
Salt Shakers
where pop culture meets the paranormal
Episodes
62 episodes
MySpace Surveys
This week, we're taking the Time Machine back to 2007 for some classic MySpace bulletin surveys.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:11:08

Niagara Falls
This week we’re talking spooky stories that span the US and Canadian border at Niagara Falls. Plus, Alyssa tells her almost-tragic story of getting chased through a subway tunnel before Harryween. We ❤️ NY!
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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56:13

The Backrooms
We're back! This week we're chatting Katie's trip to the backrooms in Helen, Georgia, liminal spaces (are we all caught up on Severance?), war plans in the group chat, and the government's role in creating stuffed crust pizza.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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46:01

Florida Man
Happy Would You Rather Wednesday! This week we're chatting awards shows, food smells and Eras Tour-scented perfumes, the Florida Man games, and seasonal weather chaos.
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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27:20

Frivolous Spending
This week we're chatting resolutions for the REAL New Year (hello Spring!) and ranking our Top 5 best and worst looks of the Oscars red carpet.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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55:00

The Crescent Hotel
This week we're going back to our hotel ghost roots and exploring the Crescent Hotel & Spa, built in 1886 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Would you stay in "America's Most Haunted Hotel"?Sources used in today's episode include:<...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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58:24

Spy Kids
This Would You Rather Wednesday we're workshopping jingles (hi Joe Jonas) and chatting survival skills, stakeouts, & visiting the International Spy Museum with Girl Scout cookie money. Spy Kids forever.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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44:23

The Serial Cheater (Part 4): The Stakeout Tapes
It's Tea Time and we're talking Kelsea Ballerini, Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman's aura, aviation disasters, suing Hello Fresh, and rolling the tapes from the first stake out of The Serial Cheater's alleged secret meetup location.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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40:55

The Unabomber & Project MK-Ultra
This week, we're diving into the very spooky stories of Ted Kaczynski, better known as The Unabomber, and the top-secret CIA experiments of Project MK-Ultra.Sources used in today's episode include:
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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40:29

F*ck Off, Tom Brady
Happy WYR Wednesday! This week we're talking Super Bowl Sunday, the incomparable hater Kendrick Lamar, and exploring some important end of the world Would You Rather questions.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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29:49

Backpack Reveal
This week, we're revealing the contents of Alyssa's new doomsday apocalypse prepper backpack.FEBRUARY BOOK CLUB PICK: The Women by Kristin HannahMERCH: saltshakerspod.com/store
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:15:05

Blink Twice
This week we're talking the GRAMMY Awards with a side of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the usual conspiracy theories.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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41:50

The Witch's Pond and Hoia Baciu Forest
This week's stop on our listener hometown spooky tour is ROMANIA! We're talking The Witch's Pond, the Hotel Cismigiu, and the world's most haunted forest, Hoia Baciu.Sources used in today's episode include:
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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56:20

Robot Cars
On this Would You Rather Wednesday, we're chatting Sedona, Arizona and January birthdays before asking each other some pressing technology questions.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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38:35

Seeds In My Backpack
Welcome back to Tea Time! This week we're talking the 12 hour TikTok ban, preparing to live off the land, JD Vance's eyeliner, Billy Ray Cyrus, and the ongoing Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni legal battle. Plus, we're sharing The Serial Cheater's b...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:23

Snow Day!
Join us as we are snowed in for a Would You Rather Wednesday - Snow Day Edition! We are talking our new strange TV binges, Luigi, and choosing our own snow day destiny.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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24:41

Southern Princess Attitude
Tea time! We're snowed in this week and chatting Southern snow day activities, saying goodbye to the Eras Tour, house fires, Jimmy Carter's funeral, and a handful of snow day stories from our favorite subreddit: AITA?
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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47:08

Irish Crown Jewel Heist & The Vanishing Triangle
Ireland, you're up. Today we're talking the unsolved 1907 heist of the Irish Crown Jewels and a few of the women who have gone missing in the infamous Vanishing Triangle.Sources used in today's episode include:
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:11:02

The Spirit of Elphaba
Welcome back to Would You Rather Wednesday! What's on your 2025 bingo card?
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26:44

Double Homework
Surprise, Season 2 is here and we're now coming to your ears THREE times a week! This week's Tuesday Tea Time topics include Blake Lively's Blake Brown Beauty, Big Time Rush On Ice, the Real Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Tim...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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57:29

Spooky Saturday: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and The Mary Celeste
Secure your oxygen masks and your life jackets, because this week we're asking: what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370 and the crew of ghost ship The Mary Celeste?Sources used in this episode include:
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56:58

023: If You're Listening, We Survived The Alien Invasion
If you're here, we must have survived. This week's Tea Time features some highlights from the AITA subreddit holiday feed AND a first look at our official Christmas gift guide, including SALT SHAKERS MERCH - COMING SOON!Christmas Gift G...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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53:41

Spooky Saturday Tales From Australia feat. The Somerton Man and the Larundel Asylum
Next up on our listener hometown spooky story tour of the world is everyone's favorite island full of criminals, Australia. We're talking The Somerton Man (including a major DNA update from 2022!) and the land down under's most haunted abandone...
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45:25

022: International Snacks
Happy Thanksgiving, Americans! We're celebrating by surprising each other with some international snacks to taste test. Our selections come from China, Portugal, Korea, Japan, Germany, and Australia and garnered official ratings between -5 and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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47:58

Spooky Saturday: More Russian Mysteries feat. the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Part 2) and Vorkuta
Knock knock Russia, it's us again. We're back to discuss what really happened to those hikers in Part 2 of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, and the chilly abandoned mining town of Vorkuta. Bundle up.Sources used in this episode include:
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