Send us a text Decisions, decisions, decisions; life is full of them - some good, some bad. When someone from our town makes a big one you can count on comments.

Get into the Halloween spirit with a spine-chilling collection of ghost stories - both personal and from our listeners. From eerie encounters to unexplained happenings, this episode will have you leaving the lights on tonight. 👻 Support the showעל ידי Haunted Closet Studios

Send us a text Rites of passage on the farm include driving equipment. It means you're old enough, strong enough, and responsible enough to take on major responsibilities. It is a momentous occasion, and occasionally, a lifelong story will be born.

Send us a text The war was raging, and everyone was busy attending to their jobs. We were left on our own a lot - all the kids were. It was exciting and sometimes scary. We were growing up quick.

Join us this week as we wrap up our discussion about acquitted (but definitely did it) child murderer Casey Anthony. Arrested in October 2008 for the suspected murder of her 2 year old daughter, Caylee Anthony, Casey some how wiggled her way out of consequences, even though it was abundantly clear that she was responsible for the death of her daugh…

Send us a text Homeless for a while in Portland. Wartime activities everywhere. Hustle here, hustle there, ships, airplanes, adrenaline all around. Trips around the area to see what it's all about stretched imagination to the limits. A whole town built in 110 days. Three shipyards turning out ships as if they were cars on an assembly line. The worl…

Join Kate and Suzy on this week’s episode to learn more than you ever needed to know about acquitted child murderer, Casey Anthony. Casey was arrested on July 16, 2008, one day after her mother reported that Casey’s 2 year old daughter, Caylee, had been missing for THIRTY ONE DAYS. Casey never told anyone that her daughter was missing, until she wa…

Send us a text World War II was raging. Workers were streaming west to take jobs in the shipyards along the Columbia River. The whole world had gone mad, and yet a child's world was just forming. It leads to a fictional story that isn't all that fictional.

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Send us a text Slave State/Free State fights right and left. A band from Harry Nation caught stealing honey. Missouri Sheriff arrested in Iowa. Boom! War is declared. Iowa's history is as exciting as any other nation-state carved out of the wilderness, and sheer determination.

Send us a text Change comes hard in our town. We cling to the customs and practices handed down to us from years past; they mean a lot to us. They give us identity. It's who we are. And yet, change has a way of sneaking in.

Send us a text In our town, news travels fast. There is a newspaper in the nearby town of Bloomfield, but it only comes out once a week and most times is way behind the news. Besides that, it hardly ever tells the whole story. This week's letter to Brett fills in some of the gaps; the wreck, the fire, the Pavillion, and more.…

Send us a text The Corn Show is over. There's nothing left to see but the clean-up crew doing their job, however, there is some news, especially about the visitor from Chicago.

Join us today to learn the shocking details of the murder of Sylvia Likens. Sylvia’s parents unwittingly put her and her sister, Jenny, right into the hands of the devil herself. Gertrude Baniszewski promised the girls' parents that she would treat them like her own while they were away for work. Behind closed doors, Gertrude would end up torturing…

Send us a text The weather is changing. Harvest is in the air. Our expectations are high, and energy is flowing. Brett gets a letter from home.

Send us a text Going to war is serious business. The line between youngster and man is sometimes not clear and then there are surprising circumstances to deal with. In a different era, a different time, Max lays it on the line.

Send us a text The County Fair. We go every year - never miss. This year we asked Ol Ed which Fair was the best in his experience.

Send us a text Only in small towns do you get the magic mix of unlicensed radio stations, neighborhood banter, and a sheriff showing up before the last lawn mower is sold. Thanks to Eve Bailey Media

Send us a text Summer Doldrums is a short time between planting and harvest. What time would be better than for a Country Dog Show? Who's dog would get the first prize? Everyone got involved - even Sid.

Send us a text Joe and Ellen are leaving for better jobs. It leaves a hole in the family and community that we all feel.

Send us a text A midnight ride, a surprise, then disaster; all told at the famous Gas & Grill.

Send us a text The 4th of July is a special time in our town. Grampa Jim's letter to Brett in Afghanistan brings back memories from generations ago. It describes our lives in peace because of the selfless dedication of those who serve in the services. God bless our soldiers.

Send us a text The 4th of July. Summer is peaking out. Commerce is blooming and the kids are making the most of every minute. It's also a time of serious thought. A time to contemplate, to remember, to reflect on what our nation stands for.

Send us a text What on heaven's earth would cause grown-ups in our town to fight? The transition from a one-room schoolhouse to a modern school was not smooth and still rankles neighbors. Grampa Jim digs up the story for us.

Send us a text Not much going on this week till the Department of Transportation showed up to do a project on Main street. We were on TV waving and shouting encouragement. We're OK. The firemen have left.

Join us as we discover and theorize over some of the strangest mysteries throughout world history. These bizarre tales range from ghostly witches to rollerskating monkey-men, and even mass disappearances. Each of these incidents still have authorities and historians stumped due to the lack of evidence left behind. Many of these mysteries appear as …

Send us a text SHOOTERS, SHOOTERS, STUDENTS DOWN!!!! The remark struck Gene as if he had been smashed by a ball bat. His stomach churned, his head spun, and he staggered to the wall just barely keeping himself from falling.

Send us a text Out in the country and in the farmland, good-paying jobs are scarce. We've had our ups and downs with the economy like everybody else but we want to do something about it. This is America, the land of opportunity, and with that comes BIG IDEAS. A letter to Brett reveals some hometown news and the latest Big Idea.…

In this episode we do a deep dive into Bethel Church and Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, located in Redding California. BSSM is a unaccredited college that claims to teach its students how to perform miracles in their every day lives. Many christians and non-religious people alike take umbrage with some of the things being taught at this sc…

Send us a text A song of love, a song of wonder brought to you by grampa jim.

Send us a text In Davis County, the Barber Shop is the hub of stories, news, and gossip. Everyone gets their two bits in. Everyone knows a version of the story and cant wait to tell it.

Send us a text It's springtime once again in our town. We clean up all the debris that has been accumulating on the roads through the winter and even have a "Cleanup Day" where volunteers help dispose of old appliances or anything else people want to get rid of. We kick off the process with a meeting at the Gas & Grill. You're invited to listen in.…

Join us this Wednesday as we discuss Unit 731 (Manchu Detachment 731), which would later be referred to as the Auschwitz of the East. This covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army performed human experimentation and tested biological weapons on unsuspecting Chinese citizens during the 1930's…

Send us a text Gangs, shoot-outs, Ray in jail: it's all too outlandish to believe, or is it? Vickie told us the story at the Gas & Grill after Ray went home to rest.

Send us a text Where do young men get the courage required to stand up to adversity? Fred Meeks, our barber in Bloomfield tells us his story.

Join Kate and Suzy for a deep dive on Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt. Mormon vlogger Ruby Franke of the 8 Passengers YouTube channel, and disgraced mormon therapist/life coach Jodi Hildebrandt made headlines in 2023 when the two women were arrested and charged with 6 counts of child abuse each. Ruby's two youngest children suffered greatly at the…

Join us this week for a chilling episode on poltergeists, and some of the most infamous and well-documented cases of them. We all know real life is scarier than fiction, which is why Hollywood turned to these stories to create some of the scariest movies ever made. There is nothing more terrifying than being haunted by something you can’t see! Supp…

Send us a text The 4th of July is a special time in our town. Grampa Jim's letter to Brett in Afghanistan brings back memories from generations ago to describe our lives lived in peace because of the selfless dedication of those who serve in the services. God Bless our soldiers.

Send us a text Harry Nation? It's a place. Old-timey clothes, beards, mustaches, and more. We celebrate the discovery of Harry Nation, a close-held secret just south of our town.

Join Suzy and Kate as we discuss children that can recall memories from past lives. Reincarnation isn’t believed world-wide which makes some of these cases even more unique because it’s not a part of the child’s foundation. There have been some remarkable cases where the children are able to discuss their prior lives and provide very detailed infor…

Send us a text Panic, light sabers, Messiah Concert. Kansas City is a great place to visit. At least it is normally. It can be a place you'll never forget.

Send us a text Cats were brutally killed. People screaming. National news and TV go wild. Others scratching their heads -- what's the big deal? The GREAT CAT TRIAL happened right here.

Join Kate and Suzy for another episode about everyone’s favorite topic - narcissistic personality disorder! Together we will learn all about triangulation, object constancy, narcissistic injury, and narcissistic collapse. Chock full of “hypothetical” true stories, this episode is a real treat for everyone! (except the hypotheticals). Support the sh…

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Send us a text Every year the men of our county have a get-together at Southfork. This year's no different. The snow was deep, the temperature below zero, and the stories were flying. JB Efferin, the storyteller from Harry Nation is coming. Don't miss it!

Join Suzy and Kate this week as we discuss Dr. Josef Mengele. During the Holocaust, he worked at Auschwitz performing experiments on hand selected prisoners. Though he tormented many different people, he had an especially deranged fascination with twins. Mengele did unspeakable things to his subjects, and he would eventually send them to their deat…

Join Kate and Suzy for a conversation about family annihilator Chris Coleman. Nearly two decades ago, the former chief of security for televangelist Joyce Meyer made the choice to get rid of his entire family rather than file for divorce. He worried that he would be fired from his job if he divorced his wife and his employer discovered his affair. …

Join Suzy and Kate this Wednesday as we discuss the ins and outs of exorcism and demonic possession. The idea of something demonic taking over someone’s body is absolutely terrifying. Is it mental illness or is it actually a demonic entity? We will discuss the ritual of an exorcism, step by step, along with actual documented possession stories, and…

Send us a text It's New Year's Eve at the Gas & Grill. A terrible snowstorm is bearing down on the area. The lights go out all over town. A desperate man stumbles in the door ...

Join Suzy and Kate for a special Christmas edition of Sinister Junk Mail podcast. This year we'll be sharing some sinister Santa stories. From rented mall Santas to shitty dads dressed like an old fat man in a red suit, some of these stories will make you laugh, others will leave you horrified. Background checks are usually done before hiring someo…