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Beyond the Norm

Hosted by Christi Lukasiak · education · EN

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About this Podcast:

Christi Lukasiak was one of the original Dance Moms, the fierce and funny mom who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. Now, a few years older and wiser, Christi Lukasiak is still fierce and funny. In hthis podcast, she explorez the dark sode of things with her gay soulmate, Stephen Maynard. They both revel in the dark, weird and things that are just beyond the norm.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What is Beyond the Norm about?

Christi Lukasiak was one of the original Dance Moms, the fierce and funny mom who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. Now, a few years older and wiser, Christi Lukasiak is still fierce and funny. In hthis podcast, she explorez the dark sode of things with her gay soulmate, Stephen Maynard.

Who hosts Beyond the Norm?

Beyond the Norm is hosted by Christi Lukasiak. The show has published 96 episodes to date.

What has Beyond the Norm covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Jack the Ripper or Sweeney Todd?" (13 March 2025, 38 minutes), "The Suicide Hotel" (27 February 2025, 43 minutes), and "Don't F*ck with Robert" (20 February 2025, 39 minutes).

How often does Beyond the Norm publish?

Beyond the Norm publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 96 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Beyond the Norm?

Booking probability for Beyond the Norm is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beyond the Norm requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beyond the Norm's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Christi Lukasiak hosts Beyond the Norm, an education podcast with 96 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Feb 27, 202543 minS2

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  • Feb 20, 202539 minS2

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  • Feb 6, 202545 minS2

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  • Beyond the Norm

    Run Baby, Run Fast

    Oct 23, 202438 min

    "We're back! Truth be told Stephen had covid and I had pneumonia." Well hello once again to our Ghouls and Goblins. We've been out sick for a couple of weeks (but nothing is more terrifying than that sickly death...

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    Murder on the Mind

    Sep 24, 202440 min

    "I'm living my true crime fantasy right now," remarks Stephen as like many of us it's easy to fall down a true crime rabbit hole. You click one YouTube video then the next thing you know you've watched 300 hours of...

  • Sep 17, 202447 min

    "Do you know somebody by the name of Benjamin Franklin? Doesn't ring any bells." While it might be time for someone to go back to school to learn some American history, today's history lesson isn't something they taught...

  • Sep 10, 202455 min

    "They found like a gelatinous mass in the septic tank because all the body parts had fused into a clump. You're not allowed to say the words "gelatinous mass" again!" Christi is very upset with Stephen because when he's...

  • Aug 27, 202446 min

    "We've all seen Poltergeist . Rule number one: leave Indian burial grounds alone!" While a good rule of thumb for all of our ghoulish listeners, unfortunately Poltergeist didn't exist in the 1800's or today's subject...

  • Aug 20, 202439 min

    "Someone is going to jump off a building if Christi walks by," jokes Stephen, but as Christi is quick to point out in some cases that isn't too far from the truth! But could you imagine one of those incidents occurring...

  • Jul 9, 202446 min

    "Pikachu?! It's Tinky-Winky! And actually Tinky-Winky was the purple one and Po was the yellow one. You are all over the place!" argues Stephen as Christi discovers if there's one line she shouldn't cross t's Stephen's...

  • Beyond the Norm

    The Third Wave

    Jul 2, 202447 min

    "I think people want to belong to something," Christi postulates as she picks up the pieces from last week's episode on cults to try and get to the heart of what makes groupthink tick. To better understand this...

  • Beyond the Norm

    Crazy for Cults

    Jun 25, 202454 min

    "At one point if I was in that compound I'd be like, 'Look I get it. I'm your spiritual wife... but I gotta go.'" Stephen jokes, but it gets to the heart of the matter on what makes his chosen topic for this week...

  • Beyond the Norm

    The Corpse Bride

    Jun 18, 202441 min

    "Florida, we need to have a talk." jokes Stephen as this week's story takes us to Key West where nothing ever wild happens! Just kidding, because even if nothing else weird ever happened in Key West this story would be...

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    New Orleans Spirits

    Jun 11, 20241h 6m

    "She literally shoved someone's head into the mirror and it cracked and fell off the wall; then the bar had to replace it. You took me willingly to this bar? Oh yeah it's great!" If there's one thing Christi and Stephen...

  • Beyond the Norm

    NOLA Vampires

    Jun 4, 202458 min

    "When I did Christi's Couch, the most popular stories were always when I covered dark stuff," says Christi Lukasiak, though as a listener of Christi's Couch that may not come as too much of a surprise. You may know...

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