Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! We're talking the very horrifying and very fascinating methods of public execution at the Colosseum in Ancient Rome.Sources used in this episode include:

In between demonic possessions of our audio equipment, we're back with tales of world travel, our congratulations to Taylor Swift (RIP Rep TV), dissecting where we stand today on Blake Lively and Meghan Markle, Donald and Elon's public breakup,...

All aboard for our very first ghost train story: The Silver Arrow of Stockholm, Sweden.Sources used in this episode include:

This week we're talking some of our current favorite rabbit holes to go down after scrolling just a little too long. Today's lineup includes The Prophecy of the Popes, the Tartarian Empire, Wiggins Wild World, and potential serial killers in At...

Today we're exploring the site of an infamously haunted honky tonk, Bobby Mackey's Music World in Wilder, Kentucky.Sources used in this episode include:

This week we're chatting Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's triumphant return to the public eye, current clown theories, our thoughts on 2025's rising baby names, and Usher feeding people cherries at his shows.

We're back with more British royal family drama-- this time, going all the way back to the 1483 disappearance of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, a.k.a., the Princes in the Tower of London.Sources used in this episode inclu...

From the comfort of our sweatpants, we're ranking the Top 5 best and worst looks of the 2025 Met Gala. 

Today, we're heading to Point Pleasant, West Virginia to discuss the legend of The Mothman and the tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967.Sources used in this episode include:

This week we're talking sweet treats, Katy Perry and that ridiculous space flight,  and our recent foray into investigative journalism, a.k.a. staking out The Serial Cheater.

This week, we're talking the 7 known deaths (not including copycats) of Chicago's September 29, 1982 Tylenol murders.Sources used in today's episode include:Chicago Hi...

This week, the tea is Katie's in-flight entertainment (aka travel woes). Did you guys know the air traffic controllers could just LEAVE? 

This week, we're taking the Time Machine back to 2007 for some classic MySpace bulletin surveys.

This week we’re talking spooky stories that span the US and Canadian border at Niagara Falls. Plus, Alyssa tells her almost-tragic story of getting chased through a subway tunnel before Harryween. We ❤️ NY!

We're back! This week we're chatting Katie's trip to the backrooms in Helen, Georgia, liminal spaces (are we all caught up on Severance?), war plans in the group chat, and the government's role in creating stuffed crust pizza.

Happy Would You Rather Wednesday! This week we're chatting awards shows, food smells and Eras Tour-scented perfumes, the Florida Man games, and seasonal weather chaos.

This week we're chatting resolutions for the REAL New Year (hello Spring!) and ranking our Top 5 best and worst looks of the Oscars red carpet.

This week we're going back to our hotel ghost roots and exploring the Crescent Hotel & Spa, built in 1886 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Would you stay in "America's Most Haunted Hotel"?Sources used in today's episode include:<...

This Would You Rather Wednesday we're workshopping jingles (hi Joe Jonas) and chatting survival skills, stakeouts, & visiting the International Spy Museum with Girl Scout cookie money. Spy Kids forever.

It's Tea Time and we're talking Kelsea Ballerini, Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman's aura, aviation disasters, suing Hello Fresh, and rolling the tapes from the first stake out of The Serial Cheater's alleged secret meetup location.

This week, we're diving into the very spooky stories of Ted Kaczynski, better known as The Unabomber, and the top-secret CIA experiments of Project MK-Ultra.Sources used in today's episode include:

Happy WYR Wednesday! This week we're talking Super Bowl Sunday, the incomparable hater Kendrick Lamar, and exploring some important end of the world Would You Rather questions.

This week, we're revealing the contents of Alyssa's new doomsday apocalypse prepper backpack.FEBRUARY BOOK CLUB PICK: The Women by Kristin HannahMERCH: saltshakerspod.com/store

This week we're talking the GRAMMY Awards with a side of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the usual conspiracy theories.

This week's stop on our listener hometown spooky tour is ROMANIA! We're talking The Witch's Pond, the Hotel Cismigiu, and the world's most haunted forest, Hoia Baciu.Sources used in today's episode include: