Recent Episodes

March 31, 2025

Strange Stories: Party Principal

We discuss the Cocoa Beach house party hosted by Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and third-grade teacher Karly Anderson. A raucous neighborhood scene played out with teens shouting obscenities, puking on the front lawn, drunk driving, smoking marijuana, and wielding a …
March 24, 2025

Paranormal: The Sallie House

We explore narratives of a child ghost haunting The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. We dive into the Finney family history and discuss Debra Pickman’s ghost memoir, The Sallie House: True Story, which outlines her year-long accounts of living with “Sallie” and the alleged ghost’s temperamental at…
March 17, 2025

Streaming: Luigi Mangione

We examine the brazen and hyperpolarized case of Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old who premeditated, plotted, and pulled the trigger of his self-designed, 3D-printed ghost gun on 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on December 4, 2024. We present a nuanced timeline leading up to th…
March 10, 2025

Strange Stories: Gross-ery Store

We discuss 23-year-old content creator Kelli Tedford and her participation in (and recording of) public urination in the Monadnock Food Co-op in Keene, NH, and the surrounding area spanning four years. We investigate whether Tedford was inspired–and participated in–a sub-culture of public pissers o…
March 3, 2025

Pastor Eli Regalado

We discuss the egregious and incomprehensible defrauding of members of Victorious Grace Church by Pastor Eligio (Eli) Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn Regalado, by establishing a worthless cryptocurrency, INDXcoin, in 2024. We explore the levels of rhetorical manipulation and outright greed by weapon…
Feb. 24, 2025

Streaming: Lorena

We discuss the case timeline of the four-part docuseries Lorena (2019) and comment on the intersectionality bias in the media and the volatile events surrounding the infamous severing of John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis on June 23, 1993.

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.

Reviews

Loved it!

"This is one of the best pods I’ve checked out recently. Plus, the host’s vocabulary is on point! I just really enjoyed the depth of the case and the energy of the hosts, *chef’s kiss*! Will be bingin…"

Lilpyrogirl | June 10, 2024

Fabulous content, discussion, and deep dive into cases.

"Drew and Harry are excellent hosts and researchers! Love this podcast where no avenue is left unexplored. Intelligent, witty, and thorough examination of case materials. Keep up the good work…I can’…"

Imtinabeana | May 15, 2024