In this week's episode, Shawna makes the crew feel downright terrible as she covers the notorious Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Also know as the Weston State Hospital, the sprawling property was once built with good intentions, but took a downward turn and became known for its horrid conditions and treatment of its patients.Tune in to learn all about the history of the hospital as well as the paranormal activity that inevitably follows such a place.Credits:Wikipedia.comReddit.comTrans-Alleghenylunaticasylim.comUSghostadventures.comDestination Fear S2E12Music By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Abby concludes the two-part series on the incredible survival story of Louis Zamperini. He was an Olympic runner and a US Army Air Force bombardier. Louis faced a plane crash, weeks on a raft surrounded by sharks, capture by the Japanese military, and much more. Tune in for the conclusion of Zamperini's harrowing time as a POW and how it shaped the rest of his life.Credits:Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandWikipedia.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Abby presents part one of a two-part series discussing the incredible survival story of Louis Zamperini.He was an Olympic runner who served in the United States Air Force during WWII and faced numerous challenges, including a plane crash, becoming a castaway, and being taken as a prisoner of war.Be sure to tune in for the thrilling conclusion in part two.Credits:Unbroken, A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura HillenbrandWikipedia.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the true crime of it all with the horrible story of Daniel LaPlante. Although this story is chock-full of disclaimers and content warnings, the gang forges ahead with the story about a disturbed teenager who would go on to commit heinous crimes against the Bowen family and the Gustafson family during the 1980s in Massachusetts, culminating in the murder of three innocent lives. Credits:The Boston GlobeAllthatsinteresting.comcelticssentenial.comwikipedia.comnewspaperarchive.comcbsnews.comtalkmurderwithme.comRedhanded podcast episode 103Music By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Please support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Do you have an episode topic suggestion? Please email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Shawna and Abby have a lot of catching up to do, especially after Shawna's return from Mexico. If you want to skip to the story, we understand that; the time stamp you're looking for is 20:40.After catching up, Shawna delves into the mysterious missing person case of Brian Shaffer, a young American medical student who went out to celebrate the beginning of spring break with friends and was never seen again. Credits:Wikipedia.comCrime Junkie PodcastAnd That's Why We Drink PodcastInvestigation DiscoveryMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Abby shares the harrowing survival story of Juliane Koepcke. Juliane was a teenage girl who became the only survivor of LANSA flight 508 after the plane crashed in the Amazon rainforest in 1971. Tune in to hear about Juliane's incredible resourcefulness and willpower, which helped her to escape the jungle and survive.Credits:When I Fell From The Sky By Juliane Koepcke1998 Documentary: Wings Of Hope, directed by Werner HerzogWikipedia.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Shawna tackles the thrilling and mysterious case of three prisoners who escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison. Tune in as we delve into the meticulous planning and execution of the prisoner's escape plan, as well as the theories surrounding what happened to the men after their great escape.Credits:Wikipedia.comFBI.govMy Favorite Murder Ep 214Documentary-Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed ConfessionMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By: MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the story that started it all, The RMS Titanic.Tune in to hear the tragic first-hand accounts of the passengers who survived the sinking and vivid descriptions of what it was like to be on the ill-fated ship the night it went down. Credits:A Night To Remember by Walter LordWikipedia PBS.orgBuzzfeed.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Have an episode topic suggestion? Email us! Anxiousandafraidthepod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Shawna kicks off the return of Anxious and Afraid by telling the incredible and harrowing survival tale of Harrison Okene, a man who sank to the bottom of the sea and lived to tell the tale. Tune in for this extraordinary story of human endurance and the ability to keep a level head even in the most stressful times.Don't miss this astonishing story! Listen to the Anxious and Afraid podcast now on your favorite platform. And show your support by purchasing our exclusive merchandise at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121Credits:TheGuardian.com Article by Paula CocozzaNationalGeographic.com Article by Tanya BasuMy Favorite Murder Podcast E356Wikipedia.comYoutube.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By: MichaelSupport the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121

HEY GUYS.Be sure to listen to this special announcement from those three weirdo's who missed you very much!Stick around to hear what Shawna and Abby have been up to for the past year or so while Michael sits silently in the background.Just like old times!Music By:Brokeforfree.comEdited By:Michael

In this week's episode, Abby tells the crew all about the natural disaster at Lake Nyos.In Cameroon, West Africa during the month of August in 1986, a crater lake called Lake Nyos abruptly erupted a large cloud of mysterious white gas which traveled into the nearby villages, wreaking death and destruction on whatever it touched.Listen in to hear all the details on this devastating natural disaster and how scientists cracked the case and worked to ensure it never happened again.**If you listen to this episode you will hear a very important announcement at the beginning so don't skip ahead! It's been an honor and a privilege to take this journey with you all and we can't thank you enough for your support.Until next time, good ep and good night!Credits:Smithsonianmag.comWikipedia.comwww.washingtonpost.comSeattletimes.comwww.worldatlas.comVolcano.oregonstate.eduwww.britannica.comwww.bbc.co.ukMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the mystifying tale of the ghost blimp.Amid WWII, a fleet of blimps would be assigned the mission of patrolling the West Coast of California for Japanese submarines. These missions were largely uneventful until August 16th, 1942 when two experienced pilots would set out on a routine patrolling mission and never be seen again. The blimp, however, was a different story.Tune in to hear all the details on this mind-bending unsolved mystery!Credits:TV show Unsolved mysteries YouTube documentary with Wartime Stories https://youtu.be/eAbY_nTFoRwWikipedia.comwww.historynet.com-Mystery of the Ghost Blimp | HistoryNetwww.smithsonianmag.comwww.warhistoryonline.comallthatsinteresting.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraid

In this week's episode, the crew is excited to celebrate their 100th episode milestone!We want to say a big thank you to all of our listeners for sticking with us and joining us on this crazy ride of a podcast, we couldn't have done it without you!As for the topic of this momentous episode, Abby and Shawna decided to collaborate on a natural disaster they both find equally terrifying: Earthquakes and tsunamis.In March 2011 in the country of Japan, a massive 9.1 earthquake would strike just off the coast, sending the Japanese residents reeling from the intense shaking.Sadly, many of them would have less than a half hour to recover as a monstrously large tsunami was now barreling towards their coast and the land beyond.The events that followed would be a devastating blow to the country of Japan and the most costly natural disaster in world history.Stick around for Shawna's follow-up segment on the paranormal activity caused by those who perished in the event known as tsunami ghosts.Abby's Credits:Book: Ghosts of The Tsunami by Richard Lloyd ParryWebsites:Wikipedia.comBritannica.comLivescience.comVoyapon.comNoaa.govBBC.comABCnews.go.comMilitary-history.fandom.comwww.greatdisasters.co.ukNYTimes.comPodcast: Great DisastersDocumentary: IKNOW documentary YouTube.comShawna's Credits:Allthatsinteresting.comUnsolved Mysteries on Netflix: E4V2Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd ParryMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraid

In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with another disaster story detailing the horrific Hartford circus fire of 1944.It was a stiflingly hot day in Hartford, Connecticut on July 6th when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to town. What started as a day of fun would come to a terrible end when the big top caught fire and killed many people still trapped inside. The following events would mark the day as one of the worst fire disasters in United States history.Credits:The Hartford Circus Fire, Tragedy Under The Big Top by Michael SkidgellWikipedia.comQRFS.comThe Hartford Courant www.circusfire1944.comHistoryofcircus.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases, a shout-out on the show, and a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraid

In this week's episode, Abby starts off with a very important announcement and then jumps right into part II of our mini-series on the crash of Eastern Airlines flight 401.Part II will focus on all of the ghostly paranormal sightings reported within a few years of the crash witnessed by several airline employees as well as airplane passengers.Tune in to find out why these hauntings may have occurred and the solution that seemed to bring them to a definitive halt.Credits:The Ghosts of Flight 401 by John G FullerWikipediaMedium.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraid

In this week's episode, Abby brings the crew part one of a real nail-biter of a two-part series on the demise of Eastern Airlines Flight 401.On December 29th, 1972, Eastern Airlines flight 401 departed from JFK airport on a regularly scheduled flight to Miami, Florida. Sadly, many of the passengers and crew would not make it to their destination as multiple errors and distractions in the cockpit caused the flight to crash into the Everglades.Tune in for all the devastating details from this disaster and be sure to return for part two which will feature the aftermath of the crash and the strange paranormal sightings of the deceased flight crew.Credits:The Ghost Of Flight 401 by John G FullerWikipedia.comAirlinegeeks.comwww.faa.govMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraid

In this week's episode, Abby pulls another strange "rain" story out of her pocket, much to Shawna's delight.It was the year 1983 in Stroudsburg PA when a young man named Don Decker became seemingly possessed by a dark entity and began exhibiting strange abilities.Much to the shock and confusion of the people around him, wherever Don went, rain would follow him...indoors. Tune in for all the soggy details on this strange unexplained paranormal case!Credits:Unsolved Mysteries Mysteriesrunsolved.comthisismyhorror.wordpress.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraidwww.wnep.com

In this week's episode, Abby takes on a very infamous case in the state of Oregon and the horrible tragedy that occurred in the host's hometown of Springfield, Oregon.In 1983 a young woman named Diane Downs brought her grievously wounded children to the hospital claiming that a bushy-haired stranger had shot them all. The ensuing investigation would bring the real story to light, forever changing the small town and the lives of Diane's small children.Credits:Small Sacrifices by Ann RuleWikipediaAllthatsinteresting.comABCNews.comMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraid

In this week's episode, Abby takes the gang on a spooky adventure with the story of Norman the doll. Stephen Lancaster, a longtime paranormal investigator, would be thrust into the case of a lifetime after he purchased a Matty Mattel doll from an antique store in 2016.Within 24 hours, the doll would prove itself as a paranormal force to be reckoned with and Stephen's life would never be the same. Credits:Norman, The Doll That Needed To Be Locked Away by Stephen LancasterPhenomenologist Stephen Lancaster (authorstephenlancaster.com)www.dollreference.comPodcast Hillbilly Horror StoriesMusic By:Brokeforfree.comMatt EdwardsEdited By:MichaelWebsite:https://anxiousandafraid.com/Support the show by purchasing our merch!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121You can also support the show by becoming a Patreon!Join today and get early ad-free episode releases and a shout-out on the show as well as a cool sticker!https://www.patreon.com/anxiousandafraidCheck us out on Repod and join the community!https://joinrepod.com/anxiousandafraidPromo code "friends" for 1 month free!

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