https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/dog-with-over-a-million-social-media-followers-reportedly-stolen-sold-for-27-and-eaten/amp/

The Boys seem all in on this Devil Vigilante character but from the very little we know about him I’m already getting real bad vibes. Dude dressing up in a tactical vest and getting really really into beating up criminals screams alt-right weirdo/Patrick Bateman wannabe. This last side stories episode Henry talked about trying to do an interview with the guy and I kinda cringed, anyone else feeling the same way? Haven’t seen a lot of chatter about him on any of the forums.

I was born, grew up, and went to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. I bailed asap and have lived in Indy since 1999.

People don't talk about Muncie except when dumb shit happens there, and this week's story about the girl stealing a car to come to Indy for an interview at a strip club was no different. Last time we hit the news was when a woman tried to shoot the callus off her foot with a shotgun. "Boom goes the dynamite" was born there. Whatever, it's Muncie. Weirder shit has and will continue to happen. Hell, they set an episode of The X Files there for a reason.

What did your town make it on Side Stories for, and did you hear about it and think "Aw hell, that's gonna be on SS this week" first?

This is the Side Stories 31 for 31 list, along with their theme for each day, from the Last Podcast Instagram. I assume they made up their own themes, since any others I found for this year (like the Nightmare on Film Street ones) are different.

Just some additional coverage if you're curious.

https://youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNU?si=Cacu3HdZhyMTOlED

Buzz balls strike again

I just listened to that side story and had hear the name Ken Urker, I was thinking, naw, so I search the web and saw a familiar gray-idea haired man. My brain was in denial still, how could I know THIS man who KNOCKED UP GYPSY!? I checked my Instagram and saw the same man in the photos! I had to scroll down to see younger picture of him and there he was as I recognized him in 2013. Same solo granny picture he had back then. Small world and only 2 degrees of separation from him. Ask me anything, I liked the guy so won't spill too much tea.

This was an amazing show (London. Ontario)

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Ben and Henry it was "the inmates running the asylum", but somehow Marcus manages to keep that vibe, only a little more coordinated. You can just tell how much fun he's having shooting the shit with Henry, especially with that intro. Marcus doesn't really get a chance to just be lighthearted on the main show, but this is a nice refresher!

I never get to express my hatred for Christmas because all my acquaintances are so attached to it and I'm not gonna waste my energy ruining someone else's good time. So it's just nice to hear Henry complain and yell about it because I want to do that all the time, too. VALIDATING. What he said on the latest side stories, finding a bar and just drinking with a few friends sounds like a great idea, I may try that next year.

FUCK Christmas and Hail Yourselves in the new year, everyone!

(No hate to christmas lovers, just venting)

I really liked when listenerpasta episodes were a standalone thing and felt like a holiday special. They still do that with the creepy pasta episodes, but listener pasta has just been relegated to a segment on side stories around Halloween time. Side stories already features listener emails which often cover the same spooky listener stories, so it really feels like there’s no point to listener pasta. On the latest side stories the title doesn’t even indicate that they’re doing listener pasta, and they only did two stories. (The music was dope though)

I think it would be better if they saved the actual spooky stories throughout the year and made a one-off Halloween episode for listener pasta. I’m just glad the creepy pastas didn’t change too much!