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100+ hours of weird stories and counting...
Or, you can pick by topic from our guides, like the guide to Good Vibes and Happy Thoughts (our chillest episodes), our guide to Haunted Hotels, our guide to Northwestern Cryptids and Critters (and of course the legendary Bigfoot gets a guide all to themselves), our guide to weird Spokane, our guide to weird Seattle, and our guide to Badass Women of the Northwest.
Far From Home: 20,000 Li Across the Sea
October 3, 2022
The Broads return with a new season about castaways, explorers, and wanderers. We open with Fu Sang, the legendary land that some believe is Oregon...
Skid Road: The Three Loves of Doc Maynard
March 10, 2022
We close Skid Road with the man who gave it another one of its many names: Maynardtown. What makes a middle-aged doctor leave his family in Cleveland behind and trek the Oregon Trail? How far can someone go for the chance to marry the woman he loves? Most importantly, what is a magoozle and how does it give us not just Skid Road, but Seattle itself and even the entirety of Washington State? Only one way for you to find out... come join us for one last romp on the wrong side of the tracks.
Skid Road: Under The Surface
February 21, 2022
Devon takes us down... deep down into the Seattle Underground! Let's learn about Bill Spiedel and the unique world he helped preserve beneath Seattle's streets.
(We kinda allude to this at one point but Spiedel did like a dash of flavor with his history, so let's take it all with a "as told by" grain of salt. I still don't quite buy that anybody lived with reverse toilets as a daily problem.)
Skid Road: Henry Kubota and the Sinking Ship
January 3, 2022
This time we went all in on one block. Yes, one individual singular solitary block of Seattle. But there's quite a bit to say about this block, as it turns out.
This is also an episode where the story necessitates talking about the anti-Asian attitudes and policies of late 19th/early 20th century Washington State and the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act and the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2. You know our style, we don't get into detailed descriptions of hate crimes or anything, but like always, use your judgment and be good to yourselves.
Skid Road: Klondike Kate
December 6, 2021
Devon tells Liz about the Flower of the North, Klondike Kate Rockwell!
Content notes: Kate gets engaged while underage (probably), and toward the end of his life, Pantages was accused of sexually assaulting a minor. No details, we basically just say 'this was the accusation, he went to trial, he was convicted, then acquitted,' but wanted to give you the heads-up.
Skid Road: Box Houses and Sawdust Women
November 7, 2021
In our continuing Skid Road coverage, we explore how the business of pleasure shaped early Seattle.
Content notes: Plenty of mentions of sex work in here, one dude is accused of having an underage mistress, and there's a fatal shootout at the end. The West! Jeez...
The Golden Spruce, Part Two
October 18, 2021
The tale of the Golden Spruce and Grant Hadwin finds its conclusion at long last.
Skid Road: The Three Loves of Henry Yesler
October 1, 2021
Welcome to Ouija Broads: Skid Road!
We kick things off with the tale of Henry Yesler, Seattle's city father who's really more of a city vodka aunt, his adventures, his influences, the Seattle he knew, and the intriguing women he loved.
Resurrection
September 7, 2021
Liz and Devon emerge from their subterranean stronghold to tell people about technical turbulence, the new season's premiere date, and a delightfully surprising show tie-in.
The Improbable Mountain Beaver
July 28, 2021
Devon tells Liz about an animal that's made up, despite also being real.
The Golden Spruce, Part One
June 4, 2021
We're back! Devon tells Liz the first part of a tale about a very special tree: where it came from (botanically and spiritually) and what made it so special.
CW: Mentions of the impact of colonization on the Haida people, including a smallpox epidemic. Brief mention of slavery.
Brother Jonathan, Part Two
March 22, 2021
At long long last! The treasure, the lighthouse, the court battle, the things that remain. What a ride this story was.
Brother Jonathan, Part One
February 21, 2021
We continue our Graveyard of the Pacific coverage with the Brother Jonathan, an antebellum sidewheeler that loaded itself up with a fortune in gold and a rogue's gallery of Northwestern notables before running afoul of the Dragon's Teeth of St. George's Reef.
Seas the Day
January 25, 2021
Devon tells Liz two tales from the Graveyard of the Pacific: a lost anchor, and a mysteriously abandoned ship.
Flix and the Not-Deer
December 15, 2020
Liz tells Devon about some spooky cryptids and a less spooky, more sweet one, too.
American Horror Story: Gessner House
November 29, 2020
Devon tells Liz about a Seattle mansion with ghosts up to the rafters.
Transcript here.
The Pale Pachyderm
October 25, 2020
Liz tells Devon the tale of a strange Spokane institution, its namesakes, and what comes next for its signature creatures.
128: Mother Damnable Energy
September 8, 2020
Devon tells Liz two stories about the wondrous power of spite.
127: Hatley Castle
August 26, 2020
Liz tells Devon about a very interesting mansion in British Columbia, the people who lived there, their lives after death, and the mansion's own life after death.
126: The Trans-Alaskan Gopher Company
July 27, 2020
Devon tells Liz about a very only-in-Alaska situation....
125: Forrest Fenn Treasure Update!
July 8, 2020
Liz tells Devon about the exciting conclusion (or is it?) to the decade-long hunt for Forrest Fenn's treasure!
Transcript here.
124: Treasure on the Beach
June 22, 2020
Liz tells Devon about a legendary pirate treasure of the Oregon coast.
123: Of Moose and Men
June 3, 2020
Devon tells Liz about famed performers who trod the stage, by which of course we mean some pet moose who also may or may not have been vaudeville performers.
122: Homeward Bound: The Unnecessary Journey
May 11, 2020
Devon tells Liz the tale of two Spokane women who walked all the ding-dang way to New York City. WALKED!
121: The Town Under One Roof
April 14, 2020
Everybody staying inside seemed so much more far-fetched when we taped this... ah well, what about an army barracks full of Alaskans, a giant earthquake, and a washing machine mishap? Enjoy!
120: Donner, Party of Two
March 30, 2020
Devon wraps up the story of the Donner expedition. CW for starving, death, and references to cannibalism.
119: Donner, Party of One
February 24, 2020
In the first half of an epic two-parter, Devon tells Liz the tale of the Donner Party and their not-so-excellent adventure.
Somewhat evident, but uh... CW for starving, death, and references to cannibalism.
118: Shark Tale
February 4, 2020
Liz tells Devon about the sharks of Puget Sound, with a focus on the very weird six-gills and their mysterious behavior.
117: The Lean Green Dying Machine
January 23, 2020
Devon tells Liz about three of the newest green options for body disposal in Washington State. Blunt discussion about dead bodies in this episode, including some of the grosser stuff, so steer clear if that's not your thing.
116: Weirdo 3:16
January 6, 2020
Liz tells Devon the tale of Spokane hometown boy Rainbow Man. CW: Some violence mentioned, and Rollen was not the most mentally well dude.
115: Four Ghosts of Pike Place Market
December 23, 2019
Devon tells Liz about Pike Place Market and some (more) of its signature ghosts.
114: We Stand for Mossman
December 9, 2019
Liz tells Devon about our home-grown bryophyte bandit of Idaho.
CW: Drug use and we do mention weight loss although in a "big adventure drastic side effect" way not a "mmm, impressive and so sexy of you" way.
113: M is for Mima
November 25, 2019
Devon tells Liz about the mystery of the Mima Mounds. Also, we get sidetracked on a whole discussion about glitter.
112: The Two Deaths of Sacajawea
November 18, 2019
Liz tells Devon about the enigmatic Bird Woman of the Shoshone, including highlights of her time with the Corps of Discovery, some of the many ambiguities about her limited historical presence, and the conflicting reports of when and where she died.
CW: Westward expansion bad vibes, Sacajawea was abducted at 11 and sold to a man who got her pregnant by age 15, spousal abuse.
111: Reindeer Games
November 4, 2019
Devon tells Liz about a very strange intercontinental animal delivery expedition.
110: Perfection is Hard to Attain
October 21, 2019
An early standout gets its own feature episode as Liz tells Devon all about the Manito-Hillyard line.
109: Gifts of the Crow
October 8, 2019
Devon tells Liz all the surprising things that make the common crow much weirder (and cooler) than most know.
108: The Great Bigfoot Roundup
September 25, 2019
Liz tells Devon about what she learned at the Second Annual Sasquatch Roundup, including tales from Ken "Rainbow Cougar" Edwards, Alasquatch and the Port Chatham Hairy Man, a review of different sasquatches from the Northwest, and an update on her belief in Bigfoot or lack thereof.
The whole episode has elements about the conference woven in, but Sasquatch discussion proper starts around 30 min.
107: Willie Willey, Spokane’s Nature Boy
September 9, 2019
Liz tells Devon the tale of our hometown semi-nudist and full iconoclast, Willie Willey.
106: Oregon Trail Revival
August 26, 2019
Devon tells Liz about Ezra Meeker, an OG Oregon Trail pioneer who, in his twilight years, LARPed the trail to fame and glory. Liz is excited and doesn't actually let Devon tell the story until about 20 minutes in.
105: Alaska’s Silent City
August 12, 2019
Liz tells Devon about an entire ghost city in Alaska, the science that probably explains it, and the hoax that definitely doesn't.
Transcript here.
103: Fairchild Tales
July 15, 2019
Liz tells Devon about assorted strangeness associated with Fairchild Airforce Base, including murder, ghosts, nuclear armaments, and urban legends. WARNING! Fairchild had a mass shooting that is *extremely* briefly mentioned and a B-52 crash that is discussed in somewhat more detail, so steer clear if either of those is going to stress you out.
102: The Weyerhauser Kidnapping
July 1, 2019
Crime, but not too scary! Devon tells Liz about what happened when some bumbling bandits tried to get rich quick by snatching a young heir to a timber fortune.
101: The Political Animal
June 17, 2019
It's technically politics, but we promise it's zero stress. Liz tells Devon the tale of two elected officials of the Northwest with four legs each.
The Ouija Broads Episode 100 Spectacular!
May 20, 2019
Most of the Northweird content is in the first section, and then it is tremendously meta. Topics discussed include ten short versions of stories that won't get their own episodes, our favorite episodes of our own and each others', advice on getting into podcasting, why you should do a regional podcast, and listener questions.
99: The Wreck of the Andelana
June 3, 2019
Devon tells Liz the story of the good ship Andelana, its fateful end, and the legends that followed after.
98: Calamity Jane
May 2, 2019
Liz tells Devon the story of the legendary Martha Canary, better known as Calamity Jane - and the Montana woman who claimed to be her daughter.
97: The Soap Lady of Crescent Lake
April 14, 2019
Devon tells Liz the story of Washington's Lady of the Lake.
CW: If you are squeamish about dead bodies, BAIL NOW and go listen to one of the episodes about dogs or food, because that is the whoooole episode. Plus, CW for domestic violence.
96: The Witch’s Castle
March 31, 2019
A little true crime, a little haunting, a little history, a mysterious place.
CW: Murder, incest-y vibes.
Transcript here.
94: Man’s West Friend
March 4, 2019
Devon tells Liz about a four-legged explorer and his journey with Lewis and Clark.
93: The Friendly Arctic
February 19, 2019
Liz tells Devon about the 1921 expedition to Wrangell Island, the people who went, and what they did there.
CW: Scurvy, people having panic attacks, death.
92: Beyond the Pale
February 4, 2019
Devon tells Liz the tale of a very distinctive Bigfoot that roamed through Oregon and Washington, along with other encounters of Sasquatch that look a little different.
91: I Prefer Lemons
January 21, 2019
Liz covers the creepy case of the phone stalker/hoax/ghost that persecuted a Washington family and their friends in 2007.
90: Curiosity Shops of the Northwest
January 7, 2019
Devon tells Liz about some of the Northwest's notable curiosity shops, like Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe, Archie McPhee, Marsh's Free Museum, and Wonders of the World. Along the way we discuss Fiji Mermaids, the Wallingford Beast, The Thing, cave bears, and mummies. Well, one mummy that Liz gets really fixated on.
89: The Toughest Bird
December 18, 2018
Liz shares with Devon the tale of Jean Keene, a woman with a very unusual connection to the animal world. Plus, the Ghost of Cady Mountain!
88: A Noble and Absurd Undertaking
December 10, 2018
Devon and Liz swap tales of more Good Dogs of the Northwest, including a very big beagle and Bobbie the Wonder Dog.
87: The Bandit Invincible, Part 2
November 19, 2018
What was Butch Cassidy's second act in Bolivia? And did he have a lesser-known third act in Spokane, Washington? Liz and Devon dig into the unresolved mystery.
86: The Bandit Invincible, Part 1
November 12, 2018
Liz introduces Devon to Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy.
85: The Pend Oreille Paddler
October 29, 2018
Devon tells Liz about a lake monster that's not what you might expect.
84: The Rock Who Fell To Earth
October 15, 2018
Liz tells Devon the tales of two Oregonian meteorites.
82: The Cedars
October 1, 2018
Liz tells Devon the little-known true tale of The Cedars, an Oregon home for girls with social diseases.
81: Flypaper Lyda
September 24, 2018
On Ouija Broads, we don't go to the serial killer vault for any old Bundy-Come-Lately. We only will share the very special ones, like Flypaper Lyda, the Lady Bluebeard. Let Devon dig up some dirt for you...
80: Alaska Doesn’t Love You Back
September 17, 2018
Liz revisits the Alaska Howdy with several tales of mysterious disappearances in the Cruel Mistress State, including Michael LeMaitre, the Last Man Up.
CW: Brief mention of suicide.
79: Big Damn Cats
September 10, 2018
Devon reports on the third annual Cryptozoology Conference and tells Liz about the mysterious sightings of giant black cougars in the Northwest (starting at about 21 minutes in).
77: Buck Was A Dandy, Part 1
August 27, 2018
Liz adds Arlington Buckingham Wadsworth to the Ouija Broads Rogues' Gallery.
76: The Sourtoe Cocktail
August 20, 2018
Devon introduces Liz to an Alaskan cocktail that now haunts her dreams. Is it vegan? Is it cannibalism? Will you ever be the same? Tune in to find out.
75: Vanport
August 13, 2018
Liz tells Devon about the sudden rise and sudden fall of Oregon's second largest city, Vanport.
CW: Soooo much racism is discussed. Also, a flood.
74: A Quiet Place
August 6, 2018
Devon tells Liz about a strange and special thing in Olympic National Forest: One Square Inch of Silence.
Secondary topics: Border crossings; sounds that activate our almonds; a secret restaurant hack to share; impressions.
73: Gore in Montana
July 30, 2018
Liz introduces Devon to Sir St. George Gore, the guy who defined overkill for Montana. Many animals die in the story of this episode!
Secondary topics: Dundreary whiskers; Jim Bridger; Hugh Glass; how the Sasquatch survived.
72: The Voyage of Granger Taylor
July 23, 2018
Liz tells Devon another British Columbian story, somewhere between a mysterious disappearance and a UFO tale.
CW: The subject may have taken his own life? But maybe not? Maybe had mental issues but also maybe just did a lot of acid?
Secondary topics: Introducing Cubby; this map is my diary; aggress-isodes; dynamite; Disappointment Earth; perfumes!
71: The Curse of Bruce and Brandon Lee
July 9, 2018
Devon introduces Liz to the amazing legacies of Bruce and Brandon Lee, and the curse that is associated with their untimely deaths.
CW: Murder, accidental death. Some discussion of anti-Asian prejudices in Hollywood and general Orientalism issues. Roman Polanski comes up briefly.
Secondary topics: A new Ouija Broads plotline; Anna May Wong; who ruined calzones?; two things aren't a trend; Devon's posthumous restaurant; a return to the Pine Box.
70: You’re It, Huckleberry!
July 2, 2018
Liz tells Devon about a Spokane game that's gone Hollywood!
Secondary topics: The Shape of Water; European drivers; airplane tag; the green head; Liz's trauma with her pre-calc teacher; a bearskin prank; a return to Doug Jones.
69: Eat Weird, Oregon!
June 17, 2018
Topics covered include Dave's Killer Bread, Tillamook, hazelnuts, marionberries, Burgerville, Voodoo Doughnuts, breweries, the humongous fungus, lithium water, the biggest chocolate waterfall in the world, ice cream rolls, eating pigeons and bugs, Taco Time, crustos, and strip club wars.
Secondary topics: Gremlins; Rajneeshi; where all the two-dollar bills in the country have gone.
68: Welcome to the Bob
June 11, 2018
Devon tells Liz stories of a million acres of wilderness in Montana!
CW: Brief mention of suicide, discussion of dental malpractice.
Secondary topics: The "real" Wild West; mule terminology; unexpected animals; Homeward Bound IRL.
67: Five Ghosts of the Empress Hotel
June 4, 2018
Liz discusses the amazing tales of the ghosts of the Empress Hotel.
CW: Murder, suicide.
Secondary topics: Lord Lucan; we revisit the pepperoni situation; a Judy Garland tale; John Reed, the Davenport legend.
66: Two Good Boys of the Northwest
May 28, 2018
Devon tells the stories of Montana's Old Shep and Alaska's Balto.
65: Mercer's Belles
May 21, 2018
Liz tells Devon the true-life tale of some notable early pioneer women in Seattle.
Secondary topics: A rude census; Mother Damnable; Soup Destroyer; Here Come the Brides!
64: The Great Potato Myth
May 14, 2018
Devon draws back the curtain on the great conspiracy of Idaho.
CW: Discusison of Holocaust denialism and other conspiracies.
Secondary topics: The Bielefeld Conspiracy; the internet was a mistake; chemtrails suck, chemtrails kill; that fluoride stare; the Idaho cougar with forehead teeth; honeymoon disasters.
63: The Original Flower Child, Opal Whiteley
May 7, 2018
Liz tells Devon about Oregon's original flower child, hometown prodigy, possible hoax, and alleged French princess, the enigmatic Opal Whiteley.
CW: Psych hospitalization, brief mention of child abuse.
Secondary topics: Movies of the early era; activated almonds; our self-conscious diaries; orphan concerns and things we didn't need to know; we name some dogs.
62: Pacific Northwest Pop Quiz
April 30, 2018
This episode is ALL secondary topics! It's a pick-and-mix of interesting bits that are too small for a whole episode. Topics include state mottos, state birds, the Melrose Creep, Steller's Sea Ape, Stonehenge replicas across America, Gingko National Petrified Forest, and drunk bears. Plus, a listener story!
61: The Dryden Hall Demon and the Exorcism of Monaghan Mansion
April 23, 2018
Liz tells Devon about two campus hauntings in Eastern Washington.
CW: Where there's a ghost story, there's a suicide.
Secondary topics: An unfortunate seagull/pepperoni interaction; Exorcisms 101; banishing things in the basement; the legend of the Prince Albert Tobacco Can.
60: Secrets of Glover Mansion
April 16, 2018
Devon details the questionable doings of the father of Spokane, James Glover, and the paranormal reputation of the Glover Mansion.
CW: Infertility, involuntary psych hospitalization, murder, child death.
Secondary topic: A contextual consensual type situation; a dead president debacle; GhostbusterGals.com; the cellar; Devon tricks Liz into singing; things that made hormonal Liz cry.
59: Attack at Ape Canyon
April 9, 2018
Liz and Devon discuss incidents when humans and sasquatch crossed paths to less than salubrious effect. The Ape Canyon attack at Mt. St. Helens' is discussed, as well as other close encounters.
Secondary topics: Puritan Bailey; five little Yosemite Sams in a box; the Legolas-Gimli film; calculating years; lies; Bigfoot taxes; the Broads imagine their life among the sasquatches.
58: The Human Ostrich of Luna Park
April 2, 2018
Devon surprises Liz with a little-known story of a Pacific Northwestern sideshow performer with a strange talent.
CW: Brief mention of suicide.
Secondary topics: Inside a turtle's mouth; the Spokane connection; the Looff carousel; shopping for carousel horses; Charles Looff's mustache; the Berenstain bears; EGG; close call of a close call.
57: Eat Weird, Washington - Part Two!
March 26, 2018
Topics covered include the caviar of mushrooms, Louis Daven-dort's salad, geoducks, fries with tartar, Seattle teriyaki, makgeolli, signature food brands of Washington, the Mystery Soda Machine, huckleberries,
Secondary topics: Nausea; the Hole-In-The-Wall; hipster donut shops that ruin a good thing; a baby Broad cameo.
56: The Bandage Man of Cannon Beach
March 18, 2018
Devon teaches Liz the important life lessons imparted by the Bandage Man of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Secondary topics: Any John Travolta character; Slenderman; black-eyed children; The Game; the Broads attempt to puzzle out the difference between ghosts, cryptids, and urban legends; Madame LaLaurie and Colin Dickey's Ghostland; the Contraception Fairy that we didn't know we needed; Liz's non-encounter with an escaped murderer.
55: Eat Weird, Washington - Part One
March 12, 2018
Nobody starves in this episode! Liz and Devon explore the unique (and strange) foodways of Washington State. Topics covered include indigenous cuisine and where to find it, Starbucks, Cougar Gold cheese, Washington wine, the Walla Walla sweet onion, Rainier cherries, the Seattle roll; the Crab Louie salad.
Secondary topics: Liz and Devon design their bikini barista looks; the elusive Cosmic Crisp; national security cheese threats; Japanese retirement mushrooms; winery wedding; Liz has a hatchet now.
54: Alaska Gonna Getcha
March 5, 2018
We were trying to do an episode about Northwestern food and then this other episode busted in on us like a grizzly bear. And we were trying to get away from starving but ended up talking about starving again! The stories of Christopher McCandless, Carl McCunn, and Timothy Treadwell are discussed/dragged.
CW: Death by Alaska, starvation.
53: Forget it, Jake. It’s Locke, California.
February 26, 2018
Devon takes a little trip south to Locke, California - a Chinese settlement in the American West.
Secondary topics: Some cannabalism with your Bloomsday Run; explain Leavenworth to the peoples; us full-time Moravians; a little accidental Jeff Goldblum impression; dissing Deadwood; a call to action for listeners.
52: Linda Hazzard and Starvation Heights, Part Two
February 19, 2018
Liz narrates the second half of the Starvation Heights tale, including the resistance of the Williamson sisters, Hazzard's trial, her exile, her return, and the psychic residue at her property.
CW: Starving skinny people, enemas, medical abuse, death! And discussion of weird beliefs around food and eating disorders.
Secondary topics: Orthorexia; breatharianism; multi-level marketing.
51: Linda Hazzard and Starvation Heights, Part One
February 12, 2018
Liz terrorizes Devon with the tale of Linda Hazzard, the "starvationist" who ran a ghoulish sanitarium just outside Olalla, Washington. Content warning: Scary controlling lady, medical abuse, lots of death, enemas, calorie restriction, gynecology stuff. Also a siren pops into the background of Devon's audio at one point, super sorry.
Secondary topics: The emperor of maladies; a new sideshow act is invented; sounds like a brewery, smells like a bakery.
Episode 50: The Portland Pinball Wars
January 29, 2018
What do you get when you ban pinball in a town that loves gambling and has a robust organized crime community? Why, the Portland Pinball Wars, of course. Along the way we will make stops at one of the nation's first female mayors, Chinatown's lottery, a burlesque battle, mob-era Vegas, and young Bobby Kennedy.
Secondary topics: A storm in Portland; cornflakes; our crime names; a belated Harold Balazs hot tip.
49: Small Town, Big Art
January 22, 2018
Devon gives her Bachelors of Fine Arts a real workout in this episode that talks about public art in Washington (mainly Spokane) and Harold Balazs.
Secondary topics: How Liz furnished her first apartment; Mitsubishi Electric Koalas; like a bag of sand; Cthulu, Chihuly, let's call the whole thing off.
48: The Disappearance of F. Lewis Clark
January 15, 2018
Liz tells Devon about the influential Spokane millionaire who vanished into thin air. Plus, an update on Sarah "Hecla" Smith!
Secondary topics: Names that should come back; what Pretty Woman was about; psychics and ransoms; plans for 2018.
47: Leylines and the Oregon Vortex
January 8, 2018
Devon lays out the concept of leylines to an extremely skeptical Liz, and they discuss notable sites associated with leylines in the Northwest - including Prosser's Gravity Hill, the Oregon Vortex, and Spokane itself.
Secondary topics: Educate yourself!; we miss Miss Cleo; the fuck is orgone; the legend of the Chrysist Gem; blue and black or white and gold.
46: Forrest Fenn’s Treasure
January 1, 2018
Liz tells Devon about a contemporary Rocky Mountain treasure hunt, and then the second half of the episode is a really earnest discussion about Kennewick Man/The Ancient One and NAGPRA
Secondary topics: A floating foot update; grab all the bananas; a ghost story from the Burke.
Transcript here.
45: Polybius
December 18, 2017
Liz inducts Devon into the mysteries of Polybius, an (urban) legendary Portland arcade game.
CW: A medium-length discussion about 90s-era playground HIV/AIDS mythology.
Secondary topics: Brains aren't good at maybes; my uncle who works at Nintendo; men in black; how urban legends work the way they do.
Transcript here.
December 11, 2017
Devon introduces Liz to one of the Northwest's weirdest, most unfortunate sports.
Secondary topics: The Other Washington; hunt it up, Sin!; calamari dreams; Broads fail at accents; reverse octopus wrestling; shark digression; the Tacoma Narrows Bridge; prescriptive vs. descriptive language discussion.
43: The Ballad of the Ice Worm
December 4, 2017
Liz and Devon explore the strange world and the stranger legends of the Alaskan Glacier Ice Worm. Audio fuckery happened, so that's why Devon doesn't say much in the second half.
Secondary topics: Sleepover madness; a sprinkle rave; the best festival; a fascinating listener story.
42: Big Damn Birds
November 27, 2017
[Note: As of 2021, this is an episode we’ve pulled until we have the chance to review it and run it past a sensitivity editor. I think we did okay but we want to be sure.]
41: Stagecoach Mary
November 20, 2017
Liz introduces Devon to Stagecoach Mary Fields, a woman who should be on our money.
Secondary topics: The worst bidet; cigars; punchin' punchcard; casting the adaptation; Mary's later years among the sasquatch.
40: The Oregon Trail
November 13, 2017
Liz and Devon travel the trail - both the story of the actual Oregon Trail and the landmark video game it inspired.
CW: Menstruation, body fluids, everything you could die of on the Oregon Trail.
Secondary topics: Palm trees and whale sharks; nomenclature; scurvy; Devon objects to the presence of caulk on the trail; the Oregon Trail generation; land-office business; sunbonnets and Lestat; Dungeons and Dragons.
39: Cursing Spokane
November 6, 2017
This one is kinda dark! Devon explains the origins and alleged effects of the curse that Jimmy Marks placed on the city of Spokane.
[Note: As of 2021, this is an episode we’ve pulled until we have the chance to review it and run it past a sensitivity editor. I think we did okay but we want to be sure.]
38: Afterglow Vista
October 30, 2017
Liz tells Devon about one of the stranger structures in Washington.
CW: We talk a bit about kids dying, but not in a glib way.
Secondary topics: Dead people houses; Mr. Bean ghosts; the obligations of rich people; grave design; a word from Worst Foot Forward.
37: Listener Stories, Pt. 2
October 23, 2017
Devon and Liz read listener stories about St. Ignatius Hospital, Lincoln Park and the Hahn Mansion, strange celestial encounters, and introduce their Patreon.
Secondary topics: Beginner's luck; the Broads try ghost apps; old jingles; Devon's nemesis visits.
36: Ghost Town/Ghost Town
October 16, 2017
Giddyup, pardner, and listen to Devon's cowboy tales from the ghost town full of ghosts: Bannock, Montana!
Secondary topics: Elementary-school/post-apocalyptic survival skills; town full of weird perverts; Wild West naming statistics; a digression to Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane; Liz's financial plans; Devon loves Richard Dreyfuss; the cowboy fantasy.
35: The Prince of Thulia/Don Barne Quinto
October 9, 2017
Liz explains that we're all actually living somewhere very different than we think we are, by way of three episodes in the life of Gerald Wayne Barnes.
Secondary topics: ASMR, tinglies, and elementary-school witchcraft; quite the afternoon; the free state of Socorro; Bailey's allowance; baby Broad ambitions.
Photo from the USC Archive, by way of Hoax.org.
34: Manresa Castle
October 2, 2017
Devon tells the story of the Manresa Castle in Port Townsend.
CW: Suicide = ghosties.
Secondary topics: Dungeons; an Ireland digression; Bishop Castle; Liz processes some Shelf Road-related trauma; a hotel for ghosts; Devon's review of Ghost Adventures; women love being ghosts; ghost Olympics; full-time Victorian lady.
33: Ghost Trains/Train Ghosts
September 25, 2017
After a rocky start, Liz tells Devon a selection of train ghost/ghost train tales from the Northwest and a special guest appearance by Colorado! (It's another one where we flip the big lever that says Suspension of Disbelief, but we've had a lot of verifiable history lately, so let's get spooooky.) Sorry about the bit of rustling at the end.
Secondary Topics: Feelings about trains; the Carolina Classic Can Opener; Devon has a train rant; feelings about gas stoves*, hidden talents of Broads;
*Please note that after we finished recording this, Devon discovered that she had left the gas stove on and the flame had burned out and so her apartment was slowly filling with gas through this entire episode. She lived.
32: The Gray Lady
September 18, 2017
Devon spins the eerie tale of the ghost that haunts the Heceta Head Lighthouse.
CW: Suicide, which seems to generate a lot of ghosts.
Secondary Topics: Devon's trip to the International Cryptozoology Conference and museum; Liz is easy to startle; why ghosts are grey and why Liz won't be; kid-Broad logic vs. reality; bathroom vampires; sea lion caves; power the world with ghosts.
31: Shanghai Tales
September 11, 2017
Liz puts on her Portlandian hat and tells Devon the tales of Portland's crimping years and its "Shanghai tunnels." If you don't want to hear all about Reed College culture and urban legends, skip to about twelve minutes in.
CW: Shanghaiing is an old-timey name for human trafficking, let's be real.
Secondary topics: Reed legends; marriage advice; recruitment/roundup techniques; Devon tells a family story; tattoo disclosures; impulse control problems.
30: Oregon Caves and Chateau
September 4, 2017
Devon shares the weird realities and weirder legends of the Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, and the chateau built beside them.
Secondary topics: Ghosts and sharks; when Devon's brother came to visit; dog breed re-naming; everyone at the beach looks like a wilding and humans are basically goldfish; overalls in the 90s; what can become a ghost?
29: The Story of Nobuo Fujita
August 28, 2017
Liz tells another WWII story. Weird can be sweet sometimes.
Secondary topics: A list of things you might find on a hike in the Oregon wilderness; Devon goes off on the TSA; we commit to dunking on bagpipe players.
28: Slime Enchanted Evening
August 21, 2017
Devon tells Liz a recent, intriguing story about a very unusual rain that brought mysterious jelly to a town in Washington.
Secondary topics: A snail discussion; birthday tension unveiled; Devon's Stuff Found On The Ground Corner, a recurring segment; Liz adds the Washington State Department of Health to her burn book; the Cameron Village sewer blob; the Whalesplosion.
27: Jellyfish in the Sky
August 14, 2017
Liz tells the story of the only WW2 combat casualties on the U.S. mainland. We went in thinking this would be two stories, but it turns out to be one because Liz's voice goes out!
CW: Nazis, death, mention of Japanese internment, mention of Unit 731.
Secondary topics: She called him "Tex"; hidden and not-so-hidden swastikas; a public health/etymology sidebar; what Japanese sand is composed of; balloons vs. bats; Liz forgets the past tense of "blow up" but it goes mostly unremarked; Liz notices that Devon has been abusing her chat box privileges.
26: Holes
August 7, 2017
Devon tells the tales of the Blue Lake Rhino Cave and the 13 Steps to Hell.
Secondary topics: Terminology; double date, no murder; shout out to Coulee City; third eye adventures; the astonishing Spider-Man; ugly barnacles
We were trying out a new technology when taping this, it'll keep coming along. Bear with us!
25: Ouija Broads Uncut at the Hahn Mansion, Part Two
July 31, 2017
Sorry this is late, blame the ghosties!
Liz tells the unlucky-in-love origins of the mansion and Devon shares her personal Hahn ghost experience.
24: Ouija Broads Uncut at the Hahn Mansion, Part One
July 24, 2017
In their first tag-team episode, Devon and Liz explore the legends, history, ghosts, and romantic misadventures of Spokane's Hahn Mansion. It gets... extra weird. And long.
CW: We say "abortion" about 35 times. Also suicide (possibly) and murder (definitely).
Secondary topics: Podcast juice; brain-twins; elementary school urban legends; an extensive hair digression.
We didn't realize we'd talk so long, so it just fades out at the end... part two next week!
23: Yappy Howlidays - Christmas in July
July 17, 2017
Devon shares two lupine tails: the shunka warakin and the swimming wolves of British Columbia.
Secondary topics: Sea turtle digression; naming taxidermy; the Broads google various canids; Liz designates an anger target; a bat adventure; Liz is skeptical; triathlon memories; a sudden brainstorm about the previous episode.
22: Flotsam and Jetsam
July 10, 2017
Liz covers two different things that tend to wash up along the coast from Oregon up to British Columbia - beeswax and feet.
Secondary Topics: A review of things we are afraid of when swimming; Liz advances a controversial squirrel opinion; dammit, Jim; a request for statistics; the Ouija Broads curse returns; a shoe digression.
21: The Missing Politicians
July 3, 2017
The tale of the time that Idaho's Lieutenant Governor was abducted, and a separate time when Vancouver's Mayor went missing.
CW: Discussions of death by suicide, specifically hanging.
The Lieutenant Governor does whatever he wants, jeez; bootlegging memories; alternatives to a life of crime when you have an unfortunate name; the baby bandit; bringing down the mood one broad at a time; was the missing Mayor simply a proto-Portlandian?
Transcript here.
20: The Old Tacoma Screw
June 26, 2017
Devon tells Liz the story of a ghost town and a haunted courthouse.
Secondary topics: Body rental; casa del choo-choos; tombstone jokes; thighs in love; designing a cocktail; our legal strategy; Ouija Broads ringtones and app ideas; Devon's family heirloom helps the Broads really earn that Explicit tag on iTunes.
19: Did Raleigh Faulkner Become Raleigh Fremont?
June 19, 2017
Liz lays out the puzzle pieces of what may be the second half of Raleigh's life. We're missing some corners and we lost the puzzle box with the picture on it, but we do our best.
CW: Mentions of suicide, murder, and sexual assault.
Secondary topics: The murder mystery the broads never made; the limits of Liz's hunting knowledge are laid bare; another serial killer story sneaks into the show; yet ANOTHER serial killer story sneaks into the show; it gets Disney for a hot minute.
18: Rathdrum Witches and Listener Stories
June 12, 2017
Liz and Devon exchange the short stories of the Rathdrum Witches and Anasta's Racetrack, then move on to listener stories, personal unexplained and/or spooky-ooky experiences, and infrequently-asked questions.
17: D.B. Cooper, Part Two
June 5, 2017
In the conclusion of our D. B. Cooper episodes (unless some fresh new evidence emerges!), Devon outlines what we know about the case, what we assume about the case, and the cases for and against three plausible suspects.
Secondary topics: Never watch a mystery with Liz; the Federal Bureau of Stuff We Just Really Wanna Know; club moss in druggums; a new, genie-based theory; cases in which you get what you pay for; Looney Tunes hijacking; Devon and Liz cross wires on their eighties references.
16: Raleigh Faulkner Evidently A Bad Man
May 29, 2017
Liz and Devon take another stab at Raleigh Faulkner, who lived a life full of adventure, crime, and slipperiness all over the West Coast.
CW: There's discussion of domestic violence in this one. We don't get super graphic and gory, but the topic of this episode was not a good guy to have in your family.
Secondary topics: The worst/best Russell Crowe impression; a brief glimpse into what a Southern Ouija Broads would be; peaching; the first Pacific Wizard of Bootlegging; a pronunciliation digression; other famous McNeil residents.
15: D. B. Cooper, Part One
May 22, 2017
The Northwest gave us one of the best mysteries of the 20th century... the polite parachuting hijacker who's (erroneously) known as D. B. Cooper. In the first part of this two-parter episode, Devon outlines the facts of the case, the FBI's approach in the early days of the hunt, and the few clues Cooper left behind.
Secondary topics: A name fake-out; no smoking on planes please; a parachute fake-out; just a general intermittent clean-up search; no sack lunch, no windbreaker; like a seagull with a french fry.
14: Five Ghosts of the Davenport Hotel
May 15, 2017
Liz goes back to the spooky Spokane well and tells the tales of five ghosts that haunt the Davenport Hotel.
CW: Brief mention of suicide in this one.
Strange knock-knock jokes; you can't do a Spokane episode without a Kirtland Cutter cameo; waffle foundries and tamale emporiums; a bruttle kerfuffle; Victorian interior design; a little bit on the Campbell House.
Show notes: You can get your own copy of Spooky Spokane at area Spokane bookstores. We wouldn't be able to do great topics like this without all of Chet Caskey's hard research and story collecting! If you aren't in the area and want a copy, try Auntie’s Bookstore. Or you can come for a visit and go on one of his ghost tours here: http://www.ietours.net/Trip_Descriptions.html
Transcript here.
13: Our Friend the Cadborosaurus
May 8, 2017
Devon introduces Liz to our hometown hero, the friendly Cadborosaurus.
Puns return; cider recommendations; the only game in town; multiple fish are put on notice; the Spokane aquarium and zoo; the six-foot-long sub sandwich; it's always a basking shark; Liz invents a reverse cryptid; we can't go one episode without talking about candy; Phyllis, our boots on the ground.
Transcript here.
12: The Skydiving Beaver and the Arboreal Octopus
May 1, 2017
First we recorded the beaver story, then we recorded the octopus story because the other was too short. So you get two, two, two amazing tales of Pacific Northwest critters! I put a little music in the middle, don't turn it off too early.
Winning hearts and minds; why it's the Lilac City; Geronimo the polygamist beaver; how to get extra credit in Liz's class; an octopus story from Devon; fictional schools; Icelandic horse information; alien abductions as aquarium stocking technique.
Transcript here.
11: Second Lives of Seattle Mortuaries
April 24, 2017
Devon reveals the histories and ghost stories of two mortuaries that live on today as Seattle pubs.
Secondary topics: Bison bones and pine straw; Southern lawncare adventures; baby Parseltongues; social media never sleeps; eating beers; the logistics of choosing where you're going to haunt.
Technical notes: We're pretty sure we've found a fix to clear the pop rocks out of the mic cord for next recording, but thanks for bearing with us on this and the next one (which were recorded the same day). Just play it outta your phone speakers instead of over headphones and you won't notice.
10: The Giant Palouse Earthworm
April 17, 2017
Devon tells a squeamish Liz all about the giant Palouse earthworm, a former cryptid that's now the first real animal to be profiled on the show.
Secondary topics: War-cries and audition nerves; the Broads find their new tagline; time-traveling-ass worms; other giant worms; but is it fast?; Australian puns; cryptid hypotheticals; outside our damn wheelhouse; elegy to the Carolina Parakeet.
Transcript here.
April 10, 2017
Liz weaves together various stories that have a shared location and a shared essential incompetence: it's the secrets of Manito Park!
Secondary topics: Teasers and checking in with Corbin Corbin and Sasquatch; history boyfriends; grab a friend, that's your second; koi square footage; punching walls; more teasers.
Note for Episodes 1-8: We didn’t know what we were doing and they sounded like Bigfoot poop. But if you really, really want… these are hosted on Patreon but you no longer need to be a patron to access them.
8: Gravity Hill
April 10, 2017
In their punchiest episode ever - and their first listener-submitted topic! - Devon and Liz discuss Gravity Hill.
Secondary topics: Puns; cackling; more puns; Broads' husbands are ranked; Devon tells a ghost story.
7: Is Washington the Serial Killer State?
April 3, 2017
DISCLAIMER: Just skip this one if you don't like true crime and you don't want to hear about murders or murderers. We'll still love you anyway and we'll see you next week.
Devon and Liz discuss Gary Ridgway, Ted Bundy, whether Washington really is a hub for serial killers, and theories as to why.
Secondary topics: Devon dodges the little-known Terror at 40,000 Feet killer; how Marilyn Monroe would do it; cows, mountains, and deep-friend asparagus; Nordic noir.
6: The Princess of Pike Place Market
March 27, 2017
Liz tells Devon a Seattle story about the Princess of Pike Place Market.
Secondary topics: Opinions on museum design for short people; Liz makes Devon's stomach fall out her butt; walking six whole miles; Devon shares a secret; a ferry to the Phantom Zone; the Broads burn down their Washington State Candy Council endorsement opportunities.
5: The Thousand Steps
March 20, 2017
In episode five, Devon tells Liz the story of the Thousand Steps.
Secondary topics: Cemeteries vs. graveyards; those railroad guys; preferred tombstones; people who like trolleys but not ghosts; how many steps, again?; afterlife buddies; never piss off an Elk.
4: The Haunted Intersection
March 13, 2017
Let's go one mo' again. Liz tells Devon about the most haunted intersection in Spokane. A step in the right direction audio-wise, but we'll keep getting even better, we promise!
Secondary topics: The Eternal Sunshine of parenthood; unfortunate marmots; a functional Millenial; the Pied Piper of marmots; a lack of dynamite experts among the Broads; dangerous codfish.
3: Batsquatch and Thunderbirds
March 6, 2017
In the conclusion to their first long taping, Liz and Devon move on to the story of Batsquatch and Thunderbirds.
Secondary topics: The (new) Jersey devil; a big flying bag of baloney; sheepsquatch; a lesser-known objective of the Lewis and Clark mission; mastodons in Latah Creek; upset flying elk; sasquatch photobomb; self-congratulations.
2: Mount Saint Helens and Bigfoot
March 3, 2017
In their ongoing conversation, Liz and Devon move on to the story of Mount Saint Helens and Bigfoot. Secondary topics: Do you believe in ghosts; proper ouija board disposal; neither Broad actually knows what Occam's razor is; relic populations; what to wear to Bigfoot's funeral; Hawaii for Sasquatch.
1: The Corbin Mansion
March 2, 2017
In the very first episode of Ouija Broads, Liz tells Devon the story of the Corbin Mansion in Spokane.
Secondary topics: The pronunciation of Ouija; hometown curses; marrying one's housekeeper; so many Swedish people; the mind of Benjamin Franklin; masterminds with wireless; the boy so nice they named him twice; ghostly energy, furnace rooms, and believing in Bigfoot