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Ep. 21 – [title not found]

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It’s the last gasp before Nick and Cait head out into the wilderness for vacation, so what better way to make themselves paranoid than with a collection of stories about people who mysteriously vanished in the woods? Nick and Cait give a surface look at the very deep Missing 411 phenomenon, as Cait shares the weirdest stories of missing people she can find. Then Nick applies the Missing 411 philosophy to some more recent missing cases and gives us an account of getting lost in the forest under completely non-mysterious circumstances for context. Cait finishes things off with a drink that will put the trees themselves in your mouth and in your blood.

Find the recipe for Spruce Ginner here!

Missing 411 online bookstore

David Paulides’s YouTube Channel

Henry McCabe news report

The case of The Green Children of Woolpit.

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Episode 20 – Candle in the End

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The world’s worst word-association podcast is back! The theme is “pirates”, so of course Nick brings in a story about a mentally ill woman and Cait shows up with a story of a bogus Turkish sultan. Vague hand-waving connections are only one of our specialties, though, so Cait creates a fig liqueur based cocktail with a Mediterranean flair!

Get the recipe for The Sultan of Swig here!

Amanda Large interview on This Morning

Amethyst Realm interview on This Morning

A Life You Will Remember by Amanda Sparrow Large Teague on Amazon

A New Attitude by Amanda Sparrow Large on Amazon

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Episode 19 – El Paso or Fail Class

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We’re back with a full episode! The topic is ‘haunted schools’, and we ruffled something’s feathers with this one. Nick tells of the many hauntings of Alabama’s University of Montevallo, and Cait breaks down one of El Paso’s many haunted public schools. As if that wasn’t enough haunted happenings, Nick and Cait experienced a handful of ghostly activities while recording the episode itself! Take a break from all this mayhem with a cocktail suitable for any school cold lunch!

Get the recipe for the Reduced Lunch here.

University of Montevallo

Some photos of El Paso High’s ghost girl

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Clip Show: It Came From the Cutting Room Floor!

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It’s new to you! Due to some health-related difficulties, we weren’t able to record an episode in time to get released on schedule, so we’ve done the next best thing: dug a bunch of unused clips out of the garbage and hastily glued them together. It works for the last minute Science Fair project in every sitcom ever, so it can work for us! Enjoy our favorite least-favorite moments from the early episodes of the podcast, and we’ll be back with a proper episode in two weeks!

This episode features the music of Chocolat Billy. Be sure to check them out on Spotify or on Bandcamp.

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio. “Versailles“, “Canari Malinois“, “Le Surf“, “Le Serpent de Mer“, “Irrissary“, “Elyséens“, “Subutex Mex (Nino Cosma)“, “Le Monstre“, “Chocolacho“, “Laisse Sex“, and “Pourquoi Je pas?” by Chocolat Billy are used through Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Ep. 18 – Trauma Persevering

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With Independence Day around the corner, Nick & Cait decided to it was a good time to talk about ghosts of the Revolutionary War. First, Cait tells of the frozen hell the patriots stationed at Jockey Hollow had to endure (in some cases, for eternity). Then Nick shares stories of Fort Ticonderoga, its spectres, and the most unlikely partnership in the revolutionary army. Cait finishes us up with special drink, a favorite of renowned patriot Ethan Allen, The Stone Fence.

Get the recipe for The Stone Fence here!

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Episode 17 – Bugle Boy Genes

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Finally, our poor noise-to-signal ratio finally works in our favor! We’re talking about (and making) noise, and we start with a look at a bowling ghost that was exposed by the quiet of the pandemic. Next, an Indianapolis poltergeist that disturbed the whole neighborhood, and we finish with a phantom bugle whose tone reverberates throughout history. And all this shifting of the volume has inspired a drink that keeps cranking the favor up and down on you to stay electric with every sip!

Get the recipe for Electric Mayhem here!

The YouTube video about the Forest Grove Phantom Noise and other mysterious noises can be found here.

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Episode 16 – Decap Attack!

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In this episode we spend a lot of time discussing hobos, ice cream, and decapitations, which is really unfortunate, because the episode’s topic was supposed to be haunted roadside attractions. On a road trip absolutely plump full of detours, side-stops, and the occasional breakdown, Nick shares ghostly tales about America’s first National Park, Yellowstone. Then Cait takes us on a tour of accidents, apparitions, and ashes at the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland! All this, plus a boozy frozen treat specially designed to beat the summertime heat!

Get the recipe for Boozy Dole Whip Pops here!

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Episode 15 – Death Below the 49th Parallel

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The borders may still be closed, but Nick and Cait are taking a trip to Canada anyway. Victoria, BC is one of their favorite places, and with Victoria Day is just around the corner, it only seems right to tell stories of ghosts and murder in The Garden City. First, Cait tells us about some of the many permanent residents of the Empress Hotel, then Nick tells the story of ethereal axe-murder Kanaka Pete. Then Cait ties all the pieces together with a Canadian whiskey tiki drink that celebrates Victoria’s relationship with multiculturalism. How ya doin’, eh?

Get the recipe for the Kanaka Death Orgy here!

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“O Canada” is performed by Henry Burr and used under Creative Commons License CC-4.0-BY-NC. Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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Episode 14 – Secret Origins

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It’s almost Mother’s Day, so we decided to bring in the woman who made it all happen, our own mother Shanna McDonald! She helps us explore the secret origins of the McDonalds’ obsession with the paranormal and help clarify some of the sketchier details. We share family paranormal encounters from three generations, including the haunted house in which Nick and Cait grew up, strange alien-like encounters in the Applegate region, and all manner of Southern Oregon weirdness! Top it off with a spicy sazerac straight from Momma’s heart, and you’ve got an episode you won’t find anywhere else!

Get the recipe for Spanky’s Szechuan Sazerac here!

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Theme music is “Come Back Down” by The Lonely Wild, licensed through audiio.

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#baddecisionsclub – The Dead Cat Situation

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We’ve been talking for a while about pushing the idea of #baddecisionsclub as a brand or sub-brand, and a couple online conversations brought up the story of the time Nick snuck a dead cat into school. It was too long a story to tell in 280 character chunks, so now seemed like the right time to release #baddecisionsclub onto the world as a minisode. If people like this concept, we’ll probably release some more minisodes about the more regrettable exploits of Nick, Cait, and maybe even some special guests.

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Theme music is “Deja Vu” by Hannah Gill and the Hours, licensed through audiio.

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