Broads Next Door

Grab your death metal albums and don't talk to the cops without a lawyer because today we're gaining a broader understanding of the satanic panic of the 80s and 90s and how it greatly impacted the case of the West Memphis ThreeIn part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas. We told you things the way that they seemed, now it's time to get into things the way that they actually were.In this episode we try and gain a broader understanding of the "Satanic Panic" and it's origins (from preschools to memoirs to rock music) while examining how this same search for satan narrowed the murder investigation by the West Memphis Police Department in 1993We learn about the way polygraphs were used in the investigation and why they held so much weight for the police and some of the people who may have gotten off without much questioning. We also include passages from Damien's book Life After Death and the book Jason Baldwin helped write with Mara Leverit, Devil's Knot. We end this episode with a confession from Jesse Misskelley and the arrests of Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin.There's so much to unpack in this episode and this case!Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.).Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"Further Viewing: Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your your old cassette tapes, and your deepest sense of injustice, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the 1993 West Memphis Murders and the three little boys who never made it home.On May 5th, 1993, three second graders- Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers left their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas for an ordinary bike ride. They were eight years old. They never came back.What happened that night would become one of the most infamous child murder cases in American history.In 1994, three teenagers- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley would be convicted of those murders, in a trial driven by satanic panic, coerced confessions, and a complete collapse of justice.In 1996, HBO aired Paradise Lost and the world saw what had happened in that courtroom. Over the next twenty years, the West Memphis Three would fight for their freedom from behind bars. They'd get it eventually- kind of. But this case? It's not over.There's new evidence. There's new DNA. There's a chance to finally do what Arkansas never did: find out the truth.In part one of this series, we're not starting with suspects. We're starting with Stevie, Michael, and Chris-who they were, what they loved, and what was taken from them.Because before this became a media circus, before it became a cause, it was a tragedy.(originally released in May of 2023, full sources available in show notes)Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"further viewing: Devils Knot (2015)Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your Hawkins lab keycard, put on your anti-mind-control headband, and step carefully through the static, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Camp Hero, the Montauk Project, and what may or may not be hiding beneath the sands of Long Island.We're going to Camp Hero.To a decommissioned military base at the edge of Montauk, Long Island. Where the Cold War never really ended. Where stories of kidnapped psychic kids, alien technology, and mind control experiments echo beneath the boardwalk.And to help guide us through this rabbit hole of radar towers, recovered memories, and portals to god knows where we're joined by friend of the show Tessa who has her own stories of trips to Camp HeroSources: Investigating Reports of Psychic Experiments (Discovery UK)https://youtu.be/E7_UZS__kUw?s...Weird History Gal (Montauk Series)https://youtube.com/@weirdhistorygal?si=rVl-57EPamL0YBYfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put down your true crime coloring book, turn off that third rewatch of Mindhunter, and triple-check your locks, because today we're getting a broader understanding of active serial killers.Maybe they didn't go extinct.Maybe they changed their ways just enough that we stopped noticing.We're not talking about Jeffrey Dahmer's glasses or the psychology of Ed Kemper. We're talking about the now.Because while Netflix has made a buffet of the past's worst men, we seem to forget:They're still out there.Still watching.Still following.Still killing.But now? They've adapted to a world with doorbell cameras, automatic license plate readers, and a public that no longer pays attention unless there's a trailer attached.We prefer our killers archived, not active.Dead, not digital.Cold case, not current.But that's a myth. And today, we're breaking it wide open.Sources:Houston Serial Killer (Law &Crime Network)https://youtu.be/DWF-sP7M92g?s...The Disturbing Trait That Almost all Serial Killers Share (Grunge)https://youtu.be/XVNxZmPwU0s?s...New England Serial Killerhttps://youtu.be/7SGTmBEuKyM?s...Smiley Face Killer (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/Ju_RvpH7ng0?s...Samuel Little (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/CJImvxxuERU?s...Israel Keyes (ABC News)https://youtu.be/9mztHlgThj0?s...MMIW & Girls (Broads Next Door)https://open.spotify.com/episo...Why Are There Fewer Serial Killers? (Northeastern University)https://cssh.northeastern.edu/...Did Serial Killers Become School Shooters? (salon)https://www.salon.com/2018/02/...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a date and put on your prom dress, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of adolescent rage, telekinetic revenge, teenage trauma and Carrie White:On Writing, Stephen KingIs Telekinesis Real? (Ted Ed)https://youtu.be/Jq9D_HkQhAA?s...Analyzing Evil Margaret White from Carrie (The Vile Eye)https://youtu.be/tihF7bFKvW8?s...How Did Carrie Get Her Powers (Screen Rant)https://screenrant.com/stephen...Carrie White (The Take)https://youtu.be/9bSCYqKsu_w?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your heart rate monitor and your Halloween candy because today we're getting a broader understanding of why we like being scared and the science behind fear itself. How can something that works almost as a survival mechanism also feel kind of good in the right situation? Are we sadists or are we helping ourselves survive? Sources: IFL Science, Fearhttps://youtube.com/shorts/_2W... Why We Love to Be Scared, PBShttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/a... The Science of Fear, Northwestern Medicinehttps://youtu.be/K1ITDysPHpc?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your clairvoyance and your credit card because today we're getting a broader understanding of celebrity psychics & scammers.  From Mary Todd Lincoln's séances in the White House, tv infomercials for psychic hotlines, CIA psychic spy programs and modern day reality tv mediums- we are taking a look at the business of reading minds, flipping cards and seeing the future. Is anyone the real deal or was it all just a scam?And why has no one won that $1,000,000 psychic challenge? (originally released in December, 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get a box of tissues, and your strongest emotional armor, because today we're getting a broader understanding of one the darkest kinds of killer- the family annihilator. Often pretending to be the perfect dad, the perfect spouse until they lose control and everyone pays the price. Chris Watts, Josh Powell, John List & the more recent horrifying crimes that continue. Why does this happen? How are there more annihilators than school shooters? And how do we change a system that blames women and children for their own deaths? CW: child abuse, child death, sexual assault, domestic violence, suicide Sources:Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Ushttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdfFamilicide: When Domestic Abusers Kill Their Families and Sometimes, Themselveshttps://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/familicide-when-domestic-abusers-kill-their-families-and-sometimes-themselvesThe Scandalous Truth about Nichol Kessingerhttps://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AAnnie Elise, 10 to LifeChris & Shannan Watts appeared to be in love https://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AABC NewsWhat are family annihilators https://youtu.be/kHhL0tUeojk?si=-vL1BJaxNMWuX0rFNetflix The Watts Family Tragedyhttps://youtu.be/dSI_5IuhsHI?si=3xYofOuqbNsHoN6eBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sage & your skepticism, because today we're getting a broader understanding of doppelgängers, mimics, and the moments that make us question reality. What happens when we see someone who isn't there? When someone (or something) else doesn't just look like you but mimics you? Is it a form of hysteria messing with our minds? A glitch in our brains and in linear time or something more sinister? We've been documenting doubles for thousands of years, science must know something, right? Right? Let's seeSources:Famous DoppelgängersBuzzfeed Unsolved13 Mimic StoriesLoey Lane, YouTubeWhat is a MimicThe Black Cauldron, YouTube What to Do When You See Your Doppelgänger, The Smithsonian MagazineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your binoculars and maybe don't drive through any small towns alone at night, because today we're getting a broader understanding of The Mothman: red-eyed omen? Government experiment? Or just another winged warning that we're not alone?Sources:Sources:Mothman Legacyhttps://youtu.be/W0qE1xQ_Db0?s...John Keel & The Mothmanhttps://youtu.be/LUKDtRVVaOI?s...Smithsonian Center for Folklifehttps://folklife.si.edu/magazi...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a planchette and dust off that box from the back of the closet, because today, we're getting a broader understanding (and a brief history) of Ouija boards. From Victorian séances to TikTok rituals, and parlor games to demonic warnings, we're learning about the board that spells it all out and can make even a skeptic feel superstitious.Sources:Ouija Board History (Fox45 Boston)https://youtu.be/0P5vyfYp1n4?s...SciShow Psychhttps://youtu.be/IqE3YjstENg?s...Crimes Involving Ouija Boards (Readers Digest)https://www.rd.com/list/chilli...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a red balloon but avoid storm drains, because today we're getting a broader understanding of clowns. The early history, the clown sightings of 2016, Pennywise and Stephen King's IT, why clowns scare us, and how the monster that was John Wayne Gacy paraded around as Pogo. What happens when adults don't believe kids? What happens when we don't keep track of the missing and most vulnerable among us? Was it really all just hysteria? Maybe we have good reason to be fearful of clowns but if we're playing by Stephen King's rules good will always beat evil in the end. Sources:Pennywise: The Story of IThttps://youtu.be/_kE108SMEWU?s...1994 John Wayne Gacy Execution https://youtu.be/B1ter-x2VGY?s...2016 Clown Sightings https://youtu.be/0-MJORDa5TQ?s...https://youtu.be/gWT5h2Nj_is?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sage bundles and your real estate disclosures, because today we're getting a broader understanding of celebrity haunted houses- starting with the one Britney Spears sold to Brittany Murphy, and the tragic legacy that followed.Sources:Brittany Murphy's Death, inside the Eerie House (Entertainment Tonight)https://youtu.be/l2wglu_PrLQ?s...The Haunting of Brittany Murphy House (Not My Stories)https://youtu.be/SC3IQOJ3nn8? si=Hr-1ojF4Fo5Jp_jXThe Dark History Behind Brittany Murphy's Home — Plus, What Happened to It After She Died There (People Magazine) https://people.com/home/the-da...Los Feliz Murder Mansion (Atlas Obscura)https://www.atlasobscura.com/p...15 Haunted Celebrity Mansions (Legacy News) https://youtu.be/kgwjYqpnPOo?s...https://thehollywoodhome.com/b...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your holy water & learn some Latin, because today we"re gaining a broader understanding of exorcism and demonic possession in pop culture.In this (release) episode we hear the true story behind the movie The Exorcist and how it shaped the way we see possession and exorcism on film.We'll also hear about the 67 exorcisms of Annalise Michel that led to her death and the prosecution of her parents and the priests who performed the exorcism.Then we have Ed and Lorraine Warren and their involvement in both The Amityville Horror and The Devil Made Me Do It Case where Arne Cheyenne Johnson's legal team tried to use demonic possession as a defense. Plus, the 2011 Ammons family haunting and demon house that was bought and destroyed by ghost hunter Zak Bagans.And finally we'll explore some scientific and medical reasons that could be behind some of the most well documented cases of demonic possession and exorcism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your black cat and your VCR as we gain a broader understanding of 90's movie witches from The Witches,The Craft, Teen Witch, Double Double Toil and Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, The Crucible, Eve's Bayou, Halloweentown, to The Blair Witch Projectwhy were witches so popular in the 90's and why do they still hold a special place in our hearts and in our covens? (Originally released October 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your grainy VHS tapes, your camcorder with no battery life, and the ghost stories your family told, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of haunted houses, spooky experiences, found footage films, childhood memories and crimes that changed everything. (With some help from a very special guest, Daniela's mom) Sources:Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)SyFy ChannelSylvia Brown and Amanda Berry's MomThe Montel Williams ShowThe Kidnapping of Polly KlaasPolly Klaas Foundation The Murder of Adam WalshAmerica's Most WantedThe Murder of Amy MihaljevicABC News ClevelandParanormal Activity (Trailer)The Ghosts of St.Augustine St.Augustine Historical FoundationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your bolt cutters, your EMF detector, and your childhood trauma because today we're getting a broader understanding of haunted hospitals, abandoned state schools, the horrors of Willowbrook and the one urban legend that turned out to be terrifyingly real: Cropsey.CW: language, violence Sources:Committed - Danvers State Hospitalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?...Cropsey (2009)https://youtu.be/FqUD6Uv-uXo?s...Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace (1972) Geraldo Rivera, ABC Newshttps://youtu.be/5F7CrMAwCw4?s...Willowbrook 51 Years Later: A look at history and modern advocacyhttps://www.disabilityrightstn...willowbrook-51-years-later-a-look-at-history-and-modern-advocacy/Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium https://youtu.be/a43YhaLM7SM?s...Cropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend Brought to Lifehttps://the-line-up.com/cropse...An Apparatus for Lunacyhttps://youtu.be/JuU4xejPlO0?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your fertility amulets and your haunted cradle, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of Rosemary's Baby, the film that birthed an entire genre of occult paranoia… and maybe even a few curses along the way. From the comas, to the cults, to fhe infamous crimes. Is the devil really in the details or just in us?CW: graphic violence Sources:Cursed Movies: Rosemary's BabyShudderHelter SkelterBook by Curt Gentry and Vincent BugliosiRoman Polanski Opens Up About Sharon Tate's Murder | The Dick Cavett ShowTate-LaBianca Press ConferenceTate-LaBianca: 50 Years LaterABC NewsThe Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Madehttps://www.vanityfair.com/hol...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Cue The Twilight Zone Theme as we get a broader understanding of why this September felt so bizarre. From the rapture that wasn't, political assassinations, Tylenol, my trip to Kansas City & troops in PortlandBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Today we're getting a broader understanding of the 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders and how the case was finally solved nearlly 34 years later. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get ready to pick your favorite made for tv adaptation of a horrendous crime & inescapable infamous last name as we get a broader understanding of the disgusting and often heartbreaking story behind Amy Fisher & Joey Buttafuoco Sources available in show notesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

On February 14th, 2000 nine year old Asha Degree packed a bag, left her home and was seen walking down the highway in Shelby, North Carolina. Few clues would emerge over the years- Asha's pencil, hair bow & a mysterious photo of a still unidentified girl. The next year her backpack was found buried in trash bags 30 miles from where she was last seen. For years there was no new information in the case until September 2024 when search warrants were released, suspects were named and confessions were alleged. Had a prominent Shelby family the Dedmonds been hiding the answers the whole time? DNA evidence, an old green car & texts between sisters may finally give us the answer of what happened when Asha Degree disappeared.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Turn off the WB & get ready to want to a fight a TV pastor as we gain a broader understanding of the sins of Stephen Collins and how he was the hell lurking behind the hit series 7th Heaven. We go over the success of the show, the accusations against him and discuss what becomes of media when one person has damaged so much behind the scenes.Sources:Stephen Collins Interview with Katie Couric, ABC 2015Hollywood Demons: S1E1Max/ID March 2025The Cast of 7th Heaven RespondsET Tonight CW: SA, abuse against childrenBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Trade in your telescope for an adult diaper and ignore that court-issued restraining order, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the 2007 astronaut love triangle. Lisa Nowak became infamous after driving 900 miles in a space diaper to kidnap the new girlfriend of her astronaut ex lover- but the story behind the headlines is much more disturbing. Lisa literally went to space but even before this, there were cracks. We look at how the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster sparked a series of events that may have drove Lisa to madness- and if nothing else exposed an institution built to ignore emotion and put spectacle over safety.Sources:Lust in Space, Texas Monthly2007https://www.texasmonthly.com/t...?Astronaut Love Triangle: Lisa Nowak 'Is Finally at Peace' 15 Years After Attacking Romantic Rivalhttps://people.com/crime/astro...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Rip of your ankle bracelet and jump out of that unmarked van, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the for profit troubled teen industry Do you remember the worst fight you had with your parents? Did they pay someone to kidnap you afterward?Paris Hilton may have brought the troubled teen industry into the forefront of our minds but the industry itself has a long and dark history. In this episode we lern how these wilderness camps and nightmare boarding schools got there start from Native American Reform Schools, to institutionalization, The Boys School, a lot of cults, Elan, CEDU, the confession to the murder of Martha Moxley during scream therapy, the expansion of these schools internationally and the damage they have continued to create. This is part one of a two part series (Every trigger warning. Honestly this is rough. This episode contains the kidnapping of children, child abuse, s*xual abuse, systemic abuse, and the deaths of children who were taken to places that promised to make their lives better.)Sources:- "The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry" by Maia SzalavitzThe Last Stop, Elan School, documentary"The Last Days of Synanon" documentary (2018)- "I am Paris" documentary (2020)"Selling a Dream: How Private Prisons Influence Immigration Policy" by Sarah Stillman (New Yorker, 2020)"The Tragic History of the Troubled Teen Industry" by Molly Osberg (Splinter News, 2018)- "The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been a Disaster for Decades. But Can It Be Stopped?" by Maia Szalavitz (Vice, 2016)-"The Kids Aren't Alright" by Gabriel Sherman (New Republic, 2007)-Primetime, Paradise Cove, 1998Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Tale a seat on an orange couch and get ready for a nostalgia road trip.In part 1 of our discourse on Nickelodeon we talk about the founding of the network in the late 1970's as commercial free kids programming to the network's acquisition by Warner which led to & the so called "Orange Years" (1983-1996) while trying to gain a broader understanding of how Nickelodeon became what it is today While some people seemed to always have had the best intentions, the early years of Nickelodeon set the ground work for everything that would follow. From shows like You Can't Do That on Television and the introduction of slime and competition shows like Double Dare to scripted series like Salute Your Shorts, Pete & Pete, Clarissa Explains it All & Are You Afraid of the Dark? In the 1980's and early 90's Nickelodeon was a cornerstone for kids programming.But how did a network which basically started as public broadcasting with the intent of making children feel seen become a safe haven for some of the most predatory people in the entertainment industry? It started with the Orange Years. (content warning: part 1 only covers up to 1995 so we won't be discussing Quiet on Set yet, abuse is still referenced in this episode & shows like Ren and Stimpy that are discussed in this episode will be talked about in greater detail for  part 2, Part 3 will start with the All That spin offs) Sources:The Orange Years (documentary)Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden AgeBook by Mathew KlicksteinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Close your flip phone and stop scrolling the TV Guide channel because today we're getting a broader understanding of The Swan & Early 2000's makeovers.At a time when everyone was being scrutinized for their physical appearance there was a certain type of reality competition show that seemed to thrive. The Biggest Loser, The Swan & its predecessor Extreme Makeover provide a look back at a dark time in our reality tv and body image history but have things improved? Did The Swan shame us into being better or did it just pave the way for something worse?Sources:The Dark Side of Reality TV: The SwanVice, 2024 This Controversial Reality Series Was Its Own Horror MovieRhianna Malas & Pierce Baugh, Collider The Swan Fox, 2004Extreme MakeoverABC, 2002-2006Why Women in Movies Get MakeoversThe Take, YouTubeThe Ugly Pretty GirlThe Take, YouTubeThe toxic diet culture & fatphobia of early 2000's chick flickselle literacy, YouTubeWorst Moments of The Biggest LoserThe List, YouTubeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your ouija board and your teenage rage because today, we're getting a broader understanding of poltergeists What if they aren't ghosts at all? Not even a haunting but a manifestation? What if it's all just the raw, unfiltered energy of adolescence, the force of pure, unspoken rage and heartbreak? A panic attack attack at a pivotal time, an attempt to be seen so strong it bends the astral realm itself- What if the scariest part of poltergeist activity is not that it's real but that it's us?We're going through the history of poltergeists, the science, the scares and the teenage angst to try and figure out what it means when your house is haunted not just by ghosts but by puberty.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Forget about your frontal lobe & focus on the eternal sunshine of your spotless mind because in this episode we're going Live, Laugh & Lobotomy our way into gaining a broader understanding of current coping mechanisms, escapism, break-ups, wanting to be severed from your work self, the return of the trad wife and why the current climate makes it feel like lobotomies, though obsolete, may have already made a comeback. We go over the history of the procedure itself, learn about how memories are made & hear both new and old ways that people have learned to forget.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get in your Subaru, pick up an espresso, and maybe your copy of the Constitution, because today we're getting a broader understanding of what it's really like to live in hell- as the president called it, or home for a lot of us- Portland, OregonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

In this more somber for Broads episode, Daniela is joined by Brother Isaac of the Coexist Inc Podcast to gain a broader understanding of how 9/11 changed everything- from patriotism to pop culture, to air travel and islamaphobia, and even the memes made online. Isaac shares his story of being in the same school in Sarasota where George W. Bush was reading to children at the time, Daniela talks about the first time she saw her teachers break character and we all go over some conspiracies, 9/11 fraudsters and all the ways that everything changed. CW: audio reactions of the 9/11 attacksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Practice your fiercest walk and put on your least comfortable heels, because today we're getting a broader understanding of America's Next Top Model, the fever dream competition show where being photogenic wasn't enough. You had to become traumatized to be photogenic.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your relapse journal, and maybe some of your grandma's ashes, because today we're talking about what it means to be possessed- (no, not by some literal demon with a Latin name) but by trauma, by addiction, by the echo of your mother's voice when you're about to text someone toxic. It's another Broads Next Door and Creative Sobriety episode. If you've ever found yourself mid-spiral, watching your own life burn down like a horror movie you wrote, directed, and starred in, this episode is for you. If you've ever whispered “this isn't me,” but didn't know who you actually were- We're here to tell you: you're not alone. And no, you're not cursed. Not exactly. But babe, the spell might still be in the family.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

A Friday episode on a Monday?! Grab your favorite wigs, your blocked caller IDs, contact your favorite true crime TikToker but save the thoughts and prayers because today we're getting a broader understanding of celebrity trials, maternal catfishers, tiktok teens accused of murder and tragically, another school shooting. Yep, it's one of those episodes. CW: violenceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your ice packs and your moral panic, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Botox and neuromodulators. From migraines, to TMJ, to frozen foreheads we're talking about all of it. Is it ruining the world… or does it actually have benefits?We'll be joined by Daniela's doctor, Dr. Marcea Wiggins to find out. https://santepdx.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on a cozy sweater, grab a slice of cherry pie and pour a damn fine cup of coffee because today we're taking a trip back to Twin Peaks, as we gain a broader understanding of Catherine Coulson, or as you may know her, The Log Lady. But we're not doing this alone, we are joined by some very special guests Jenny Sullivan an accomplished actor, director, and playwright whose career spans film, television, and the stage, Claire Ollivier, Catherine's great-niece and a creative spirit in her own right, and tying it all together Tessa ( @fire_walk_with_me_315 ) and we'll be discussing the new documentary, I Know Catherine The Log Lady.I Know Catherine The Log Lady is streaming now exclusively at IKnowCatherine.comSources:Twin PeaksI Know Catherine the Log LadyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Summon your rage and gather your empathy because today, we're getting a broader understanding of the disappearance and death of Amber Tuccaro as well as the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.CW: violenceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Back for another crossover episode is Kristen Bear, host of Creative Sobriety. She knows a thingor two about potions, hysteria, and the ways societypolices what we do with our bodies and our minds.So grab your mandrake root and sprinkle some salt,because today, we are getting a broader understanding ofwitches, potions, and the original ‘bad trip' that may havesparked the Salem witch trials, plus the spookiest spell ofall- the one that keeps you sober.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your ankle weights & caffeine pills because today we're getting a broader understanding of The Biggest Loser. It was one of the most predatory, manipulative and harmful reality TV shows to ever air- so why was it marketed as helpful? And why did people keep watching? CW: all things surrounding weight, weight loss, and disordered eatingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sense of skepticism in police investigations and turn on your Amber alerts because today we're getting a broader understanding on the alleged Portland serial killer, Jesse Calhoun and why police fumbled warning the public. Plus, the disappearance of Baby Emanuel Haro in California and the parole hearings of Erik and Lyle Menendez. CW: violence, SABecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your prescription refills (if you can still afford them) leave the gun and take the cannoli, because today we're joined by author, screenwriter, producer, publisher extraordinaire Luke Goebel, as we try and gain a broader understanding of the December 4th, 2024 assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson… and the man accused of killing him, Luigi Mangione.  We'll also be talking about Luke's upcoming novel, Kill Dick (which I read in one sitting-it's seriously one of the best books I've read in a very long time) it has everything from NYU dropouts, culty LA rehabs, the lingering opioid epidemic, a mysterious string of overdoses that might be murders, and the ever-looming shadow of the evil Richard Sickler, or Dick, respectively.  CW for drugs, violence, and the ever-lingering question—when bad men die is it justice, or just more violence? You can find Luke online at-http://lukelikesglue.substack.comhttps://www.instagram.com/lukelikesgluePre-order his book here: https://redhen.org/book_author/luke-goebel/ Follow @broadsnextdoor and @danielascrima on all the things Shop BroadsNextStore.com for merch Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your Bath and Body Works bag, take the blurriest video of an interdimensional being possible and maybe get a pretzel on the way out because today we're gaining a broader understanding of the January 1st 2024 Miami mall alien incident. It swept the news and social media but disappeared as fast as it came. Was it just fireworks and teenagers or did other worldly beings really want to see what The Cheesecake Factory was all about?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your repressed memories from your 20s and the unfounded fears of your 30s as we"re joined by Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety to gain a broader understanding of why turning 40 is actually pretty awesome. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on your black eyeliner and learn how to use the remote control because today we're getting a broader understanding of all things The Osbournes. How they changed reality television forever, the darkness behind the scenes, and the moments of joy along the way.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get in your hyperbaric oxygen chamber or swallow a cursed potion because today we're letting death become us- or rather we're taking a broader look at those who want to live forever- the fictional, the factual & the futuristic paths to eternal life. Why do people want to live forever? Can we? Would you? In this episode we take a look at immortality- Death Becomes Her, people who think they're vampires, my vampire facials, Bryan Johnson and his quest to live forever and teenagers starting anti aging routines. We also have Dr. Marcea Wiggins of Sante Aesthetics in Portland, Oregon to discuss PRP, PRF, BBLs & many other letter combinations! Sources:People Who Sought Immortality [And Failed]Chat HistoryWhy We Fear Aging?The TakeDeath Becomes Her (1992) trailerBreaking down the 'Sephora kids' trendCBC NewsWhy 'Death Becomes Her' is "Perfect Cinema"MashableBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Turn on your dial-up modem & get ready to send this email to ten friends before a limewire virus crashes the family desktop  because today, we're getting a broader understanding of how the internet became an ad. In this episode we travel through the ghost town of the old internet through chain emails, geocities fan sites, LiveJournal confessions, MySpace betrayals, before making are way to the Facebook takeover & the rise of tiktokshop, all while asking:When did our online diaries turn into shopping malls?
When did our friendships turn into feed suggestions?
And what do we do now, on an internet (and in a world) where everything feels more algorithm than human?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your chargers, put your heart in airplane mode, and maybe delete that Replika app, because today, we are stepping into the uncanny valley of AI romance. We'll be talking about the new film Companion, starring the brilliant Sofie Thatcher. We talk about real stories of people dating AI, films like Terminator, Her & Ex Machina before finally getting a broader understanding of AI companionship- why we're obsessed with with media about dating robots, and why our next relationship may soon come with a software update.(originally released in April of 2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your true crime timeline and get ready for the defense reach out to the prosecution, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Bryan Kohberger's plea deal in the November 2022 murders of Kaylee Concalves, Maddison Mogen, Xana Kernodle & Ethan Chapin while also getting more info on the case and what happened that one night in Idaho.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a makeshift  weapon and say goodbye to your best friends, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the Final Girl trope- why we love them, why we root for them, how far they've grown & how far they still have to go. Plus, why it's lonely be to the last one left. Sources in show notes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your backstage pass and put on a baby doll dress, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of what happens when a woman in Hollywood opens her mouth before the media is ready to listen. When Courtney Love warned us about Harvey Weinstein in a 13 second red carpet clip at the Comedy Central roast of Pamela Anderson. It was one of her briefest but boldest moves, and like anyone who spoke out against the monster, it got her blacklist. Will hear harrowing stories from the scores of women that Weinstein violated, what if any consequences he faced, and why these atrocities are allowed to go on for so long. CW: graphic descriptions of SABecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your anti-aging routine and get ready to become another person as we discuss the 2024 film The Substance and the lengths people will go to have a younger self.(Originally released in October of 2024)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.