Queers for Fears
Two queer best friends since toddlerhood talk about the scarier parts of life, death, and everything in between. They take their research seriously, but each other...not so much.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 106
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Episode 78: Roop Kund and Mad Stones
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Oh my, Listeners. It's been a hot minute. Between some audio equipment failings, Ellie's Big Move and the school year hitting full spe…
Episode 77: Radioactive Quackery and an Amphibious Infant
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On this episode, Ellie takes us to her Chemistry class to learn about isotopes and radioactive "cures" for illness throughout the years.…
Episode 76: Man-Eating Tsavo Lions and The Darker History of Watermelon
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On this episode, Ellie discusses the pair of Tsavo Lions who ate "very few humans" (very few is in the eye of the beholder, we suppose!)…
Episode 75: Wood Island Lighthouse and Plane Accidents
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**there were some tech issues in this episode, so please bear with us regarding the sound quality/echo!**
In this episode, we celebrate o…
Episode 74: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon and The Hat Man
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In this episode, Abby talks about the Mas Gasser of Mattoon. In 1944 a string of strange attacks hit Mattoon Illinois. The town was full…
Episode 73: The Story of Sarah Gonzalez McLinn and OMG, They Were Roommates...in Antarctica?!
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In this episode, Abby talks about Sarah Gonzalez McLinn, a 20-year-old woman who murdered her roommate and boss, Harold Sasko, who was t…
Episode 72: Inventors Killed by Their Inventions (feat. a drinking game) and James Sligo Jameson's Journey to Africa
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In this episode, Ellie chats about inventors that were killed by their own inventions. She also invented a cocktail AND a drinking game…
Episode 71: Barney Bashing and Bothersome Balloons
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In this episode, Abby discusses some rage directed toward the beloved PBS dinosaur, Barney as well as a tragedy that struck the creator'…
Episode 70: It's Not Easy Being Green: Phrogging and the Green Children of Woolpit
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In this episode, Ellie takes us back to the 13th century and discusses the Green Children of Woolpit! We put on our detective hats and …
Episode 69: Bug Years Don't Come in A Jar: Cicadas of 2024 and Locusts of 1874
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In this episode, Ellie discusses 2024: The Year of the Cicada?! and Abby talks about 1874: The Year of the Locust. Tangents include, bu…
Episode 68: A Dangerous Crush
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In this episode, Abby talks about Freda and Alice, two teenagers from Memphis, Tennessee living in the 19th century who fell in love and…
Episode 67: An (Attempted) Snake Murder Part II
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The exciting conclusion to part one. This episode dives in to the crime itself, the trial and a whole lot of wacky tangents along the w…
Episode 66: An Attempted Snake Murder (Part I)
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In Part One, Abby lays the foundation for another (attempted) snake murder in Alabama. She touches upon serpent handling and Pentecosta…
Episode 65: A Nice Day for a...Weed Wedding
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You didn't think Abby would let Ellie get married and NOT talk about a wild wedding, did you!? This week, Abby talks about a wedding wi…
Episode 64: A Perfect(?) Midwestern Kidnapping
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Abby discusses a record setting 1972 kidnapping in Minnesota of a wealthy socialite
Episode 63: The Death of Mary Busch
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Abby discusses the murder of Mary Busch in this case and what a man named Rattlesnake James had to do with it.
Sources:
- An article from …
Episode 62: A 12 Million Dollar Book Heist
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In 2008 four teens at a Kentucky university decided to rob the library. Find out how that works out for them in this episode of QFF.
Episode 61: Rudolph Valentino and His Cursed Ring
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Abby discusses Rudolph Valentino, a man who experienced toxic masculinity, homophobia even though it's likely he wasn't homosexual and a…
Episode 60: Elmer McCurdy, the World's Worst Train Robber
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Elmer McCurdy had a sad life. He struggled with addiction and tried to make a living off crime but was never very successful. Unfortun…
Episode 59: Fraudulent Fruitcake Fiasco
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Join Abby and a special guest in discussion Corsicana, Texas and their world famous bakery for the ever indulgent holiday dessert: fruit…