Observations From the Road Less Traveled

This episode's been a long time coming Roadies! 

 Join us this week as we tell you about the infamous Black Eyed Kids.

Who are they?  What are they?  You KNOW we have a theory, what's yours?

Because we had no idea what Phrogging was.

But we do now Roadies and we're going to tell you about some phrogging nightmares you won't believe!

We talked to you about people who existed in their own world without interacting with anyone else Roadies, now it's time to talk about people who lived and flourished before becoming the stuff of legend...

As I drop this episode Roadies a certified classic movie is celebrating its 50th (Yes, 50th!) anniversary...
Let's talk about Jaws!

In 2025 there are still people who live completely off all the grids.  Believe it or not right here in the US of A...

Your intrepid hosts struggled to get through this episode Roadies!  
We're talking to you about St. Jude Research Hospital, its founder Danny Thomas, and the miracles they perform for kids all over the world every single day.
So get the tissues ready and join us...

For Memorial Day your hosts take a look at one of the worst disasters in naval history Roadies.

We're going to talk to you about the mysterious loss of USS Scorpion...

So The Captain and Blondie are at it again Roadies!  
Just yakking away about things that may interest only them, but knowing you Roadies you'll have some thoughts...

People die.  Sadly it happens. 

But sometimes sad isn't the only word to describe a person's death.

Sometimes the word bizarre is more accurate...

You know your hosts love movies Roadies and one of the Captain's favorite genres is Found Footage.

Let's talk about the ones you know and the ones you don't shall we?

Roadies most of you know about the Dyatlov Pass but many of you may not know here in the states we have our own version.

Join your hosts this week as we try to pick up the trail of the Yuba City Five.

For as long as people have believed in the paranormal world Roadies there have been people trying to get you to believe in the unbelievable.  
For fame, for money or just for fun; the hoaxes have been going on forever!

So there are as many kinds of relationships as there are people.

Some are pretty pedestrian and some are out there.  Like REALLY out there.

Let's talk about that shall we?

About 1,200 people every year try to reach the top of the world and about half of those who make the attempt succeed.

Do you want to guess where many of those who don't succeed end up?

Everyone knows that hair stylist Jay Sebring was one of the unfortunate guests of Sharon Tate in August of 1969, but most people don't realize that wasn't the only death house in Sebring's past...

Here you go Roadies!  

The second part of our discussion with founder of Kids and Car Safety founder Janette Fennell.

In part 1 you heard Janette's amazing story and here we'll talk about the path it put her on and the amazing things she's done since.

Roadies this episode is part one of our interview with Janette Fennell.  Janette is founder of an organization that Blondie has been part of for over 20 years called Kids and Cars Safety that's dedicated to keeping our kids safe around motor vehicles in ways most of us don't even think about.

In Part 1 Janette tells the incredible story of how her journey started.  It's what The Captain calls the ultimate "It could never happen to me story" and you don't want to miss it!

Roadies this episode is part one of our interview with Janette Fennell.  Janette is founder of an organization that Blondie has been part of for over 20 years called Kids and Cars Safety that's dedicated to keeping our kids safe around motor vehicles in ways most of us don't even think about.

In Part 1 Janette tells the incredible story of how her journey started.  It's what The Captain calls the ultimate "It could never happen to me story" and you don't want to miss it!

On this week's episode of the only podcast you'll ever need Roadies, your favorite co-hosts are going to get into the infamous Black Dhalia murder.

Lots of suspects but ever solved. 

Let's talk about who killed the Black Dhalia...

So Roadies, what do you think is the most cursed movie never made?

Blondie and the Captain are going to tell you all about it on this week's episode of the only podcast you'll ever need...

While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon Senator Ted Kennedy was on Martha's Vineyard for the weekend.

One of those trips went very, very well.  The other one not so much...

This week on the only podcast you'll ever need your hosts are going to walk you through the life and death of Natalie Wood.

How did a Thanksgiving weekend sailing to Catalina go so wrong?

On this week's episode of Observations we're going to take you to Scotland's rocky shores where the Flannan Isle Lighthouse keeps watch over the cliffs that surround the island.

Except for one time in 1900 when the lighthouse was abandoned as the three keepers vanished without a trace...

Welcome to the last part of our NXIVM episode Roadies, or what we liked to call NXIVM in Ashes.

This week we'll give you the scoop on the NXIVM and the downfall of the key players.

I'll give you a hint;  NONE of them got what they deserved...

In Part 2 of our look at NXIVM your Captain and Blondie get into the group's inner workings.

We'll tell you about the sub-groups and some of their practices, which if you haven't heard them, we promise you are unbelievable.

And next week NXIVM in ashes...

Well Roadies as you now know The Captain and Blondie have been wanting to talk to about NXIVM the very beginning.
In Part 1 of this episode we'll get into how this infamous cult began and the people who made it happen...

Welcome to the Dark Side of Oz Roadies...
In this episode of the only podcast you'll ever need The Captain and Blondie are going to talk about an American classic and some of the things about it that maybe weren't so classic after all...

You know we love our conspiracy theories here at Observations Roadies, but the thing is sometimes they turn out not to be so far out after all...

Well Roadies it's Christmas time again and your always festive hosts thought they'd tell you a little bit about why you're celebrating when you're celebrating and some other handy Christmas facts...

Enjoy!

As promised Roadies on this episode of Observations we'll follow up last week's trip to the Hotel Cecil with the sad story of possibly the Cecil's most well known guest, Elisa Lam...

Welcome to the Hotel Cecil Roadies!

This week on the only podcast you'll ever need we'll take you to Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles and check into the infamous Hotel Cecil, setting the stage for a final act to come...

It's Turkey Day Roadies!  
Blondie and The Captain are here for a special Wednesday edition of the only podcast you'll ever need to talk about the origins, the traditions and the wild day after Thanksgiving!

This week Roadies The Captain and Blondie struggle through an episode on the truth about subliminal messaging and whether it's at work on us in our everyday lives...

It's True Roadies!  There are these triangles, and some really strange stuff happens in them.  

Or not...

The greatest hoax since War of the Worlds? 

We're not so sure about that, but it was rumors of Beatles Bassist Paul McCartney's death were a phenomenon we thought you'd enjoy hearing about so here you go Roadies!

Well Roadies while those of us in the Northeast have had it easy Hurricane Season 2024 was no joke for our friends and family further south, so this week on Observations Blondie and your Captain are going to talk about all things hurricane...

It's one crime after another on this week's episode of the only podcast you'll ever need Roadies!

The Captain and Blondie are going to tell you the true story of Bonnie and Clyde!

This week's episode of Observations will take the Roadies to 1918 Russia and the reign of Tsar Nicholas Romanov to see if we can get to the bottom of one of this century's most enduring mysteries...
Did the Grand Duchess Anastasia escape the fate of the rest of her family?

Whether you like his work or not there's no question that Edgar Allen Poe is one America's most compelling writers.

And while Poe's stories and poems were filled with suspense and psychological  turmoil, in many ways they paled in comparison to his own life and death...

On this episode of Observations your hosts are going to get into Hurricane Katrina.  We'll talk about the storm itself, the causes of the flooding and it's aftermath as well as the idea that this disaster may not have been as natural as we thought at the time.

We'll also bring aboard our first guest!  We're going to talk to a woman who was in the city of New Orleans at the time and will share her experience with you.