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Hosted by Abby and Shawna · comedy · EN · 128 episodes
A podcast hosted by Abby and Shawna, two gals from the Pacific Northwest who love to talk about true crime, the paranormal, conspiracies, and everything in-between. Listen in as the girls switch off each episode, telling each other a story that makes them feel especially anxious and afraid.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast hosted by Abby and Shawna, two gals from the Pacific Northwest who love to talk about true crime, the paranormal, conspiracies, and everything in-between. Listen in as the girls switch off each episode, telling each other a story that makes them feel especially anxious and afraid.
Anxious and Afraid The Pod is hosted by Abby and Shawna. The show has published 128 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later" (12 August 2025, 28 minutes), "Episode 118: F*ck It, It's Friday (Damascus Titan II Missile Disaster)" (10 June 2025, 61 minutes), and "Episode 117: Get That Man His Tea (British Airways Flight 5390)" (27 May 2025, 63 minutes).
Anxious and Afraid The Pod publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 70 minutes across 128 episodes.
Booking probability for Anxious and Afraid The Pod is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Anxious and Afraid The Pod requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Anxious and Afraid The Pod's contact route on record: verified email.
Abby and Shawna hosts Anxious and Afraid The Pod, a comedy show with 128 episodes published.
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Anxious and Afraid The Pod
Hey listeners! We just wanted to take a moment to catch up and let you know we'll be gone for a bit while we await the arrival of Michael and Abby's newest family member. Send all the good vibes for a safe delivery of...
Episode #118
In this week's episode, Abby takes the gang on an exciting journey as she recounts the tale of the 1980 Damascus Titan II missile explosion. Join us as we explore the realm of nuclear disaster near-misses and examine...
Episode #117
In this week's episode, Shawna revisits one of her most fascinating topics and shares a heart-stopping plane incident from 1990s Britain. <br />Tune in as Shawna recounts the incredible story of a pilot who endured one...
Episode #116
In this week's episode, Abby returns with the conclusion of the two-part series on the kidnapping of heiress and college student Barbara Jane Mackle. Join the crew as they explore the identity of the kidnappers, their...
Episode #115
In this week's episode, Abby returns with a gripping kidnapping story. <br />In December of 1968, Barbara Jane Mackle was trying to complete her fall term exams at Emory College so she could go home for winter break...
Episode #114
In this week's episode, Abby takes the gang to the foggy London streets of the Victorian era to learn about one of the first urban legends- the story of Spring-Heeled Jack.<br />For several decades in the 1800s, the...
Episode #113
In this week's episode, Shawna brings the tale of one of the biggest mysteries to ever come out of the Pacific Northwest- The story of D.B. Cooper. Tune in to learn the details behind one brazen man's plans to hijack a...
Episode #112
In this week's episode, Abby brings the tragic and infuriating case of the 2012 Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. Please tune in to the unbelievable story of a negligent cruise ship captain whose decisions would...
Episode #111
In this week's episode, Shawna makes the crew feel downright terrible as she covers the notorious Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Also know as the Weston State Hospital, the sprawling property was once built with good...
Episode #108
In this week's episode, Abby concludes the two-part series on the incredible survival story of Louis Zamperini. He was an Olympic runner and a US Army Air Force bombardier. Louis faced a plane crash, weeks on a raft...
Episode #108
In this week's episode, Abby presents part one of a two-part series discussing the incredible survival story of Louis Zamperini.<br />He was an Olympic runner who served in the United States Air Force during WWII and...
Episode #108
In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the true crime of it all with the horrible story of Daniel LaPlante. Although this story is chock-full of disclaimers and content warnings, the gang forges ahead with the...
Episode #107
In this week's episode, Shawna and Abby have a lot of catching up to do, especially after Shawna's return from Mexico. If you want to skip to the story, we understand that; the time stamp you're looking for is 20:40.<br...
Episode #106
In this week's episode, Abby shares the harrowing survival story of Juliane Koepcke. Juliane was a teenage girl who became the only survivor of LANSA flight 508 after the plane crashed in the Amazon rainforest in 1971...
Episode #105
In this week's episode, Shawna tackles the thrilling and mysterious case of three prisoners who escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison. Tune in as we delve into the meticulous planning and execution of the...
Episode #104
In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the story that started it all, The RMS Titanic.<br />Tune in to hear the tragic first-hand accounts of the passengers who survived the sinking and vivid descriptions of...
Episode #103
In this week's episode, Shawna kicks off the return of Anxious and Afraid by telling the incredible and harrowing survival tale of Harrison Okene, a man who sank to the bottom of the sea and lived to tell the tale. Tune...
Anxious and Afraid The Pod
HEY GUYS.<br />Be sure to listen to this special announcement from those three weirdo's who missed you very much!<br />Stick around to hear what Shawna and Abby have been up to for the past year or so while Michael sits...
Anxious and Afraid The Pod
In this week's episode, Abby tells the crew all about the natural disaster at Lake Nyos.<br />In Cameroon, West Africa during the month of August in 1986, a crater lake called Lake Nyos abruptly erupted a large cloud of...
Anxious and Afraid The Pod
In this week's episode, Abby regales the crew with the mystifying tale of the ghost blimp.<br />Amid WWII, a fleet of blimps would be assigned the mission of patrolling the West Coast of California for Japanese...
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