Episodes

  • Paranormal: Myrtles Plantation

    Paranormal: Myrtles Plantation
    Oct 20 2025
    We discuss historical facts and mythos surrounding The Myrtles. We succinctly chronicle the plantation’s 230-year history and explore the autobiographical (and erotically-charged) accounts of one-time proprietress, Frances Kermeen, in her book, The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House, published in 2005. CW | TW: This episode discusses enslavement, murder, and sexuality. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Website: The Myrtles Website: Explore Louisiana Book: The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House (2024) by Frances Kermeen Book: The History and Haunting of the Myrtles Plantation (2nd Edition; 2016) by Rebecca F. Pittman Book: Haunted Houses: Chilling Tales From 26 American Homes (2020) by Nancy Roberts Book: Louisiana Legends & Lore by Alan Brown (2021) Article: “The Myrtles Plantation Legends, Lore, and Lies: How Historical Research Revealed The True Story Behind ‘One of The Most Haunted Houses in America” (AmericanHauntingsInk) Article: “This ‘Haunted’ Louisiana Plantation Is Featured In A New Netflix Docuseries. How To Watch.” by Hannah Levitan (NOLA) Blog: “Myrtles Plantation I: A Southern Haunting” (U.S. Ghost Adventures) Article: “Crapemyrtle” (Arbor Day Foundation) Docuseries: Files of the Unexplained: “Ghosts of Myrtles Plantation” (Netflix) Episode: Inside America’s Most Haunted House: “World’s Most Unexplained 103” (HauntTV) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Strange Stories: Napa Valley Murders

    Strange Stories: Napa Valley Murders
    Oct 13 2025
    Episode Description: Drew solo hosts to discuss the murders of Leslie Mazzara and Adriane Insogna that occurred between Halloween 2004 and early November 2004 in Napa Valley, California. CW | TW: This episode discusses predatory behavior, murder, and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: 48 Hours Preview: Nightmare in Napa (CBS News) Article: “Nightmare in Napa” by Daniel Schorn (CBS News) Article: “Sole Survivor of Napa Killings Speaks” by (ABC News) Article: “Halloween Murder in the Napa Valley” by Katherine Ramsland (CrimeLibrary.org) Article: “Women Who Survived Night of Murders Still Seeking Perspective, Peace” by Julissa McKinnon” (non-paywalled; Napa Valley Register) Article: “NAPA/Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbings of 2 Women/Husband of Co-Worker of One of the Victims if Jailed As Suspect in 2004 Killings” by Jim Doyle, Matthew B. Stannard (Chronicle; SFGate) Book: Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country by Paul LaRosa (LOC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Strange Stories: Pumpkin Pounce

    Strange Stories: Pumpkin Pounce
    Oct 6 2025
    We discuss an inflatable yard decoration that took flight in Bay Village, Ohio. This 15-foot pumpkin was ablaze with LED lighting amidst a wind and rainstorm, obstructing traffic and posing a challenge to officers on the scene to restrain its loose tethers. CW | TW: This episode discusses a runaway, inflated pumpkin! Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Ohio Police Officer Attacked By Inflatable Pumpkin (KENS 5) Article: “Cop ‘Attacked’ By Giant Inflatable Runaway Halloween Pumpkin in Middle of the Street” by Jon Haworth (ABC News) Article: “Giant, Inflatable Pumpkin ‘Attacks’ Police Officer Trying To Wrangle It” by Rachel Vadaj and Dorothy Sedovic (WTVM) Article: “Giant Inflatable Pumpkin ‘Attacks’ Bay Village Police Officer” by Drew Scofield (News 5 Cleveland) Article: “Watch: Bay Village Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Inflatable Pumpkin” by (WJW; Fox 8) Article: “Ohio Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Runaway Pumpkin–Months After Turkeys Chased Him Down During Traffic Stop in Viral Video” by Jacki Thrapp (NY Post) Article: “Video: Ohio Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Pumpkin” by Joanna Putman (Police 1) Article: “Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Infaltable Pumpkin On The Loose in Ohio. See the Video” by Jennifer Rodriguez (The Kansas City Star) Facebook Post: Bay Village Officer Attacked By Halloween Display (Dashcam Footage) Product: Menards Pumpkin Hollow 15’ LED Colossal Pumpkin Halloween Inflatable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Jersey Stories: Brawl at the Mall

    Jersey Stories: Brawl at the Mall
    Sep 29 2025
    We discuss armed robbery and violence at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ. Orlando Ocampo-Galo stuffed his backpack with stolen perfumes before being apprehended in Macy’s. CW | TW: This episode discusses armed robbery, theft, and violence. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Article: “Shoplifter Pulled Knife, Headbutted Security at Macy’s, Cops Say” by Anthony G. Attrino (NJ.com) Article: “Four Charged with Shoplifting From Willowbrook Mall Stores: Wayne PD” by Michelle Rotuno-Johnson (Patch.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Strange Stories: Rage Quitting

    Strange Stories: Rage Quitting
    Sep 22 2025
    We discuss the visceral to viral “F**k You! I Quit!” announcements from Walmart and Burlington employees. We consider how far-reaching and universal this message appears on social media and in the broader work culture. CW | TW: This episode discusses profanity-laden public resignations–take some notes. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources YouTube Clip: Walmart Worker Quits Over Intercom: Beth McGrath Resigns Over Store Loudspeaker: F-k this job. (Inside Stories) Article: “Walmart Worker Resigns Over Store Loudspeakers: ‘F-k This Job’” by Fox 5 NY Staff (Fox 5) Article: “Disgruntled Carencro Walmart Employee Quits Her Job Over Store Intercom, Posts Video to Facebook” by DJ Digital (973 TheDawg) Article: “‘F*** This Job’: Video of Walmart Worker’s Resignation Viewed Over 23,000 Times” by Jack Beresford (Newsweek) Article: “Employee Quits After Announcing ‘I Hate This Job’ Over Store’s PA System” by Rebecca Flood (Newsweek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Jersey Stories: Burger Bandit

    Jersey Stories: Burger Bandit
    Sep 15 2025
    We discuss the reoffending Burger Bandit, Jermaine Campbell, who broke into a Shake Shack restaurant in Paramus, NJ, to cook himself a meal and steal merchandise, including a chef’s hat. How does he like his burger? Well done. CW | TW: This episode discusses burgers, breaking and entering, and burglary, with a side of theft. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “Newark Man Accused of Breaking into Paramus Shake Shack Multiple Times, Cooking Food” by Manahil Ahmad (NorthJersey.com) Article: “Man Breaks Into North Jersey Shake Shack, Cooks Himself Food: Police” by Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff (Patch.com) Article: “N.J. Man Broke into Shake Shack, Cooked Himself Food, Cops Say” by Nicolas Fernandes (NJ.com) Article: “Man Accused of Breaking into Paramus Shake Shack and Cooking Himself A Meal” (Eyewitness News 7) Article: “Surprise! App Leads Bergen Sheriff’s Officers Directly to Mercedes Thief at Mall In Paramus” by Jerry DeMarco (DailyVoice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Strange Stories: Money Baller

    Strange Stories: Money Baller
    Sep 8 2025
    We discuss the former SoCal USPS postal worker, Mary Ann Magdamit, and her three-year mail and bank fraud scheme, in which she splashed her freshly stolen cash on social media and took lavish vacations to Aruba and Turks and Caicos. Oh, but she’s giving back the Rolex. CW | TW: This episode discusses mail and other types of fraud. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Former USPA Worker in SoCal Pleads Guilty (KTLA 5) Article: “Postal Worker Flaunting Stacks of Cash Online Stole Mail for Years in CA, Feds Say” by Julia Marnin (The Sacramento Bee) Article: “Former Los Angeles USPS Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks, Cash from Mail at Torrance Post Office” by Dean Fioresi (CBS News) Article: “SoCal Postal Worker Stole Mail to Buy a Rolex, Vacation in Aruba and Turks and Caicos, Feds Say” by Summer Lin (Los Angeles Times) Article: “Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks, Debit and Credit Cards from the Mail” by Madison E. Goldberg (People) Press Release: “Carson Woman and Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail” (United States Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California) Resources for Victims: USPIS (USPIS.gov) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Strange Stories: Mom Goes Ballistic

    Strange Stories: Mom Goes Ballistic
    Sep 1 2025
    We discuss Charlotte, North Carolina, mom, Cherez Davis, who shot warning shots at a local health fair to allegedly break up a fight between her son and another child. It’s a theater of the absurd for those who love our strange stories. CW | TW: This episode discusses talk of guns and a shooting, but thankfully, there were no injuries or fatalities. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources News Clip: Fight Prompts Mom to Fire Shots at Back-to-School Event (Queen City News) Article: “Mom Wanted to Break Up Fight at Back-to-School Event. So She Allegedly Opened Fire–And Sent Kids Running for Their Lives” by KC Baker (People) Article: “Mother Arrested After Firing Shots at Charlotte Back-to-School Event to Break Up Fight, Affidavit Says” by Connor Lomis (WBTV 3) Article: “Health Center CEO Describes Panic After Charlotte Back-to-School Event Gunfire” by Jeff A. Chamber (Charlotte Observer) Article: “Mom Allegedly Open-Fired To Break Up Fight At A Back-to-School Fair–Sending Kids Running Into Traffic” by Anthony Blair (NY Post) Article: “North Carolina Gun Laws Explained” (Manning Law Firm, PLLC) Article: “Gun Laws By State–Which States Your Permit Works In” (BulkCheapAmmo.com) Article: “Black Mom Tries to Stop School Fight–What She Did Next Left Kids Fleeing in Terror” by Angela Wilson (TheRoot.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins