Now Fear This! with Becky & Merie

“Get Right with God!” said the child porn-hoarding cop: Fearing Deep Fake Cheerleading Videos

This week’s podcast episode has your hosts trying to make sense of the Pennsylvania deep-fake cheerleading scandal, albeit with mild success. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:

Why does Merie keep threatening Becky with photos involving brownie batter? Which app is protected by Merie’s “Attention Whore"-based email password? How long would it take YOU to recognize someone performing an uninvited sex act on an Instagram phone call? How many old lady alert red flags can be spotted in this episode? Would YOU go on Good Morning America and lie about vaping just to stay a Viper?! What pervy things would Merie leave behind if she (totally legally) searched your house? Is Sweden a part of The Netherlands? (And how could anyone possibly know that?)

Come for the police-y things. Stay for the toxic traits, revenge, dating boys, and smoking.

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Sources for this include: New York Times. Cosmo. Vice.

“Marlboro cigarettes, Everclear alcohol, & regret!” Fearing bad, bad airplane behavior

This week’s podcast episode delves into COVID-19’s airplane-based mayhem. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:

Who flies coach because they, “like to be among the people?” Maybe…the prime minister of Douchebagistan? And is he responsible for the Douchenado? How is Becky going to end up in a Bahamian prison because of some high school kids from Boston? How about that new superhero duo of Verbal Evisceraters? Why can’t some of you tell Becky & Merie apart?! Who out there is going to name their kid DoucheShawn? Why is Becky threatening to massage Merie’s head against her will? Is it because Merie is threatening to honk Becky’s boob? Come for inane voice compliments. Stay for Becky & Merie debating snarky rules of airline travel.

Sources for this episode include: Forbes, NPR, meaww.com. The Real Spark, James Bates: @the_real_spark

Isn't there dental care in prison? Fearing marriage to a murderous monster

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie discuss champion boxer Christy Salters Martin’s abusive-turned-homicidal marriage to piece of human garbage Jim Martin, as told in the Netflix documentary, “Untold: Deal with the Devil.” Along the way, they answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Who amongst us demands proof of life photos of our…pets? How do you keep Merie in a bad relationship? (Hint: Stop at the HEB.) Are you a big, romantic gesture person? If so, Becky has some words for you.

*If you or someone you know is in a scary, abusive, or potentially dangerous relationship, please reach out for help. You have options: Visit https://www.thehotline.org or https://www.womenshealth.gov. Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY).

Resources state by state can be found here. You can also text "START" to 88788. In the meantime, read The Gift of Fear and read about preventing your own murder on Becky’s blog. One of those posts is here.

Waco murders part 2: Fearing Chip & Jojo have supplanted the Branch Davidians

Welcome back to mystery at Lake Waco, where your hosts attempt to make sense of the crime and the bat-shit crazy investigation that followed. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Just how many motherf**kers are going to end up confessing to this triple murder?

Why is Becky scared of her suitcase? And is it tied to her fear of a lengthy COVID-related jail sentence? Was Merie once a baby shark or a werewolf? Just what does Tab Harper, just like the soft drink & Becky’s cat, have to do with all of this? Just why hasn’t Merie read the transcripts of the trials? What documentary is Becky warning you not to watch if you are feeling suicidal? Who has two thumbs & killed those kids? Come for the Zen voice. Stay for the ranch dressing packet talk that stuns Becky into silence.

Lake Waco triple murder: Fearing that Chili killed the wrong girl for Limping Lucky

This week’s podcast episode finds Becky & Merie discussing the (solved? unsolved?) case of three teenagers, Jill Montgomery, Raylene Rice, and Kenneth Franks, who were murdered at Lake Waco in 1982. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Will Merie EVER get the intro to this show correct the first time???!!! IS there such s thing as Hustler Forum? Just how terrifying are Becky’s Baby Jane floating red lips? (Hint: “subtle” isn’t her middle name.) Which of your pod-coasts has the balls to declare, “I’m a pretty handsome dude!” What lone wolf cop character will be played by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie version of this tragedy? Can your pod-coasts get through one episode without the magazine Texas Monthly? (hint: no!) Is being found immediately after you’re murdered in your home a good reason to…attend church? Would Becky rather face a serial killer in a dark alleyway or attend Scarborough Fair? (hint: bring on Bundy!) How long into this episode does it take before we finally land on blaming a devil cult for this horrible triple murder? Come for Becky’s brag about knowing “a lot about life insurance.” Stay for the poor imitations of a French accent.

Sources for this episode include: Texas Monthly. An Innocence Project’s article about the role bite mark evidence has played in miscarriages of justice.

Candy Montgomery & Betty Gore part 2: Fearing an affair with an axe murderer

This week’s podcast episode seeks to answer the question hanging over us from last week: what the hell really happened to Betty Gore and her murderer, Candy Montgomery?

Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:

What in the actual f**k is a sweet, intelligent mouth…in regards to a (male) hypnotherapist?! Would someone please for the love of babyjesusinamanger put a stop to Merie’s mail being stolen? Would you want to take a girls’ trip to Chernobyl OR visit an ax-murdering therapist in Georgia? Does someone shushing you lead directly to their murder? (No? Guess it’s just Candy, then.) Do YOU bring a weapon when you tell someone you don’t want to see them ever again…until tomorrow? Does Becky’s kitty cat Harper’s meow sound like a squeak or a chirp? What makes Merie want to enlist Candy & her married lover in a plan for exiting Afghanistan? Come for the impression of an ax murderer’s wails of agony. Stay for the neck cream recommendation.

Candy & Betty: Fearing the ax-wielding, thong-wearing, housewives of ‘80s Dallas

This week’s podcast episode delves into the shocking and scandalous murder of Betty Gore at the hands of Candy Montgomery. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:

What is it about Texas movie pickles that might make Becky ax-murder Merie? What are “Texas teeth?” And are they a big part of being a slut tease? Who in Merie’s life once declared, “We can't let you die because you haven't paid us yet!” Does your prenup for your affair smell like...the carpet at the Como Motel?! Are you going to take Becky to be Medieval Times and leave her there? (Well, that depends…do you HATE her?) Do you use the detergent that smells like…dudes?! (You should: it’s awesome.) When you ax-murder someone, do YOU go home & have sex with your husband? Come for the coquettish exuberance. Stay for Merie’s horrifying doctor story that sends Becky’s brain into screensaver mode.

Sources for this episode include PopSugar. Texas Monthly. Local Profile. In & Around.

further sources:https://soapboxie.com/government/Betty-Gore-Candy-Montgomery

https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/an-intrepid-couple-explores-the-romantic-highs-of-dallas-lowest-motels-9136882

Getting serial killed by your trail guide for being bitchy: Fearing hiking & camping murder

In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie take on real-life camping horror stories, including the Cowden family massacre and the Wells Gray Park murders. Along the way, they answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

If you get the haircut that shows off your muscles, should you go camping then? (hint: no.) Is Merie going to be grizzly man or grizzly woman? How did Becky narrowly avoid causing herself to get serial killed on the Appalachian Trail? And how many times do your pod-coasts say the word “Appalachian” without actually covering any murders that happened there? Does your water list cancer as the first ingredient? Who wants to be part of the pilot episode of our new romantic matchmaking show, “90 Day(s) till Parole Fiancee?”

Come for the haircut-based marriage advice. Stay for the plans for a girls’ trip to Chernobyl.

Where IS the iPad chop shop?! Fearing twice-convicted serial killer Kenneth McDuff

The notorious & terrifying serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff has the dubious distinction of two things: having TWO death row numbers AND being this podcast’s first episode ever to feature just one murderer. In this episode, Becky & Merie also answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Just how did this guy become a serial killer when his middle name isn’t Lee or Dale or Wayne? Does Becky & Merie’s friendship hang in the balance over the brilliant and hilarious TV show Ted Lasso? Is Merie actually Becky’s weird email blog stalker? (You can subscribe with a real email address here!) Do YOU remember the last time you prowled around asking people to have sex with you? Neither does Becky. It’s been a while. Does Merie FINALLY drop an F-bomb in this episode?! Who is the one serial killer Merie & Becky REALLY don’t like? (As opposed to the ones they…DO like?!!) Whose new email address is BeckyisaHeightSupremacist@gmail.com? 

How often did Becky or Merie stop going to their final exams and start murdering instead? 

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No, seriously. Where the f**k did they GO? Fearing more creepy disappearances

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In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie take on some creepy disappearances. Cherrie Mahan, Phoenix Coldon, and Suzie Streeter, Sherill Levitt & Stacy McCall - AKA the “Springfield Three” - get the NFT! treatment. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Why did this episode almost get named, “Tampons are for Promiscuous Women?” What t-shirts will cause Dateline to NOT describe Merie & Becky as “innocent” victims when they up and disappear one day? Why do your podcoasts need a safeword? And why the hell is theirs related to…virginity?! Why is Becky threatening to go up to the deli counter while wearing no pants? Anyone want some KY3? Us, either. Have YOU heard nice things about Joplin, MO? (We love you, Joplin, and invite everyone to contribute to the revitalization of your downtown.)  Come to learn which of your hosts is a cross between Nancy Reagan & The Cure. Stay for Becky’s impersonation of a judgmental medical examiner.

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Becky’s blog about snarky tees can be found here: https://www.veraciousvoyager.com