Best Warped Cortex Media Podcasts (2025)

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23: Person of Interest -- The Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer -- Part 4 1:27:43

5M ago1:27:43

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Send a text message to the show! Allison and Jayson conclude their look into the baffling Lewis Clark Valley serial killer case with a discussion with retired FBI profiler Julia Cowley, whose unique insights into the minds of murderers can possibly help clear up some questions they have about this person of interest. Big shouts to the Snake River K…

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22: Person of Interest -- The Lewis Clark Valley Serial Killer -- Part 3 1:11:05

5M ago1:11:05

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Send a text message to the show! Allison and Jayson broaden their discussion of the case by inviting on two researchers from the Snake River Killer Podcast -- Cathy Belben and Samantha Sawyer -- to give their insights in to Lance Voss and his potential ties to these victims, including those baffling classified ads he loved to run. Big shouts to the…

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21: Person of Interest -- The Lewis Clark Valley Serial Killer -- Part 2 51:46

6M ago51:46

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Send a text message to the show! Allison and Jayson pick back up where they left off in their discussion of the suspected Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, a case that spans several decades and leaves a lot of baffling clues in its wake. Last episode they detailed the disappearance of 12 year old Christina White of Asotin, Washington. Today they de…

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20: Person of Interest -- The Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer -- Part 1 1:12:12

6M ago1:12:12

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Send a text message to the show! Allison teams back up with Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook in a four part series to track the footsteps of a suspected serial killer who, in a rarity for this show in particular, is still very much alive. While they begin with the 1979 disappearance of 12-year old Christina White from Asotin, Washington,…

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19: Fascism -- A Quick Primer 13:19

7M ago13:19

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Send a text message to the show! Apropos of nothing, it seemed like a good time to talk about something we've been hearing a lot about in the current age: Fascism. What is it exactly? Find out in under 15 minutes. Oh, and please vote. https://www.votelikeabeast.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: patreon.com/vintagevillainspodcast JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP: https…

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18: Amy Archer Gilligan -- The Real Killer Behind Arsenic and Old Lace 1:06:54

7M ago1:06:54

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Send a text message to the show! We're joined by Brett from The Prosecutors for a Vintage Villains Halloween special. In 1941, the play Arsenic and Old Lace debuted to rave reviews on Broadway, and a few years later spawned a movie starring Cary Grant. The story, set on Halloween, about two little old ladies who run a boarding house and poison thei…

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17: The John Dillinger Wrap Up with The Murder Sheet Podcast 55:06

7M ago55:06

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Send a text message to the show! The best way to finish a feast is with the perfect digestif, and that comes in the form of a visit from Kevin and Aine of the Murder Sheet Podcast to talk about everything they know about Dillinger and depression era gangsters! In addition to being the rock stars covering the case of Abby Williams and Liberty German…

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16: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 4 of 4 1:23:27

7M ago1:23:27

1:23:27

Send a text message to the show! This final installment of the John Dillinger series is jam packed with more bank robberies, a major FBI bungle at the Little Bohemia Lodge, painful plastic surgeries, and a trail of mayhem and betrayal that ends at an alleyway on a sweltering July night outside Chicago's Biograph Theater. Find out how John Dillinger…

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15: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 3 of 4 54:02

8M ago54:02

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Send a text message to the show! In the third part of the Dillinger saga, the Terror Gang finds itself being whittled down bit by bit, with the remaining five core members taking to the vast American highways, first to Florida, then a trip back home in Indiana to quickly rob a bank. Barely making it out alive, they flee to Tucson, Arizona, where th…

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14: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 2 of 4 55:10

8M ago55:10

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Send a text message to the show! In the continuing coverage of Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger, we trace the Terror Gang's steps after the deadly jailbreak in Lima, Ohio, which included daring robberies of police stations for guns and ammo, as well as more banks in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The game of cops and robbers was growing…

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13: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 1 of 4 53:10

8M ago53:10

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Send a text message to the show! The Great Depression was a desperate time for the US and the world at large, and it spawned a whole host of criminals and gangs looking to take what they couldn't get. John Dillinger's crime spree of robbing banks and shooting back at cops across the Midwest only lasted about a year, but in that time he became somet…

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12: Gene Leroy Hart and the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders -- Part 3 of 3 1:57:50

8M ago1:57:50

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Send a text message to the show! Allison and Jayson Blair conclude their series on the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, and they've brought on former FBI profiler Julia Cowley of The Consult podcast to answer questions and go over theories! *** In this special three-part series, Allison and friend Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook are back to…

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11: Gene Leroy Hart and the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders -- Part 2 of 3 1:48:58

9M ago1:48:58

1:48:58

Send a text message to the show! In this special three-part series, Allison and friend Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook are back together again to talk about a case that continues to haunt Oklahoma nearly 50 years later. Lori Farmer, Denise Milner, and Michele Guse were among dozens of Girl Scouts who arrived at Camp Scott in Mayes Count…

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10: Gene Leroy Hart and the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders -- Part 1 of 3 1:46:07

9M ago1:46:07

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Send a text message to the show! In this special three-part series, Allison and special guest Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook are back together again to talk about a case that continues to haunt Oklahoma nearly 50 years later. Lori Farmer, Denise Milner, and Michele Guse were among dozens of Girl Scouts who arrived at Camp Scott in Maye…

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9: Lloyd Welch and the Disappearance of the Lyon Sisters -- Part 2 of 2 1:35:33

12M ago1:35:33

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Send a text message to the show! Allison and Jayson last left you in Part 1 with police beginning their questioning of Lloyd Lee Welch, a man who they'd initially thought a witness to the kidnapping of Katherine and Sheila Lyon at the Wheaton Plaza mall in 1975 by their original suspect, Ray Mileski. However, Welch soon takes police on a dark and m…

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8: Lloyd Welch and the Disappearance of the Lyon Sisters -- Part 1 of 2 1:22:21

12M ago1:22:21

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Send a text message to the show! In this joint episode with the Silver Linings Handbook podcast, Allison and Jayson tackle what is to date the oldest no-body homicide case to receive a conviction in the US. In 1975, sisters Sheila (12) and Katherine (10) Lyon were going for a slice of pizza at a popular Baltimore-area shopping mall when they disapp…

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7: Ed Gein 43:45

1y ago43:45

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Send a text message to the show! In 1957, Ed Gein's gruesome crimes of murder, grave robbing, and corpse abuse shocked the the tiny town of Plainfield, Wisconsin as well as the rest of the world, giving rise to a cottage industry of horror franchises, and serving as a grim reminder of how deep isolation, illness, and an unshakable Oedipus complex c…

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6: Patty Hearst: From Heiress to Hostage to Outlaw 51:19

1y ago51:19

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Send a text message to the show! In the 50th year since the kidnapping of heiress Patricia Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the resulting crime spree that shocked the nation, we can acknowledge the vintage pedigree of the case. But was she truly a villain? She was certainly portrayed that way throughout her saga in the mid-1970s, but t…

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5: Patty Cannon and the Reverse Underground Railroad 1:33:41

1y ago1:33:41

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Send a text message to the show! This week, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair unravel the dark saga of Patty Cannon, a mastermind behind the Reverse Underground Railroad, whereby free Blacks were kidnapped in the north and sold to southern plantations desperate for them in the wake of the ban on imported slaves in 1807. But not only did the Cannon…

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4: John Wilkes Booth -- Part 2: Sic Semper Tyrannis 1:26:26

1y ago1:26:26

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Send a text message to the show! In the final act of this grim tale, Allison and Jayson unravel the missteps and ultimate outcomes of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators, from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater and the attempted assassinations of Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward, to the Boot…

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3: John Wilkes Booth -- Part 1: Setting the Stage 1:10:00

1y ago1:10:00

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Send a text message to the show! In this two-part historical odyssey, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook podcast weave through the transformative year of 1865, where the final throes of the Civil War and the ratification of the 13th Amendment are only a couple of the events that factored into John Wilkes Booth's fatef…

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Introducing Allison's New Podcast: Vintage Villains -- Episode 1 Belle Gunness 1:10:19

1y ago1:10:19

1:10:19

That's right, Ding Dongs. The Queen is starting a SECOND podcast. It's specifically geared toward historical true crime (cases prior to 1980, and going back as far as human history itself). After a brief introduction, Allison will plunge you right into 1908 and the world of infamous Midwest female serial killer, Belle Gunness, who was reeling in an…

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2: Vasily Blokhin and the Katyn Massacre 54:00

1y ago54:00

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Send a text message to the show! This week's episode is crammed with enough villains to last several lifetimes, but Vasily Blokhin gets the title spot, because he still reigns as the current Guinness World Record holder for most prolific executioner/mass murderer, with more than 7000 killings to his name. And that's only for the Katyn Massacre. As …

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1: Belle Gunness 57:38

1y ago57:38

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Send a text message to the show! The year 1908 brought a lot of marvels and advancements, and the discovery of dozens of bodies buried on a lonely widow's pig farm in LaPorte, Indiana was certainly among the most memorable. Belle Gunness came to the United States from Norway in search of love and riches, and that's exactly what she found. And it wo…

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Vintage Villains Trailer 0:45

1y ago0:45

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Send a text message to the show! Support the show Credits: Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson Main Graphics -- Nathaniel DicksonBy Warped Cortex Media

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Coming Soon: Vintage Villains -- A Historical True Crime Podcast 0:44

1+ y ago0:44

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Coming March 1st, a historical true crime podcast hosted by the Queen Ding Dong herself, Allison Dickson.

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44: It's Time to Talk About 'Gone Girl' 1:38:56

1+ y ago1:38:56

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The topic of Gone Girl was an inevitable for this show. The 2012 bestselling phenomenon by Gillian Flynn blew millions of readers away with its stunning plot twist, but it also caused one of the biggest plot twists in Allison's own life. This episode, featuring Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook, explores the dark and faceted marriage of N…

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Joining The Silver Linings Handbook: Our Fascination with Darkness 1:41:56

1+ y ago1:41:56

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Recently, Allison appeared on the Silver Linings Handbook with Jayson Blair to discuss our collective fascination with darkness. Why do some of us love things like horror stories and true crime? And are we doing ourselves disservice by avoiding those things entirely? All that and more in this talk. Listen to Jayson's show here: https://silverlining…

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43: Ding Dong Movie Time -- The Menu 1:37:13

1+ y ago1:37:13

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As we prepare to hunker down to stuff our faces with delicious delights this holiday season, Allison and her trusty movie buddy Josh from Press Play and Scream bring you a rousing discussion on the diabolically epicurean 2022 masterpiece, The Menu, starring Anya Taylor Joy, Nicholas Hoult, and Ralph Fiennes.…

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42: Let's Talk About Witchcraft 1:39:10

1+ y ago1:39:10

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For the ultimate Halloween celebration, it seemed an opportune time to discuss another well-known trope of the season. This week we're joined by Nathaniel Dickson, the eldest spawn of our host! Nate has dabbled in the craft for the last several years, and they're here to bring all their practical knowledge and insights into things like tarot cards,…

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41: Let's Talk About Werewolves 1:24:23

1+ y ago1:24:23

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This week of spooky month, Allison and Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook podcast sit down for a thoughtful discussion on the long history and complex culture surrounding another one of our universal monsters: the werewolf. From symbolizing the harmony between person and beast in various indigenous cultures, to the fear of our own animalis…

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40: Let's Talk About Zombies 1:18:23

1+ y ago1:18:23

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Last year, friend of the show Brett from The Prosecutors podcast came on to talk with Allison about ghosts and his time as a paranormal investigator. This time, they're going all in on a discussion of a different form of the restless dead: ZOMBIES, those flesh-craving ghouls that have a lot more going on with them historically and culturally than m…

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39: Let's Talk About Vampires 2:01:33

1+ y ago2:01:33

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We're getting tropey with it this October, with a series of episodes on some core spooky creatures and lore. And no such event would be complete without a comprehensive discussion on everyone's favorite bloodsuckers, VAMPIRES! Josh from Press Play and Scream joins the show and together, he and Allison cover the gamut, beginning with the origins of …

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38: Bad Art, Pulp Cinema, and the Wonders of Tubi 1:29:16

1+ y ago1:29:16

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This week, Allison sits down with famed author Ed Kurtz to discuss his new anthology, IN THE COLD, COLD GROUND coming soon from Cemetery Dance, but then he sticks around a little longer to open up about his love affair with cinema, and in particular the never-seen low/no budget weird wonders of yesteryear and today. What makes us love "bad art?" Wh…

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37: Ding Dong Movie Time -- The Banshees of Inisherin 1:15:51

1+ y ago1:15:51

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Better late than never! Back in Episode 29, Allison and her fellow cinephile Josh Bermont discussed director Martin McDonagh's amazing debut crime film, IN BRUGES, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Now you can listen to the rest of that discussion, as they dig into the latest film by this legendary trio, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, which c…

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36: Finale -- The Cult of Multi-Level Marketing Companies 49:10

2y ago49:10

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In the last episode of their coverage on multi-level marketing companies, Allison and Beverly delve into the darkest of the dark side of these schemes, selecting several personal accounts found online as well as talking a little bit about one particularly gnarly company the Feds shut down back in the early seventies for deceptive trade practices, a…

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Ding Dong Ditch: Amway is STILL a Scam, Bae 27:12

2y ago27:12

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Allison and Beverly are BACK to tie up some loose ends from the original Amway episode with this first Ding Dong Ditch episode that has a guest! We dissect an interesting listener review as well as further flesh out the political influence of Amway and how it came to write the book on current laws governing the industry. Finally, we hope to clarify…

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Ding Dong Ditch: The Pinkerton Detective Agency -- Heroes or Hired Thugs? 32:15

2y ago32:15

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Recently, news reported on the raid of a YouTuber's home by the Pinkerton agency in the recovery of some potentially ill-gotten gains. Magic: The Gathering cards... yeah... Anyway, you've probably heard of the Pinkertons before. They have a history so rife with blood they should probably be called the Reddingtons. From protecting trains and stage c…

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Joining the 80s High Podcast: 'The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults' 2:26:04

2y ago2:26:04

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It was a billed as the biggest sensation of its time in 1986 when famed TV journalist Geraldo Rivera brought us a 2 hour live special all about the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the secret tunnels and vaults discovered beneath one of his old hotels. The idea was Capone had stashed away some of his ill-gotten gains down there, and the worl…

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35: Ding Dong Movie Time -- In Bruges 1:25:21

2y ago1:25:21

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Allison and Josh from the Press Play and Scream podcast are back yet again to jibjab about some wacky flicks! This time, they're taking on the brilliant playwright turned cinematic auteur, Martin McDonagh's brilliant 2008 bleak comedy film, In Bruges. Starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two hitmen who, after a job gone horribly wrong, are…

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Ding Dong Ditch: The Whirlwind Life and Tragic Death of Jayne Mansfield 16:01

2y ago16:01

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She was one of the last of the blonde bombshell stars of the 20th century, a singer, actress, comedian, and a cunning rival of Marilyn Monroe. Her life was cut tragically short on a late summer night in 1967, and her death left an unusual legacy that you probably encounter every day without realizing it. Additional Info: https://allthatsinteresting…

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34: Amway is a Scam, Bae: The Cult of Multi-Level Marketing Companies -- Part 2 1:33:00

2y ago1:33:00

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In the second part of their dive into MLMs, Allison and Beverly pull two more beefy deceivers out of the hat: Amway and Primerica. Whereas a lot of MLMs set their hooks in women, particularly stay-at-home moms looking to make a quick buck, these companies tend to have a much broader net, and when it comes to Amway in particular, you'll find yoursel…

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33: Pyramid Worship: The Cult of Multi-Level Marketing Companies -- Part 1 1:20:11

2y ago1:20:11

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In this first of a multi-part series, Allison and her pal Beverly start a journey of revelation and personal reminiscence through the shady world of multi-level marketing companies, beginning with a couple of the OGs from that world: Avon and Tupperware. These brands are highly nostalgic and carry a lot of cultural weight, but they are only the tip…

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32: Ding Dong Movie Time: Apocalypse Now and the Hearts of Darkness 2:02:29

2y ago2:02:29

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In 1979, Francis Ford Coppola released Apocalypse Now, his stunning, surreal Vietnam war-fueled adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 book, The Heart of Darkness. But even more harrowing than the events onscreen were the ones happening behind the camera as over a year of filming began to take its toll on everyone involved. Drugs, nervous breakdowns, m…

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31: Ten Countries, Ten Mysteries: International True Crime -- Part 2 of 2 1:48:26

2y ago1:48:26

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We're wrapping up our global tour of the Top 10 Ding Dong Countries by bringing you a mystery from the final five. What are they? Well... we'll leave you to listen and find out, but they do all have one thing in common: GERMANY IS EVERYWHERE. This episode is bringing you Van Gogh (murder or suicide?), a possible cryptic code to a mysterious homicid…

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30: Ten Countries, Ten Mysteries: International True Crime Part 1 of 2 1:49:46

2y ago1:49:46

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As promised when we celebrated the Top 10 American listener cities by bringing you an interesting mystery from each one, Allison and Chris are back to deliver 10 mysteries from the show's top listener countries! No passport needed for this epic journey. But you may want to bring a coat. It's a little chilly in some of these locales... Additional In…

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29: Ding Dong Movie Time: The Descent 1:27:38

2y ago1:27:38

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This week, Allison and Chris descend into a discussion of one of their favorite horror films of all time, the 2005 subterranean masterpiece, The Descent. But is it really a movie about a caving adventure gone horribly awry... or is it a home invasion story? Also, which ending is your favorite? So much good discussion and more, so gear up, grab your…

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28: Ten Cities, Ten Mysteries -- A True Crime Bonanza Part 2 of 2 1:24:20

2y ago1:24:20

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Allison and Chris round out the shout-out to the show's most popular listener cities by bringing you some pretty heavy hitting mysteries from the Top 5! In Dallas, we bring the story of a possibly haunted landmark, the Goatman Bridge, with some chilling lore that feels true, even if it might not be. Next we travel to the Rocky Mountains of Denver, …

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27: Ten Cities, Ten Mysteries -- A True Crime Bonanza Part 1 of 2 1:24:24

2y ago1:24:24

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At the end of 2022, Allison and Chris decided to craft something of a love letter to the Top 10 cities that regularly tune in to Ding Dong Darkness Time every week. So we started scouring for a mystery to highlight in what might very well be your neck of the woods! We start at a bleeding house in Atlanta before traveling to the odd little enclave o…

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26: The Cult of Teal Swan Part 2 of 2: If She's An Alien, She's Not a Very Nice One 1:27:49

2y ago1:27:49

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Allison, Chris, and Beverly are back this week to wrap up their discussion on controversial cult... or spiritual influencer Teal Swan, and forewarning, it gets a little dark as we discuss topics of abuse, assault, and suicide, and all the ways Teal has been instrumental in promoting these things among her inner circle. If you are struggling with th…

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