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Examining the events leading up to the baffling disappearance of Joan Risch, and the subsequent theories like staging her own kidnapping.Get the podcast ad-free: https://www.redwebpod.comOur sponsors:Ethos - Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/redweb. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Trustpilot rating as of 8/1/2026.This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off BetterHelp at http://BetterHelp.com/REDWEB.In the early 1960s, a young mother and housewife started her day like any other. As her husband left for a work trip, she entertained her children, ran errands, and tended to her yard. However, things would quickly take a turn. Her daughter returned from a playdate to find a blood-stained kitchen, her abandoned baby brother, and her mother nowhere to be found. At first, what seemed like an attack, swirled into rumors of a planned escape. Today, we’re discussing the strange disappearance of Joan Risch.Sensitive topics: abortion, miscarriage, mentions of suicide
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On this episode of Movie Club, we welcome our very first guest to the show: Jon Risinger from Tales From the Stinky Dragon!

He joins Trevor, Alfredo, and Christian in dissecting Zach Cregger's widely successful Resident Evil. How do you think it compares to the rest of Cregger's work? Does this do justice to the Resident Evil franchise? Let us know in the comments!

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Sensitive topics: death, child death, animal death, gore, mutilation, body horror

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Georgi Markov, a BBC journalist, was killed by a poison umbrella during the height of the Cold War. Did the KGB orchestrate his assassination?Support us directly: https://www.redwebpod.comOur sponsors:Quince — Go to http://quince.com/redweb for free shipping and 365-day returns.This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off BetterHelp at http://BetterHelp.com/REDWEBGeorgi Markov was a famed writer, journalist, and playwright in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, in Bulgaria and Western Europe. A passionate man, his writings were largely influenced by the political climate at the time, often making a mockery of the building communist regime. Little did he know, the very work that gave him his lavish, successful life, would also be what would end it. Today, we’re exploring the theories behind one of the most famous political killings of the Cold War, the Assassination of Georgi Markov.

Sensitive topics: death, political conspiracy/discussion
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A group of friends go on a camping trip when they're stalked and tormented by a mysterious entity known only as the Goatman.
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Red Web explores the world’s most fascinating unsolved mysteries, true crime, and horror lore. In this series, we narrate and react to our favorite creepypastas, scary stories, and haunting internet tales that defined a generation of horror.

Read “Goatman Story” by Anansi here: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Anansi's_Goatman_Story

Producer: Christian Young
Sound Design: Philip Spann
Hosts: Trevor Collins and Alfredo Diaz
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The life, death, and sightings of Nelly Butler, known as America's first ghost with one of the most recorded sightings in history.Get the podcast ad-free: https://www.redwebpod.comOur sponsors:Rocket Money - Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster at http://rocketmoney.com/REDWEBAmerica’s first ghost story follows the tragic life and death of a young woman from Maine. She married her lover, but passed during childbirth. While her soul remained earth-bound, she didn’t haunt her ex-husband, but instead a nearby family. She spoke with them often, and began to appear to the townspeople. This led to her becoming one of the most recorded ghost sightings in history. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the haunting case of Nelly Butler.Sensitive topics: Complications from childbirth, death of a child
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