Episodes

You're alone. The odds are against you. And then, somehow, you're not alone anymore. Third Man Syndrome is one of the most haunting and hotly debated phenomena in survival psychology — the experience of an unseen presence app...

They called it non-addictive. They were lying. In this episode, Crystal takes Andrea through the opioid epidemic, one of the deadliest public health crises in American history. From the origins of opioid use in medicine to th...

He was a nurse. He was trusted with the most vulnerable patients in intensive care. And somewhere along the way, the line between saving lives and ending them disappeared entirely. Niels Högel worked the cardiac wards of two ...

In late 2019, a mysterious respiratory illness began spreading through Wuhan, China. Within months, it had a name — COVID-19 — and within months after that, it had the entire world in its grip. In this episode of Medicine, My...

You've heard of paralysis. But what if it came and went, triggered by rest, a meal, or exercise, and left no trace by morning? This week, Andrea walks Crystal through Periodic Paralysis, a rare and frequently misdiagnosed gro...

A wealthy Utah industrialist is found shot dead in his own warehouse. The scene looks like a robbery. It isn't. What follows is a years-long unraveling of a family held together by money, manipulation, and secrets — stretchin...

Sleep is something we all take for granted until it’s gone. In this episode of Medicine, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder , Andrea and Crystal explore one of the rarest and most terrifying conditions known to medicine: Fatal Familial...

In October 1987, the world held its breath when 18-month-old toddler Jessica McClure, known to millions as Baby Jessica, fell 22 feet down a narrow well in a backyard in Midland, Texas. What followed was a tense 58-hour rescu...

Before ventilators, before modern ICUs, and before vaccines nearly erased one of the most feared diseases in history, there was the iron lung. In this episode of Medicine, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder , Andrea and Crystal explore...

In 1999, Dr. Jerri Nielsen was the only physician stationed at the South Pole when she discovered a lump in her breast — after the last plane had already left. With evacuation impossible, she diagnosed, biopsied, and began tr...

In Part Two of our deep dive into Michael Swango, we follow the trail all the way to the end — the arrests, the lies, the international flight, and the staggering body count that may never be fully known. How did he continue ...

He wore scrubs. He took an oath. And somehow, he kept getting hired. In Part One of our two-part series, we unravel the early life and chilling rise of one of healthcare’s most unsettling figures: Michael Swango. From his tim...

Some kids know things they were never taught.They use words too old for their mouths.They recognize places they’ve never been.They speak with a certainty that makes adults stop and stare. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal e...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ammon...

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...

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...

Some people sweat blue, yellow, even green. Others swear they feel fibers crawling beneath their skin. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal dive into two of the most mysterious and controversial conditions in medicine: chromhi...

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...