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Episodes

Jan. 27, 2026

If You Believe in Miracles

Sometimes you don’t need answers—you just need a breather. This shorter-than-usual episode of Medicine, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder is a palate cleanser for heavy times, focused on miracle survival stories that had no business e...
Jan. 20, 2026

Sending Out an SOS

Sometimes the universe whispers instead of shouts. A stranger pays a bill at just the right moment. Help appears when no one knew to ask. A door opens when every other one has slammed shut. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal...
Jan. 13, 2026

Memories

Did Nelson Mandela really die in prison? Was it Berenstain or Berenstein Bears? And why do so many of us remember the exact same things… wrong? In this episode, Andrea and Crystal unravel the Mandela Effect, the bizarre pheno...
Jan. 6, 2026

Disappear

Some disappearances are mysterious. Others are tragic. A rare few feel like they break the rules of reality itself . In this episode of Medicine, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder (M⁴) , Andrea and Crystal explore seven cases where pe...
Dec. 30, 2025

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

For nearly seven years, Cindy James reported being stalked. She called police again and again. She documented threats, break-ins, and assaults. On more than one occasion, she was found drugged, bound, injured. Every time, the...
Dec. 24, 2025

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Christmas means different things to people around the world. This week, Andrea and Crystal take listeners on a festive journey across cultures, exploring the unique traditions, customs, and celebrations that make the holiday ...
Dec. 17, 2025

Toxic

Gloria Ramirez arrived at Riverside General Hospital in cardiac arrest—but what happened next defied medical logic. During resuscitation, multiple healthcare workers became ill, some losing consciousness. Reports of an ammoni...
Dec. 9, 2025

Got Me Feeling So Crazy Right Now

When journalist Susannah Cahalan suddenly unraveled—losing her memory, her behavior, and even her sense of self—doctors were baffled. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal dive into the terrifying medical mystery behind Brain o...
Dec. 2, 2025

Born this Way

Are some zodiac signs truly more dangerous, or are we all just blaming Mercury in retrograde for being terrible people? In this episode, Crystal and Andrea dig into the crimes, the charts, and the cosmic interpretations behin...
Nov. 27, 2025

She's a Rainbow

Some people sweat blue, yellow, even green. In this episode, we unravel the strange and startling world of chromhidrosis—an ultra-rare condition that causes sweat glands to produce vividly colored sweat. In this episode, Andr...
Nov. 19, 2025

Here I Go Down That Wrong Road Again

When 35-year-old Sheila Bellush was found murdered in her Sarasota home, detectives quickly uncovered a trail of fear, abuse, and control that stretched back years. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal break down the murder-fo...
Nov. 12, 2025

Goodbye to Love

When Terri Schiavo collapsed in her Florida home in 1990, no one could have predicted that her life — and death — would ignite one of the most divisive legal and ethical battles in modern medicine. For 15 years, her family fo...
Nov. 4, 2025

Not My Favorite Mistake

When 51-year-old Willie King went into surgery to have his diseased right leg amputated, he woke up to a nightmare — the wrong leg was gone. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal unravel one of the most infamous medical mistake...
Oct. 29, 2025

I've Become So Numb

What if you couldn’t feel pain — ever? No burns, no broken bones, no warning when something’s wrong. In this episode of Medicine, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder , we explore Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) — a condition so r...
Oct. 23, 2025

Imagine There's No... Picture?

What if your imagination didn’t come with pictures? In this episode of Medicine, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder (M⁴) , we explore aphantasia — a fascinating neurological condition where the mind’s eye just... doesn’t open. Join us ...
Oct. 15, 2025

A Spoonful of Atropine Helps the Murder Go Down

Jane Toppan’s story is one of the most chilling chapters in American criminal history. Known as “Jolly Jane,” she was a seemingly cheerful and devoted nurse who used her position of trust to carry out a string of calculated p...
Oct. 9, 2025

Russian Mountain High, Dyatlov

In February 1959, nine experienced hikers set out into Russia’s Ural Mountains—only to vanish into a snowstorm and legend. When rescuers finally reached their camp, they found something no one could explain: a torn-open tent,...
Oct. 2, 2025

I'm Just A Girl... in the Cold

In this episode, we unravel the extraordinary life of Jean Hiller—a story woven with resilience, intrigue, and the kind of twists that make truth stranger (and more fascinating) than fiction. Jean’s tale is as much about grit...
Aug. 10, 2025

Oh, I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Not your average block party. In the summer of 1518, the streets of Strasbourg erupted into an eerie spectacle—dozens of people dancing for days on end, unable to stop. Some collapsed from exhaustion, others met even grimmer ...