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Sideways Boulevard

by Mark L. Groves

Three Kansas City fiction writers- Shelby Dollar, J.E. Petersen, and Mark L. Groves- talk about whatever weird, spooky, quirky but usually dark subject they find pleasing to their twisted curiosities. Get on the road to Weirdsville, population: you, on Sideways Boulevard. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sidewaysboulevard/support

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Episodes

  1. Sideways Boulevard Episode 10: Kansas Cryptids

    What happens when you cross a gorilla with a wolf? Have you seen the bat that shoots laser beams out of its horns? What about a land-locked Lochness-style monster in a farmer's pond? Our motto should be "Kansas: As freaky as you think." Check out the discussion as John, Shelby, and Mark hash out...

  2. Sideways Boulevard Episode 009: Women in Horror Month with authors Shelby Dollar, Denise Johnson, & Amelia Gorman

    To celebrate Women In Horror Month, Sideways Boulevard is joined by 3 of the 5 female authors involved in "Black Buttons Vol. 3: A Family Affair," published by Magnificent Cowlick Media. Shelby Dollar, Denise Johnson, & Amelia Gorman discuss what it's like to be a woman horror writer in a Stephen...

  3. Sideways Boulevard 008: Interview with John Kelley, Dark Artist

    The muse strikes artists in many ways. For John Kelley in Kansas City, his muse guides him to the beauty found in death and the rituals surreounding. He sees the touching humanity involved with the respect paid to those who have passed. And he can find a playful quality within the macabre. His...

  4. Sideways Boulevard 007: Our 3 Favorite Missouri Cryptids

    A 6-foot tall Raccoon Man...the press-hogging Momo stink ape...a screaming Ozark predator criss-crossing state lines...Missouri has mysterious, mythical monsters and we wanna talk about them! Join your Sideways Boulevard Hosts Mark, Shelby, & J.E. as we share insights on our 3 favorite Missouri...

  5. Sideways Boulevard 006: The Miller Mausoleum

    It's a campground. IT'S A GRAVEYARD. It's a playground. IT'S A CRYPT! It's the Miller Mausoleum, one man's hand-built dream of a family crypt just east of Kansas City. This weird buildign was almost lost to time and decay; however, when a great-grandkid fought to fix the creepy-cool palace de…

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  6. Sideways Boulevard 005: KC Spirit and Paranormal LIVE, with a Haunted Mansion, Bigfoot, and Alien Abductions

    Sideways Boulevard's Mark L. Groves shows up at the KC Spirit and Paranormal convention March 2022, and interviews members of this unusual, and kinda' awesome, community. In this third and final episode, hear from the caretakers of Beattie Mansion, St. Joseph, MO's very own, very haunted version…

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  7. Sideways Boulevard 004: KC Spirit and Paranormal LIVE, with Akashic Grace and the Holosky Podcast Team

    Sideways Boulevard's Mark L. Groves shows up at the KC Spirit and Paranormal convention, and interviews members of this unusual, and kinda' awesome, community. J.E. Peterson and Shelby Dollar couldn't make it- so Mark manned the mic and recorded the conversations as we talked about, and sometimes...

  8. Sideways Boulevard 003: KC Spirit and Paranormal LIVE, with Psychic Medium Jo Flowers, and CE5's Rupert Kortosh

    Sideways Boulevard's Mark L. Groves shows up at the KC Spirit and Paranormal convention, and interviews members of this unusual, and kinda' awesome, community. J.E. Peterson and Shelby Dollar couldn't make it- so Mark manned the mic and recorded the conversations as we talked about, and sometimes...

  9. Episode 002: The Unconventional KC Spirit & Paranormal Conventiona, plus a Live Medium does Mark

    In Ep. 002, Mark, J.E., and Shelby talk to April and Bettina, the twin forces behind the KC Spirit & Paranormal Convention, March 18th - 20th in Independence, MO. We find out about the readers and healers and dealers (oh my!) coming to this super-cool con, and then we meet Buck, the medium you…

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  10. Sideways Boulevard Episode 001 - Curses, Crashes, and Bathhouse Hexes

    We're now Sideways Boulevard- your one-way street to Weirdsville, population: you. Join Mark, J.E., and Shelby as the laydown the lowdown on curses- what they are, how to fight them, plus cursed cars and corpses you probably haven't heard about, and Roman-clature that really upped the curse game,...

  11. Podenstein's Lab Episode 012: How's It Hanging? Executions, Et Al

    So this was the hardest Podenstein's Lab they've done yet. Mass murderers who sold the bodies to science? Sure. Gross infections? You bet. All the horrible stuff that can happen to you in space? Call it done. But hangings and executions go to some really, really dark places. J.E. Petersen, Shelby...

  12. Podenstein's Lab Episode 11: Vacation Revelations for Deplorable Destinations

    It's a hell of a vacation list, literally, in Episode 11 of Podenstein's Lab! Shelby, J.E., and Mark put together a time-off-that's-awful set of real places that are real nightmares for leisure plans: an Island getaway to get away from, a nightly firepit from the bowels of hell, and a famous…

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  13. Podenstein's Lab Episode 10: Did Edgar Allan Poe Actually Murder Miss Mary?

    Edgar Allan Poe- prolific horror writer, yes...but did he commit a horror of which he wrote? Fiction is the way to tell truth through lies, and Podenstein's Lab takes a deep dive into the real story of Mary Rogers, victim in life- and in literature as "The Mystery of Marie Roget." Did Poe write a...

  14. Podenstein's Lab Episode 009: What Lies Beneath, and the Lies About Them

    Buried treasure. It exists, but does it exist here in the Midwest? Episode 9 of Podenstein's Lab digs out stories of underground bounties- from 16th century Spanish riches in Arkansas, to a whole city of statues- and giants- under Moberly, MO, to where you might or might not find hidden gold from...

  15. Podenstein's Lab Episode 008: The Shocking Shakedown on Earthquake Madness

    In Episode 008, there's a whole lot of shaking going on as the news team takes a deep dive into Earthquakes in the USA. First, find out about the big Missouri monster that rang bells in Boston. Next, get a happy thought with a possible future catastrophes stateside that could kill a lot- or...

  16. Podenstein's Lab Episode 007: Breaking Out in Breaking Out- Prisons, Persons, and Places

    You might be innocent, but Podenstein's Lab is guilty of taking you behind bars in Episode 007. From the lingering mystery of what happened to the real "Escape from Alcatraz" trio, to truly amazing break-outs both artistic and yogatastic, to some truly crazy calabooses across the world. Plus real...

  17. Podenstein's Lab Episode 006: A Trio of True Tales from the Decapitation Nation!

    The Podenstein’s Lab news team loses their heads! At least, in the news they bring you in this episode. Mark L. Groves introduces the man behind “laughing your head off”- literally; Shelby Dollar discusses the science of slugs that love a good auto-decapitation; and J.E. Petersen revisits a...

  18. Podenstein's Lab 005: Museum of Puketastic Potables, The Real Deal Behind Virginia's Notorious "Bunny Man," and Giving Birth to Bunny Bits in 1726

    Episode 5 of Podenstein's Lab takes you to Sweden's Disgusting Food Museum for news on their barfy booze; goes behind the scenes for the hatchet/axe wielding, fuzzy suited, sorta' true Bunny Man Legend; and goes back in time to find out why a woman in England was busy birthing bunny bits, among...

  19. Podenstein's Lab Special Report: Frozen Dead Guy Days 2021

    It's a no-go for the snow bro this year. Find out what Frozen Dead Guy Days is all about, in this special report- including an interview from 2018 with Amanda MacDonald, Event Coordinator for Frozen Dead Guy Days.

  20. Podenstein's Lab 004: Alone Again..Unnaturally, Worm Balls Make for Good Future Tech, and Weird Places for Crawl Spaces

    In Episode 4 of the Podenstein's Lab newscast, Mark L. Groves talks about quarantining alone- and how you may NOT be alone; Shelby Dollar takes us on a nature tour of gross, wriggling worm balls, and how high tech is working on mimicking them; and J.E. wraps up our deep dives with true stories of...

  21. Podenstein's Lab EP003: Killer Chess Moves, Lipid Gold From the Greased and Deceased, and 1983's Apocalypse (Almost) Now

    It’s full news day in Episode 3 of Podenstein’s Lab. Shelby Dollar discovers a chess player slayer on the Soviet side; Mark L. Groves chews the fat on two historical French facts of putrescent power; and J.E. Petersen makes you self-aware about world’s almost-real Judgement Day in 1983. Plus the...

  22. Podenstein's Lab 002: A Bloodthirsty Banana on the Dating Game, Opening Email from Your Spinach, and Celebrating a Century Since They Disappeared.

    In Episode 2 of Podenstein’s Lab, your intrepid, insipid journaleasts bring you stories about how A 70’s Babe Dodged a Date with Death on the Dating Game; Bomb Sniffing Spinach Sending Email: and the 100th Anniversary of Finding the Cat- But Where’s the Crew? J.E., Shelby, and Mark dig these up...

  23. Podenstein's Lab 001: Shaggy's Sad Ending, Mo Mummies, and Repurposing Bambi's Booty

    Podenstein's Lab returns- as a world wide weird NEWS show! With a bent for the macabre, your three cohosts- Shelby Dollar, J.E. Petersen, and Mark L. Groves- scour the web for whatever piques their aberrant interests. In this inaugural re-boot, they bring you real headlines from the real weird...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Three Kansas City fiction writers- Shelby Dollar, J.E. Petersen, and Mark L. Groves- talk about whatever weird, spooky, quirky but usually dark subject they find pleasing to their twisted curiosities. Get on the road to Weirdsville, population: you, on Sideways Boulevard. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sidewaysboulevard/support

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Mark L. Groves

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comedy

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Three Kansas City fiction writers- Shelby Dollar, J.E. Petersen, and Mark L. Groves- talk about whatever weird, spooky, quirky but usually dark subject they find pleasing to their twisted curiosities. Get on the road to Weirdsville, population: you, on Sideways Boulevard. Support this podcast:...

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