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Oh narr! It may not be a leprechaun, but someone is out for gold this St. Patrick’s Day! Emma tells Shannon about the legendary story of Lasseter and …

Why won’t they just leave Britney alone! This week Shannon enlightens Emma on what TikTok just can’t let go: is Britney okay? Where is she? Is she alive? Why is everything filmed on a potato? We learn about the Princess …

We're off this week, but don't worry, Gef is here! Or in the walls. Or doesn't exist at all? Regardless of the Schrodinger's mongoose of it all, we hope you enjoy the pure chaos and joy that is Gef the Mongoose. See you …

Happy Friday, folks! We're taking a break this week so thought we'd remind you of our favorite galavanting explorer-hopeful! It's been a year since …

We’ve got another non-unsolved tale for you this week with our new favorite female of folklore: Baba Yaga. She might be a smelly old forest witch, …

We’ve got a quick one for you this week with a more recent missing person’s case. Bryn Hargreaves, rugby pro turned safety inspector, was heard from in early January 2022, but it wasn’t until two weeks later anyone …

An almost 100 year-old murder still has no answer, which of course means Emma needs to tell Shannon all about it. A man was killed brutally in a …

This week Shannon brings us the unsolved and botched case of Lauren Smith Fields. Though the case remains open, the internet and Lauren’s family have …

Are you wanting the full experience of being on a ship and potentially encountering some ghosts but don’t want to be out at sea? Well, maybe a visit …

This cryptid has got a battle cry that neither host can resist, and we bet you won’t be able to either! Shannon takes us all the way to Indonesia to …

Happy New Year, fiendish friends! Join us for a blast from the past and potentially a blast into space! Emma regales Shannon with the abduction story of Travis Walton and his glorious 70s mustache. From marshmallow-y …

Happy (almost) New Year, all! Change your sheets, flip your mattress, and crack down on crime because this week Shannon is filling us in on the Mattress Firm Conspiracy. Really, since no one goes into a mattress store …

Happy Holidays from TPDE! We bring you a really-heckin-hot episode this week on spontaneous human combustion with our special guest, Alexis, helping …

Heist, heist, baby! Well, all Shannon’s asking for Christmas is to do what she wants and this week she gets it and regales Emma with The Transy Book …

Ep. 104: Nick with the Fur: Belsnickle

It's the holiday season! Emma’s coming atcha with the creepiest Christmas companion out there - Belsnickle. …

*Listener Discretion Advised: Themes of violence, racism, and sexual assault*

This week Shannon tells us about the tragic and still unsolved story of …

This week we’re headed down to warmer climates and getting acquainted with Puerto Rico’s cryptid, El Chupacabra. While it’s debated if it’s an alien sent to ruin humanity’s food supply or just a sad dog, the mystery and …

This week we have another repost for you, this time in honor of the holiday travel we all will inevitably face in the next few months. Enjoy the …

Hey everyone! We're taking a little break this week but wanted to bring you back to the National Treasure of the 1880s. Enjoy!

A treasure in the Blue …

*Note that today’s episode, and probably those in the future, contains swearing and adult themes. Keep the little ears away!* 

The chaos today is …

Welcome to the 100th episode!! Thanks for being here, everyone! To celebrate the Podaversary and the end of the spooky season, Emma tries to scare Shannon with the terrifying story of Dear David, the dented head little …

For just a dollar a day, you too can support Bi-icon Professor Shannon, who has our last Pod Pop Quiz of the season this week! Come find out what …

This week, Emma gives Shannon all the details we know about the “Gone Girl” of the 20th Century, socialite Dorothy Arnold. Whether it was intentional …

Talk of the noggin’ to ya and yours! Shannon has another installment of updates for us this week and we have visits from Angus and the Very Good, No …

Have you ever been inside the most haunted house in America? Probably, if you had the 8th grade trip that most of us had to D.C. Emma tells us this week about the ghosts of the White House and those who have claimed to …

Bringing you a spooky tale from our catalogue, Shannon tells us about the Dutch Hikers Mystery. See y'all soon!

Shannon freaks Emma out with this sad and creepy episode on the Dutch hikers Lisanne Froon and Kris …

So Emma got Covid, which means you get treated with a throwback episode of one of Emma's favorite scary items, Annabelle the Doll. See y'all soon!

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Shannon’s got another eleven episodes to update us on this week and Emma made it out with a C+! Shannon had to get real crafty with some organic …

Better buckle in this week as Emma takes us back to the Jazz Age and the terrifying reign of the Axeman of New Orleans. Was it a demon who just liked to “jazz it out”? Or was it a vendetta against all Italians? Whatever …

Shannon is back with another episode update quiz and Emma gets almost none of them right. Come back with us as we revisit and discuss the Todd-Father, Ikea aliens, Elvis, and many more in our extensive cast of …

We’re back (kinda)! Bringing you a brand new episode this week about something that is only slightly spooky. Did this haunted mirror belong to the …

Here comes repost number two, this time in honor of the show that has been taking up all of Shannon's summer hours. Buckle in for this episode as we delve into everything that might be right about the man, the myth, the …

It's the summer and that means that we are gone for a bit, but are reposting our favorite jetsetter, Mr. D.B. Cooper! Toot toot bazoot right into this long episode, perfect for a roadtrip or your own jetset adventure. …

Shannon knocks it out of the park this week with a quiz style update on our first five episodes! Does Emma actually get a good score and not cheat? She didn't actually study for this quiz, so she just might try to. Is …

It’s a ghost party-line this week! Was a man from the 1540s communicating with the future via the first home computer? Was the future talking back? Was the even further future trying to experiment on them all? We kinda …

This week Shannon has the cryptid and boy HOWDY are these things CUTE! Or at least we think they are. What exactly are these adorable Fresno Nightcrawlers? Bog cryptids? A hoax? The sweatpant imitation of a human that …

Emma did another doll this week and got away with it! Okay, so maybe she isn’t a doll, but La Pasculita, the uncanny human-like mannequin of …

This week Shannon takes on the case of Jimmy Hoffa and just what exactly happened to the mob-associated union boss. Was he off-d and fed to the fishes? Or is he at the bottom of a landfill? Was Ed Sheeran’s great uncle …

It’s not spooky, it’s just sad. It’s short and not so sweet this episode as Emma tells Shannon about the mysterious 100-year-old disappearance and …

*WARNING: The ghosts got to us again (for real) this week, so the audio is subpar. It’ll be back to normal once Emma sages the entire Pod Nook*

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Exorcize? I thought you said extra fries! This week, Emma tackles a spooky two-fer with the Exorcism of Roland Doe and the curse of The Exorcist. The …

This week’s episode has it all: a heist, jewelery, the gay agenda; what more could you want?! Shannon goes in depth on the mysterious disappearance …

So Emma may have done something irreversible this episode but with all the musical interludes, does it really matter? Be prepared to swipe right on this week’s topic, Bigfoot! This cryptid icon takes center stage in our …

Hey all you cool cats and postal kittens! This week we’re back to our regularly scheduled Shannon programming, except this time she’s got a solved …

It's everyone's favorite topic: numbers! Is the number 13 really that unlucky? Or is Friday the 13th actually the perfect day to get married, start a journey, and sit in row 17 on a plane? Well, even with Emma’s …

Powder up, clowns! This is the fourth and final (for now) installment of Shannon’s deep dive into the Taylor Swift album conspiracies! We continue to be joined by our Swift expert, Stephen (aka @thecardiganguy), and …

If anything were a crime, we both know we’d be in for LIFE (bookshelves and sinks, look out). This week, Emma brings us back to the 1960s and the most daring prison escape of all time, the Escape from Alcatraz. Did the …

The best things come in threes, so we couldn’t pass up a third installment of all the clownery and tomfoolery Dr. Taylor Swift has been putting her …

Once again, Emma makes a case for becoming a vase because she just wants to be useful in the afterlife! Just like Zona Heaster Shue, otherwise known …

Let’s party like it’s 1989, friends! Shannon is bringing back the Taylor Swift conspiracies and Emma is absolutely convinced that Taylor is the …

Come join the nonsense parade this week (with hopefully very few damp confetti pieces)! Shannon SUCCEEDED in scaring Emma to bits, but Gus the Ghost …

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 …

It’s the MUSICAL episode! This week Shannon has prepared a mystery that even Emma didn’t know about! Did you know that Aaron Burr’s daughter Theodosia disappeared at sea? Or did she? We learn that Aaron Burr wanted to …

*WARNING: The audio quality is not the best on this one. The ghosts got to us. We’ll banish them next week. Sorry about your ears.*

Emma is taking us back in the time machine this week to tell us about the weird life …

*Content warning: Emotional abuse and disordered eating are talked about on this episode* We’re back in 2009 this week as Shannon tells Emma about the mysterious death of Brittany Murphy. There are a lot of “big yikes” …

The walls are starting to talk to us and Shannon might be evil? Are we nuts? Most likely. This week, Emma takes us on the adventure that is Gef the Talking Mongoose, who really didn’t like to be perceived. He lived in …

Want some more historically bad vibes? How does the most haunted house in England sound? Shannon attempts to scare Emma this week with the tale of the Borley Rectory. It’s got ringing bells, researchers throwing …

Wanna relive some claustrophobic nightmares? No? Sorry, because Emma takes us to the depths of Vortex Spring as she tells Shannon about the disappearance of Ben McDaniel. Is Ben stuck in a deep underwater cave? Or is he …

Are you ready for some historically bad vibes? This week, Shannon steals one of Emma’s topics to talk about the Bennington Triangle. It’s always triangles that seem to have disappearances, spooky (potentially alien) …

Oh my gourd, you guys! Emma might have stolen another one of Shannon’s topics this week when she discusses the Circleville Letter Writer. Whoever …

Wanna hear the wackiest story of a great explorer who…well, never explored much of anything? Come listen to Shannon tell Emma about George M. Boynton, the man who walked a lot, talked a big game, and got Teddy Roosevelt …

So Emma may have stolen one of Shannon’s episodes this week as we talk about the mystery of the Mary Celeste. NOT the Mary Rosa. We discuss cruise …

HISTORY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE that today’s episode was just another one of those silly topics that no one has heard of. But we bet you’ve heard this one before! Come listen to our guest hosts Chad and Brad chat about …

We have another short one for you to start off the new year, and we “Kraken” right into it. This week, Emma (somehow) scares Shannon with the legend of the Kraken and what it may actually be in the modern world, as the …

Merry Christmas, Witches! We’ve got a short one this week to get you in the holiday mood; Shannon tells Emma the terrifying tale of Grýla, the …

Would you want to live forever? If so, guarding the Holy Grail may be the job for you! This week Emma tells Shannon about the Knights Templar, their …

Dear Diary, this year for Christmas I would like all the old books in the world, and I think I may know where to find them. This week Shannon dives …

A treasure in the Blue Ridge? Almost a billion dollars? Uncrackable ciphers and a story that’s a bit too good? This week, Emma gifts Shannon with a …

A slew of underwater ghost towns beneath the depths of a lake that has been cursed since its creation? We’re in! This week, Shannon takes us to Georgia’s Lake Lanier, with mysterious deaths, a handless ghost, and some …

“And the sloth shall cometh and slash thrice upon the man.”

There are so many tangents this week, ya’ll, as Shannon tries to avoid the story of The Sallie House at all costs. Emma went spooky, and nothing is spookier …

Do you have a nickname? Is it better than "Jazz"? The answer is no, we're telling you now. Tune in this week for a much more lighthearted listen as Shannon tells Emma all about the Great Brink's Robbery, one of the most …

Did you like our new intro for this episode? We loved it, and it helped lighten the mood for Emma’s downer of a story: this week, she tells Shannon …

Ever been curb-stomped in a foreign country? We hope the answer is no, but that wasn't so for Lars Mittank, whose disappearance Shannon scares Emma with this week. We go through all the theories, realize that trains are …

IT’S OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, YOU GUYS! This week Emma was given express permission to SPOOK Shannon out, but did she deliver? Come found out on this episode about The Amityville Horror, from the murders to the movie. …

Shannon brings us back in time this week with the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and if the settlers really did disappear, or if they just …

It's spooky season, and what's spookier than the real life horror that was the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693! Listen to our 50TH EPISODE (what?!) as Emma lets Shannon know that she is both a witch and a wife. Come …

Shannon has done it again with a spooky Scottish episode! This week it's about the three lighthouse keepers who mysteriously vanished off a little Scottish isle, but Emma may have figured it out (ghosts, duh). Therapy …

What could have happened to two young boys under their uncle's care? Surely it was all fun and rainbows and shooting arrows? This week we discuss the …

Shannon freaks Emma out with this sad and creepy episode on the Dutch hikers Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, who disappeared in the Panamanian jungle. We also confirm to each other that we are not murderers, learn …

We're your therapists now. Join us as Emma tells Shannon the sad story of the disappearance of the Beaumont siblings in 1966. As always, however, we must find the levity in the depravity so there is discussion of …

Have you seen a horse before? Are you sure it wasn’t a kelpie?! Join us this week for Shannon’s Cryptid Corner on these mysterious demon water horses of Scotland. Shannon starts her scatting career, we get very invested …

An island filled with dolls? Cursed, blessed, or just plain awful? Feel like crying along with Shannon? Then join us this week for a short episode …

Could a beautiful, 45.52 carat diamond be the source of suffering for generations of its owners? Shannon is here this week to report on the Hope …

If you’re ever going through the state of Georgia and the world ends, make sure to head over to Elberton County and read the Georgia Guidestones! …

Feel like getting mad? Then join us this week as Shannon tells Emma all about Big Pharma's conspiracy to keep insulin-dependant humans as money …

Was it suicide? Murder? A vampire colony's revenge? Or was this lady just combustible? This week Emma tells Shannon AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST SARA all …

Another mail bag THIS TIME WITH REAL PHYSICAL MAIL!!! Come listen to some tales of ghosts, definitely haunted chests, carrot syllabi, and our mutual love of socks. 

This week's episode is a wild, wonderful, kinda-spooky ride! Come join us as Shannon regales Emma with the site of Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas. …

Did five of ten children die in a house fire on Christmas Eve? Or did the Mafia have something to do with it? This is a sad one ya'll (SORRY!!). Emma tells Shannon the story of the Sodder Family mystery and how much …

Are you a theatre kid who was scared into behaving backstage by superstition? US TOO! Did a group of witches put a curse on the Scottish Play because their spells were being bastardized? POSSIBLY! Did Lady Macbeth …

This week Emma cries while she tells Shannon about the Jersey Devil! It's not all that scary, just a creepy flying T-rex roaming New Jersey. Come join us for stories of brave children and Emma's own potential cryptid …

Did one of the most famous mystery writers in the world stage her own disappearance? Or did she really forget that she was the Agatha Christie? In this episode, Shannon tells Emma all about this bad-witch and what we …

How do we know the Earth is round? Because the Disneyland NASA actors told us? Probably. Is the sun a lamp strapped to the ice wall? Definitely. …

There is nothing better than a treasure hunt. Except maybe if it's a pirate treasure. And it's in Canada. Come join us as Shannon tells Emma all about Canada's national treasure (and we aren't talking poutine) in the …

Creepy is back!! And what is creepier than a house that comes with a designated "watcher?" Emma does her best to scare Shannon (and mostly fails) with the story of The Watcher from Westfield, New Jersey. Because of …

Are there staircases in the depths of the American National Parks? Are they remnants of a lost city, a tornado dump, a portal to another world? Or …

How would someone go about stealing almost $50 million in art from a central Boston museum? How could they even get away with it? Well, thieves in …

Did Taylor Swift and Harry Styles commit manslaughter during their whirlwind romance? Or is TikTok just stirring up conspiracy for the fun of it? Come join us on this little episode all about TSwift and her penchant for …

Time travel is always an option! And so apparently are teleportation, making giant ships invisible, and becoming a tour guide for computers in a futuristic landscape. Come join us this week as Emma makes Shannon cry …

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 …

Does Curious George have a tail? Are we living in a simulation? Is Shannon from an alternate universe? Answers to these questions and more on this …

Do you have a stuffy nose the minute you walk out your door? Eyes itch and throat get scratchy just by existing during the spring? Well then it may just be Big Nursery coming after you, and Big Pharma's in on it too! …

Another mailbag?! So quickly!? Well we just had to finish all the emails you'd sent us, and of course some of them are doozies. Ghosts that you drive …

We finally have another mailbag! We've got Sweet Briar College ghosts, a Titanic Museum visit, and a near-death-by-ghost in the family. And of …

Who was the mystery man who jumped out of a plane in 1971? A spy? A superhero? An idiot? Join us as Emma tells Shannon the story of D.B. Cooper, get sidetracked by thought experiments and fanny packs, and try our …

Join us this week from another one of Emma's family closets as Shannon regales us with the story of Camelot. Well, the Kennedy Camelot, all its twists and turns and the curse that hangs over them all. Is it really a …

A demon? A ghost? A prank gone wrong? Whatever the reason, this doll is creepy as all get out, so much so that it has to be kept locked away in a …

This week Shannon scares Emma with planes and gigantic crabs in retaliation for all the times Emma has made her cry to tell the incredible story of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, who disappeared in the Pacific in the …

A creature born of radioactivity scared the bejesus out of two couples in 1966 on a dark road at midnight. Or was it a gigantic bird? Or Batpig? More likely it was the antihero of Point Pleasant: Mothman! Come listen to …

Now we would love to all find a city of gold, but could we actually succeed? And why do we even think there is one in the first place? Come listen as …

Emma gets real lazy this week and retells Shannon one of her favorite mysteries: The Tamam Shud Case. Luckily, Shannon remembers none of it! Was this man a Soviet spy? Or a British seaman? No one knows, but maybe we …

Did the Titanic actually hit an iceberg, or was it sunk by a rich man's conspiracy to commit murder? Or was it a mummy in London cursing whoever it saw fit? Find out about these and other theories as Shannon tells Emma …

Does this life size doll have a life of its own, cursing those who get in its way? Or is he just an old doll with a hell of a lot of creep factor? …

Welcome to our very first Mailbag episode! We read you some stories sent in by "friend-ly fans" and add some corrections from our past episodes. Buckle in for ghosts, UFOs, and mistakes! 

Did the Nazi's manage to dismantle the 8th wonder of the world and destroy it within the span of a few years? Or is it at the bottom of the ocean? …

Did Elvis actually ever "leave the building"? Or did he just hop a plane to Rio and has been sipping sangria for years? This week, hear Emma tell Shannon about the theory that Elvis is still alive. We talk about dead …

What's scarier than a demon horse named Blucifer? Probably the Illuminati plotting government overthrows with the lizard people below the Denver International Airport. Listen this week to Shannon tell Emma all about the …

This week, to start off the new year, Emma tells Shannon about her favorite place: Atlantis! Was Plato right, or was he a big fat liar? Is Atlantis …

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who celebrate! Honor the day and Shannon's Aunt Fran by listening to Emma scream as Shannon tells her the …

This week we get extra spooky as Emma regales Shannon with the story of the most haunted item in the world: The Dybbuk Box. Is it haunted by a Jewish supernatural being, a demon, or is it all a lie? Join us this week …

This week, Shannon tells Emma the tale of the Vyne Ring, a (almost) cursed object from the time of the ancient Romans, stolen from a man who put his …

Our very first guest, Liam, (little brother!) joins us as Emma tells Shannon the story of the 1961 abduction of Betty and Barney Hill. The Hills were …

This week Shannon lightens the mood with the lies your parents told you as a kid. Emma screams, Shannon waxes poetic on Santa and hairballs, and we …

On a snowy night in February, 2004, a young woman disappeared without a trace...YIKES! Tune in as Emma tells Shannon the spooky and sad story of …

This week Shannon tells Emma about the Tennessee Children's Home Society and the awful, evil, scary lady, Georgia Tann, who kidnapped, scammed, and …

The Bermuda Triangle is rumored to be a vortex where ships and planes go missing and might just be a portal for extra-terrestrial beings to join us here on earth. Of all the "notable incidents" that occur within the …

We all know Shakespeare’s plays, but do we actually know the man? This week we explore the theory that Shakespeare is not at all who he says he is. Was he merely a player? Or a woman? Or even the QUEEN OF ENGLAND?! Come …

Why did Sarah Winchester build an insane house in San Jose, California? Was it because she believed she was cursed? Or did she just like architecture? Maybe she was rich-people-eccentric? The Winchester Mystery House is …

Was the most famous and prolific rapper of the ninety's murdered, or is he actually alive, traveling the world, and putting out music on Soundcloud? …

Hello new friends! We are Emma and Shannon, the hosts of This Podcast Doesn't Exist. We can't wait to have you join us each week for a new spooky, scary, or downright oddball case that has no answers. We'll explore all …