Recent Episodes

Nov. 4, 2024

Strange Stories: Dunkin' Danger

We roll up to a Dunkin’ drive-thru to deliver a case about needless and hapless assault on a pregnant woman, by 28-year-old, William Rodriguez, in East Haven, Connecticut. Rodriguez attempted to carjack the hapless, 4-month-…
Oct. 28, 2024

Streaming: Woman of the Hour (2024)

We discuss the recent directorial debut of Anna Kendrick in Woman of the Hour (2024) on Netflix. We explore the dating game television subgenre, 1970s dating culture, The Dating Game TV show as a metaphor for the predatory m…
Oct. 21, 2024

Strange Stories: Missing in the Pine Barrens

We review key details along the timeline of 38-year-old Danielle Lopez, a missing NJ woman, on a camping trip to Brendan T. Byrne State Forest Campground in the Pine Barrens. We discuss the last-known Lopez sighting by a cou…
Oct. 14, 2024

Streaming: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)

We discuss the nine-part Netflix series, Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024), or Ryan Murphy’s spin on the oft-dramatized retelling of the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home. We t…
Oct. 7, 2024

Strange Stories: Coca-Cola Confessions

We sift through the white powdery substance at the bottom of Lisa Bishop’s Coca-Cola can to find that her husband, 71-year-old, Alfred Ruf, in alleged connection with his stepdaughter from his wife’s previous marriage, and h…
Sept. 30, 2024

Streaming: American Nightmare (2024)

We discuss the three-part Netflix docuseries, American Nightmare (2024), about a 2015 home invasion and kidnapping. We parse the facts about the targeted couple, Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins, as their story seems stranger …

About the Hosts

Harry Chambers

Harry created the original theme music for Severed Podcast. He records, edits, and composes the interstitial music for each episode. When he is not recording or composing with sound, he is adding clever and creative quips to episode outlines. He provides the humor and color commentary where appropriate.

Drew Hudson

Drew wrote the original concept behind Severed Podcast in February 2022. She is the lead researcher, writer, branding and social media designer, as well as content creator.