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It Just Makes Sense
It Just Makes Sense
Author: Samantha Smith and Jeffrey Siefert
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Welcome to “It Just Makes Sense!” the podcast by two easily distracted higher educated former lovers that explores all of the unpopular opinions, conspiracy theories and cult leaders that make you want to scream “THAT JUST MAKES SENSE!”
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In 2004, 14-year-old Max de Vries vanished during a family trip to Aruba after going jet skiing with a man his family had met at their resort. The man returned. Max didn’t. From fresh scratches and shifting explanations to later allegations, troubling witness accounts, and a case that authorities initially ruled an accident, this story raises far more questions than it answers. More than 20 years later, Max’s disappearance remains unsolved and his mother is still seeking justice. We also disc...
Sam worked all weekend staring at spreadsheets, integrations, and corporate nonsense while trying to preserve a single ounce of sanity. Sam said, “That’s cute,” then went to a bungee-cord workout class where she was allegedly twerking, flying, and giving senior-citizen aerial aerobics to Tina Turner. No notes. Ten out of ten. Olympic behavior. Meanwhile, there was golf. There was a Bills win. There was a weed delivery. There were DoorDashed Blizzards. And there were so many DoorDash charges t...
This week with Sam and Jeff, a lunch at Pita Gourmet becomes a full-blown five-alarm emergency, Sam and Jeff recap an unforgettable Bills game complete with free drinks, beer sabres, mysterious season-ticket-holder encounters, and a halftime act that was not One Direction. They also get into fall golf, a two-day tournament, a dishwasher delivery, Dad’s 70th birthday, Dog Days in Kenmore, questionable movie choices, true-crime content, and the ongoing search for a restaurant Jeff can safe...
A pipe crashes through a windshield, leaving Barbara Kendhammer fatally injured and her husband, Todd, accused of staging the scene. With conflicting stories, disputed forensic evidence, no clear motive, and new expert testimony, this 48 Hours case raises one unsettling question: was it murder, or a tragic accident? Listen in, then tell us what you think.
No true crime this week, please direct all complaints to someone who cares. Sam and Jeff are serving up birthday dinners, sponge-candy cheesecake, Bills-induced heart palpitations, a leaky ceiling, reality-TV chaos, questionable gut-health choices, and a job applicant who talked herself straight into the trash. It’s messy, mouthy, and exactly the kind of chit chat you came for. 🎙️✨





