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How much wood does a wood chuck (nope), chipper (you read that right folks), chip? Well, take a listen to the real homegrown story from New England that loosely inspired the beloved movie, "Fargo". Remember the wood chipper scene? Yep! Sit back, relax and let Renee, tell you all about how wood chipper rentals work. And, how some people get very creative when using them.

In Episode 35 - Lindsey discusses one of her favorite books "The Murder Room," which is all about the little known, Vidocq Society. The Vidocq is made up of a society of professionals, donating their time and know how, to help solve cold cases since 1990.  Then we take a SHARP left from some do-gooders to some real A-holes, secret frat, but thanks to the interwebs and some brave journalists, it's not so secret anymore. Cheryl spills some dirt on Kappa Beta Phi, Wall Streets invite only frat, which meets once a year for debauchery and more. And for those listeners who stay through the end, Cheryl plays one degree of Kevin Bacon - but forgets how she got there. Stay tuned in, it's fun.

Writers have enough problems to deal with; blank pages, plot twists, and crazy deadlines, they don't need to add working with murderers or hiding from cults to their daily rituals. But in the case of Pablo Fenjves, he took a paying job (writer's need to eat and pay the bills) with O.J. Simpson. Was it the best idea? Listen and find out. And in the case of Paulette Cooper, a no-nonsense "Girl Friday" kind of reporter that wanted to uncover the underbelly of Scientology, Paulette was targeted because she was practicing her right to free speech and she got set up as a terrorist in Operation Freak out. So go back in the retro machine to the 90's and the 70's to hear all about some troubled waters for some troubled writers and the bad men that made new chapters in their lives.

In Episode 33 - The De-Classy-Fied Ladies find themselves dabbling in the dark arts - of writing that is. Renee shares the story of the interesting case of disgraced journalist, gone hermit, Michael Finkel (not the Ace Ventura Pet Detective Finkle-Einhorn, Finkle either (we know you were thinking it)), only to be resurrected in the weirdest way, by a bad, bad, guy claiming to be him on the nightly news. Then Lindsey gives a top ten list of writers writing what they know - and the genre on tap - true crime. You know what that means ladies and gentlepeople? Murder she (or he) wrote (and did).

What happens when you are a founder of a chain of vegetarian health food restaurants on the Sunset Strip and you are heavily influenced by the astrological sign Aquarius? You might be starting a cult.  What happens when you change your name to Father Yod or YaHoWha and ask "your people" you are meant to have multiple wives? You are running a cult. Cheryl dives into this interesting Source Family Cult, one that could have been slightly overshadowed by Manson but was definitely a pre-cursor with a less murder-ry side to them and a more peace, and love with a side salad.

In Episode 31 - Renee gets done with Sister Sledge's twisted version of "We are Family" where an Australian woman kidnaps babies, dies their hair and raises them as a perfect, little Aryan nation. She loves them, she loves them not. And when Anne loves them not, she leaves them without food, and lets the Aunties deal. Suzy gets down with Realeism in such a real way, that I do believe her and Cheryl are starting their own chapter. Watch out.