Web Crawlers

VOICEMAILS: In defense of the mom breastfeeding the groom. Buying your driving instructor gum & cigarettes. TikTok is listening to us. DB Cooper in Bawitdaba. Gurgling sound in a warehouse. You gotta watch Trial & Error. Becca had an Angelica Counters experience. Car drama, car trauma, no thank you momma. Super easy driving test.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1985 Coca-Cola decided to rock the boat by changing the recipe for Coke and naming it New Coke. This infuriated the public and caused backlash so severe it forced the company to bring back the original recipe. Was this an ingenious idea to create brand loyalty? Was it to cover up the switch from sugar to high fructose corn syrup? How does Miranda July fit into all this? Listen to find out!Also Melissa remembers a commercial she did for a failed Microsoft phone.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: The car curse once again comes for Ali. Yoga is demonic in South Dakota. Another car curse. Life hack: get your drivers license in another state. Satanic Temple should lean into the craziness. Not passing drivers test for failing to stop at a railroad. A birthday song for Ali. The Brave Little Toaster. Where the hell is Maria. An AI voicemail. A visit to a psychic.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ali tells Melissa all about her visit to Alien [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EMAILS: Being calmed by our voicemail to pass a driving test. Lucid dreaming. VOICEMAILS: Alberta Jones episode suggestion. Endometriosis is a bitch. A driving instructor who loved Taco Bell. Why do we do anything when it snows? Wellbutrin made a listener hate bananas. Another car curse? Groom being breast fed by mother before wedding. Ali & Maria’s sexual tension. Herpes 1 is on the mouth, Herpes 2 is way down south. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Doodler is one of San Francisco's most infamous cold-case murderers. He is believed to have killed at least six and up to 14 men in San Francisco between January 1974 and September 1975. He prowled bars and restaurants in communities like The Castro & Tenderloin, lured men into sexual encounters before killing them and leaving their bodies on beaches or in parks around the city. He was called The Doodler because he would draw sketches of men before he assaulted and killed them.Kate Zaliznock, author of The San Francisco Doodler Murders, joins us to discuss why this cold case has been mostly overlooked, the animosity between the LGBTQ+ community of San Fran and the police, and the ridiculous “Twinkie Defense.” Get Kate's book here: https://[email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The car curse strikes Ali. Jeb read something interesting on the library computers. A listener passed their driver’s test on the first try. Have we tried Imo’s pizza yet? Another listener remembers the scary vacuum movie. New Orleans is fun! Haunted Nashville hotel. Cooking ur gf hot dogs n beans. Ticket for backing up on the highway. A Pokemon glitch in the matrix. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An update on the Murdaugh family murders, the trial, Alec’s drug addiction, and witness testimony. Listen to our first Murdaugh episode from October 2021 [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: We should get into David Paulides Missing 411. Joren’s incredible Big Foot Erotica. Laughing at my friends Ali & Melissa. Interesting plaque on the Oxford County Jail in Woodstock. Seeing feathers. Car curse. You’ve got to buss it. Cheddar Bay biscuits in ranch. A thank you from [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Assata Shakur is a former Black Panther, Black Liberation Army member, activist, author, prisoner, prison escapee, and is currently on the FBIs most wanted terrorists list, but for many, she’s a hero who has inspired generations of radical protest.For this episode we’re donating a portion of our Patreon to Assata’s Daughters https://www.assatasdaughters.orgWebcrawlerspod@gmail.com626-604-6262Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: More tales of failing driving tests. A dark ChatGPT prediction. A dog walker ghost story. It’s the year of something. A scary movie about a vacuum that sucks the sounds out of things. Rhodesia being co-opted by bad people. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cassidy Routh tells us about Frances Perkins, an incredibly influential woman who is virtually unknown. She was the first woman to be in the U.S. Cabinet, and played a pivotal role in passing some of the most important legislation in history. She led her life focused on improving the living and working conditions of poor Americans and was considered the architect of FDR’s New Deal. We will be donating a portion of our Patreon to Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Cassidy’s artwork: http://[email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits dipped in caesar dressing is confirmed as delicious. Boss Dog update. Seeing the stars move. Pencil grips are chew toys for people. Brittany Dawn continues to grift. A listener is having the worst 2023. Kickin a weed habit. The secret to passing a drivers test. The Web Crawlashians. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate Black History Month we talk about Biddy Mason's amazing journey to freedom, entrepreneurship, and philanthropism. We discuss important inventors like Shirley Jackson, Alice H. Parker, the first "Queen of Drag" William Dorsey Swann, and the inventors of house music. Melissa also recounts her time as an elementary school Black History quiz bowl champion. We're donating a portion of our Patreon money this month to Black Girls [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: A wild Ghislane/Jon Benet theory. A listener could possibly be her parents’ dog incarnated. A ‘za burglar. Hyping yourself up on the first day of work. A couple nice messages. Cootie catchers are demonic. Failing your drivers test. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sisters Kiran and Jyoti Matharoo were known for dating billionaire Nigerian men and posting IG photos of themselves on private jets and yachts, until they wound up in jail, accused of running a gossip blog called Naija Gist Live. Sources: How to Date a Lot of Billionaires by Dan Levin The Untold Story of the Canadian Kardashains by Alexandra [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: A request for no sad animal messages. The missing hiker interview. Ali 420. Oral sex in movies. Letting us off the hook for terrible Polish pronunciations. Booty mask update. Challenge coins. Nicolas Cage in A Color Out of Space. DMT trip. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By 2014, Belle Gibson was an incredibly popular wellness influencer. She published a book and created a hugely successful app called The Whole Pantry that caught the eye of Steve Jobs. Her story of defeating cancer by eating healthy, exercising, and using alternative therapies was truly inspirational. The only problem is she lied about having cancer and pretty much everything else about her life, including her age and [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fitness influencer Brittany Dawn launched her own online coaching business to sell personalized training plans, but her clients soon realized that what they were buying wasn’t exactly what Brittany was advertising, which caused the Texas Attorney General to sue her for fraud. She has since pivoted to being a Christian influencer with her husband, who is a disgraced former police [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ali & Melissa will be back January 17th with new episodes. Enjoy this re-release from April 2020!Michael Peterson was convicted of the death of his wife Kathleen, who was found dead at the bottom of their staircase in 2001. Michael’s indictment, trial, and conviction were all documented in the 13 part series The Staircase. To this day, Michael maintains his innocence. What really happened to Kathleen? Could an owl be to blame? Also, Producer Maria’s boyfriend Craig has a theory that makes the Web Crawlers second guess [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Holidays! Ali & Melissa will be back January 17th with new episodes.Enjoy this episode from 2019 about crimes committed while sleeping, and the terrifying reveal of Maria’s demon voice. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Holidays! Enjoy this re-release of one of our favorite episodes from May 2020:Mr. Podcast himself Paul F. Tompkins joins the episode today to talk about urban legends: the hook, the hitchhiker, the hand licking dog, and Mikey dying from pop rocks and soda. Amanda Lund pops in to tell the tale of her cousin's snake sizing him up for lunch, and Craig Anstett talks about Chicago urban legends and recalls the time he saw a disappearing [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new documentary just came out about this insane scam, so here's a rerelease of our episode from January:From 1992 to 2004, managers at fast-food restaurants across the U.S. were scammed into performing strip searches on their employees by a phone caller claiming to be a police officer. This incident occurred over 70 times, sometimes with employees performing sexual acts. One incident at McDonald’s lasted three hours and escalated further than you could ever imagine. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!Becca “YA GURL” York joins Ali to discuss the 1973 Grass Lake, Illinois UFO mystery. She also talks about her own UFO [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes!Danae West joins Ali to talk about the murder of Norma Lopez: On July 15, 2010 in Moreno Valley, CA, 17-year-old Norma vanished while walking home from school at Valley View High. It would take nearly a decade for her family to receive justice for what happened to Norma. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! On 19 February 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Louise Matthews was reported missing in West Yorkshire, England. She would ultimately be found alive, but the details surrounding her kidnapping would point to a member of Shannon's own family. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new Chippendales show is out on Hulu so here's a rerelease of our episode from 2021.Chippendales is known for being the first all-male exotic dance troupe, but behind the buff bods and mustaches lies a dark story of corruption, lies, greed, and [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! There are hundreds of anonymous cut linoleum mosaic tiles in cities across the globe, often in very well-trodden crosswalks, certainly within reach of the most high-traffic pedestrian areas. These tiles started appearing between 1983-87 in Philadelphia, and have been continuing as recently as last Monday. They are known as Toynbee [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! The very bizarre murder of Cari Farver. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melissa is still on maternity leave so here's a re-release of one of our favorite episodes:Red Lobster once lost over three million dollars during an “Endless Crab” promotion because they underestimated how much people could eat. The demand for crab was so high, Red Lobster had to pay exorbitant prices in order to keep supplying it to customers. How did Red Lobster get into this mess?ALSO: How long do restaurants leave food out in buffets? Spoiler: it’s much longer than you [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! How does the art of conceptual artist Marina Abramović inspire an entire conspiracy on Spirit Cooking?? Listen to find out!This episode has excerpts read from:The Propaganda Pipeline: Hacking the Core from the Periphery by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal RobertsWhen Marina Abramovich Dies by James [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! The Reptilian Conspiracy is based on an idea that there are a race of reptiles that live here on earth, disguised as human beings, using either science, magic or shapeshifting to do so. Today we’re going to take a look at just some of the roots of The Reptilian Conspiracy and some influential moments and people within its [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the new series The Watcher out, we're rereleasing our episode from 2020 of the TRUE story of 657 Boulevard:In 2014, a family bought their dream home, but was tormented by anonymous threatening letters from a so-called "Watcher." It was a nightmare that kept getting stranger and stranger. Was it a neighbor? An inside job? Producer Maria?Source: https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.htmlWebcrawlerspod@gmail.com626-604-6262Discord / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! In 1971, the writer William Peter Blatty published The Exorcist, a novel based on a true story of a child's demonic possession. This story would go on to terrify millions of people when it was adapted into the seminal 1973 film of the same name. But just what was the true story? How did it differ from the novel and film? And how was the “true” story that had been told for decades later found out to be [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! Lauren Deborah of the My Dad Stole My Limelight Podcast joins Ali to discuss The Flora Valley Station Mystery. In 1986, two Australian teenagers vanished from an outback cattle station and their bodies were found months later under mysterious circumstances. Did they die from heat and exhaustion after being stranded in the desolate landscape or was murder involved? [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! Michelle & Ashley of TSFU Podcast join Ali to discuss cult leader Terri Hoffman who created the Conscious Development. She claimed to have supernatural abilities to communicate with the dead, and believed it was her duty to wage war against entities called the Black Lords. Ten cult members either went missing or died under her leadership, shortly after leaving all their possessions to her.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! Comic book historian Jacque Nodell joins Ali to discuss three stories: Nicolas Cage’s stolen comic book collection, the murder of Homer Marciniak, and lawyer Anthony Chiofalo who embezzled millions of dollars to buy comic books. Listen to Jacque’s Podcast: Sequential Crush  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Melissa is on maternity leave Ali is having guest hosts from our Patreon do their own episodes! Emily Shacklette joins Ali to talk about Cosmo DiNardo and the lost boys of Bucks County. In July 2017, four young men went missing in the Philadelphia suburb of Bucks County within days of each other. All roads led to the DiNardo family farm and their 20-year-old son Cosmo. Listen to Emily's podcast On Thick Ice [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catfish mom update. A surprise wedding and proposal at Bertucci’s. A DMT trip gone wrong. An unhinged 4-part Denver airport synchronicity. A listener’s mom getting involved in money laundering. Not syncing “let’s get into it.” Military contract explanation.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We give you a play by play of all the drama surrounding Olivia Wilde’s movie Don’t Worry Darling. It’s A LOT. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EMAIL: AWOL explanation. VOICEMAILS: Pretending there’s a ghost in your house for fun. Getting creepy voicemails from a prison inmate. Maria is the Mona Lisa of the podcast. Catfish mom update. Why MEN shouldn’t be doctors. Why go to San Antonio for Christmas? A nice haunting. We pronounced Katarzyna wrong. X-Files explanation. Hearing a scary scratching noise at your door.   [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Armie Hammer's leaked texts and DMs reveal disturbing behavior, but his extremely wealthy family has an even darker history of abuse, power struggles, sexual assault, and getting away with literal murder.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: Using horseshoe crab blood to make vaccines. George Washington/Mona Lisa face. Bay Area weirdness. Almost getting kidnapped at USC. Stock photo photographer insights. International phone call hack. Another listener got their drivers license! Six part update on the mom’s catfish.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven Kubacki went missing during a ski trip in Michigan and reappeared over a year later claiming to have no recollection of where he’s been. Is he telling the truth? We also get into the odd reappearances of Amanda Eller who went missing in Hawaii for 17 days, Lisa Theris who went missing in the Alabama woods after a meth-fueled burglary, and William Hughes who went AWOL from the Air Force for 35 years. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchReferences: Ellen Killoran: The Misappearance of Steven KubackiAndrew Chamings: After 35 years missing, an Air Force captain mysteriously reappeared in the Bay AreaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A late night thank you. Insight into the Sodder family mystery. Rumpology. Dogs growling at our podcast. The Langoliers. A song for Maria. Flat earthers at a farmers market. Another song for Maria. Bizarro Walter. Elizabeth Holmes impression. Quick hello from Joren. Seeing a hedgehog for the first time. Oh no! [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 year old Katarzyna Zowada was a student in Poland who went missing in 1998. A suit made from her skin was found months later when it became stuck in the propeller of a tugboat. This was one of the biggest unsolved cases in Poland’s history until a suspect was arrested in 2017. (We realized after the fact we pronounced Katarzyna's name incorrectly and we're sorry! #Bimbos) [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: Creepy harassment on a Danube riverboat cruise. 2022 has been no one’s year. Muscle cream backfire. A listener is in love with James from Vegas. Hamburger University. Sleeping through a proposal. Getting revenge for a menopause joke. We should still be watching the Simpsons. Saving an internet friend in another country. We should do a live show in Portland, Maine.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In February 1978 five men headed from their home in Yuba County, California to watch a college basketball game. They left after it finished and then somehow drove up a mountain into the wilderness and were never seen alive again. This mystery is sometimes referred to as the “American Dyatlov Pass.”  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VOICEMAILS: A stone at a music festival. Swimming in a lake with a dead body. A very mean bus driver. Being diagnosed with ADHD in your thirties. @MyStockPhotoLife instagram account. Weewoo wee woo. Simpsons Movie NSA spying. Non-player characters. Hearing a ghost singing in the bathroom. Roe v. Wade theory.  [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1980s, Dorothy Scott was a single mom living in California. She worked at a head shop and lived a pretty quiet life, until a mysterious man started stalking and calling her. During a trip to the ER to help her coworker with a black widow spider bite, she disappeared. [email protected] / Twitter / Instagram / Patreon / MerchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.