This week, Katie & Alyssa discuss the still-unresolved disappearances of Minnesota college student Brandon Swanson and six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen. If you have any information about Brandon or Timmothy, please contact the FBI at 800-225-5324 or the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children at 800-843-5678.

Sources used in today's episode include:

• https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson
• http://immelman.net/brandon-swanson
• https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/chilling-final-two-words-teen-32829323
• https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2024/search-for-timmothy-pitzen-new-imagehttps://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/timmothy-pitzen/28823/
• https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1171960/1
• https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-found-dead-in-motel-6-year-old-son-missing/

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This week, Alyssa and Katie recap major drama in the world of The Bachelorette, talk the discovery of Celebrity #6 and other unsolved mysteries we need answers to, clown for a Taylor Swift announcement at the VMAs, and ask important questions like “why is Kate Middleton frolicking in the forest?” and “would you rather vomit on your celebrity crush or have your celebrity crush vomit on you?”

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This week, Katie & Alyssa dig into spooky color theory— we’re talking the paranormal power of Haint Blue and the psychological influence of Baker-Miller Pink.

Sources used in today's episode include:

• https://forsythfamilymagazine.com/haint-blue-a-history-of-porches-evil-spirits-and-paint/
• https://www.al.com/living/2016/08/tv_show_to_feature_alabama_hau.html
• https://hitchcockproject.org/can-this-shade-of-pink-reduce-hostile-behavior-or-make-it-worse/
• https://www.colourstudies.com/blog/2017/5/3/baker-miller-pink

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This week, Alyssa & Katie dust off their Greek letters and dive into #RushTok. Please never stop posting, SEC girls! We love you!

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This week, Katie & Alyssa explore the Appalachian folk tales of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia and the Bell Witch of Tennessee.

Sources used in today's episode include:

• http://bluemountainstravelguide.com
• https://www.thecollector.com/appalachian-folk-stories-scary/
• https://www.bellwitchcave.com/
• https://tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/tennessee-legends-the-bell-witch
• https://barnraisingmedia.com/the-bell-witch-history-adams-tennessee-real/

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This week, Alyssa & Katie chat the Jennifer Lopez + Ben Affleck divorce, anti-LASIK propaganda and more eyeball nightmares, Alicia Silverstone and the time-honored Southern tradition of eating things off of random plants, clowning for Reputation (Taylor's Version) (again), and tell a horrifying tea time story of almost getting unalived while camping in Appalachia. On that note, WOULD YOU RATHER know when you're going to die or how you're going to die?

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This week, Katie & Alyssa explore a few of the mysteries of the Catacombs under the streets of France, Italy, and Ukraine.

Sources used for today's episode include:

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/dying-in-ukraines-endless-labyrinth-of-catacombs-341/
• https://www.grunge.com/230065/the-messed-up-truth-about-the-paris-catacombs/
• https://www.geriwalton.com/paris-catacombs-and-associated-interesting-tales/

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This week, Alyssa & Katie discuss security concerns at The Eras Tour, drama amongst Olympians (Team Simone) and the cast of It Ends With Us (Team Blake), and ask the very important and haunting question: would you rather get kidnapped while wearing your glasses or your contact lenses?

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