117 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.

Anxious and Afraid The Pod Anxious and Afraid The Pod

    • True Crime
    • 4.7 • 103 Ratings

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.

    Episode 108: Ketchup Or Blood? Better Grab A French Fry (Daniel LaPlante-Murderer)

    Episode 108: Ketchup Or Blood? Better Grab A French Fry (Daniel LaPlante-Murderer)

    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 story about a disturbed teenager who would go on to commit heinous crimes against the Bowen family and the Gustafson family during the 1980s in Massachusetts, culminating in the murder of three innocent lives.

    Credits:
    The Boston Globe
    Allthatsinteresting.com
    celticssentenial.com
    wikipedia.com
    newspaperarchive.com
    cbsnews.com
    talkmurderwithme.com
    Redhanded podcast episode 103

    Music By:
    Brokeforfree.com
    Matt Edwards

    Edited By:
    Michael

    Website:
    https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/

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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Episode 107: The Ugly Tunes Saloons (Disappearance of Brian Shaffer)

    Episode 107: The Ugly Tunes Saloons (Disappearance of Brian Shaffer)

    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.
    After catching up, Shawna delves into the mysterious missing person case of Brian Shaffer, a young American medical student who went out to celebrate the beginning of spring break with friends and was never seen again.

    Credits:
    Wikipedia.com
    Crime Junkie Podcast
    And That's Why We Drink Podcast
    Investigation Discovery

    Music By:

    Brokeforfree.com
    Matt Edwards

    Edited By:
    Michael

    Website:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/


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    • 1 hr 20 min
    Episode 106: LANSA Se Lanza De Panza (Juliane Koepcke-Plane Crash Survivor)

    Episode 106: LANSA Se Lanza De Panza (Juliane Koepcke-Plane Crash Survivor)

    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. Tune in to hear about Juliane's incredible resourcefulness and willpower, which helped her to escape the jungle and survive.

    Credits:
    When I Fell From The Sky By Juliane Koepcke

    1998 Documentary: Wings Of Hope, directed by Werner Herzog

    Wikipedia.com

    Music By:
    Brokeforfree.com
    Matt Edwards

    Edited By:
    Michael

    Website:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/


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    • 1 hr 33 min
    Episode 105: Moisture Abounds (1962 Escape From Alcatraz)

    Episode 105: Moisture Abounds (1962 Escape From Alcatraz)

    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 prisoner's escape plan, as well as the theories surrounding what happened to the men after their great escape.

    Credits:
    Wikipedia.com
    FBI.gov
    My Favorite Murder Ep 214
    Documentary-Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession

    Music By:
    Brokeforfree.com
    Matt Edwards

    Edited By:
    Michael

    Website:
    https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/


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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Episode 104: Cold Tiddies Part ll- The Titanic, Revisited

    Episode 104: Cold Tiddies Part ll- The Titanic, Revisited

    In this week's episode, Abby brings us back to the story that started it all, The RMS Titanic.
    Tune in to hear the tragic first-hand accounts of the passengers who survived the sinking and vivid descriptions of what it was like to be on the ill-fated ship the night it went down.

    Credits:
    A Night To Remember by Walter Lord
    Wikipedia
    PBS.org
    Buzzfeed.com

    Music By:
    Brokeforfree.com
    Matt Edwards

    Edited By:Michael

    Website:https://anxiousandafraidthepod.com/

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    • 1 hr 25 min
    Episode 103: I Would Instantly Be Peeing And Crying

    Episode 103: I Would Instantly Be Peeing And Crying

    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 in for this extraordinary story of human endurance and the ability to keep a level head even in the most stressful times.
    Don't miss this astonishing story! Listen to the Anxious and Afraid podcast now on your favorite platform. And show your support by purchasing our exclusive merchandise at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/anxious-and-afraid-the-pod?ref_id=13121









    Credits:

    TheGuardian.com Article by Paula Cocozza

    NationalGeographic.com Article by Tanya Basu

    My Favorite Murder Podcast E356

    Wikipedia.com

    Youtube.com

    Music By:Brokeforfree.com
    Matt Edwards

    Edited By: Michael

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    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
103 Ratings

103 Ratings

Cattails8 ,

Love

Eugene fan love the anxiety ,true crime and the fact we both had childhood titanic obsessions !

Nullity ,

I just can’t

Edit: stop the squealing. Do you even realize you’re doing this??

These 20s something girls seem to giggle an awful lot and I could probably put up with that for decent content but it’s the ear splitting giggling that just is too much. I will try to continue the rest of the episode but if it’s all going to be just giggling, you can count me unsubscribed.

kelizwallace ,

Hometown girls = podcast stars!

A shout-out from Pleasant Hill, down the road from you two. It’s great hearing the local flavor (Springfield lol) and my son & I LOVED the Mt St Helen ep on the drive to the coast. If it would stop RAINING I might not be binging disaster pods, but here we are.

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