In this episode… Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink no-lime margaritas and talk about the most boring high-controversy movie we ever did see. Lots of southerners were raised with song of the south - it was re-released a stupid number of times for a controversial film. What do we remember, and what do we just think we remember? Marleah runs down all the myths, with a special nod to the awesome bunny with the misfortune of getting wound up in it all: brer rabbit. Resources: Six Degrees of Song of the South, from the You Must Remember this Podcast The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story By Joel ..read more

  In this episode… Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink hot tea with a wee dram and Who was the mystery man found in the yellow tent in florida. A mysterious body was discovered in July 2018 in the Big Cypress National Preserve, with no immediate identification. Through the determined efforts of online communities and sophisticated DNA analysis, his identity was eventually uncovered. Listen to hear how! Resources: The True Story Behind Max's They Called Him Mostly Harmless The Unsettling Truth About the ‘Mostly Harmless’ Hiker | WIRED how many deaths on the Appalachian trail &nbs ..read more

  In this episode… Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink tailgate bloody marys and talk storyville, moving statues, and cemetery swaps. In this classic rags to riches to graveyard ghosts story, we learn about Josie Arlington, who was Orphaned on the streets of New Orleans at a young age but grew up to rule the city’s newborn vice district. And then haunt its fancy Metairie Cemetery with her hell flames and walking statuary. Resources: Josie Arlington, from The Honest Courtesan The Flaming Tomb of Josie Arlington, from The Moonlit Road The Life and Times of the Notorious Josie Arlingt ..read more

  In this episode… Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink Red Wine Hot Cocoa and talk about The Legend of Soap Sally from the hills of North Georgia and the Appalachian area. As well as the real-life soap-maker killer, Leonarda Cianciulli. Joseph Smith, Wisconsin Historical Society, Getty Images Leonarda Cianciulli (1893/1894 – 15 October 1970) was an Italian serial killer. Better known as the Soap-Maker of Correggio Resources: Soap Sally, a Villain of Appalachia and the American South Tallapoosa memories - Posts | Facebook "The Night I Met Soap Sally" Creepypasta Baba Yaga: The A ..read more

  In this episode… patrice, Marleah and courtney drink Apple cider spritzes with guests naty and Alba and enjoy hearing naty’s stories about strange south america! Our guest Naty tells us a selection of creepy and unusual stories from her childhood in venezuela. Things we learned: don’t miff your grandpa’s ghost, and always listen to your child’s gut when they don’t want to go down a creepy alleyway.   ..read more

  In this episode… patrice, Marleah, and courtney drink Old Fashions with Merry Cherries and talk ROADKILL: Eat it or nah? Roadkill Cuisine and Culture: A Different Look at Sustainable Eating The hosts of The Strange South Podcast discuss the various aspects of consuming roadkill, touching upon the legality, ethicality, and safety of the practice. The discussion brings in the statistics of deer-car accidents as well as the anecdotes of the hosts' own experiences with roadkill. The episode includes a variety of interesting facts about the roadkill cuisine culture, laws related to it in dif ..read more

  In this episode… patrice, Marleah and courtney drink Gibson martinis and talk creepy noises, ghosts, and even ufo sightings with our friend morgan! friend of the pod and photographer extraordinaire morgan tells us strange stories that have really happened to her, both as a child and an adult. Also she gives claudia the side eye.   ..read more

  In this episode… patrice and Marleah drink last-minute cranberry vodkas and talk blood-sucking dog murder, media frenzy, and cougar madness. For the first week of 1954, the town of Bladenboro, NC was held hostage by fear of a beast no one could reliably identify. It started by killing dogs, crushing their skulls and emptying them of blood. would it move on to human prey? and what the hell was it? let’s find out. Resources // The Beast of Bladenboro, northcarolinaghosts The Scary Truth: The Beast of Bladenboro, northcarolinaghosts The beast of bladenboro, wilmington star-news ..read more

  In this episode… On this episode, Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink FKA’s Apple Moonshine and Talk about Thanksgiving and cannibalism with the Gruesome TALE of Alonzo Robinson. This episode explores the mysterious and macabre tale of Alonzo Robinson, a suspected serial killer from the late 1800s in Cleveland, Mississippi. Robinson, known for sending obscene letters to women, grave robbing, and alleged cannibalism, is a complex figure with a disturbing history. The presenters dive into Robinson's background, his crimes, eventual capture, and execution, musing on the questions and inco ..read more

  In this episode… On this very special episode, Patrice, marleah and courtney drink creepy cosmos and marleah tells the story of the duggar family’s cult, the institute for basic life principles - from her personal cult-adjacent experience. The documentary “shiny happy people” tells the story of the rise and fall of the duggar family, from “19 kids and counting,” and the religious group that taught them their belief system. Bill gothard and the institute for basic life principles had a long reach for many years and negatively impacted a lot of lives. marleah deals with what it feels like ..read more