In this week's episode, Abby terrifies the crew with the story of the Busby Stoop Chair, a reportedly cursed object which resides in Yorkshire, England. Tune in to learn of the chair's sordid past and how it came to be cursed in the first place by the owner, Thomas Busby in the early 1700s. With a supposed victim count in the 60s, this is a chair even skeptics refuse to sit in!Credits:Unsolved MysteriesThe Chair of death: Busby Stoop documentaryWikipedia.comwww.thenorthernecho.co.ukBlog-Busby’s Cursed Chair - Somethin' Wicked - The Paranormal WikiBlog-Seeks Ghosts: The Cursed Busby’s ChairBlog-The deathly stoop chair of Thomas Busby | The Haunted Palace (wordpress.com)Blog-Speaker's Corner: The Busby Stoop Curse - The full story (soapboxcorner.blogspot.com)Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

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Episode 57: If You Do Crimes You Have A Secret Tunnel (Busby Stoop Chair-Cursed Object)

In this week's episode, Shawna details the chilling crimes of 19-year-old spree killer Charles Starkweather who committed 11 murders in the 1950s and was accompanied by 14-year old Caril Fugate across the states of Nebraska and Wyoming. Was Caril a victim or an accomplice in these brutal murders? Listen in to hear the gang discuss possible theories and explanations for this perplexing case.Credits:A Crime To Remember S4E1Wikipedia.comMurderpedia.comNBCNews.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 56: 50s Car Chase, The Hottest Kind Of Car Chase (Charles Starkweather-Murderer)

In this week's episode, Abby kicks off the new year with a more light-hearted tale involving the incredible Unsinkable Sam, a war-time cat who survived the sinking of three ships during WWII.Credits:WikipediaThe Legend Of Unsinkable Sam, The Cat That Survived 3 Shipwrecks (allthatsinteresting.com)Unsinkable Sam - Legendary Cat Survived 3 Sinking Ships (warhistoryonline.com)Cats in 20th Century History (Cats in War-Unsinkable Sam) (thegreatcat.org)Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 55: That's Cat Revenge, That's Cat Math (Unsinkable Sam)

In this week's episode, Shawna takes a deep diver into the extremely weird and unexplained phenomena of ball lightning!You may remember, not so long ago in episode 52: spontaneous human combustion, ball lightning was listed as a theory and Shawna promised us an episode all about the strange occurrence.Listen in as Shawna describes the eye witness accounts of those who have seen or experienced ball lightning, a terrifying and sometimes deadly event. Stick around to hear the theories as to how and why this unexplained phenomenon occurs.Credits:Wikipedia.comScientificAmerican.comYoutube.com- Answers with Joehttps://youtu.be/_gOIQC19TggMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidPromo by Unexplained Oregon podcast

Episode 54: Take A Deep Diver, Totally Globular Dude (Ball Lightning)

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the anxiety-inducing tale of Vesna Vulovic, a Serbian flight attendant who was the sole survivor of a terrorist attack on JAT flight 367 in 1972 perpetrated by the Ustasha, a group of Croatian Ultranationalists. Stick around for some personal hygiene questions and to find out what a Q-Tip wet Willy is! Credits:Article by Green LightWikipedia.comHow Vesna Vulović Survived A 33,330 Feet Fall Out Of The Sky (allthatsinteresting.com)Serbia’s Most Famous Survivor Fears That Recent History Will Repeat Itself - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Bucks County Courier Times, Sep 1, 1973, p. 24 (newspaperarchive.com)Too good to be true? Miracle woman who survived '33,000ft fall' | The Independent | The IndependentUnexplained Mysteries podcastOmnibus podcast Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 53: Hold On To Your Butts 'Cause They're About To Clench (Vesna Vulovic, Plane Crash Survivor)

In this week's episode, Shawna schools the gang on the very strange and horrific occurrences of spontaneous human combustion. Listen in as the crew focuses on some of the examples of this fiery rare event and the theories behind how it could possibly happen.Credits:Wikipedia.comHistory.comLivescience.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidSpaceX Starlink Satellites Tracker:findstarlink.com

Episode 52: Why Doesn't Fire Like Legs? (Spontaneous Human Combustion)

This week, the crew is joined by a long-time friend and fan of the show, Jerami! We convinced her to take a break from officiating weddings and teaching 8th graders to come and tell us a true-crime story.Listen in as Jerami details the story of the Bat Man of Los Angeles which takes place in the 1920s and 30s. You won't want to miss out on this lurid tale of secret lives and bad love affairs ending in what else but violent murder. Credits:5 Murder Mysteries That Were Almost Too InsaneThe Vintage News: Male Factors RegisterWikipedia All That is Interesting Medium Atlas ObscuraLA Times Other Stories: https://listverse.com/2015/03/31/10-creepy-stories-of-intruders-hiding-in-peoples-homes/Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 51: A Very Special Guest Host Episode (The Bat Man Of Los Angeles)

We know it's been a bit of a roller coaster lately with episode releases so we wanted to give you guys a little bonus!In this Baby Bonus episode, Shawna details the story of Sherrie Lea Laird, the lead singer of a Canadian rock band who believes she is the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe. Credits:LATimes.comPastlives.comYouTube.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidScary Time link to our episode:http://www.dummies.fan/aaatphttps://indiedropin.com

Baby Bonus Episode

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with yet another mysterious precipitous event, but this time it's not gelatinous globs in Washington. This time its bits of raw meat raining down from a clear blue sky in beautiful Olympia Springs, Kentucky. Listen in for all the particular facts surrounding this case and the theories behind how it could have possibly happened.Credits:https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/08/the-mysterious-great-meat-shower-of-kentucky/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kentucky-meat-showerhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1876/03/10/81687268.pdfhttps://newspaperarchive.comhttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/Wikipedia.comhttps://www.ktvu.com/news/how-100-fish-rained-down-on-an-oroville-school-remains-a-mysteryhttps://www.popsci.com/story/science/weirdest-thing-meat-shower-kodak-cow-sword-swallower/Unexplained Mysteries podcastMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidScary Time by Indie Drop-inhttp://www.dummies.fan/aaatphttps://indiedropin.com

Episode 50: Always Bring A Tornado To A Knife Fight (The Kentucky Meat Shower)

In this week's episode, Abby takes a deep dive into the history of the haunted Anoka State Hospital, located in Anoka, Minnesota. Originally named the Anoka State Asylum upon opening in 1900, the hospital housed thousands of patients during its time, providing a place to live for the mentally ill. However, the public would soon come to know of the horrible living conditions and treatment the patients at Anoka State Hospital were enduring, eventually leading to mental health reform and the closing of the hospital. But the residents of Anoka and brave ghost bros on YouTube say the spirits of the State hospital's wards never left the property and haunt it to this day.Tune in to hear more ghostly encounters!Credits:http://www.asylumprojects.orghttps://newspaperarchive.comhttps://anokahalloween.comhttps://www.mnopedia.org/structure/anoka-state-hospitalwww.startribune.comwww.courtlistener.comCollections.mnhs.orgMN Paranormal-YoutubeThe Commonwealth Club Of California podcastMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Scary Time link for the Anxious and Afraid episode: http://www.dummies.fan/aaatpCheck out other indie creators at indiedropin.com Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 49: Clack Backs And Jeebs Of The Heebs Variety (Haunted Anoka State Hospital)

In this week's episode, Shawna and Abby hand over the hosting duties to their friend, Matt!Matt comes to us with previous podcasting experience as he is one of the hosts on the Dance Shark podcast! This week, Matt will share with the crew the very meaning and history behind Halloween as well as some dastardly crimes committed on All Hallows' Eve.The gang also talks about Halloween memories and favorite costumes in this very fun Halloween episode.Credits:Wikipedia.comVulture.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidScary Time Series:Anxious And Afraid Link:http://www.dummies.fan/aaatpPage Link:https://indiedropin.comFacebook is https://facebook.com/scarytimepodInstagram is https://instagram.com/scarytimepodYoutube is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRytcc75-fWEp9RaeWBmF_A

Episode 48: A Very Special Guest Host Episode (The Halloween Special)

Welcome back for another spooky story during the bewitching month of October!This week it's Shawna's turn to quicken our hearts as she regales us with a chilling ghost story about the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.Legend says that the identity of the ghost who haunts Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England is the Lady Dorothy Walpole who died tragically, locked away in one of the rooms.Tune in to hear the history of the Raynham Hall, it's occupants, and the ghostly sightings witnessed there in the following years. Credits:Wikipedia.comthe-line-up.comYouTube.com- Nightmares Before BedtimeDarktales.blogMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 47: A Rich Chocolaty Dress (The Brown Lady Of Raynham Hall, Ghost)

The gang is back this week for the conclusion to the two-part series on Belle Gunness, one of the most notorious female serial killers in America's history.In part two, Abby covers the tragic discovery of the desecrated Gunness family after a deadly house fire followed by the startling discovery of several dismembered bodies buried on Belle's farm in La Porte, Indiana.Tune in to hear the crew discuss the trial that would follow and if they really believe Belle Gunness perished with her children in the fire or if she lived to kill another day.Credits:Hell’s Princess by Harold SchechterWikipediahttp://crimescenedb.com/Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Episode 46: The Hight Priestess Of Murder (Belle Gunness Part II)

The crew is back this week to kick off spooky October with a notorious Norwegian-American female serial killer.Gather 'round as Abby kicks off part one of this two-part series with the origin story of the infamous Belle Gunness. Listen in to hear the details of Belle's early life as well as the methods she used to claim unsuspecting victims at her large farm in La Porte, Indiana in the early 1900s.Credits:Hell's Princess by Harold SchechterWikipedia.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Are You Done With That? (Part I of Belle Gunness, Serial Killer)

The crew is back this week with an eerie encounter from out of this world!Tune in as Shawna tells the gang all about the alleged 1975 alien abduction of Travis Walton in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Snowflake, Arizona. Learn about Travis' up-close encounter with the otherworldly creatures as well as accounts from witnesses to the abduction. Credits:Timesofindia.comWikipedia.comTravis-Walton.comLight Out Podcast, Episode 3Bigfoor For Breakfast podcast, Episode 27Supernatural with Ashley Flowers Episode 24Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:MichaelNetwork:www.theoracl3network.comWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraid

Let's Do A Quick Poly (Abduction of Travis Walton)

A podcast hosted by Abby and Shawna, two gals from the Pacific Northwest who love to talk about true crime and weird shit. Listen in as the girls switch off each week, telling each other a story that makes them feel especially anxious and afraid.

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