Queers for Fears

Queers for Fears

Two queer best friends since toddlerhood talk about the scarier parts of life, death, and everything in between. They take their research seriously, but each other...not so much. 

  1. 08/12/2024

    Episode 76: Man-Eating Tsavo Lions and The Darker History of Watermelon

    Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! On this episode, Ellie discusses the pair of Tsavo Lions who ate "very few humans" (very few is in the eye of the beholder, we suppose!) as well as their post mortem fate.  Once again, the real fear is colonialism here on QFF.  We know what we're about.  Then, Abby discusses one of her favorite summer fruits, the watermelon.  She discusses some true history, stereotypes associated with watermelons and some folklore surrounding them.  Tangents include but are not limited to:  Kovu from Lion King 2, Abby's staunch opinion on eggs, the perfect fruit salad, and many more. We're drinking... Abby's Segment: Watermelon Spike Agua Fresca with a Tajin rim Ellie's Segment: Content Warnings for this episode: Ellie's segment: Humans eaten by lions, humans killing lions, colonialism, and racism. Abby's Segment: poison, accidental deaths, and racism Sources: Ellie's Segment: Field Museum, Atlas Obscura, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, UC Santa Cruz, Smithsonian Magazine, Wikipedia (for a recap of the book), AAAS Abby's Segment: How Watermelons became a Racist Trope by: William R. Black in The Atlantic, Wikipedia entry on watermelons, NPR, Bradford Watermelons, Today  Follow us on Social Media:  Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Youtube: @queersforfearspodcast Twitter/X: @queersfearspod Email: podcastqueersforfears@gmail.com To support our show please subscribe, rate, and write reviews wherever you listen to our podcast.  If you’re feeling super generous you can buy us a beer here without any additional commitments, or you can support us on Patreon monthly and get access to all of our spooky, gay BONUS CONTENT.  🌈👻💀 Thanks for listening!  Stay queer! Support the show

    1h 46m
  2. 07/22/2024

    Episode 75: Wood Island Lighthouse and Plane Accidents

    Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! **there were some tech issues in this episode, so please bear with us regarding the sound quality/echo!** In this episode, we celebrate our annual Besties Trip! We're going to Maine, everybody!  In preparation for the trip, Abby discusses the Wood Island Lighthouse's real life horrifying terrors and rumored paranormal events and secrets. She tops it off with a wholesome story about a dog we don't deserve. Then, Ellie drags (it's an aviation joke, do you get it?) the mood down by talking about some horrifying plane crashes (right before we get onto our flight to Maine, but go off, queen) caused by hubris  and not following Aviation Rules, which we assume is a real thing and not something we just made up for the description.  Content Warnings:  Abby's Segment: murder, suicide, ghosts Ellie: plane accidents, death, death of children We're drinking: Abby's Cocktail: Blueberry Gimlet Ellie's Cocktail: The Aviation Abby's Sources: The Wood Island Lighthouse website at woodislandlighthouse.org, an article by Jeremy D'Entremont on the website newenglandlighthouses.net; an article from the Portland Press Herald called New England Ghost Project visits Wood Island Lighthouse by Amy Robinson  and of course, Wikipedia. Ellie's Sources: Aerotime, NASA, Popular Mechanics, Business Insider, Reddit, The New York Times, and the LA Times Follow us on Social Media:  Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Youtube: @queersforfearspodcast Twitter/X: @queersfearspod Email: podcastqueersforfears@gmail.com To support our show please subscribe, rate, and write reviews wherever you listen to our podcast.  If you’re feeling super generous you can buy us a beer here without any additional commitments, or you can support us on Patreon monthly and get access to all of our spooky and gay BONUS CONTENT.  🌈👻💀 Support the show

    1h 43m
  3. 07/08/2024

    Episode 73: The Story of Sarah Gonzalez McLinn and OMG, They Were Roommates...in Antarctica?!

    Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! In this episode, Abby talks about Sarah Gonzalez McLinn, a 20-year-old woman who murdered her roommate and boss, Harold Sasko, who was then some 30 years her senior.  It seemed like it was all about money, but Sarah's story, which wasn't allowed at trial, tells us there's more to the case than what meets the eye.  Then, Ellie talks about some instances of crime in Antarctica, where the cold and dark make scientists not feel like themselves... Content Warning for episode 73: Abby's Story: assault, sexual assault, murder, abuse, grooming, pedophilia, drug and alcohol abuse and addiction Ellie's Story: assault, attempted murder In this episode we're drinking... Hard Seltzers! Abby's Sources: An episode of the show Fear Thy Roomate called Down the Rabbit Hole  Several Articles from The Lawrence Kansas Times Online An interview with Sarah Gonzalez McLinn on the Reflector Podcast  Sarah Gonzalez-McLinn’s Clemency Application Ellie's Sources:  CBS, Argumenty i Fakty, PBS, Ria Novosti, Vice, Quartz, Spokane Spokesman-Review, SpaceRef Follow us on Social Media:  Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Youtube: @queersforfearspodcast Twitter/X: @queersfearspod Email: podcastqueersforfears@gmail.com To support our show please subscribe, rate, and write reviews wherever you listen to our podcast.  If you’re feeling super generous you can buy us a beer here without any additional commitments, or you can support us on Patreon monthly and get access to all of our sooky and gay BONUS CONTENT.  🌈👻💀 Support the show

    1h 18m
  4. 06/24/2024

    Episode 72: Inventors Killed by Their Inventions (feat. a drinking game) and James Sligo Jameson's Journey to Africa

    Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! In this episode, Ellie chats about inventors that were killed by their own inventions.  She also invented a cocktail AND a drinking game for this episode, folks! What can we say? We’re real Renaissance Women on this podcast.  It’s a good thing we had a drinking game, too because Abby discusses the horrific topics of Imperialism in Africa and the grandson of the Jameson fortune, James Sligo Jameson.  In his exploration, he got up to some nasty things.  What did he do, exactly? Well, you could Google it, OR you COULD listen to this episode and find out!  Both are free, but one is a bit more entertaining than the other (at least, we’d like to think so!).   Content Warnings Episode #72:     Ellie’s Content: death, automobile accidents, drowning, trauma Abby’s Content: colonialism, racism, murder, mutilation, illness, death, cannibalismIn this episode, we’re drinking: Ellie: The Bifurious: Ellie’s Edition™  Abby: Jameson and Ginger Ale  Sources:  For this episode, Ellie pulled from:  The Atlantic Huffington Post  Business Insider And Abby’s sources included:  Birdnamesforbirds  Wikipedia Articles on James Sligo Jameson and Cannibalism in Africa as well as Child Cannibalism in The Congo Basin The Journals of James Jameson The Jameson Whiskey Website A Grisly Drop of History The Jameson Affair Follow us on Social Media:  Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Youtube: @queersforfearspodcast Twitter/X: @queersfearspod Email: podcastqueersforfears@gmail.com To support our show please subscribe, rate, and write reviews wherever you listen to our podcast.  If you’re feeling super generous you can buy us a beer here without any additional commitments, or you can support us on Patreon monthly and get access to all of our spooky  BONUS CONTENT.  🌈👻💀 Support the show

    2h 13m
  5. 06/17/2024

    Episode 71: Barney Bashing and Bothersome Balloons

    Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! In this episode, Abby discusses some rage directed toward the beloved PBS dinosaur, Barney as well as a tragedy that struck the creator's family.  Ellie discusses the Cleveland Balloonfest Catastrophe.  Tangents include but are not limited to: Puzzle Place, Baby Bop and BJ, a reenactment, and more! Content Warnings Episode #69:    Abby’s Content: assault, attempted murder, trauma, weapons  Ellie’s Content: environmental risks, disappearances, drowningIn this episode, we’re drinking: Abby: Violette Royale Ellie: Cosmopolitan Sources:  For this episode, Abby pulled from: The documentary, I love you, you hate me ,   The Barney History Fans Website  The  Article  Kimberly Goad in the Dallas Morning News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/son-of-barney-co-creator-sentenced-in-shooting-of-neighbor/  Wikipedia And Ellie used: Nathan Truesdell’s short film Balloonfest, Case Western Reserve’s encyclopedia of Cleveland history, Fox 8 Cleveland, Far Out Magazine, Covering the Corner, WKYC Cleveland, the Indianapolis Star, CNN Follow us on Social Media:  Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Youtube: @queersforfearspodcast Twitter/X: @queersfearspod Email: podcastqueersforfears@gmail.com To support our show please subscribe, rate, and write reviews wherever you listen to our podcast.  If you’re feeling super generous you can buy us a beer here without any additional commitments, or you can support us on Patreon monthly and get access to all of our spooky and gay BONUS CONTENT.   🌈👻💀 Support the show

    1h 38m
5
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26 Ratings

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Two queer best friends since toddlerhood talk about the scarier parts of life, death, and everything in between. They take their research seriously, but each other...not so much.