3SchemeQueens

3SchemeQueens

Each week, hosts Kait, Colleen, and Megan take you down the rabbit hole of a brand-new conspiracy theory or mystery.  From shadowy cover-ups and unexplained events to viral internet rabbit holes, they bring the tea, the facts, and the tinfoil crowns.  Join the conversation, laugh along with them, and question everything.  When it’s all over, they’ll tell you what they think and they’ll try to prove it to you.  So grab a drink, hit follow, and tune in every Tuesday for a new episode.

  1. 3d ago

    Rewatch Required: Theories That Completely Change the Movie

    **Discussion begins at 9:25** You know that feeling when you rewatch a movie you loved as a kid and suddenly realize… wait a minute. This is actually kind of messed up.  What if some of the movies we know and love aren’t actually about what we think they’re about? What if Sandy didn’t survive the beginning of Grease, and the entire movie is actually her dying fantasy? What if Ferris Bueller doesn’t actually exist, and he’s just the fearless, charismatic alter ego Cameron created to cope with his miserable life? And perhaps most devastating of all for Kait and Colleen: What if Harry Potter never received a letter from Hogwarts? What if an abused, isolated 11 year old boy locked underneath a staircase created an entire fantasy world where he discovered that he wasn’t unwanted or ordinary at all?  He was special.  His parents didn’t abandon him, they died protecting him.  And one day, a giant literally smashed through the door and rescued him from the people who had made his life miserable. Meanwhile, back in reality, Harry is still in the cupboard under the stairs. Today we’re diving into some of the wildest movie reinterpretations and fan theories on the internet. Some are surprisingly convincing.  Some solve plot holes that have bothered people for decades.  And some require the kind of mental gymnastics that we deeply respect here at 3SQHQ.  So grab your popcorn, suspend your disbelief, and prepare to never watch your favorite movies the same way again.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Theme song by INDA

    Rewatch Required:  Theories That Completely Change the Movie
  2. Aug 25

    Lindsay Clancy: Murder or Madness?

    **Discussion begins at 4:45** There are some cases where the facts are so horrifying that we instinctively want the answer to be simple.  Someone did something terrible, they knew what they were doing, and they should be held responsible.  But what happens when the person accused of doing something unimaginable may also have been profoundly, catastrophically mentally ill?  That is the question at the center of the Lindsay Clancy trial.  In January of 2023, three siblings, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan were killed inside their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.  Their mother, Lindsay Clancy, survived an apparent suicide attempt and was ultimately charged with three counts of first-degree murder.  Now, more than three years later, a jury is being asked to decide if Lindsay did it, and what was going in her mind at the time.  Today we’re going to breakdown the possibilities.  The first is the prosecution's version: Lindsay did it, she knew exactly what she was doing, and she is criminally responsible.  The evidence, they argue, points to planning, decision-making, and deliberate actions before and after the children's deaths.  The second is the defense's argument: Lindsay did it but she was experiencing a devastating psychiatric illness, including postpartum psychosis, and was not criminally responsible for her actions.  Her attorneys have pointed to her deteriorating mental health, her psychiatric treatment, medications, and what they say was a failure to recognize just how seriously ill she had become.  And then there is the third possibility being argued by armchair detectives following the case… What if Lindsay didn't do it at all?  This week, we’ll look at the evidence that supports each possibility, the evidence that challenges each one, and what the law actually requires, because this isn't just a story about a mother accused of killing her children.  It's a case about mental illness, postpartum psychosis, criminal responsibility, the limits of psychiatric medicine, and the justice system.  So buckle up foil heads, because this one is complicated.   Send us Fan Mail Support the show Theme song by INDA

    Lindsay Clancy: Murder or Madness?
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Each week, hosts Kait, Colleen, and Megan take you down the rabbit hole of a brand-new conspiracy theory or mystery.  From shadowy cover-ups and unexplained events to viral internet rabbit holes, they bring the tea, the facts, and the tinfoil crowns.  Join the conversation, laugh along with them, and question everything.  When it’s all over, they’ll tell you what they think and they’ll try to prove it to you.  So grab a drink, hit follow, and tune in every Tuesday for a new episode.