The Tales We Tell Hannah Partsch

Hannah was super busy fending off water bugs this weekend, and apparently forgot to email herself the notes she's prepared for this week's episode (and didn't realize that fact until 2 minutes before Katy arrived for recording.) So, this week is kind of a cobbled together, last minute, pulled from the archives of Evernote, episode. And, to keep with the chaotic theme of recording, we picked a chaotic topic: the humanzee (aka: the hypothetical human--chimpanzee crossbreed). Is it real? Is it p...

In 1982, America had come leaps and bounds in medical innovations, including one little capsule that could be taken for just about any ailment: Tylenol. Unfortunately, one very disturbed person would take this magic little pill and wield it against the public as a terrifying biological weapon. This week, Hannah tells Katy about the infamous Chicago Tylenol Murders, in which seven people were killed before authorities were able to take action to stop the random poisonings. The girls talk a lit...

Get ready for a new drinking game! Play along with Katy as Hannah tells her the story of George Barnes (aka: George Kelly) and the spectacular, if not poorly planned, kidnapping he pulled off during America’s Gangster Era. And see if you can figure out which infamous figure we’re talking about before Katy does (no cheating!) From smooth talking bank robbers, to fumbled kidnappings (with IOU’s), to an unnecessarily complicated ransom-exchange plan, the girls cover it all, and go through a whol...

Have you ever been out in the woods alone and felt like someone (or something) was watching you? Was that thing a cat/human hybrid with six legs? This week, Jarek joins the podcast to tell Hannah about the infamous Wampus Cat that lurks in the Appalachian wilderness. It's always a weird one when the Partsches get together, and this one is no exception--elephant seals, giant dongs, furries, and more! It's a shorter one, but you don't want to miss the man behind the production making a rare app...

Have you ever seen someone who looks just like someone else you know? Have you ever seen someone who looks just like yourself? This week, Hannah tells Katy about the phenomenon (and/or paranormal experience) of doppelgangers. From regular people discovering their "twin stranger", to benign astral projection, to omens of death, and more! The girls talk Snapchat filters, their own doppelganger encounters, crouching shadow people, spooky pranks, and more! So pour your drinks, make sure you ...

Have you ever heard strange noises in your house, or felt like you're being watched? Do you come home to find items in your house moved around? Well, you might just have a cat. Or, you could be experiencing what the Bowen family experienced in 1987 when what they first thought was the spirit of their deceased mother turned out to be something much more sinister. This week, Hannah tells Katy the story of Daniel LaPlante, and the havoc he wreaked on one family before escalating to violence, and...