Hellscape

Facehugger in Paradise : Deepthroating the Alien Movie Franchise

In this episode, Teague, Kendra, and Chloë do a gonzo cultural analysis of the Alien movie franchise. 

VARIETY PACK | Quick and Quippy

This week, we are channeling the chaotic nature of summer. We'll be talking about theoretical breakdancing, the new "Betrayal" series, It Ends With Us drama, Love Island, and more!

VARIETY PACK | From Rad Lives to Trad Wives

This week, Kendra and Chloë talks about the Ballerina Farm article and examine how the trad wife trend is a pipeline to right-wing extremism, with a special focus on the Mormon church! We also look into spiritual charlatanism through the lens of the recent sentencing of influencer Kat Torres for human trafficking, Ye's new app, and so much more!

VARIETY PACK | Hothouse Summer

This week on Variety Pack, we talk about shoplifting for survival, heatwave summer, the “presidential debate”, the Sherri Papini case, the Gypsy Rose doc, the Karen Read trial and MORE! 

Toxic Mirepoix: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Hey, ever think about the fact that there's a huge pile of garb' just floating in the vast expanse that is the ocean? We do. Then, we get scared. To arm ourselves against the end times, we like to blend comedy with knowledge. So, join us today as Teague and Chloë talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!

Hide & Seek: The Vanishing of Shannon Marie Sherrill

On a sunny day in October of 1986, a group of children were playing a game of hide and seek in rural Thorntown, Indiana. As they scattered to find the best hiding spots, they had no idea that their act of innocent play would devolve into one of the most traumatic days of their lives. Today on Hellscape, we dive into the mysterious vanishing of little Shannon Marie Sherrill.

"Honey, That's a UFO" - The Michigan Mass UFO Sighting of '94

On the otherwise cold and calm night of March 8th, 1994, many residents of West Michigan were left “alarmed and amazed” when a series of unexplained phenomena began coalescing in their skies. Today, on Hellscape, we take a look at one the largest mass UFO sightings on record and examine the implications of new radar data unearthed many years after the fact through the lens of the Pentagon’s “soft disclosure”.

VARIETY PACK | Willie Dead

This week on Variety Pack, Kendra & Chloë talk about the 7M Tiktok cult, the Nick Carter documentary, starseed “downloads” telling us Lyme disease is “a gift”, the appropriately gruesome death of Robert Pickton, and the developing and harrowing case of Mica Acacia (Miller). Join us!

Lifeblood: Indigenous Resistance in the Grassy Narrows

For decades, blind industry fuelled by rabid and unchecked capitalism poisoned the waters of the Wabigoon River, in Northern Ontario. This river is the lifeblood of the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation of the Grassy Narrows. Join us today as we discuss Indigenous-led resistance, examine the governmental failure to commit to meaningful reparations, and chat about the environmental impacts of generations of industrial waste poisoning in the Grassy Narrows.

The Underworld of Girlhood: The Murder of Reena Virk

On November 14th, 1997, 14-year-old teen Reena Virk joined a group of peers from her neighbourhood for some late-night partying under the Craigflower Bridge, in the Saanich district of Vancouver Island. Little did she know, the night of revelry was but a ruse. Under the bridge, Reena was assailed by a group of teens - mostly girls - with shocking brutally. The events that followed would engender a moral panic about the capacity for violence amongst teenage girls and would later open up a national conversation about racially motivated bullying. Join us today as we discuss the story of Reena Virk.