Salt Shakers
where pop culture meets the paranormal
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Griffith Park
In this episode, we're talking Los Angeles's favorite "urban wilderness," Griffith Park, and the curse on the land that started long before Griffith J. Griffith donated it to the city. Sources used in this episode include:
Lake Lanier
This week, we’re diving into the dark history and eerie legends of Lake Lanier — one of America’s most infamous “cursed” lakes. Built over submerged communities, cemeteries, and land tied to a violent past, Lake Lanier has become known for its ...
The Algonquin
In this episode, we're stepping inside New York City's Algonquin Hotel, best known for the "vicious circle" of the Algonquin Round Table, whose members may or may not have ever checked out. At the center of it all was Dorothy Parker, whose haun...
Kristin Smart
In this episode, as the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office continues to search for new evidence in real time, we're taking another look at the May 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart from her college campus and the 2002 conviction of fello...
ICYMI: Brandon Swanson
This week, Katie & Alyssa discuss the still-unresolved disappearance of Minnesota college student Brandon Swanson. If you have any information about Brandon please contact the FBI at 800-225-5324. Sources used in today's ...
Mekayla Bali
In this episode, we're taking a look at the unsolved April 12, 2016 disappearance of high school student Mekayla Bali from her hometown of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sources used in this episode include:
The Springfield Three
This week, we’re back with another unsolved mystery as we examine the disappearances of Suzie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sherrill Levitt. Join us as we break down the events of that night, when the three women vanished from Sherrill’s home wit...
Old Talbott Tavern
This week, we're back to our haunted hotel roots and taking a look at Bardstown, Kentucky's 1770's Old Talbott Tavern, which is possibly the 13th most haunted hotel in the USA and definitely where Jesse James put bullet holes through King Louis...
The Kennedy Curse
In this episode, we're talking Kennedys -- specifically, the long pattern of tragedies affecting the family of President John F. Kennedy -- from plane crashes and terrible accidents to cold-blooded murders and political assassinations. And, for...
The Beast of Gevaudan
This week, we're taking a look at an unidentified wolf-like beast which attacked more than 200 people in the Gevaudan region of France between 1764 and 1767, tearing out many of its victims' throats and forcing King Louis XV to (sort of) interv...
The LaLaurie Mansion
This week, we're exploring one of New Orleans's most haunted addresses, 1140 Royal Street, aka the LaLaurie Mansion. In the 1800s, Madame Delphine LaLaurie (whose husbands all died mysteriously) was exposed for torturing many enslaved people th...
The Weekly Spill: March 19, 2026
BREAKING NEWS: Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette, set to premiere this weekend, is cancelled. Plus, Zendaya and Tom Holland are setting a dangerous precedent for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Hannah Montana is back (but why is B...
Paul Sanders
In this episode, we discuss the August 2001 disappearance of 17-year-old Paul Sanders from his father's home in Mesa, Arizona, in a silver Chevy pickup truck which was later found wrecked and abandoned in the Santa Catalina mountains. Paul was ...
The Weekly Spill: March 12, 2026
On this week's edition of The Weekly Spill, we're talking reasons not to draft us for WW3, the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy mania, Travis Kelce's return to the Chiefs (and what that means for Taylor Swift), celebrities that we think would be fun to...
Michele Hundley Smith
This week, we're discussing the 2001 disappearance of Rockingham County, North Carolina mother of three, Michele Hundley Smith, and her stunning 2026 re-appearance.
The Weekly Spill: March 5, 2026
This week, we're talking Selena Gomez's close friends story, Chase Stokes in the comment section attacking Morgan Evans (not Morgan Wallen), Nick Jonas's mysterious relationship with Aaron Rodgers, and Britney Spears getting arrested.
Havana Syndrome
This week, we're talking the mysterious medical condition known as "Havana Syndrome" afflicting United States government personnel in Havana, Cuba and around the world. Do we think there are directed energy weapons in use?Sources used in...
The Hoover Dam
This week, we're visiting the border of Arizona and Nevada to talk Great Depression era deaths, lingering spirits, and government conspiracies around (and underneath) the Hoover Dam. Sources used in this episode include:...
The Weekly Spill: February 19, 2026
This week, we're closing a chapter that started on our very first episode of Salt Shakers and exposing the truth about The Serial Cheater's identity.
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
This week, we're talking 1920s mobsters and the February 14, 1929 Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. No one was ever prosecuted for the 7 murders committed that day, but when he was questioned about the shooting, Al Capone did admit to not pa...
The Weekly Spill: February 12, 2026
Welcome back to The Weekly Spill! This week, we're chatting Super Bowl commercials, the drama unfolding at the Winter Olympics in Milan, the latest on Nancy Guthrie, and Kelsea and Chase (again). Btw, did you guys know that Kurt Cobain was (all...
Conor and Sheila Dwyer
In this episode, we're taking a look at the mysterious May 1991 disappearance of Irish married couple Conor and Sheila Dwyer.Sources used in this episode include:
The Weekly Spill: February 5, 2026
It's time for The Weekly Spill! This week we're chatting all things Grammy Awards, from the looks to the performances to the pre-recorded mess. The official position of this podcast is NO MORE JEANS ON THE RED CARPET! So what do we think Madely...
Nancy Guthrie
In this special report, we're joined by Chelsea Donovan of "Crime Capsule" podcast to discuss the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, 84-year-old mother to "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie.For additional coverage of this developing story...
Weigh Down by the Remnant Fellowship Church
This week, we're bringing Spooky Saturday home to Nashville to take a look at Gwen Shamblin's Christian diet program, The Weigh Down Workshop, and the church (or, some might say, cult) she founded, Remnant Fellowship. PS -- to our n...