Scream movies were based on a real murderer. Michael Buble synchronicity. Seeing Jesus in photographs. Simpsons producers could be illuminati.  [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 04, 202235 minSeason 1Ep. 369

Christine Collins & Her Missing Son

On March 10, 1928, nine year old Walter Collins went missing in Los Angeles. Months later the FBI contacted his mother Christine to tell her they found her son. But when they were reunited, Christine claimed that this was not in fact her son. What happened next is full of unimaginable twists and turns and a case of the most extreme gaslighting we’ve ever heard. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcr...

Aug 02, 202235 minSeason 1Ep. 368

MAILBAG: You've Got To Buss/Whip It Good

VOICEMAILS: The Yellow Deli has a LOTR vibe. Listener’s friend was really into Teal Swan. Melissa’s Buss It remix. Ali Swan/Segel. Crayons pronunciation. Multiverses are not all good. Picking up the phone and hearing yourself. Sleepwalking on TikTok. Everyone loves sweet baby James. Moral implications of quantum leaping. Brian Laundrie notebook. Becky received a phantom text message.  [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show htt...

Jul 28, 202244 minSeason 1Ep. 367

Bennington Triangle Disappearances

Bennington Triangle aka the Bermuda Triangle of Vermont is known for its disappearances, plane crashes, murders, cryptids, and a man-eating rock. Are these occurrences connected or is it just an extremely unlucky place? [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 26, 202233 minSeason 1Ep. 366

MAILBAG: Oh My Frick Rigor Mortis

EMAILS: Parasocial relationships. VOICEMAILS: The deal with the birds aren’t real guy. Tornadoes and past lives. Abraham Hicks. Did Teal Swan really have sex with a corpse whose penis was stiff from rigor mortis? Which cryptid baby wolud you have? Meeting people via personal ads was insane. David Bowie synchronicity. Managing a McDonalds full of teenagers. Parent going to the school to confront bully. Teaching different perspectives in school. The Dave Matthews tour bus poop incident. Melis...

Jul 21, 202245 minSeason 1Ep. 365

Twilight Zone Movie Helicopter Crash

In 1982 John Landis was hired to direct a segment of the Twilight Zone movie being produced by Steven Spielberg. Unfortunately, after a series of bad -and illegal- decisions, actor Vic Morrow and two small children died from a helicopter crash. The accident was completely preventable, and ultimately no one was held accountable. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Jul 19, 202233 minSeason 1Ep. 364

MAILBAG: We Are Goblins & Geese

EMAILS: It’s super awesome to be a bimbo. Los Feliz murder mansion. Episode recommendation for an Australian cult family. VOICEMAILS: Becky got engaged at Disney! A terrifying hypothetical question. Dreams about Ali. Bigfoot erotica competition. A new song for Maria by ElektroDinosaur. Google Home playing music on its own. Mystery man in a suit knocking on the door and taking pics. Period apps & Covid data. Grandma tried to take someone’s hair? Apple Health possibly more secure than period t...

Jul 14, 202247 minSeason 1Ep. 363

Nostradamus: Prophet or Con Man?

Some say Nostradamus is a prophet who predicted some of the most major events to date, including an upcoming apocalypse and the third antichrist. Others say he’s just a con man. Also, who predicted the future better: Nostradamus or The Simpsons? [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 12, 202238 minSeason 1Ep. 362

MAILBAG: Dog Circus & Butt Masks

EMAILS: Lisa Frank color names. Controversial opinion on Bono. Daily Harvest poisoned lentils.  VOICEMAILS: Catfishing on AIM. Poppy & Mars Argo. School bus trauma update. Facebook catfish Munchausens experience. Butt mask gone wrong. Someone whispering “Hell” on Becky’s message. Katie stop being a bitch. Listen to Joren’s new EP: Lovers&Lunatics. Ali was mentioned on another podcast. Discussion on ppl diagnosing themselves via Internet info. Is Maria at the dog circus? Pervert teac...

Jul 07, 202249 minSeason 1Ep. 361

Krugersdorp Cult Killings

Cecilia Steyn was the leader of a South African cult called Electus Per Deus. She claimed to be a 42nd generational witch, a werewolf, and Satan’s ex-wife. She manipulated and brainwashed people into committing murders, claimed she needed protection from Satanic curses, and conned money out of her followers. It’s one of the most bizarre cases in South African history.  Stream Devilsdorp here (you'll need a VPN if you're in the US): https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/devilsdorp Webcrawl...

Jul 05, 202252 minSeason 1Ep. 360
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