2 Girls Who Scare Easily

Andy & Katie

Join 2 Girls Who Scare Easily as they explore true crime, urban legends, strange history, cults, and the paranormal in and around Colorado!

  1. S4E10: Denver - Rocky Mountain Arsenal & Albert's Swarm

    08/19/2025

    S4E10: Denver - Rocky Mountain Arsenal & Albert's Swarm

    Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge features hiking, catch and release fishing, a playground, and even a herd of buffalo. But its got a dark history that included manufacturing Sarin nerve gas. In the second half of this episode, we get into one of the largest (and last) swarms of locust in the US. Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross Resources: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/rocky-mountain-arsenal#:~:text=5%20miles%20northeast.-,History,chemical%20sewers%20that%20existed%20underground. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal/about-us https://truthandlegend.com/rmanwr-audio-tour-2 https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/attractions/rocky-mountain-arsenal/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Rocky,site%20as%20a%20future%20refuge. https://home.army.mil/carson/rma/about/history https://www.asla.org/2018awards/454643-From_Weapons_To_Wildlife.html#:~:text=PROJECT%20STATEMENT-,The%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Arsenal%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20Comprehensive%20Management%20Plan,sites%20into%20public%20wildlife%20reserves. https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/rocky-mountain-arsenal-spotlight PHotos: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-07/before_after.png https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/12/13/enemy-colorado-german-prisoners-war-1943-46#:~:text=There%20were%20approximately%20forty%2Dseven,could%20still%20conceal%20a%20message. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_chemical_weapons_program https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453. https://www.cma.army.mil/nerve-agent-gb-sarin/ pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_swarm https://www.grunge.com/1097352/the-terrifying-story-of-alberts-swarm/ https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/10/20/october-20-1937-alberts-swarm/

    50 min
  2. S4E9: Denver - Antiquities Smuggling

    08/05/2025

    S4E9: Denver - Antiquities Smuggling

    Today we're talking about the time(s) that the Denver Art Museum was used to launder stolen antiquities! No spoilers, but a very prominent art historian and volunteer was helping to forge provenance for artifacts from Southeast Asia in a scheme that was just uncovered in the early 2020s! Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross Resources: https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/colorado-denver-art-museum-stolen-art-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/denver-art-museum-stolen-asian-relics-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-was-emma-c-bunker-colorado-denver-asian-art-scholar/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-is-douglas-latchford-asian-khmer-art-smuggler/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/emma-bunker-douglas-latchford-cambodian-art-denver-art-museum/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/prakhon-chai-bronzes-douglas-latchford-emma-bunker-denver-art-museum/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/stolen-art-heist-looted-antiquities-smuggling-false-provenance/ https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/press/release/denver-art-museum-statement-regarding-emma-bunker https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/20/denver-art-museum-latchford-bunker-antiquities-repatriation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/denver-art-museum-vietnamese-artifact-repatriation-1234700149/

    54 min
  3. S4E7: Denver - Joshua Sykes Cult

    07/08/2025

    S4E7: Denver - Joshua Sykes Cult

    We've got an old timey cult this time! Joshua Sykes was gathering followers in California before settling in Denver, where he claimed doomsday was around the corner. Public outcry and legal trouble made sure he stayed in the newspapers. Classic cult shit! Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources: https://denverite.com/2016/12/14/joshua-sykes-colorado-cult/ https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6253014909190144/unraveling-threads-which-expose-watchtower https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-cult-prophet/66793142/ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031081/1921-02-15/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1856&index=5&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89053283/1921-03-15/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=1856&index=6&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85059715/1916-07-25/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1856&index=12&date2=1929&words=Joshua+Sykes&searchType=basic&sequence=0&sort=date&state=&rows=20&proxtext=joshua+sykes&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://berkhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2018_spring_newsletter.pdf The daily telegram. [volume], July 25, 1916, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5

    1h 5m
  4. S4E6: Denver - The Auraria Campus, Part 2

    06/24/2025

    S4E6: Denver - The Auraria Campus, Part 2

    Part 2 of the Auraria Campus History! In this episode we find out the results of the previous redlining efforts. The city of Denver uses the flood of 1965 as an excuse to write off the entire neighborhood and despite the valiant effort by residents, the neighborhood is demolished and replaced with the Tri-Campus space that it is today. Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross Resources: https://skylineandauraria.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/a-decolonized-history-of-auraria-campus/ https://www.msudenver.edu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_T._Castro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver https://www.denverpost.com/2005/06/15/the-fury-and-the-fears/ https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/casa-mayan https://www.westword.com/news/auraria-denver-campus-ninth-street-historic-park-casa-mayan-14619712 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auraria_Campus#Historic_sites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Brewery_Company_(building) https://history.denverlibrary.org/neighborhood-history-guide/auraria-neighborhood-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Denver#:~:text=This%20was%20the%20first%20settlement,it%20was%20slow%20to%20develop.

    1h 32m
  5. S4E5: Denver - The Auraria Campus, Part 1

    06/10/2025

    S4E5: Denver - The Auraria Campus, Part 1

    Before becoming a tri-college campus, Auraria was a mining camp to rival Denver, and then a beloved multi-cultural neighborhood of the city. But following a massive flood in 1965, this neighborhood was under threat of razing. Plus bonus story about the history of Tivoli Brewery! Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram, TikTok, and Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross Resources: https://red.msudenver.edu/video/the-5-most-haunted-places-on-the-auraria-campus/ https://aurariacampus.edu/auraria/historic-auraria/ https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/auraria-west-denver https://www.denverpost.com/2005/06/15/the-fury-and-the-fears/ https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/casa-mayan https://www.westword.com/news/auraria-denver-campus-ninth-street-historic-park-casa-mayan-14619712 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auraria_Campus#Historic_sites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Brewery_Company_(building) https://history.denverlibrary.org/neighborhood-history-guide/auraria-neighborhood-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Denver#:~:text=This%20was%20the%20first%20settlement,it%20was%20slow%20to%20develop.

    1h 1m

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