Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we tend to not leave out any details - which can get a little rotten at times. If you want deep dives in the psychology of killers, no holding back storytelling of crimes, and stories of lesser known criminals from around the world this is the place for you. Welcome to Rotten Mango but don’t worry it all comes with a seasoning of comedy/sweetness.
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Welcome to Below Grade Level, where we read our favorite books from childhood and unnecessarily critique them and make them horrible. Everything from Goosebumps to Babysitter's Club, no book is safe from Below Grade Level.
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Kate Vlasek and Lauryn Hunter are two women in their mid-thirties who generally geek out about all things pop culture, particularly nostalgic pop culture. A spur-of-the-moment purchase of a random assortment of Baby-Sitters Club books on eBay sparked the excitement that would become Generation BSC. And what is Generation BSC? First, it’s a micro-generation Kate and Lauryn have identified with between Generation X and Millennials. This micro-generation has also been called the Oregon Trail Ge ...
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Don’t Tell the Babysitter Mom’s Dead is a grief podcast by Brittany Ashley. Each episode includes a conversation with a fellow member of the Dead Mom’s Club, as well as an exploration into pop culture’s representation of TV & film characters who have lost their mother.
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I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a review and summary, so you don't have to read them yourself. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast. Join me as I read about surprisingly organized middle school clubs, pranks that end in murder, and goo. Lots and lots of goo.
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Melissa and Charish are two women in their mid-thirties who everyone says should be sh*tting out their own children by now, but are still caught up in relating almost everything they talk about with each other through the lens of the industrious lives of some babysitters from "Stonybook" CT. This podcast is a way for them to discuss important(ish) issues concerning young women today, and to fondly remember the book series itself. The podcast is an absurd -- but still somehow poignant -- refl ...
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Hi everyone and welcome to Oddly Specific hosted by me, Meredith Lynch! Each episode I’ll inviting on experts who can deep dive with us on the topics YOU want to hear about, together we will cover everything from Private Equity to Pete Davidson. My water is topped off, my lawyer is on stand by, and I’m here to remind you that the devil is always in the details, this is Oddly Specific! Drop us a line oddlyspecificteam@gmail.com!
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Host Dr. Jen Palladino has conversations with popular musicians, actors, and performing artists who share their life and career ups and downs, what stirs their creative juices, and how they stay happy and healthy in body, mind, and spirit.
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The way we communicate to each other and we communicate to you. Claire and Aly share career, parenting and banterful advice weekly.
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Welcome to “The Downey Files,” a brand new weekly podcast that explores the half baked pitches and movie ideas Chris has scribbled down on beer coasters and cocktails napkins through the years. Each week, Chris sits down with a new guest to hash out these ideas in full and, you guessed it, hilarity ensues.
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#378: “Joker” Killer Ran Over Girl To "Turn Her To Spaghetti" And Still Has 4000 Fans Who Want To Date Him
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Finding love is not easy. Especially when you’re competing against almost 3.9k other people for just one man. You really only have one shot, so how do you stand out? You could send pictures or even nudes! Though on second thought…they’ll probably get flagged and he won’t even be able to read them. Maybe a love poem? “I know you’ve been hurt, but I’…
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#377: #1 YouTuber of Korea BEATEN to film videos, then blackmailed by “Social Justice” Youtubers
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Earlier this month, an audio clip went viral on the internet. In the clip you can hear a man’s voice aggressively screaming - “SHUT UP SHUT UP! You stupid b*tch, didn’t I tell you not to this??” You can hear a woman crying, begging for him to stop. Begging him to stop and spare her life. That woman is TzuYang. She is the biggest YouTuber in South K…
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Rocking the Casbah Coffee Club: Beatle PETE BEST Reveals Secrets of the Beatles and Their Birthplace
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EPISODE 024: Rocking the Casbah Coffee Club: Beatle PETE BEST Reveals Secrets of the Beatles and Their Birthplace. In this episode, we dive into the fascinating story of Pete Best, the original drummer for The Beatles. Often referred to as "the Fifth Beatle," Pete Best's journey with the iconic band is filled with highs, lows, and untold stories. J…
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#376: Most “Mentally Insane” Family In America- Six Schizophrenic Brothers
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7-year-old Mary Galvin has plans to kill her older brother. The way he roams around town with that empty gaze. The way their parents refuse to talk about his behavior. It was all going to end. Mary had her older brother, Donald Galvin, tied to a tree as she gathers sticks to pile at his feet. He is a witch about to be burnt at the stake. Donald is …
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How We Push Back Against Private Equity with Brendan Ballou
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One of the questions I often get is, what can we do to push back against private equity? My guest this week Brendan Ballou has more than a few concrete ideas. We discuss his book Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America, the PE nursing home crisis, the waiver I had to get to pass college math, and SO much more. Follow Brendan on X Buy Plun…
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We're joined by artist extraordinaire, Rosie Shaw, to discuss the various adventures and misadventures of our girls when a snowstorm of the century hits Stoneybrook with tons of warning that no-one heeds. The parents make a lot of dubious choices when it comes to the girls and their predicaments, but it wouldn't be a BSC super special without some …
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#375: Babysitter Returns Dead Baby Back To Mom - Then Can’t Stop Smiling During Interrogation
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They are the only ones inside the laundromat and they need help. The two sisters are standing over baby Benson’s tiny body trying to do chest compressions. Everything was fine two seconds ago. He was asleep in the car and they brought him while they were running errands - why is he ice cold to the touch? None of this makes sense? When the police ar…
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#374: Stalker Fan Sends Acid Bomb To Famous Singer, “Because if she’s ugly, then no one will want her”
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This was probably the strangest call the Hollywood police received. A foul stench coming from an apartment unit. A dead man is found with his head painted green and red. He didn’t even look human - he looked like he was wearing a mask. But in front of him is a tripod set up - with a camera. Someone had filmed his death. In fact, someone had filmed …
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#373: Burning Sun’s K-Pop Idols Released From Prison - Now Trying To Make Comeback & Open New Club
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The police had a strange situation on their hands. A thief had broken into a multi-million dollar home - to steal a safe. The safe had 3 items in it. Jewelry. Investment documents. And the home owner’s old phones. The police were able to quickly determine that the thief did not want the jewelry or the investment documents in the safe. Which means -…
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#372: K-pop Idol Goo Hara Helped Expose the BURNING SUN Sex Scandal In Her Final Days
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A young man calls the police around 3:30 am to report that he had just been physically assaulted by his ex-girlfriend. Officers are dispatched and the caller greets them with a few red scratches on his face. He had gone over to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment to break up with her—but that’s when she went crazy; scratching his face and twisting his ar…
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They're Playing (Better) Basketball, All Things WNBA with Shanteona Keys
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There are two things that are hot this summer, the concerning temperatures bearing down on the United States, and the WNBA. Both things many have tried to tell you about for years. This week on a surprise drop of Oddly Specific I welcome Shanteona Keys, a WNBA analyst, and host of my new favorite podcast Genuinely Curious. We chat alllll things WNB…
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We're back with our new season and second mystery! The kids in Stoneybrook decide to elect Sitter of the Month, which goes about as well as usual when our girls compete, but this time there's someone playing pranks on all of them... except Kristy. There are many mysteries throughout that we discuss and unpack, but it's no mystery how excited we are…
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Chapter 92 | Sweet Valley High | Fight Fire With Fire | Chapters 12-END!
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Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Our SVH gang deals with the aftermath of a rapist exploding himself in the gym. Book's fucked up, guys! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and today's guest is John Walker!…
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#371: 9 University Students Hijack A Japanese Plane to North Korea
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There’s this fascinating little town called ‘Little Japan.’ It’s a gated community with cookie-cutter houses, though they boast beautiful chandeliers and heated floors, and all of them have a matching set of priceless portraits hanging on their walls. The residents are nine Japanese families, hence the name, and they have their own private chefs, m…
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#370: Toxic Pastor Humiliates Wife In Sermon, She Leaves Him, Then Found Mysteriously Dead In River
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A church in South Carolina has gone viral recently--even making national headlines. A young pastor by the name of JP is caught on a recorded sermon saying: “One day I’m going to preach about getting rich, strong, healthy, and finding a hot wife that loves Jesus!” The congregation laughs awkwardly because on his left hand ring finger is a wedding ba…
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This is one for the ages, first I welcome Carrie Sun who worked in private equity and wrote the most compelling memoir about her experience. It's Devil Where's Prada meets Succession and we contemplate if unlimited yoga pants are worth not knowing peace. If you're dealing with burnout at work I think you will get a lot from this conversation. THEN …
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#369: Mom Hunted Down 10 Cartel Members For Killing Daughter - Real Life “Taken”
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3 people are sitting at a table in a diner. Miriam, a middle aged woman sits stiffly, and across from her are two young men. One of them fiddles with a radio; a police scanner. He leans towards Miriam as if they’re sharing a secret across the table. “Your daughter smoke weed or something?” She gives him a look. Radio man continues, “I mean… she’s j…
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#368: Wife Found a Missing Girl’s Torture Film On Her Husband’s VHS Camera
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Somi doesn’t normally go through her husband’s things, but their house has been so cluttered, she’s going to lose her mind. From the back of their closet, she comes across old VHS tapes and a VHS player that she doesn’t recognize. Home movies, old memories? She pushes the tape in and presses play. The screen lights up. It’s a bed and two naked bodi…
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Chapter 91 | Sweet Valley High | Fight Fire With Fire | Chapters 9-11!
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Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Steven and Lila confront each other during the big game and hatch a sinister plan, but they don't get to do much once John Pheifer shows up! Also Devon gets some snacks! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and B…
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#367: Girl With Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Kills Her "Abuser"
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A man is laying face first, unconscious in his living room. Alyssa and Vanessa are standing over him. Alyssa reaches for the zip ties and binds his ankles together, three zip ties thick. Vanessa on the other hand is terrified. She’s screaming in her head to ‘STOP! This needs to stop! It’s taking things too far!’ But the words won’t come out; the on…
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Chapter 90 | Sweet Valley High | Fight Fire With Fire | Chapters 7-8!
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Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Elizabeth gets herself into hot water with Todd while Jessica continues to scheme how to destroy her brother's relationship. Meanwhile, Devon Whiteclaw makes a shocking and emotional discovery!! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Ea…
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#366: The Korean “Junko Furuta” Case - 26 Days Of Torture, SA, Then Sealed In Concrete
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Orchards are not fun at 3am. The rustling of the leaves feels no longer feels like a nice sunny, breezy day, it sounds like someone is hiding behind a tree somewhere watching you. Standing in the middle of an orchard is a group of high schoolers and young 20 something year olds just huddled in a circle. “What did kim say about the—? “HURRY just sta…
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Chedder Bay Biscuits (Private Equity Edition) plus Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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Ok you little ROCK lobsters, you asked for a Red Lobster private equity deep dive and you're getting it. I welcome journalist Amy McCarthy (eater.com) who gives us a fantastic download on pe in fast casual dining and the future of Red Lobster. I then welcome media critic and fellow Meredith, Meredith Constant to get oddly specific with the series p…
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EM026: Emergency Meeting - Announcing our next season!
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Kate and Lauryn check in to provide an update on when our next season returns! We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday, July 2, with more episodes to follow every two weeks through July and August. We're so happy to be back and to share more books with all of you! Follow us! Instagram and Twitter: @generationbsc Contact us! E-mail: generat…
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#365: His Wife Vanished On A Moving Train - Everybody On Train Is A Suspect
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“I’m going to use the restroom real quick.” Jia’s husband opens his eyes and looks at his phone. It’s 1AM. The two of them are on an overnight train heading home. He blinks before ripping his blanket off to escort his wife - “No, it’s okay. I have my phone with me. Just stay here. I’ll be back quick.” She leaves for the restroom - careful to not wa…
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