Boozed and Confused dives into the topics you never knew existed. Join us every Monday to drink & discuss all things paranormal, conspiracy, mystery, and just plain weird.
Episodes
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
1hr 13 min
The Qatar 2022 World Cup has been rife with controversy since the winning bid in 2010. Corruption, human rights violations, and FIFA's lost control are just some of the topics Matt and Carolanne cover in today's episode.
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This week's booze of choice: Rogue Brewing Batsquatch + whisky
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Hammam
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27652181#:~:text=In%20March%202014%2C%20the%20Daily,host%20the%202022%20World%20Cup.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Qatar#Football
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts#2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/02/411485116/amid-bribery-scandal-fifa-president-sepp-blatter-will-resign
- https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1135102137/sepp-blatter-qatar-world-cup-mistake-fifa-sarkozy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies#Corruption_controversies
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2022/11/20/qatar-2022-world-cup-still-entangled-in-record-levels-of-inclusivity-controversy/?sh=5f19a75a7552
- https://www.vox.com/world/23450515/world-cup-fifa-qatar-2022-controversy-scandals-explained
- https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/21/lgbt-groups-condemn-fifa-over-onelove-armband-sanctions-threat
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-22/fifa-world-cup-qatar-rainbow-clothing-one-love-armband/101681732
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-world-cup-is-officially-underway-in-qatar-heres-why-its-so-controversial
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/sports/soccer/world-cup-beer-qatar.html
Nov 14, 2022
Nov 14, 2022
36 min
Did aliens have anything to do with 9/11? How do you gain the trust of your friends in the CIA? Were space aliens at the forefront of the JFK assassination? What do Donald Trump, Peter Francis Geraci, and Mothman have in common? Find out this week when Matt and Carolanne throw these keywords into an AI blog writing tool and see what comes out.
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This week's booze of choice: New Belgium Trippel
Sources:
- heyfriday.ai
- PFG reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t04WLPyLkU
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
1hr 2 min
These days, everyone's got a ghost story. This week, Matt and Carolanne share personal ghost stories and talk through 12 convincing "real-life" hauntings ranging from the 1800s to modern times to figure out... are they real or simply bull****?
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This week's booze of choice: Deschutes Hazy IPA (for the love of god we need something else)
Sources:
- https://www.ranker.com/list/the-12-most-convincing-real-life-ghost-stories/wavy-gravey
Oct 26, 2022
Oct 26, 2022
44 min
Dearest Podcast Listener. Netflix threw out another banger of a show; The Watcher recently premiered and is based on a chilling true story. Three days after Derek and Maria Broaddus closed on their Westfield, New Jersey home, they received a horrifying letter signed from someone named "The Watcher". Over the nearly five years they owned the home, they would continue to get letters that terrorized the family and escalated to threats. To this day, The Watcher was never identified. Join Matt and Carolanne this week as they discuss... who is The Watcher?
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This week's booze of choice: Deschutes Hazy IPA
Sources:
- https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a41723791/the-watcher-657-boulevard-house-now/
- https://www.marieclaire.com.au/the-watcher-real-letters
- https://time.com/6221960/the-watcher-true-story-netflix/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/gdlzlg/my_theory_of_the_westfield_watcher/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cnzhff/the_watcher_house_update/
Oct 19, 2022
Oct 19, 2022
34 min
We've made it to 100 episodes! And somehow ... you're still here? We're still here? This week, Matt and Carolanne look back at the last two years, share favorite episodes and moments, and delve into Boozed and Confused psychic visions.
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This week's booze of choice: Deschutes IPAs
Oct 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022
42 min
The 1999 movie blockbuster, The Matrix, showed us a world that isn’t really a world at all. SPOILERS ALERT (It’s been over 20 years– your loss) It turns out, the world we know is a simulation and robots run reality and use us as fodder. It’s great science fiction, but modern thinkers have wondered… are we ourselves living in the true reality, or are we just computer-generated NPCs? Join Matt and Carolanne as they try and figure out if we’re real or living in a video game.
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This week's booze of choice: Deschutes IPAs
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Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
28 min
We all know and love the 1977 horror novel The Shining, written by Stephen King, later made into a movie in 1980 by Stanley Kubrick. Stephen King is a horror genre genius, but where did his inspiration for The Shining come from? This week, Matt and Carolanne talk about the haunts of the Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for The Shining.
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This week's booze of choice: Kirkland Sangria
Sources:
- https://www.eptrail.com/2014/03/10/stanley-hotel-ghost-story-supported-by-evidence-of-room-217-event/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Hotel#History
- https://nightlyspirits.com/stanley-hotel-ghost-stories/
- https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about.html
- https://www.uncovercolorado.com/stanley-hotel-haunted-history/
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
43 min
We’ve all thought about our doomsday plans, right? If you’re an average person, maybe it’s holing up on a farm or bunkering down at home. But what are the doomsday plans for society’s elite? Meet the elite doomsday preppers and hear their plans for surviving the end of modern times.
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This week's booze of choice: Cryo Stash and Anti-Hero
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_upper_class
- https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-doomsday-preppers-new-zealand-2020-3#there-are-subreddits-and-facebook-groups-devoted-to-the-community-and-its-perforated-pop-culture-in-recent-years-with-tv-programs-like-national-geographic-channels-doomsday-preppers-series-that-kicked-off-in-2012-3
- https://dianecapri.com/2020/04/luxury-preppers/
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g3jv/escape-fantasies-of-the-tech-billionaires
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff
Sep 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022
47 min
We’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle– the region of the Atlantic Ocean that has claimed dozens upon dozens of planes and ships. But have you heard of the 11 other locations dubbed “The Twelve Devil’s Graveyards?” Join Matt and Carolanne as they explore the bizarre and unknown corners of the globe that keep us wondering, “what the hell is going on over there?”
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This week's booze of choice: High West Whiskey
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Sep 6, 2022
Sep 6, 2022
34 min
There's no shortage of alien abductions in our media, whether it's in the form of "Hollywood hooey" like The Fourth Kind or stories from abductees like Betty and Barney Hill. Oftentimes in these abductions, the abductees are left confused and trying to piece broken memories together. This week, Matt and Carolanne cover 10 signs you may have been abducted by aliens.
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This week's booze of choice: Water. Gotta hydrate to stay great.
Sources:
- https://listverse.com/2022/05/24/10-signs-you-might-have-already-been-abducted-by-aliens/