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Spark My Interest

Spark My Interest

By Granevan Media

Be shocked. Be thrilled. Be sparked! Debra, Diana and Jesi compete each week to bring you the most interesting true stories from every corner of the universe. Kick your week off right with a new episode every Monday and get sparked!
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Spark My InterestDec 16, 2019

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Fireside #5
May 20, 202211:46
155. Like Ducks to Water
May 16, 202233:44
Fireside #4
May 13, 202216:58
154. Balloon Butt
May 09, 202229:14
Fireside #3
May 06, 202212:36
153. Friday the 13th Every Month?!
May 02, 202237:27
Fireside #2
Apr 29, 202209:38
152. The Person was the Bread Bowl
Apr 25, 202228:45
Fireside #1
Apr 22, 202210:06
151. Well of Hell
Apr 18, 202226:13
150. FYI, I'm Not Her
Apr 11, 202236:39
149. What About THESE Beamers?
Apr 04, 202237:49
148. Denture Adventure
Mar 28, 202231:36
147. The Penguin Faces South!
Mar 21, 202231:30
146. It's Weird, But I Love It
Mar 14, 202229:00
145. Fixed the Newel Post!
Mar 07, 202228:56
144. What Does He Know?
Feb 28, 202232:01
143. A Long-Tongued Moment
Feb 21, 202233:44
142. The Incident was Regrettable (Valentine's Episode)
Feb 14, 202230:55
141. Forest Man of India
Feb 07, 202230:39
140. Pinkest Pink
Jan 31, 202233:30
139. Double Doozy
Jan 24, 202232:12
138. Puttin' My Lips to That
Jan 17, 202231:36
137. The Night Witches (Special Guest Alicia Kenworthy)
Jan 10, 202245:07
136. Surf's Up!
Jan 03, 202231:23
135. Peppermint Pod
Dec 27, 202139:09
134. We'll Bowl You Over
Dec 20, 202136:10
133. Fancy AF (Special Guest Jessica Ryan)

133. Fancy AF (Special Guest Jessica Ryan)

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined again by Jessica Ryan (IG @jessicaryannyla) of broadwayunlocked.com and the new #TechTheater podcast to talk about eerie Wired predictions, the Russian Popeye, the man who ate from the same menu for 7 years, and Norton I., Emperor of the United States... and the shortest running show in London.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20-amazing-theatre-facts_34626.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/qzrdl8/in_1997_wired_magazine_published_a_10_things_that/ 

https://nypost.com/2021/09/20/russian-popeye-may-die-if-petroleum-jelly-stays-in-arms/

https://news.yahoo.com/33-old-california-man-says-145448113.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton



Dec 13, 202142:05
132. Taters!
Dec 06, 202132:53
131. Dogman

131. Dogman

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about Buffalo Bill, a novel learn-to-play-piano app, and the mysterious Dogman... and the longest wedding veil.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://time.com/6114737/buffalo-bill-cody-wild-west-myth/

https://verypiano.com/2017/07/24/interview-flowkey-ceo-jonas-gosling/

https://www.michiganradio.org/offbeat/2019-10-30/whos-a-good-boy-not-the-michigan-dogman

Nov 29, 202134:34
130. Tijuana Car Chase (Special Guest Srinivas Rao)

130. Tijuana Car Chase (Special Guest Srinivas Rao)

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Srinivas Rao of The Unmistakable Creative Podcast (unmistakablecreative.com) to talk about a couple handcuffed for love, a female crime syndicate, Taster's (bad) Choice, and Srini's Tijuana car chase... and some Thanksgiving stuff. Srini also recounts his experience on the reality dating show Indian Matchmaking.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://news.yahoo.com/being-handcuffed-together-123-days-215717541.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants

https://ingrace.us/december-4th-from-riches-to-rags-in-4-years/

Nov 22, 202135:44
129. Hypnotic (Special Guest Lucie Guest)

129. Hypnotic (Special Guest Lucie Guest)

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by actor-writer-director Lucie Guest (IG @lucieguest) to talk about forensic hypnosis, a gift that keeps on giving, arachnophobic spiders, and when Harry met Lucie... and some fun brain facts.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/04/false-witness-us-using-hypnosis-convict-criminals

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/27/texas-court-stays-execution-in-dallas-murder/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_hypnosis

https://www.facebook.com/cdf999299/

https://www.readersdigest.ca/health/relationships/hilarious-family-stories/

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049797067/sorry-arachnophobes-you-have-more-in-common-with-spiders-than-you-thought

Nov 15, 202150:29
128. Crazy Love
Nov 08, 202128:11
127. Get to that Equator!
Nov 01, 202131:41
126. Halloween Bonus Episode

126. Halloween Bonus Episode

Identical twin cohosts Debra and Diana recount their unsettling experiences with Ouija boards for cohost Jesi and guests Lauren and Ashley from Keep It Weird podcast (keepitweirdpodcast.com, @keepitweirdcast). Happy Halloween!

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Oct 31, 202155:53
125. The Halloween Special (featuring Keep It Weird podcast)

125. The Halloween Special (featuring Keep It Weird podcast)

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Lauren and Ashley from Keep It Weird podcast (keepitweirdpodcast.com, @keepitweirdcast) to talk about the Chair of Death, a Bigfoot theory, the Pladl family, Gabourey Sidibe's spell, and Duffy's Cut... and the most haunted states.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://medium.com/the-weird-closet/sit-on-busbys-cursed-chair-and-you-re-dead-seriously-13a0dc0db56b

https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/13-famous-curses-thatll-make-you-question-the-supernatural-and-logic-233941.html

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chair_of_Death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busby%27s_stoop_chair

https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_deathchair.html

https://www.clermontsun.com/2017/10/26/marc-hooversitting-in-the-busby-stoop-chair-of-death-it%E2%80%99s-at-a-pub-in-north%E2%80%88yorkshire-england

http://www.thirskmuseum.org/displays.html

https://weirdhq.com/greg-newkirk-and-dana-matthews-join-finding-bigfoot-for-2-hour-season-premiere/

https://www.buggedspace.com/man-divorces-wife-to-marry-his-daughter-kills-all-including-himself-after-daughter-decides-to-end-the-marriage/

https://www.looper.com/338303/the-american-horror-story-scene-gabourey-sidibe-regretted-filming/

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/us/secrets-of-duffys-cut-yield-to-shovel-and-science.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffy%27s_Cut

Oct 25, 202101:08:28
124. Endless Hole

124. Endless Hole

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the deepest hole, ghosts of Disneyland, and a mysterious silent man... and two rare human body conditions.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount).

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole

https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/haunted-disneyland-ghosts-in-the-happiest-place-on-earth

https://www.ranker.com/list/real-nurse-doctor-ghost-stories/jamaal-armstrong

Oct 18, 202136:59
123. Twin Strangers
Oct 11, 202141:54
122. Killer Handwriting
Oct 04, 202127:18
121. Fast, Cheap, and Easy

121. Fast, Cheap, and Easy

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about the brain of JFK, The Kiss of Life, and a very determined mother... and the world's tallest statue.

This episode's story time is sponsored by: Picture by Fulgent Genetics - picturegenetics.com

Listen to the episode for a promo code worth a 30% discount on a Picture by Fulgent Genetics test kit (COVID kits do not qualify for the discount). We also announce the winner of the drawing for a free test kit!

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://www.historicmysteries.com/jfks-missing-brain/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize

https://historydaily.org/story-behind-iconic-kiss-life-photo 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dbv4a/mother-rescue-trafficked-daughter-bangladesh-india

Sep 27, 202136:43
120. We Are Not the Father (Special Guest Becky Tsai)
Sep 20, 202147:33
119. Lady Death
Sep 13, 202135:39
118. Don't Put That Out There
Sep 06, 202135:35
117. Is It Too Far?
Aug 30, 202133:01
116. Hearing Two Voices
Aug 23, 202125:27
115. Murder & Gas
Aug 16, 202134:59
114. Still Burning (Special Guest Arielle Nissenblatt)

114. Still Burning (Special Guest Arielle Nissenblatt)

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Arielle Nissenblatt (Instagram - @ariellethisandthat), creator of Earbuds Podcast Collective and Outlier Podcast Festival, to talk about a fire that has burned since 1962, a dog who freed his owner, flexing with a double arm transplant, and the effect of city folk on a suburban ecosystem... and the state with the fewest escalators.

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://www.history.com/news/mine-fire-burning-more-50-years-ghost-town

https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/loyal-dog-walks-into-police-station-persuades-officers-to-free-his-owner-watch/673062

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/world-first-double-arm-transplant-patient-545610.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/science/suburbs-wildlife-deer-owls.html


Aug 09, 202137:29
113. Balls Are Everywhere!
Aug 02, 202124:26
112. Twerk Myself Outta Here (featuring My Worst Date podcast)

112. Twerk Myself Outta Here (featuring My Worst Date podcast)

Debra, Diana, and Jesi are joined by Christina from My Worst Date podcast to talk about a woman's strange last words, the greener Empire State Building, choreomania, and the ghost that got away... and zits vs dry lips.

Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show!

Articles and other sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/erin-valenti-death-remains-mystery-2019-11

https://housely.com/energy-efficient-buildings/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/climate-solutions/empire-state-building-emissions/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12143150-real-ghost-stories

Jul 26, 202143:05
111. Fart My Interest
Jul 19, 202136:25