185 episodes
This Podcast Doesn't Exist Shannon McCarthy and Emma Kiely-Hampson
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5.0 • 20 Ratings
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Do aliens exist? Was the Elvis who officiated your Vegas wedding actually Elvis? What if Bigfoot is really descended from a family of cave-dwelling humans from the dark ages? We're just two best friends with so many questions about the world. Join us as each week we tell each other the weirdest unsolved, unimaginable, or unknown case we could find! We don't have any answers, but where's the fun in that?
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Ep. 165: Nature Daddy: The Silverwood Beast
What lurks in the boreal forest region of northern Canada? Is it a shiny Bigfoot? A silver-fox being? A hairy Edward Cullen who is all rainbows and glitter? Come find out this week as Shannon dives into the tale of the Silverwood Beast. Stay tuned at the end for our new segment and a little surprise!
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Wikipedia
Digital Museums Canada
Boreal Conservation
NRDC 1
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Ep. 164: A Little Thumby: The Jane Addams-Hull House Museum
We could do this all front-door day, man! Talk ghosties that is. This week Emma brings us the really cool history of the Jane Addams-Hull House Museum and the ghosts that stick around for the pure, good vibes. A nice haunted house. Who knew? We’ve got devil babies, Labyrinth, and social reform in the 1900s. What more could you want, really. Join us for the usual chaos and enjoy!
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Biographical Sketch of Charles Jerald Hull
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
The Mother Source on Hull House
The Long Road of Woman’s Memory
The Mother Source on Jane Addams
Hull House Museum Blog: “Finding Folklore”
Ghost Files: The Devil Baby of the Hull-House Museum -
Repost: Ep. 27: Cocktail Hour in Heaven: Everest and the Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
It might be getting warmer out there but it's likely still cold on Everest! Enjoy this jaunt through the past and we'll see you all next week!!
The tallest mountain in the world has been conquered by many, but was Sir Edmund Hillary actually the first of these? Or was it George Mallory and his partner, lost to the snow at the peak? Listen as Shannon delves into her favorite topic, Mount Everest, and the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. Emma may or may not cry...
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Mother Source
PBS NOVA
The Clymb
Secrets of the Ice
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb, Eric R. Simonson, Larry A. Johnson
Last Climb by David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld
Western Oregon University, Pete Poston
BBC News
National Geographic’s Lost on Everest (2020) - streaming on Disney+
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Repost: Ep. 74: Noodle Arms: Goatman's Bridge
It's a repost! Your two best friends needed a break for a bit, so enjoy the crying!
Welcome to another nonsense filled episode where Shannon narrowly avoids getting scared, this time by Goatman’s Bridge. Is it a demon on this bridge? A cryptid? A stoner kid in the tree whispering “Steve”? We might never know, but we do know that Emma wants to be a vase but might end up as a couch, and Shannon will certainly be prepared for any demon with a super soaker full of holy water. Apparently, Emma also draws the spooky line at clowns, so you're safe if that wasn't your jam. Just goat-headed barefoot demons here.
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Sources:
Buzzfeed Unsolved
Clips from Ghost Adventures
Texas Hill Country
We Denton Do It
The Mother Source on the Old Alton Bridge
Atlas Obscura
All That’s Interesting
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Ep. 163: Smooth Brain: The D.C. Demon Cat
It’s Shannon’s birthday and you know what, friends? She’s never wrong. This week’s episode is about a little familiar roaming the halls of Washington D.C.’s government buildings. Is the Demon Cat a friendly little mouser just going about her business? Or does she bring tidings of more sinister things to come? Join in and listen to celebrate one half of your fav best friend duo turning over a new year!
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Sources:
The White House Historical Association
TPDE Ep. 96: Tell Your Mom About Us: The Haunted White House
Wikipedia
Atlas Obscura
National Geographic
WETA
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Ep. 162: Smelly Boi: Mark Landis
It’s Shannon’s birthday season so we’re talking art crime and the audacity of man. This week Emma fills us in on Mark Landis, artist and forger, who managed to fool multiple museums over the course of 30 years into believing his donations of minor works were the real things. The catch? None, it seems. He didn’t earn a single penny from it. So then why did he do it? Come find out as we goof off, dream about museum gift shops, and get an insight into the Bone Shaman. Join the chaos and Emma’s first “solved” mystery episode!
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Sources:
The Mother Source
Authentication in Art Unmasked Forgers
The Giveaway from the New Yorker
The New York Times
The Art Newspaper
BBC News
Mark Landis’ website
Slate
Hyperallergic
Treasures on Trial
Customer Reviews
Two Girlies That Love Random Topics
Shannon and Emma are an absolute delight to listen to. With interesting topics each episode that you will always remember random little facts from. Great quick podcast for a commute.
This Review Doesn’t Exist
This is such a wonderful podcast: funny, mysterious and revealing. I want to hang out with these women!
Engaging!!!
Engaging podcast that explores conspiracy theories and the unusual. A lot of fun and definitely worth listening to.
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