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Welcome to Grim and Tonic, where each episode Nellie and Alice will be serving you a dash of the grim with just the tonic to keep things light and bubbly!

Grim & Tonic


    • Jan 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Feminist Icons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 39:22


    Proud feminists themselves, Nellie and Alice spend episode 25 talking about their feminist icons. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Christmas Mini Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 7:01


    We know... it's been ages, and we're sorry. But by way of apology, please take a listen to our Christmas Mini Message.  We will be back with full length epsiodes in 2022, but in the meantime, happy holidays everyone!

    It's a Conspiracy!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 39:40


    It's episode 24, and Nellie and Alice are talking about their favourite conspiracy theories... but are they theories or are they true? Take a listen and let us know what you think! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Weird Ways to Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 57:01


    Thunder claps and board games, it's all going on in our 23rd episode! In our anniversary episode, Nellie and Alice talk about weird ways to die. Pour yourself a JD and Coke and settle down for some more Grim and Tonic! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Poisonous Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 42:00


    After taking a well needed break, Nellie and Alice are back, and we are talking about poisonous plants. From Victorian melodrama, jilted lovers and deadly skincare, it's another wild ride! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Injustice on Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 56:37


    In episode 21 of Grim and Tonic, Nellie & Alice take a look at the justice system and miscarriages of justice on both sides of the pond. Alice reflects on her experience working in the criminal justice system and Nellie reflects on the Innocence Project in the USA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Grim Beginnings in Hollwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 47:09


    Childhood is supposed to be all fun and games, but what happens when make-believe turns sinister. On this episode of Grim and Tonic, Alice and Nellie look at some of the troubling child actor train wreck stories that have been plaguing Hollywood for the past century.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Hidden In Plain Sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 47:00


    Have you ever felt completely at home, only to discover the hidden secrets of the past? On this episode of Grim and Tonic Nellie and Alice uncover the mysteries hidden in plain sight! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    (UN)Luck of the Irish!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 52:13


    In a tenuous link to St Patrick's Day 2021 (the date of this episode release) Nellie and Alice take a swim across the Irish Sea and talk about famous female Irish grimsters! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Gone Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 77:49


    There is little more frustrating that when someone seems to vanish off the face of the planet. This week on Grim and Tonic Alice and Nellie discuss two cases of missing women which will leave you with more questions than answers.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Crimes on Valentine’s

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 42:26


    From Valentine’s to Galentine’s, something is in the air. Is it love, it is it something a bit more macabre? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    January Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 37:01


    After taking a month off, Nellie and Alice are back in your ears! We took the opportunity to look back at updates on our favourite topics - Alice shares a personal connection to the case of the Croydon Cat Killer and Nellie takes a brief visit to her hometown and discusses the murder of Patricia Alatorre.  In other news, we now have a Facebook page, so please give us a like and post! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A (Less) Grim New Year?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 40:51


    This week we take the plunge and discuss swimming in freezing waters and talk about the murders of Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare. Nellie and Alice reflect on their worst New Years celebrations. Have a (less) Grim 2021! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    You’d better watch out!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 35:08


    ... Santa’s not coming to town, but Krampus might be! Nellie and Alice look at the darker side of Christmas --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Kentucky flying food

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 43:53


    Meat storms and blue people. It’s all happening in Kentucky!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Feral Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 36:03


    After a brief break recovering from the stress of the US election, Nellie and Alice discuss two infamous cases of feral and neglected children. You never know what sort of evil could be lurking in your own backyard!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Fiendish Fangs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 32:03


    Competition Alert! In this week's Halloween Special we are delighted to be running a competition to win a limited edition Grim and Tonic tote bag! Just rate, subscribe and tag us on Instagram and you will be entered to win this luxurious piece of merchandise! Oh, and we also talk about fanged fiends in our Halloween Special! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Curses!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 39:32


    Do you believe in curses? We take a deep and dark look into infamous curses, transporting you to Egypt and Uzbekistan in the process --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Food Dangerous Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 24:54


    Who knew that food could be so dangerous? This week we take a dive into a Russian food factory and take a trip down memory lane! Delish!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 56:55


    Are you an adrenaline junkie? Take things to the limit? Well this week we jump and dive into the world of extreme sports.  What could possibly go wrong...? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Acknowledging Atrocities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 50:20


    In this week’s episode, Nellie and Alice talk about centuries old atrocities that still impact today’s society. Alice educates herself on the Transatlantic Slave Trade, while Nellie talks about the Native American boarding schools. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Lost at Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 53:26


    In Grim and Tonic's sixth episode, Nellie and Alice weather the storm of dodgy recordings to talk about (in)famous ill fated sea missions. Grab your life jacket and flare gun, and dive right in! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Nessie V Morag

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 35:08


    This week, Nellie and Alice splash their way past their difficulties editing the podcast, and dive into the Scottish lochs - discussing what lies beneath... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Other Witch Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 42:24


    Nellie and Alice take inspiration from their mutual love of the films Practical Magic and The Craft to explore lesser known witch trials on both sides of the Atlantic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Haunted Houses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 41:53


    This week, Nellie and Alice go a little closer to home, with ghostly stories of haunted houses from near their home towns.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Washed UP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 31:41


    During the summer months who doesn't love a trip to the coastline? On this episode of Grim and Tonic, Alice and Nellie discuss some of the strange and wonderful things that wash up on our shores.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Croydon Cat Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 22:57


    There's something strange in the neighbourhood. On this first episode of Grim and Tonic, Alice and Nellie delve into the dark underbelly of South London and the mysterious Croydon Cat Killer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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