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Strange and unusual stories for the strange and unusual. Don't Fall Asleep is a comedy podcast hosted by Hannah Maddox and April Ritzschke. If it keeps you up at night, gives you the heebie jeebies, or throws you into a rabbit hole of never ending research and interest, they will likely have a glass…

Don't Fall Asleep


    • Dec 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 116 EPISODES


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    116: Goodnight, Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 75:50


    For their final episode of Don't Fall Asleep, Hannah, April, and Mia leave you with three tales of mystery: the missing person cases of Cynthia Anderson, Larissa Hill, and Madeleine McCann.

    115: Tart & Approachable

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 63:37


    On our second to the last episode, we revisit some of our favorite stories and give updates including Sam Little, Mark Twitchell, and more. 

    114: B.O. & beard oils

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 58:14


    On this week's episode, Hannah takes us into the sick and twisted world of the only priest to be put to death in America for murder: Hans Schmidt.

    113: Boobs, Beer, & Bacon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 54:55


    On this week's episode, Mia tells us the not so festive (or is it) Thanksgiving story of Bill and Omaima Nelson.

    112: Greeley Has Great Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 67:55


    On this week's episode, April sheds light on the first true Hollywood scandal: The life and trial of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

    111: Heated

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 48:52


    On this week's episode, Hannah tells the story of the OTHER box killer: The Toy Box Killer.

    110: Wet Lip Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 66:20


    On this week's episode, Mia and Hannah get WAAYY too heated over the story of the Stanford Prison Experiements. 

    109: Tim The Toolbox Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 60:49


    On this week's episode, all the ladies of DFA sit in for a terrible tale of Halloween murder with The Toolbox Killers. 

    108: Gangster Nun

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 68:31


    On this week's episode, Hannah gets into the spirits with the story of Johnny Frank Garrett and the Halloween murder of Sister Tadea Benz.

    107: Pea Soup

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 65:24


    On this week's episode, Mia talks demons, ghosts, and kids with serious parkour skills with the exorcism of Latoya Ammons.

    106: Boat Captain Jared

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 61:15


    On this week's episode, April talks hurricane predicting birds and the incredible life of the founder of weather forecasting Robert Fitzroy.

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    105: Pierce My Atmo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 61:47


    On this week's episode, Hannah takes a break from murder and turns her eyes to the skies for Inspiration4, the first all civilian mission to space.

    104: Pew Pew

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 56:15


    On this week's episode, Mia takes us behind bars to an unlikely site for a major music festival, The Ohio State Reformatory. 

    103: Ruh-Roh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 52:59


    On this week's episode, April takes us back in time for the great plains mystery of the Bloody Benders.

    102: Get Off My Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 67:13


    On this week's episode, Hannah dives deep into the twisted world of the Ken & Barbie Killers.

    101: Day Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 60:24


    On this week's episode, Mia takes us deep into the world of cryptozoology with the story of the Yowie. 

    100: Heavy Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 79:46


    Happy 100 Episodes! Hannah, April, and Mia all sit down to talk about the Tulsa Race Massacre, Carl Grossman, and mysterious letters arriving at a home in New Jersey.

    99: Spoopy Not Poopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 57:10


    On this week's episode, Hannah talks devil worship and moonlit sacrifice with the Fall River Cult.

    98: Click Taint

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 61:57


    On this week's episode, Mia talks secret experiments with MK Ultra's Operation Midnight Climax.

    97: Weird Itchy Phase

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 54:23


    On this week's episode, April takes over with a tale of adventure and peril. The story of Douglas Mawson.

    96: Boozy Apple Juice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 53:58


    On this week's episode, Hannah takes over with the twisted and dark story of Gary Heidnik and his house of horrors.

    95: Tangent Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 66:00


    On this week's episode, Mia takes over with the incredible survival story of Yossi Ghinsberg.

    94: Damn Good Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 63:53


    On this week's episode, April talks rural murder with stories from the Texas Killing Fields.

    93: Totally Terry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 42:56


    Hannah takes over this week's episode telling the insane story of Terry Rasmussen also known as The Chameleon Killer.

    92: Vat Of Acid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 55:45


    On this week's episode, Mia takes us deep into the world of Multiverses. Que the nerdy quotes.

    91: Daddy Wasn't There, To Take Me To The Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 44:54


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk extraordinary dads with the stories of Kent Whitaker and John List.

    90: I'd Take A Bullet For Appa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 54:01


    In this week's episode, Hannah and Mia talk miracles with the stories of Vesna Vulovic and The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

    89: Membory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 46:58


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April celebrate Hannah's 30th birthday with the 1991 stories of Timmy Wiltsey and Chris Bender.

    88: All The Days Of Our Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 45:35


    On this week's episode, Hannah and Mia dive deep into strange religion with Jediism and the story of Keemonta Peterson.

    87: Old Lady Body

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 33:41


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April celebrate Hannah's 8 year wedding anniversary with the stories of Michael and Suzan Carson and Gladys Ricart.

    86: Casting Spells And Murdering People

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 44:15


    On this week's episode, Hannah and Mia talk American Horror Story and the real-life stories that inspired the show with Richard Benjamin Speck and Elizabeth Bathory.

    85: Bad Mama Jamma

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 40:05


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk bad moms part 2 with the stories of the Hart family and Megan Huntsman.

    84: B-A-N-A-N-A-S

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 35:45


    On this week's episode, Hannah and Mia celebrate Cinco De Mayo with the killer vacation stories of Sara Kusak and Michael Shoffner.

    83: Jesus April Are You 50?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 38:16


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April celebrate April's birthday with the 1988 stories of Lisa Kimmell and Stephanie Bryan.

    81: Unicorn Bouncy Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 49:09


    On this week's episode, Hannah and Mia talk about cults with the Matamoros Human Sacrifice Cult and Angel's Landing. #callyourdad

    81: She's A Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 38:36


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk about foreign killers with the stories of Martha Marek and Yang Xinhai.

    80: Ax Wound

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 33:13


    On this week's episode, Mia joins us as our new part time co-host as she and Hannah talk mythical creatures with the tales of the Slide Rock Bolter and Jorogumo.

    79: April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 38:44


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April get into the spirit with two stories that might be true, or a trick: what lives in Lake Powell and extreme survival in the Outback.

    78: Stimmies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 41:41


    On this week's episodes, Hannah and April talk wrongly accused part two with the stories of Ruben Cantu and George Allen Jr. 

    77: Hooya!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 50:29


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the stories of John Wayne Gacy and Ireland's last Leprechaun Whisperer. 

    76: Boom. STUFF.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 41:11


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April revisit buried treasure with Queen Naert and Sue the T-rex.

    75: Bras, Baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 43:44


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April travel to South Dakota for the mysterious stories of Pam Dunn and Arnold Archambeau and Ruby Bruguier.

    74: Blinker Fluid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 40:40


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk phobias Pt2 with the stories of Jessica Rue and Marlene Warren.

    73: Mmmm Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 44:03


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April celebrate Valentine's Day with the Colorado Subway Murders and the St Valentine's Day Massacre. 

    72: D-Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 43:28


    On this week's episode, Hannah and special guest Allen talk kidnapping with the stories of Jaycee Dugard and Jayme Closs.

    71: Thick With Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 46:26


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April (SHE'S BACK!) talk aliens with Heaven's Gate and the Allagash Incident.

    70: Cue The Slow Bass Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 44:50


    On this week's episode, Hannah and special guest Allen talk heists part 2 with Andre Stander and The Great Train Robbery of 1855.

    69: Sorry Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 41:46


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk medical experiments with J. Marion Sims and the Rawalpindi Experiments.

    68: Almost Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 41:02


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk celebrity deaths, part 2 with DEAD and Rebecca Schaeffer.

    67: Bad, Bad Charlie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 33:08


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April talk haunted schools with the Dent Schoolhouse and Denver University.

    66: Boys Can't Pinterest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 43:28


    On this week's episode, Hannah and April celebrate the end of 2020 with murder and the stories of Betty Broderick and Roseann Quinn.

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