Ranked #1
Elegant Nastiness: 51
Elegant Nastiness: 51
In which Carla dives deep into the mythology of the Three Mothers, Maters Suspirioum, Mater Tenebrarum, and Mater Lacrym... Read more
21 Jun 2019
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39mins
Ranked #2
Chasing That Skinny: 36
Chasing That Skinny: 36
In which Carla and Eli Sirota discuss their own past and healing eating disorders, and the layers of stigma for men with... Read more
17 Mar 2018
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37mins
Ranked #3
Books and Threads: 49
Books and Threads: 49
In which Carla talks about where she has been--in complex PTSD therapy and in major EDS flareup--and reviews the very be... Read more
3 Mar 2019
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35mins
Ranked #4
Tachy Tacky: 40
Tachy Tacky: 40
In which Carla faces down the shame that can come from POTS’ symptoms. Other episodes about Chronic Illness:12: Driving,... Read more
22 Jun 2018
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10mins
Ranked #5
Dangerous Innocence: 42
Dangerous Innocence: 42
In which Carla deconstructs one of her post-grad psychology papers and explores one of her favorite research topics: peo... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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35mins
Ranked #6
What the Dickens: 32
What the Dickens: 32
In which Carla shares the Victorian tradition of scary Christmas stories. Come, sit by the fire for some M. R. James and... Read more
23 Dec 2017
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31mins
Ranked #7
Sweet: 39
Sweet: 39
In which Carla introduces a series about Vixens, a very special plantation, and ghosts in its hollow. http://sbc.edu Ref... Read more
22 May 2018
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18mins
Ranked #8
More Things About INFJMe: 37
More Things About INFJMe: 37
In which Carla furthers explores what it means to be an introvert using horror, My So-Called Life, knitting, lists (alwa... Read more
1 Apr 2018
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25mins
Ranked #9
Remastered 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: 2
Remastered 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: 2
Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 2.In which Carla explores the stories of two mothers who killed thei... Read more
31 Jan 2018
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34mins
Ranked #10
Remastered 1: Poe & Cupcakes & Carla: Nicetameetcha: 1
Remastered 1: Poe & Cupcakes & Carla: Nicetameetcha: 1
Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 1:It's still a "first episode", but it's cleaned up, and the transit... Read more
24 Jan 2018
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17mins
Ranked #11
Remastered 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties...: 3
Remastered 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties...: 3
In which Carla realizes she has been haunted, one way or another, her entire life--and that may not necessarily be a bad... Read more
15 Feb 2018
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35mins
Ranked #12
Extra Extra: 38
Extra Extra: 38
In which Carla lets you know where she's been and where she's going. Referenced reading:Written in Blood: A True Story o... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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18mins
Ranked #13
Everything That Was Hidden Now Surfaces: 52
Everything That Was Hidden Now Surfaces: 52
In which Carla interviews horror author Mike Bockoven, creator of FantasticLand (2016) and Pack (2018). Mike Bockoven:Fa... Read more
3 Aug 2019
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48mins
Ranked #14
A Different World: 44
A Different World: 44
In which Carla explains what it was like to grow up as a '70's kid with Cosby as "America's Dad", especially as a surviv... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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25mins
Ranked #15
Best Fiction of 2017: 33
Best Fiction of 2017: 33
In which Carla analyzes the books she read in 2017, and reviews and shares the best fiction. Theme song and stinger: “Co... Read more
10 Jan 2018
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19mins
Ranked #16
This Girl Just Had a Bad Date: 34
This Girl Just Had a Bad Date: 34
In which Carla tells her own story of being a true crime victim and sexual violence survivor. RAINN: About Sexual Assaul... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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24mins
Ranked #17
Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw: 47
Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw: 47
In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading two classics of the e... Read more
30 Nov 2018
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53mins
Ranked #18
Reverberations: 45
Reverberations: 45
In which Carla talks about how the past always informs the present...especially the traumatic past.RAINN: About Sexual A... Read more
16 Oct 2018
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37mins
Ranked #19
Unexpected UVA Voices: 35
Unexpected UVA Voices: 35
In which Carla proves that life is what happens when you're making other plans (John Lennon was right), and, instead of ... Read more
5 Mar 2018
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26mins
Ranked #20
Pears of Hands: 41
Pears of Hands: 41
In which Carla reads to you fairy tales and folklore all about losing one’s grip. Recommended reading from this episode:... Read more
15 Jul 2018
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20mins