**CONTENT WARNING: RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT**

In this episode Becky & Merie wade into the murky waters of Japanese hostess culture and dive into Lucie Blackman’s terrifying disappearance that led to a serial rapist who preyed on women for decades and an unexpected resolution to Carita Ridgeway’s cold case. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Can you die from…mothball fumes? Does Becky have a verb in that sentence or does Merie have an arm growing out of her back? Which one of your hosts is destined to listen to a book on tape while checking…MapQuest? Based on evidence, is Becky or Merie your…grandma?! 👵 (could be neither!) Are your hosts heightists or tallists? (could be both!) Are YOUR give a f**ks on vacation?!

Come for Becky’s country music version of the juiciest bits of “Please Please Please” from the fabulous Sabrina Carpenter. Stay for the documentary where things repeatedly get "taken" from Liam Neeson.

Also, anyone who speaks Japanese want to tour your hosts around Japan? 🇯🇵🙏

See the incredible fringe-y ‘90s bangs of hostesses in an ad here.

Sources for this episode include rabbit hole mag, cinemaholic, Netflix, deadline.com, heavy.com, abc.net.au, Manchester Evening News, Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, annabillersblog,

Check out Minisode 1 on cults first, 'cause part 2 drops ya right in the middle of your hosts discussing the shocking "one taste om" from the sex cult featured in "Orgasm Inc" then ramps it up with the MLM yoga pants nightmare LulaRich and caps everything off with the "go ahead & stalk people if you say you love 'em" Twin Flames. 😳

Sources include: Rolling Stone, Newsweek, thewrap.com, bigthink.com, verywellmind.com, oprahdaily, ABC News, Vox

This episode has your hosts discussing their fears of national parks and the various murders & mysteries therein, including the case of Morgan Heimer in the Grand Canyon, the Shenandoah National Park cold case double murders* of Lollie Winans & Julie Williams, and not one but TWO horrible humans who killed their wives in national parks and thus got caught for murdering their previous wife!

Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: CAN you be an a**hole without being a murderer? Why is Becky threatening to Silence-of-the-Lambs Merie? Who amongst us takes pride in our ability to…dial AAA? How big of a badass girl is serial killer survivor Kara Robinson? (hint: maybe the biggest badass ever.)

Come for the hiking friends without benefits. Stay for Merie’s verrrry different rules for the guy’s side of the Korean spa. Stay to the end for the super-sexy-yet-completely-uninformed life insurance talk. #yourewelcome

Follow Tourons of Yellowstone and be prepared for the 🤦🏼‍♀️😒🤦🏻‍♀️ of it all.

Also, someone get Merie her own bear bell. Please. Now.

*This episode was recorded waaaay back THE DAY BEFORE the murders of Lolly & Julie were announced to have been solved! Thus, a minisode will be coming up soon with all the details!

Sources include almost toooooo many to count! Blue Ridge Outdoors, WaPo, Trailed by Kathrine Miles, New York Post,. East Idaho News, Sundial Press, Out, Coloradopolitics.com, westwood.com, freerangeamerican.us, trailsunblazed blog, Cleveland 5 News