Episodes

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...

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...

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...

What if you couldn’t feel pain — ever? No burns, no broken bones, no warning when something’s wrong. In this episode, we explore a condition so rare that those who have it can bite through their tongues, walk on fractured lim...

What if your imagination didn’t come with pictures? In this episode, we explore aphantasia — a fascinating neurological condition where the mind’s eye just... doesn’t open. Join us as we dive into what life is like without me...

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...

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,...

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...

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 ...