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
Movisode 15: Things Heard and Seen & The Murder of Cathleen Krauseneck
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It's the first week of the month so that means it's a movisode, everybody! In this episode, Ellie discusses the new thriller straight-t…
Episode 47: May Combisode: The Last Woman Executed in England and Historic Fires
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In this episode, Abby and Ellie’s witty banter includes but is not limited to: this school year lasting forever, firefighting, being swe…
Episode 46: The Mysterious Death of Maria Marta Garcia Belunce
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After Abby and Ellie talk about the plights of fire academy training, teaching during the longest school year known to man and "adulting…
Episode 45: Cryptids Part III
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Well, well, well, dear listeners. Abby and Ellie are doing Cryptids Part III! Before we dive in to creepy crawlers, we discuss driving…
Movisode 14: House of Wax (2005) and Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
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Abby and Ellie haven't seen each other for a WHILE in this episode, which is why our witty banter and updates last until about the 17:00…
Episode 44: The Doomsday Clock and Carl Wanderer
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Happy Combisode Day, dear listeners! This month, Ellie discusses her firefighting academy updates and then Abby talks about some good o…
Episode 43: The Acid Bath Murders (John George Haigh) feat. Marvin
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Ellie, Marvin and Ellie unironically discuss soap for a while before we dive into a terrible bath (sorry, we couldn't resist). Abby's b…
Episode 42: Modern Day Vampires
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Abby and Ellie do typical midwestern stuff and talk about the weather. Ellie talks about firefightin' and Abby talks about some remote l…
Movisode 13: The Invisible Man (2020) and The Invisible Boy
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Ellie and Abby discuss the 2020 movie "The Invisible Man" starring Elizabeth Moss and what scares them about the movie and toxic relatio…
Episode 41: Junji Ito and The Survival Story of Victoria Cilliers
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We're back at it again everybody! This episode we TURNT UP (does anyone say that anymore?) to celebrate our one year podiversary and ce…
Episode 40: We'll Never Be Royals: Racism and Controversies in the Royal Family
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Oh boy, dear listeners. We really went hard in the paint on this meaty episode (Abby's trying to make "meatisode" a thing, but Ellie is…
Episode 39: We're Gonna Party like it's 1518: The Dancing Plague
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In this episode Ellie talks about her firefighter exam and Abby talks about how much she misses dancing at the club. Then, Abby does a …
Episode 38: Cephalo-phore a Good Time, Call on Your Favorite Martyred Saint
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Get ready for some bad jokes and heresy, dear listeners! In this episode, Ellie talks about cephalophores (AKA headless saints) and we …
Moviesode 12: The Leprechaun
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What's luckier than finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? When your favorite podcast watches 1993's "The Leprechaun" so you d…
Episode 37: An Olde Timey Murder and The End of the World
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In our February combisode Abby talks about the 19th century murderer and conwoman Kate Webster while Ellie breaks down instances the apo…
Episode 36: Ouija Boards
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Ellie goes through the history of Ouija Boards, famous times that they were used and Abby tries her hardest to distract her. Mass-marke…
Episode 35: A Refreshing Lawsuit
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Abby takes a break from true crime and covers the history of a popular soda brand and a whole big trial they went through to get rid of …
Moviesode 11: Lovely Molly
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Abby and Ellie really wanted to talk about "The Devils" (1973) but do not trust themselves to pirate it properly, so instead, we found a…
Episode 34: Combisode: the Lipstick Killer and Haunted Asylums
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Abby and Ellie discuss another famous Chicago crime, the Lipstick Killer, and talk about what we really talk about, when we talk about h…
Episode 33: Leopold & Loeb - Part 2
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Ellie and Abby continue their deep dive into one of the most famous crimes in Chicago history.
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