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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 Oak Island Money Pit.  Sources: The Vintage News Mother Source What is the Money Pit? Season 8 of The Curse of Oak Island 12 Possible Treasures 25 Treasures Discovered Oak Island Treasure Men’s Health Atlas Obscura

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 course it's New Jersey.  Sources:  The Haunting of 657 Boulevard from The Cut Why Westfield is so scary Inside the House Tales of True Crime Episode 18 Letters and Story of the Watcher

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 are they just a hoax? Come listen this week as Shannon pulls an Emma and talks about her Reddit deep dive into the creepy, solitary staircases in the woods.  Sources: SearchAndRescueWoods on Reddit Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 Historic Mysteries The Cambodia Daily Traveler Magazine Atlas Obscura Wanderglobe Renee Rose on Medium Wikipedia on the Roswell Incident Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust

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 1990 somehow did, and the things they stole have been missing ever since. Come listen as Emma pulls a Shannon and shares the story of the most expensive art heist in the world from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! Somehow she makes Shannon cry!  Sources:  The Mother Source on the Museum The Mother Source on the Theft The Gardner Museum Boston Magazine infographic of the theft FBI website of the theft Time Magazine anniversary article The Guardian article on the FBI’s suspects found Netflix limited series: This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist

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 writing songs that may just reveal a bit more than she wanted them to.  Sources: TikTok HAIM on IG Haylor commiting vehicular manslaughter by Laragh O'Reilly on Mind Meister “I Think Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Killed Someone” by clementines on Spotify Bustle Your Tango 

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 (with laughter) at this story of the Montauk Project and the experiments they tried.  Sources:  The Mother Source on the Montauk Project The Mother Source on the Books The Mother Source on John von Neumann The Montauk Project Gallery The Montauk Project connection to Stranger Things  A Closer Look at the Montauk Project (for stuff that Emma didn’t mention) Sky Books, where you can find the Montauk books Montauk Survivor Accounts Stewart Swerdlow’s website (with workbooks) Stranger Things influenced by the Montauk Project, by the New York Daily News What really happened during the Philadelphia Experiment