Dee and Kate’s dark family secrets hardly compare to those of the Alexander family which include messianic cults, incestual orgies and ritualistic murder. Marshall Island Tony calls in about the Japanese attitude towards WW2. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.
Dee and Kate discuss the origin of conversion therapy and how it became monetized and rebranded by evangelical Christians who use techniques such as hypnosis, counseling, exorcisms, and arousal reconditioning in their attempts to pray the gay away. Hot Liz Short calls in to complain about motherhood. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.
The extreme act of protest by US Air Force member Aaron Bushnell prompts Dee and Kate to explore the history of self-immolation as the ultimate act of defiance and a drastic form of suicide as well as look into the veracity of other forms of combustion that are more spontaneous. Driver calls in with a story about a special chair and a caller learns that the Shangri-Las invented barking in a recent Overkill episode. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.
Do the Amish celebrate Christmas? Do the Amish do cocaine? But most importantly, do the Amish commit murder? Find out this and a whole lot more about the one of weirder Christian denominations in North America. Marshall Island Tony calls in to correct Kate on sperm smuggling, Evil Bunny is inspired to make a family friendly film, and Matt the Trucker shares a story about a volunteer gig at a festival. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.
Dee and Kate discuss the recent trend in Israel involving the families of fallen soldiers having their deceased loved ones’ sperm harvested to be posthumously used for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Tom Crohns calls in about being cockblocked by Santa. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, Kate highlights the shadowy private investigator Joe Mazor who might have inadvertently led the Reverend Jim Jones to order the mass suicide of his followers. Long time listener phones in about the etymology of the term blumpkin and Matt the Trucker discover something foul at the truck stop. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Overkill.
Where is Shelly Miscavige? Dee and Kate delve into the mysterious disappearance of the First Lady of Scientology who has not been seen in public in over a decade. Callie calls in to explain how to remove the Covenant Eyes app from your device and Tom Jones phones in about Krav Maga and Crohn’s Disease. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Overkill.
Dee and Kate review Christian anti-porn accountability apps – otherwise known as Shameware – that evangelical churches are using to monitor and discourage “sinful” behavior among their congregants. Kate’s Fake mum checks in and Buffalo Bill has some advice for Kate on how to coexist with the homeless. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Overkill.
To commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the deadly standoff in Waco, Dee and Kate share lesser known details about the life of cult leader David Koresh and the catastrophic raid that culminated in the death of 76 Branch Davidians including 25 children. Gino calls in to ask Kate for advice and Allison shares a heartwarming tale about the death of her coworker. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Overkill.
In part 2, Dee and Kate connect the Kardashian family with the Ku Klux Klan through their financial backing of Pentecostal Klan preachers William Branham and Roy E. Davis. Glasgow Greg calls in about a posh date with the “cripple” and a listener has a run in with a mentally handicapped person. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Overkill.
