Murder and the paranormal finally meet! Grab your wine and milkshakes and join us every Sunday for some chilling ghost stories and downright terrifying true crime stories. The world's a scary place. And that's why we drink!
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Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.
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The Slavic Literature Pod is your guide to one of the most important—yet understudied—literary traditions. Every episode, Russian literature PhD Candidate Matt Gerasimovich and Personable Audio Expert Cameron Lallana dive deep into big books, short stories, film, and everything in between. You’ll get an approachable introduction to the scholarship and big ideas surrounding this canon three Fridays per month.
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Join @MoniqueMadrid, host of LA’s critically-acclaimed 2 Girls 1 Pup – the comedy show you can bring your dog to – for the 2 Girls 1 Pup PUPcast! Each week, Monique chats with PAW-some guests like your favorite dog-loving comedians about their pets and special dog-related experts like Hollywood animal trainers, pet psychics, vets and much more! If you’re having a RUFF day, take a listen, it may give you a new LEASH on life. OK, sorry about the puns, we’re done now.
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What’s scary about ADHD? (Ghost hunter Em Schulz’s story)
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Em Schulz thought they were just lazy growing up. Years later, after discovering that not everyone’s TikTok was full of ADHD tips that “weirdly work,” they realized they might have ADHD. Em is a paranormal investigator (aka ghost hunter) and co-host of the And That’s Why We Drink podcast. Em and Laura chat about ghosts and ghosting, as in ghosting …
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E405 Halloween Hangovers and Top Tier Candy Handers
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It’s Episode 405 and we need to know how many pieces of candy are in 15lbs worth? This week Em has ruined their algorithm to bring us the wild story of the Dildo Monster aka the Monster of Dildo Pond from Newfoundland. Then Christine takes us to Minnesota for the unfortunate case of the kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling. And have you seen our legs? …a…
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To Hell with Poets by Baqytgul Sarmekova
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Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron dig into the short story collection To Hell WIth Poets, authored by Kazakh writer Baqytgul Sarmekova and translated by Mirgul Kali. The collection, published in English by Tilted Axis Press in 2024, explores rural-urban divides (with a focus on the dissatisfaction life doles out on both sides), troubled peopl…
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E404 A Spider Problem and a Grumpy Toad
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Have you seen our skeleton legs? It’s episode 404 and we’re recapping our Halloweens as homeowners - we swear we give out handfuls of candy not just one piece at a time! This week Em takes us to Yellowstone and the tale of the hauntings of the Old Faithful Inn. Then Christine brings us the second part in her series on the wild story of Victoria Cil…
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Listener Stories: Vol. 97
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Happy November, Boozers and Shakers! Well, happy early November, and while we’re on the topic, please go vote. We literally just Google “how to vote”, “where am I?” and “who am I?” so that should cover all your bases. But onto the stories! This month we have some fun and haunting tales about staircases to nowhere, hospital backrooms, invented crypt…
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Special Episode: 4th Annual Cryptids Unscripted Poetry Slam
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Turn on the goosecam meter and pour one out for Snippy, because MC Hircine Shifter and Lisa Frank’s Muppet are here to read a collection of cryptid poems for our 4th Annual Cryptids Unscripted Poetry Slam! Bigfoot is in his feelings, Sinkole Sam’s sheen is out of this world, and lonely Mothman isn’t the only one whose heart is soft tonight. So don’…
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Playlist of the Dead: An All-Star Halloween Special
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Six Strangers. One Cursed Playlist. Ultimate Power—or Certain Death. Drawn by a mysterious letter promising the power to control the dead, six strangers arrive at a hidden location with one task: survive a binge-listening session. Their key to unlocking this dark magic? The Necronomicon iPod, a macabre piece of technology loaded with a supernatural…
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E403 Senior Citizen Energy and a Love Rhombus
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A Crime Traveler and a Lady in White walk into the Gallows… It’s Episode 403 and we’re celebrating Halloween in style. This week Em takes us to Pennsylvania for the haunted Cell Block Nightclub. A former prison, current home to four themed bars under one roof. Then Christine postpones her Part 2 to bring us the case of the Trick-Or-Treat Murder of …
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E402 Psoriasistas and Amazon Prime Skydiving
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It's Episode 402 and we're throwing a sardine on it to feel something. This week Em is bringing it back to episode 400, but instead of tales of a pasta psychic - they tell us all about the one and only Asparamancer, Jemima Packington! Then Christine covers Part 1 of the shocking case of Victoria Cilliers. And don't forget to take a nap, drink some …
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Office Hours - Why don't straight men read novels?
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Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron host Office Hours, speaking about the wider state of reading as well as some non-Slavic lit they’ve been getting in to. Tune in to find their opinions about Lament for Julia by Susan Taubes and Z by Vassilis Vassilikos, whether or not literary analysis has any meaning at all, and whether we’re too concerned w…
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When ADHD is mistaken for disobedience (Kayla Sanders’ story)
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Growing up as a Black girl with undiagnosed ADHD, Kayla Sanders learned very early that getting into trouble was not an option. Kayla was imaginative, playful, and extremely bright. She was also hyperactive, which was occasionally mistaken for disobedience. One incident in particular in the first grade left a lasting mark on Kayla. From then on out…
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E401 Demon Water Superpowers and a Pretty Poisoner
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Welcome to Episode 400 plus an extra and this week we’re letting Satan take the wheel. Today Em brings us a classic possession that has us saying “Thanks Priests!” with the story of the Possession of Don Decker. Then Christine takes us to Alabama, and all over the U.S., with the topsy-turvy case of Audrey Marie Hilley. And is picture day outdated n…
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Strike! (1925) by Sergei Eisenstein
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Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron dive into Sergei Eisenstein’s landmark film Strike! (1925) to get a better look into his foundational ideas around montage and film composition amidst a tragic tale of a failed strike. Yes, they will be talking about the cow scene for most of the episode. Not sure what we’re talking about? You’ll have to tune…
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E400 Dry Spaghetti Psychics and Gay Gasps
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Two books, three pets, one Leona, two houses and one bed frame later we have finally reached Episode 400!! And the spaghetti says we’ll be around for at least 600 more. This week Em brings us a topic almost as wild as pasta psychics with the story of the Dancing Plague of 1518. Then Christine cracks into our newest book for the gayest love story go…
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