My Second Self and I: We Talk About Weird Crimes
My Second Self and I is the unique comedy/true crime show where one of the hosts is just a disembodied voice! Join Matt and his Co-host Alex (the voice in his head) as they take you through a weird, wacky, wild, or otherwise unbelievable true crime story! The research is all real, the jokes come fast, and you never know what Alex might have to say....does your brain always say what you want it to say?
Why should you listen to me?
Because I'm unique! I tell true crime stories in such a way that you don't leave the show feeling gritty or disturbed. If that sounds odd let me elaborate: The crime part of the story usually isn't the funny part, I get that. It's how I tell you the story that makes the difference!
Why did I launch a pod?
I want to contribute to society in a positive way. I love to learn new things and talk. This is a way for me to do both of those things, while hopefully helping someone get through their day. I believe knowledge is an important and critical tool for navigating the world today. You never know which piece of information will resonate with you, and I'm full of information!
If you've made it this far maybe you'd be willing to go a little further and help me out by telling your friends about this show!?
Episodes
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
A Creamy Cross-Continent Series of Slayings! - Thomas Neill Cream -
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
This week is the last volume of Time Travel Tragedies! We're covering a story about a man named Thomas Neil Cream and how he murdered his way across two continents, including two cities with the same exact name! How did we get here? Well, click play and find out!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com and my medicine cabinet
SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/496279408/?terms=thomas%20neill%20cream&match=1 (subscription based, free trial totally worth it)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Neill_Cream#:~:text=8%20Further%20reading-,Early%20life,his%20thesis%20was%20on%20chloroform).
https://www.casebook.org/suspects/cream.html
If you like what you hear and want to support my endavours you can donate at mysecondselfandi@gmail.com on Paypal or paypal.me/secondselfpod
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check your smoke detector batteries!
Monday Aug 21, 2023
BONUS- Anthology of Weirdness Volume 3!
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Oh snap! It's a bonus episode! This is the third volume of the Anthologies of Weirdness that I like to do from time to time! In this episode you'll find 3 stories that are all equally crazy in their own regard, but have absolutely nothing to do with the other! It's a really good excuse to talk about some wild stuff and make jokes about the crazy parts of life you might not otherwise hear about!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
the Banjo music this week was found on the internet archives and is a track called Millers Cave by Jim Helms. Id have done it myself but, i don't own a banjo or a harmonica...
SOURCES:
https://criminologyweb.com/routine-activities-theory-definition-of-the-routine-activity-approach-to-crime/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/cabin-cannibal-testicles-operation-oklahoma-b1925280.html
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/columns/2020/10/22/man-accused-of-performing-illegal-castration-at-cabin-in-oklahoma-woods-says-hes-a-cannibal/305247007/
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/New-Haven-man-allegedly-helped-himself-to-15202460.php
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/05/07/local-superhero-shadowvision-vows-to-take-down-the-little-rock-slasher
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sharpen your kitchen knives!
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
A different kind of Wild West Bandit -Boone Helm the Kentucky Cannibal-
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
This week's volume of Time Travel Tragedies takes us back to the glory days of the old west! A time when the rugged, the strong, and the determined were the only ones to really thrive and survive! This week we're talking about one of the lesser known bandits of the era, a man that is now widely known as the Kentucky Cannibal!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
SOURCES:
https://www.clermontsun.com/2021/04/23/marc-hoover-wrath-of-the-kentucky-cannibal
https://southwestmt.com/blog/the-road-agents/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mt-henryplummer/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-boonehelm/
https://peoplepill.com/people/boone-helm
https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/8-weird-but-true-facts-about-the-gold-rush/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/innocents-gang/
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged#:~:text=The%20so%2Dcalled%20%22prions%2C,with%20holes%2C%20like%20a%20sponge.
If you like what you hear and want to support my endavours you can donate at mysecondselfandi@gmail.com on Paypal or paypal.me/secondselfpod
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change your sheets!
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Time Travel Tragedies! The Unverifiable Canonocity of Jack The Ripper
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
This week's volume of Time Travel Tragedies takes us back to yet another name we're all familiar with, Jack The Ripper! So much mystery, so much blood, so many missing organs, so few answers to so many questions! As always it's sure to be a fun time to take a listen!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
SOURCES:
https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/ (so comprehensive!)
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/who-was-jack-the-ripper/
https://www.history.com/news/who-was-jack-the-ripper-6-tantalizing-theories
https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/features/2020/06/29/was-h-h-holmes-jack-the-ripper/#:~:text=Should%20they%20be%20the%20same,who%20ran%20the%20Murder%20Castle.
https://www.npr.org/2015/03/12/392332431/dirty-old-london-a-history-of-the-victorians-infamous-filth#:~:text=In%20the%2019th%20century%2C%20London,streets%20were%20covered%20with%20mud. (I want to read this book!)
If you like what you hear and want to support my endavours you can donate at mysecondselfandi@gmail.com on Paypal or paypal.me/secondselfpod
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If you want to reach out to me about anything show related you can reach me at the same email OR i'm also on instagram @secondselfpodcast
check your smoke detector batteries!
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Time Travel Tragedies! That One Time a Doctor Blew Up a Train!
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
This week's volume of Time Travel Tragedies takes us back to another name we're all familiar with, H.H. Holmes! The man with the infamous murder castle was a lifelong swindler and led a very interesting and very busy life! I have some questions that i'm going to attempt to answer and it's going to be a lot of fun today!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
SOURCES:
https://mysteriouschicago.com/top-ten-myths-about-h-h-holmes/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/marion-hedgepeth/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/h-h-holmes/
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/did-serial-killer-h-h-holmes-fake-his-own-death
https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes
https://chicagoist.com/2015/11/02/i_was_born_with_the_devil_in_me_a_h.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
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eat more fruit! Grapes are cheap right now!
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Time Travel Tragedies! - Did Lizzie Borden really take an axe?
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Lizzie borden took an axe....and threw it in the basement! Was she actually the culprit in the famous case from Fall River? Why did they call the maid an entirely different name than her real name? Maybe you're like me and have heard the name and never bothered reading about her, or maybe it's just been a while since you have. Either way this is what we're doing today! This month is a whole bunch of stories that took place before 1900 or very close to it! It's back to school time so it's time to get historical!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
SOURCES:
https://the-line-up.com/lizzie-borden-2
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650789/lizzie-borden-facts
https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1438-articles this one is cool it's a bunch of digitized articles from the time of the story. No pictures but still neat to see how they wrote back then.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/
https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/10-Facts-About-Lizzie-Borden
https://inmagazine.ca/2022/02/queer-crime-was-lizzie-borden-really-a-lesbian/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/10-little-known-facts-about-lizzie-borden
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go change your oil
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Covering the Whole Spectrum of Murder! -Juana Barraza-
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
This week we're going back down mexico way! A former luchadora turned violent criminal? Find out what kind of life one has to live in order to wind up as one of mexico's most notorious Serial Killers!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
SOURCES:
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Juana_Barraza#Known_Victims
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/what-happened-to-mexican-serial-killer-juana-barraza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/19/gender.mexico
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_Barraza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/02/mexico
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jan/27/mexico
https://allthatsinteresting.com/juana-barraza
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go buy new socks
Monday Jul 17, 2023
A Truly Cold Blooded Spree -Joanna Dennehy-
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
We're going back across the pond to the UK again! This time we're taking a look at one of UK's most infamous killers, and what she did to earn a top spot in the UK penal system!
Sound effects courtesy of zapsplat.com
SOURCES:
https://theswaddle.com/the-difference-between-asocial-and-antisocial/
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/antisocial-personality-disorder/#:~:text=Antisocial%20personality%20disorder%20is%20a,care%20for%20other%20people's%20feelings.
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Judgments/the-queen-v-dennehy-sentencing-remarks-28022014.pdf
https://allthatsinteresting.com/joanna-dennehy
If you like what you hear and want to support my endavours you can donate at highstorypodcast@gmail.com on Paypal
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