VOICEMAILS: In defense of the mom breastfeeding the groom. Buying your driving instructor gum & cigarettes. TikTok is listening to us. DB Cooper in Bawitdaba. Gurgling sound in a warehouse. You gotta watch Trial & Error. Becca had an Angelica Counters experience. Car drama, car trauma, no thank you momma. Super easy driving test. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Ho...
Mar 23, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 419
In 1985 Coca-Cola decided to rock the boat by changing the recipe for Coke and naming it New Coke. This infuriated the public and caused backlash so severe it forced the company to bring back the original recipe. Was this an ingenious idea to create brand loyalty? Was it to cover up the switch from sugar to high fructose corn syrup? How does Miranda July fit into all this? Listen to find out! Also Melissa remembers a commercial she did for a failed Microsoft phone. Webcrawlersp...
Mar 21, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 418
VOICEMAILS: The car curse once again comes for Ali. Yoga is demonic in South Dakota. Another car curse. Life hack: get your drivers license in another state. Satanic Temple should lean into the craziness. Not passing drivers test for failing to stop at a railroad. A birthday song for Ali. The Brave Little Toaster. Where the hell is Maria. An AI voicemail. A visit to a psychic. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show htt...
Mar 16, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 417
Ali tells Melissa all about her visit to Alien Con. [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....
Mar 14, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 416
EMAILS: Being calmed by our voicemail to pass a driving test. Lucid dreaming. VOICEMAILS: Alberta Jones episode suggestion. Endometriosis is a bitch. A driving instructor who loved Taco Bell. Why do we do anything when it snows? Wellbutrin made a listener hate bananas. Another car curse? Groom being breast fed by mother before wedding. Ali & Maria’s sexual tension. Herpes 1 is on the mouth, Herpes 2 is way down south. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Inst...
Mar 09, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 415
The Doodler is one of San Francisco's most infamous cold-case murderers. He is believed to have killed at least six and up to 14 men in San Francisco between January 1974 and September 1975. He prowled bars and restaurants in communities like The Castro & Tenderloin, lured men into sexual encounters before killing them and leaving their bodies on beaches or in parks around the city. He was called The Doodler because he would draw sketches of men before he assaulted and killed them. Kate Zali...
Mar 07, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 414
The car curse strikes Ali. Jeb read something interesting on the library computers. A listener passed their driver’s test on the first try. Have we tried Imo’s pizza yet? Another listener remembers the scary vacuum movie. New Orleans is fun! Haunted Nashville hotel. Cooking ur gf hot dogs n beans. Ticket for backing up on the highway. A Pokemon glitch in the matrix. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acas...
Mar 02, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 413
An update on the Murdaugh family murders, the trial, Alec’s drug addiction, and witness testimony. Listen to our first Murdaugh episode from October 2021 here [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....
Mar 01, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 412
VOICEMAILS: We should get into David Paulides Missing 411. Joren’s incredible Big Foot Erotica. Laughing at my friends Ali & Melissa. Interesting plaque on the Oxford County Jail in Woodstock. Seeing feathers. Car curse. You’ve got to buss it. Cheddar Bay biscuits in ranch. A thank you from Becky. [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 info...
Feb 23, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 411
Assata Shakur is a former Black Panther, Black Liberation Army member, activist, author, prisoner, prison escapee, and is currently on the FBIs most wanted terrorists list, but for many, she’s a hero who has inspired generations of radical protest. For this episode we’re donating a portion of our Patreon to Assata’s Daughters https://www.assatasdaughters.org [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawl...
Feb 21, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 410
VOICEMAILS: More tales of failing driving tests. A dark ChatGPT prediction. A dog walker ghost story. It’s the year of something. A scary movie about a vacuum that sucks the sounds out of things. Rhodesia being co-opted by bad people. [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....
Feb 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 409
Cassidy Routh tells us about Frances Perkins, an incredibly influential woman who is virtually unknown. She was the first woman to be in the U.S. Cabinet, and played a pivotal role in passing some of the most important legislation in history. She led her life focused on improving the living and working conditions of poor Americans and was considered the architect of FDR’s New Deal. We will be donating a portion of our Patreon to Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Cassidy’s artwork...
Feb 14, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 408
The Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits dipped in caesar dressing is confirmed as delicious. Boss Dog update. Seeing the stars move. Pencil grips are chew toys for people. Brittany Dawn continues to grift. A listener is having the worst 2023. Kickin a weed habit. The secret to passing a drivers test. The Web Crawlashians. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Feb 09, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 407
To celebrate Black History Month we talk about Biddy Mason's amazing journey to freedom, entrepreneurship, and philanthropism. We discuss important inventors like Shirley Jackson, Alice H. Parker, the first "Queen of Drag" William Dorsey Swann, and the inventors of house music. Melissa also recounts her time as an elementary school Black History quiz bowl champion. We're donating a portion of our Patreon money this month to Black Girls Code [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / T...
Feb 07, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 406
VOICEMAILS: A wild Ghislane/Jon Benet theory. A listener could possibly be her parents’ dog incarnated. A ‘za burglar. Hyping yourself up on the first day of work. A couple nice messages. Cootie catchers are demonic. Failing your drivers test. [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....
Feb 02, 2023•32 min•Ep. 405
Sisters Kiran and Jyoti Matharoo were known for dating billionaire Nigerian men and posting IG photos of themselves on private jets and yachts, until they wound up in jail, accused of running a gossip blog called Naija Gist Live. Sources: How to Date a Lot of Billionaires by Dan Levin The Untold Story of the Canadian Kardashains by Alexandra Kimball [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers...
Jan 31, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 404
VOICEMAILS: A request for no sad animal messages. The missing hiker interview. Ali 420. Oral sex in movies. Letting us off the hook for terrible Polish pronunciations. Booty mask update. Challenge coins. Nicolas Cage in A Color Out of Space. DMT trip. [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....
Jan 26, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 403
By 2014, Belle Gibson was an incredibly popular wellness influencer. She published a book and created a hugely successful app called The Whole Pantry that caught the eye of Steve Jobs. Her story of defeating cancer by eating healthy, exercising, and using alternative therapies was truly inspirational. The only problem is she lied about having cancer and pretty much everything else about her life, including her age and upbringing. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagra...
Jan 24, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 402
Fitness influencer Brittany Dawn launched her own online coaching business to sell personalized training plans, but her clients soon realized that what they were buying wasn’t exactly what Brittany was advertising, which caused the Texas Attorney General to sue her for fraud. She has since pivoted to being a Christian influencer with her husband, who is a disgraced former police officer. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http:...
Jan 17, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 401
Ali & Melissa will be back January 17th with new episodes. Enjoy this re-release from April 2020! Michael Peterson was convicted of the death of his wife Kathleen, who was found dead at the bottom of their staircase in 2001. Michael’s indictment, trial, and conviction were all documented in the 13 part series The Staircase. To this day, Michael maintains his innocence. What really happened to Kathleen? Could an owl be to blame? Also, Producer Maria’s boyfriend Craig has a theory that makes t...
Jan 11, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 400
Happy Holidays! Ali & Melissa will be back January 17th with new episodes. Enjoy this episode from 2019 about crimes committed while sleeping, and the terrifying reveal of Maria’s demon voice. [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....
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 399
Happy Holidays! Enjoy this re-release of one of our favorite episodes from May 2020: Mr. Podcast himself Paul F. Tompkins joins the episode today to talk about urban legends: the hook, the hitchhiker, the hand licking dog, and Mikey dying from pop rocks and soda. Amanda Lund pops in to tell the tale of her cousin's snake sizing him up for lunch, and Craig Anstett talks about Chicago urban legends and recalls the time he saw a disappearing house. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Tw...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 398
A new documentary just came out about this insane scam, so here's a rerelease of our episode from January: From 1992 to 2004, managers at fast-food restaurants across the U.S. were scammed into performing strip searches on their employees by a phone caller claiming to be a police officer. This incident occurred over 70 times, sometimes with employees performing sexual acts. One incident at McDonald’s lasted three hours and escalated further than you could ever imagine. Webcrawlerspod@gmail...
Dec 20, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 397
While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! Becca “YA GURL” York joins Ali to discuss the 1973 Grass Lake, Illinois UFO mystery. She also talks about her own UFO sighting! [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....
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 396
While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! Danae West joins Ali to talk about the murder of Norma Lopez: On July 15, 2010 in Moreno Valley, CA, 17-year-old Norma vanished while walking home from school at Valley View High. It would take nearly a decade for her family to receive justice for what happened to Norma. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter...
Dec 06, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 395
While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! On 19 February 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Louise Matthews was reported missing in West Yorkshire, England. She would ultimately be found alive, but the details surrounding her kidnapping would point to a member of Shannon's own family. [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / Merch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers . Hosted on ...
Nov 29, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 394
The new Chippendales show is out on Hulu so here's a rerelease of our episode from 2021. Chippendales is known for being the first all-male exotic dance troupe, but behind the buff bods and mustaches lies a dark story of corruption, lies, greed, and 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....
Nov 24, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 393
While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! There are hundreds of anonymous cut linoleum mosaic tiles in cities across the globe, often in very well-trodden crosswalks, certainly within reach of the most high-traffic pedestrian areas. These tiles started appearing between 1983-87 in Philadelphia, and have been continuing as recently as last Monday. They are known as Toynbee Tiles... [email protected] 626-604-6262 Discord / Tw...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 392
While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! The very bizarre murder of Cari Farver. [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....
Nov 15, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 391
Melissa is still on maternity leave so here's a re-release of one of our favorite episodes: Red Lobster once lost over three million dollars during an “Endless Crab” promotion because they underestimated how much people could eat. The demand for crab was so high, Red Lobster had to pay exorbitant prices in order to keep supplying it to customers. How did Red Lobster get into this mess? ALSO: How long do restaurants leave food out in buffets? Spoiler: it’s much longer than you think. Webcrawlersp...
Nov 08, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 390
