Sinisterhood

Freaky Friday: Episode 209

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Temu Jeffrey Epstein; Not Just Anime; Bookstore Bastard; The Black Cat Serial Killer or Deathly Omen?; I Hate My Racist School; and Freaky Friday #20...

Bonus: A Conversation with Jen Miller

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking with Jen Miller, journalist, author of five books, and the reporter and co-producer behind Blood Will Tell, a new limited series p...

Raëlism: The UFO Religion | Sinisterhood & Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes to hear the full episode and our in-depth conversation with Vanessa Richardson about Raëlism and our t...

Episode 390: 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate - Part 2

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A frog with his pants pulled down. A suspiciously powerful Reddit account. And one of the craziest news days in American history. Who knew the intern...

Freaky Friday: Episode 208

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jim's Girls; It Could Be Happening to You or Your Child and You Wouldn’t Even Fuckin Know It; The Most Horrifying Thing My Child Has Ever Said; Chi...

Episode 389: 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate - Part 1

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It all started with radical opacity: a website was born where people could gather and post anonymously, free from consequence or identity. Elsewhere,...

Freaky Friday: Episode 207 (Best Of)

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I am an Accidental Killer; My 4th Grade Teacher Tried Recruiting Me into her Cult; The Paper Shredder Pervert; My Survivor Story; “Just Creepin?”...

Episode 388: Best Of - Funny Moments

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From the waters of Newfoundland to the dusty desert of Nevada, to the bridges of Virginia and the green of Ireland, We can find laughs anywhere. This...

Freaky Friday: Episode 206

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Time I was Interviewed by Homeland Security; But What Kind of True Crimes?; In This World Full of Anger; Learn from my Mistakes; When the Missile...

Episode 387: Is Jeffrey Epstein Still Alive?

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Just after his death was announce, online rumors circulated that perhaps the disgraced financier and sex trafficker wasn't dead. Then with the drop o...

Freaky Friday: Episode 205

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Epstein and Why I Wish What We're Hearing Would Shock Me; Another Fucking Day in Paradise; Pizzagate Stole My Co-workers Picture; Cult Recruitment at...

Episode 386: Did Jeffrey Epstein Kill Himself?

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He had been busted once before, so when the well-connected financier was arrested again a decade later, survivors’ hopes for justice weren’t high...

Freaky Friday: Episode 204 (Best Of)

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Time I Escaped the Crossbow Killer; The Day I Accidentally Stopped My Kidnapping?; An Unexpected Shower Guest at The Brown Palace Hotel; That One...

Episode 385: Jeffrey Epstein: Foreign Intelligence Asset

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He appeared out of nowhere: a college dropout suddenly managing money for the world's wealthiest people, with friends in the highest corridors of pow...

Freaky Friday: Episode 203

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did my Coworker Plan his Death?; Reply to "I Just Wanted to Help and Be Helped"; To Mads from Freaky Friday 201; Parenting in this Hellscape of a Tim...

Episode 384: The Trumpstein Files

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He was the 45th and now serves as the 47th President of the United States. He’s also in the unreacted Epstein files over one million times. With cr...

Freaky Friday: Episode 202 (Best Of)

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I had an Anonymous Stalker. Then I Discovered Who He Was...; Three UFO’s in 4 months; I saw Epstein's Island Get Raided on Family Vacation; True cr...

Episode 383: The Horrors of Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In an isolated desert 30 miles outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, a sprawling ranch sits alone atop a mesa. It has its own town, underground facilities...

Freaky Friday: Episode 201

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Epidemic of Russian Sex Trafficking; What I Heard While Pretending to Be a Tourist; High School Ice Walk Outs; I Just Wanted to Help and Be Helpe...

Episode 382: Epstein Files Update Part 1

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New files. Everyone implicated. A global disaster that touches seemingly every aspect of our lives. This is Epstein Files Update Part 1.Click here fo...

Freaky Friday: Episode 200

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Third Man's Voice Saved My Mom's Life; I Knew How He Died Before Anyone Told Me; RIP My Cinnamon Bun; Am I Part of The Problem?; High School ICE Prot...

Episode 381: The Violence and Crimes of ICE

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In a city where federal forces have shot multiple civilians and tensions are boiling over, the lines between policing, immigration power, and constit...

Freaky Friday: Episode 199

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We Should All Bear Witness; Not a Freaky Friday Story but Since All Rules and Law Are Out the Window in this Apocalyptic Hellscape, Here We Go; Third...

Episode 380: The Third Man Factor

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Across centuries and continents, people in extreme isolation like explorers, climbers, disaster survivors, and astronauts have reported the same eeri...

Freaky Friday: Episode 198

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From the Front Lines; Assault at a Shoe Store; The Freaky Experience Behind Jamie One Lung; One taste🥴; We Used to Go to See the Purple People; and...

Episode 379: OneTaste Sex Cult - Part 2

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

She built a brand that caught the attention of Goop, TEDx, and Silicon Valley’s elite. Orgasmic meditation was sold as empowerment and connection. ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 197

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

90s Purity Culture Horror Story; Girl's Best Friend; Canadians on the Border; The Woman in the Stall Next to me Needed Help; Flashers, Flashers Everyw...

Episode 378: OneTaste Sex Cult - Part 1

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Her experiences in Northern California sex cults set this entrepreneur up to run one of her own. She claimed her company’s goal was simple: to fost...

Freaky Friday: Episode 196

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

My Best Friend Dated a PDF; Okay They’re Right, I am Single Because I am Too Picky; How a Funny Family Christmas Story Lead to me Learning About an ...

Episode 377: Mike Warnke, Fake Satanist – Part 2

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He was one of the bestselling Christian comedians on the touring circuit, with millions in revenue, a dedicated staff, and followers willing to fund ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 195 Best of

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Who or What the Fuck is Haunting Me?; Who is Uncle Scott?; My Dad's Encounter with the Armaduchie; Eddie Munster was Accused of Murdering my Great Unc...

Episode 376: New Year's Eve Grazing Board

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! 2026 is breathing down our necks, and we're kicking it off with a fresh lineup of segments usually reserved for Patreon. A dispute for...

Freaky Friday: Episode 194 Best of Christmas

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Never Should Have Purchased an Elf on the Shelf…; The Kidnapper Took my Bagel; Please Help Me Solve a 40-Year Santa Claus Mystery!; My Parent’s Ho...

Episode 375: End of Year Case Updates

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Federal charges tied to a death once ruled a suicide. A notorious violent case where a supervised release went wrong. Plus, a fatal family meal now he...

Freaky Friday: Episode 193

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My Childhood Friend's True Crime Story; Possible Abduction.... or Worse?; Maybe Mental Health Demons Aren't Always a Metaphor; Did I Find the Cure for...

Bonus: A Conversation with Sarah Marshall

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am talking with someone whose work Christie and I deeply respect and whose podcast topics often overlap with our own. You know her from hit po...

Episode 374: Mike Warnke, Fake Satanist – Part 1

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Satanic Panic swept the country 1980s, in which claims of widespread ritual abuse and occult conspiracies were treated as real threats. Targets we...

Freaky Friday: Episode 192

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My Sister Isn't a Murderer... Is She?; Strangers on a Train; Dolls in the Trees; Scammer Scare; Is Santa the Hat Man?; and Deranged Parent ‘Prank’...

Bonus: A Conversation with Natalie Robehmed

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re joined by someone whose work you’ve almost definitely heard. Natalie Robehmed is an award-winning journalist and executive producer...

Episode 373: NXIVM Cult Update: Where Are They Now?

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vanguard Prefect. Jness. DoS. This wellness MLM packed with confusing jargon was actually a brutal sex cult in disguise. It's schlubby leader hypnotiz...

Freaky Friday: Episode 191

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Campus Attack; My Own Poisoning Story; My Cousin is a Florida Man; Savannah Wedding Ghosts; I Also saw a UAP in Portland on the 15 of November; and Th...

Episode 372: The Murder of Pauline Pusser and the Truth About Buford - Part 2

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

His reputation was larger than life, bolstered by Hollywood movies and a hometown that held tight to his story long after his death. But the truth of ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 190 (Best Of)

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week brings select previous Freaky Friday stories, as we take some time off to be with family for the holiday. We wish everyone the best and are ...

Episode 371: Gobblesquatch

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family, stuff yourself with delicious sides, and according to this legend, protect yourself from an enormous, 50...

Freaky Friday: Episode 189

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some Good Ol’ Boy Corruption; Witnessing ICE Activity in My Community; Response to the Mom in the Most Recent Freaky Friday Concerned for Her Daught...

Episode 370: The Murder of Pauline Pusser and the Truth About Buford - Part 1

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Made famous by Hollywood, this small town sheriff supposedly took up his post to fight crime. After decades of mythmaking, the truth behind his many e...

Freaky Friday: Episode 188

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Was I Almost Just Trafficked in a McDonald's Playplace?; Potential Poisoning on my Watch; A Cautionary Tale; Did I Almost Get Got?!; The Time We Thoug...

Episode 369: Captain Phillips and the Maersk Alabama Hijacking

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You may recognize him from the famous line in his biopic - “I’m the captain now,” but there was more to this merchant mariner’s story than wha...

CrimeWave at Sea w/ Side Stories

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All Aboard! This week we team up with Henry Zebrowski and Ed Larson live on board the Liberty of the Seas, at CrimeWave at Sea -  to break down the d...

Episode 368: Patreon Extravaganza

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A world-renowned artist held at gunpoint; a scary clown with an out-of-control tongue; AITAs and FMK - this week's episode is our Patreon Extravaganza...

Freaky Friday: Episode 187

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

True Crime on a Cruise Ship; Gut feeling /ICE Raid; Not the Scary Halloween We Wanted; Just a Haunted House? Or a Portal to Hell?; Elmo Haunted My Dau...

Episode 367: Wilson Castle: Vermont’s Haunted Estate

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of North America’s only true castles is tucked into the hills of Vermont. It has become known for its hundreds of rare artifacts, beautiful stai...

Freaky Friday: Episode 186

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Literal Man Vs. Bear Situation And My #Iamvanessaguillen Story; “It’s Your Fault”; Halloween Took a Turn; Ask and You Shall Receive – A Haun...

Best of Patreon - 27

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you aren't subscribed to our Patreon, we wanted to give you a glimpse of what we've got going on. This mix of clips brings you some of our favorite...

Episode 366: The Disappearance of Vanessa Guillén - Part 2

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When their loved one vanished from one of the largest military bases in the country, this Texan family refused to be silent. What began as a desperate...

Freaky Friday: Episode 185

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fort Hood - A Portal to Hell; #IAMVANESSAGUILLÉN - Coast Guard Horror Story; What Do An Ice Pick, a TV Tray Table, and a Wood Saw Have in Common?; A ...

Episode 365: The Disappearance of Vanessa Guillén - Part 1

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

She joined the Army to serve her country but when she arrived on one of the nation's largest bases, the new recruit soon realized things weren't what ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 184

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Further Tales of Local Parricide; Three Incidents in Four Days; Was I Abducted?… Again?!; Haunted House Story; Message from Nana through Dolly Parto...

Episode 364: A Conversation with John Quiñones

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we talk with legendary journalist John Quiñones (ABC 20/20, Good Morning America) about his new podcast “Vanished: What Happened to Vane...

Freaky Friday: Episode 183

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My Grandparents Murder/Suicide Story; NEVER WALK HOME ALONE IN THE DARK; Did I Go to the Beach?; NIGHT TIME TRAUMA; This is it, I’m Being Haunted!; ...

Episode 363: Karl Bushby’s Goliath Expedition - Part 2

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With his visa ban lifted, former paratrooper Karl Bushby was able to continue his long journey around the world on foot. All that stood in his way bef...

Freaky Friday: Episode 182 (Best Of)

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Her Name was Samantha Swan; Listening to Flatwoods Monster; creepy enCLOWNter; “Pulled Over” by fake Cop?; Bigfoot Next Door; and I was Jeff and S...

Episode 362: Karl Bushby’s Goliath Expedition - Part 1

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After emerging from one of the British military’s most elite units, this former paratrooper had a grand plan: walk around the entire world. While th...

Freaky Friday: Episode 181

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

White Van Story; Story #1: Encountering A Nearly-Kidnapped Woman & Story #2: Phantom Phone Calls from my Grandma; An Unexpected Shower Guest at th...

Episode 361: The Murders at the Brown Palace Hotel

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A palatial hotel in the stunning Rockies. A love triangle that turned deadly. When the trial began, the city’s elite were shocked at the motive. Thi...

Freaky Friday: Episode 180

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Where were you on 9/11?; Working with Bomb Guy; Recollections of a Security Guard: Part 3; The Comforts of a "Haunted" House; Schuylkill Notes Redux; ...

Episode 360: The Miami Bayside Mall Alien Incident - Part 2

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When every police officer in Miami descended on an open-air mall on New Year’s Day 2024, the internet went wild. Within hours, stories of towering s...

Freaky Friday: Episode 179

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Incident with Local Police; The Time I Almost Got Shot by my Neighbor; I Work in the Firearms Industry; My Creepy Kid and the Dead Magic in the Baseme...

Episode 359: The Miami Bayside Mall Alien Incident - Part 1

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

January 1, 2024 was just another day off work for some, and a day at work for those manning Miami's Bayside Mall. But that evening, hundreds of police...

Freaky Friday: Episode 178

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perspectives Through a Brush with Mass Violence; What Was Really in the Carpet?; My End of Life Experience; How [Not] to Deal with Cat Calling; Report...

Episode 358: Erin Patterson, Australia’s Mushroom Murderer - Part 2

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While four beloved community members clung to life, the one whose meal put them in hospital dodged police questions. But the evidence piled up and soo...

Freaky Friday: Episode 177

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Don't Let the Strange Man in your Camper; My Dad, the Unexpectedly Witchy Cop; Three UFO’s in 4 Months; My Eventful Life; Zac Bagans' Haunted Museum...

Episode 357: Erin Patterson, Australia’s Mushroom Murderer - Part 1

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

She was a loner with a sharp tongue and a chip on her shoulder, estranged from friends, family, and eventually, her husband. When her ex mysteriously ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 176

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My Dad's Murder Went 2015's Version of Viral; I Didn’t Start It, But I’ll Finish It; Recollections of a Security Guard: Part 2; 23 Badass Bs and 1...

Bonus: A Conversation with Chris Connelly from Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is someone we’ve admired for years, ABC 20/20 correspondent Chris Connelly. Chris has been telling powerful, human-centered stories...

Episode 356: The Zizians - Part 3

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With two dead and one clinging to life, Ziz and her associates scattered across the country. But before police could finally close in, three more woul...

Freaky Friday: Episode 175 (Best Of)

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Boston Marathon Bombing Close Call with a Happy Ending; The Time My Mom Survived a Kidnapping from a Serial Rapist and Murder; Sharing the Road, Road ...

Episode 355: The Zizians - Part 2

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With an increasingly devoted following, this self-proclaimed double-good super genius floated herself and her followers to the San Francisco Bay on a ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 174

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hotel Stories; The Basement Apartment; Feminine Rage, Male Fragility, and a Turd in the Punch Bowl; True crime? Or POO CRIME?!??; Were They Alien Visi...

Episode 354: The Zizians - Part 1

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A diehard group formed online, hoping to unite and defeat the coming AI apocalypse. But their Rationalist background gave way to irrational acts of vi...

Freaky Friday: Episode 173

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Update On I Fear My Ex May Hurt Me; CSI: Childhood — My Accidental Encounter with a Killer; My Cousin's Family Might've Started a Cult?; Creepers Go...

Episode 353: Jeffrey Epstein, with Updates

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An enormous mansion in New York. Another in Miami. Jets, employees, charities. His own private island. This mysterious billionaire had it all and thou...

Freaky Friday: Episode 172 (Best Of)

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Muhfugga in the Attic; When Your Timelines Glitch and Twist; How My Dad Almost Beat a Serial Killers Ass; True Love Never Dies; My Parents Met in ...

Episode 352: Escape from Alcatraz Revisited with Updates

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Rock. An island all to its own housing the country's most dangerous criminals. Isolated and dangerous, escape was impossible. Until one fateful ni...

Freaky Friday: Episode 171

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Man in my Window; I’m Friends with a Murderer on Social Media; My Unwanted “Celebrity” Look-a-like; I Work on a Haunted Steamboat; Did a Gho...

Episode 351: Twin Flames Universe Update

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A self-proclaimed love religion led by two delusional narcissists has spent years exploiting people online - peddling fake spiritual authority, pushin...

Freaky Friday: Episode 170

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Therapist's response to FF 169; Don't Worry Guys, the Serial Killer Will Look Out for My Little Brother; Lost Ability; When the Missiles Fell; Laure...

Episode 350: The Snallygaster

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A whimsical creature from Germany morphed stateside into a newspaper headline frenzy that swept a region for decades. The truth behind its fame maybe ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 169

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I Fear My Ex May Hurt Me; That Time One of My Predatory Teachers Got Beaten with a Metal Pipe; Who the Hell Says That???; Bicycling Accident; Did Char...

Episode 349: Siegfried and Roy - Part 4

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With their million-dollar show shuttered for good, the superstar duo traded the stage for physical therapy and time with their tigers. But years later...

Freaky Friday: Episode 168

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do You Need a Knife or is the One Pointed in my Face Good Enough?; Mr. B's Class; Demons? Rats? Demon Rats?; I Saw the Ghost Lights of Brown Mountain;...

Bonus: A Conversation with Henry Zebrowski and Ed Larson

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by the hilarious and otherworldly duo Henry Zebrowski and Ed Larson—co-hosts of Last Podcast on the Left and Side Stories. We talk L...

Episode 348: Siegfried and Roy - Part 3

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By 2003, the highest-paid act in Vegas was selling out nightly shows, performing a spectacle of magic, lions, tigers, jaguars, and even an elephant. B...

Freaky Friday: Episode 167

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My Creepy Kid May Have Saved My Life; Strange Happenings on the Way to Granny's House; What was in My House??; The Tale of My Haunted Ant-Infested Apa...

Episode 347: Siegfried and Roy - Part 2

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their humble beginnings to headlining the Las Vegas Strip, this legendary duo rose to become some of the highest-paid entertainers in the world. ...

Freaky Friday: Episode 166

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Worst Right Swipe of My Life; Vignettes About the Pharmacy Pervert; My Mom and I Got Caught in the Middle of a High-Speed Chase While Just Trying ...

Episode 346: Siegfried and Roy - Part 1

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mac and cheese. Peanut butter and Jelly. Milk and Cookies. Some pairings just work, and these two performers were no exception. With their powers comb...

Freaky Friday: Episode 165

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I saw Epstein's Island Get Raided on Family Vacation; Can I See Your Tan Lines?... NO PERV; My Fight, Flight, or Freeze Reaction Is Broken; A Ladybug ...

Episode 345: The Deliveryman Murders, Part 2: The Killings of Marc Angelucci and Daniel Anderl

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With a terminal cancer diagnosis and list of names, a  men’s rights activist set off on a cross country trip, with a disguise, a grudge, and a gun,...

Episode 344: The Deliveryman Murders, Part 1: The Killings of Marc Angelucci and Daniel Anderl

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One lawyer made a name for himself taking on the system to even what he saw as an unfair society and settle some scores. But when the law didn't go hi...