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Sideways Boulevard

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.
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Sideways BoulevardMar 09, 2021

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Sideways Boulevard Episode 10: Kansas Cryptids

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 their 3 favorite Kansas Cryptids (beyond Bigfoot) that put weird on the map, here at Sideways Boulevard. #kansascryptids

Jun 25, 202345:10
Sideways Boulevard Episode 009: Women in Horror Month with authors Shelby Dollar, Denise Johnson, & Amelia Gorman

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 King world. Plus they talk about the amazing stories they wrote in Black Buttons Vol. 3, and what's coming in their future as writers of dark fiction.

Feb 24, 202342:51
Sideways Boulevard 008: Interview with John Kelley, Dark Artist

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 paintings, drawings, multimedia works, and antique/junque store discoveries create a tapestry of dark art in Booth 1313 at Metcalf Antiques in the Kansas City area. Mark talks with him about art, death, creativity, working in theatre, and how a booth in an antique mall sells more art than at gallery exhibitions.

John's house isn't there, but he definitely has an address on Sideways Boulevard.

Feb 04, 202301:15:55
Sideways Boulevard 007: Our 3 Favorite Missouri Cryptids

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 Cryptids! From the state named after "town of big canoes"  (thanks Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology), we find our next stop on Sideways Boulevard!

Jan 21, 202341:24
Sideways Boulevard 006: The Miller Mausoleum
Dec 24, 202226:46
Sideways Boulevard 005: KC Spirit and Paranormal LIVE, with a Haunted Mansion, Bigfoot, and Alien Abductions

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 of the "House on the Hill." Next, Carter Buschardt, author of the "Sasquatch: Evidence of an Enigma" books, shares his findings of Bigfoot communications and communities here in the midwest. We wrap up with Jeanne M. Walker, author of "Family Secrets," who shares her very, very intimate knowledge of alien abductions. Get ready for lots of twists and turns as we take a trip down Sideways Boulevard!

Apr 17, 202251:03
Sideways Boulevard 004: KC Spirit and Paranormal LIVE, with Akashic Grace and the Holosky Podcast Team

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 to, other planes, ether worlds, and aliens. Plus laughter and fun. Here's the second of 3 podcasts, this one including Akashic Grace from Kansas City, and Steve and Kyle from the Holosky Podcast out of Illinois. Join us, as we take a trip down Sideways Boulevard.

Apr 07, 202241:08
Sideways Boulevard 003: KC Spirit and Paranormal LIVE, with Psychic Medium Jo Flowers, and CE5's Rupert Kortosh

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 to, other planes, ether worlds, and aliens. Plus laughter and fun. Here's the first of 3 podcasts, this one including Psychic Medium Jo Flowers from Topeka, KS, and CE5 (Close Encounters of 5th Kind) representative Rupert Kortosh from Leicester, England. Join us, as we take a trip down Sideways Boulevard.

Mar 28, 202237:43
Episode 002: The Unconventional KC Spirit & Paranormal Conventiona, plus a Live Medium does Mark

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 know from www.tiktok.com/@Buckymanmedium.  Buck talks about his growth as a spirit medium- and does a session, unrehearsed, live, with Mark.  Join the fun roundtable discussion of contacting the beyond, and the beautiful, at the Kc Spirit & Paranormal Convention, in this episode of Sideways Boulevard.

Feb 22, 202201:08:22
Sideways Boulevard Episode 001 - Curses, Crashes, and Bathhouse Hexes

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, along with witches vs. Hitler.  Ready, hex, go- in episode 001 of Sideways Boulevard!

Jan 10, 202201:03:48
Podenstein's Lab Episode 012: How's It Hanging? Executions, Et Al

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 Dollar, and Mark L. Groves do their best with humanity's worst, and present it here, in Episode 11.  Plus real headlines that are real weird (basement full of bowling balls, anyone?).  Get the news you can use freak out your friends, right now, in Podenstein's Lab.

Aug 21, 202145:38
Podenstein's Lab Episode 11: Vacation Revelations for Deplorable Destinations

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 river with the foulest flow. As always, you also get real news headlines of real news oddities. Pack your swimsuit, anti-venom, and flight bag, this episode is such a trip- in Podenstein's Lab.

Jul 19, 202159:29
Podenstein's Lab Episode 10: Did Edgar Allan Poe Actually Murder Miss Mary?

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 story, or a confession? Plus we look at Poe's other tales based on real life horrors, and look into his own terrible demise at the age of forty. And as always, real news headlines of real news oddities, all here in Podenstein's Lab.

May 29, 202101:16:01
Podenstein's Lab Episode 009: What Lies Beneath, and the Lies About Them

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 Jesse James. The truth is out there, even when it's lies.  Plus real headlines of real weirdness, in Podenstein's Lab.

May 22, 202101:11:15
Podenstein's Lab Episode 008: The Shocking Shakedown on Earthquake Madness

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 everybody.  Then discover how tremblors are being created- by the thousands- through the hand of humanity.  And of course, real headlines that are real weird.  It's news you can use to shake up your friends, in Podenstein's Lab!

May 03, 202101:10:22
Podenstein's Lab Episode 007: Breaking Out in Breaking Out- Prisons, Persons, and Places

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 headlines that are real bizarre. What we have here, is NOT a failure to communicate, in this series of reports from Podenstein's Lab.

Apr 23, 202101:07:03
Podenstein's Lab Episode 006: A Trio of True Tales from the Decapitation Nation!

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 Colorado chicken who takes a chopping- and spends the next 18 months headless pecking for paying audiences nationwide. It even has it's own festival...of course. These stories and more are on the chopping block, in Episode 6 of Podenstein’s Lab.

Apr 08, 202151:52
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

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 other animal chunks.  Proving truth is grosser than fiction, it's all the news you can use to freak out your friends, here in Podenstein's Lab.

Mar 20, 202154:36
Podenstein's Lab Special Report: Frozen Dead Guy Days 2021

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.

Mar 09, 202112:24
Podenstein's Lab 004: Alone Again..Unnaturally, Worm Balls Make for Good Future Tech, and Weird Places for Crawl Spaces

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 hidden rooms- and weird treasures- discovered recently inside people's homes.  Plus the usual Real Headlines that are Real Weird. It's all the news you can use to freak out your friends, in Podenstein's Lab!

Mar 06, 202155:57
Podenstein's Lab EP003: Killer Chess Moves, Lipid Gold From the Greased and Deceased, and 1983's Apocalypse (Almost) Now

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 top three headlines from the past two weeks. It’s news you can use to freak out your friends, in Podenstein’s Lab.

Feb 20, 202147:16
Podenstein's Lab 002: A Bloodthirsty Banana on the Dating Game, Opening Email from Your Spinach, and Celebrating a Century Since They Disappeared.

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 from the digital trough, along with real headlines that are real weird. Need talk fodder to make a conversation uncomfortable? Find the words to suit your wierd here, in Podenstein’s Lab.

Feb 06, 202128:52
Podenstein's Lab 001: Shaggy's Sad Ending, Mo Mummies, and Repurposing Bambi's Booty

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 world, and deep-dive news on  the Sad Sign-off of Casey Kasem, Recent Discoveries on How King Teti was Stackin' Acolytes, and Creepy Creatures that are Nothing Butt Cute.  They wrap up Podenstein's Lab with new horror movies they hope to see in 2021.

Like a Phoenix from the dumpster fire,  they're back with all the News You Can Use to Freak Out Your Friends- Podenstein's Lab!

Jan 24, 202151:22