The Tipsy Tays
Hey friends! Welcome to The Tipsy Tays with your hosts, Josh and Taylor. We have been best friends for over 2 decades now, and we have always shared a love for true crime, the paranormal, conspiracy theories, and drinking! We've combined our shared interest of all things creepy and spooky with some alcoholic beverages to make this podcast, where one of us will tell a story each episode while hanging out and getting a bit tipsy! We hope you enjoy our stories and our banter. Look for us on Instagram @thetipsytays and please reach out to thetipsytays@gmail.com or fill...
Episodes
The (Not-So) Mysterious Disappearance of Patti Adkins
Hi friends! Join us today for the (not at all) mysterious story about the disappearance of Patti Adkins - a loving mother with a not-so-secret lover. We may not have the name of the man that is a person of interest, but you can likely find …
Flicking the Ghost Bean at The Whaley House
Welcome back, friends! Today we are talking about the Whaley House in San Diego, CA. Taylor just recently visited and went on a tour, so get ready for some spooky details. The home (and land) is full of history, tragedy, and mystery... Many…
Happy Pride from The Alexander Family
Hello friends and Happy Pride Month! It may be the last day of Pride, but Josh is gay, and Taylor is an ally, so we celebrated all month long! Today we bring the terribly gruesome story of the Alexander Family Murders and the Lorber Society…
Michael Malloy and the Tater in His Pocket
Welcome to another episode of The Tipsy Tays! This episode, we dive into the tragic (but entertaining) story of Michael Malloy. This man survives so many attempts on his life; you can't help but think he has a guardian angel. He may become …
Bitch Slapped by a Ghost at The Amityville House (part 2): The Hauntings
Welcome to part 2 of The Amityville Horror story where we are flipping mattresses! Sorry to all of our British listeners but Jason is NOT a fan. This episode, we have Jay join us again to dive into the hauntings, the scandals, and the notor…
Ordering Pizza to the Amityville House (part 1): The Crime
Hey hey hey! Gay is out, Jay is in. #ThoughtsAndPrayers for our cohost Josh -- he is ill, so Taylor and her uncle Jay take on part 1 of the Amityville Horror - the true crime portion of the story. Next time, we will cover the ghosts, scanda…
The Snowtown Murders (part 3): Protecting Your Peen
Hey, friends! We hope you enjoy part 3 of our FIRST three-parter, The Snowtown Murders/Bodies in Barrels. We get a little political, we also talk a lot about animal cruelty... and that's that! We finish off this true crime story with the la…
The Snowtown Murders (part 2): The One and Only Pedophile
Welcome back to The Tipsy Tay's for our part 2 of the Snowtown Murders AKA the Bodies in Barrels. We go through victims 2 through 8, and the evolving MO of this group of "vigilantes" - including why it's called the Bodies in Barrels. Yes, i…
The Snowtown Murders in a Homophlobic Lawless Land (part 1)
Hi friends! Happy Holidays and welcome to part 1 of our first 3-parter, which is about the Snowtown Murders AKA The Bodies in Barrels case of Australia. This is a CRAZY story, so buckle up everyone. We are traveling down under to get some b…
Harry Potty's Golden Snatch (TM) and Penny Wittbrodt's Rose (part 2)
Hi friends, we are bringing you part 2 of Penny Wittbrodt's NDE! This is take 2 because our first recording did not record... gotta love technology. We talk about God, how He might be kind of a gaslighter, and also... does He have a penis? …
Penny Wittbrodt's NDE ft. Some Scary Medical (Fun) Facts (part 1)
Welcome to part 1 of our Halloween episode where Taylor makes Josh VERY uncomfortable with some creepy medical fun facts on our girl Penny Wittbrodt. Listen as Taylor sends Josh into an existential crisis with our first Near Death Experienc…
Larry Singleton, The Mad Chopper, and Mary Vincent's KitchenAid Dildo Attachment
Helloooooo and welcome to spooky season! That's right, we are finally back (sort of) and wanted to bring a very special and spooky true crime tale to you today. This is the story of the Mad Chopper, AKA Lawrence Singleton and the incredible…
Bob's Burgers Fanfic at the Fort East Martello Museum: Robert the Doll and Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos
Okay, friends... get ready for a spoooooooky ride through this story today where we cover some of the haunts and attractions at the Fort East Martello museum in Key West, Florida! Not only is the fort itself haunted, but they also house the…
Gypsy Rose - Our Sleep Apnea Queen (Wueen)
Hello friends! Today, Josh covers the very topical story of Gypsy Rose and the murder of her abusive mother. We would love to hear your thoughts - did anyone deserve jail time for this crime? How do you feel about Gypsy being released from …
1989, John List's Version
Heyyyyy friends, we are BACK!! Today we are bringing a shorty (and sort of oldie) but goody with the horrific tale of John List, a family annihilator from the 1970s who wasn't caught until 1989 (Taylor Swift Era, if you will... please don't…
Barbro Karlen and Anne Frank's Potato Chips
Hello friends! Today we tell the story of Barbro Karlen, the woman who insists she is the reincarnation of Anne Frank herself! From a young age of 2, she claimed that her real name was Anne and there were many similarities between the two..…
The Gluten Free Salem Bitch Trials (part 2)
Hello friends and Happy (almost) Halloween! Today we are finishing up our two-parter on the Salem Witch Trials. We explore some of the most haunted places in Salem, along with Taylor's favorite theory as to what may have caused the mass hys…
The Voluptuous Teats of the Salem Witch Trials (part 1)
Hello and welcome back for Season 4! We are getting into spooky season with the first part of the story of the Salem Witch Trials, where we cover lots of history, a few curses, and many deaths and tragedies... You know, the typical Tipsy Ta…
Graveyard Prostitutes and Pope NotAMolester III
Hey friends! Let's take a trip back to ancient Rome and learn about Josh's first job as a cemetery prostitute! Then we explore the ancient streets of Rome that are still haunted by the infant spirits of those that were left out by sex worke…
Amanda Knox and Josh's Dirty Secret
Hey friends! Welcome to another story from The Tipsy Tays! This episode, we cover the story of Meredith Kercher's murder and the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox. Both girls were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy when this tragic crime to…
Candy Montgomery; One Bullet or 41 Axe Wounds?
Hi friends, we are back!!! In this episode we talk about a cheating scandal gone horribly wrong... Candy Montgomery is confronted by the wife of her affair partner and murders her, but was it in cold blood or self defense? Let us know what …
James Bulger and the Loose Lips of Liverpool
Hello friends and welcome back to the Tipsy Tays! Today we bring the horribly tragic story of James Bulger, a little two-year-old boy who was murdered by his own kind (children). TW: mention of child death (obvi) and SA. Get all the details…
Queen Josh of Genovia and the Edinburgh Castle
Grab your bagpipes and your kilts, folks... we are going to Scotland to visit their most famous tourist attraction: The Edinburgh Castle! You get a little bit of history, a dash of bad geology, a LOT of ghosts, two ghost dogs, and one Queen…
Diane Schuler and Big Puss the Bear Fighter
Hello friends! Welcome to episode 5 of season 3, where Josh tells the tragic story of Diane Schuler and the young victims of her horrible decisions... While we have a lot of facts to this story, it is still a mystery as to WHY all of this h…
Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia); The Woman Who Knew 50 Men
Hello friends! Sorry we are a week late but it will be worth it! We bring you the story of The Black Dahlia. Elizabeth Short was brutally murdered, mutilated, and dismembered in LA in the 1940s. We go through some of the main suspects, incl…
The Candy Man Killer Dean Corll and the Elmer's Glue That Held Them All Together
Hello friends and welcome back to ANOTHER STORY by yours truly, The Tipsy Tays! This week, Josh brings the story of The Candy Man Killer, Dean Corll... and his sick accomplices. Learn about the crimes and the demise of The Named Man himself…
Tales of Ghost Testimonies and Everyone's Cause of Death: Everlasting Gobstopper
Hello friends! Welcome to another episode of The Tipsy Tays... get ready for two stories of spirits coming back to convict, or wrongfully convict, people for murder. This is the stories of Rebecca Cornell and The Greenbrier Ghost! Somehow, …
Mothman's Moth Balls of PP, West Virginia
Welcome to Season 3, bitches! Come join us this week for our first cryptid tale: MOTHMAN! Josh also gives us a history lesson about Mount Rushmore, so you don't want to miss this. Email us at thetipsytays@gmail.com or fill out the form http…
The Indiana Ogress (Belle Gunness) and the 1901 Nissan Altima
Hi friends! Welcome to our season 2 finale episode about one of the most infamous serial killers (and definitely the most butch) known as Belle Gunness! Join us on our time machine back to the 1800/1900s and learn the facts about her life a…
PTB, BBBB, and JBR (part 2)
Hello friends! Come listen to the PART TWO coverage of the JonBenet Ramsey mystery that still has us all stumped... except Josh; he for sure knows what (allegedly) happened. Learn about our new acronyms and our favorite vocab words, Josh's …
Taylor Reincarnate; JonBenet Ramsey part 1
Hi friends! We are covering part 1 of 2 of the famous JonBenet Ramsey case! The rest of this season, at least, will be a flip-flop of our normal show-- we are researching and writing up each other's stories. Get the cold, hard facts here ab…
The Staircase Behind Bars
What's up, y'all!! Come listen to this wild tale suggested by Taylor's mom and infamous songwriter, Dawn. Today you will learn about the man who was the last person to see not one, but TWO women alive before they "fell down the stairs" into…
Sylvia Likens and Some Soup... SIKE!
Hey y'all! Come join us for a sad and tragic story about the one and only Sylvia Likens, who was brutally tortured and murdered right here in good ole Naptown! You don't want to miss this story as told by Joshua, and you definitely don't wa…
Bricked Up in a Bell Tower on Poveglia Island
Hey y'all! Join us today for a wild ride to Poveglia Island, AKA the island of ghosts! We talk history, science, medicine, you name it and it is here today on The Tipsy Tays! And if you know how to get any of that Poveglia wine... you know …
The Conjuring of a Huge '70s Bush
Hello friends! Join us this week to hear Joshua tell the stories of The Conjuring 1 and 2! We have new mics but are still getting used to using them so unfortunately there is a bit of an echo for a few minutes in the beginning... but don't …
The Girl Scout Murders: Thin Mints and 3 Dead
Hello friends! Sorry to bring you down, but Taylor is bringing a very tragic story and lots of life lessons today. We have the cold case of three young girls that were murdered at girl scout camp in the 70s that was recommended to us by Tay…
3 or 4 Celebrity Conspiracies ft. Cain and Abel
Hey pals! We hope you have had a wonderful holiday season! Come ring in the new year with us and listen to Joshua tell us some conspiracy theories about some of our fav celebrities, such as Avril Lavigne, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Kim …
Oatmeal is the Powerhouse of the Cell and Fran Kelley's Murder
Welcome to Season 2, folks!!! We have a special guest with us today, Juror #69, with inside knowledge on the murder of Francis Kelley, which took place right here in Carmel, IN. Grab a drink and come listen to this true crime tale that only…
The Two Most Hated Women in America: Big Puss and Casey Anthony
What's up, y'all?! Do we have a story for you today... Listen to Joshua tell the insane tale of Casey Anthony, who we all know did it, but her jury didn't have the common sense to convict her. Also hear about Taylor's last trip to the OBGyn…