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Now Fear This! is a true crime comedy podcast about murders & mysteries, mayhem & misdeeds. Join us twice a month for a chatty, sassy, and saucy take on all the things that scare the s**t out of us. And a few things that don’t.
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Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020
54 min
This week’s episode has Becky & Merie discussing some creepy-assed unsolved disappearances, from far-flung places including Ireland and Iowa, as Jodi Huisentruit, Prisma Reyes, and Dublin's Vanishing Triangle are among the cases that keep them up at night.
Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
What would you ask for on an ancient penis-shaped wishing stone? And when will they start selling those at Hot Topic?
IS Chris Pine the love of Becky’s life? How does she manage to insult all the sports fans in the continent of Australia? (She apologizes for that, by the way.)
Did Merie or Becky experience an attempted kidnapping from some dudes in an El Camino? Does Merie really (finally?) render Becky speechless with a story of a man secretly living an attic?!! Does Becky (finally?) peer pressure Merie into cussing on the show?
How quickly can y’all get to Dallas for the magical food experience that is Ebar Tex-Mex? And can Becky come along?!
Shoutout to Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix. Keep up the good work.
Dec 24, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
12 min
Becky & Merie's 12 Fears of Christmas, Fear 12: Drink a Santa’s panties & don’t watch Rudolph
The final puny-but-cutey 12th of our first annual 12 fears of Christmas brings us to some much-needed (and feared?) Christmas movie recommendations*. Now, because we are, you know, us, we have to hate a bit on the ole Christmas movie “classic” known as Rudolph, but otherwise we spread the love around, much like the whipped cream on top of a Santa’s panties drink.
*Bad Moms Christmas, Trading Places, and the great ELF top the list this year...
Dec 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
12 min
The 11th of this season's 12 tiny episodes brings Becky some much-needed counseling over her “Love, Actually”-induced anger issues. Believe it or not, Merie finally has an official diagnosis for whatever the hell is going on with Becky and this movie. Is it a phobia? A mania? A delusion? The condition now actually has a name. Tune in for THAT!
Dec 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020
15 min
This wee episode coves the good ole office holiday party! Need we say more? Okay! How 'bout this:
Is Becky the only one who wasn't hooking up at all those office Christmas parties? Some tips: be sure you don't get drunk and tell Sally from accounting that you're cheating on your husband. (Also, don't cheat on your husband.) If you don't normally sexually harass people, don’t do it at the office holiday party either, okay?
Come for advice on J-Lo inspired outfits. Stay to hear about rock star Merie getting drunk and taking a nap.
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
13 min
This pocket-sized episode brings us to all the terrifying food and drink that haunt us every holiday season. Also:
How did nutmeg almost lead to Merie not having a podcast at all?! Who wants some Polish jello fish? Did women finally become literate so they could exchange Sprite salad recipes? What is a green nightmare? Anyone want some cheese or fish nog? No? Us, either. Also, are those olives in there?
Dec 20, 2020
Dec 20, 2020
12 min
In this tiny-but-mighty episode, we continue our dive into interesting international holiday traditions. Why must so many of them involve the torture and murder (and eating?!!!) of children? Also:
Who wants an eternal cannibal man servant?! (We do!) Is getting naked with your family more fearful than a serial killing cat? Is being killed for eating cookies a reasonable punishment? And stop haunting all those houses, Danny!
Dec 19, 2020
Dec 19, 2020
13 min
The incredibly creepy-looking red-faced creature known as Krampus takes center stage in this pint-sized episode. Also:
What exactly IS the Panda Express version of this Krampus creature? Do Santa and Krampus run a shoe store together, or do they sell insurance during the day? What about the lullaby about that disemboweling Christmas shapeshifter?
When you're the Pope, they let you do WHAT?!!
And, you had Becky at “more cowbell.”
Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020
13 min
In this petite lil episode, we continue our quest to ruin all of your Christmas memories by explaining the sordid history of the big man himself. Also:
How can Becky' & Merie’s new grunge band, Flemish Trunk Hos, aid in getting rid of a celebration that includes blackface? When was it that Santa bore a strong resemblance to Slender Man? How is Don Draper responsible for the Santa we know today? Stay to the end for some really bad cabaret.
Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
14 min
In this eensy-weensy episode, Becky & Merie wonder: poinsettias, brightly colored bulbs, rooftops, Tide pods…which one is most likely to kill you this time of year? Also:
Should you fear your cat or 9 year-old Merie, or both? What is Merie’s sordid history with a common cooking spice? And what's with all the Fitz & Floyd Tumbling Santa limbs everywhere?
Come for the peach and cream artificial Christmas tree. Stay for the most personal question Becky has ever asked Merie.
Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
16 min
Ooooohhhh...this one might hurt. So, um, confession time: Becky is, shall we say, NOT a fan of the purported holiday romcom, "Love, Actually." Tune in, if you dare, for a no-holds-barred takedown of this “beloved” “Christmas” “classic” that is so hate-filled, so profanity-laced, so viciously graphic that Merie actually finds herself inspired to watch it for the first time. We apologize in advance for this one. But, alas! Sometime soon Merie will counsel Becky on this very issue, and you will get to hear it.