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Web Crawlers
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Ali Segel and Melissa Stetten discuss pop culture, TV, viral stories, unsolved mysteries, creepy cults, scammers, and everything unsettling in between. “They maintain a loose, upbeat dynamic as they fall down rabbit holes, which means listeners can comfortably dip their toes into the deeply unsettling and unexplained, but won’t walk away feeling, well, haunted.” (Vanity Fair, 2020)
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Odd Reappearances
Aug 30, 2022Tap to summarizeSteven Kubacki went missing during a ski trip in Michigan and reappeared over a year later claiming to have no recollection of where he’s been. Is he telling the truth? We also get into the odd reappearances of Amanda Eller who went missing in Hawaii for 17 days, Lisa Theris who went missing in the Alabama woods after a meth-fueled burglary, and William Hughes who went AWOL from the Air Force for 35 years. Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com626-604-6262Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchReferences: Ellen Killoran: The Misappearance of Steven KubackiAndrew Chamings: After 35 years missing, an Air Force captain mysteriously reappeared in the Bay AreaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →NYC Socialite Scammer Anna Delvey
Feb 15, 2022Tap to summarizeAnna Delvey is a Russian-born scam queen who posed as a wealthy German heiress in New York to con rich people, hotels, and even banks out of money.Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com626-604-6262Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Artificial Intelligence Relationships
Jan 25, 2022Tap to summarizeWe explore the disturbing new trend of men abusing their artificial intelligent girlfriends on an app called Replika. Do AIs deserve rights? We all downloaded Replika to see what it’s about and Melissa’s AI boyfriend wanted to trap her in a sex dungeon, Maria’s AI told her Chris Pratt was an author, and Ali’s told her John Cena is his favorite actor. Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com626-604-6262Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping
Sep 7, 2021Tap to summarizeMelissa covers the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping where 26 children and their bus driver were buried alive for over 24 hours and survived. The kidnapping plan was possibly the dumbest crime ever committed.ALSO: Melissa & Ali share their traumatic bus experiences.Sources: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22570738/chowchilla-school-bus-kidnappinghttps://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-the-1976-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-20190709-htmlstory.htmlEMAIL: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.comVOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHrFOLLOW: Twitter / Instagram / Reddit / FacebookPATREON: HEREMERCH: https://webcrawlerspod.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Source Family
Jun 16, 2020Tap to summarizeIn the 1960's, James Baker, soon to be known as Father Yod, moved to Los Angeles and opened a health food restaurant called The Source. Through vegan food and teaching Kundalini yoga, he managed to amass a trusty following of young LA hipsters. To outsiders, the group, known as the Source Family, seemed like stereotypical hippies, with names like Galaxy and Olympus. But there was a dark side: Yod was having sex with young members of the group and declared himself to be essentially God. Somewhere along the way, they even started a jam band. Father Yod, who by the end “married” 14 of his followers, was becoming increasingly paranoid that the government was watching him. He moved the entire family to Hawaii, where he rashly decided to go on a hang gliding mission. Listen in to hear how this quintessential California cult met its messy end.IN ADDITIONThis article has a menu from The Source. Maria “doesn’t need their bullshit food”. Ali admits she doesn’t mind when she finds hair in her food. Melissa calls the avocado “nature’s butter”.As for cult names, our hosts are in agreement that Electricity is a solid name. Maria thinks her cult name would be Bumblebee Blasucci. Ali’s? Petal Aquamarine. Ali suggests listeners should make a cult name generating app. This article talks about the prime LA real estate The Source family resided in, including the Harry Chandler Estate. Also, Bud Court from Harold and Maude was a member of The Source at one point!A minor brawl erupts when Ali mis-quotes Walt Whitman as saying “Two roads diverged in a yellow road”. She meant Robert Frost, whose poem begins “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.” Ali threatens to leave the podcast. Maria assumes The Source Family’s band Ya Ho Wha 13 “did not sound great”.What?? Cafe Gratitude is inspired by The Source?? Here’s the podcast about it, from Oh No, Ross and Carrie! And here’s Vespertine, another Source-ey culty eating establishment that Melissa mentions.To learn more, watch the documentary The Source Family, available to rent on Prime. —EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.comLEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262—FOLLOW US: TwitterInstagramRedditSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →West Memphis 3
Sep 24, 2019Tap to summarizeAli and Melissa discuss the conviction and eventual release of three teenagers in 1994 for the murder of three boys in 1993. How does Satanism fit in all this? Why are the Dixie Chicks involved? The Web Crawlers have some theories.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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