Discover
Murder, Mirth, & Monsters Podcast

Murder, Mirth, & Monsters Podcast
Author: Brian Barnshaw & Emma Ray
Subscribed: 43Played: 1,860Subscribe
Share
Description
Join your hosts, Brain and Emma, as we traverse through the worlds of Murder, Mirth, and Monsters. Each week, your two hosts will bring a new topic of discussion or game to play that you, the listener, can join in on and hopefully learn something you didn't know before. From True Crime cases to haunted graveyards, our goal is to bring you with us as we learn more about the creepy and strange. Take a listen and we hope to see you next week.
192 Episodes
Reverse
On the final episode, Brian teaches Emma about one of the reasons that United States Police are armed like they are in an action film. Join us as we talk about the North Hollywood shoot out! Again, thank you all so much for the years we spent together. All previous episodes will remain up for the foreseeable future, so please enjoy for as long as you like. Keep being weird and be safe out there. - Brian & Emma. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/robberies/north-hollywood-shootout/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout https://www.policemag.com/340710/how-the-north-hollywood-shootout-changed-patrol-arsenals https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-14-me-64180-story.html https://www.northhollywoodshootout.net/ https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682007.html
Welcome back to part two of the Uberlingen Collison. In this episode, Emma and Brian talk about the aftermath and the one man who used one bad act as justification for another. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Kaloyev https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/tears-in-the-rain-the-2002-%C3%BCberlingen-midair-collision-591232d0c51e https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3265469/russian-politician-arnold-schwarzeneger-film/
On the episode, Emma teaches Brian about the Uberlingen Collison and the horrible effects that some simple oversight can have. Always remember to dot your 'T's and cross your 'I's because this corporation certainly didn't. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Kaloyev https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/tears-in-the-rain-the-2002-%C3%BCberlingen-midair-collision-591232d0c51e https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3265469/russian-politician-arnold-schwarzeneger-film/
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources for this episode: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreaming https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(Australia) https://bluemountainstoursydney.com.au/blog/dream-time-story-of-the-3-sisters-in-the-blue-mountains/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip https://fairytalez.com/wooing-olwen/
On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the wild murder of Mike Malloy, aka Mike the Durable, and the men who tried to kill the unkillable. PSA we shouldn't have to give: Don't go around drinking wood alcohol. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/incredible-story-durable-mike-malloy-donegal-man-living-new-york-simply-refused-die-169395 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-wouldnt-die-89417903/
On this episode, Emma teaches Brian about the outragious murder case of Lindsay Hawker. Would you accept money from a murderer? What about Hollywood? Are they just the same thing? All this and less, in this episode! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lindsay_Hawker https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=4361278&page=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Ichihashi:_Journal_of_a_Murderer https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/JPN/japan/crime-rate-statistics https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/04/japanese-man-lindsay-ann-hawker-murder
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources for this episode: https://fairytalez.com/master-cat-puss-boots/ https://tosea.net/the-creation-of-the-sun-and-the-moon-or-why-mexicans-see-a-rabbit-in-the-moon/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%93ccizt%C4%93catl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanahuatzin
On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the unsolved case of 1114 Fountain Drive. Join us as we go over the investigation and what we think could have happened to make the walls ooze gree-RED slime. As a short announcement: we will be taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday next week! If you celebrate the holiday, then make sure you spend time with whoever you call family and eat a lot of good food. If not, then have a great Thursday! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raktabīja https://theghostinmymachine.com/2021/08/02/unresolved-what-caused-the-atlanta-blood-houses-mysterious-mess/ https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/homehemo https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/12/us/source-of-blood-in-atlanta-house-still-a-mystery.html
On the episode, Emma teaches Brian about the tough times in Soviet Russia and the lengths that one family went to get away from their oppressive government. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_3739_(1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union https://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/entertainment/the-ovechkin-family/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Simeons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Heroine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Kravchenko_(defector)
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources for this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film)#Reception https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534854/#:~:text=Introduction-,Hypertrichosis%20is%20defined%20as%20excessive%20hair%20growth%20anywhere%20on%20the,%5D%5B2%5D%5B3%5D https://listverse.com/2019/08/06/10-amazing-people-with-hypertrichosis/ https://stacker.com/stories/3520/movie-monsters-throughout-history https://evil.fandom.com/wiki/Lasser_Glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them! https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo https://www.twowaymirrors.com/haunted-mirror-myths/
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about mythology! Each of them brings a summary of a story from a different mythology and the other uses their limited knowledge to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://www.bedtimeshortstories.com/the-hunchbacks-tale https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Thousand_Nights_and_One_Night/Story_of_the_Hunchback https://bardmythologies.com/macha/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macha https://symbolsage.com/macha-irish-goddess/
On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the quickest gang in South Africa from the 1970s and how one man failed his way upwards in life because of boredom. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Stander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Heyl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_McCall https://www.scoopwhoop.com/trivia/andre-stander-the-cop-who-robbed-banks-in-his-lunch-break/ https://thecasualcriminalist.com/podcasts/andre-stander-south-africas-infamous-cop-turned-robber/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131216163946/http://www.brightreview.co.uk/ARTICLE-Whiter-Than-White.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110508035115/http://www.africacrime-mystery.co.za/books/fsac/chp20.htm
On this episode, Emma teaches Brian about Ursula Herrmann, aka the Girl in the Box. Join us as we go through the days leading up to and the investigation surrounding the crime, as well as the strange and interesting court cases that followed. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Ursula_Herrmann https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/sep/24/ursula-herrmann-germany-kidnapping-mystery https://shenbagalakshmi.medium.com/dear-ursula-herrmann-who-killed-you-befb191544c4 https://coinmill.com/DEM_USD.html#DEM=1,000
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about mythology! Each of them brings a summary of a story from a different mythology and the other uses their limited knowledge to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: http://www.native-languages.org/aztecstory.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hou_Yi https://mythopedia.com/topics/hou-yi
On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the very bad history of Lake Lanier and the paranormal accounts, cold cases, and monsterous creatures that call it home. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://fishingtackleretailer.com/lady-lake-lainer/ https://www.narcity.com/atlanta/deadly-curse-georgias-lake-lanier-shocking-fate-underwater-town https://gon.com/fishing/huge-lanier-catfish-caught-and-released https://www.newgeography.com/content/003821-metropolitan-dispersion-1950-2012 https://www.bugwood.org/crp/images/98201.pdf https://sports.yahoo.com/know-responsible-10th-anniversary-truelove-040100511.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3037663/College-student-disappeared-complaining-flu-symptoms-dead-lake-gunshot-wound-month-later.html
On this episode, Emma and Brian talk about the cave diving incident at the Blue Hole of Santa Rosa. Join us as we talk about why you should just go to space instead of exploring underwater caves. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hole_(New_Mexico) https://www.santarosabluehole.com/scuba-diving/ http://www.admfoundation.org/projects/santarosa/santarosaexpedition.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/31/veteran-scuba-diver-shane-thompson-dies-underwater-cave-accident-new-mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pq9tBQDUe8 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9096830/#:~:text=The%20overall%20estimated%20incidence%20of,fatality%20rate%20of%201%2F76%2C900.
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about mythology! Each of them brings a summary of a story from a different mythology and the other uses their limited knowledge to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_with_the_Three_Golden_Hairs The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs; Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales, Translation by Margaret Hunt, Pg. 104 - 109 https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/baron-samedi-0016698 https://horrornews.net/141898/who-is-baron-samedi-of-haitian-voodoo/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Samedi
On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the mysterious discovery of the woman in the Wych Elm. No matter her name or where she came from, many mysteries surround her. Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://josefjakobs.info/2018/01/bella-in-wych-elm-mysterious-anna-from.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_in_the_Wych_Elm%3F http://www.strangehistory.net/2015/10/27/murder-mccormick-murray-and-the-witches/ https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2019/04/04/who-put-bella-down-the-wych-elm/
On this episode, Emma and Brian talk about some very well known cases of stolen children who are found again wtih varying outcomes. Everyone is safe and sound, just don't steal any babies! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Carlina_White https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephany_Nurse https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/zephany-nurse-case-woman-who-raised-abducted-baby-as-her-own-up-for-parole-20220708 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Kamiyah_Mobley https://stories.usatodaynetwork.com/kamiyah/20-years-later/
On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about mythology! Each of them brings a summary of a story from a different mythology and the other uses their limited knowledge to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy! Want to get in touch with us? For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com Twitter: @MirthAndMurder Sources: https://mongolianstore.com/folk-tales/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Book_of_the_Heavenly_Cow/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor https://asa-cwis.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-nile-turns-blood-red.html