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Tali
Tali believes the universe has a plan for her, mostly because she doesn't have time to make one herself. Full believer in astrology, work-life balance, and the healing power of a good cinnamon bun. Reads thrillers, watches Bravo, parents children, occasionally sleeps.
Stephanie
Stephanie teaches yoga, raises actual humans, wrote an actual book (two!), and still finds time to hike every trail in a 50 km radius. Her background in education and social work means she's basically therapist, teacher, and trail guide rolled into one calm, annoyingly zen package.
Latest Episodes
Murders and Minivans explores the world of true crime through the lens of everyday motherhood. Each episode takes listeners deep into cases ranging from notorious murders to overlooked crimes, offering thorough research, thoughtful discussion, and fresh perspectives. Alongside these stories, the hosts reflect on the realities of parenting, family life, and the unique challenges of raising kids in today’s world.
No case this week. For Halloween, Tali and Stephanie each wrote an original horror story, and we’re reading them to you. Two stories. Two buildings. Two sets of rules.
Sitting Up (written and read by Tali) It’s 1987. A home health nurse takes on a new patient in Pell’s Crossing: Miss Iris Ashby, 96, who lives alone in a 41-room house at the top of the hill. Every house in town faces the river. That means every house has its back to the Ashby place. Iris has rules. Don’t go above the second floor. Keep the lamp lit. Never come up the hill after dark. Then Iris dies, and the town needs someone to sit up with her until morning. It has to be someone from away.
No Recording Permitted (written and read by Stephanie) Two struggling podcasters land the scoop they’ve been waiting for. They get first access to the Rubaker Hotel, an Arkansas resort turned fake cancer retreat where human remains were found on the grounds decades ago. The caretakers mail them the rules. Audio only. Stay on the path. Don’t open the bathing chamber. Stay out of the cellar. Only one of them reads the whole letter.
Both stories are fiction. Pell’s Crossing and the Rubaker Hotel are not real places. Please don’t go looking for them.
