Anxious and Afraid The Pod

In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the true crime of it all with the horrible story of Daniel LaPlante. Although this story is chock-full of disclaimers and content warnings, the gang forges ahead with the story about a disturbed teenager who would go on to commit heinous crimes against the Bowen family and the Gustafson family during the 1980s in Massachusetts, culmina

In this week's episode, Shawna and Abby have a lot of catching up to do, especially after Shawna's return from Mexico. If you want to skip to the story, we understand that; the time stamp you're looking for is 20:40.After catching up, Shawna delves into the mysterious missing person case of Brian Shaffer, a young American medical student who went out to celebrate the beginning of s

In this week's episode, Abby shares the harrowing survival story of Juliane Koepcke. Juliane was a teenage girl who became the only survivor of LANSA flight 508 after the plane crashed in the Amazon rainforest in 1971. Tune in to hear about Juliane's incredible resourcefulness and willpower, which helped her to escape the jungle and survive.Credits:When I Fell From The Sky By Julia

In this week's episode, Shawna tackles the thrilling and mysterious case of three prisoners who escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison. Tune in as we delve into the meticulous planning and execution of the prisoner's escape plan, as well as the theories surrounding what happened to the men after their great escape.Credits:Wikipedia.comFBI.govMy Favorite Murder Ep 214Documentary

In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the story that started it all, The RMS Titanic.Tune in to hear the tragic first-hand accounts of the passengers who survived the sinking and vivid descriptions of what it was like to be on the ill-fated ship the night it went down. Credits:A Night To Remember by Walter LordWikipedia PBS.orgBuzzfeed.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt Edwa

In this week's episode, Shawna kicks off the return of Anxious and Afraid by telling the incredible and harrowing survival tale of Harrison Okene, a man who sank to the bottom of the sea and lived to tell the tale. Tune in for this extraordinary story of human endurance and the ability to keep a level head even in the most stressful times.Don't miss this astonishing story! Listen t

HEY GUYS.Be sure to listen to this special announcement from those three weirdo's who missed you very much!Stick around to hear what Shawna and Abby have been up to for the past year or so while Michael sits silently in the background.Just like old times!Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:Michael

In this week's episode, Abby tells the crew all about the natural disaster at Lake Nyos.In Cameroon, West Africa during the month of August in 1986, a crater lake called Lake Nyos abruptly erupted a large cloud of mysterious white gas which traveled into the nearby villages, wreaking death and destruction on whatever it touched.Listen in to hear all the details on this devastating

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the mystifying tale of the ghost blimp.Amid WWII, a fleet of blimps would be assigned the mission of patrolling the West Coast of California for Japanese submarines. These missions were largely uneventful until August 16th, 1942 when two experienced pilots would set out on a routine patrolling mission and never be seen again. The b

In this week's episode, the crew is excited to celebrate their 100th episode milestone!We want to say a big thank you to all of our listeners for sticking with us and joining us on this crazy ride of a podcast, we couldn't have done it without you!As for the topic of this momentous episode, Abby and Shawna decided to collaborate on a natural disaster they both find equally terrifyi